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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1919-05-30, Page 2esse r' fi ...., RAMI:e Your Home Cay "Come .Album;" i requiring only n quick reheating be- Iioev does your home impress pee., fore it is Served, can be re- •ple who enter it for the first time? j Dinner or a hot ..upper p I don't mean what ,lo they think of para&, started ever the fire and fin - your furnishings ---taut are they at ' ished in the eouker, while the house - ease, and do they want to come wife goes to church, to town, or works again?in her garden. She leaves her kitchen You probably can think of hoieses 1 in a comfortable frame of mind, that as a child you either liked or dies) knowing that thing's will neither burn liked to visit, Children, while fres, nor basil over, and that an appetizing riuently unable to discriminate be- imeal-time al will becoready d Roto serve not seem, tween cheap and Iris, are very expensive urnish then, that the housewife who does ofptua home. They immediately feel!ve to the "air" without a fireless cooker, either subdued and unwelcome in a dark manufactured or home made, is want cold room furnished with slippery ing time, strength and fuel? haircloth chairs, although they cannot To Cook Oatmeal: Use three cup - tell why. fuls of water and one teaspoonful of Many of us grown-ups are so oe- salt to one cupful of oatmeal. Add cupied with other affairs that we do the meal gradually to the salt ancl not give our home atmosphere much water, which must be boiling, and consideration; but, even if we are not boil rapidly for ten minutes. Cover consciously affected by it, every with a closely -fitting lid and allow stranger or friend who conies into to cook a few moments longer. Then our dwelling sense it at once. place it in the cooker where it may I can think of one home that I al- remain from three to twelve hours, ways feel depressed after leaving, the longer cooking developing the and it isn't because the home -maker flavor. Reheat before serving. herself is discouraging. It is because Creaany Potatoes: Put one quart of the actual air, a combination of gas- pared and sliced potatoes, two table- oline fumes from the kitchen stove spoonfuls of butter, two teaspoon - and strong tobacco smoke from her fuls of salt, one-eighth teaspoonful husband's pipe, pervades the whole of pepper and three-quarters of a house suffocatingly, and no amount pint of milk into a small cooker pan; of cheerfulness on the part of my set this inside a cooker pail of boil- hostess overcomes it. I can think of another home, a small cottage of six rooms, that I rectly over the fire until it boils. always feel happy in, as soon aseI Replace it in the pail of boiling enter. I believe the reason is this: water and set the whole in the cook - Just beyond the hall, through a large er for one hour. open door, is a small porch glassed in ' Irish Stew: Cut two pounds of breast of mutton in small pieces, sprinkle ' with salt and pepper and brown in a hot frying pan, with one tablespoon of butter, or butter sub- stitute. Add two sliced onions, brown. slightly, then place with the meat in a kettle. Add two cupfuls of pota- toes cut in cubes, two cupfuls of green peas and three cupfuls of boil- ing water. Season with suit and cook over the fire for ten minutes, then remove to cooker and cook for three hours. "AN APPLE A DAY." It Roes Ail the Onion is Supposed to Po—And Tastes Setterl "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," says the adage, but in my ex- perience it depends upon the size of the apple, and whether it is raw when it is eaten or cooked. Agreeable as a baked apple is, it is more agreeable in its raw condition if it is ripe. An unripe apple. should never be eaten, cooked or uncooked, for it can never be eaten with safety. Green apples, which are usually des- cribed as apples for cooking, are, how- ever, perfectly wholesome if they, too, are ripe, although they are acid rather than sweet. I have been told when I have sug- gested one or two raw apples a day es revivers of health, that they are diffi- cult to digest. The discomfort which inay possibly arise should bo ignored for the few days that may elapse un- til the consumer is used to them. If there is objection to this, there is a method of preparation whch will meet the case of the timid, who, while they refuse the raw apple, are able to eat it when it is cooked, but when it has lost its vitality. It should be peeled and finely grated into a pulp, and then mixed with a tablespoonful of coarse oatmeal which liar been soaked in cold water for twelve hours, and a teaspoonful of ing water, and when the contents are steaming hot put the small pan di - to make a "sun sitting -room," and this porch full of sunshine and with green growing plants along the win- dow sills seems to light up the whole house and welcome everyone coming in the front door. Sometimes it is a contented cat purring upon the hearth, the way an easy chair is drawn up to a table and reading lamp, or a canary trilling in a bay window that makes us re- member our friends' homes with pleasure. Fortunately, in the majority of Houses, a pleasant, cheery home at- mosphere is not dependent upon money. Sometimes it is only a mat- ter of keeping the rooms well aired and the shades high enough to let the sun in. There is nothing like sun to make a room homey as well as healthful. Sometimes just slight changes in the furnishings will make people want to come again. Perhaps large, clerkly framed pie - How To Do Things. Mint sauce is fine served with lamb: Take one cupful of olio—wed green mint leaves, a half cupful- of vinegar, a quarter cupful of powder- ed sugar and mix. them one hour be- fore serving. Make twisted maple cookies with some of your maple sugar. They re- quire one cupful each of granulated sugar, maple sugar and butter, or tures need to come down, or perhaps butter substitute, two well beaten a new couch cover or table cover will eggs, two tablespoonfuls of water and brighten things. Again, there may- flour enough to make a dough to roll be too much Uric-a-hrac about. Man- out. Cut in strips, twist and lay on tele, tables and ce inets overspread pans, sprinkle with granulated sugar with curious object% :and knickknacks and bake until light brown. =itie a room a cluttered look that is Salad dressing:—To a pint of boil - apt to make a guest feel crowded. ing vinegar acid three tablespoonfuls If you are going to buy anything of flour, one teaspoonful of salt, one new to cheer up the house let it be teaspoonful of ground mustard and either some plants that will bloom in one-half teaspoonful of black pepper t e window, or some soft, dainty cur- rubbed to a paste with three table - thine which can be launderer) easily spoonfuls of butter and cook to the and 'rhich will let in plenty of light, consietency of mush; now add one 11le ny a mountain cabin, vacation es -ell beaten egg and one-half cupful lode, and even a shack of the West- c,f good cream, and cook for two er:n ranch nch has an optimist:^ home at- minutes lower. This dressing keeps rnoephere just because it has light, well in sealed jars, ;sun, air, and simple but bright fur- Spinach loses both color and flavor rishings. With these things in mind, if it is cooked in too much water. The es -by not step outdoors and walk in. quantity of water that adheres to it again, pretending you :re a total from washing, is enough to steam it stranger? Perhaps just a slight; tender; there should be just enough water to keep it from scorching. Garnish the cooked spinach with hard-boiled eggs put through a vege- table ricer, or cut in slices. The eggs improve both the looks and the taste change will make you and your friends happier. Ise a Fireless Cooker. Food which has started cooking over coal, wood or gas is placed in of tine ensu, the cooker and continues to cook be -i When you cooks .'a';e_eables such as cause the heat stored within escapes', potatoes, peas, c nliflower, etc., put so elowly that the cool•:ing is pro- in enough water to have a cupful left longed indefinitely. Food requiring as a foundation for a light, nourish- kng, slow cooking can be started i ing soup. Put two tablespoonfuls of over a quick fire and finished in the butter into a saucepan, when it bub - cooker, with a saving in fuel and a bbloe r addoc aquarter of a cupf the of tool kitchen. Soapstone disks are re- , p of mllc ouired for baking and roasting, anal1 vegetable liquor; add salt, pepper, these, instead of the food, are heated; kitchen bouquet and onion seasoning, and the cooking continues without if desired; let it bail and serve. danger of burning. A delightful playhouse for the chil- The food container must fit closely dren can be made by fastening an into the nest, and should have a close- old umbrella on top of a post driven ly-fitting lid; for not only the food, but the air between the food, and the din. FARRIER INVEST YOUR MONEY In an In ant Ask your LUMBER DEALER For Plans and Prices. condensed intik, and enton as porridge, morning and night. I have referred to the size of the ap- ple tp be used for the purpose intend- ed. --that is, the restoration to health, and especially of those who suffer from the various troubles whlch arise from indigestion. It should be of Medium size, and weigh at least a quarter of a pound after the skin is removed. Those who can eat raw apples with- out discomfort should not remove the skin, and I venture to say that there aro few who will then require aperient medicine, or, indeed, any medicine at all, The apple is a laxative, a fact which is chiefly owiug to the mane acid .it contains. Itsalso thoroughly cleanses the whole digestive tract, and thus -ensures health. If baked apples are substituted for those which are raw, something is lost, The laxative pro- perty of the fruit is diminished, while the vital property of the raw apple is destroyed. Fresh fruit, like fresh vegetables, are living, and impart a form of ener- gy to the consumer which IS killed by the heat of the oven. The apple helps to give sleep and clearness of skin, and to ward off at- tacks of many forms of disease. ruff G 1EARd1033011 BRAND ReadynadspBuiigePiesiss,WallBrdinpr, Roof Paints, etc, 'VPrite for prices and samples. Save money by buying direct, oDaRNED BilJ8e79r` } tial...-.,. t/% INTEREST' on DEBENTURES. Absolute Security. The Great West Permanent Lean Company. Toronto Office 20 Icing St. West, Not So Fast. The registrar was filling in the mar- riage certificate. "Lot me • sec," -he mused., forgetting the duty. "This is the fifth isn't it?" "No, indeed, sir," responded the bride, blushing furiously, "only the tliircl." "Conaria -Predict." The Canadian Trade Commission has adopted the word "Canada -Pro- duct" as its trade -mark (though the term is not strictly correct). 'The hy- phen is an integral part as it was thought necessary to overcome the ob- jection that the word "Canada," as an adjective is a little bare and strange to the ear. "Canadian," -though well understood in English-speaking coun- tries, would not be nearly so expres- sive to the foreign peoples with whom Dominion trade is now extending. The root of "product" has the advantage of being understood in about four- fifths of the world's commercial lang- uages as: French, Produit; Spanish, Product-,; Portuguese, Product -o; Italian, Prodotto; German, Produkt- en; Austrian, Produkt-en; Dutch in: Holland, South Africa, Dutch West Indies, Produkt-en, The phrase would be at once more widely -known with- out translation than "Made -in -Canada" or "Canadian -made." It also covers the double fields of agricultural "pro- duce" and industrial "manufacture." ,Feathers Want feu 1-iighest pricers paid for best grade new goose, duck. chid -en and turkey feathers. Geo. H. Hees, Son & Co., Ltd. 276 Davenport Road, Toronto r._,.. ..____ s.,C . _...w,T,, The Best Tires fro Canada's Leading ,gagers just as Dominion Tires are the favorites with Canadian auto- mobile owners, because of their acknowledged superiority, so a Bicycle { .?re are the choice of those who ap- preciate speed, safety, sturdy wear and thoroughly reliable service, Sold by the Leading Deader y?k R BEtt. To him who wills, nothing is diffi- cult. 'Victory 'is not an achLerenient of a • 41., •, ,+. the intelligence but of the will, The �r��„ i"" battle is gained when ane refuses to sa".�"`�` i admit def fat. ;Foch. into the ground. Dig a circular bed around it, a little larger in circum - lid, must be thoroughly heated before Terence than the umbrella, drive a it is placed in the cooker. peg in line with each rib and fasten a strong cord from each rib to the peg. Sow the becl thickly with morn- ing-glory seeds, except between two ribs left for the door. The vines will soon form a blooming bower. There is considerable comfort in being able to start the breakfast cer- eal while you are doing up the supper dishes, knowing that you will find it perfectly' cooked the next morning, AREA 1''WETTED We are in the market for Croats all through the rear. We p65' the highest Market price, In wiriness since len. Drop us a line for particulars, Mutual Dairy 8a Crearrnery Co. 7433.748 King St, West Toronto 0:0 War Cost Canada $1,277,273,000. Official figures published in London give Canada's war expenditures at $1,277,273,000, and her capitalized cost of war pensions at $440,000,000. 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When you paint this spring, be sure to use the old reliable Martin-Senour Paints and Varnishes, uAt RUN 6k) LIMIT GREENSHIELDS AVENUE 137 Avsterme MONTREAL - ?s� t1444M414 gr.K.t111 Health se "- seeeteSa esea?i:S Dere g:>(e' Baby's Deadly Eno:uy--Tlie Fly. The -agency of that perennial pest, the all too ;eommoii house fly, in spreading infection, has received mach attention in recent years. The fie undoubtedly kills many babies. There is no ae umete means of trac- ing all inalivrt wl 0,1seases back to the first: cause; if there were, We would read on the death certificate of more then one baby who did not last throegh its first summer, the word "flies" as the true reason for its death, While the placee in which the fly is bean end develops are such as to cause disgust, they do not in them- selves furnish a mason for suspect- ing the house -fly of transmitting dis- ease. It is because c f its habits of living and the peculiar activities of its digestive tract that we look upon it as a probable transmitter of the cause of disease, Evidence is con- stantly a•ccuna.ulating to chow how it is responsible for a large share of the annual mortality. The fly lis peculiarly adapted to carry bacteria and careful studies have been made of the number of types found on and in the bodies of flies trapped for the purpose. From the work of several scientists, it hes been shown that a single fly, such as may fly into the laboratory from a city street, may carry from 570 to 4,400,000 bacteria on the outer sur- faces, chiefly on the legs, and from 16;000 to 28,090,000 within the diges- tive tube. The variation in numbers depended upon the month of the year and the"probable age of the fly. The counts increased rapidly from April, reaching the highest number in July and August. This change in monthly counts coincides with the variation in the number of deaths :from infan- tile diarrhoea, which also reaches its highest point in July and August, This coincidence has been repeatedly tested, and never fails to give evi- dence that there is some relationship between the number of flies ,and num- ber of deaths. Mosquito netting is cheap and there is no reason why baby's bed should not be well protected, even if there. is some reason which makes it im- possible to keep the flies out of the home. Food also, and baby's feeding utensils, must be kept' -away from the fly. The house should be carefully screened if it is at all ; possible, and - ; "swatting" should dispooa of the few flies that do get inside. These measures, however, afire;rd- "" only temporary relief and it cannot • be too strongly emphasized that they will not reduce the total number of flies, nor make any great di Terence in the human death .rate. Probably in no ether insect is there to be found the lame combination of rap d pro- du,tion, agility, ::peed, and power to :Tread disease, coupled with a coin- monness which leada to almost; total disregard. The only really a ee!aaal measure is to exterminate it. That can be done—it has been done in countries where typhoid and yellow feer were conquered by the oxterm- inatien of the fly and the noequito. There wou.—.ld be --0- no flies if there were no filth, LOCAL PAP:iR MONEY, European Countries !rooted Larne Number of Small Nate.; During War. In most of the warring F,,. pecan cruratries, says lh¢ Manchester Guar cian," local notes have boon ued, lunch to the annoyance of the travel- er who is obliged to talo them and has little chance of disposing of them without considerable inconvenience. Both in France and in Germany col- lections are now being made of those local notes, which go down to so low a figure as a Half -penny. In Germany mo fewer than 700 communes had their own notes and none of these notes is of any use for any town but that from which it emanates. There are huge numbers of these smaller notes, since the greatest scarcity was -in small change. In 127 places in Germany small change was so scarce that paper was issued for penny' pieces, while in thirty-five towns, oven paper halfpen- nies made their appearance. This was also the case in Belgium. The big towns kept more or less to the. ells ialt, appearance of gaper iiionhy, but a fe'W small towns had the bright idea of making their.. notes es much like plc- tiue po,it!