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GINGER FARM
By Gwertdoline P. Clarke
Well, farm work is still practic-
ally at a standstill because of wet
weather. That is, field work. There
is still plenty of work at the barn
-- don't ever think there isn't.
Partner calls it his "nursery", and
it certainly looks like it with six
little calves running around at
feeding time. That is the way
I like to see calves—playing like
so many puppies. They are not
quite so happy before they visit
their mothers, in fact you would
think all Bedlam was on the ram-
page what with the bleating of the
calves and the bawling of the
cows. To make one's voice heard
above the din is impossible; if we
have anything to say to one an-
other we have t ouse the sign
language.
• * *
Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day were my extra busy days last
week. Tuesday our W.I. catered
for a lucheon at which entrance
class students representing every
school in the county were guests
of the County Council. This is an
annual event.
* * *
Thursday was a still bigger day.
it was the day of our W.I. District
Annual, and a little special because
of it being the 50th Anniversary
in Canada. Our branch was hostess
to the other twenty branches in
the county so you can imagine we
had plenty to do. It was a lovely
day—not too hot—and we had a
record attendance It is nice to
see rural women so interested in
such a worthwhile organization, and
in these county affairs, the women
get together and meet old friends
and acquaintances whom they have
not seen since The last District
Annual and might not see again
for dear knows how long if it were
not for the DA.
Miss Anna P. Lewis, our new
provincial superintendent, was there
in person and we found her a very
likable and easy to talk to sort of
person. In the afternoon we were
just one happy family out for a little
fun—and we certainly had it. About
a dozen of the women staged a
W.I. meeting of by -gone days with
all the members attired in old-
fashioned costumes. There was also
a dress parade in costume The
audience was , just about convulsed
with laughter at different times.
Some of the women not only dressed
the part, they acted it too.
I thought as I watched them the
art of dramatization isn't dead after
all, but it has certainly been dormant
an awfully long time. One young
Woman, wearing a red silk dress and
•the most demure expression imagin-
able, yet managed to surreptitiously
lift the front of her floor length
gown thereby revealing a fine pair
of legs clad in knitted white silk
stockings) The audience literally
howled, but if it hadn't been for the
girl's innocent expression it would
not have been nearly so funny. She
looked very like pictures of Queen
Victoria in her younger days.
* * *
At four o'clock we had afternoon
tea—there were about two hundred
of us—and Miss Lewis and the
president and immediate past presi-
dents of the district were in the
receiving line, greeting each guest
individually. Around five o'clock
the whole affair was over, seach of
us going our separate way; home to
the chores at the farm; or to a
house in town; in any case back
to our men and families—"to each
his own" but all of us, I think, were
far more relaxed than when we
came and very well content that
we had taken time from our daily
duties to attend the W,I.D.A.—it is
so very easy to think we haven't
time for social life of this kind.
But country women need it —
countrywomen especially.
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And now we conic to Saturday—
and this really concerns Ginger
Farm. If you have followed this
column lately you will know that
we have been on the hunt for a
really good car at a reasonable price.
We had heard of and looked at
several but none that we thought
worth buying—not at the outrageous
prices that were being asked. But
on Saturday a car was sent up for
us to try out. With me, when 1
saw it, it was a case of love at first
sight! It was just such a car as 1
had hoped for — good tires, nice
appearance and easy to handle.
Partner and I left Bob to worry
about the mechanical end of things
and I think he examined every'bolt
and' bearing before he got through.
Then we took the car out on the
road and to my cars it just purred
along. We were quite satisfied, and
now the car is ours. It is a coach
with a trunk at the back which will
just take a crate of eggs nicely, At
first I was scared to drive it—all
the do -dads on the dashboard con-
fused mc. lint as soon as I learned
how to handle it I found it far easier
to drive than our old,jalopy. Now
if only I had the time and lots of
free gas would I get in that car and
go places !
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By BARRY
There has Leen a lot of advice
spread around about marriage, and
ew note that this is the time of year
that the journals usually try to help
the prospective bridal couple out
with a lot of do's and (lout's. One
thing the, writers fail to mention
is who handles the dough. Susie and
I were arguing the other night
about this when the young couple
who were sitting behind us in the
restaurant got up to pay the bill.
She opened a wallet and handed him
the money to do the honours. The
clerk handed back the change to
the man and then he handed it to
the wife. Susie won her point.
' * *
It seenis'to me that the govern-
ment or somebody was putting the
pressure on prices during the war.
Most things are sky-high yet, but
last week we went in to a store to
buy some sport shirts. The csunter
had a pile of those heavy jobs we
used to see during the winter at
$10.50. After Christmas they went
down' to $7.50- arida i* bdssght them
at this store for •$4.56.r If that store
could cut the price down $6.00,
there was a neat profit in it for
someone. And yet merchants are
beefing because the prices are going
up. Who is trying to fool who?
* * • *
That gal Linda they're singing
about 24 hours a day on the radio
is going to lose her popularity soon
—we hope„Maybe Maybe by the time you
read this she will have gone some-
where. While on the subject of
recordings, we predict that a lot of
you will be buying Frankie Lane
recordings before long. CKEY's
Make -Believe Ballroom is giving
him plenty of publicity. Mr• Lane
is a Hollywood product, but he has
something that is different. His
waxing of "The Sunny Side of the
Street"? is worth a listen -to.
* * *
Sunday afternoon we tried to
communicate with nature—all be-
cause it was so warm out. Susie and
I went for a walk down by the old
mill stream. I went too close to the
edge and sank in mud over my an -
Papa Kiwi Looks
After the Babies
In a letter written from New Zea-
land to a small child in England
some new details about that almost
extinct oddity the kiwi, are related.
Thus: "Last week 1 was in Hast-
ings and I saw three kiwis, father,
mother and son ... A kiwi mother
weighs about 5 lbs., but lays an egg
1 lb. in weight. A white Leghorn hen
weighs 5 lbs. but lays an egg which
is only 2 ounces in weight. When
the egg hatches, father kiwi looks
after the chick and won't let mother
have anything to do with it ..
Kiwis have a long beak, as you
know, and right at the end of it are
the two nostrils. At the other end—
near the eyes—are whiskers like a
cat's. The birds are practically blind
in daylight and only come out at
tight. That is the •story of the kiwi,
one of the strangest birds in the
world."
"What 'do you suppose Admiral
Byrd and his crew learned on their
polar expedition?" asked the tea-
cher. •
"They learned," replied the sober
little lady in the first seat of the
second row, "that penguins make
good house pots."
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Ides and Susie put about four runs
in her new stockings. But nature is
nice anyway.
* * w:
Summer must be on the way.
Kites, hoops and marbles z re mak-
ing their appearances with the real
young set and that's a sure sign.
Teeners are worrying abput final
exams and that's another sign. The
teen -twenties are making life plans
and that's another. Stores are fea-
turing bathing suits and brother
that does it. They talk in shocked
tones about the scanties that women
don as beach apparel, but sonic of
the wide neckties they are selling
to the men this year for the purpose
of bathing have nothing on the
'women.
* * * .
Susie and I saved our nickels and
dimes and went dancing at Toron-'
to's Casa Lo4iia last wee•Iz as `a.
special treat. Friends went with us
and we had a lovely time, but I was
disappointed in one thing. We trad-
ed our old sport jacket in on a new
job at Mike's Used Clothing and
before we had been in the castle
four minutes and 20 seconds, five of
the same brand marched by. Mike
will have to take back his sales talk.
He said it was the only one of its
kind in exitsence.
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L'il Arthur King, the tanned
young boxer from Toronto is mak-
ing a name for himself—in fact •
he's already made it. We read the
sport pages, but know little of his
history. Maybe we can induce Frank
Mann Harris to send us some de-
tails for a spotlight, as we think
this colorful litle fighter deserves
more credit than he gets. Especial-
ly in comparison with some, of
those freak wrestlers that seem to
find little trouble in getting them-
selves draped over two columns of
space every other day.
* * *
It's a funny thing about this writ-
ing business. When I sat down to
sprite this column, I had every in-
tehtion of telling you about the
troubles Susie and I had trying to
hang wall paper. It's a laugh now,
but at the time it was a fat pain
in the neck. Well, my space is gone
and 1 haven't mentioned it. Oh, well
you probably are in the middle of
just such a job and wouldn't ap-
preciate such a yarn anyway.
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This fine medicine is very effective to
relieve pain, nervous distress and weak,
cranky, "dragged out" feelings, of such
days—when duo to female funetiouel
monthly disturbances. li"orth trying'
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- Milk Desserts .. a
Milk is a food and not a bever-
age. In fact it "s our of the most
valuable foods, aartrcularly for
children, No caw: food can be
substituted4 for milk without dis-
astrous results. It gives the proper
balance to the menu and helps to
correct the deficiencies of the aver-
age modern diet It is the soundest
foundation on which to build whole-
some meals for the whole family.
Cooking with milk is an easy way
of meeting the family's daily re-
quirements. This can be accomp-
lished by serving milk soups,
. cream sauces, casserole dishes, cus=
tarcis, puddings, ice cream or fla-
voured milk beverages.
The home economists of the Con-
sumer Section', Dominion Depart-
ment of Agriculture offer a few of
their favorite milk dessert recipes,
which will prove the delight of all
members of the family both young
and old.
Butterscotch Sponge
1 pkg. gelatin
Y cup cold water
1 cup 'brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
l% cups hot milk
2 egg yolks
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons sugar
Soak gelatide in cold water for
5 mins. Caramelize the sugar and
butter. Add the hot milk and stir
until caramel mixture is dissolved.
Add a little of the hot mixture to
the beaten egg yolks and return to
the first mixture. Cook until smooth,
but do not boil. Add soaked gelatin
and stir until dissolved. 'Add flav-
ouring sad chill until partially set.
Beat egg whites with salt until stiff
anti gradually add the two table-
spoons sugar continuing to beat
until mixture will form peaks. Fold
meringue into partially set mixture
and pour into slightly greased
moulds. Chill until firm and serve
with plain or whipped cream. Six
servings.
Banana -Rhubarb Pudding
4 cups rhubarb, cut in %" pieces
la cup sugar
3 bananas, sliced
1 cup fine dry bread crumbs
2 cups milk
3 egges, slightly beaten
1 cup sugar
I/ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine rhubarb with sugar and
let stand 10 minutes. Add bananas
and mix well. In a large greased
• baking dish, place a layer of fruit
and sprinkle wither one-half the
bread critinbs. Cover with remain-
ing fruit and top with remaining
crumbs. Combine the milk, eggs,
sugar, salt and vanilla and pour
over fruit. Oven -poach in a mod-
erate oven, 350 deg. F., for 1 hour.
Eight servings.
Mint Bavarian
4 teaspoons gelatin
r/q 'hp cold water
2 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-2 drops oil of peppermint
few drops green vegetable -col-
ouring
f cup whipping cream
S'aak gelatin in cold water for 5
minutes, Scald milk, add sugar and
salt. Add soaked gelatin and stir
until dissolved. Cool slightly, acid
flavouring and green . vegetable
colouring. Chill mixture until par-
tially set, then fold in cream, which
has been whipped until stiff. Line
slightly greased mould with choco-
late cookies or thinly sliced choco-
late cake and pour pudding mixture
over. Chill until firm. Six serv-
ings.
We always have two reasons for
doing things, a good reason and
the real reason. —Brandon San.
A Tired Woman's Epitaph
Here lies a poor woman who
always was tired,
For she lived. in a house 1,4i ere
help wasn't hired:
hear last words on earth were:
"Dear friends, I am going
Where washing ain't done, nor
sweeping, nor sewing
And everything there will be
just to my wishes,
For where they don't eat, there's
no washing dishes;
I'll he where loud anthems will
always be ringing.
But having no voice I'll get
clear of the singing.
Don't mourn for me now, don't
mourn for me never.
For I'm going to do nothing for
ever and ever.
It is better to have dents in poor
automobile fender than in your
reputation. —Guelph Mercury.
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