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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1951-10-04, Page 7Seeing Their First G.-Aseat. Clipper Ship .A day or so after paintiltg -ship (e e -11V 1t hark running downs before the wind, and as she.evidently wish- ed to spook to ns, our mainsail was hauled up and the tnainyard hove ole tek. .1s ;slug approached us. evenlnce was commenting on her loos:., with such exclamations as• "Look at her square yards," "Look at het slams, bows," Zook at tit', aril look at that, until she swept iry across our ,tern, when a1111oc1 every°no hr';,lo otlt like one voice "Hon beeutrful1" 1•1er sharp bows rut through the hater, hardly turn ing a roll of foa)u the slzc of a ut•eiaiC from theta, and this almost disappeared as it slipped under her cnnnters, that could carry no deaf stater there. Her .sides were printed in fancy -colors like a yacht When =•yvithilI hail, our ( notate raised his speaking trumpet to his lip., and bellowed 0111: "Bark ahoy! The answer returned vas "Hallos \\ fat ship is that?" "Ship Charles W. Morgan of Neu Bedford,,. says oar Captain'"What bark is that?" Bark Sea Fox of \'\'esport. How lou;: are you out:" "Forty-eight mouths, Clow long are you out? .. . "Two months. \\'on't ;you conte on board:" "\o, the wind is fair eed we want to get home as soon as pos- • sible," said our Captain. They waved their trumpets to each other as the lags salute, we braced for- ward our mahcyard and set the studding -sails, after hoarding the main tack. The hark hauled to on the 'opposite tack and was soon lost to view in the distance. The appearance of this vessel was the subject of talk for hour; after- wa rds. It was to all of us like a vision of beauty, as this was the fiat clipper ship any of us had seen. The buldiug of theta had cont- • FRANKS AND Sf1s UERKRAUT MAKE GOOD FALL FARE BY EDNA 1VfL S THESE are kraut and frankfurter days, For some new. suggestions •L in combining sauerkraut and frankfurters, why not try these recipes from food experts of the National Kraut Packers Association? You'll find that they deserve to be oh the menu throughout the entire year Sauerkraut Frankfurter Supreme (Makes 4 servings) One No, 21/2 can sauerkraut, 3/2 teaspoon caraway seeds, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1 medium onion, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons butter or fortified margarine, 2 medium apples, melted butter or fortified marga- rine, brown sugar, 4 frankfurters. In a mixing bowl, combine sauerkraut, caraway seeds, onion slices and butter Place in a shallow square baking dish. Cut unpeeled apples into halves and remove cores. Brush cut surfaces with butter and sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange apple halves on the sauer- kraut in a diagonal line across the center of the casserole. Place two frankfurters on each side of the apple halves. Bake in a moderate oven (7.0 degrees F.) 30 to 35 minutes. Serve immediately Broiled 'mfrs and Franitt'urters (Makes 4-6 servings) Two tablespoons bacon drippings, 3 tablespoons minced green pep- per, 3 tablespoons minced onion, 1 No. 21/2 can sauerkraut, 1 cup canned tomatoes, 8 to 10 frankfurters. Melt bacon drippings in large heavy skillet over low heat; add onion and green pepper. Simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in sauerkraut and tomatoes, mixing thoroughly. Simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and place mixture in bottom of broiler pan, Place frankfurters on broiler grill and broil until frankfurters are cooked (approximately 8 minutes on each side), Serve immediately, ' Hungarian Sauerkraut and Frankfurters (Makes 4-6 g,ervings) Three medium cooking apples, 1 No. 21/2 can sauerkraut, e/4 cup bacon drippings, 1 cup thinly sliced onions, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 table- spoons sugar, V teaspoon caraway seeds, 2 cups grated potatoes, 8 frankfurters. Peel, quarter, core and slice apples. In a kettle, combine sauerkraut, Franks, apple halves and sauerkraut combined with make a mouth-watering casserole. bacon drippings, apples, onions and seasonings. Simmer over low heat 20 minutes, or until apples are tender, stirring occasionally. Add potatoes and frankfurters. Continue to simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve immediately. brown sugar menced in its fullest extent while we were away. and their model, so different front the old style of square boxlike ships, made the con- trast more striking. It is said that Donald Mchay, who built ships of that description, used the lines of the canoes that the Indians on tine Northwest coat of America have; and on seeing them, one can be- lieve the report correct. — From "Whale Hunt," by Nelson Cole Haley As a rule .1 aot a bit dubious about these "miracle" fruits and vegetables you sometimes see ad- vertised. So when a friend of ",gine —who dabbles in raising and selling plants as a sidel'ne—told rue that he was trying out a new variety of strawberry, one that would keep on bearing throughout the summer, I told ]tint it sounded much too good to be true. However. 1 was mistaken. I've seen and sampled the fruit, some of it picked in late September. So I asked my friend to write a brief description of his experience with these berries, knowing that many of my readers ill be interested. Isere it is. :e * "I brought the plants in from the States and planted them in about • May. 20 this year. Began picking fruit about July 10. Will keep on bearing till frost. Many berries two inches in diameter. One plant hlid 13 bunches, another 11 bunches. Supposed to stand winter temperatures clown to 30 below. Produce runners same as other varieties. flavour very street. with nib] ] berry flavour much in evi- rh nee. Keeping qualities excellent. (ler 24 plants have. produced over ;i'1 quarts to date," 1'Oasibly you may think- this sounds like a ''plug" for the berries and for my plant -growing friend. Well, it's hardly that—for .when I told hint 'I'd like to get a couple of dozen plants next Spring lie repned that ire very much doubted if she'd have 11111 s doe for ole. 4 Down at MacDosiaid College, near Montreal, Dr. Robert Fisher is engaged its an interesting project. He's making experiments designed to discover how the common house- fly builds up resistance to powerful insecticide, such as DDT. Instead of killing tdies, the,.youug entoinologist raises and cares for them as carefully as if they were prize livestock to make certain they are uniform in size and sturdy and vigorous. Tits primary research was aloud at finding out to what part of the fly's body DDT should be applied to be most effective. In preparing his flies for the tests, Dr. Fisher first anaesthetized thein. They were then placed in groups of five on glass slides and held in place by cellulose tape. Holes in the tape made it possible for a single leg, the head or any, part of a fly's body to he exposed to a speck of DDT. to some cases e minute flap of skin 11 as raised and an in- oculati•,n glade underneath. While Dr. fisher' has not "rade public all the results of his ex- periments, he has definitely estab- lished that a fly's feet are not the most effeetive points of entry for the insecticide; but that the nearer the head the chemical is applied the 111011 killing power it seems to have. The skin , also seems to hate SO'11e11110g t0 do With making DDT ed'fcctive but the flies inoculat- ed under the skin did 1101 clie from the chemical's effects. 11Y HAROLD . ARNETT V0.MSIGAidCCGiqp7mallR7F7f9'Rr[rCN41't1 rART $ 01210 15912alir941Giif761,Y1MG1 niali1t,119Qt1ylAtta Sit 9119 16i6tR1&Nlytdl,.raritiesg1 yy EM....r:. vow'' utW(UWf.(W.W.CUSBOW.OattetuuUt6,atctuc,tai.04 4u014,coosa. SCREE N^'bOOR SPFtttyGsl/ LEAi-'HER Oft RUBBER emfnp1RmP ummosicaninumas neu0NIdili 1111111MSIVANNINCEI Ampommen mIAIIig Jrtiontau1111tsnmon MINIRMAIINIi91IRE MISMgme en�:onan gomminowIttomim 1p■■saogaaa�9M1eeel19neie leinorammanismanimmeaorpogersoliamiq mogietionamminvommomiummemewilimi Iw0w,mats,m.tmmw9a1► E4"lI1RA SILENCE 1411114 OP SCR> ON , OOK SPRING EaY !NBEa11NG PltitCO. O' {-1,18 faerweEN THE NOOK5 ANI' EPl .lN%e 1:1aving made these findings, Dr. Fisher will attempt to establish why flies become resistant to DDT —knowledge that is hoped will con- tribute to the development of sup- erior fl}- sprays. . :1 ton of beef per acre sounds like a whale of a lot of beef. Bet that's the amouut of production that has been achieved at the Ever- glades .Experiment Station down in Florida in tests made over a five-year period. The average pro- duction for the five years was 1804 pounds of beef per acre per year and the highest was 2089 pounds the official statement says. This 'record was achieved through proper improvement of grasslands and management. The use of lime and fertilizer, careful selection and treatment of grass seed, and wise choice of cattle breeds were other contributing factors in obtaining this phenomenal weight in beef from a small acreage. The grasslaud programme bad a further advantage of conserving the muck and peat soils in that area—soils which were being rap- idly destroyed by truck, cane and other row crops. During the last 25 years the depth of the soil on many of the farms was reduced by ae 111)1011 as 25 per cent. St. Augustine grass was one of the best producers, although Pan- galo, Coastal Bermuda, Carib, Para and Pensacola Bahai fitted into some situations: Brehm, Angus and Devon were the popular cattle breeds. Plants That Grow By Leaps and Bounds Plaut, grow by leaps and bounds which are determined by periods of light and dark, the United States Department of :\griculture reports, Light periode during the daytime snake a difference. Dr. Byron T. Shaw of the department's research administration told the Illuminating Engineering Society in Washing- ton, lint continuity of the dark - period appears to be the control- ' ling 'facts r in plant growth. For nlNtanee, he said. as little as 25 foot-candles of light for ane or two minutes in the middle of the night is enough to stop tlowe9Ilg and seed production of soybeans. As little as two one -hundredths of a foot- candle of light during the dark period will prevent. many plants from flowering. Photo-periodism is directed by a key plant pigment, recent research indicates, The pig- ment is blue, perhaps related to the pigments of bile, Apparently ii acts as a catalyst to set in motion an- other substance. still to be identi- fied, that 'stimulates flowering and other phases of plant developinelrt• Already, control of the length 0f the day and the night is put .in special cases, Chrysanthemums are made to bloom ort' time for big football games and not before, for instance, Artificial light adjusts the daylight and a light -proof canopy artiness the darianes•s• "-- JITTER � clam Andtlews. Most everybody likes lesion but- ter, and it has so ntauy uses such as filling for tart shells, dropping into the heart of a slightly hollow- ed -out cup cake, spreading between the layers of a cake, and so on. A good idea is to make up a batch of it and keep it in the re- frigerator•or other cool place ready for use when needed. The follow- ing recipe yields about 'ttvo and a half cupfuls, and it's very rich and "lemony." LEMON BUTTER Grated rind from 4 lemons. 1 cup water 4 eggs 11/4 cups granulated sugar 2 tablespoons corn starch / cup plus 1 tablespoon strain- ed lemon juice 4 ,tablespoons butter or margar- ine Grate .the rind from the leucons and •place in a small saucepan; acid the water and heat just to boiling point. Remove from heat and strain through a very fine sieve: keep the water, but discard the rind. Beat the eggs until thick and light in the upper pan of a double boiler; stir in the sugar and corn starch. Slowly stir in the strained legion juice; stir in the water from the lemon rind. Cook 'the mixture over boiling water, stirring constantly, until smoothly thickened and no raw flavour of starch remains, Remove from heat and stir in the butter or margarine. bit by bit, Turn into dry jars and cool thoroughly. Store in a cold place. 4 NOW for sOt11C recipes for cookies and the like—tete sort of things that are so hard to keep on hand, especially • when those school lunches—and after-school snacks. -- ace up so many. PECAN PUFFS 1 cup shortening Ve cup sifted confectioners' sugar 2A cups sifted flour / teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup chopped pecans Additional confectioners' sugar ("ream shortening and the hall cup sugar. Stir in dour, salt, va- nilla and pecans, Blend wen. Mold into ogee-mcll balls; place 011 greased cooky sheet and bake 12-15 minutes at 375 degrees F. Roll in sifted confectioners' sugar immediately after baking. Cookies may be re - rolled in sugar - after cooling if desired. Makes two and one-half oxen, DATE BARS 1 cup pitted dates 1 cup nuts 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar 2 eggs 1 tablespoon melted shortening 1 tablespoon lemon juice !A cup sifted flour. ?/ teaspoon salt Ptit dates and outs through food chopper, or dice- in small pieces. Blend -with sugar and beaten eggs, Add melted shortening, legion juice, flour and salt. Mix thoroughly, Place in 10 x 6 x 2 -inch greased pan. Bake at 375 degrees F. 30-35 minutes. While warm. cut into 1 x 3-inch`strips. Roll in powdered sugar. stakes 18 or 20 cookies. Roll its ineh thick, cut. with round or fluted cooky cutter, place on ungretsed cooky sheet and sprinkle lightly tivith sugar. Bake 6-8 rain,. aces at 4u() degrees F. Remove to cake rack'. :'Hakes 4 dozen cookie e. a* CHOCOLATE DROP COOKIES / cup shortening 1 cup sifted brown sugar 1 egg 2 square:, melted chocolate 1/ cups sifted flour r/ teaspoon salt / teaspoon soda • % cup sour milk / cup chopped nuts Blend shortening, broxn sugar, said egg: add melted chocolate. Add clry ingredients, which have been sifted together, alternately with milk. Stir in nuts. Drop from a teaspoon to greased cooky sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes at 375 degrees F. Ice with chocolate if desired. 'Make 3 dozen cookies. GINGER CRISPS 1/2 cup butter or margarine :2 cap light molasses / cup sugar 1 tablespoon vinegar 2 cups flour, sifted 1 teaspoon cinnamon r/ teaspoon ginger 1j2 teaspoons soda Combine butter, molasses, sugar and vinegar in saucepan and boil three minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and cool. Coin -- bine cineanton, soda, and ginger with flour and sift several tinges. Add to cooled butter mixture and blend Well. Wrap in waxed paper and chill several hours or overnight. Roll very- thin. Cut with 2 -inch cutter, place on greased cooky sheet and hake seven minutes at 375 degrees F. Remove from sheet while warns and place on cake rack„ ]falces 10 -dozen paper -titin cookies. MELTING MOMENTS 1/4 pound butter or margarine. 5 tablespoons confectioners' sugar 1 teaspoon almond flavoring ;!t teaspoon salt 1 cup sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Guns drops Cream butter, sugar and almond flavouring until light and fluffily. Combine with salt, flour and baking powder. Chill. Roll teaspoonfulls into ba115. Place on ungreased cooky sheet, Press flat with fork dipped in flour. Decorate with slice of gum drop. Bake 10 minutes at . 350 degrees F. Cool before remov- ing from pan. Makes three dozen cookies. 1' i. r, SUGAR COOKIES 2/ cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2.teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar !'a cup shortening 1 egg 1 teawpoon vanilla r/ cup milk Sugar for topping Resift flour twice with baking powder and salt. Cream sugar and shortening and stir in egg. Add vanilla and milk and blend \yell. Fold in flour mixture in four por- tions. Shape in flat rectangle, wrap in waxed paper and chill overnight. Buys Fireflies Dr. William D. McElroy, Johns Hopkins biologist, is paying a bounty of 25 cents for a hundred fireflies, with cash prizes offered to youngsters who catch the most. He wants half a million fireflies, if he can get them, to study their method of producing light. So far he has established that the energy source for light production in the firefly is the same as that used for animals in doing work. This means 'that the vitamins which in animals free energy are necessary for light production. So are certain trace elements, such as magnesitttn and cobalt. Dr. McElroy is particularly interested in isolating a mystery factor which appears to have the properties of certain vitamins, like riboflavin and niacin. The nature of this "X' factor" remains to be determined: • HIDDEN TALENT Mrs. Smith thought that 84.00 was a very reasonable price to pay for a thoroughbred police dog, so she cut out the advertisement in a local paper and wrote a cheque to the owner. A few. days later a mangy -looking mongrel was deposited on her door- step. She indignantly 'phoned the man who had inserted the adver- tisement, and demanded: "What do you mean by calling that animal a thoroughbred police dog?" "Don't be deceived by his looks," came the solemn reply. 'He's in the Secret Service." Forget Something?—A baby parakeet breaks out of its she!i into what someone once called "a cold world," a logical description considering such a nude approach to it. This little "ugly duckling" of the parrot world—parakeets are close relatives of parrots --- will, when fully grown, be slightly larger than a canary., •M YOUR NEW Nete148OR. MAY/ Y ttaR d6NLY Mid INA ily Arthur Pointer 1 5O TI- ATS THE 1<!N0 OF NECGUBORs WE' HAYS'/ zM GLAD FOUND our EAResee M. a