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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1941-10-17, Page 6• r s1 sir • I .: 10008 L > hg t lel:11e4 YQsnelkebi:e salad with cream almost* sandwiches; hot choco- late. * * * RECIPES 1 • ANNE ALLAN Ire Home Ecsrnemt.t GRAPES Hello, Homemakers! One of the pieces of Fall -is rabbling grapes, right"of the bunch! They're ao very ,clelieate in flavor and texture. And Tiospibly the• best fruit available. * * * Grapes ° are an excellent source of iron and contain small amounts of vitapains. Then, too, they are"easily preserved in a variety of ways. Sub- stitute grape juice for the more ex- pensive imported fruit juices - 'the morning fruit drink, refreshing fruit cocktails and sauces, relishes, catsup, conserves and fruit jelly. These sure- ly add to the enjoyment of meat, sal- ads, desserts or midnight snacks_ Spicey grape sauce on a slice of broil- ed ham; grape jelly on cold turkey - 3 OUT OF 4 CANADIAN ' 4GIC HOUSEWIVES - 4 KING USE MAGIC! Ap ,DER (2121iaao or on hot muffins. We are giving you a few ,recipes for preserving this per- ishable fruit. Remember -it's espec- ially good for the children. ,* * * Fall days and school days again have brought several requests for welebalanced merle for children just starting to walk a long way to and from school. And }hey do play so hard that they cot help but work up an appeite. * * * "Weary mothers mixing dough, Don't you wish that food would grow? Your lips would smile, I know, to see A cookie bush or a pancake tree?" Well, never mind, 'matte extra cookie dough or pancake batter and store in your refrigerator where it will not deteriorate. * * z Suggested School Day Meals 1. Tomato soup with crackers; pear and cream cheese salad with assort- ed sandwiches; milk. 2. Vegetable soup with crackers ; chopped creme beef on toast; apple pudding and milk. 3. Tomato juice; casserole of vege- tables and noodles; lettuce salad ; applesauce and oatmeal cookies; milk, 4.. Cream of pea soup with orou- Grape Jelly • Wash 5 lbs. of firm blue grapes (not over -ripe). Remove stems, place in kettle with two good sized apples. Add 1 cup of water and cook on elec- tric element turned high until boil- ing, then to lows immediately: Do not overcook. Pour into jelly bag and let drip over night, _ Measure juice and boil 5 minutes. Add % cup of granu- lated sugar for each cup of juice. Stir until dissolved. Let mixture boil gently. Test fox finished product by noticing whether drops form a sheet on the side 'of a spoon when it is poured off. Pour into hot sterilized jelly glasses. Cool, cover with paraf- fin and store in dark, coo) place. Grape Jam Stem the grapes, wash, and press the pulp from the skins. Place the pulp in a kettle, cook until soft, then rub through a, sieve to remove the seeds. Cook the skins until soft in' just enough water to cover. Vombine the two mixtures and 'boil for 5 min- utes. Measure and allow one cup of sugar for every pint of fruit. Cook until thick, which will take but a few minutes. Pour, in clean hot jars and seal. Grape Conserve 2 pints grapes 2 oranges 1 cup seeded raisins 2 2/3 cups sugar 1 cup walnut -meats. Wash, stemand seed the grapes. Slice the oranges very thin; and add in its own FREEDOM _ FROM THE WAR SAVINGS 'COMMITTEE, OTTAWA The people of Canada are the most fortunate rn the world. Fortunate in the greaf sweep of space that • is ours from ocean to ocean. Fortunate in the vast yield and immense resources of oiir forests, fields and mines. Fortunate, too, in our democratic insti- tutions. In a word, fortunate in our freedom. This freedom is threatened today as it has never been threatened before. The fall of the British Empire would mean complete dislocation of 'our un- fettered way of life. Everyone wants this way of life defended -thisfreedom saved for our own future and for posterity. The response to every appeal- for our defence has been mag- nificent--heartening to the whole Empire —alarming to, Hitler: But the need forweapons of war grows ever more urgent, as the Nazi threat spreads wider over the world. The help of every Canadian is needed for Victory. In these days,of war the thoughtless, selfish spender is a traitor to our war effort. A reduction in personal_ spending is now a vital necessity to relieve the pressure for goods, to enable more and more labour and mater- ials to be diverted to winning the war. ' The all-out effort, which' Canada must make, demands this self-denial of each. of us. invest in War 'Savings Certificates the dollars you don't need to spend. After Victory, they come back to you with interest. Spend less NOW so that you can spend more THEN, when labour and materials will be available for the things you need. There is no price too high for freedom. four .5710/e Regular Methods of Saving PAYROLL SAVINGS PLAN -For salary and wage earn- ers. The employee simply signs a Payroll Savings Pledge, turns it in to his pay office, and his employer deducts the pledged amount regularly from his pay. BANK PLEDGE PLAN - Convenient for business men and women, and others not on a payroll. Simply sign a War Savings Bank Pledge and give it to your .bank. The bank will make monthly deductions front year .'accorant. WAR SAVINGS STAMPS - A handy instalment plan. Stamp folders may be obtained from. Post Offices, Banks and many retail outlets. 16 stamps will buy one $4 Certificate, worth -$5 at maturity. RURAL SAVINGS PLAN -Farmers in receipt of regular payments from co-operatives, creameries, cheese factories, etc., can authorize deductions of any -desired amount regularly out of each cheque. Use the Rural Pledge Card. SUPPORT THE WAR WEAPONS DRIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY - very tow* and 'city in Canada will soon conduct a War Weapons Drive. You will he asked to put all ytnt i e got behind the campaign in your community. Canada must proyjide snore planes, more itlti tr,ore tanks, more guns*,. more shells. If you are already buying Was Savings Certificates..° y -pledge, If you are not, get your dollars working for Victory. TO'. BUY MORE Love to ti1dlte t Dr. Chase's Syrup i.t pleatont to the tete ono te renterIcaialy effective in the rebel of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, etc. 35 & 75 to the grapes. Add the raisins and sugar and' cook, until the mixture is transparent and thick. Add the chop- ped walnut -meats. Poer while hot in- to hot, clean jars and. seal. - .Grape Catsup 4 pounds grapes 2 pounds sugar 1 pint vinegar / 2 teaspoons cloves 2 teaspoons allspice • 2 tablespoons cinnamon, . e Wash the grapes 'and 'remove them from the stems. Place them in a pan and steam them, until they are soft. Put the fruit through a sieve, add the other ingredients, and, cook the mix- ture for 20 minutes. Seal it in clean, hot jars. Grape Ice 2/3 cup sugar 1 cup orange juice i/4 cup orange -juice 1% cups water 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Boil the sugar and water together for five minutes. Mix ail the ingredi- ents together, strain and freeze in re- frigerator turned to coldest point. * * * Take A Tip:• '. 1. As soon as rugs show, signs of wear, trim off the worn or frayed places and rebind with carpet bind- ing. 2. The edges of small orbeds-mina rugs often can be "button -holed" with heavy woollen yarn in matching or contrasting color. 3. Batter for pancakes or fritters should be made at least an hour be- fore it has to be fried. This allows the starch grains in the flour to swell, so that the batter is light and' digest- ible- when cooked. * * * Mrs. C. M. writes: "Our linen has a lot of fruit stains on this year. How can they be removed?" Aanswer: The secret of removing fruit stains from linen is to treat the stains as quickly as possible (before being laundered), Try holding the stain over a basin, covering with bor- ax and then pouring boiling water through it from a height. Miss B. L. says: "Black specks and blotches formed on our silver. The aluminum method did not remove it. Have you a suggestion?" Answer: Make a paste of whiting and olive oiL Daub the mixture -on the ;spot; leave for "a: time and then polish with an old . piece of silk. "' ' - Mrs. M. 'McB. suggests: A piquant appetizer: A little mound of finely shredded beet topped with sour cream. - Miss C. R. says: Pretzels crushed' fine, 'are grand when added to .a fresh vegetable salad (just before serving). 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 column for replies. Dies In Field Mervin Wright, aged 18, was found dead on the farm of Samuel one Wil- liam McCurdy on Thursday at noon, on their farm, two and a half miles south of Cramarty, where the youth had been 'employed for the Past six months. lie had' been harrowing when death occurred, due to natural causes, as was decided by Coroner Dr. K. W. McLand'ress and Dr. Dun- lop of Exeter. A native of Tucker smith, the young man had spent the greater part of his life in the munici- pality in which he passed Away. He made his home with his uncle, How- ard McCurdy. His mother, Mrs. - Isa- bella Wright, of Hensall, and one sis- ter, 'Miss Beatrice Wright, of London, survive. -Mitchell Advocate. HOG OUTLOOK 1941-42 With regard to the hog outlook, the Current Review of Agricultural Con- ditions in Canada recently issued, states that on the basis of the June 1st live stock survey, the 1941 spring pig crop was about the same size as that en 1940, so that hog marketings in the fall of 1941 may 'be about as large a year ago. Due to more favor- able prices, the spring pig crop may be 'marketed a little later and at heavier weights than in 1940. Ac: cording to the June 1st survey, sow's expected to farrow • in the fall, will show an increase of around' 7 per cent., but, due to the rapid 'rise in hog prices after the survey',' date, the actual percentage increase in 'breed- ings may he greater than the figure indicated, owing to subsequent chang- es in farmers' plans. Inspected slaughterings of hogs for the first half of the 1$41-42 marketing year (Octo- ibei-l4jareh) may 'be about the same as the 3.6 million slaughtered ' in that period el 1940.41, but some consider- able fnetease will be shown in the slaughterings troth April to Se'ptein- rher, 1942, f, ions, ein Game Br 't is ars. os Gardens are Flourishing (By (Margaret Butcher) Here is another of those Inimit- able letters from Margaret But- cher, English novelist;• which tells of the way in which ordinary elv- ery day folks of the British Is- lands are accommodating them- selves to the exigencies of war time. This letter was written specially for the Midland Free Press and The Huron Expositor. READING, England'. You might think that 'derin'g one of our periodic lulls there is nothing much to talk about or do these days; but it isn't a bit like that, Even when Fritz's' at- tention seems to he temporarily occu- pied elsewhere we're pretty busy. The Home Guard, for instance, ' has been having a grand time of it. Some mornings we are awakened by load pops, bangs and what not -this time quite harmless in practice, though deadly enough in theory I assure you -to find them hard at it. Then there is a tramp of feet down the avenue, and I scuttle to the window' to see lots of them marching by, while some- body plays -and plays really well - on a mouth -organ. There was a time when, if a lull happened people wag- ged their heads and said: "Ah! you nay depend THEY are hatching some- thing for us." And, often enough, it was right. Now, with even more truth, we can say that WE are pre- paring a few surprises for THEM. These quieter patches, though, do give the ordinary citizen a breathing space. On Sunday I actually "went out to tea" -a 'function which I had imagined to• be °quite obsolete. The Gardening Partner (who is nothing -it' not cautious), advised me to have something to eat before I went. Peo- ple, he' said, couldn't be expected' to offer one grub in these rationed days: it wopldn't be fair to expect it. Fortunately 1 didn't take his advice for when I got there the first thing I saw was a •real, old-fashioned spread. Two heaped plates of garden produce sandwiches, and two handsome cakes. There were also some lovely people sitting around: my host -who used to 'have a fine job' 'in London, but the job 'went west" with the war; his wife, a charming beauty; a smart and amusing girl from the B.B.C. down here for a week -end; the delightful old lady of whom I have already told you -the one who was blitzed and rc- ,cued from a blazing building -and the baby. No Talk of Blitz My host and Beauty were blitzed out of their flat 'in London, but there wasn't any talk of that. We had a splendid party; you would never have guessed there was a war on -except for one thing. Along the far side of the room stood a strange contraption: rather like •a large piano orate of stout "planks with a hinged flap in the front and a mattress and cushions inside. .It was the sole reminder of the weird times in ''.which we live. In- to this, when there is a blitz, pop Beauty and the baby, -while Father goes on fire -duty. It is, strong enough with any luck, to ward off falling ,beams, so I guess it gives him a cer- tain amount of peace of mind. Yet how outrageous it all seems, doesn't it? That ominous thing in a quiet little home, mutely • hinting at horrors. But only a tool would think its presence odd. All the same, you can guess its effect on anybody with an ounce of imagination; it speaiis louder than any grim anecdote. These folk all know 'what we are up against -and they sit there and enjoy a par- ty, bless their hearts. Their chief complaint is at its hideousness, squat- ting there and ruining the look of the room. People Still Game I have just been talking to a wo- man who has spent a fortnight's ,holi- d•ay in 'one of our most punished ports. A great deal of the place -as anybody' who has read the news dur- ing the past twelvemonth must know -is flattened out; it just isn't there; but the people are still game enough, anyway, to invite friends on a visit! Those whose homes 'haven't been damaged are carrying on much as usual; the others have found • homes elsewhere. The shops have staked out their Claims on the old Spots and have moved further out to do busi- ness for the time being. In one ruined street -certainly not a military objeckive-a large cinema remains, by some miracle intact, and shows are still running there. This woman, and her hostess went there one afternoon•, and the ;place was crammed with folk who had come out to enjoy themselves. During the per- formance they were notified that an Alert had sounded; ltbut not a soul budged. They just sat tight and the film went on. The moment of real drama came later . . . The screen heroine was sinking "There'll Always Be An 'England"; flags were waving in the scene,, and then, right across the screen the words were shown: 'Raiders Passed.' And if that isn't a touch of real drama, I've never known one! Raiders Passed A barrister friend who lives around this . way has 'been telling me, too, something quite interesting., , I often see ,atm when he hra.s. Come straight from London, and if 'he has been bomb -dodging he certainly doesn't look in the least like it. There is a sort of calm about him . that makes me /eel I'd just hate to be a Crosn- examined witness. T have .told him that if ever, by some evil °bailee, I. find myself lined up On the other side I shall adopt a certain course which' -in my opinion --is most likely to spoil things for him, He inquired, with considerable interest, what such a. course might be. "I shall tell the bald, hideous truth," I said; mei he certainly looked as if this move might ber-revolutionary enough to make it awkward'. I always know there is going to be some quiet fun when I see him stroll up, carrying his bulgy red cloth bag with the tassels': the traditional brief - bag which contains his wig tied gown. Until you realize what it is that bag looks a trifle strange, I'll. admit: not the sort of thing one might expect a well-dressed• man to be humping around. Yet the tradition -like the wig -wearing -is •still kept up. Inci- dentally, in the. atmosphere of, the courts the wig isn'tia scrap ludicrous or remarkable. It is a tight -fitting, rather small affair of white horse- hair, with curls placed horizontally at the sides, and' a short, thin pigtail which hangs down over the collar. Somehow It bestows on the wearer just the right touch of aloofness and -how shall 1 put it? --unreality. Its effect is to give him an immediate ad'. vantage over the ordinary man. The dignity of the courts, evident- ly, isn't easy to:break down, for when I last saw him he had just come from a case in the provinces; and during the hearing there was an Alert: The ,,siren, apparently,. was practically on the top of the building, and the din quite indescribable: "What did you all do?" I asked. It was a silly question; I should have known. The entire court jest waited until the awful noise died down . . . and then went on at the exact place "where it left off. I had often wondered what happens :n court at such times; and now I don't have to wonder •any more. Rations Agree With Us Well, we are still making out pret- ty well over here. The rations, I real- ly believe, agree with us. Personal- ly, 1. 'have discovered, all over again, the value of rice, and -believe it or not -it is putting color. 'back into my hair. I hjive been staring, at myself, a little incredardusly in the mirror, and now, if you please, I find that .there are scientific grounds for my suspi cions about that returning tint. I am not a vain woman (knowing, only too well, that I have no cause to be!) but this rice business just tickles'.me to death. Then there are the good things on the allotment -a return, :,t last, for all that digging and mess and blistered hands: • Never did mar- rows and potatoes, and cucumbers Beck` It et) 'r rico end toot Ills a Year gm LI If *pit own , •ywr 104I t.rr ititielr.4,»oris Pills to test bled, is rid el wast , s**,hes We ,sI`irs rrpe!gI � eadr fooWe»d. • Wli�ia ricer,•aver jedr out .ilee.z4 d dsceeapssi jj ran Wartime Yea I. seems esailipabal stanaelr sad tddoeys as u Bark d.y Tee feet "rMh s"—headed q, backachl, dioy, dnooed eat dl lir i'tw. Icor orerpnepo3Synn.tinuaands bay.ranprta t said haul tinge tieeriai--wkb Fait -rte So can yea torn. TtyFrtiR,4-rues--you'll M sittrply dslightsd hewfdy rail feel I#a a new peivin, hippy aid wan so& 15c, SSs. FRU1T•A•T1VES Li eb taste so good. But the artichokes and the sunflowers . . . well, well, well,' They have shot up in a perfectly monstrous manner. The fringe of the allotmene is rapidly taking on the qualities of a Bolivian jungle; it is a positive affront to a Sensale.who bare- ly touches five feet in height, and whit not so long ago, pushed those petti- fogging little tubers and seeds into the earth. The sunflowers must be getting en for 'nine feet high, and I really don't know how we are ever going to tell when the seeds are ripe -much less gather them --without chartering a Spitfire for the purpose of a survey. The Gardening Partner, at no time a loquacious Individual; lust stands, staring npwards and mur- muring: "Well, I'll be hanged!" But it all gives me that wonderful feeling of calm inevitability; the' knowledge that, short of blitzing or the whole thing. They can't atop the quiet, busy earth from doing its pro- per job. Curious things still happen, of course. A fine batch of young tur- nips suddenly appeared -On, the back• of the garden -seat which I so care- fully made of turf, while the G. P.'s lovingly -tended carrot bed shows no- thing at all except two sticks and a dandelion. The marrow's have to be tactfully dissuaded. from crawling through the. hedge and into theroad, while the cucumbers show a morbid disposition to climb a tree. The beans" haven't thought of anything ,yet, but nothing can surprise me. I expect - we are all beginning to feel that way. • Freedom It is impossible to enslave, men- tally or socially. a Bible -reading people. 'The principles of the .Bible -are the ground work of human free- dom. -Horace Greelepy. ICOBAC ..Pipe 7 rb -,o, FOR A MILD, COOL, SMOKE r GeSNAPOT GUILD HALLOWE'EN PICTURES A box -camera could, get this, with high speed film, one small "flood" bulb inside pumpkin, snapshot exposure. Try some like it this Hallowe'en! HALLOW 'EN, with its parties, decorations, and grotesque mas- querades, offers fine opportunity for weird, unusual pictures. And these are easy -it's mostly just a' matter of placing your photo bulbs, to ob- tain a novel lighting effect. Ordinarily, photo bulbs are placed at the subject's eye level, or above. But for weird effects, . you place them low -so that the light shines upward into the subject's face. It's a simple trick, but it produces sur- prising results. Try this idea • in a',jack-o'-lantern shot, such as the one above. Use just one small No. 1 flood bulb in- side the pumpkin, at a distance of two feet from the subject's face. Foi' box cameras load With high speed film, of course, and open to the larg- est lens aperture. For finer cameras and high speed filth, set the shutter for 1/25 second and lens aperture at f/i1. ' incidentally, See that the photo bulb does not touch the wet interior of the pumpkin, •nor shine directly into the camera lens (via Jack's nose or eyes). Use the same •idea for a picture of the "witch's cauldron" at the Hal- lowe'en party. Simply place the light down in the kettle --allowing it to shine up in the "witch's" face Also, get a shot of a group listening to a ghost story. For this one, place photo lights at floor level, or conceal them back in the fireplace, to imitate firelight. You'll need two bulbs for this shot,'and exposure data will be found in any snapshots -at -night leaf- Iet, which you can get without charge from your photographic dealer. It's fun to play -with these effects, but don't overlook other Hallowe'en activities. Get shots of the games ducking for apples ... costumes and masks ... serving of refresh- ments. Make the party record com- plete, and then you can enjoy it over and over again. , 346 john van Guilder i' • , 0', r<