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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Herald, 1953-06-04, Page 6"Can't ever seen] to make enough cookies" is the often heard plaint from housewives, especially those with growing boys and girls. So today 1 pass along a tiew cookie recipes which 1 think will satisfy all tastes - perhaps too well! PINEAPPLE DROP COOKIES 2 cups sifted flour" Ile teaspoons Baking Powder '.p. teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt 2-; cup shortening 1'e cups brown sugar (firmly packed) 2 eggs, unbeaten t,w cup canned crushed pineapple, well drained I teaspoon vanilla w If Cake Flour is used, in - +:1 ease flour to 2 ' cups. Sift tour once, measure, add baking powder, soda, and salt, and sift again. Cream shortening, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, elle at a time, beating well after each. Then add pineapple and t anilla. Add flour, a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth. Drop from teaspoon on un - greased baking sheet. Bake in hot oven (400'F.) 10 minutes, or until done. Makes about 4 dozen tic:neappie drop cookies• x u 4 CHOCOLATE i1IERINGUE COOKIES 2, cups sifted confectioners' sugar 1 tablespoon flour le teaspoon salt 3 egg whites 2 or 3 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and. cooled !•r. cup shredded coconut 1 teaspoon vanilla Silt together sugar, flour, and salt. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add sugar mixture, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating after each addi- tion until blended. Fold in choc- olate, coconut, and vanilla. Drop from teaspoon on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake in moderate oven (375°F.) about 10 minutes. (For best results, start cookies on lower shelf of oven and move to upper shelf after 5 minutes to complete baking.) Remove from baking sheet im- mediately, using knife or spat- ula. Cool. Store in air -tight con- tainer. Makes about 22 dozen 21z -inch cookies' SOFT MOLASSES HERMITS 11/2 cups sifted flout 4 teaspoons baking powder !ft, teaspoon soda 1.1 teaspoon salt is teaspoon cinnamon Praying Footsie --Comparing shoe sizes with this 18 -foot statue in what was once Mussolini Sta- dium in Rome, this youngster is dwarfed by the statue of an athlete. lI teaspoon cloves cup shortening cup sugar 1 egg, well beaten cup molasses cup sour milk or butter- milk t e cup raisins Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder, soda, salt, and spices, and sift again. Cream shortening, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well: then add molas- ses. Add flour, alternately with milk, stirring only to blend. Add raisins. Drop from teaspoon on lightly greased baking sheet, placing about 2 inches apart. Bake in hot oven (400°F.) 10 minutes, or until done. :t.Takes 312 dozen cookies, t2 1.. PARTY BUTTER COOKIES 2 cups sifted cake flour 34 cup butter t12 cup sugar 1 egg yolk, unbeaten ? i teaspoon vanilla Sift flour once and measure. Cream butter, add sugar grad- ually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and beat well Add flour, a small amount at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla and blend. Divide dough in two parts; shape in rolls, late inches in diameter, rolling each in wax- ed paper. Chill overnight, or un- til firm enough to .slice. Cut in 1/2 -inch slices. Or chill Clough in bowl and press through cooky press. Bake on ungreased baking sheet in hot oven (400°F.) 4 to 5 min- utes, or until done. Makes about 0 dozen small butter cookies. These cookies are also very good if sprinkled with chopped walnut meats before baking. 4 w w ALMOND STICKS Mix dough for Party Butter Cookies and chill. Pinch off pieces of dough and roll into sticks, lli inches long and 4 inch in diameter. Then roll sticks in finely sliced blanched almonds. Bake on ungreased baking sheet in hot oven (400°F,) 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle with confec- tioners' sugar. Makes about 5 dozen almond sticks. FAVORITE ICEBOX COOKIES 2 cups sifted flour 134 teaspoons baking powder ?a teaspoon salt lz cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg, unbeaten 1 cup shredded coconut 1 tablespoon milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift again. Cream shortening, add sugar gradually, and cream together thoroughly. Add egg, coconut, milk, and vanilla and beat well. Add flour gradually, mixing well after each addition. Divide slough into 'two parts; shape each in roll, 11/2 inches in diameter, and roll in waxed paper. Or pack dough into wax- ed butter or cooky cartons. Chill overnight, or until firm enough to slice. Cut in 34 -inch slices and bake on ungreased baking sheet in hot oven (425°F) 5 minutes, or un- til done. Makes about 8 dozen cookies. Ambulance Chasers. In Tulsa, James Parker told police that after he was struck down by an automobile, two helpful specta- tors accompanied h i m to the hospital, made sure he was com- fortable, left with his wallet and $99, CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Piece of cloth 6. Feline 13. Withered hog 14. State formally 11. ingredient of varnish 16. •speak of 11. Fury 13, Dlente.y oc temper 20. Pigeon peal 21. Armemea1 23. insect 24. Cheap Hindu cigarette 25. Dntrance 27. Wampum 18. Division of Switzerland I f•.t8 y0.,, 5 27, r,rneit sage ,.1 'rAr4t *:* Philosopher 32. Foreign 29 30 33. coconut fibre 34. ~cues 31. Butt 86, Depict 49. Poor part of fleece 41. Removed the elfin 43. Palm leaf 44. Chaffy 48. Fanatical 48. rnmr<a forth 49 Sbeepilite 50. A7unrnruin ass 51 Shorts nrklnc? DOW 1a.k;hf fabric 2 'nfni ,vr 111 loll- .. About 29. Southern state 8. Musical sound 30. Gnawed 9. Exclamation 81. Large volume 10. First 38, Fondle 11. Lash 35. Chargee 12. iUnits of in. 37 131rd ductanee 38. Straighten lions in India 19. First murderer 39, Walk In watt; S. Flowers 22. Satisfies 41. Boy attendant 4. Blackbird 24, Whiskers 42. Fail 5, Corrals 26. Put on 45. Sea bird 6. Building ma- 27. Greek letter 47. Topaz terial 28. Appetizers hummingbird 22 4 tins). m 0 23 1 y2i e4.0 24 i J 33 onua a 2 4' `+ 3B 8 39 f jr1 47.- r Elsewhere on This ']age Fruit Trees Weather Floods - Despite floodwaters that still cover parts of Zeeland, The Netherlands, fruit trees bravely bear some blossoms. However, they aren't expected to bear any fruit because of damaging effects of salty sea water. Zeeland, one of The Netherlands' most fertile provinces, is slowly being rehabilitated, � � �pq��i�gi 8 Jo . Several years ago who would have though that air condition- ing could save the life of any- one or anything? Today we know it as something that is healthful and certainly comfort- able, if properly controlled, but to be used as a "life saver" is rather unique to say the least. P 4, * The fact is, that the lives of thousands of newly hatched baby chicks are being saved every year by the air conditioner that Morris Gray has installed in his hatchery at Rossville. Ind. .s '4 Judging from this unique "idea" of Mr. Gray's, it must be said that he certainly knows his business - and to further prove that statement, he owns and suc- cessfully operates two poultry farms, plus the hatchery of Ross- ville where he specializes in Barred Rock broiler chicks hatching about 30,000 a week throughout the year. 4. 4' a Before Mr. Gray installed the air conditioner in his hatchery, he and other hatcherymen were losing many baby chicks every summer through heat suffoca- tion. It is extremely important to keep incubating rooms from getting too hot, but during the summer months nothing seemed to solve the problem of beating the heat and the tragic, costly loss of the chicks. A * * Finally Mr. Gray hit on the idea of cooling his incubating rooms by installing an air con- ditioner. He called on the dealer over in neighboring town and, after sizing up the amount cool- ing needed, a 5 horsepower unit was installed. 4 d From that time on there have been no chicks lost due to heat suffocation, The incubating rooms are kept at the desired temperature and humidity all summer long. Also dirt and dust are kept out by the filtering ac- tion of the unit. ,H :r * Mr. Gray reports that several neighboring hatcheries, in ad- dition to many in the East, has heavy losses during the last hot weather season, and he feels these losses could have been avoided with the use of air con- ditioning. * 4 An Associated Press store from Pittsburgh says farmers now can burn coal to save their crops. It sounds queer, the story goes on, but it makes sense. The research organization of the coal industry, Bituminous Coal Re- search, Incorporation has devel- oped a coal-fired device. By helping fanners harvest crops at the proper stage a ripe- ness, the crop drier reduces the losses from bad weather. And by providing a means of artificially drying crops, it eliminates an im- portant part of the hazards o1 weather in making hay or har- vesting grains. a: 9 * This drier, the story gods on, is portable and thus can be used in many locations and for many purposes on a farm. This drier also costs less and it is cheaper to operate than other drying methods because it uses coal as the fuel, And it should prove a great asset, for the story quotes Agriculture Department .figures showing that bad weather robs crops of enough protein each year to give seven and a half million cows all the protein they need for six months. r * ,4 This device not only is a fore ward step in agriculture) prog- ress, but it also offers another important market for coal. For, as the Agriculture Department Yearbook says, "the mechaniza- tion of agriculture may have as far-reaching implications as the Industria) Revolution," Canadian and American farm- ers will pay at least $45,000,000 to feed the large roundworms in their hogs this year. * That's the belief of Dr W. P. Elmslie, noted livestock nutri- tionist and co -discoverer of the sodium fluoride method of worming pigs. This hug feed bill does not include the death losses caused by worlds, or the additional time required to feed out wormy hogs. Here's how Dr. Elmslie arrives at his estimates. Farmers are ex- pected to market about 90,000,000 hogs this year. Approximately half - o r 45,000,000 - a r e "wormy," according to packers Dr. Elmslie believes each of these harbors at least 25 worms Now, each worm requires one pound of feed. Figuring feed at 4 cents a pound, it costs $1.00 to feed the 25 worms in each wormy hog. That adds up to 45 million dollars for 45 million wormy hogs. Y * Since he helped discover the value of sodium fluoride as a hog anthelmintic, Dr. Elmslie has supervised thousands , of worming experiments. Because sodium fluoride is toxic to hogs he cautions against using exces- sive doses. In fact, he has per- fected a three-day treatment that is not toxic to hogs, but it highly poisonous to worms. u '• g The best way to slash the huge feed bill is to practice strict swine sanitation, he says. How- ever, because a single female roundworm can lay 26 to 27 mil- lion eggs, one wormy hog might easily infest an entire herd. For this reason, and because you cannot tell if a pig has worms by looking at him, Dr. Elmslie rec-. ommends treting them with a safe, effective expeller as the one way to be sure they are free from worm damage. Any Excuse Is Better Than None In London a man was fined thirty shillings for keeping a horse in his boarding-house room. He sadly explained to the police: "I was lonely." Police in New Fork asked a roan four times convicted of pick -pocketing how his hand managed to be in the pocket of a man sleeping on a station bench, He replied: "I was walk- ing along when 1 had a dizzy spell. I grabbed the bench, but my hand slipped and went into his pocket." * ;k A, A man charged with not obey- ing a traffic signal won his case when he explained to the judge: "There were two ladies with me, which made the front seat crowded, I was too modest to reach over and change gear." A negro arrested for the theft of a lawn -mower tried to tell the police: "I didn't steal it. I just stumbled over it and was too lazy to walk round it, so I push- ed it away." " A citizen of Vienna could offer only one explanation for the fact that be had been arrested for robbery: `I've been an honest man up to now, but a little while ago I had a blood transfusion. 1 must have been given the blood ,f a thief.'. ,-i �'"` CA Hifi° Q. -How can 1 aid digestion? A, ---A good habit to acquire is to take two glasses of cold water before breakfast, This will aid considerably in digestion, How- ever, some people prefer a glass of hot water, with or without the juice of a lemon, on arising. Q. -flow can I avoid having permanent stains in garments? A. -Never press a garment that is stained, as this makes the stain permenant and it cannot be removed without professional help. The spots should be clean- ed before pressing. Q, -How car i combat bed bugs? A, --.Try beating together some corrosive sublimate and white of egg. Apply frequently with a feather to both bed and mattress. Q. -How can 1 keep parsley fresh for a long time? A. --If you put into an airtight glass jar...and then placed in the refrigerator it will stay green and fresh for a long time. This is a much better way than try ing to keep it in water, where it usually turns yellow within a day or two. Q. -How can 1 make a substi- tute for a shoe horn? . A. -If no shoe horn is handy, lay a corner of a handkerchief into the shoe, and, grasping the remaining portion firmly, use in the same manner as a shoe horn. Q. -How can I prevent moths in a rug that is to be stored? A. -Sprinkle the rug with cayenne pepper and then roll it up in newspapers. Q. -Holm can I be certain of good results when painting over varnish? A. -First clean the surface thoroughly, removing all dirt and grease by washing carefully with turpentine or mineral spir- its. Then dull the gloss by rub- bing with steel wool or sand- paper, finally wiping off all dust. Q. -How can I snake the can- ary take a bath? A. -Oftentimes one may in- duce the canary to take its bath by sprnikling a few seeds on top of the water in the pan. Q. -How can I vary the flavor of lemonade? A. -The flavor can be improv- ed by the addition of grape juice. Simply use one-third grape juice to two-thirds lemonade. Q. --How can I remove grass stains from clothing? A. -If the material is wash- able, dip it as quickly as possible into lukewarm water and a mild soap suds. In the case of non - washable fabrics,. sponge with denatured alcohol, rubbing gent- Iy until the stains disappear. WASTEFUL Two women were having tea together, and the hostess was in- dulging in complaints about her husband. He didn't come home early enough, he drank too much, he smoked too much, and so on. "And," she concluded, "be's terribly extravagant," By way of proving her point she led her friend to the hall and pointed to a fire extinguisher. "Look at that!" she said bit- terly. "He just had to have that. He paid over twenty dollars for it -and he hasn't used it once!" Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking n.'HMS 3 d BUM Molit4 tk OB� Spread Them Out It will be a mistake to plant all the seed ea the same time. In both vegetables and flowere one should aim at a succession of crops or bloom, with quick ma- turing things fief beans, radish, spinach, lettuce. carrots and so on the best pier:, is to make sue- cessive sowings two weeks apart right up to early July This will bring on a continuous supply of vegetables in the very prime of condition. With flowers, a cer- tain amount of seece: sion is pos- sible, especially with those which normally are in bloom within ,ax to ten weeks after planting Minty people make it a practice to ,rave a Little of the seed in each wicket., then plant this a i•_w weeks !Ltcar. In this way we `31-o have some Protection against a very rate frost, or (Mood ce other or odic! damage which re y destroy 1 fast sowing. Watch tot' lilts Even with etais and inse, around, and there are few places in Canada where these enemies are not lurking, :t is possible to grow the finest „t flowers and vegetables, if one is reasonably on guard. For every ,gest, for- tunately, there is a control 01 cure. The main thing is to get thls control operating at the very first sign of attack. Careful gardeners will examine any damage Iike wilted or partially destroyed or eaten leaves, will regard with sus- picion any sudden check Care- ful . gardeners will also supply themselves with some sort of a duster or sprayer and the proper materials to go with them. There is all sorts of equipment avail- able, and for the sinal] garden it is not necessary to spend more than a dollar or tivo. There are also specific dusts and sprays ready.mixed for use. As a general rule, insects that eat the foliage are attacked wall a poison such as DDT, arsenate of lead, etc., et-hi)e those that suck out the juices like aphids and. other plant lice are control- led with preparations incorpor- ating nicotine co- tobacco solu- tions, lime, sulphur or special soap. Finely ground sulphur dust is an excellent preventive for diseases like rust. Above all it should be remembered that a healthy, well -cultivated, well - fertilized garden is the first and main defense. If plants are left unthinned and surrounded with weeds, if the soil is poor and growth spindly and weak we have an ideal spot for pests to flourish. Keep a Record It's an excellent idea to keep a note -book and list certain jobs we are going to do for sure next year. We should also jot clown such items as color and season of bloom, height, resistance to disease and drought and, of course, the name of any flower or shrub we see growing in a neighbous's garden that we hope to have in our own. With certain lines of nursery stock, most shrubs, trees, vines, etc,, one can buy and plant in the fall just as well as next spring. By doing this we get these established earlier and save time, for other tasks next year. Invitation Accepted. In Mil- waukee,citizens who were in- vited to help themselves to the kindling wood left over from the dismantling of Borchert Field also carried off the main gate, 118 benches, two tool sheds, $105 worth of tools, safeflataebaarse. Whiz Skiclder-Wifh his plane disabled by Red anti-aicraft fire, Maj. Thomas J. Ross brings his Panther jet in for an emergency belly landing on a light -plane strip in Korea. Top picture show* the jet lust touching the ground. Eloftom picturetshows the planes skidding along just before coming to ra stop for a perfect landing,