HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1962-03-29, Page 2Nanny Reigns
Supreme in England
In The Dell. a gneene reealez-
-roue Iseecion's Hyde I'irk a
(fluster of nannies at goestietna
ilecently amid the rows of park-
ed and gleaming prams. On occa-
etion, the hum of talk VMS abrupt-
ly eut through by commands that
crackled with the author113', ii
;tot the tone, of a sergeant ma -
or: "If you Please, piaster Dom-
inic!" "Hillary adjust your leg-
gings!"
Le childhood, well -'born Bri-
tons snap to obey such orders
like guardsmen ori parade. For
nanny—proud, starched, impreg-
nable in her sturdy walking
shoes— stands eupreme in the
nursery world. From. Slicking -
ham isalaze to Chelsea, where -
ever she takes com-roa,nd, cail-
dren are stiaped, spanked, fed, ;
petued according to her brisk,
no-nonsense edicts.. In many
ways, nanny is a pressic crea-
ture. She is sometimes more seri-
.ble than sensitive, usually a
sneb, texas-lona:1y a bit iluterate,
and peculiarly anonymous ta
nanny is known to her, friends
by the surname of her employer).
Often she is heartily hated by
her charges.
Yet sociologists and historians
sometimes muse whether modern
Britain would be possible with-
out nanny. "Much of the whole
system of democracy and the
:Welfare State is but an enlarge-
ment of nursery rulings," declar-
ed a eureespondene recently in
The Lenes of Londe -re 11 the
Welfare State had its beginnmgs
in the nursery, then it paradoxi-
cally planted the seeds for the
demise of nanny, for surtax and
death duties have licked mucin
of the frosting off British afflu-
ence. But status -conscious Brit-
ons today cough up nanny's
weekly 5.7 ($12.80—and more --
With nary a murmer. In Nursery
World magazine, three pages of
want ads last week offered posi-
tions that included such un -
British fringe benefits as a per-
sonal radio and TV set,washing
machine, and central heating,
even a car to run the c'nildren to
the park. "Good nannies want
eti aaate." tepee:lee:1 ehe head
O em,p!erneent ageneY.
"prefeeebly with a listing in De-
,. .,
Al the enak he nanny arie-
tecracy t's Mabel Anderson, 35.
the Scottish nurse who cares for
Prince Andrew, Still others reign
In top famOies from, Athens to
Rio de Janeiro, while some 200
nannies migrate yearly to the
"U.S. alone. Among tne-se is Maude !
Shaw, a hearty 56 -year-old na-
tive of Sheerness in Kent, who
runs the White Honse nursery.
The prestige of nervy is ob-
vious; her life, however, is hard -
11 a lark. For one thing, be is
pigeonholed precariously be-
tween servant and master. For
another, she is seeriethenes re-
sented. 'Some mothers see us
as a threat," says Patrieia Green-
/ea:a, 24, a nanny who works for
a London ia.wyer. "They suspect
us of trying to win the affections
of both their children and their
husbands." Additionally, most
nannies move to new poste after
their charges reach 4 or 5, and
the emotional wrench is consid-
erable. "Time is the only heal-
er," admits gray-haired Dorothy
Williams.
The nanny with fast -class
credentials is a graduate of one
of the eleven English schoels in
the Association of Nursery Train-
ing Colleges. Perhaps the most
elite of these training centres is
Norland College, founded in 1892,
in Kent. This school (motto:
Love Never Faileth") takes only
50 girls a year, turns away three
times that number, and can fill
only one -twelfth of the requests
it gets for nannies, "A Norland
nurse has higher status than a
Rolls-Royce or swimming pool,"
asserts Miss Joan Kirby, the
college principal.
For 21 months, the girls earn
their fawn and. brown uniforms
— the chic mark of a Norland
grad—by caring for children
placed in the school by everyone
from divorced parents to Niger-
ian diplomats. "We want clever
girls w'no are not intellectuals,"
says Wass Kirby. "They must be
able to write and talk reasonably
decent English and have a deep
love of children. Above all, nan-
ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT — Joanne Stropoli displays the
largest and srnallest buttons being used on the 1962 market.
The big one is a fashion item for milady's coats; the little
one is used for detail work on kiddy clothes.
TABLE TALKS
Jce Andtews.
An expertly seasoned sauce
can enhance a food and often
make it a gourmet's delight This
is especially true when the food
Is fish. Put together a smooth
curry sauce and some fine Cana-
dian canned sahnon, serve over
fluffy hot rice, and you have an
unqualified mealtime success, in
this country as well as in the
Orient.
ny must avoid becoming a sub-
stitute mother."
A. nearly impossible asign-
ment? Not to most British nan-
nies. Indeed, they manage so
competently that, although few
mothers would envy the frustra-
tions of their life, they are prob-
ably the most chased -after wom-
en in BrItain.—From NEWS-
WEF,K,
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Millions of British Viewers
Live Life on 'Coronation St.'
THE BATTLE-AX; Violet Corson (centre) ploys Eno Sharples.
By TOM A. CULLEN There are hundreds of Corona-
Newvaper Enterprise Assn,• tion Streets throughout Britain,
which probably accounts for the
program's s u cc es E. Ironically,
London --Not since the death
when the program was given the
of King George VI has there been
first of its "dry runs," the pro -
such a pubic outburst of grief as ducers thought that it was the
Occurred at the funeral of Ida :
greatest disaster they had ever
Barlow, ate- little oromae who .
:Tiede. Only the faith of a few mouthed nit."
never was. people saved It from the ax. To- . Says Adamson, plaintively, "I
script vititer's fertile brain. But : The heart and soul of "Coro- are gray actors."wieh people would realize we
Ida Barlow existed oniy in a ' day it leads the "Top Ten."
to millions of viewers who 1 nation Street" is a sharp-tongued
"Coronation Street" consists
atched the television serial, eighweseed shrew named Ena
+7; .
"Corethation Street," she was ' Sharples.
who has become a ea., of. :seven houses of the back -to -
more real than reality itself.: ! tional inetitution, eack variety that share outside
laeutories, a corner shop, the
What happened was that the . Ena is what every comedian back wall of a raincoat factory,
actress who played Ida got tired . has in mind when he jekes about a pub called the Rover's Return,
of the role and asked to quit, , ens reetherunnaw, whenever her and the Glad Tidings mission
so the TV producer obligingly : crumbling face appears on inc hall,
had her run over by a bus. But ! 21 -inch .screen, 20 million view- Wnenever a house becomes
Ide's following. , ere gasp: t the story. Viewers
the producer reckoned without vacanin -
' "The o'el battle -ex Le at It write in asking if they can rent
Women in tears tailed the ; again:, it.
studio where "Coronation Street" : 0d -time temeic hail aenseee . Welfare organizations keep a
originates to pretest the cruelty. , Violet Carson, who plays tars close eye on the street. Pension -
Scores of grief-stricken viewers ; role, eoreplainethat the is in eve groups write to protest that
sent w r e a t h s and sympathy ; clanger 01 losing her own :den- the street's pensioners seem to
cards. ! tit's,. have UM much money to spend.
Girls in a Lancashire factory ' "I'm Ena Sharp/es to every- Dog lovers complain of anti --
started an "Ida Barlow Memorial ;sane I meet. They shout at inc e dog referenees. Temperance so -
Fund" and sent the money off . from buses and wave to me i cleties say that too much liquor
to a local hospital. : from rooftops. If 1 shop for a 1 is consumed at the Rover's Re -
This is a sample of the sort ! tube of toothpaste. I'm kept i turn.
Of thing that has been heap- 1 waiting 20 minutes signing auto- Originally scheduled as a palling to those connected with ; graph?. while a crowd gathers. !! week serial, "Coronation Street"
the program since it started in ! Sometimes I forget what I went t apparently will be running as
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et e m b e r, 1060. "Coronation i in fen" 1 long as there are back streets
Street" offers a twice -weekly Other Wets who appear ort " of this kind in Britain — and
elite of life as it is lived in a the program complain of being / crusty elearateere w.th /merleof
eruneee, Ineuetehire back street. "ptizoners- of Coronation Street." ' gold like Ena Sharpies.
A recent script caned for actor
Peter Adamson, the tough guy
of the serial, to beat up a uni-
versity student in a pub braviL
The day after this episode was
shown Adamson received shoals
of threatening letters. 'Typical
comment: "You are a loud-
CREAMY SALMON CURRY
1 can (711 ounces) salmon
2 tablespoons butter or other
fat
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon curry powder
lei teaspoon sugar
teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons minced onion
al teaspoon salt
le cap liquid (salmon liquid plus
milk)
cup light cream
le teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 cups cooked rice
Drain salmon, reserving liquid.
Break salmon into bite - size
chunks. Heat butter blend in
flour, curry powder, sugar, gin-
ger, minced onion, and salt.
Slowly add mixed salmon liquid
and milk, followed by cream.
Cook and stir over low heat until
sauce is smooth and thickened.
Do not allow sauce to boiL Add.
salmon and lemon rind; heat,
Serve over hot cooked rice.
Makes 4 servi ee,
A steaming bowl of chowder is
a meal in itself, and just the
right kind of meal on a chill,
blustery day. Chowders are made
from many foods, but fish and
shellfish have been foremost in-
gredients since the arrival of the
first white settlers on this con-
tinent. All the tang of the great
open sea with the salt spray run-
ning high can be transported to
your table in a hearty seafood
chcwder such as the following.
SEAFARER'S CHOWDER
1 pound fish filets
2. tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
12 cup chopped celery
2 cups diced raw potatoes
; ea, cup sliced carrots
2 ellen boiling water
1 teaspoon salt
le teaspoon pepper
2 cups milk
Cut fillets into bite -size pieces.
Me't butter in large saucepan.
Add onion and celery: cook until
tender. -046 petatses, carrets,
water, --erele and pepper. Cover
and simmer until vegetables are
tender. Add fish and simmer 10
minutes longer. Add milk, Re-
heat, but do not allow to boil.
Serve piping hot, garnished with
a sprinkling of finely chopped
pareely or a dash Of paprika.
Makes 6 servings.
Seafarer's Chowder is delicious
made with almost any variety of
fillets. including smoked fillets.
It makes an easy main dish for
lunch or supper. Good accom-
paniments are crackers and raw
vegetable relishes or a salad.
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Seafood croquettes are a happy
choice for a Lenton luncheon.
Elegant but thrifty, they are easy
to prepare, now that electric
deep -fat fryers have become
common.
Like many other good things
to eat, croquettes originated in
France. The word, croquette,
comes from the French word,
"croquer." which means to
crunele Crisp and crunchy on the
outside. yet soft and delectable
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Crequettes are a rave- tette treat,
SEAFOOD -ALMOND
CRO QUETTES
2 cups cooked or canned fish or
shellfish
3 tablespoons butter, melted
le cup flour
tea.spoon Salt
Dash pepper
1 cup milk
2 eggs
cup blanched chopped
almonds
1 tablespoon minced onion
2, tablespoons chopped parsley
1 teaspoon lemon juice
I. tablespoon water
Fine dry bread crumbs
Drain fish or shellfish; mince.
Combine melted butter, flour,
and seasonings. Add milk great -
ally Slid cook until thick and
smooth, stirring constantly. Beat
1 egg; add a little of hot sauce
to it; blend with remaining sauce,
stirring constantly over low heat
for 1 minute. Remove from heat
and add fish, almonds, onion,
parsley and lemon juice; mix
well Chill.
Shape into croquettes of one-
quarter cup size. For shaping,
croquettes are usually rolled into
balls first, then formed into
cones, rolls or flat cakes, Beat
remaining egg lightly with water.
Coat croquettes with crumbs,
bea-ten egg, and again with
crumbs. Let stand for 30 minutes
to set coating. Place in wire
basket and fry in hot deep fat
(3'75'F.) for about 2 minutee, or
until golden brown. Drain on
absorbent paper. Makes 10 cro-
quettes, ,, . •
A hunt for Lenten dishes
which are meatless, filling and
good may well introduce you to
food. combinations which will be
family favourites all year around.
The following recipe for Fisher-
man's Pie teams fish and pota-
toes in a Maritime version of the
familiar Shepherd's Pie. The
complete dish is both attractive
and delicious. Picture it for your-
self—meaty chunks of halibut in
a savoury sauce, crowned with a
golden, cheese -crusted topping of
fluffy, mashed potatoes.
FISHERMAN'S PIS
pounds halibut
les teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce
lei cups liquid (fish juices plus
milk)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablesneons flour
Ye teaspoon salt
8 cups hot seasoned and whip -
lied ma' lied potatoes
eull greed Cheese
St,l'h WI II' '1 ta,t11 ttlmis:.014
tali. Map in ett eIU Held olive«
lope of tilUthititimto% lightly
gremed en the meem, iqui0 14
hot even (450' e',), tattle:1m! 15
rninutee wedeln!! LIMP roo, inch
thiakaES of r3th, 11 (reel: or
thawed, awl 30 per ineb,
thickness If frozee, When eeaked,
drain, weer -vine juireee Flake in-
to ((Mimed auliteet easerole,
dis-
eurding tiny skin and. attele.
Sprinkle With et len and Wor*
et.,01111111q, SWIM. Add milk to
fi.hjute lo melee cepa 11 -
quid, Bleed ref -lied butter, flour
and Ite , ;;;rg, n ;al. Add ilri,u Id
Cook end stir until
Month and thickened. Pour natice
over IL le 'Pep with j..ta'fies,
Sprinkle with elmeele, Bugg in a
iTiOdarflialy ha oven
foe 28 einutem Makes (1 BerV-
n gs.
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111I011 COSI! 01? SKIING
Al the last eurvey, presumably
y Blue Cross, some 4,000,000
persons were skiing in the United
States. To pursue this pastime
they were spending roughly
#00,000,000 a year,
Scholars studying these figures
are undecided whether the grow-
ing Interest in skiing Stems from
an excess of leisure time or from
tensions created by the Nuclear
Age. Whatever the explanation,
the sport is causing uncommon
concern in the White House. As
fast as the President's physical
fitness program puts a man into
shape, skiing puts one into trac-
tion. It is a standoff that could
eventually reduce us to a second-
rate power. — From the T.V.
Guide
PIP OF A PIPE Papuan
woman in Hollandia, Nether-
lands New Guinea, enjoys puf-
fing on her briar pipe.
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