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Zurich Herald, 1956-02-09, Page 2dam Araittews. To most of us, in these de- generate days, Head Cheese is Xill unappetising mould of — well, sometimes you buy only 'When you simply cannot think of anything else and are in too Bauch of a rush to do further starching. So I was glad of see that LIBERTY MAGAZINE -- which giver a cash prize for favorite recipes — recently featured one nor Bead Cheese. Here it is, and elthough I haven't tried it yet, 1 just know that it's the real thing. * ItiaDMEIV.IIADE HEAD CHEESE 1 pound of veal shanks; 2 pounds of pig's feet; 1 clove mile chopped; 2 bay leaves; 2 whole allspice; 44 cup vinegar; 1 teaspoon salt; X $ teaspoon pepper. Wash veal shanks and pig's tweet; place in a large pan; and cover by water; add salt and, boil, covered until done. Take ext veal shanks and pig's feet and cool. The water in which they were cooked should make about 4 cups. If it was reduced through boiling, fill up by hot water; add garlic, bay leaves, 'whole allspice and pepper; cook ;slowly. Take out the bones from the veal shanks and pig's feet, and cut the meat into small pieces. `fake out the bay leaves and allspice; add the meat to the mixture; add vinegar. You may add some more salt, to suit your 'gate. Cook everything for five minutes; remove from heat; pour it into 6 to 8 cups previ- ously rinsed in cold water. Coal in refrigerator until set. Turn ever the cups, and you have ready -to -serve portions. Garnish with lettuce, parsley or celery leaves. Serves about six people, Serve with potato salad, French dries, or baked potatoes. * * * COFFEE CRESCENTS 1 eup butter; 1 cup sugar; 1 *mange, juice; ea teaspoon or - tone extract; 3 cups sifted en- ritehed flour; ' teaspoon bak- tiaDMEMADE QU1CKY — Sleeve - keg knit cocktail sheath has a i nxurious — and expensive -- teek. Actually, it's o five-hour src ect for the woman who Pikes 9e knit, So says the mcanufactur- or of new, home knitting de- vice which Is said to sell in the liiucget-price range. Hanoi::rem,:�nrx+,w...,�,�.,.•,-.,........ Mg soda, 1 teaspoon double - action baking powder. Cream butter until light, Add sugar gradually, cream together until fluffy. Stir in orange juice and orange extract. Sift togeth- er flour, baking soda and bake ing powder; stir gradually into creamed mixture. Chill dough one hour. Roll out f/4 inch thick on floured board. Cut with • crescent-shaped cookie cutter; place on greased baking sheets. Bake in moderate oven 350°F, eight minutes, or until delicate ly browned, Coal an cake racks. Combine 1 cup sugar, to cup honey and :34 eup coffee in saucepan. Bring to boil; simmer five minutes. Dip the cooled. cakes in syrup, sprinkle with chopped nutmeats. Place , on cake racks to drain. * * * WHITE VELVET CAKE 5 cups sifted cake flour; 2 tablespoons double-acting bak- ing powder; 2 teaspoons salt; 3 cups sugar; 1 cup shortening; 2 cups milk; 1 tablespoon vanil- la; Ma teaspoon almond extract; 6 egg whites, unbeaten. Measure sifted flour; add baking powder, salt and sugar. Stir shortening just to soften. Sift in dry ingredients. Com- bine milk and flavorings. Add lei cups of the milk and mix until all flour is dampened. Then beat 2 minutes at a low speed of electric mixer, or 300 vigorous strokes by hand. Add egg whites and remaining milk and beat 1 minute longer in mixer, or 150 strokes by hand. Use batter to make White Vel- vet Cake, Cup Cakes, or Petits Fours, * * * Petits Fours and Cupcakes Spread half the above-de- scribed batter (about 4 cups) into one 16 x 10 x 1 -inch oblong pan, which has been lined on bottom with paper. PIace 24 - paper baking cups in muffin pans. * * * Cup Cake Frosting: Combine in small deep bowl: 1 unbeaten egg white, � eup sugar, ea tea- spoon Bream of tartar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla; mix well. Add Ye cup boiling water. Beat with sturdy egg beater (or at high speed of electric beater) until mixture will stand in stiff peaks -4 or 5 minutes, * *. * Petits Fours Glaze: Measure 6 cups sifted icing sugar. Cream Ye cup soft butter or margarine. Add part of sugar gradually, blending after each addition. Add remaining sugar, alter- nately with about 34 cup hot milk, until of soft spreading consistency, beating after each addition until smooth. his is P; -.intros Just For Pleasure Water colour is just the medi- um for certain landscape effects, and it is therefore understand- able that the majority of water- colour paintings should be of landscape subjects. In fact the English school of painting is famous throughout the world for its water-colour landscape artists. Starting with the early topo- graphical pictures, M which artists painted detailed views of country mansions in their park- land settings, or recorded castles, monuments, and definite beauty spots for patrons who wished to have pictorial records (just as photography is now used), this 'YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT IT ROUGH -- Are you car -wash - weary? Then pity these workmen grooming the tailfeathers of fh i huge Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Crone and bosun's chair acro necessary props for the ;job. As one man uses horizontal stic bilizer for catwalk while laundering lower limits of the fin, Weis helper rides to top of the 98 -foot -high tail, Washwater con- 4tains chemicals to brighten the metal. er and broader technique, until art tater developed into a broad- we have swift, fresh pictures .of the fleeting effects of nature: windy skies with floating clouds, rain storms blowing up in the hilly country, sunset and sun- rise, boats in sail on sea or estue azy or river. It is naturally un- wise to use a medium such as water colour to give all the full tones of actuality, for its charm is in the very lightness and transparency of t h e liquid Washes of paint put upon the sparkling whiteness of the paper surface . , , If the day Is windy, see that you are near shelter with a wall or thick hedge or group of trees to give protection from the gusts, It is unfortunate that these win- dy, changeable days are often the ideal ones for water-colour pictures. Hot days of glorious sunshine are not really the best ones for this medium in many respects, for the very energy in the changeable days give impe- tus to the painter, and it is the quick emotional effect that water-colour can convey so well. Admittedly on damp days the washes of colour do not dry quickly, but that is one of the snags of the art, and one has to learn great patience from the outset. It is no use trying to hurry the. drying or to start on a new wash with the old ones still wet. Every medium has its particular difficulties which only experi- ence can overcame — trial and, error all the time. The propor- tion of sketches you may start and have to tear up for one reason or another will gradu- MOST AVID TV FANS 1N EUROPE are the West Germans, here getting a look at new video sets at the annual fair in Dussel- dorf. all decrease as you gain ex- perience, but never mind the tearing up — each effort that seems to be wasted has really been a gain — it is probably true that the failures are even more important than the ones that "c o m e of f" triumphantly. L - From "How to Paint for Plea- sure," by R. O. Dunlop. Union Objected to M nkey's Speed Discovering that his pet mon- key could shin up fruit trees and pick cherries faster than any man, a Kent fruit farmer allowed it to join a gang of fruit pickers in his Ashford orchards, The little animal astounded everyone by its speed and effi- ciency. Only when members of the union objected that the• mon- key's example might put ideas into employers' heads, was the animal banished. Monkeys love td imitate hu- mans, so we conclude that they lack the brain power to think for themselves. But there is evi- dence to show that chimpanzees, the most intelligent ofall apes, can reason. That great friend of chimpan- zees, Reuben Castang, tells many stories to prove that his cronies can think. One day he hurled an orange at Moritz, his favour- ite, who picked it out of the air like a test cricketer, "Balance it on your head," said Reuben, and Moritz tried -- once, twice, three times. Each time the orange fell to the ground. So Moritz picked • it up, regarded it for a second or two, then bit a piece out of one end and balanced it perfectly with the flat part on his head! "The monkey's hand," he states, "is a remarkable instru- ment when considered in con- junction with its eye and brain. Think of the electronics neces- sary to produce a machine ca- pable of plucking an orange from a tree without wrecking the tree. It would take kilowatts of power to operate it." Yet a monkey weighing only forty pounds, and costing little more than the price of a pound of nuts a day, could do the job, Sir George says that the mon- key is one of the best bargains nature has offered us, and we should make use of him. In India and the Far East so much counterfeiting take place that when given a coin a shop- keeper flips it ha the air with his thumb to test the ring as it bounces. Some banks employ apes to test coins by biting them, and their judgment is 100 per cent accurate. Monkeys have in the past been trained to climb trees and throw down coconuts and do all sorts' of mechancial work that merely requires repetition. Dr. John B. Wolfe of the Uni- versity of Mississippi carried out experiments to prove that mon- keys can be taught the value of money. He made chimpanzees work for their food and paid them in coins, Slot machines were installed and they were taught that certain coins in- serted would produce certain good.s , The monkeys had preferences and used the money to get what they wanted. They found that two, three or four coins were needed to get some articles that they specially liked; and they worked hard until they had hoarded enough. Dr. Wolfe occasionally slipped metal tokens into t h 01 r pay packets, but these were invari- ably discarded with signs of an- noyance a n d disgust because they would buy nothing. Then Dr, Wolfe thought he would try an advanced experi- ment. He kept one chimpanzee without water for some hours, and another without food, and gave to the first coins that would buy only food, and to the sec- ond money that wonld buy only orange juice. They took the coins and at first were puzzled; then the two went into a huddle, exchanged their pieces and went off in tri- umph to buy what they wanted. They had learned one of man's first lessons — how to barter. Don't underrate monkeys, and especially chimpanzees, w h o possess considerable cunning. Although small monkeys mightbe employed with little or no trouble for routine jobs, chimpanzees could not, for • they need tactful handling and re- spond only to kindness and fair treatment. The chimp is a gen- tleman, and if you play him a dirty trick or let him down in any way, you've had it. For the first eight or nine years of his life he's a cheeky `ichap; but after that his men- tality and character changes, as do those of humans when they reach maturity. He becomes con- scious of his strength, which is enormous. An adult chimp in a rage is a match for a full. - grown leopard, or ten men. A full-grown chimp weighs nearly twelve stone, has a chest measurement, when relaxed, of about forty-four inches, and bi- ceps twice the size of a heavy- weight boxer. He is able to sup- port his body easily with the top joint of his index finger as he swings from branch to branch. Those whohave studied chim- panzees say that with a casual movement of one hand they can shift half a eon; they can Lift a ton without much effort. But they can't be ordered about. Chimps must be asked to do anything and, if in stubborn mood, cajoled and pleaded with, Reuben Castang relates that once he was struggling to bend the heavy wire of a cage with an implement, b u t failed ro make any impression on it. One of his chimps strolled over and with a twist of two of his pow- erful hands, bent the wire. It has long been thought that monkeys can talk, and recent experiments prove that the Sia- mese gibbon has a language of thirty distinctive sounds, Some men have mastered monkey tongues, Herr Hermann Freyburg, in his reminiscences, "Out of Africa," records the conversation between a native named Badinga and a gigantic gorilla. Freyburg had his rifle ready to kill the gorilla, but Badinga, who was speaking to it, cried out. "Don't shoot, My brother the injuna, says that he will ,.=o away and that you must not tri]] him." Freyburg lowered his rifle and the gorilla, which had been hostile and on the point of attack, walked away. Chimpanzees are touchy. They like applause or laughter when they perform, but hate • ridicute, In 1018 Reuben Castang brought two chimpanzees, Max and letor•- itz, over to England, where at a reception at the Savoy they im- pressed many distinguished doc- tors and scientists. Later, a table was reserved at a luxury hotel for Mr, Max. Mr. Moritz, a n.el Mr. Castang When they entered the dining - room, all three in dress clothes. there was a roar of laughter deeply resented by the animals. whose manner was restrained and behaviour impeccable. re - noting the ill -mannered ' dinars,. they took their seats, Welted their n+ltikinC mi.'I r th'ir col- lars and started their dinner, Chart of Common Childhood Ills The following charts, which will be printed from time to time, deal with some of the aiI- ments which especially' threaten children and how you can rec- ognize their early symptoms. They were compiled by Dr. sago Galdston, ..of.. The.. Bureau., off Medical Information, New York Academy of Medicine and were first published in "Better Liv- ing". Allergy What's Involved: A hypersensitivity of the en- tire body, but notably the skin, respiratory tract or gastrointes- tinal tract to certain protein substances eaten, touched or in- haled. . When to suspect it: Skin eruptions ' • Colic symp- toms or periodic crying spells after eating .• Diarrhea • Fre- quent sneezing or chronic runny nose • watery, itchy eyes • Chronic cough or wheezing. What you can do: Watch out for symptoms listed and if they occur frequently, without explanation, discuss the possibility of allergy with your doctor, What your doctor can do: Track down offending sub- stances by analyzing the child's case history or with skin tests • Eliminate such offenders from the child's diet or environment, or if this is impossible, inoculate the child to build up a tolerance for them 0 Treat symptoms with various medications, in- cluding antihistamines, ACTH and cortisone. Duration: May last a lifetime but fre- quently clears up easily, es- pecially if offenders are prompt- ly eliminated. Possible complications: Chronic asthma, How to, prevent it: Use synthetic bedding in child's room it Feed infant only foods that are well cooked or 'o^ .ssed for babies, especially egg, cereal, milk and fruit juice; introduce new foods in small amounts, at regular intervals an one at a time • During ill- ness and convalescence feed only well -cooked food and avoid new dishes • Avoid insecticides containing pyrethrum. German !tante What's Involved: A. contagious eruptive dis- ease; caused by a virus, When To Suspect It: Slight sore throat and slight fever followed a day or two later by a fine rash which usu- ally appears first behind the ears and en the face and neck and then on the trunk. Posa- sibly, enlarged glands at back of head and behind the ears. What You Can Do: Call your doctor. Keep child in bed and on light diet, Protect child's eyes from too -bright light; discourage reading and other close work that may cause eye strain. What Your Doctor Can Do: Usually no medication is nec- essary; your doctor makes sure diagnosis is correct. Duration: Not more than 6 days, 1 or 2 of them in bed; disease is con- tagious from time of first symp- toms until 2 days after rash ap- pears. Possible Complications: If contracted by a woman during the first three months of pregnancy, it may damage her unborn baby. Plow To Prevent It: Avoid contact with infected persons. But most doctors agree that whenever possible girls should have this disease before child-bearing years and thu$ acquire permanent immunity to it. If a child is exposed while seriously ill for some other rea- son, he may be given injections of gamma globulin to ward off the disease or make his case milder, Bp:t as German measles is relatively mild anyway, this: Is seldom considered necessary. Patience is a necessity, Most children are curious and friend- ly; if not the photographer must be able to sit and wait for the "rain storm" to blow over. JOKE'S . ON ABE—Pranksters in Urbana placed this cast-iron hitching post atop the statue of Abraham Lincoln, But de- spite the impromptu balancing act, the 15 -foot statue still looks stately. Owner of the hitching post is a mystery since nobody has claimed it.