HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1936-01-09, Page 2No Chance Qf Receiving a Cold Reception
By Mair M. Morgan
SCIENCE OF BAKING
Modern inventions have made an
exact science of baking and there is
little reason for failure with even a
delicate custard. Every stove manu-
facturer realizes the importance of de-
pendable oven structure and builds
his range on scientific principles.
The oven of today bas its regula-
tor which automatically controls the
flow of gas, oil or electricity.
It is almost impossible to main-
tain consistent results in baking with-
out the use of an oven thermometer
of some sort. If you. oven hasn't a
regulator, but. a thermometer. It will
pay for itself many time over.
Of course, a knowlyd,e of the heat
requirements demanded in the cook-
ing of each type of food is essential,
Women who learned from experience
that 12 corncobs would do the trick
for a cake and that 2 maple sticks
wou'd keep the oven hot enough for
a pie were the pioneers of the heat
regulated oven and worked out for
themselves 'what the manufacturer
does for the present clay homemaker.
Starting Cakes Off
Cakes require entirely different
oven manipulation. The oven tempera-
ture should be low when the cake is
put in and gradually increased until
the required temperature is reached
to complete the baking. Three hun-
dred and fifty to 375 degrees Fahren-
height are good temperatures for
most butter cakes.
An important point regarding cake
baking is time position of the pan in
the oven. The loaf cake should be
placed in the centre of the oven so
that the distribution of the heat may
be even — top, bottom and sides.
Layer cakes, because they bake more
quickly, are less apt to rise unevenly.
Crisp cookie; should be baked in a
hot oven. Molasses cookies, which
burn easily, require a cool oven of
not more than 350 degrees Fahren-
heit.
Cakes with fruit in them require a
moderate oven, but they must be thor-
oughly baked. because this type of
cake improves as it stands after bak-
ing.
Prune honey cake will stay fresh
for a full week, but it must be thor-
oughly baked in the beginning.
Pure Honey Cake
One cup cooked prunes, 2 table-
spoons finely shredded orange peel,
1 cup granulated sugar, ae, cup
strained honey, ')'e cup butter or.other
ghorteni.ng, 3 eggs, 14, cup milk, 31•
cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder,
1 teaspoon salt, la teaspoon soda, 3
prune units.
The prune pits may be omitted and
you may use nut meats. Pit prunes
and mash to a pulp. Creole pits, re-
move kernels, peel off the brown skin
and slice kernels fine. Cream sugar,
honey and shortening. Beat in a/ cup
sifted flora'. Add eggs, well beaten.
and mix thoroughly. Add prunes,
orange rind and prune kernels. Mix
and sift remaining flour, salt, soda
and baking powder. Add alternately
with milk to first mixture. Pour into
three layer cake pans which have
been well oiled and dusted with flour,
Bake thirty minutes in a moderate ov-
en (350 degrees Fahrenheit). Put
and
layers together and cover top
sides with boiled frosting.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
then cut just as if there were a core
in the centre. Discard this part, and
the turnips will not have that strong
unpleasant taste.
Salt has hygienic as well as culin-
ary uses and is as much in place in
a bathroim as in a kitchen. As a den -
trifles sale Is known to keep teeth
white and sound and gums firm and
healthy. As a mouthwash a half tea-
spoonful of salt in a glass of water
is pleasant and refreshing. Head colds
may be relieved by using a half tea-
spoonful of salt to a glass of water
as a nasal irrigation. •
KITCHEN CONVENIENCES
If the kitchen is small, this takes
care of Itself, but in large kitchens,
it requires some study and experience
to know just where it is best for a
certain object to stand. Housekeepers
there are who place the woodbox at
the end of the stove farthest from the
firebox. Five or six steps must be
taken to replenish the fire when, if
the box stood at the other end, the
wood could be placed in the stove
without a single step. Then there are
other housekeepers who bend over a.
stove, sink or table that is too low for
their height. The stove can be built
upon blocks till it is the right height,
and a way should be devised to make
the table height satisfactory. It is a
more difficult matter to remedy a low
sink, but here one can put the dish-
pan on a table, and wash the dishes
there. In order to prevent backache,
do anything to avoid bending the back
at an angle. Keep a high stool in the
kitchen., for it is possible to do much
more work while sitting down, than
one would believe who had not tried
it.
Another most convenient article for
the kitchen is a box or bench on
which the mopping pail may be placed
when mapping the floor or washing
paint. This bench saves one bending
to the floor, each time the mop must
be wrung out, as it is this stooping
which makes the work so very tire-
some. I am well aware, however, that
many women even in these enlight-
ened days, do not mop, but do all their
floors on their knees. They thus spend
an hour, when the floor could be done
in. half the time. But as they would
rather die than change their old fash-
ioned methods, nothing can be done
about it. The bench used wheu mop-
ping, can also be placed in the yard
to elevate the clothes basket when
hanging out the wash. This will save
the trouble of stooping to the ground
each time to get a clean piece of
linen.
A convenience when one is cooking,
is a wooden cleat, nailed to the wall
just above the cooking table, A strip
of elastic may be adjusted to hold the
cook book open, and here may hamtg
all the implements used ism the pro-
cess of preparing various articles of
food, right within easy reach of the
hand of the cook. Above the cleat, a
closet containing spices, salt. baking
powder, and other things used in
cooking, is a convenience.
There will be no lump in the centre
of the tablecloth when it is put on the
table after laundering, if it is folded
three times lengthwise before it is
folded across.
A pretty, clear skin :comes with
good health, cleaniness, and plenty of
oil to lubricate and stimulate circu-
lation under the skin, according to
one health authority.
When preparing turnips, peel them,
COFFEE FACTS
This is :he best cup of coffee I've
had for weeks," said the man guest
at dinner — and that started an ar-
gument with his wife that went on
far into the night. Yet he was right --
she was a careless coffee -maker.
Serving consistently good coffee is
no mere matter of luck. The blend,
ohoiCe of coffee, accuracy of measur-
ing and last but not least, care of the
coffee pot are all points that deter-
mine the quality of the cup your hus-
band drinks.
When buying coffee, the blend is
of first importance, Our mothers
worked out blends to please the fa -
Dorothy Lee, dainty film charmer, tests the water with a ther-
mometer before taking a -dip in Hollywood pool. Southern California
climate being what it is, she tossed it away and plunged in.
mily taste. Today experts originate
blends to please individual tastes.
Roasting Develops Flavor
The roasting of the coffee Berry
brings out the flavor and makes the
berry brittle enough to grind. There
are several different degrees of roasts
—heavy or dark, light, medium, Itali-
an and French, As might be expected,
Um degree of roasting affects tie iia-
vor and color of the beverage.
The kind of coffee pot you use de-
cides whether you want your coffee
ground fine, medium or teases.
Always empty the coffee pot as soon
as possible after using to prevent
discoloration. Wash every part of it
thoroughly in clean, hot, soapy water
and rinse in clear, boiling water.
Wipe dry with a clean tea towel and
let it stand open to air. A. stale odor
which affects the flavor of the bever-
age develops if a -coffee pot tlfaikept
closed. The pot which is used only
occasionally should be washed and
rinsed early in the day and allowed to
air thoroughly. Scald it again just be-
fore making the coffee.
No matter how you make your Cof-
fee — by boiling, steeping, percolat-
ing or dip method — both coffee and
water must be measured and the
boiliug, steeping or percolating stop-
ped at the proper time. The drip
method requires only the precaution
of keeping the beverage shot until
ready to serve.
Another important point in coffee -
making is the necessity of serving
the infusion as soon as possible after
it is made.
Proportion To Use
Willie the exact proportion of cof-
fee to use in the making depends up-
on the individual taste, two table-
spoons of ground coffee to one mea-
suing cup of water makes a beverage
agreeable to the average person. Two-
thirds of a standard measuring cup
is calculated as a serving of coffee.
Consequently four measuring cups of
water will make enough eaffee for six
servings.
After-dinner coffee served in small
cups is stronger than the brew serv-
ed for breakfast. Three to four table-
spoons ground coffee may be used for
each cup of water. Unless you ase
small cups, however, there need he no
chane in the usual proportions,
"Fame is a spotlight one minute
and a bull's- eyethe next," --- Babe
Ruth.
Super -Girl Warder
F o r Television
"Always are talking, about their
home town,
"Applaud before the act or show
is over,
"Zup their soup just that way,
"Must do something, or go some-
where on Saturday night.
"Laugh before it's time just to
appear interested when you are tell-
ing a joke."
"1 HOPE'," adds the writer, "that
I don't appear cynical, I'm not,
really. I'm just griped."
NO, WE don't think you're so cy-
nical.- You're more of a Sulphite, ac-
cording to the classification of Gel-
ett Burgess. • And we agree that
most of your peeves are something
to be peeved about.
Build A Town
.(By, Douglas Malloch)
Men build them houses, and sit down
And quite forget about the town,
As though a man could build a dwell-
ing
Without foreseeing
What sort of place
stand
Whether he baiit on rock or sand,
And yet the hoose that Ite has found
him
Depends upon the world around lain
A house, Imowever grand or miew,
Depends upon the larger view,
And he who makes a garden pretty
Must also make as fair s( 'city.
A better house has Tittle 'worth
Unless upon a better .earth.
A town will never grow about hint
Well governed and well built with-
out him.
And he who seeks to save a sum •
and. foretelling
his house shall
SOMEWHERE in the United King-
dom is a beautiful young woman
with personality plus charm, a gol-
den voice and photogenic features—
if she can be found, and the British
Broadcasting Corperetion hopes she
can. If so, she will be engaged to
take a leading part in time forthcom-
ing campaign to popularize tclevi-
ion.
By "photogenic features," accuni-
ing to Gerald Cook, Director of Tel-
evision, is meant good looks which
television well.
Besides the superlative woman, a
superlative man is wanted by the 13.
B.C. for television, two really first-
class announcers. The idea is to be-
gin with about three hours a day
of short, snappy programs transmit-.
ted at times most suitable for pub-
lic and private demonstrations.
Reader Offers
Her 'Hate List'
"I've been reading your column,''
pens Marion Miles of Pennsylvania,
"and I notice that once in a while
you let loose with both barrels on
some silly custom or habit of peo-
ple which amuses you, er same con-
tributor.
"I think it's a good idea, and I've
been wondering why yon don't turn',
the column open for pet peeves and
gripes so seine of as can get such
things off our chests. What do you
say?
"Anyway, unless I'm out of order,
I want to give mine right tiaw. I
call this may 'hate list', and you can
guess why.
"I hate people who say:
"I knew it would rain if I left
111Y umbrella at home!'
"'My! my! it sure is a • sinal]
world:
'Just wait until you're married --
YOU'LL find out!" -
"'It isn't the tuoney---it's the
PRINCIPLE of the thing I object
to.'
"'This is a secret, but I KNOW
you won't tell.'
"'I ,lust washed my hair and I
JUST cant do a thing with it.'
"'It seems like everyone tells ME
his troubles.'
" 'Don't worry -.-.that won't help
matters any.'
"And I have a special brand of
hate for people `vho:
Two Apmors—.n:ne Pattern
Smart coveralls! Made in piety!
And just a little more feminine
in type, as befits styles of this
season's inspiration, is today's.
pattern (includes both models)•
Dainty dimity print with rick-
rack braid and plain crisp organ-
die with bias hinds, made the orig-
inal aprons. One can buy bind-
ings already cut and pressed,
which are extraordinarily easy
to adjust..
Style No. 2413 is designed for
sizes-smnll, medium and large.
The medium size requires lig
yards of 39 -inch material with i
yards of binding for ruffled
apron: 2 yards of 39 -inch mater-
ial with 7 yards of braid for
rim,,,,, apron.
HOW TO O12DER PA'P'I i11NS
Write your name •and address
plainly, giving number and size
of pattern wanted. Enclose 15c
in stamps or coin troll) prefer-
red; wrap it carefully) and •u1.
dress your order to Wilson Pat-
tern Service, 73 West Adelaide
Street, Toronto.
English o pen's Stroll
In Trianon Gardens
Brings Unique Scor y',
Extraordinary Human Experience
Recounted by Former Principals
of St. Hugh's CAllege, Oxford
in the spring of 1901,. two thor
ougbly educated and distinguished,'
English ladies, the Misses Anne Mo-
berley and Eleanor Jourdain, succes-
sive principals of St. Hugh's Co]loge,
Oxford, took a stroll in the Gardens•
of Versailles, "We had very hazy:
ideas," they wrote, "as to Ivhere it!
was or what there was to be Seen.I
Both of us thought it might prove' a!!
dull expedition." How a,mniss their
expectation!
Following the path, presently air
little, square country house came into'
view whose long windows,- looking
over an English garden, were stoutly
shuttered. A lady was sitting on the
terrace holding a paper, before her,
apparently engaged in sketching. In
Miss. Moberloy's account (1901) is
this description: "I supposed. her to
have brought her own camp -stool, It
.eeemed as 'though she must be mak-
ing a study of the trees, for they
grew close in front of her, and there
seemed to be nothing else to sketch.
She saw us, and when we passed
close by an her left: hand, she turned
and, looked full at us. It was not a
young face, and (though rather. pret-
ty) it dict not 'attract me. Shelled on
a shady white hat perched on a good
deal of fair hair (hat 'fluffed round
Imer forehead. Icer light summer dress.
was arranged on Imer shoulders in
handkerchief fashion, and -there was
a little line of green or gold near the
edge of the handkerchief, Adch show.
ed me that it was over, and not tuck,
ed into, her bodice, which was cut
low. Ilor dress was long -waisted, with
a good deal of fulness in the skirt,
which .seemed short: I thought she
was a tourist, bit that her dress' was
old-£aehioned and rather unusual
(though people were wearing fichu
bodices that. summer)." The sketching
lady was Marie Antoinette according
to the story.
Three months later when, back in
England, Miss Jourdat called upon
her companion and the discovery was
made that only one of them had seen
the eketehing lady. At a moment
when both were particularly on the
look -out for someone to reassure them
as to theta location, it was inconcei-
vable that so conspicuous a 'person on
the deserted landscape should have
escaped the sight of either.
Call it fantastic, incredible — yes,
even hallucination if you will, but the:
adventure in time -travelling to the;
Trianon of 1739 that befell two trust-
'
worthy ladies, in the Gardens of Vera
seilles in time summer of 1901, yet re-;
mains topiciiliy vigorous as drawing;
room conversation in English homes;
today. An unexplained extension of
human experience — no mere ghose
story.
Mother Who Read To Me
I had a mother who read to me
Sagas of pirates, who scoured the
sea,
Cutlasses held in their yellowed teeth
"Blackbirds" stowed in the hold he -
Math.
T had a mother who read Inc tales
Of Gelert, the hound of the hilts of
Wales,
True to bis trust till his gallant death
Faithfulness blent with his final
breath.
I had a smother who read me lays
Of ancient and golden and glorious
days;
Stories of Marion and Ivanhoe,
Which every boy has a might to know
I had a mother who rend me the
things
That wvliolesome, lite to the boy heart
brings;
Stories that stir with an upward
touch ---
You may have tan^.'ihle wealth untold
Caskets of jewelq and coffers of gold
Richer: than T you can never be— .
T hada mother who react to me.
Stric1:17.nd Gillian, in
The Library Journal
FU MANCHU
By Sax Rohmer
A form parted the curtain of a
stairway near us. From the sprawling
shapes all about rose strange sigh-
ings and murmurings . , . The new-
comer was slight and hunched, with
a misshapen pigtailed head. There
was something unnatural, inhuman,
about the mask -like face...
THE SEVERED FINGERS—A Ghastly Face.
The yellow man crept closer, closer, bent and peering.
He was watching us! Fu Manchu, from Smith's description,
in no way resembled this crouching apparition with the
death's head countenance and lithe movements. But
here, surely, was one
of the yellow ,devit's
murder group. .. .
erd
Y
While we lay Si if
overcome by the opium, Smith whispered:
"We've carried it through all right so far,
Petrie. I have soon nothing suspicious yet. •... But if
ihore is anything afoot they will wait till we aro well doped
. Sh-h ii -1t1" o >.'ai 8v six teener ow aha tail srsac.ta, tx.
1
•
Through barely -opened iids 1 watched the
evil -taco bending lower and lower, until if came
within a few inches of my own. 1 closed my
eyes. . " o
