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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1949-05-05, Page 7FICHES TABLE TALKS Green Peas What makes better eating than dewy, round green peas, fresh from the vine? Personally 1 don't believe that any garden vegetable tastes as delicious as those tender first peas. But before you know it, those vines are liable to be loaded, and that's when you have to really hustle to catch tht peas at their hest for the can or freezer. And that's the perfect +Mae to freeze or car a good supply for next winter - before they have .time to get too old and starchy. 'Cook the freshly picked and shel- led peas gently and only until tender. This takes from 10 to 20 aninutes. Drain and season with butter. gave the liquid to use in sauces and gravies, and use it as part .of the liquid in a rich cream sauce. Peas With Cream 2 .tblsp. 'butter 2 'small onions 1 heart of lettuce 1 'bunch of parsley .3 :pts. •shelled peas .1 tsp. •salt .Boiling water 1/2 .c. liquid from peas IA c. cream 'Melt •fat in saucepan. Add whole 'onions, heart c ' lettuce and parsley (bath well tied), peas, salt, and suf- ficient boiling water to cover the bottom .of 'pan. Start the 'cooking .of 'peas over high heat. After 10 •min., reduce heat, and cook peas with •the saucepan tightly covered, -so that no steam wiit escape. When .peas are 4 ender, remove onion, let- tuce, and •parsley. Drain peas. Add .c. liquid .from the •peas to cream, and pour over the peas. £ arve very'hot. Peas team up with meats or eggs .for main 'dishes as •does no other vegetable. Theis rich green ,can make a dish colorful and .appetiz- ing. Scalloped Salmon. and Peas 1 • c. bread ,or cracker ,crumbs 2 c. salmon, flaked 2 c. cooked peas 2 c. milk, scalded 2 eggs, well beaten 1 tsp. salt 2 tblsp. butter Place in buttered casserole alter - :nate layers . of crumbs, -salmon, . and peas, To hot milk add well beaten eggs, salt, .butter, and 'pour over salmon mixture in casserole. Bake tin : moderate oven (350 'F.) until hrown and firm. Yield •6 servings. Savory Green Peas 4 tblsp. butter ,4 tblsp. flour 2 c. milk 1 1b. cheese, ; grated '/z tsp. salt .MI tsp. pepper 3 c.. hot, cooked seasoned, peas :.3 hard -cooked eggs, ecoarsely chopped 14. c., chopped onions :Make . cream •sauce with butter, i flour, ..and milk. Add .3.4 , of the cheese. and stir:until melted. Season ,avith•salt and ,pepper. ,Place .the hot peas on platter and cover, with•the cheese sauce. .Sprinkle .with the .chopped ,eggs ,and .onions, .then cwithithe;remaitiing shred•ded.:ekeese. .Plaeewiader,broiler. just; long, enough :to ;melt t the cheese. Yield: -5 -serv- ings. .Chicken ;and :Vegetable 1P.ie 1 ,c.;peas .c. ,teleay, ,chopped ;fine 1/2 sc. (diced ;raw potato 1 :small onion, chopped :fine 1/2 cc. ,water 2 cc. opted .cooked chiekon 11/2.c. \White ;sauce 1 tep. salt f t•Sp•:Penner Mix vegetables ;together and crook in'A cup (of •water'until almost ttend- .er. Draip, .M x vegetables with the ,cooked almiclten ;and white ;sauce. Add seasoning ;Ad :put into a •sla:asl- !low baking diiT1' (Cover with the :rich pastry nsdlteii ;to, ;about Vs -hymen 'thickness, Balee in it"ot.oven (41143F.) for 25 min• or t ltiil pastry is brown - .ed. Yield: 0 sereri rgs. 'Take Your Choice -There is no lack of variety in beach fashions this year. .I-ler.e are :three ,of ;the latest creations by top Cana- dian .designers. The _dressmaker type (upper left) is of nylon printed twill .carrying a gay sailfish design. A neat one-piece number in 'crisp nylon •taffeta with contrasting ,white piping is'shown (upper right). 'The 'cool -looking black and white two - Piece suit '(below) .is another .nylon twill which should prove highly .popular 'with those who find sunbathing as exhilerating as •swimming. :Nylon's :ability to keep its shape, its quick - drying -and lightweight ' properties. make it an ideal fabric for beach wear. •et THE E GREE.N T H U LTJ By cGordon 'Summer. Mulching Summer mulching is no longer. an experiment, but :a proved !garden practice. A covering for .the bare soil surface 'provides • conditions Which ••are • natural .to your • plants and; beneficial to:thein. Mt -itching benefits•the gardener,.as well in •many ways. Two of these . are the elimination of much , cultivation that would other- wise .be neces- sary, and. the sup - ;pression of• weeds. .Even lit : there was no other gain, ;these .two would mal,e•.ntiilch- ,ing•,worthcwhile.';l hen, too,,.a prop - :ex -sly :mulched garden requires little . or eao • watering. * Here, ;briefly, ,is .what .sunnier mulching; accomplishes.. It; prevents .erosion ,and soil baking; , cheeks evaporation 'of muchrneede.d -•soil moisture;: and shades the sail, keep- ing .it ,cooler .'during the ,;day ; and warmer .at night. 'This in turn re- sults in :an intrease of soil !bacteria which ,transforms raw .fertilizerima- aerials info :nourishing plant:food. The :mtilch also holds rain \water, giving it ;to ;the plants gradually. `Mulched :areas :far :this reason ;al- most in variably ,shovv;increased ;root activity. :* ;;a * Almost any plant ,material ;may !be used for tuatalldliieg, This includes :low -growing ;plante, usually :re - ;fermi to' as :ground .stovers, These ;are .of the utmost %value in a shretb- c OSS ORD cYS r..,9ZAlrmL'E .v ACROSS 1. Lta.dder steps 6.1Ce1d dish X1.'' ewe 12. ewice for Ai lea an kart . i t e 14. Like, ,15. Share\ 17. Exist 18. Strong+3Aysuor 120. Flying x animals 21. Hoarse cry" 22, Radiate �'• . ;24. Emulate '25. Dust particle 26. Sober 28. Spoke monot- onously 30. Anger 31 leternit3 82. Forebear 35. 33a.nd 39. God of love 83, yelulit knoek- 41. $ n'.. 42. hair ,4$• S.i attons 4406. 1Article 47. Small boelie•r: of ore 49. Wear till. T3ewall 52, Erase 64. Withers 85. Fashlon 1. Rene NV 2. Ifiighex' 3. Pile* 5. Snatch S. End,eavor S. Prepared to plant 7. Boats 8. Rest 9, Exist 10. 'Discuss 19.. Deales • 23. fitoxing rings 13. xt,ernarry 34. Regions 18. Prefix meaning 35. Hurries three 38. Corsair 12. Go12.elub 37. Puff sip 21. Cooperate seenet&y 23. Weeds 25. America's jurist 27. Num era 29. Steep 32. Eicycle propeller AV. uterineet 43. Ice-cream contalnoc 44. Do not delis 47. I3y 48, Crafty 51, Myself 53. Spanish article a'ti.X:y:'r The answer to this puzzle is elsewhere on this page. L. Smith 0®0 bery border or in shaded areas where lawn grasses do not thrive. Mulches in a flower garden should of course be as inconspicuous as possible, and for that reason gran; sated peat moss and shredded to- bacco stems are popular. But there are many other substances which serve the purpose almost as well, such as buckwheat hulls, leaves and coarse compost. Hemlock and pine needles are especially good for acid -soil plants; and for mulching a rock garden stone chips are best. Larger stones placed in a perennial border often work wonders; and newly planted trees like a mulch of sand, two inches or so deep, spread as far as the branches of the trees extend. * * * All the substances mentioned may be used in the vegetable .or fruit garden as well; and in aeldi.tion there are strawy manure., straw„ marsh or 'salt hay, ground corn- cobs, shredded cornstocks and a host of others. Among the wood products used for mulching we might mention are mulch paper,sawdust and ex- celsior. Lawn clippings have not been mentioned because the best place for them is right on the lawn where they fall. * ,F From many parts of Canada and •the ,United States conies word of one '"crop" that shows signs of ,extra -luxuriant growth this year - ,and it its one which we could very well 'do without altogether. The thneeelobed leaves of Poison Ivy :are sehoating out from old vines that 'have .climbed walls and tree trunks, ':as avell as creeping along the ;grattnd. :S,praying with 2-4.D on a sunny day is ,an easy way of destroying Pisan Ilvy. Two applications may be needed in Milady places. But revery precaution against infection sliould be taken sv;,ilc : praying, in- cluding gloves, lcrsg sleeves and scrubbing with strong soap when the job is done. And ,don't f, •get that 2, 4-D is hard on spraying equipment. However ca r e f u l l y sprayers are rinsed some residue is almost certain t0 remain and eat tiny holes in the metal. Best ph.n is to mix the 2-4-D in a.gallon-size glass jar, and screw on a plastic gadget to sprinkle the foliage. Gil By OF GINGEN Gwendoline P Clarke My menfolk have been very busy this week re -seeding our spring crop. One field had to be worked all over again and the entire field re -sown. Another field was re -seeded just where the showing of green shoots was thin and bare. Most farmers are doing the same thing. It is di.,couraging, of course, but then it is lust n experience that farmers have to take every so often. And if the craps come along all right in the end 1 ant sure there will be very little complaining. Of course "some farm(rs, with lighter soil, man- aged to ge4 their grain in and grow- ing before the rain came. Their fields are really looking splendid. Another big changt took place this week. Partner turned the cows out to pasture. The date was May 27. (CBC please note - the date might interest your dairy experts.) * * * You would think cows would be gloriously content their first . day out on the grass wouldn't you? But no! After the first hour, during which time they in turn chased each other around or ate voraciously at the fresh green grass, after that they began to bawl. Some of them re- membered their off -spring in the barn so they bawled to get back into the stable. Others bawled be- cause they were thirsty. They didn't need to be thirsty; there is plenty of fresh running water in the creek but it isn't what they had been used to, so, like spoilt children, they tried bawling to see if they could get what they wanted that way. But that kind of thing doesn't work with cows so well as it does with children -that is, some children. Still other cows were neither thirsty nor over- burdened with a mother complex - they just bawled because the others bawled - and usually the ones ' that have nothing to bawl about are t: e ones that bawl the loudest. ' Cows are not so very different from til ' iman race after all, are they? * * * Hasn't it been grand to have a little warm wearther? It has even been warns enough to work out- side so have at last managed to pull a few weeds out of the flow- er beds. While working I have also been bird watching. Last year I said how I wished I had a really good bird book and one of my New, -- And All Of ,i hem Useful Engine Starter, Moderately priced and easy to install on most cars, trucks and Motor boats., this starter does not interfere with the normal operation or running ad the motor. It makes it possible for the. operator to start the engine by merely turn- ing on the ignition key; and if the engine •stay at a traffic light, on a hill or • at a railroad crossing, it automatically .cranks 'the engine. Cold P.aint. 'Stripper. A new pro- duct that ;requires no heat and is nom -inflammable, :and that removes paints, 'enamels, lacquers and syn- thetics :almost inseam ' a It requires no neutralizing ,other 'than a pres- sure water wash ar •.wiping well with a Tag; and :refinishing can then pro- ceed immediately, 'One 'Car Garage Pattern. To help meet the ;tremendous •demand for .one -car garages, ;this pattern simpli- fies 'construction •cif .an .architectur- :a1ly •styled garage •andtool house. Measuring 13 ;by 20 feet the garage contains ample •room for even the longest car, .and r"ovision is also made for :a •garden stool room com- pletelv,,•parti'tioneil from main part of garage. Indoor -Outdoor Thermometer. A ,double -feature •thermometer which is 'hung ,adjacent •to:a.window and tells yens how .cold it ;is ,outtloot's and, at Ilse same time, !the temperature in• side your house. Light Weight :Cycle. Designed especially for the American market this sem British bicycle eeeighs only 25 pounds 14 ounce s. 'lt is 21 liaunds lighter than the average bicycle ,on this side of ;the A tlantic,am-d >8 pounds lighter than ;usual British rvc'les for the home market. For Preserving Food. A ,cotaubina- tion of a thermoplastic resin with an odors .ss and tasteless preserva- tion for the coating of fresh food, particularly fres} eggs in their shells. Vegetables, fruits and other foods can also be treated with it. For Cooler Homes. A new elec- tric fan, weighing only .thirty-five pounds, is claimed to deliver nearly twice as numb alar as other fans the same size. Company engineers have found that an exhaust fan set three feet from a window is 50%n to 100% more efficient than when set flush to the wall FARM 1( re wr telling me the book I should get. Acting upon his ad- vice I bought "Birds of Canada" by P. A. Taverner and found it to be exactly a' I needed. Given the opportunity for close observation, identification c the various birds is a simple :natter with this book to guide you. Yesterday there were a pair of birds on the lawn- slate-grey, awnslate-grey, black cap and chestnut undertail. They were very interest- ing to watch and my book informed me they were "cat -birds." That same evening 1 heard a lovely little songster at the back of the house; every so often he seemed to say "Jerry -bob .. jerry-bob." I couldn't see him but I sat quietly and watched. Presently he flew down to the clothesline and to my delight 1 saw it was one of my little cat -birds. His mate was ans- wering from a distance so perhaps they are nesting no' too far away. How strange it is that weather conditions -bad for certain types of growth are good for others. This cold. wet spring, for instance -so bad for crops, seems just exactly right for fruit trees. But perhaps I shouldn't generalize --1 ama judging only by our own Early Richmond cherries. The trees were loaded with blossom and it looks as if every blossom has "set". 1 have hopefully inspected the harvest apple -it too was a solid mass of bloom -but it is too early yet to speculate on results. * * Well, June 7 is getting very close and yet there seems to be very little excitement in tilt air. Personally anyone could have my vote who would tell me where I could get a good used electric refrigerator! Of course I am not serious -my vote could never to got by bribery. I vote as I please and I am not influenced by election promises but by party records. Which party? Why, the right party of course - and you know which that is, don't you? The Hard Part a Like all successful writers, Stepheal Leacock was constantly being ire portuned by ambitious would • be authors to impart to them his magic recipe for writing success. They wanted to know just how he wrote his delightfully funny paragraphs. To this supplication, the humorist would reply, "It is not hard to write funny stuff, All you have to do is to procure a pen and paper, and some ink, and then sit down and write it as it occurs to you." "Yes, yes," the would-be writer would prompt. "The writing is not hard," Lea- cock would conclude, "but the oc- curring -that, my friend, is the difficulty." Answer To Thi Week's Puzzle - -i Backache may be a signal your kidneys are failing to filter excess acids and poison.. ous wastes , from the system. Dodd's Kidney Pills help relieve this condition, often the cause of backache, headache, rheumatic pains or disturbed rest.' Dodd'* contain essential oils and medicinal ingre- dients which act directly on the kidneys and help them regain normal action. 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