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;,BUTTER OAKES
" it or 40mm:raker's! We've been
?; 'treat variety of questions
Intei'ly on (tow to bake the perfect
Questions an recipes, ingredi-
elt4,tee muting, type of pan to use and
wirer( how to regulate the tempera-
tn:te. So we've !drawn up a set of
sample' rules thhut should give you the
' light and. feathery cakes you've been
striving for.
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Rules For Cake Making
1. Use tested recipes. A tested
recipe is one that has been tested for
aecJaracy. It gives the exact amount
of each .ingredient' used, definite mix-
ing instructions, approximate time
the product is to be baked, and the
temperature at which it 4s to be bak-
ed.
2. You don't have to use the most
expensive—but always use GOOD in-
gredients. A cake is as good as the
'Ingredients put into ft. Be sure to
use good batter, eggs and milk. In
times like these, use half butter and
half lard for the required fat—they.
should. be used at room temperature.
3. Mix carefully. Cream the but-
ter until it is very plastic or soft. Do
not melt it. Add. sugar (% of a cup
at a time) and work it into the fat
or butter thoroughly. The fineness
of tike cake depends on thorough
creaming. Beat in the egg or eggs
well. The beaten mixture should be
just like whipped cream. If it isn't,,
just keep -beating until it 1s, beeause
you do not have to beat e, cake after
Abe addition of the eggs. Since flour
has a tendency to peek, always sift
it before measuring. When- adding
{try ,and liquid ingredients to the but -
ten, sugar and egg mixture, always
start with the dry, and end with the
dry. Adding a little of the dry in-
gredients first binds the mixture to-
gether; whereas if cold water or milk
is added they separate, or give a
curdled appearance. If you are using
an electric mixer, do not overheat.
Mix only until the batter is smooth.
Overbearing will cause a heavy cake.
4. It is just as important to use,
the right size pan, as it is to wear
the right size shoes. If the recipe
doesn't specify th,e size to use, select
a pan which wilt 'lie two-thirds full
when the batter is poured into it.
Usually, a recipe using two cups of
flour will 'make two nine -inch layers,
three eight -inch layers, or one rec-
tangular 3,, x 12,, cake. If the pan
is too deep, the cake will not rise
properly and the top will not brown.
The pan should be greased with salt -
tree fat. When placing pans in the
electric oven do notallow them to
touch each other, or the sides of the
oven, and do not place one directly
over the other. Lave a space around
each pan.
5. Bake at the right temperature.
A True Tonic
for. Blood and Nerves
Invaluable at this season because it
supplies the Vitamin B/ and mineral
substances so necessary to improve the
quality of the blood and'help the nerves.
For better appetite, better digestion,
better sleep and for better health use
Dr, Chase's Nerve Food,
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A cake that "is beige* at too hig l' or
tog l9W ' 't „ l l'11l;lixf ia., •fir• ,i;z!om
perfect. Aft r. reiflovi44g batter caken
front the ov , allaw them, to stand
in the pasta• ft've r trues Ugliere try-
ing • to remove i hezn, • Tura onto racks
azzd then turn the calve ever so that
the top. is up. Never allow a cake to
rest on ittget'ace. It Fetid ,not "rise up"
that way and it will ifs. "crtunbly" to
frost.
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tA4'RCF . RE�.IPES
Witter Gale
1/3 cup butter
1 cup fine granulated sugar
2
eggsps .Sour
'/ teaspoon salt
2% teaspoons .baking powder
3a cup milk
1 teaspoon- flavouring.
Cream butte, add sugar gradually
and cream well together. Add well -
beaten eggs and flavouring, mix well.
Add, alternately, the milk and dry in-
gredients, adding baking powder with
last amount of .Sour, Eggs may be
separated, if desired, in which case,
add beaten yolks to sugar and short-
ening and fold in stiffly -beaten whites
at the last. Bake in a buttered 2" x
3,, pan in an oven at 350 deg. F., for
about 45 minutes, or in layer cake
pans at 350 deg. for 30-35 minutes,
Butter Cake Variations
Maple ' Nut Cake—Substitute light
brown sugar for the granulated. Chop
1 cup walnut or peony$ nuts; flour
them lightly and add just before fold-
ing in the egg whites- Spread with
maple icing.
Spice Cake—Sift 2 teaspoons cinna-
mon, 1 teaspoon allspice and nutmeg
and % teaspoon cloves with the.dry
ingredients, Mix and bake as Butter
Cake and spread with Mocha Icing.
Chocolate Cake—Melt two squares
of chocolate, cool and add to the
shortening, sugar and egg -yolk mix-
ture. Bake the batter in -two layers.
Fill with date filling made as follows:
Wash and cut up.- a package of ston-
ed dates_ Cook with 1 cup water un-
til soft. Add 1,4 cup sugar, cool, and
add In cup chopped nut meats.
Marble Cake—Make the batter for
Butter Cake beating the eggs whole.
Divide batter in halves and to one-
half add one square of melted choco-
late and 2 tablespoons milk. Drop
spoonfuls of light and dark hatter al-
ternately into a greased pan, '
Gold Cake—Use 4 egg yolks and no
whites. Increase the baking , powder
•
to s pane. AQti -d bake 100
ljattetizea'ting he, egg yolks
until/ tick' 144 leeM u -colored su i
adding
ar. to the oLgarild butter and
sug•
Cocoatzall. Cakem-'4eder }/a cup cocoa-
nut and "flour with lemon Juice.
Spanish Cake --Sift 1 tablespoon
cinnamon with, ;the dry ingredients
and proceed 'airfor Rutter Cake.
Butter Icing
tablespoozas milk, Cream, fruit
juice or st>;ong coffee
--•2 tablespoons butter
1 cup icing sugar or more
Flavouring.
Cream the butter and -add 2 table-
spoons -sugar, stirring until smooth.
Add; "liquid .gradually. Sift in sugar
to make it thick enough to spread,
and add flavouring.
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Take a Tip
1. An English visitor has just re-
minded us that to make a cake fea-
thery ,their custom is to add a tea-
spoon of glycerine for each pound of
flour when mixing,
2. When making rich steamed pud-
dings, use one or one and a half
cups of good cooking bran instead of
part of the flour and fruit.
3. If a cake sticks to the pan,
place it on a damp cloth for a few
minutes.
4. Never heat cake •paps before
putting in batter. Grease well --dust
with flour•—fill two-thirds full.
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'QUESTION BOX
Macaroni, etc,,,, apron home
A.ns}ver' Grellse YoUr IMIting tau
and die not put lxiillt dishes on tact. of
tom toshelf of y'ottlr ova f, rot them on
the Middle rack, or only the top if
You are 000tting a complete Meal.
Mrs, W. D. asks: Why does my -
cake always stick when I grease with
buttery --even grease wax paper with
butter? .
Answer: Any fat that contains salt
may cause any batter to stick. You
may still use butter which gives the
outer crumbs a tasty flavour, but do
this—melt the butter in a small. tin
and dip your pastry brush or wax
paper into the top part of the melted
fat. The salt will have settled to 'the
bottom.
Mrs. W. D. recommends: A little
dry flour or cornstarch dredged over
the. top of a cake before icing. It
will prevent the icing from dripping
over the edge or into the crumbs.
Mrs. H.K. asks: Is it harmful to
serve burnt milk? -
Answer: No! Milk that has been
burned should - be poured into a jug
at once and then placed in a basin of
cold water. 'Then chill thoroughly in
the electric refrigerator.
Marion D. asks: Why do my pans
of scalloped potatoes, rice pudding,
•
SERVJCE-
RAtES "OP PAY IN THE RANKS
$1.30 per Day With Board, Lodg-
ing, ;Clothing Medical and Dental
care provided EXTRA: (1) Rates
varying. from 25n to 75 per day
for skilled tradesmen while em-
ployed, (2) /Dependent Allowances
lit. Casl� • $,,,,35 to Wife $$l2. gad*,per
*with' tar 2 childiren:.onljr 3
M: w•
ependents per sdldier.
Join Canada's Active Army Now/
Yes, guns, tanks, armoured cars, ' mechanized
equipment of every description. await YOU to
send them thundering down the road to, victory.
This is -the opportunity you have been wanting
—the chance to talk to the Hun in the only
language he understands. So join up NOW for '
ACTION Overseas in old England, or wherever
the enemy rears his head.
The Canadian Active Army
requires men for Artillery,
Engineers; Signsls, Armour-
ed Cars, Tanks, Infantry,.
Transport and Supply,
Medical and Ordnanee and
other branches of the Ser-
vice. The Army is prepared
to teach many trades, and
to train you to eft ciently
handle Canada's weapons
of war.
Go to your nearest District
Recruiting Office..Find .
out about these.Units; how '
they work, what they doe „
.see just where you'll fit in.
See where any particular
skill you possess can best"
be utilized. Then join slap
for ACTON.
, Apply to
Nearest District Recruithig Office
or any local Armoury
graduation
Hello tlotnemeitess-to-ifs? This col-
umn: is ter the girl graadtiate. Gradua-
tion is a very thrillizlg time, partials -
lady for the girl of this generation.
* ,* *
According to your carr'iculum the
object of schooling in to 'provide a
sound,r
practical educatlozU of such
character as to enable a pupil to en-
ter the profession• or proceed direct
to Universities-. or places of higher
education. This isan excellent aim
—but remember- -griever belittle home-
making! Always take a very real
'pride in being a good cook and in
keeping house efficiently,
'* *
You are fortunate in being mem-
bers of the graduation class of today.
Your school has provided you with
inspiration, an incentive and • a goal.
The treasures of life are yours for the
winning. You have been taught how
to seek for these •treasures with de-
termination and success.
*A,. *" *
So—homemakers-to-be—it is Our sin-
cere wish that you may all be graduat-
ing to' a full and -free life—with en-
thusiasm—a fixed purpose—and high
ideals.
"Never give up! If adversity presses,
Providence wiselythas mingled the cup,
Andthe best counsel inl your distresses
Is the stout watchword, Never give up!"
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: Suggestions For Graduation Party
Spiced Grape Juice
Baked Ham Mustard 'Sauce
Scalloped Potatoes Green Beans
Carrot Straws Relish Tray
French Rolls
Lime Salad
'Meringue Shells and Strawberry
Ice Cream.
Coffee
RECIPES -
.June Day Punch (to serve 50)
2 cups sugar
1 cup water •
2 cups tea infusion ..
2 cups raspberry juice
3 clips orange juice
• 2 cups pineapple juice
1 cup maraschino cherries
Ice water
1 quart ginger ale
Lemon juice ice cubes: •
Cook the sugar and water together
five minutes and cool; add the tea in-
fusion" and the raspberry, orange and
pineapple juice- and measure. Add en-
ough water to bring the amount to
six quarts. Pour into jars and cover.
'Chill in the refrigerator. When ready
to serve, add the ginger ale and the
maraschino cherries and, pour over
the lemon ice cubes in a punch bowl.
Lemon Ice Cubes
Add one cup of fresh lemon juice to
three cups; of water or more, and
freeze as ice cubes in the freezing
tray of refrigerator. -
School Pennant Sandwiches
White bread
Butter
Cream cheese (Baumart)
Chicken sandwich paste.
With a sharp knife cut slices one-
eighth- of an -inch ' thick. Cut again
into strips one and one-half inches
wide and about three inches long.
With a diamond-shaped cutter one
and one'h•alf inches wide or a sharp
kife remove a triangle from one end
of half the slices...Spread the bottom
slices lightly with softened butter.
Spread about two-thirds of the slice
with chicken paste and the remaining
with the cream cheese (colored with
red or blue .or whatever your school
colors °is). Cover the remaining slice
so that the colored paste shows.
• -'Chocolate Teas
2 egg whites In
I/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
z1z teaanilla
1t/z squares spoon (ouncevs) chocolate (un-
sweetened and melted)
1% cups shredded cocoanut.
Beat the egg whites until frothy,
add the salt• and continue beating
while the sugar is added, a anna.11 por-
tion ata time.' Add the vanilla and
fold in the melted chocolate and co-
coanut. Drop by teaspoonfuls on un -
buttered, heavy brown paper and bake
at 34)0 deg. F. in oven. Cool and re-
move from the paper.
Take 'a 1Pa -
L Here's. a varialtkjon of filling for
the plain layer cake—whip a cup of
cream stiff, add half a cupof crizncny
peppermiat-stiek candy. '
2. To make blossoms of radishes—
cut 111 the shape of rose petals or
lilies, daisies, etc., add • a little water
to the dish and covers They burst
into full bloom by putting in the re-
frigerator for half an hour or so.
3. 'Did someone forget to plant the
paarsley seed? Use "Scotch" parsley
then. Snip off a few young earrot
t: Brigs and put them in the crisping
pan to perk up.
4. Never believe for a moment
thatapinach is a green that should
be cooked—only until tender. For a.
change, dip the raw leaves in Rus-
sian drestting and serve as a salad.
QUESTION BOX
Mrs. F. R., asks: "Can you tell me
how to make really good gravy?"
Answer: Pour the fat out of the
Pan in which meat has been roasted,
and to the brown liquid in the pan,
add water. Thicken with corn starch
and season. From day to day during
the 'week, stock or pan •gravy may be
,to- bhhs--abut no .more water.
This shakes a " clear well -browned
gravy with not a very strong flavor,
and so it can be used with other
meats besides the original roast.
Mrs. R, B. W. asks: - "How can T
force bread to rise ' quickly and yet
be close In texture?"
Answer;. Bread will rise quicker,
and be lighter, if you put the dough
in a greased„bowl, ,then plane eh a
*hick rsewft aper in the warming Mien.
of _your rhOge
Arnie Allan lif itea ,you to write to
her 00 the rgiiron. BBppasitor. lust
send', in Y60” aatRth oil itdliiemnak
i/14 10Ohlein0. and ;hiatalt tans' little.
dt5%tt a oil the coW'ttiii 'replied
ppllied',
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Monday, ,lune 9
When war broke out many-2ki'nds
war measures were applied: in C
P hick was b i
ada, all a w, a em od ed
the Defence of 'Canada Regulatio
This session a committee 'has h
many meetings, discussing these re
lations. Today the cbna,,mittee's
porta was debated in the House. T
debate indicated that the committ
wait not unanimous In their deck!
Some amendment' were made but
Coldwell (C.C,F.) was net satisfied -
he thought the cominittee: did not
far enough, It is under these'i•egu
tions that internments are made,
one of the main recommendati
which was ratified was for advis
committees to Pass on the appeals
people who are detained or interr
though the final decision still re
with the Minister of Justice.
These regulations were made
issue by Mr. McLeod in the bye -el
tien at Edmonton. His -whole atta
was on the Justice Minister and th
regulations, but he lost his depo
Therefore, Mr. Lapointe ,y' conclud
that the people as a whole were
Complaining about these regulation
When this discussion ended t
Minister of Trade and Comme
went into his estimates and the qu
tion of 'wheat -was discussed with
the vigor these Western members c
put into it.
One of the points attacked was.
shipment of wheat to North Chi
said to be sent in. Japanese boa
There is an international aspect
this shipment and the Minister stat
that -it was' not in the public inter
to -give the detaile regarding this m
ter. It probably had regard to t
fact that Britain is not yet at war w
Japan, and is altogether too busy
undertake to deliberately cause mo
trouble in the East. ;
From discussing this point the
abate drifted into a general discussi
of wheat -and when that starts "t
probability of closing this week go
by the board.
Tuesday, June 10
This war is costing Canada a co
ple of..billion dollars per year. Th
is a large amount for 12,000,000 p
ple. .,That amount is so large th
there is a feeling that heavy expe
ditu!res should be carefully checked
well, as the ,system of managi
things.
It was for this reason the •Conser
atives insisted that an expenditu
committee be set up for this pur•pos
In carrying on its work the comm
tee has found the task so tremendo
in all its ramifications .thatr they ha
not even touched the fringe of the
problem
In Bri
tain a similar committee
working and it sits continuously.
was decided the Canadian eommitt
should do likewise, so today a motio
was made for that purpose, and wh
a day! Not often has politics showe
its head to the extent to which it d
today. In Sub -Committee No. 1' dea
ing with Air Services 'everything we.
smoothly and every suggestion of i
efficiency was promptly investigated
Imagine the feeling of the members
this committee when some of the Co
servative membens made bitter com
Plaints about . their freedom in. th
committee.
The chairman of the committee, M
J. Thorson, made an excellent sum
wary of the work done by the • com
mittee and it was evident that he ha
gone rte a great deal of trouble t
place everything before the House i
an orderly manner.
Howard Green (Conservative) comp
plained about steam roller tactics o
the committee, but he was reminde
that on different occasions that whe
votes 'were' taken, that he and Mr
Joe Harris were ,against all• othe
members of the committee, even hi
own Conservative colleagues votin
against him.
The debate took most of the day
the motion passing about 10 p.m. Th
Minister of Agriculture then proceed
ed with his estimates and fair pro
gress was made in these matters.
Wednesday, June 11
Parliament wasa`lively spot today
teaming as' it • was with announce=
ments, surprises and live discussions
Included in all this was the colorfu
ceremony outside related to the •wa
loan.
Mr. J. Thorson was appointed Min
ister of War • Services. This was a
,popular appointment. He is a well.
educated, industrious gentleman, A
Rhodes scholar and well equipped for
this portfolio: ' Mr.' Thorson has been
chairman of the War Expenditure
Committee and has dime a very ex-
cellent job.
Mrs. Oasselman, the newly elected
member. for Edmonton East, took her
seat amid tremendous applause. Mrs.
Cassel -Man is a higizly educated lady
and should make alt excellent mem-
ber, ,
The euestion of the wheat shipped
to North China was, again under dis-
cussiti!n, Appaitently scene one, !lulled
a boner when this matter was brought
up as the *Mill 'Government had eX-
pressed Weil" With that 'this wheat be
allowed to" 7ze Sent into Ake ..district
named.:' ' Jean Prraneoth Pouliot went
en .nether of his' MatmpageO, and was
sharply rebuked " b1 ficin. Cot. Ral-
ston aid Hon.' C: D: Howe:
Predicant' all tegnsla pion 19 fieW
Passed, and' -it .will be Teceesary now
to deal with the esfindathii' and sup-
plenuaintary estinitates before this part
of the"session lis' eoncltided. Tteinen-
dous crowds thronged the lawns at
Parliament chill when the Torch 'of
Victory was dedieatetl at the fred of
the parliament btiiidibigs, fihis sere
nzony in 'Which troops 'of, ail kinds,.
civilians from all :walks of. 'life, babel.%
ete., took part, all went to make ,it a
memorable ' oeoas'ion in Connections
With :this historic buildiii'g end 'With
this .tinrtm'Iad historiti and unique pro.
gram'' i
• The ceremony want through with-
oat a;hitch and all chose !airing part
periforeled their v'arlotl9 • tasks . with
credit to , thehiselveli. Antithet ah-,
botlneemeitt or. lietereat to ail- there tcz=
day wale Mie 'one the€ hen:eydd' the'
mews tliat 1t fin' I2. IA- Bennett•had
been rot tti . tt Via* In the Igng,
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Dodd: Kidne-Ri1ls
sey will, now be Right Honorable. It
is now "about three years since Mr.
Bennett went to England. He was al-
ways a hard worker and he immedi-
ately plunged into work -in the old
land and in the lint yesterday Mr.
Bennett's name was among those re-
ceiving the highest honor. He de-
serves it and will be a real asset he
the Mouse of Lords:
Vincent Massey has been High Com-
missioner from. Canada to the United
Kingdom and has well earned the title
of Right Honourable.
Thursday, June 12
The parliamentary session is grade-
ally drawing to a close. Today the
Prime Minister announced that the
House ould adjourn, until November
3rd with provision that it can be call-
ed back at any time during this in-
terval. The 'war situation is such
that parliament may find it necessary
to meet in very shout notice.
There is also the possibility of the
St. Lawrence seaway plan being ready
for consideration before'. the fall
moi}ths. The expenditure committee
will have to continue to meet during •,
this adjournment, but many of these
problems have not been dealt with as
yet; that is, it has not' been definitely,
decided when the committee will start .
in to hold regular meetings. It is
Possible that the committee may have .
to trayel from place to place to get
evidence needed.
This House has on more than one
occasion expressed itself as being op-
posed to the granting of titles. A few
days ago Right Honourable Mr. Ben-
nett was„znade a Viscount. Today Mr.
Diefeebaker (Conservative) asked the
House if they would pass a resolution
of congratulation to the ex -Prime Min-
ister? No one would make any such
motion and the matter was dropped
forthwith. '
Today Mr. Hanson asked the Gov-
ernthent if it had given further con-
sideration' to the question of calling a
Dominion-Provincial conference, The
Prime Minister said he was ready to
call a conference provided the Prov-
inces would write setting forth their
request for such a conference and the "r
agenda that would be presented. He
pointed out that in January there was
sharp criticism from some of the
Provinces against holding a confer-
ence in war time. Now, apparently,
they think it is O.K. Mr. Hanson
started an argument when he referred
to ]Alberta and their repudiation of in-
terest rates on their bonds.
Mr. BIaekmore resentedhis remarks
and a general discussion was launch-
ed in reference to .Alberta's pasinon
and their action in dealing with their
bond holders.
When the estimates.-for:'the taking
of the census was° being discussed,
John R. MacNicol (Conservative, Te-
ronto) referred to an editorial in the
Seaforth Huron Expositor in which
the editor pointed -out that in the rid-
ing of Huron -Perth there was no
grumbling, as the member for that
riding had endeavored to see that the
spirit of the act was recognized and
making it a non-partisan effort. He.
spoke highly of the Merltber's fairness
at all times.
Friday, June 13
At the opening of the day's sitting
"the Prinid Minister gave a general sur-
vey of the whole war affixation, and
while not discounting its reverses or
its gravity, he took a hopeful view of
the situation. He placed much faith
in the air that is coming from the
U.S.A. He said Canadian troops
wherever their assistance is required
were,. .Incidentally a Vichy dispatch
intimated that Canadian troops' are in
-the war of the Free'Freneb and Brit-
ish troops in Syria. However, it is
thought here that this is an attempt,
by 'Germany to find out if Canadiazis
are really now in this zone. Hence it
was thought wise to say nothing about
the 'situation.
Ever since this wan involbed Can-
ada,.. there have been some here who
are dersistently advocating conscdip-
tion; indeed it is quite evident that
they Fere doing their utmost to kill re-
cruiting. This was again in evidence
in the House today when Dr. Bruce
launched• another attack{ on the sys-
te mwe now have. -
Col. Ralston strongly rebuked the
Parkdale member for this. attitude at
a time when a recruiting campaign
was now in operation, Coit. - Ralston
asked the member wheat good purpose
he thought bis action WWalt igoiiig to
serve, when he remembered ,that in
1917 this issue split the heath ry in
two. •
Mr. Green (Cons., Vancouver South)
gave another exhibition;"of hie fa ilfar
petulant at"<titudr'e' tt veatele ofr7arything
hat is being done. Mr:- Green is
bullding up a reputation in ttfe l:louse
and in committee Work not
produce favorable results for`" itiitifaelf
n the future,. His dttitude tic giving
nforniation regarding •tltei`'serVid'e
which should not have been giltzi and
which was not true, has lost hits
riettds, as well as Wading the': mem-
ers in the -position of not behi'g able'
o rely on hint keeping' matters Confl-
ential. °
The gouge sat until inldatight and
111 try to get through tofflot roW.
Well-timed silence "hath more elo-
gtience than. stjeeeh, •
The surest plan to make a man is
to think him
} Begin not With a program, but with
a
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