HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1949-11-24, Page 7Lucky Kids—These boys and girls are the envy of their friends. They got a chance to rump
about at a big preview of 1949 Christmas toys, Manufacturers report that Santa's pack will
carry close to $300,000,000 worth of toys this Christmas.
TA.4E
fav Andrews
A motherly old lady once said to
me, "It seems an awful shame that
we women spend so much time
fitting up plum puddings, mince pies
and the like. By the time folks get
-through the main part of a Christ-
mas dinner, they're generally stuf-
fed so full that they just can't
Appreciate the dessert."
I really believe that "Grannie"
Smart had something there, and
serving holiday desserts a little lat-
er in the day, according to Rosalie
• Iliglin in the ,Farm Journal, is a
'----Leustom that is spreading in many
parts of the United States.
"It DOES create more interest
bt the special treats you prepare
so carefully," she says. "After the
men come in from looking at the
live stock, or before your guests
begin the chilly drive home, a big
wedge of squash cake, for example,
and some "rot tea or coffee, will
'taste just right."
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So here are some reiipee, one
for a rake and the other for a
pudding, both a little nn the "rich"
side, but just the thing for festive
occasions.
Squesit or Pumpkin Cake
* Cream
.c, shortening
* Add slowly
1 e. brown sugar, firmly
packed
1 c. white sugar
2 beaten eggs
1 c. zooked, mashed squash—
or canned pumpkin
'e Sift together
3 c. sifted cake flour
34 tsp.
baking powder
74 tsp. soda
* Add alternately to creamed mix
lure with
r/a' c. milk
* Fold in ,
1 c. chopped walnuts
1 tsp. maple extract
* Pour into 3 waxed paper -lined
8 -inch layer pans.
* Bake in 350° oven, 30 minutes.
* Cool: use Harvest Moon frosting.
Harvest Moon Frosting
* Combine in top of double boiler
3 egg whites, unbeaten
1?i c. brown sugar, firmly
packed
Dash of salt
38 c, (6 tblsps-) water
' Beat well with rotary or electric
beater.
' Place over rapidly boiling water.
* i'oolt 7 minutes, beating con-
stantly, or until frosting will
stand in peals.
* Remove from boiling tater.
* Add
1 tsp, vanilla
' Beat until thick enough to spread
* Brush crumbs front layers and
put together. Frost side*, spread•,
ing lightly over top (dge. Do
top last.
Will frost a 3 -facer misc.
* •e
Steamed Date Pudding
* Arlt
ri cup shortening
1 c. brown sugar, firmly
packed
2 eggs, well beaten
* Pit, chop. add
- lees c. dates
* Sift together .. ,., .....
1% c. sifted Bour
its tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
* Stir into date mixture with
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
c. chopped walnuts
' Fill 8 greased individual moulds
2-3 full.
* Steam on rack in covered kettle
1 hour, or in pressure saucepan
according to manufacturer's di-
rections.
Serve iv" • "; ple Hard sauce.
'Waking The Rounds -Swedish actress Marta Toren makes a
sight -,seeing tour of Roman ruins between shooting scenes of
her latest picture, Miss. Toren was afraid Rome would be tiring •
of Swedish actresses after the recent visits of Greta. Garbo and
Ingrid Bergman. Colne now, Miss Toren, how could they?
Sunshine Girl — While the
folks up north were getting
ready to meet Jack Frost,
Ivliami Beach, was enjoying a
big overdose of sunshine, To
prove it here is Betty Seaglters
wearing a swim suit of two-way
stretch taffeta. The diagonal
tucks on the ruf top and at the
waistline are the only trimmings
Modern Etiquette
By Roberta Lee
Q..Is'it obligatory to give s gift.
if one has been a guest in some
lhouto for -a week -end?
A. Yes, it is proper to send ti
small gift to the hostess, at the
same time you send your so-called
"bread and butter" letter` express -
mg your appreciation of the visit,
Or, one can give the present as one
is leaving and send the letter after
one has returned home.
Q.When there is a punch .bowl
at a party reception, and a girl and
her escort wish to partake, which
one should fill the glasses?
A The man should fill a glass
for the 'girl, .and then one for him•
self..
Q:,What is the proper way to
ear artichokes?
A. With the fingers. One leaf at
,t time is pulled off and the edible.
end is dipped in the .sauce, and
theft bitten off, When the center
is reached the thistle part is scraped
away .with a knife, the edges are
_ut, still the heart is eaten with a
ork,
Q. Is it necessary to repeat a
stranger's name to each person
when introducing him to a group?
e No; it is less awkward just
to say, "Sir. Johnson," and then
n,One the group—"Mr. Gray, Mr.
]tarries," etc.
A. One can follow the hostess
procedure .in a mac like this. Or
take the piece farthest from the
plate for the first course and work
i-) toe and the plate.
Q. When sending a letter or
greeting card to a young man who
is sixteen, should one address him
as "Mr." or "Master"?
1. Address him as "Mr.
They Celebrate
"Toadstool Time"
Ka,vau, an island in the Hauraki
Gulf off the New Zealand coast,
is transformed into fairyland at
toadstool time, when the woods are
carpeted with beautiful red and
white spotted toadstools. The cor-
rect name for this species of fungus
i$ Amanita muscaria or Scarlet
Plycap, but the residents prefer to
call them "Fairy Toadstools." Ap-
parently these toadstools grow only
under pine trees, and they make a
truly lovely picture springing up
everywhere through the beds of
pine needles.
Incidentally, although they are
reputed to be poisonous, cattle are
very fond of then. If a cow has
strayed and is absent at milking
time, it is easy to track her by
fallowing the fairy toadstool trail
to find her.
The bush, at the sante time, is
exreptioually lovely with the ti -
tree arching overhead, the pines
towering above and the tinder
growth sprinkled with these gay
col, wed toadstools.
Every year at toadstool time, a
children's picnic is held, when the
little ones wander through the
woods to look for—and find --small
l,reecnts concealed under the red
and ,shite "umbrellas." There is
hushed expectancy as the young-
sters tiptote along to gather up the
spoils, wondering whether the
f;tiries who, of course, have left
the presents) are hiding under
rating ferns, peering out to see if
their little gifts are behig found and
aeeepted.
DEEMBER
Illustration By Thoreau MacDonald for the recently published
book "Andy Clarke and His Neighbourly News" — a volume
which preserves in permanent form the choicest items from the
broadcasts which, for so many years, were so eagerly listened
to in thousands of Canadian homes, As one reviewer puts it,
"this is a book so essentially Andy Clarke's that you can almost
hear the tone of his voice as yoti turn the pages."
"Darn "ToseSocks"
Is it true what we hear 'nowa-
days, that at least a portion of the
trouble on the great, sea of matri-
mony is caused by, wives neglecting
to darn theirhusbands' socks, and
socking 'their darn husbands in -
gelid?
Be that as it may, one can hardly
blame a too busy housewife for
glaring resentfully at a mending
basket piled high with socks, re-
vealing gaping holes in heels and
toes.
However, keeping the .socks
mended would take far less
time and work if they were
darned before holes appear.
Take note of tvitere each indi-
vidual wears holes in his socks
first. It may be the heel, the toe,
or the side of the foot. Then rein-
torce these spots, using a soft,
sturdy cotton thread, when they
begin getting thin.
It is .a real economy in buying
hose for anyone to purchase two
of three pairs of one color at one
time, Then mark each group with
a circle of colored embroidery floss
at top of hem on the wrong side. It
snakes identifying the groups so
much easier.
A woman cherishes the memory
of the man who wanted to marry
her; it, man cherishes that of the
woman who didn't.
Burning Question
.A sailing ship used to carry to
America' the various issues of the
magazine which published. Charles
Dickens' great novel, "'he Old
Cariosity Shop,;,as a serial. As in-
terest in the story grew,. the- crowds
got biggerand bigger on the wharf
in New York, where - the vessel
docked- at regular intervals:
On the day the magazine con-
taining the final chapter was due
to arrive, there was a crowd of
5,000 readers waiting to buy copies.,
They cquld not wait 'til the ship
docked. Seeing the- captain stand-
ing on deck, several of them cried
out to hint across the narrowing
water the question burning in
everybody's head, "Did little Nell
die?"
e'er can't understand it ... he acts
like an ONLY child]"'
The Original Mother & Baby Doll
Attractively costumed 10" Mother Doll.
5" Baby Doll. A wonderful gift for every
little girl, Packaged in colourful window
gift box.
Price Postpaid, $1,50
BERCY NOVELTY CO,
2773 Ontario St. E, Montreal 24, Que.
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Mince 1 lb. frankfurters and mix in h e. chopped
drained pickles or pickle relish. Santis i5 c. chopped
celery and 1 sliced small onion in 2 tbs. bot fat. Add
to frankfurter mixture and combine; season with salt
and pepper. Let stand while you make.
MAGIC BISCCUIT DOUGIi: Mix and sift together once.
then sift into howl, 3 c. once -sifted pastry flour (or 2? e,
once -sifted hard -wheat Sour). 4 tap. Magic Baking Powder,
34 tsp. salt, X tap. dry mustard. Cut in finely 6 tbs. shor-
tening. Make a well in centre.. pour In I e. milk and mix
lightly with a fork. bine greased loaf pan (41.6 a 834 inches)
with two-thirds of dough. Fill with meat mixture and top
with remaining dough, sealing edges; slash to allow escape
of steam. Bake in a hot oven, 450°, about 30 minutes.
Serve with tn.nitt, *awe, Yield -4 or 5 servings,
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