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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1949-02-10, Page 7Ovo°y.c �. r.^41 ew t' 4olirt.e P. Ctet i,ike What would we do without our Federal Government? We just wouldn-t know any.thiegi that's What. Vor instance;if we didn't 'have the Federal Government to hell us, how would we, ever know the cost of living index had gone blown? . And it has, you know -the f.G. says so—and it has figures to :rove it. I forget just what fraction of one per cent it had gone- down stat no doubt aityorie who is cu ns could get that information from; array government official. But do • ";you know, as I heard the "good #dews" I wondered how many fig- °inres'it cost the taxpayers to have 'tat` cost of living index tabluated . and broadcast to the people! And after the decrease was an *enlaced what happened? Tea went tap in price, coffee went up; like- wise coal, milk, insurance lens, motor• and driving 'permits, alad even the 'Price of admission: to 'aur local movie theatre. Also the ;rent on,safety deposit boxes. There 'may also be a dozen other items 'Oat I have forgotten—it is hard 'to ;deep track of them all.- Of course -yrou might Say -tobacco, movies and .. ;safety deposit' boxes •don't belong -`pe the cost of living. Maybe not 'according to government statistics, •but money for these things' all :5:emes out of the family income. '.1''artner says if he can't have his .rr:"ihipe of 'tdba co it' is just too' bad. `;And of .:course we all enjoy the ;occasional movie. As for,deposit loxes, they are handy places to :beep insurance policies and your "last will and testament." And now may I draw your atten- alion to what has gone down—as if you didn't know, that is, if,you live sorts a farm. Eggs—that's what. You notice farm produce is always 'the first thing to drop in price. But *he cost of laying mash hasn't gone down so that eggs cost just as :much to produce now as they ever did although we get less for them. Personally, we are not .grumbling td the price of eggs going down— we are only grumbling at the cost e4 producing them keeping up. We would be quite happy with moder- ate prices for what we sell if we could buy what we need at a rea- sonable figure. The price of every- thing is far too high. How married people in the twenty -five -dollar -a - week class ever manage 1 don't lenow. No wonder there is a hue and cry for margarine. Yes, mar- garine is supposed to be on the ,Market but one grocer told me it would not be available to small grocery stores for at least six rnOrlt'hs. Maybe We are short-sighted, but at Ginger Farm we are quite in favour of margarine being available to those who cannot afford to buy butter. T have a hunch there, will always be a strong enough prej- udice against margarine to insure a good market for butter. So why all the fuss? Maybe some of us forget that good old maxim—"Live and let live." If all people, in all lands, would abide by that simple aisle for living there would never be any wars, nor rumours of wars. Put half the time we forget about *he other fellow—instead it seems to be "Each man for himself and the devil take the hindmost.' Well, I don't know about the 'hindmost—it almost seems as if x Answer to This Week's Puzzle SAt X SALLIL'S Old Nick has got into the weather and is taking us' all for a ride with his antics just lately. Remember that wind last Week? Eighty-one miles an hour—quite 'a' little breeze. , Around here it ripped off roofs, uprooted trees, turned over chicken Houses,' put electric power out of commission and shook people 'id , their beds. We were luckrgot off with only a limb , being'blowb off an elm tree, a few bricks off the chineney and hydro power disrupted'for over five hours —during which time another calf arrived( Why' our calves have to arrive during black -out periods is a mystery. \ow the weather has changed again =so that We * need skates •ta get around. just imagine, we have- n't had enough snow yet to pro- perly cover the ground. The wheat is looking pretty sick right now. 1\'c: area`faeginning` tea wonder what will be• 't •outlook for wheat and clover come spring because never before, have we experienced a win- ter quite like this one. One lean, who has sold his farm, contends that the outlook for farthing isn't very good" for the next few years. We. e' argue that if it isn't good for farming then it's a poor lookout for everyone. Anyway, you can be hard up on a farm with Less dis- comfort than you can anywhere else. And it is much less humiliat- ing to live in the country if you happen to slip on the ice. '" "TA •LE TALKS ,l �r elan Andrews Just because circumstances—(my polite way of saying 'high prices') -- force a lot of es to use the cheaper cuts of meat, there isn't any neces- sity of not thoroughly enjoying what we eat. So much depends on the way you cook such meat; for the less -tender cuts are every bit as flavor -filled as .the choicer ones, and a lot of front - quarter beef deserves far better • treatment than it usually gets— that is, a trip through the meat - grinder. For instance, there's this-- Tasty Pot Roast 4 pounds brisket or chuck 1 large onion 1 clove garlic 3 cups BOILING water 14 cup vinegar 1 carrot, sliced Few sprigs parsley 2 cloves Dash of all -spice 3 teaspoons salt 114 teaspoon pepper Method W• ipe the meat with a damp cloth, and trim off the fat, to use in browning it. Fry out the fat in a large kettle or Dutch oven. Peel and slice the garlic and onion into the pan; cook until soft and yellow ' then remove, and save for later on. Put in the neat and brown it, •slowly, on all sides. Then add the . • BOILING water, vinegar, carrot, parsley, seasonings and the onion and garlic. Now cover tightly and SIMMER until tender — about 3 hours. Put meat on a hot platter. Strain the broth. To make rich brown gravy, thicken the drippings. Put a quarter cup of cold water into a small jar with a lid—(mayonnaise jar or half-pint sealer is fine). Add 2 tablespoons flour for each cup of broth. Put on the lid and shake jar to make a smooth paste. Stir slowly into the broth. Cook -until thick and smooth — about five minutes, And before you nut it on the table --better tell whoever is going to carve to be prepared for "Second Helping" demands. * , * * Having more than a trace of Scottish blood in my veins ---'trace' here means something like 90 per cent ---I am always interested in recipes that come frotn the beloved • "Land of Cakes." Perhaps you'd sometime like to try this one. If you do it once, 1 don't believe it will be the only time. In fact I think it will prove to be a "regular" with you. It's: Scots Raisin Bread 2 eggs 1 cup sugar t cups sour milk, or p� buttermilk In chip molasses it cups Rifted floor 1 teaspoon salt 1 t.a.spoon baking Al.. teaspoons soda 1,14 cups rolled oats 4..cup.. c'ltol,rlced nn j! irption 0:1 1i.f trips fahNntr 'YM .1trh X.,C4:l qt Aho!tC o tr. aqq, •..._. aaenfli1I climate Il didn't t.btltk ou'd- take me aerioanft" p4oxder• When Linda Hits The Hay, She Really Hits It—it's sure hard work taking care of 22 head of cattle, and 2 year old Linda :forth Cooper is plum tuckered out. When snapped Linda was resting after her "chores" at a recent stock show. Method Beat eggs until light. Add sugar gradu.ally, beating until fluffy. Add sour milk and • molasses, mixing well. Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder and soda, and add to the first mixture. Then •add roll- ed oats, nuts and raisins, stirring only enough to combine. Bake in 2 greased toaf pans in -moderate (350 degree) oven for one incur. Store for 1 day before slicing. Recipe snakes 2 loavi s. * * * Lots of folks buy their salad dressing ready-made — and very good some of them arc, at that. Still, there are those who like to "roll their own" so I don't think I need apologize for including this recipe for: Cooked Salad Dressing 2 egg yolke -'4 chip vinegar i, a cup water Iz ;se cup sugar teaspoon dry rneslart: 1 teaspoon salt '.a teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon flour Method Beat egg yolk .and add vinegar. Combine this mixture with mixture of sugar, flour, mustard, salt end pepper. Add water and stir well. Cook over a slow fire uniil it thickens. Remove front stove and stir in 1 tablespoon butte: If put in a cold place, this will keep in definitely. ;'$o long for now. De teeing yen next week... Woman of Taste A ratan who lives in a Nob Hill hotel noticed that the contents of a bottle of fine bourbon were drop- ping at a rapid rate. So he made a tiny pencil mark on the label opposite the current level. Return- ing Itorne that night, he found a note front t h e chambermaid: "Please don't put a pencil mark on the bottle, because I don't want to pot water in such good whisky." e Then Yell For Help Should you ever lose your way in a wooded area, you may determine north, south, east and west merely by examining the trees. North is on the side where moss is thickest, the' bark seems wettest. Once you ascertain which side of the tree is north, stand facing in that direction: to ,your right is east, to your left, west. South of the equator, of course„,it is just the opposite. HAND WEAVERS For Best Results Use The "LECLERC" LOOM • Sturdy homespuns and delicate fabrics may be weaved on a "LECLERC" loom. writs for your free oouy of New Folding 'hype "teretL1tC" Loom. NILUS LECLERC INC. 1.ISJ.•E'L` STATION 6 RUN;. Pe pie Really Cali a Crabby?" Do you sometimes feel that people are beginning to think you are high-strung --always tense and nervous—so that you fly off the handle easily? 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