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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1942-05-01, Page 6717•117, ' WIL111411.1.101.0111411..4041.111/64411 • a ..'..-...saatisateaa 4 -. By ANNE ALLAN Hydro Home Es:animist It=7:MMPAIMI THE 'CORNSTARCH DESSERTS RETURN TO FAVOUR :Hello Honiemakeds! If you are feel- ing'. the pinch and trying to. stretch YQtr sugar quota, don't forget that e0alletarcili desserts seauire less sug- ar—and every littie'saving counts. In these sterner days, too, we aro turn- ing again to the simpler foods and among these the cornstarch desserts are an olcatime favourite. * * * So many delicioue desserts, can be made with cornstarch and fruit—and the fruit can serve as the only sweet- ener.' Then, too, cornstarch isetn en- ergy food and has more flavour than flour—Bo we suggest that you use it oftener. With it, you can be sure of the just -right thickening- for pie and ' eake fillings, and you can even use It Mt a cake ingredient. Of course, you -will need it for the moulding of those swept dishes that are so tempting when served in stemmed glasses or .turned out o n dessert plates, and • these 'frozen dishes that every one admires and enjoys. You can make a brilliantly clear sauce with it — or even a meat sauce. Eggs may be omitted in many recipes if cornstarch is substituted as a thickening agent. Delicious desserts with cornstarch are good at any time but especially ac- ceptable for spring meals. * * Here are some suggestion that will help you to make more and bet- ter desserts with -cornstarch: 1. Measure the cornstarch and liq- uid accurately. • 2. Mix cornstarch with an equal amount of cold liquid before addiag hot liquid, blending together thorough - a. Stir the hot liquid gradually into r-70 TORONTO > Hotel Waverley &wench km AT Oin,tnion br. RATES SINGLE - 31.50 to *3.00 DOUBLE -to WOO %reeled %Nab irlossBnly Rates A ISIODININ QUINT WILL commie ... convenient* LOCATOD HOTIR . . 00.• to Oariisot Beal University of Toinrntin Loof Gardoit. ' thusiiions . Shopipiu Miaterret....M.Solemile :Hamm Merin* Chenille. of Every Dexnuninstion. A. M. Posinu... President e• the cornstarch and sugar, rather than grading the cornstarch mixture to the hot liquid. 4. Stilt constantly until thick—then cook un -til no raw flavour remains. Cover and cook on the retained heat when element is turned off. 5. In order to retain the aroma, acid fruit juices or flavouring should be added after cornstarch is cooked. * * RECIPES Chocolate Blanc Mange 2 ounces bitter chocolate 1 ta cups milk la teaspoon gait cuP sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch ea cup cold milk 1 teaspoon vanilla. Melt chocolate in a 'saucepan on element turned Low. Add 11, cups milk, and stir constantly until hot. Mix cornstarch, sugar and salt to- gether with cold milk 'to make a paste. Stir Tato hot mixture and con- tinue stirring occasionally for 10 to 15 minutes. Add yanilla when re- moved from element. Serve hot or pour:int:a greased moulds and chill in refrigerator untll firm. Varsity Cake cup butter 1%. cups sugar 4 egg yolks % cup cold water 1% cups flour ta cup .corhstarch teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons baking powder 4 egg whites. Cream butter; add sugar gradually; blend in beaten egg yolks and water. Mix. and sift dry ingredients and add to first mixture. -Beat well and fold in beaten egg whites. Pour into greased pan anti dust the bop lightly with aornstarch. Bake' 40 minutes in oven at 350 degrees. Custard Ice Cream 2 cups scalded milk 1 tabtespoon cornstarch. % cup sugar 1 egg beaten teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon vanilla 2' cups heavy cream. Mix Haur and sugar. Add milk slowly. Cook on element turned' to Simmer. Add egg,cook 2 minutes-. Cool. Acid aream and flavouring. Pour into ice cube tray and freeze in the refrigerator until firm. Velvet Salad Dressing 1 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon mustard 1/2 tablespoon sugar. Few grains cayenne tableapoens cornstarch 1 egg, beaten., •a 2 tablespoons butter frssyging mound each dayiCunable led° "/- cranky with the f_eeling Maserable. Blaatiagiteenereett" when the kidney* may be mit of order. g• !tidier (ail the system clogs with' Titles. Headaches— adtache. frequently follow. Dodd's Kidiey Pills help dear the system, giving nature 'a thence to restore health and energy. Easy totake. Safe. 116 DoddisKidneyPills % cup milk % cup vinegar. Blend dry ingred nts. add egg; butter, milk and vire .17 slowly. Stir on small element turned to Low until mixture begins to thicken. Cool. * THE QUESTION BOX Mrs. K. J. asks: "Kindly send me a tasty recipe in which I can use cake ,craanbs:" Answer : We have .published Cook- ie Crumb Pudding and Biscuit Ice Cream recently. This recipe is very good too. Cake Crum Hermits 2% tablespoons butter le cup :brown sugar K. cup molasses 2 eggs le teaspoon soda dissolved in one tablespoon cold water 1% cups flour • 1,4 cup milk % teaspoon allspice le ;teaspoon mace %, teaspoon clove % teaspoon gait 1/4 cup minced peel % cup raisins 1% cups dry cake crumbs 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Cream butter and blend in thor- oughly, sugar, molasses- and eggs. Beat thoroughly, add soda and water. Add alternately milk and dry ingredi- ents. Mix well. Spread 1/4 inch thick in baking pan. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Mrs. P. N. asks: "How can paint be removed from hinges and locks on zi freshly...painteal door?' Answer: Use turpentine on a soft cloth. Anne Allan invites you to write to her c/o The Huron Expositor. Just seed in your questions, on homemak- ing° problems and .watch this little corner of the column for replies. Fire At Store The door frame at the Webb bak- ery caught fire Friday evening about seven o'clock when waste was being burned at the rear of the Dominion store next door, the high wind carry- ing the sparks rapidly. The flee siren was sounded but little damage was done and. the fire was put out with the aid of extinguishers.—'Mitchell Ad- vcat e. YOUR SCRAP- RUBBER • now a vital wat material Enemy action in the Far East has caused such an acute shortage of rubber that our whole war effort is in serious 'danger. Canada and her Allies must have rubber, quickfr, for the armed forces, for factories, for ships. The Japanese control our source of crude rubber imports—the only other quickly available supply is old scrap rubber, which can be reclaimed. Every citizen in Canada must do his part in collecting all the scrap rubber in the country and turning it over to the Government for war purposes. Here is how to do it. THIS IS AN URGENT APPEAL FOR YOUR HELP Question: Is, the robber id/mafiosi really serious? Answers The shortage of rubber is so grave that any citizen hoarding rubber ot using it unnecessarily is committing an act of disloyalty. Ilia now illegal to destroy any rubber article. Iteesstious Of what use is reclaimed mbber? Ilitswor: Old, rubber is promised so that the Kithcontent is reclaimed. This reehaned sibber is oted-in the manufacture ofdemobs! ankles far mu war effort, thus replacing' mole ashlter. Ititsfatikams How much scrap rubber is needed? ituswer: ray Millionfbunds. The)* is a Isigepismtity„ but it MUST be found. Every eM ptccc et rubber in Canada. no matter bow , is needed, QUICKLY. 4 Quilestion: Should I turn in any usable rubber er4eles as well as worn out ones? Answer: Absolutely not 1 By no means discord *Wiring that is still useful and that irititht have to be replaced: On the other braid, • rabbet' tires used as boat bumpers, swings, -etc.; iihrlidef be ttunedln for war uses. • • 110W.109 1 TURN IN • The school boys and girls of Canada are being age:mixed, through the school authorities, to act as Official Collectors of Scrap Rubber. The school nearest you is, therefore, your best Collection Depot YOU Mt* diSpeste Of; in11* scrap rubber in any one of the following four ways: Question What kind of scrap rubber is needed? Answer e Even!" all -rubber or part -rubber article must be saheaged. Here areLti"few of the aticies you must turn in: ed Tires of every kind Rubbers • Old Inner Tithes Overshoes ' Rubber Boa* Hats, Coats. Aprons, Pants, • :" Gloves, Tubing. Matting, Toys $port Shoes (crepe soles are especially goed) airdewHose HotWater Bottles Stair Treads • .Bathing Caps and _many other articles = Sent What luaisperiii to the scrap rubber ed? • ilktsiesert The scrap is sorted, baled and as- sembled" into carload lab:rand is then purchased by..the Government at fitted prices throughout Canada. The Government pays forwarding • tranSportation charges onthese carload lots, and Ir eesponsible for their allocation. You may be istascthatnvery pound will be used directly or indirectly in the wa effort. Quastiont How do I go about saving scrap tuldier?/, •Allaitalleistr: Start hunting for it TODAY. Clean " nut your cillars. attics, •garages, and sheds right amay. • You will find more rubber articles than you sespect. Start them 'all 'on' their way to the battlefront. MY SCRAP. RUBBER? . I. Give it to the clad' ren Inc their school collection. , 2. Give it to your local Natianal Salvage Com- mittee-. 3. Leave it with any Service Station .or Tire Dealer where yea see the sign; 'Voluntary • Sctsfp• Rubber Retelving Depot." 4. Sell it to a junk collector. • Mien yeact &Oar up Your scrap subbef and dispose t*,. it ilap. one of these • *domed* it tv,o).13iettly the Goresiatnenf for CaruktikSIVar Elliot. Do it NOM RIMEIEDR nmstott t epatnirtext f a$Supily • - AP ira4matsuntonto. TORONTO .„ . • Thfrt artfriartment framed kts oti.einaraitlibts With , IrhasptatiornelSsilisit4osCampaispss•Dispareiriate of 1Pittionif Whr Semi:nes • . , ' • weaPPla-aaa4r: itglltis 'to the altatOalre TutRoaa Of the Corals as a tactical rotation To he' successful in blitz- Xrieg Weisaa4ria all,' the fainporting an- eillaije artillerye and all the Maassof the- fornaatien—stie •iiirantry 4tIrined aali-glind. assitsult14-tatlitintdebde, FaCitra'et‘ successiftila blitzkrieg doesnot merely Mean tate afirst bard stroke of the tanks; it s*aa.., ns the full pewee of all aims and sbavices coming behind, ex- ploiting the first blow and censolidat- iffg- for the aecond, third, fourth, so that they,eala be dealt, in such quick and denaoralizing succession that the origipal intensified power and fury is s'ustaiaed, and so that the momentum, of atteck, which is the great secret, is That is the Canadian conception of the blitzkrieg and that is how the Canadian Corps has 'been trained to assault even while guarding Britain's vulnerable coasts. Every fighting arm, every supporting service, is dual pur- pose. The 'Training of Ancillaries Take the ancillaries first. Training for close-knit cohesion and quick con- tact between the supply an& ammuni- tion. columns and their fighting arms, is obvio.usly as valuable for future as- sault as for prospective defense. An observer instantly notes that the Roy- al Canadian Army Service .Corlas, in intensively training for epee, shifting battles, ignores the actual static posi- tion of the aroope'they supply. Every- thing is kept flexible. The Royal Can- adian Ordnance Corps has grown un- believably since the last war, and all their field practices are directed to- ward keeping the mechanized forces rolling. The engineersare likewise blitz -warriors first- of all, trained to stop tanks in defense, but also to bridge and repair communications and to be a great influence in .holding the speed of advance. • Then the artillery. In the .new war- fare, the guns are generally looked upon as strictly defensive weapons by the public. The tanks and the low- level bomber of today's campaigns seem to have taken over much of the artillery's job ix a the trench -locked war, that of blasting out a road—for the infantry. But the .guns of field. batteries,, and the • grim field-hows, have proven their value in recent campaigns. The The "crash action" train- ing of gam" crews and greater Mobil- ity, has helped them keep pace with the swifter war. The Canadian artil- leryman is such an, advocate of speed in getting into action that his *ea - pons ,will always be up with the at-. tack. But it is in the training habits of the great mass of •the Army—the in- fantry and machine-guns—which most clearly diselose•the intention and pro- bably ability of the whole force in, its future operations. The armored corps may be more spectacular, but it is still the footslogger who carries the great share of the "blood, sweat and 'tears" of the battlefield, who givesthis army its true character and person- ality., Infantryman is Shock -Trooper Watching the fu -l1 -striding stalwart Canadian infantryman in any of his diverse tegning exercises glees the Observer:1'5e butstanding impression and comfort; he is a shock -trooper .first of all.All his varied activities are marked by offensive attributes; on the attack the Canadian is most keen and interested, and always be converts a defensive field practice to an offensive opelaftion. In his entire training Syllabus there is watchfulness that this natural bel- ligerency is fostered. Leadership sees that he becomes skilled and conveas- ent lvith every possible device, ruse, weapon, formation and tactic of ag- gressive warfare. There is no more ardent student of commando -type tactics than the Can- adian. infantryman: "" " T,he stealth, en- durance .and elements of surprise and furious hand-to-hand .fighting, appeals to hisselftrelient and adventurous spirit. It is, offensive so he loves -it, and it will make hint a• better all- ropnd fighting man whether he 'raids, attacks or faces attack. ,The stealth patrols, tank ambushes and tank-lagger raids as practised ba the Canadian infantryman in England are all offensive forms of defence: So are the combined Canadian -British Home Guarcrfield exercises. with the latterai rolee•natith more static than that of the Oltnadians. The latter will be offensively fighting from the mom - „out the invasion "balloon goes up:” This widespread' preference- for tac- tics which. defend by attacking is par- ticularly evident in the field training which this 'observer contends is the most valuable of all Canadian pre- paration efforts. I refer to 'their aptly named "Battle Drill." Only the •arrival of the tank caused greater _upheaval in the tactical train- ing and habits 'of Canadian infantry than the adoption of Battle Drill. It has 'not only caanged the methods of carrying nut what the last war's in- fantry knew as "skirmishing" an "op- en order" field practice; it has made these interesting and life-seving ex- ercises many times more graphic, battle-realistie .and valuable for every man taking part. . Infantrymen Leann Teamwork The earnest rehearsal of Battle drill tactics hair Practically eliminated the parade-squarti, even • ceremonials. in the training .Syllabus of Canadian in- fantry. Thatanaeans they are learning team -work 4d precision in the field instead of ori/: parade, They are learn- ing to fight Instead of square/Push. The old "form fours" and "wheels" and "inclinee and close -order drill of British reginients on the parade - ground were ;derived from the actual movements on the battlefield of / the days Pa„ instance, arm- ies were actfiallY forhied in line and then wheeled and inclined to keep facing the (Manly. The new Battle brill is similar' to this extent: It is moviment of today's troopin the ac- tnal-hictical „sfontions they will use in Minna au ,V offentiV,e_getion on to- day's actual 'battlefields,' / .A veteran of .thele.St War can vizir, elite the new. tactielitt field' rehearsal by reealline""artillery forriration""1-- designed to moire.- tronps through shell areas with a rififilitibin of castrillieY. Ire Battle Drill trarniS aits sthallarly OPertly formed -in order to amid Ms - but AM to qtrieloart deploy - /Merit and tun unthlbthty whi1a still refailtaitag the :datilata,fi tonMtIolj of etr • , f Employees of the Canadian_ National Railways told the story of wartime transportation in Can- ada in the fifth of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Dornia nion-wide series, "Voice a of Vic- tory." Men and women whose first, interest is to see that vital muni- tions, supplies and raw materials are moved quickly and safely to where they are needed described their part in the National System's big war' job. They included a freight train conductor, a car tracer, a roundhouse mechanic, a car accouhtant, a despatcher, a track foreman, a troop commissary car chef, and a woman mechanic from the National Railways Muni- tions plant. The broadcast was • conducted by T. 0. (Wik) Wiklund. Supervisor of Feature Broadcasts for C.B.C., and M. (Spook) Sinclair, who presented the participants with appropriate souyenirs. Photos show (upper left) Albert Bergman receiving a big supply .of housj paint from "Wik" after he :ad told how the food is prepared and served in C.N.R. troop trains. Napoleon St. Pierre, foreman, (upper ight) tells of his vital track maintenance job. Josephine Skull, (lower right) instructress oa teomea•mach;ve operators at the war olant is interviewed by "Spook.' the "fighting team." Every officer, N.C.O. and man has a definite job to do in the Battle Drill "fighting • team." That is so whether training is for thesmallest combat unit, a section or when an entire dia visioe is carrying out a tactic. There is no limit to the situations improvised by the Cateadians--everya thing from outflanking, and encircling a group of "paratroops," who must be ousted by'a Pincer operation from a copse,. to the "storming" of a city, is carried out. Literally, scores of pos- sible :tactical situations confront at- tacking , troops are given their own identity signal, and are then cafried through without further orders. By the passing of the key Word each man automatically knOws what must be, done and what part, he must play. Battle Drill has led to remarkable stimulation of junior -leader thought. Resource and initiative are constantly in demand. One of the most eonfi- dence-inspiring military demonstra- tions I ever witnessed was to watch the Canadiarfs calling upon the nation- al traits which gave them shock -troop greatness in the last war, in overcom• leg surprise obstacles and unexpected situations in Battle Drill. Independ- ence Of thought and a,etion is encour- aged. This is one reason why it has be- come so popular. A second reason is that . the troops can ',uaderstand the why and wherefore of revery order and command, things which' only the Staff foranerly, clearly knew. The Canadian private can see'- the solid sense of the training process as no soldier ever • saw it before, ,and there- fore the Canadian is perhaps,the most. contented and enthusiastic soldier -in - training in all history. . • Drill Sergeant, No -Longer Hated Man - Unexpectedly: the , carping, fault- finding, bull -voiced drill sergeant of the old harrack-yard has been reviv- ed .for the elementary stages of mod- ern Battle Drill. When the small com- bat team goes out to learn how to "attack" a 'farm, a wood, a machine- gun apest" ' or a• aconcentration or "parfirii•oopers," he is along. He lacks his spitte-mousatache, and he' carries a Tommy gun instead of a swagger 'stick, and he uses its live ammunition to startle .. students into the Yealiza- tem •that they, are in plain view of the enemy. But 'he is still the criti- cal, invaluable soldier -maker. Instead of creating drill -square perfection he is manufacturing versatile fighting men. And in his resurrection he is not a bated' man. As a rule two instructors watch oy- er each section as they learn the rud- iments of taking eover, advancing, at- tacking. Each harsh admonition., et,- . • en in the last 'hour of a long, weary day, has muds personal .value in it, as their. eagle eye watches every move, of the skirmishers.' The nerve -grating repetition of corrections and corn- ruands make sense as the drill -instruc- tor's seemingly meaningless orders on the drill -square never made sense. As a matter of fact, that hoarse, some- times 'caustic andirate, end always commanding and dominating, voice is generally telling the soldier how NOT to get himself killed. So is that seethe of bullets overhead from Tom- myn gun or Bren. a - Tate Canadian soldier takes the in- cessant correction a n d direction, which follow him over fields, through hedges and rivers. through streets, barnyards and woods, up and down dale, in surprisingly good part. He sees the wisdom of the persistence, and clearly pictures the whole: purpose and plan of. the miniature or large- scale infliltration tactic. The reason of his ardaous day in mock battle is clear, and when Canadian soldiers un- derstand they are traditionally willing and keen. They are eager to cram in- to their time- before action all the "team fighting" they can.. Much has been written to explain that Battle Drill is based on the in- filtration or pincer tactic of Von Huta ier, which .was evolved to defeat en- trenched Machine-guns in lieu of time; for. the Germans to mass-produce tanks. Its success in' --March, 1918, against .the British Fifth Army, islais- tory. On a larger scale, and utilizing •panzer divisions. it defeated the French infantry army in 1940. Actually, however, the base of bat- tle Drill is' merely adiaerence to the ancient and •well-proeea military' ax- iom which said: "Exploit success but never -reinforce, defeat." It mean* finding the easy way though the enemy's position by filter- ingbetween and around the strong - points and then sweeping on, full - out. In the final victorious abases of 1918 *e were utilizing such methods to advantage, both in ground won and in cutting down casualties. A revision of British and Canadian tactical...prac- tieestook place before the salient features were then incorporated into our fighting habits, and now a major revolution ,has, in -effect, occurred to give our battlefield methods a new foundation. • - , Instruction in House Fighting. . . • It means that the Canadians will not be confused when they come against skilled German' street -fighters. Their "storming" of 'farin buildings, villages and towns ..inelticles detailed instruction in the distinctly individu- al art of war known as. house -fight- ing. Rehearsal in the dangerous things to do andthe sensible meth- ods to follow, will see them• adept at this and all other forms of close -quar- ter work. It 'means that the Canaclian infan- tryman has enthusiastically acquired remarkable ability in two-way flgat- ing. • His new tactics will " immensely strengthen him in beating. !back an' aerial horde; for even the small com- bat team is trained instantly to launcb an, attack on scattered nests of paratroopers before they can be - •come organized to start serious sec- tional fighting. e" • • Similarly, the new fighting methods of the Canadian Corps will surely prove a tremendous asset in the great armoured infantry assaults of the battles of decision, whicb every Can- adian soldier feels is his destiny. For unless the infantry is swift, skilful and strpag in et -tacking „behind tanke, and in 10116W -int up thfit first power- ful blow, no assault can fully succee(V. The tanks can create the breacS, but the infantry must fill, exploit and hold it. The Canadians' defensive tuition today in Battle Drill tactics will Wins ,be offensively valuable tomorrow. It ineans, too, that Caitadiaas at home can rest assured that their troops will not be launched in costly frontal assault aon the last war's mits- taken theory that if enough men are kept bulling at linpregnable bastions something will have to gives The deadly- tto ourselves) "waves advanc- ing in methodical progression" • of British infantry of the Somme and oa Passohendaele, are as dead in our military habits as the gallant men who formed those • doomed "waves" v:hrett'pitted bumei courage and hero- -hue—against- ibar-b-wir-o-: and machine- guns. a 'Maple Pudding 1 cup Maple syrup 4 to 6 slices stale buttered bread 2 eggs % teaspoon salt 114 cups milk.. Boil syrup 10 minutes. Butter slic- es of bread one-third inch thick and cut in strips. bip bread in syrup and arrange one layer -in buttered baking dish. ,Place next layer ad -bread strips iti opposite. directions and repeat un- til dish is nearly fall. Cover with custard mixture of eggs, remaining syrup, salt and milk. Place dish in pan of hot water and bake in moder- ate oven (350 deg. F.) until set -- about 40 minutes. • THE RAILWAY AND THE WAR . • . By hundan Tophani Canadian Railwaymen were Quick to respoutto the CalltoArms..504Employees , of the Canadian National Railway 'System Have Enlisted for- ,I3 CN -R. EMPLOYEES who have Joined the NAvvare sufficient tutu:a. Fivi Dr$003YEas - Those tulao *lave itifts'''ted in the Anwiv would. fornt four „ lufauttij ipoitiaestalifsh. Eollsbilerits'' Tjq itioattw DA TIM PI AWN' 719. IN TIM uttisat-003 INTIME AIRIORCE-1540 — tZt b:;70e 7"Olf,1(101if so.eof the •;411untiogur atvbs incia Waite "`Mellt%Pereft°111 i!AiitOttiS TOW tieVs • .,:Nrk*.tatf*O5 ROOMEtt• strit3:::, ANAL, :11 nt, Les Amon' mol 14.40%/4"WIRESSUIS- '11.r 'SOX PACKERS Akin FULler 1114SMO"CLIA"ESS):`' •:1 • . • , • P. • • • • •