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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1951-05-17, Page 6'GARDEN NCsTE:S Keep Them Coming There is 110 reasara why the peva season should last only a .couple e,/f weeks, .and that goes for beast;, corn or anything else. The trick is to spread out sowings over sev- eral weeks. also to use perhaps an early, a medium and a late var- let}', In most parts sof Canada it is possible to make regular sowings of such things as beans, carrots ' and lettuce every two weeks up to the first week or so of July. Be Ready for Trouble For almost •every flower, fruit, vegetable and shrub it seems there is a special insect or disease. Feta indeed are free •trona attack and many have several enemies. The best defense is healthy growth and good seed. It is comparatively easy to control damage in a clean, well cultivated garden of husky growth, but it is a big problem where the plants are not doing well and where there are a lot of weeds and other rubbish to protect and help pro- pagate bugs and diseases. Fortunately for the garden enemies there are dusts and sprays specially prepared to deal with thein. For the bugs that eat holes in the foliage use poison. For those that suck out the juices causing the plant to wither, attack with a spray that will burn. Disease usual- ly hits the plant cells and causes withering or rot in blackish spots. Chemicals like sulphur are used in this case. Often one good treat- ment will be enough but with things like leaf hoppers and potato bugs which lay eggs, two or three suc- cessive treatments to get the young ones will be needed. Most chemicals lose their potency in time so a fresh supply each season is advisable. * * * Give Them A Trial It's a good plan to try something entirely new each year. By adding a flower or vegetable each season one will make new and pleasing discoveries, widen the range of in- terest ad also value. It should be remembered that the job of the plant breeder has been continuous. Each year he dis- covers new types and varieties, turning out better or hardier plants that will do well in a wider range of climate in Canada. In addition to brand new flow- ers and vegetables., new shades have been added to old standbys among the flowers, and earlier, more ten- der varieties to standard vegetables. Some of the old favorites Of our fathers' and grandfathers' days would hardly be recognized today. Flowers have been greatly im- proved in size and color and vege- tables are better too. Even for the colder parts of Can- ada it is now possible to get varie- ties of early corn, tomatoes, melons and such semi -tender things that will do well. The plant breeders • have made this possible by selecting How to MakeSliced RE EDNA, MILES TIME'S a wonderfully delicious way of making sliced smoked ham go farther. Sliced pineapple, raisins aria parsley all .do their part in this new recipe. Ham With dressing Two slices smoked ham, 1/2 inch thick (2 pounds), 9 slices pine- apple, 30 whole cloves, parsley. Dressing: 4 cups soft bread crumbs, ?Fi cup raisins, r/4 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, 1 cup melted butter. Mix bread crumbs, raisins, sugar and mustard together; pour butter evenly over mixture. Place one slice of hanx in a three - quart heat -resistant glass utility dish, Spread dressing lightly over the slice. Top with second slice of ham, Stick doves in the fat around edge. Cut one pineapple slice into wedges to make. Bower petals for the top of the ham, Place two pineapple slices, .one on top of the other, in each corner of the dish, Bake for one hour in moderate oven, 325 degrees F, Garnish with parsley and .serve. •The following .recipes will add something new to your, menus "without running up .the cost: Spanish Potatoes .Saute 1 tablespoora :minced onion, 2 tablespoons chopped green pepper, and 2 tablespoons .of chopped pimiento in 4 tablespoons of ,oil or 'cooking fat amnbil the mixture is light brown. Nnw add 2 cups ,of told boiled, diced potatoes, and '1/2 cup of cold :cooked ham, 'chopped. For seasoning, add 1 .teaspoon of paprika along with. 1 ;teaspoon 3rf salt. Cook. the mixture until it is heated through. Pickle Puff Pie e4 servings) One -pound exon corned -beef :hash, 2 eggs, rda teaspoon salt, freshly ground pepper, 2 teaspoons grated onion, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cucumber pickles. Empty corned -beef hash into bowl; stash thoroughly. Separate egg yolks from whites; beat yolks until light: Add yolks to hash mixture and season with salt, pepper, onion and pickles. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into hash mixture, Put mixture into 8 -inch piepan and bake in hot oven (400 degrees F,) for 20 minutes, or until brown, Cut into wedges, Serve with tomato sauce. Tomato Sauce: In a small saucepan, combine an 8 -ounce can tomato sauce, ? teaspoon Worcestershire sauce and 1• teaspoon celery salt. Heat and serve in a small bowl very early maturing types and breeding frons these, Certainly this point should be considered in making up the list of purchases. And it is also well to add some- thing that, so far as the reader is concerned, is entirely new but that is recommended for his locality. This may be broad beans or a watermelon or broccoli, table tur- nips, white radish, borecole, Brus- sels sprouts, swiss chard, Chinese cabbage, hybrid corn, endive or some of the herbs. None of these things are entirely new, though certain varieties of them are, but too few of any of them are to be found in. the average garden. The beginner is advised to give a few of them a trial each year. He may well find that the family: really likes them and he has made a discovery that will add interest and variety to his vegetable plot. MOTHER'S FRIEND A young Canadian couple struck up a friendship with an Australian lady. On the arrival of her fourth child, they sent her a playpen as a gift. The thank -you note left them somewhat astonished "Thank ou so much for the pen. It is a per- fect godsend. I sit in it every after- noon and read and the children can't get near me." EARLY DECISION The judge was just about to deliver his summing up of the case when he noticed that there were only 11 men in the jury box. "Where is the twelfth juryman?" he asked irritably. "That's all right, yer honor," the foreman answered genially. "He was called away .on business, but he's left his verdict with me." TABI) iTALKS eiatvi Andvews. Vegetables—canned or fresh—are plentiful the year round, and one of the cheapest foods in your diet. More than that, they are the best means of providing the vitamins necessary for good health. Yet so many families just plain balk at eating enough vegetables -- and if yours are in that category, it may be that the fault isn't theirs, Maybe y ou• are the' one to blame. Boiled in plain water with a bit of melted butter and salt, vegetables may be good for you. But they're not sufficiently tempting_ to.keep father and the kids front leaving them on their plates, meal after meal. * :4 * If this is happening to you, the addition of a dash of imagination to your vegetable dishes is indi- cated. And, just in case you've run a little short of this important cook- ing ingredient, here are a few recipes to help you. * Corn Crumb Pudding 1 can corn or two cups fresh corn 3 tablespoons cream 1 teaspoon cane or beet sugar 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt t teaspoon pepper 1 cup bread crumbs 1 tablespoon butter Method—Six corn with salt, pep- per, flour and sugar and stir in cream, Melt butter, mix with bread crumbs and use one-half the mix- ture to cover bottom of shallow Some "Screwy" Motor Laws They Have South of the Border If you happen to be caught driving an automobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, your punishment depends on the ,, state you are in—not the state of inebriation, but the state of the Union. Example: Suppose you have a few highballs in Council Bluffs, Ia. If you are arrested and found guilty, your fine can't be less than $300 and it may be $1,000. But if you can manage to drive the five miles across the Missouri River into Omaha before you are collared by a cop, your future is much brighter. The minimum fine in Nebraska is $10 and the most it can cost you is $50. There, five miles apart, are two extremes of the state law govern- ing the drinking driver—one high- light of a survey recently com- pleted by the National Safety Council's Committee on Tests for Intoxication covering 42 states and the District of Columbia. The sur- vey was concerned only with the laws on the books—the first step in controlling the drinking driver. "If you believe all Americans sre equal under the law, then don't get snarled in the legal briar patch surrounding the drinking driver," advised Ned H. Dear- born, council president. "That's one reason we are approaching the 1,000,000th auto death in this coun- try." The council says the solution is the adoption of a uniform law which gives equal protection to the inno- cent and equal punishment to the guilty. Such a law is embodied in the Uniform Vehicle Code, a model statute which the council and others concerned with public safety first formulated 25 years ago, While some states have adopted the code in entirety, or substanti- ally so, in others only bits and pieces have found their way into law. There the council's survey of the drinking driver states revealed much law but questionable jus- tice. For a first offense of driviug un- der the influence of intoxicants, the model code recommends a minimum fine of $100 and a maxi- mum of $1000. But in Minnesota, for example, it is a lot less expensive for a loaded driver to endanger human lives on a crowded highway than it is for a loaded hunter to prowl the woods with a deer rifle. The driver can get off with a $10 fine —$100 at the most. Hunting while intoxicated, however, is a gross misdemeanor, calling for a slap of not less than $100 and as much as $1000. Eleven states and the District of Columbia specify no minimum fine, three states set it at $10, two at $25, one at $35, nine at $50, and 14 at the recommended $100. Only Iowa and New Jersey get tougher than that—their minimums are $300 and $200 respectively, Maximum fines follow no logi- cal pattern, either. Nebraska has the lowest with $50. Nine states set the top limit at $100 and four at $300, In the District of Colum- bia and 16 states the maximum is $500, while only 12 consider the offense serious enough for the recommended $1000. The council found that there is little risk of going to jail for the first offence. Not one state snakes it mandatory, Kentucky even pro- hibits a jail sentence, and in South Carolina and Minnesota you can get a fine or jail sentence, but not both. Most states use the "and/or" language, with a fine the usual result. The laws governing license sus- pension, one of the most effective punishments for the drinking dri- ver, vary almost as much as do the provisions for fines and jail sen_ tenses, Endless variations in the laws were found by the council, even on the question of what is a motor vehicle, lir Florida a truck fanner who has his driver's license suspended Can crank up his farm tractor, head for the nearest tavern and drive home in his cups without risking arrest for anything worse than cre- ating a public nuisance. In at least six other states that tippler's tractor trip would be legal, too, because they don't include farm tractors in the definition of a motor vehicle, baking dish. Add corn mixture and top with rest of crumbs. Bake 25 minutes in a 350 -degree oven. Potato Puffs 2 cups mashed potatoes 1 egg, beaten 1 cup cereal flakes, crushed Salt and pepper Method—Combine potatoes, salt and pepper to taste, and beaten egg, and whip until very light. Shape po- tato mixture into small balls and roll in crushed cereal flakes. Fry in deep, hot fat (375 degrees) for three minutes, or until brown. Drain on absorbent paper, Makes 12 puffs. * * Beet Salad 1% cups finely -diced cooked beets %. cup diced apples 1cup .diced celery 1 teaspoon minced.onion 2 hard -cooked eggs Salt and pepper Mayonnaise Method—Combine the beets, ap- ples, celery, onion and eggs, coarse- ly chopped. Sprinkle with salt and. pepper and mix with enough may- onnaise to coat all ingredients well, Let stand long enough to season thru. Serve in a chilled bowl. * m * Cabbage Au Gratin 3 cups cabbage, shredded coarsely 2 cups white sauce cup grated Canadian cheese IA cup cracker crumbs 3 tablespoons melted butter Salt aand Paprika. Method—Boil cabbage seven min- utes in two quarts boiling water to r which two tablespoons salt have been added. Drain. Put a layer of cabbage into a buttered dish, sprinkle with grated cheese and paprika. Cover with a layer of white sauce. Repeat till all ingredients are used. Mix cracker cr•uinbs with butter, spread over top and bake in a 350- 400 -degree oven until crumbs are well browned, * >k * String Beans in Cheese Sauce 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup milk 3/4 cup grated Canadian cheese '/s'teaspoon paprika 2 tablespoons flour '/ teaspoon salt • teaspoon pepper • Few drops of Worcestershire sauce ,4 cups string beans, cooked and drained Method—Make white sauce with butter, flour and milk, Add cheese and seasonings s and stir until well blended and cheese is melted. Add beans, mix gently and turn into but- tered casserole. Bake 30 minutes in a 350 -degree oven. Garnish with a sprinkle of paprika and chopper parsley, * * * Casseroled Peas with Cheese 4 cups cooked peas Vs teaspoon pepper 1 cup grated Canadian cheese • teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 2 tablespoons minced pimiento Method --Turn drained peas into buttered baking dish. Add salt, pepper and milk, Sprinkle cheese and pimiento over top and bake in a 400 -degree oven about 20 minutes or until cheese has melted, We grumble about taxes now, but we would grumble just as Bruch if they were half what they are, and we couldn't grumble any more if they were twice as much—which is what they will probably be.— Lake Mills Graphic. Says British Aren't 'Dragging Their Feet' Here in America we have been deluged in recent months with a constant stream of propaganda about Britain . , . the most unscrup- ulous and the most malicious accu- sation of these propagandists is that British are "dragging their feet." • Let's face the facts. In .proportion to her population —one-third of ours—Britain has today as many men in her armed forces combatting or restraining Communist aggression as has the United States, Her forces are fighting or on guard at 19 key points throughout the world. An- thony Eden has pointed out in the April issue of Foreign Affairs that "these British forces are stretched in relation to the availability of trained men and modern arms more tautly than those of any other country, ally or enemy." The Brit- ish were fighting in Malaya for two years before the Communist ag- gression in Korea last June. Brit- ain has • had universal military training for men 18 to 26 since 1947. We are still talking about it. The British people, for more than ten years, have volunarily submitted to a rationing system, in some respects severer today than ever before, unknown and per- haps even unbearable in this coun- try. And why?—To repair the awful damage of war, to enable their country to pay its own way, to meet its obligations, and to play its part in the, tdefense of the free- dom of mankind. One egg and 8 pence worth of meat a week! The results of this self-restraint and self-sacrifice on the part of the Britcsh people shoulld be reassur- ing to their friends and astounding to future historians. Our partner has achieved solvency at least for the moment. She has raised her industrial production 50% and her exports 70% above the prewar level. Proportionately, she is do- ing at least as much as America in meeting the menace of Soviet Com- munism. Nor is this the whole story. It is much easier for a rich man to contribute 15% of his income to worthy causes than it is for a man of modest means. In the one case there may be the sacrifice of some - luxuries, in the other of bare neces- sit;es. The true test is how much a man is doing as compared with what he can do. • Who are "dragging their feet?" From. "The Anglo-American Part- nership" an address by Lawrence Hunt, of New York City, at Phila- delptia. April 7, 1951, It's Really something when some of the rural folks have to fight their way in to town overimpass- able roads—to -- pay their taxes.— Corning axes—Corning Free Press. NEW and USEFUL Too Threads Itself No more shaking hand and sciu'nting eye hearing flown on the sawing machine. needle. New needle for sewing machine now threads itself. Thread is slid down the shank of the needle and through. • m m m Fan Lamp Combination 32 -watt fluorescent fxture with a built-in circulating fan has been developed. It conies with one or two lamps; two circuit switches stake it possible to oper- ale lamp 'or fan separately, m * Putty Paclts Putty is now being marketed in a form which will be . a boon to all hardware retailers. No more messing about weighing putty with every ,ale of a pane of glass. Pro- duct is ready packed in one -pound aluminum foil pliofrlm lined base for self-service. Package is mois- ten -proof, Magnifying Light Designed to illuminate a mag- nified field of vision without throw- ing direct rays in the user's eyes, new instrument features a seven - power magnifying glass with a powerful light placed in its handle.. A portable instrument', it spot- lights work, Lens is enclosed in bakelite plastic; case is made of steel with chrome finish. * * Checks Fuel Unit can accurately check the fuel system and mileage of any internal combustion engine. Placed adjacent to vehicle opera- ator to be watched carefully, de- vice makes it possible to run. .car, bus, etc., to garage for repairs when fuel system is not operating. Fuel checker has small pressure pump on top which, when removed, allows gasoline to be poured into container. River Pollution Can Be Stopped Dramatic evidence that a water- way choked -with industrial pollu- tion for decades can regain ;nuch of its original usefulness through government - industry co-operation was offered at the annual techni- cal conference of the American i,e seal Society. • c+re' er-ick H. Dechant, consulting engineer, reported that waste dis- `charge from all mines on the Schuylkill River and its tributaries has been effectively stopped, the river's• flood stages have been lowered by three to seven feet, the quality of the water has been noticeably improved, and the cost of treatment has been reduced. Mr. Dechant said that although this work has been carried on pri- marily as a state and federal proj- ect, seven large steel works, foun- dries, and other metal -working industries have jointly spent more than $3,000,000 to purify the waste waters they return to the river. "The outlook is good that others will follow in their footsteps," he said. Merry Menagerie—nywait Disney =-k.. 5-12 b:.iwnN h K.M r,,,w„ 314.,,, "Haven't you ever heard of a FAMILY tree?" i nh:: See seeesesseeseessesseesseleismeMelMeRi DATE -ORANGE PUDDING Combine in a greased casserole (6 -cup size) c. corn syrup, 1 tbs. grated lemonrind and lei c. orange juice. Mix and sift once, then sift into a bowl, 1 % c. once -sifted pastry flour (or 1ie c. once -sifted, hard -wheat flour), 2Y2 tsps, Magic Baking Powder, .3 tsp. salt and % c. fine granulated sugar, Mix in hi, c. coxn flakes, slightly crushed, and M c. cut -hp pitted dates. Combine 1 well -beaten egg, 34 o. ;milk, 2 tsp..vanilla and 3 tbs. shortening, melted. Make a well in dry ingredients and add liquids; unix lightly. Turn into prepared 'dish. Bake in moderately hot oven, 3750, about 40 minutes, Servo warm, with. pouring cream. Yield -6 servings. }t t N L Y}Lii'�i 11•'}.� 4 : T.