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The Huron Expositor, 1941-10-24, Page 67. ,f ,oy ANNA ALLAN Hydro Homo lees arrlst `HALLOWE'EN Hello, Homemakers! How about a Hallowe'en party this year? It can 11e just as much fun for you—as it is for your .guests—if you plan a few hounorous surprises ahead of time. And if youndive anywhere near any army training centre, do include some of the lads in uniform. It will be a real treat for -them. * ..* * Even if it's just a sing -song with apples, doughnuts and coffee to top it off it can be full of gaiety and at- mosphere. Use Hallowe'en decora- tions of inexpensive, orange and black paper, "cut-outs" of pumpkin faces and witches. There are a lot of old "stand -byes" to spoof your visitors: the creaking hinge on the front door; the ghostly hostess with the ice -filled rubber glove; candlelight in the up- per hall; a very horror of a scare- crow near the coat rack! Once you 'have started this business of trying to scare your guests—for fun—you'll be able to invent plenty of "thrillers." • * * If you're playing Bridge, have var- iation in each hand, Le.—bidding» :n pantemine, bidding, re -shuffling, then playing the new hand on the original bid, bidding before picking up the hend, etc. * * * Excitement begins all over again if you let a gruesome witch present in- expensive prizes and then you can have a tug-of-war with her "broom. Other groups may enjoy the fun of apple bobbing in a tub of water—this always has hilarious results. Or try the same sort of stunt, only fishing for pennies in a pan of flour; bite for apples suspended on strings; have your fortune told, or you try the old, old favorite—ghost,stories. By then your gwests will be ready to dip into the festive food, * * * RECIPES Brown Sugar Doughnuts 1 cup brown -sugar 3 tablespoons melted lard • 2 eggs 1 cup milk 4 teaspoons baking powder % teaspoon salt 3 or 4 cups flour. Blend the 'brown sugar with the lard, add the well -beaten eggs. To this `mixture add alternately the milk and: the dry ingredients, adding the baking powder and salt to the first cup of flour:' Toss the . dough on a lightly floured board, pat and roll lightly, .cut .with. a doughnut cutter and fry doughnuts (a few at a time) in 'hot, deep fat at 365 deg. When doughnuts are cool, add -the topping. Topping cup brown sugar EI{QWIUvr(PASTE A QUICK SHINE' N NO TIME 1 tablespoon flour 1/3 cup water, Heat to boiling point the sugar, flour and' water; cook the mixture un- til it forms a soft bail when a little is dropped into a cup of cold water. With a teaspoon, place a band of syrup on 'the top of each doughnut'. Black and Gold Cake (35 servings) 1 cup shortening 31/2 cups sugar 5 eggs 5 cups flour 1 teaspoon Balt 5 teaspoons baking powder 1% cups cold water l; lb. of 'baking chocolate. Cream the shortening, sift the sug- ar into it gradually; cream well. Add the eggs and beat well after each is added. Add the sifted ingredients al- ternately with the water to make a smooth batter. Melt the chocolate and mix in well, Pour into two 8 -inch tube pans and bake in an oven at 325 degrees. ' Cover with gold frost- ing and decorate with licorice can- dies. Gold Frosting & tablespoons 'butter 2 cups icing sugar 1 egg yolk 2 tablespoons orange juice 1 tablespoon grated orange rind. Allow the butter to soften and cream the sugar in it, Add the egg yolk and grated orange rind. Moisten with the orange juice. Black Cat Sandwiches 1 circular loaf brown bread '1 package cream cheese 1 tablespoon horse radish 1.4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon grated onion, Sour cream, Bake the brown bread in„lgrge bak- ing powder cans. Cut the brown bread in thin slices and stamp 'with a cat' shaped utter. Soften the cream cheese by creaming, add the horse radish, salt, 'vinegar and grat- ed onion; moistenwith sour cream. Spread half the "cats” with this mix- tureand cover with the remaining "cats." Dot each sandwich with' a bit of cheese to. represent an eye. Jellied Cider Salad 21/2 cups cider ' 2 tablespoons gelatine 1/ teaspoon salt 1 cup diced apple 1/ cup chopped celery 1/2 cup raisins Lettuce. Soften the gelatine in one-half cup of the cider. Heat the remainder of the cider to baling- point; "add taib gelatine and stir 'until dissolved. Add the salt. Cool' the mixture and when it begins to congeal fold. in the apple, celery and raisins, and place the mix- ture in individual moulds. Chill thor- oughly in the refrigerator and when reedy to serve unmould on a 'bed of lettuce.' Serve with French dressing. Punch From the Witch's 'Cauldron In cup chopped preserved ginger 1 dup sugar 4 dips prune juice 1 cup apple juice 1/.1 cup lemon juice, Simmer the sugar, ginger and prune juice on the electric element turned to "low" for about 10 minutes. Cool and add lemon juice and apple `juice and chill in a covered container' in the refrigerator. When ready to serve, dilute the punch if desired and pour over ice cubes. T * * Take A Tip: 1. To pot slips for the winter, use lumps of charcoal taken from wood ashes only to keep earth sweet. 2. For potted plants on the window sill use glass gliders that you buy for furniture. They are fine, especially.. r 0 Tau nun on a narrow window sill. when a sau- cer is toe wide. S. Always .;water house plants with warm water and a little baking soda added ,to IL' W 4. Do not forget to cover a plant of parsley with a waxed box and no mat- ter how deep the snow -will be you can always find fresh parsley under this. box. * * * THE QUESTION BOX Mrs. D. C: asksk: "For an idea for a 'torte plate'.." Answer; This is usually a type of salad on a large chilled glass plate. A suggestion is to put rows of sliced green pepper, crisp cucumber, bright red tomato, flowerets of tender cauli- flower and slices of carrot crisped in the refrigerator first and after ar- ranged. Garnish with lettuce leaves. Provide both French dressing and mayonnaise. 'Miss A. N. asks: "Fb▪ r a 'quilt- ing bee lunch'." Answer: This has been answered by letter in detail but for those in- terested in a menu at this time, here is t suggestion: Chilled Cider Cold Sliced Corned Beef Red Cabbage Salad Tomato Macaroni Hot Rolls Apple Turnovers Coffee Mrs. H. A. asks: "What happens to my recipe for 'mile high' frost- ing when it does not thicken?' Answer: The water must be "boil- ing" when added. Mrs. M. 'Mc.' asks: "Recipe. for 'fritter 'batter'." Answer: 1 egg; cup milk; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 11/4 cups Bour; 2 tea- spoons baking powder; about 4 table- spoons cold water. Beat the egg slightly, add the milk and salt, pour into the sifted flour to make a smooth batter, add the sifted baking powder, then add the water to make the right thickness, so that the batter provides a thin but complete coating. 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. A Weekly Review Of Developments On the Home Front 1. Hon. J. T. Thorson, Minister of National War Services, requests community chest committees and community organizations throughout Canada to confine their campaigns this Fall to collections for peace -time local welfare objectives. "When the National War Services dtive is made next Spring," said Mr. Thorson, " it is desirable that the drive -cover every community in Can- ada. If some local drives are mad this Fall, including items for war set- vicdh, then -the communities-Whe-rein such drives are made would not ex- pect to be included in the national drive in the Spring, which would create a very serious situation for those in charge of the national drive." 2. Chief Justice W. F. A. Turgeon of Saskatchewan appointed Canada's first minister to the Argentine. 3. Forty construction projects iii 'twenty seven cities and towns across Canada now being administrated by Wartime Housing Ltd. When com- pleted, projects will include 4422 bung- alows. 34 staff houses, four commi`s- sa++ies and certain other construction work, including a manning Pool for merchant seaman on the east coast. Wartime Housing is a government- owned company. 4. Order in Council requiring Can- ICOBAC :Wyse Tobacco] FOR.A:MILD, COOL, SMOKE L94 FROM QAN DIAll BH'PYARD8 One of Canada's trim corvettes sails out to sea for patrol duty "on the Atlantic. Many of these useful craft have been built in the Domin- ion's shipyards from coast to coast. Canada At War (Continued from Page 2) 'had already come unscathed through the horrors of Dunkirk, where the was in command of a yacht which made four round trips in taking off British soldiers. -We visited the stores where depth'charges and big naval torpe- does• are housed. We were introduc- ed to Commodore Jones, Officer Com- manding the Atlantic Coast, and his staff, and were told the story of how convoys are assmbled and shepherd- ed across the Atlantic. It can be no secret that Halifax has a vital role in convoying merchant ships of Al- lied nations to 'beleaguered "Britain and that the Royal Canadian Navy is playing a heroic part in this all-im- portant task, having already safely escorted thousands of ships and :mil- lions of tons of cargo to their destin- ations in the Mother Country. Aboard, a Destroyer We had -a real opportunity to view the busy harbor when two of the now famous "fifty American destroyers were placed at our 'disposal for a tour of the harbor and, a 25 -mile run onto the broad Atlantic. Fpctunately for the editors it was a cabal day. Dur- ing the run depth charges were drop- ped and a smoke screen thrown oat to add, a' realistic touch to the trip. The depth charges., rolled from the stern of the boat, threw a dense cloud 'of spray high into the air and jarred the destroyer with • a 'terrific force. It is easy to see how they can play havoc' with enemy submarines. The Captain of the destroyer on which we made the harbor trip was a sturdy 'seadog,' whose alert and ruddf- coun- tenance clearly reflected the spirit of adian canners to use, where possible containers with reduced in content. 5. Large increases in number of air training schools in Canada and in the output of existing schools foreoast by Air .-Vice-Marshal Johnson, deputy chief of air staff. 6. Contracts awarded by Department of Munition's and Supply during 'per- iod September 10 to September 16,1911 inclusive numbered 3,157 and totalled $40,859,042. The largest order $19,537, 200 is for shipbuilding and goes to the West Coast Shipbuilding Co. Van- courver. Oil and the War "The Battle for Oil," is the ti'fle of the latest film release ,of the Nation- al Film Board, One of the "Canada Carries On" series, it shows the vital part played by gasoline and oil in ern 'war. In a wide variety of "ale. s" it covers the world's many war fronts and takes the spectator back behind the fronts to the oil fields themselves, including Canada's ' own: Turner Valley. where a special pro- duotion nit was sent to gather auth- entic material. Zia the Navy. We learned that 'he had served aboard H. M. C. S. Fraser, the Canadian destroyer which went down in a collision in the English channel with the loss of a number of lives. The Captain, his officers and ratings were most courteous to the editors and we derived a new insight into the valuable work performed by the heavily -armed destroyers, both in con- voy and patrol 'work. .Overhead pass- ed big flying -boats which carry out a long-distance patrol far out to sea, while glimpses could be obtained .of the heavy coastal fortifications of the harbor. The Corvette' On -the outgoing trip we passed sev- eral mine -sweepers and corvettes in- ward bound from patrol duty. Earl- ier at a Ouebec dockyard we had viewed similar ships in course of buildings. 'We saw some corvettes op. the stocks with hundreds of men hammering and rivetting, while an- other was ready for, delivery. Con- trary to popular conception, the cor- vette is not a small vessel, but rivals the destroyer in size, and armament, although we understand that some corvettes of smaller size have been built at Ontario ports. Each, of the larger corvettes is heavily armed. They are playing a significant role -in the Battle of the Atlantic. One ship- yard alone has 1,800 men at work on corvettes and minesweepers and the counterpart will be found in many a Canadian shipyard. The corvette is not as graceful a ship as the destroy- er but it is slurvly and impressive in appearance. Expansion of the Royal Canadian Navy as a whole in the last two years forms one of the epics of this war, embracing an increase from 13 to 250 ships 'and in personnel from 1,300 to 23,000 men and- the number is increasing every day. The Navy's, popularity with young Canadian man- hood is proven by the steady stream of recruits pouring into Halifax and other naval training centres. Canada's Navy already has a proud record in this war. It will be enhanced as time marches on. Women Lend a Hand ' Just . a word regarding the problem encountered by Halifax in meeting the needs of the thousands of naval ratings ;who are training for service there or who came ashore on leave. The women of Halifax, ably assisted is a financial way by various naval auxiliary services including the Navy League of Canada, are respondin; nobly to, the. call for canteen's and wholesome recreation for the men. We visited three or' four such build- ings and found that the sailors were making liberal -use of the convenient es and comforts provided for them. One small canteen alone had served r_s many • as 25,000 meals in a month. Most of the leader's in this work are wives of naval officers who employ all their spare time in the arduous 'duties of fitting out and supervising ti ALL SEAFORTH- DECLARES WAR ! A NAVAL GUN EVERY MONTH FOR THE DURATION'"' IS OUR COMMITMENT FOR THE NATIONAL WAR WEAPONS DRIVE WE CAN Do IT! WE MUST DO IT! • Communities throughout Canada have been given specific War Weapons as their definite monthly ' objectives in the National War Weapons Drive which starts here this week. Our objective is a Naval Gun a month, for the duration. We can and must provi&them by increasing our individual purchases of War Savings Certificates. Everyone must do his share. Canada's expanding ' war programme must 'have your support. War Savings Certi- ficates provide the one means of 'support that everybody can use., Push their sales whenever and wherever you can. Double You Pledge to Buy WA SAVINGS CERTIFICATES REGULARLY WATCh OUR NAVAL GUNS COME TO'LIFE The pogress we make 10 the purchase of our naval guns wilt be shown each week. Bit by bit this blank graph will take shape. Cheek its growth in next week's edition of this paper. &NG .t+ ail J»1'y r• canteens a u d ,rest -rooms. *lallfax ,Churches likewise are doingtheir bit to brighten the off-duty hours -of the. lads w;ho man Canada's ships. One of the most striking proofs of expan- sion is the erection of two new naval hospitals adjoining the Halifax water- front, which are greatly .need to sup- plement existing accommodation. A happy culmination of the editors' visit to. Halifax was the 'banquet ten- dered at Admiralty House to our par- ty by Commodore Jones and his staff of distinguished officers and ship captains. Our spokesmen had a chance there to express appreciation of their gracious hospitality and to thank particularly Commander J. P. Connolly, M,C,, V.D„ Royal Naval Pro- vost Marshal, who accompanied us on the tour. It was an occasion, too, to become acquainted , with the sterling worth of 'Canada's men "who go down to the sea in ships." Conclusion In concluding this series ofarticles, we would like on behalf of Canadian weekly newspapers to expressto the Department of National Defence and to the officers of the General Staff, the R.C.A.F. and the Navy, as well as to the Directors of Public Infor- mation and Public Relations and their staffs, who took 'valuable timle from their official. duties at Ottawa to ac- company us on the entire trip, our sincere appreciation for a memor- able journey. We would also give honorable mention to the Canadian National, Railways. It is certain that the tour Served the unefui°purpose of giving the editors a clear conception of what Canada is doing in this war and thus of enabling them to pass on information to their readers. If we have painted too rosy a picture of the Dominion's war program, it was not intentional. We simply recorded what ' we saw. There is ample time and . place for criticism, such as the Federal Ministers have invited. No doubt -the newspapers' will do their duty in this regard, as they have in the past. These articles have mere- ly aimed at portraying the extent of Canada's achievements in the army, the war industry, the R.C.A.F. and the Navy. That defects, bottlenecks and extravagance still exists, there can be no doubt. The program is by no means perfect. It has grown so rapidly that no amount of 'supervision` could co-ordinate and keep in ..hand' the entire machine. "c know that it has cost a colossal sum of money and! that taxpayers are being asked to pay to the limit. But in developing the tools of war to defeat Hitler, monetary considerations must remain secondary. , We hold no brief for Canada's po- litical government, but of one thing we can be sure, the leaders of Can- ada's military, air and naval forces, and the entrepreneurs. of our war in- dustries are the right men in ,the right place. They are keen, aert and on top of their jobs. If •Cana- dian civilians will devote one fraction of the concentration and enthusiasm of thee men to the war program, Canada's part in the Empire fight for survival will surely be a worthy one. (The End) , Faith Whenever faith in -God disappears something inferior is retied, the race, at nation, the class, the leader. OFT, Barkkoche mayNbe tis first ai,. of Lie trouble. Whets yang back aches, lock to you kidppya. Ron'tlf tobred than wo i- ing'—it is -too aupodai* Take aebow to correct Backache, oa>ta csi e, t CygGeat sign of B ck*che Iran epgf de>diy to "s Kidney Pills—for over half a cthtuq Ms favorite remedy for Dicey almenb. i07 Dodds Kidney Pills STORE VEGETABLES ON FLOOR OF SAND Vegetables for winter use are best stored on a sand floor at a tempera- ture about three degrees above freez- ing, advises George Rush, vegetable specialist of the Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto. However, this is difficult where furnaces are used as the temperature- is emperatureis much . higher and the air dry. if a portion of the basement could be shut off, roots could then be kept in good condition. Heavy metal or stone containers' are excellent' for keeping roots fresh, states Mr. Rush, and these Contain- ers have given excellent results where used. Roots may he placed in a, heap in the garden and 'covered with two inches of earth. They may be kept, this way until the temperature.reach- es 20 degrees of frost before being removed to the cellar for winter use. Mr. Rush says the home garden should be cI'eaned up immediately and all rubbish and diseased plants de- stroyed 'by burning, as only fire real- .-. ly destroys these diseases. Digging refuse in will bring trouble next sea- son as disease will carry over in the soil, he warns: Moderate lamentation is the right of the dead; 'excessive grief the en- emy of the Iivirig.—Shakespeare. The best part Of beauty is that which a picture cannot express.—Bac- on. Men must either be the claves of duty or of force.—Joubert. Religion is the attitude of the finite ' soul towards the Infinite. — Jacob Boehme. The exquisite is a challenge thrown down to the possible.—Renan. He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.—W. Blake, CfkeS'NAPOT GUILD{ For different effects, try different tion eliminated distracting object the s viewpoints. Here a low camera posi- s in the background to accentuate ubjects. MANY things go into 'the making of an appealing picture—and not the least important is point of- view. You can simplify back- grounds, eliminate undesirable parts of a scene, control arrangement— all by moving left or right, forward or backward, or pointing the cam- era up or, down. Consider a picture of a person outdoors. Stand back several feet and you get a landscape view with a figure in the foreground. Stand only a few feet from the subject and you get an informal portrait with a minimum o background. In other words, if yob want to fea- ture a person—get close; if it is a landscape you-Want—stand back. A straighbon front view of a. person is all right at times. A diagonal; quarter view, or a side View. however, will usually yield a more appealing picture. Of eour,te if there is a real reason for taking .tt.front vie*, by all moans take it.r Angle shots often result in dra- matic pictures and they attract at- tention because of their unusual- ness. The illustration above, for ex- ample,'vas made with the camera at a low level, and pointed up- wards. With the sky serving as a plain background, made possible by the point of view, the boy and girl "stand out" and become the prin- cipal interest in the picture. Other subjects may be pictured better with the camera at a slight elevation, pointed downward. This angle is often helpful hi showing details of subjects where the com- ponent parts need to be clearly separated., The next time you're taking pic- tures, try shooting the same subject from several different viewpoints. Then compare the pieteres. You'll readily see how a careful choice of viewpoint yields more appealing pictures. 340 John van Guilder