HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1957-01-24, Page 2in Alaska They
Make Apple Pie
Without Apples
It was the monthly potluck
meeting of our Homesteaders -
Get -Acquainted Club, The din-
ner table was filled with, spe-
cialties from the various mem-
bers. As it was harvesvt time here
In the fertile Matanuska Valley
[if Alaska, most recipes were
„based on the crops most abun-
dant in each home garden.
As cabbage grows so well and
bt so sweet and tender, it was
used in a number of ways. There
was cole slaw, cabbage roll -ups,
and creamed cabbage w 1 t h
cheese. Vegetable salads contain-
ing fresh lettuce, tomatoes, cu-
cumbers, and green peppers
were especially enjoyed by peo-
ple to whom such things are
luxuries except for a few months
each summer.
There were dishes containing
other vegetables which grow so
rapidly and well during the long
summer days—beans, peas, car-
rots, onions, rutabagas, celery,
turnips radishes, beets, . a n d
spinach. Fragrant rolls and
loaves of bread proved that most
of these women who regularly
bake their own bread, have
learned the knack of obtaining
tasty, crusty, tender loaves.
The many types of berries
available i n the woods were dis-
played in their many uses: raw
cranberry relishes, raspberries in
gelatine, blueberries, straw-
berries, and currants. The jams
and jellies we serve often con-
tain juice of the wild rose hips
which Alaskan homemakers are
urged to utilize.
In the center of the table were
two luscious pies. Oranges, ap-
ples, and other fruits flown in
from the outside are available,
but are not usually purchased
when our berries are so plenti-
ful. The one who baked the pies
asked if everyone had tasted
them. When the answers were
all in the affirmative, she asked
if they had really tasted like ap-
ple pies. Everyone enthusiasti-
cally assured her they were sim-
ply delicious. Then she made the
unbelievable statement that they
had not contained a single piece
of apple.
Everyone was silent for a mo-
ment, because each was sure
that she had just finished a piece
of one of the best-known des-
serts. Then came the guesses.
Was it mushroom pie? Many of
us were learning the edible
mushrooms and knew there were
many uses for them.
Was it rhubarb?" Most peo-
ple couldn't even guess. She held
out until the end of the meeting
and then gave us each a copy
of the recipe. The answer just
didn't seem possible. The recipe
listed crackers, boiled with sug-
ar, water, cream of tartar, and
cinnamon. She had heard it over
the radio on a homemaker's pro-
gram.
As soon as I was able to ob-
tain some cream of tartar, which
1 have firmly resolved to keep
on hand, I tried the recipe. One
taste showed me that the unbe-
lievable recipe was the one she
bad followed in making the pies.
3 do not know if this is a new
recipe or not, but I decided that
since The Christian Science
Monitor goes into so man;
homes, many in places where
fresh fruits are not readily ob-
tainable, I wanted to share the,
recipe with my unknown friends
who have shared their experi-
ences with me,
Apple Pie - Withoct Apples
11/2 cup sugar
1/ cup water
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter
1% teaspoon cream of tartar
Boil for one minute
Add 16 crackers, broken in
half, and boil one minute more.
Pour into unbaked pie shell, top
with crust, and bake at 400 de-
grees until brown.
Go ahead, try it once, just for
fun! Margaret Behnkein, in The
Christian Science Monitor.
An Experiment
In Reading
Out of an experiment in Gal-
latin, Tenn., comes at least one
solution to the problem of getting
children to read—a problem that
concerns many parents and leads
to such frequent criticism of the
schools.
In Gallatin, the Yale & Towne
Manufacturing Company spent
$10 for a rack and $200 for chil-
dren's books, then tacked up a
sign inviting employees to take
home the books and read them to
their children. '
As many fathers as mothers—
mariy women are employed in
the company's two Tennessee
plants . — take the books home.
The result has been fantastic.
Children actually desert radio
and TV to be read to aloud. The
employees, some of whom had
never done much reading them-
selves, now want books for ad-
ults stocked, too.
Gilbert W. Chapman, president
of the company and chairman of
the National Book Committee,
tells about the experiment in the
December Harper's. His funding
is the same as that of many of
today's parents and grandparents
who were brought up in homes
where reading aloud was com-
monplace.
In such homes it is not unusual
for a toddler of two,- the moment
either father or mother sits down,
to trot to thein with one of his
little picture books and his mis-
pronounced command: "Weed."
These families have found that
youngsters thus encouraged learn
to read before they are of school
age, and form reading habits
that last through life, broadening
their horizons and affording un-
told pleasure.
From experiences like these
and the experiment in Gallatin,
the conclusion seems inescapable
that the responsibility for teach-
ing children to read lies along-
side so many others — in the lap
of the parents. — Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin.
SOLVED
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was
often pestered by people think-
ing he could solve every crime
in England.
A woman at dinner one night
annoyed him greatly. "Sir Ar-
thur, do tell me the solution.
Mysterious thefts at my home
disturb me. Only last week there
were taken a broom, a box of
golf -balls, a left riding boot, a
dictionary and six tinplates."
"Madam, there is no mystery.
You keep a goat."
Women not only drive as well
as men . . . they can do it on
either side of the road.
WRAPPED FOR WINTER •- Wrapped in shimmering polyethylene,
Ibis old house is the result of one cold winter night when the
temperature fell to 10 degrees below zero., The goldfish bowl
Iii the living room froze over, despite the fact that the oil
burner was on. Purdue University Agricultural Experiment
Station suggested wrapping the poorly insulated building in
polyethylene film. Agricultural engineers are still testing the
temperatures inside and out, but the residents of the house have
been able to turn down the oil burner at night, even in coldest
'Weather,
.. OUR DAILY BREAD"-- Their world turned topsy-turvy
by the Middle East strife, two Egyptian boys sit amid the rub-
ble on a street corner in Port Said, happy because they have
something to eat. Hungry residents had earlier looted 'a food
dump on the outskirts of the city to find something to eat for
themselves and their children.
If you like chocolate, here's
an unusual recipe that should
appeal to you. It's for a choco-
late pie, with a meringue crust
and it's really delicious.
CHOCOLATE PIE
Crust:
4 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vinegar
Beat egg whites, adding 1/2 the
sugar, then the vinegar, then the
remaining sugar while beating
constantly. Spread this mer-
ingue over bottom and up sides
of a well -greased pie pan. Bake
45 minutes at 300°F. Cool in
oven.
Filling:
1 package chocolate bits
3 tablespoons water
ee pint heavy cream, whipped
Place chocolate bits and water
in top of double boiler over hot
'water until chocolate is melted.
Stir until smooth. Add the stif-
fly whipped cream. Pour mix-
ture into meringue shell. Place
in refrigerator for 1 hour.
* * *
If you'd like to serve some
tine s°ndwiches to your guests
here is a recipe for nut -bread
you may enjoy using. It is sim-
ple ann deasy to make.
NUT BREAD
1 egg
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup milk or buttermilk
21/2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon soda
Vs teaspoon baking powder
le teaspoon salt
Vs cup chopped nuts
Combine the egg with the
brown sugar, then add the milk
and sifted flour alternately to
the egg -sugar mixture. Combine
soda, baking powder and salt
and add to mixture. Add nuts
and mix well. Bake in greased
loaf pan fee 1 i- ^` 325° F.
* *•
Another breast recipe may be
used for this same purpose.
BIT OF GOLD BREAD
Rinds from 2 large oranges
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons melted butter
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/ teaspoon salt.
Boil orange rinds until tender;
rinse, drain, and chop into small
pieces. Add sugar and water and
cook until syrupy. Beat egg, add
milk and melted butter, then
add to the orange syrup mix-
ture. Sift and measure flour and
add to it the baking powder
and salt. Gradually fold dry in-
gredients into first mixture.
(Nuts may be added, if desired.)
Pour into greased loaf pan and
bake 11/4 hours at 350° F. Allow
to cool, then slice thin.
• * *
'Finally here's the recipe for.
a far more substantial sort of
bread good old pumpernickel,
the favorite of millions. Takes
time, and a bit of trouble, to
make — but well worth it.
PUMPERNICKEL BREAD
3 packages dry granular yeast
11/a cups warm water (115°F.)
1/2 cup molasses
4 teaspoons salt
1 - 3 tblsps. caraway seeds
2 tblsps. soft shortening
2 cups ungifted coarse rye
• flour or 2s/.4 cups sifted
?t/ - 4 cups wheat flour
Cold water
Dissoly yeast in warm water
in mixing bowl. Stir in molasses,
salt and' caraway seeds. Add
shortening; add half of each of
the two flours, mixing with a
spoon; add remaining flour, rnixl
ing with hands. Turn onto light-
ly floured board and knead un-.
til dough is smooth and does not
stick to board. Place in large
greased bowl, turning once to
bring greased side up. Cover
with damp cloth and let rise in
warm, draftless place (80°F. to
35°F.) until double in bulk —
about 2 hours.
Press two fingers into dough;
it will leave indentation when
doubled and ready for the next
step. Punch dough down; divide
into half; round each into round
ball. Place balls on opposite cor-
Hot-Headed Lovers
Do Queer Things
"Sorry, dear, could not wait
for you any longer, have just
married your father, Love from
your new mother."
The American soldier serving
in Japan gasped with astonish-
ment as he read the. name at
the end of the telegram. It was
from his fiancee! — just another
example of how young love can
have its upsets.
Then one Buffalo, New York,
wife packed her bags and went
home to mother, her husband
followed her and walked up and
down outside the house carry-
ing signs proclaiming, "I love
you, Jeanette," and, "Come back
and live like a human being."
The notices failed to do the
trick; so he offered her money
—• still without success.
Three teenagers were recently
charged wih arson at Savage,
Maryland. They were all sweet
on the daughter of the head fire-
man and strongly resented being
ejected from the house by him.
So they hit upon the idea of
setting fire to an indoor race
track, reasoning that the fire
would keep him busy for some
time, thus enabling them to pro-
long their stay at his house! The
scheme worked; but they lived
to regret it by languishing in
jail.
A Tokyo court recently sent-
enced a glamorous Japanese girl
to four years in jail for killing
her lover with a kiss., She held
a farewell tryst with her boy
friend at a hotel. It was his
idea that they should break up.
"I would rather die than lose
you!" she declared, and so saying
took a swig from a bottle of
soda water laced with cyanide.
ners of a corn -meal sprinkled
baking sheet. Cover with a damp
cloth and let rise until light—
about 30-45 minutes. Brush tops
of loaves lightly with cold water.
Bake at 450°F. for 10 minutes;
reduce heat to 350°F. and bake
30 minutes longer. Makes two
loaves.
Then she kissed him and forced
the mixture down his throat.
One hot-headed Latin suitor of
Buenos Aires did not bother to
ring his sweetheart's doorbell.
Instead he flicked a lighted
match through her window.
When she ignored him complete-
ly he felt so spurned that he
flung five more lighted matches
through the window and even,
tually set fire to the poor girl's
room.
She was burned, but only
slightly, and he hopes to get out
of jail by the time she is dis-
charged from hospital.
• When her husband, whose
weeklywage is $55, is in prison,
a Massachusetts woman receives
around $85 a week in relief
money, After he had been
jailed many times the authori-
ties discovered that his wife
regularly plied him with drink
to ensure that he was frequently
arrested!
Death was the outcome of a
quarrel beween a Montreal.
couple. They had a difference
about the sale of some furniture
from the home, whereupon she
challenged her husband to a
duel.
"Don't be silly!"'he countered.
But that evening when he
stepped off the bus near their
home she walked out,of the sha-
dows and shot him dead. She
then turned the gun on 'herself,
but only succeeded in inflict-
ing a minor flesh wound.
LANGUAGE
Two students from a Canadian
college wise made a motor tour
of the United States last summer
report that their blazers seemed
to arouse some curiosity among
the people they met. The blazers
bear the college's Latin motto,
Timor Dei principium sapientiae
—"The fear of the Lord is the
begin ring of wisdom."
The curiosity was explained
when an Oklahoma waitress
asked them: "Where are you -all
-from?"
"Canada," they answered.
"Oh, I see," said the girl. "I've
been wondering what language
that was."
Europe's Rich Flock To Swiss Alps
By ROSETTE HARGROVE
NEA Staff Correspondent
Paris — (NEA) — The chin-
chilla - and - diamond contingent
are off on their migration to
Swtzerland - for the winter
sports season. For where else
can they forget international
tensions, gasoline restrictions
and heating problems? Where
else can they display their
mink -lined sports coats, last-
minute skiing clothes. Dior
gowns and diamond necklaces?
Reports from St. Moritz and
Gstaad, the ultra -smart winter
resorts, indicated Switzerland
has open gems for the gay band
of moneyed European aristoc-
racy as well as all the others
who can afford winter vacations
to the tune of around $200 a
day.
It costs a small fortune to
spend a couple of weeks indulg-
ing in these high-level frolics,
but the smart set is never both-
ered by such considerations.
St. Moritz's swank Palace
Hotel is booked to capacity with
a large sprinkling of Italian
princes and other bluebloods, as
well as movie stars and people
whose only claim to fame is
their fortune. A celebrity -stud-
ded champaigne ball • is the
crowning event of the holidays.
Over 500 people applied for
tickets which cost a mere $20
— without champaigne.
The millionaire's New Year
fancy dress party is restricted
to 100 life members of the Cor_
viglia Ski Club — the most ex-
clusive in Europe. Its guests in-
clude the beautiful sisters, Tina
Onassis and Wugenia Niarchos,
wives of the Greek shipping
multi -millionaires.
The Winter Palace Hotel at
Gstaad, partonized by the Bri-
tish aristocracy as well as . by
Ali Khan and Douglas Fair-
banks, has trebled the size of
its bar, which is the only place
where feminine "enthusiasts"
can afford to be. seen. They
change their clothes three times
a day and seldom, if ever, put
on a pair of skis or get out in
the dazzling white snow before
sundown.
But the less spectacular and
far less expensive Swiss moun-
tain resorts are expecting a rec-
ord season, too. It is estimated
that Switzerland has spent a
good three million dollars on
improvements to attract en-
thusiasts.
The complete paradise for the
winter sports tourist in • the
moderate income bracket is the
it
rgiee
tee
wsees
WINTER MECCA IN THE ALPS — In St, Moritz, a sprinkling of
princes and bluebltaoei{s and people With nothing but money.
BUT DON'T go near the slopes!
This mink -collared astrakhan,
with mink -and -diamond turban,
is resort wear by Heim.
little hamlet of Samnaun. It lies
beyond the easternmost ranges
of the Lower Engadine and is
reached by a breath -taking
scenic road cut in the mountain.
Apart from its picturesque-
ness, Samnaun is one of the few
spots in Europe where Ameri-
can cigarettes are cheaper than
in the U.S. Also there are no
customs duties.
Up to now, high-level high
life has not yet hit this peace-
ful valley where a modest but
perfectly comfortable hotel will
cost the tourist from $2.50 to
$3.50 a day for room and full
board.
Samnaun is definitely, not the
kind of place where the de luxe
holiday collection of furs and
evening gowns ' recently shown
by Jacques Heim are likely to
be seen.
But items like these will be
seen at the plushier resorts:
A "sweater -girl" after - ski
outfit of dark brown tights and
decollected blouse worn with a
'.full bright yellow wool skirt
and topped by a hooded wind-
breaker jacket in white Chinese
lamb.
"Gem -dresses" in sumptuous
silks or velvets --sapphire, ruby,
emerald or dazzling diamond--
White,
iamond-white, topped by the most lux-
urious coast and capes of wild
or white mink, broadtail, astrak-
han lined with mink or ermine.
An enormous white silk tur-
ban reminiscent of Haroun el
Raschid with a huge diamond
sunburst pin ''in front Among
the more simple numbers—a
scarlet Chinese, lamb coat, with
pointed "whirling dervish" tur-
ban in the same fur,
No wonder the wealthy re-
sorters rarely get to put on skid.
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