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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1941-08-01, Page 6• 110 By ANNE ALLAN Hydro Home Economia THE FRUIT BOWL Hello Hoi:aemalters! Have you%ho tieed that we noir find fruit — both raw and cooked—on the majority of Canadian tables, for almost every meal? Ih the appetizer dish, on the fruit salad: plate, and as a welcome dessert, fruit has become a favourite "staid -by" * * There are four good reasons for the increased popularity of fruit, It fur- neshes minerals — is an excellent source of vitamins (especially "C"); supplies some sugar, and has an alka- line reaction. This helps maintain the normal neutrality of the blood. Cranberries, plums, prunes and elle- barb are'exceptions, but they are ex• cellent appetizers, and give variety to the diet. dessert. 441. Ditt RECIPES Ripe Cherry Mousse 2 cups ripe cherries pitted 1 cup sugar (more if desired) 2 cups heavy cream IS teaspoon salt 4 egg whites. Prepare the cherries and cover with sugar; boll in order to extract the juice. Strain off the juice and reserve. Chop the cherries. Wthip the cream stiff, but not dry. Fold in the cherry juice and chopped cher- ries. Add salt to egg whites, and beat' until peaks may be formed, then fold into the.cream mixture. Place in the try 'in the refrigerator and freeze. :77-7777 ...,e'reeeereeelene"."' • Tgli#1,1410,, la and 'allOw to partially set. Beat ki•n- tl0 ./.Pr witk, rQtaiT egg beater or mixer. Vold tralit. Pile mixture in sherbet glasses and top with whipped cream. Yield: 2 servings. * * • Good "budgeteers" will choose fruit that is abundant and inexpensive, and fortunately, each season brings its own harvest. Later on, quick-frozen, canned or dried fruit may be used to keep the supply always on hand. * When the markets are glutted with berries, or other seasonal fruit, bay plenty for canning, but keep out en- ough to have more than one "fruit bowl." Heap a glass fruit dish high with berries and, sprinkle with sifted granulated sugar. Let 4 state.: in your refrigerator- for an bout or two, and serve colde—willi cookies or a piece of cake. Raw peaches, sliced on top of .shimmering colored jell°, or with. pieces of melon, cherries. etc. can be a very delectable dessert. in- deed. * FOR BREAKFAST—There is no ter way to start the day than with fruit—or fruit juice. Raw or, stewed fruit may be served on. cereal, par- ticularly berries, peaches or pears. InINNER—.'.sean appetizer or as a dessert—a chilled fruit cup is ideal. Use fruit sauce for meat (i.e.. apple sauce) or fruit jelly Tor cold meet (apples or 'currant). Fruit teased into. both vegetable and fruit saleds—core out—skin onLand diced. using a silver..knife t.o prevent discol- or:seen. And for dessert—the fruit bowl—in season—and later enpre- serves. to use with fruit. dumplings (apple again), fruit whips (peach, plum, strawberry and raspberry)- -fruitsouffes—fruit pies, stewed fruit, bavarians, frozen dishes, etc, FOR SUPPER—An easy way to in- clude fruit in the menu is to serve a fruit 'salad and a cheese or milk slessert. If you are having a substan- ' Val meat and potato. first course— then do not 'forget 'a 'fruit bowl or fruit stewed, baked or 'coddlee. for Blueberry Cheese Biscuits Prepare your favorite biscuit dough or use ,the following: 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking, powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar ee cup grated cheese 2 tablespoons butter c -up of milk (or less) Blueberries • • Sugar to sweeten. Sift togetherthe flour, baking pow- der. salt and sugar: add grated cheese and cut in butter or lard. Mix with •thenilk. Put on a floured board and roll to le -inch thickness. With a 'sharp knee cut in squares, press each square into greased muffin tins so that the points extend beyond the tin. Fill the centres with the blue- berries and pinch corners.- then bake in an oven at 425 deg. for 12 to 15 mime es. Cantaloupe Fruit Salad 1 cup diced cantaloupe 1, c' orange sections cup grapefruit sections cep stored red cherries French dress-ing e Lettuce. Combine tlie' fruits with French .essnine' made with le:uon juice. Chill to:. 15 minutes in refrigerator. Serve 'e eests of lettuce. Yield: 6 serv- iege • . Jelly Fruit Sponge package fruit flavored jelly pow- der cup water cualeft-over canned or fresh fruit, diced (except fresh pine- apple) 1 SI cup whipping erearn. ressolve jelly powder in' boiling or warm water according to directions. on the package. Set in cool place The March of Science TELEPHOTO TRANSMITS MILITARY MAPS, Maps, key to all military situa- tions, can now be sent over tele- phone wires from general head- quarters to divisional headquart- ers during active warfare. The results of the latest aerial sur- vey of enemy pordtions can be made available to the fighting forces within a few minutes after the map -maker has completed his drawing! This miracle is accom- plished by telephoto.. Developed as a result of re- search in Bell Telephone Labora- tories, the art of sending Plantes, charts, and• diagrainalay `wire has been in general comiercia1t:'inie for several years. Many Ofthe pic- tures of far-off vts seen in your newspaper haveretielied You so quickly because of 'telephoto. Now, this amazing development is .ready to take its place in the bat- tle line! The essential element in tele- photo is the "electric eye" or photo -electric Cell. A picture or Map whieh is to be transinittedIs mounted on a roller in the send- ing apparatus. As the roller re-- v(14000st 4.00 times a minute, a tiny light one-hundredth of an bleb square mores over the pic- ture. Dark, and light areas in the photografih are translated by a nbnto,,e/e4trte, eye into; electric imu1flaskinte Over the wires et,;,the, taiephene Syriteht at the d'10041l00' '01111410s its Mintite. the :re:161'011g station, the nit*s are • tUrtied back into 'Ubdairig a negative t1ount- aroiiturning nt exactly the same speed as the one on the sending machine. A pic- ture eight inches by ten inches takes eight minutes to run. The negative is developed in less than half an hour, so that in about 40 minutes a complete reproduction of the original picture has been received, perhaps thousands of miles away from the sending ma- chine. Moreover'the picture can be sent to several receiving machines at once. The ,Issociated Press telephoto network covers more than 30 stations in the United States 'and Canada, and if neces- sary, a picture can be sent to every one of them at the same time. Few people are aware that portable telephoto sending appa- ratus can operate fibm any tele- phone. The photographer merely places an ordinary long distance call to the number, where the re- ceiving equipment is loeated. When the connection has-been es- tablished, the portable sending niaaine is adjusted to the mouth- piece of the telephone transmit- ter, and the picture is on its way! By means of this portable equip- ment, pictures taken in the midst Of Storm and flood have been transmitted almost from the spot *here they were taken. Thus, in time of peace, the telephoto system ,has preyed ire ability to operateunder the most rigorous conditions. It is ready *to Meet the, most exacting re- quirements enenuntered ii time of war. - two riiroite4p;t4,g:Zit:i ;01#'7efilmito. Take a Tip I. Every mixed bouquet should con- tain both pale and deep tones to give contrast. 2. All 'flower decorations should be simple.• • 3. The vase should; always. be less conspicuous 'than the flowers, subdued in color and plain in lines. 4. Out flowers to use for decora- tions in the morning before 10 o'clock. There is more sap in the stems then. • e.• 5. Use a sharp knife to cut flowers —scissors squeeze the sterns too much. 6. Avoid tight; stiff -looking bou- quets. Arrange them as naturally as possible. * 'QUESTION BOX Mrs. N. P. ask: "Have you any suggestions for the care of an elec- tric washing machine with an enamel tub?" Answer: Enamel tubs may be cleaned with kerosene. This should be done every week. All metal parts should be dried thoroughly after being used. 0i4 once a month ac- cording to the directions supplied by the manufeeturen A washing machine gives better service if it stands on a level floor. Miss R. T. 'ealis: "Are there any precautions to use in washing a new woollen blanket that has been used for display purposes? It contains a lot of dressing." Answer': To remove the dress- ' ing from a new blanket soak in luke warm water containing' a gen- erous amount of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda). Then wash ,in the regular way. All new wool- lens can be treated in this way. Mrs. B. D. says: "The tea biscuits made from a dough kept wrapped in a wax paperin the refrigerator seems to be harder than these made when the dough was filet mixed. Where should -the dough be stored in a re- frigerator?" enswer; Tea•bisceit dough should. bekeptnear the side of the cabinet in the lower part of the refrigera- tor and brought out about 20 min- utes before you roll' it out for an- other batch of biscuits. This pre- vents ep.resaing too hard with the rolling pin because the dough will have been raised to room temPera- ture. Anne Allan invites you to write to her c/o The Huron Expositor. Just send in your questions on homemak- ing problems and watch this little corner of the colter:an' for replies. • New Ruling May Bring Recruits •Enlistneents in the R.C.A.F. are ex- pected to take a jump with the an- nouncement that for the first time men enlisted in the "general duties" category wiu be given training to fit thein for specialized duties'. within the force. • . According to Flt. Lt. W. M. Ander- son. -officer commanding the R.C.A.F, station. London, there. are 'to be less calls for qualified men and more 'training given to men who can be, made to fit into their niche within the force. Not that. there won't . always be calls for epedialized, trained men. The air force still needs these. But now. such categories as cooks, clerks, disciplinarians, Ere -fighters, service police, teleprinter and telephone op- erators will be obtained by remuster- ing and training general d-aties men already enlisted. • This follows the army precedent of taking a man in as so much raw ma- terial, learning bow he's inclined or what be's best fitted for, and then giving him the training necessary to produce a specialist. This new procedure will be ex- plained to Western Ontario proipec- tive recruits by the mobile R.C.A.F. unit which, in charge of PO. 0. W. E. Crawford. is touring the district this week and will visit Exeter on Wed- nesday, Seaforth on Thursday and' Mitatell on Friday. . In each of these towns the recruit- ing unit on wheels will open from one in the afternoon until eight in the evening to explain the requirements bf the air force and its .,specialized needs. Out of the lowest depths there is a Path to the loftiest heights. Set not thyself to attain much rest, but much patience. Early and provident fear is the mother of satety.—Burke. We do not think, and therefore we do not thank. Words without thoughts never to heaven, go. Nothing is more ueetul than oil- ence. Clod00 controls events that if we t•nsr H4m our true life cannot be de- stroyed. There is no tyrant like custom, and freedom whore 110 edicts are lint registed'13Criree. tee OSflOR ,tr UST 1, 494 HIGHER EDUCATION The most significant index of the desire of Canadian people to obtain More aad higher education is shown in the enrolment in part-time, extra- mural and extension courses. Not all of these courses result in university degrees but the registration of 42,604 adults in 1939, over 33,282 in 1938, in the extension department of the insti- tutions of higher education is a reve- lation of the increased value placed' upon study and research by a nation at people endowed with freedom of thought and expression. - The biennial survey of education in Canada recently completed by the Do- minion Bureau of Statistics provides some other exceedingly interesting information as to the number of stu- dents and universities 01- other col - ledges of learning they .attend. - The two-year period 1938-39 and 1939-40, are of particular interest in their relationship to the entrance of Canada into the war. Full-time undergraduate enrolment increased from. 34,489 in 1938 to 31, 916 in 1939; registration in graduate schools advanced' from 1,738 eo 1,813 in tee same period. Some significant trends are appar- ent in the distribution of students by f .culties and schools and the, influ- ence of such - eprolment should. rot be overlooked ie a war -time social economy. Registration in engineering and applied science, pure science, ecien- tific agriculture, and forestry has in- creased in each case. Medicine shows but .a nominal decrease—from 3,076 te.,3,f)08—which is more than balanc- ed by the increase in public health nursing, from 461 to 600; and dentis- try from 472 to 493., The mainter ance of this enrolifient to graduatiou i desirable and urgent. Schools and faculties of education show a slight decrease in enrolment which is countered to a degree by a corresponding increase of scientific social service trainees. FROM GREAT MINDS Improvement ' People seldom improve when they have no model butethenaselees to copy from; The ,Beautiful Though we travel the world ,over to find the beautiful, we must carry 11 \ vith us or we find it not.—Emer- son. Justice Our,,whole social life is in essence but a long, slow striving for the vic- tory of justice over force.—John Gals- e-orthy. Science All science begins in wonder and ends in wonder, but the first 'is the wonder of ignorance, the last that of adoration.—Coleridge. • Truths It is one thing to have truth on our side. and another thing to wish to be on the side of truth.—Archbish- op Whateley. • Victory The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by, self is, of all things the most shameful and vile.—Plato. • Self We were reading the other day what is surely true—that as long as' you believe in yourself thdre are no limits to the heights you can climb. A Hundredfold Sow the .seeds of life—humbleness, pure -heartedness, love; and in the long eternity which lies before the soul every minutest grain well come up again with an increase of thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold.—F. W. Rob- ertson. Sorrow It is upon the noblest creatures that the greatest weight of sorrow falls; as the broad branches of the 'Seder are broken by the'snow, which falls away from other trees.—Arnold Toynbee. The Dawn I think I see, as it were above the hill -tops of time, the glimmering of the dawn of a better and a nobler day for the country and the people that I love so well.—John Bright. This Will Not Pass When time who Steels our years away Shall steal our pieasdres too; The memory of the past will stay And half our joys renew. —Thomas Moore. Our Circle Each Of us is bound to make the little circle in which he lives better and happier; each of us is bound to see that out of that small circle the widest good may flow; . . . that out of a single household may flow influ- 'en'ces which shall stimulate the whole commonwealth and the whole civiliz- ed world.—Dean Stanley. Faith Faith is the very (heroism and en• terprise of intellect. Faith is not a Passivity, but a faculty. Faith is power, the material of. effect. Faith is a- kind of ,winged intellect. The Freat workmen of history have been men who believed like giants.—Chas. H. Parkin/rot. Own Way There is nothing very +clever in be- ing able tie get your own WO—Most people, including very stapld . ones, menage to do it most a the Stine. if you want to be original, resolve to prove to everybody that life can be made worth living even when you can't get your own Way, 15 London's Little Navy (The P. L. A. Mogghly) The R.N. Auxiliary Patrol, London, started life in grey ' flannel "bags," blue reefer jacnets and yachting caps rather 011 the lines of the famous Dover Patrol. In the summer of 1938 it appeared obvious to the Port of London Auth- ority that the .potentialities of the River Thames for communication and rescue work should be utilized during war. This work being a Civil De- fence commitment was strictly a mat- ter of local commits, but, observing the difficulty of agreement when ev- en two or three are gathered together the problem of obtaining the full con- sent of between thirty and forty local authorities was regarded as insur- mountable. The Authority therefore sanctioned the formation of the River Emergency Service. The generale functions of the River Emergency Service were to be the maintenance of communication and the flow of traffic on the river, to safeguard shipping, to save life and to treat And evacuate casualties. The Crisis of September, 1938, found the R.E.S. With 45 motor launches and about eighty men—and very little other organization. During the ensuing twelve months, volunteers poured in and it was pos- sible on April 23, 1939, to run a full- scale exercise between Hammersmith and Canvey Island. About 65 launch- es and an ambulance ship took part When the first air raid sirens sounded on the morning of September 3rd, 1939, 14 ambulance ships fully equipped and manned by medical per- sbnnel, with 135 tenders were at their. stations. The 'war did tiot immediately take the course that was anticipated, but the work of the small launches in assisting the Admineltyrsoon brought them under notice. One in,cident must suffice to indicate the valuable na- ture of their work. On the night of November 24, 1939, mine -laying aircraft appeared over the Estuary. One plane flying from east to west at a height of about 50 feet was observed by the R.E.S. pergon- nel at one of the Section Headquar- ters. The limitations of civil de- fence were then fully exposed, for had tliese men been armed they could not have missed the plane. The plane veered south-west after passing over the watchers andsdropped mines close to three fully laden tankers anchored in the river. The position. of the tankers was highly dangerous as with the change of tide, it seemed likely at, 1 -east one of them would swing ov- fe the mine., It was obviously highly 'dangerous for them to move at all un- til the tide turned, A fast launch. was manned and proceeded to the spot where it remained and watched until tile tide changed. When it was found that the tankers were just clear Of the mine, the ships were instructed by the R.E.S. crew to move their pos- itions, which they accom,plisihed with- out further incident. A cool quarter of a million sterling, it has been esti- mated, was saved by the prompt ac- tion pf these men. The arming of. the R.E.S. was car- ried out by making the Service a Horne Guardunit afloat. In June of 1940 the Admiralty"had decided to form an Auxiliary Patrol for London and gave formed by the Riv- er Emergency Service. The motor launches and speed boats were tranS- fer-red to the White Ensign and as manyof the personnel who wished were enrolled in the Royal Naval Pa- trol Service. The launcheswere armed with ma- chine guns and the .officers and men with revolvers and rifes. The next step was 'to reinforce the Patrol by the addition of armed tugs, and the Patrol settled down to the function ' often accorded to ships of the Royal Navy—namely, to watch and wait. Certain units carried on a 24-hour day service, helping their volleagues in the naval, military and civil de- fence services. Assistance was giv- en to the Naval Control Service, the Army, the Royal Air Force and the Field 'Security Police, while from the Operational Headquarters the launch- es were used for important reconnais- sance work in connection with -both shore and river defence schemes. It was net long before the Patrol lodged its first claim for bringing down an enemy aircraft. A Su. 87 made a dive machine-gun attack on craft in the river and was engaged by the R..N:A/P. No other A.A. guns were in action at that time and after several bursts the plane listedheav- ily to starboard and was last seen fly- ing eaetwarde and rapidly losing. height. In. such matters there is al- ways a conflict of evidence and in ac- cordance with British tradition as there was some doubt the R.N.A/P. were not officially credited with the plane, but they did receive the com- mendation of the .risg- Officer in Charge, London. During a daylight raid on Loudon, a speed boat attached to the Auxil- iary Patrol was dettaled to take the Principal Medical Officer of the River Emergency 'Service (now of eourse onlyi a flotilla of- ambulance ships) (ewn the river. On the 'way incen- diarY bombs Were seen to fall o Jaden petrol barges. The coxieral of the speed boat calmly went along- side these barges and the and the dec. for boarded them! and kicked tiae eendiariela into the Water, thus sae - nig a considerable quantity of vain - able fuel. On another occasion damage to a balloon barge at Dagen ham. The nearest Auxiliary Patrol craft was also badly holed. Although their craft was damaged, the crew of the Patrol craft took off casualties from the barrage balloon barge and landed them safely. The little ship was making water rapidly but the coxswain brought her backto his base, landed all gear and personnel safely and filially scrambled ashore as the ship sank under him. Lower down river during another raid a craft wentalongside a flaming tanker which had been hit by an H. E. bomb and succ"essfully removed tiRe casualties among the crew. Some time later a tug was sunk bY enemy action. An Auxiliary Patrol launch got under way and was instru- mental, in conjunction with another launch, in hauling three of four men out of the river. The fourth man was hanging on to the side Of a hopper. It,was not possible to reacih him from the launch and one of the crew plung- ed into the river and succeeded in passing him a rope, by means of -which he was eventually got aboard. So the work of the Patrol went on constantly, and a ' myriad of small jobs were done ;with quiet efficiency. The character of the personnel of the Service had mow undergone a change. The 'men transferring from the River Emergency Service,4were of the yiehtsman type and naturally provided many candidates for the King's Commission. These were re- placed by drafts from Depot, some of whom were very efficient and others, who were willing enthusiasts but not so well trained. Permission had been obtained to man the tugs which were drawa from London River by Landon ,River's own waternien and lighter- m.en. Thus there are three distinct types of rating, which although di- verse in character, blend well. Riv- alry of course developed, but this added the zest of competition, to the routine work and increased effici- ency. The personnel of the Patrol have, in the main, been very fortunate in the matter of casualties. There were, of course, minor cuts, abrasions and burns sustained in carrying out some of the operations raentionede but the only serious casualties have been sustained by a ship moored alongside a pier. This ship has borne a charm- ed life. Mines, H.E. bombs- and 'in- cendiaries have fallen uncomfortably close. In October, 1939, a small H.E. bomb demolished the guard hut at the entrance of the pier and two rat- ings were killed and one sehiously in- bottehs catiSeit cur ccAagfoft THE PE CUT FINE FEH CIGARETTE, ry Aired. The Anal tragedy, however, came on May II, 1941. Incendlarr bombs had &Olen on the brow and the pier .buildinga, and the senior of- ficer on board organized a fire party to get trailer ,pumps into notion. The A.A barrage was very heavy at the time and while the fire party were successfully dealing with the incen- diaries, an H. E. scored a direct hit on the pier on which the men were killed and three officers and five ratings seriously wounded_ The pier was blown across the fore deck of the ship, whose wardroom had been blown, right off, and the pier and the ship sank. To Conserve Gasoline, Oil Drastic regulations have been is- sued to cons,eree gasoline and oil sup- plies. The aim is a voluntary cut of 50 per cent. in consumption. Here are steps taken, as announced by George R. Cottreile, 041 Controller. (1) Prohibition of sale, distribution. and delivery, of gasoline from 7 p.m. to '7 a.m. Week -days and from 7 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Monday for week- ends. (2) An increase of one cent a gal- lon in the price of gasoline and ether "white" products of petroleum, includ- ing kerosene and distillates used i n tractors.. (3) Prohibition of the use of credit cards, putting gasoline and oil sales on the cash and carry 'bests to private consumers.. (4) National campaign urging mo- torists to cut down severely on plea- sure use of automobiles. Reduction in gasoline 'consumption is essential in the war effort of Great Britain and Canadet: is not to be im- peded. Tankers have been lost in the Battle of the Atlantic. Britata has asked for eight Norwegian tank - es now supplying Canada. Delivery of these tankers will further reduce Canadian stocks. "In order to continue and increase cur aid to Britain," says George R. Cottrelle, Oil Controller, "to ensure our war effort, there is no alternative other than that the citizens 'of Can- eda must deny themselves pleasure driving, motor boating, the use of fuel oil where- another fuel will do. All non-essential uses must be curtailed at least 50%, and without delay." qbeSNAPSHOT GUILD INFORMAL° PORTRAITS To get shots like, this, slip an inexpensive close-up, or portrait attach- ment ever the lens. Informal portraits are easy to make and they add interest and variety to your album. SUMIVIER. is an ideal season for in- formal portraits of your family and friends, and they're just about as easy to take as any other snap- shot. Naturally, such pictures are not to be compared with the expert- "skillfulIY executed Dor. traits made by experienced profes- sional studio photographers. The well made informal outdoor study, however, has an interest and atmos- phere all its own. Here are several points to re- member: The subject Should be completely at ease and 111 a natural pose. This is readily obtained by seeing to. it that he is in a comfortable position, With his attention concentrated on anything but the camera. Get close enough so that the per- son's head fills most of the picture space. If your camera doesn't focus nearer than five or six feet, an inex- pensive portrait attachment, which merely -slips over the lens, will per - Mit making real elcPse-tip shots. „ the background—any ob- jectiOnable objects will detract from the center of interest. Use a low Camera. angle, or place the subject on some Slight elevation, such as the crest Of a knoll, SO you can take advantage of the sky fir 'a plain but effeetire. baeltgrotind. To obtain a good likeness of a person, yon need reasonably soft lighting. That is, shadows that are well illuminated and fairly bright in relation -to the directly sunlit fea- tures. Instead of facing directly into the bright noonday sunlight., have the subject turn so the strong light comes well from one side of the facts, then time the exposure to re- cord detail in the shaded side of the face. In this way you will eliminate the dark shadows—so noticeable in pictures taken at this time of day—that appear ,below the nose. and eyebrows. There are several other good methods of °Maiming soft lighting. A newspaper or large' white blotter placed near fie subject's face, but out of the range of the view finder, will reflect light into the dark areas. softening the harsh shadows and bringing out detail. Or you can place your subJect in the open shade --as on the shady side of a house under an open sky, and , give the normal exposure .for such condi- tions. . roam these simple suggestions and you'll get good informal por- traits. Start a collection today. Their appeal and. variety will justify a special place in your 36 John van Guilder 4' • • eis •