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,MATO;ES ARE .A GOOD
,soortoe, OF VITAMIN C
X110: $omemakers! Tomatoes are
p, second -heat source of Vitamin 0
t,A,Soorlile A.cid),, which we must have
:0•dequate quantity in our daily diet
0 keep the mouth and gums in good
Crondition and aid in building sound
bones, teeth and blood vessels. Citrus
fru.•ita—oranges, lemons, grapefruit,
-tangerines, are the best. In ease sup-
splies of these may be curtailed we
`who live. outside the citrus belt should
eat raw tomatoes and juice generous
1y; and can all the surplus home-
grown and market -bought tomatoes
possible. Then we will have an in -
1" expensive source of Vitamin C for
the winter and spring months. It is
likely. that commercially canned tom-
atoes
tomatoes and tomato juice will be avail-
able for those unable to can at home.
Luckily, tomatoes and tomato juice
are easier to "put down" than most
products. Although some' Vitamin C
is lost in home canning, the follow-
ing methods will prevent the loss of
the least number of Vitamin C units.
• RECIPES
Canned Whole Tomatoes
Wash the tomatoes in cool water.
Scald a few tomatoes at a time to
loosen the skins. Remove the cone-
shaped core and any green portions
of each tomato and slip off the skins.
.,Remove the small black spot at the
liossom ends. Cut the tomatoes in-
to quarters br leave them whole, and
pack them into the containers. Press
then!; down just hard enough to form,
enough juice to fill the spaces' and
cover the .solids. Fill containers to
within one-quarter inch from the top,
addingone teaspoonful of salt to each
-quart of .tomatoes. Add no water,
seal all jars completely, them. loosen
one-quarter, inch. Process in a boil-
ing water bath (pint jars 35 minutes,
quart jars 45 minutes). If, tomatoes
are heated, and packed -boiling hot;
process them 10 minutes.
'Tomato Juice
Wash, trim and quarter the toma-
toes, but • do not peel them. Put the
pieces into a pan; crush them slightly
to set free enough juice to start the
cooking. Cover the kettle, and sim-
2per the fruit gently , until the toma-
toes are soft but not mushy. Force
the pulp while hot through a sieve
or colander which is fine enough to
remove the seeds. Bring the strained
tomato juice just,to the boiling ;point.
'Transfer the .boiling hot juice to the
hot fruit jars -or bottles. Add, one
teaspoon of salt' to each quart of to-
mato juice and from one to three tea-
spoonfuls of sugar, if desired. Seal
the jars a>f cap the bottles and pro-
cess them in a boiling water bath for
10 minutes.
Canned Tomato Soap
1 peck ripe tomatoes
6 large onions
a/ cup sugar
% cup butter
1 large head celery
% cup flour
% cup salt
14 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
Wash tomatoes, cut in pieces, add
onions and celery washed and cut.
Boil these until very soft. Press
through a sieve. Put again • on the
stove and add sugar, salt, butter, flour
and cayenne • pepper. Melt butter,
add flour, sugar, salt and pepper.
When blended, slowly mix with the
strained tomato. Heat to boiling and
let cook until thickened. Pour into
sterilized jars and seal, and sterilize
10 minutes.
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Chili Sauce
1 6 -quart basket tomatoes
8 onions (chopped)
4 green peppers •(chopped)
2 cups cider vinegar
2 'tablespoons salt
2 cups corn syrup
4 tablespoons mixed pickling spices
(tied in a bag).
Peel the tomatoes and cut in piec-
es. Chop onions and peppers. 'Put
in large preserving kettle. • Cook
slowly, uncovered,.for three hours or
until thick. Pour into sterile jars and
's'eal at once. Yield: approximately 7
pints.
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Take a Tip:
To dry herbs for winter use, gather
.on a dry day just before they begin
to 'flower. . Dry them quickly in the
warming oven or near the range.
Then strip leaves from stalk. Dry in
a moderately hot oven and rub be-
tween .palms ` of hands until reduced
to a powder. Pass through a fine
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bottles, cork tightly and store for Use.
THE QUESTION BOX
Mrs. E, D. says: "How can you
prevent tomatoes boiling out of jars
in oven canning?"
Answer: Place the jars in two
cake pans with an inch of water in
w ars ,eine inch apart). Do not use
broiling pan unless the bottom is flat.
Theelectric oven is preheated to 300
degrees, then the jars are put in and
reset to 275 degrees. If the tempera-
ture • falls lower (as indicated by the
oven light). notice the time when tem-
perature is again 275 and calculate
35 minutes cooking time, Do not op-
en if there is a space at top—this
is a vacuum.
Miss M. A. says: "Remind folks
that. a clove of garlic is a small •sec-
tion of the garlic •bulb." •
Mr. E. H. asks about dill—see dry-
ing of herbs.
Answer: Substitute 2 springs of
dill for 1% tablespoons dill seed.
Mrs. C. M. D. asks: "Will the salt
solution destroy flavor of peaches to
be canned open -kettle method?"
Answer:. :late the proportion of 2
teaspoons salt to each quart of wa-
ter and do not^ allow peaches to
stand in the solution over 30, mins
utes, oven canning for 20 minutes in
electric oven at 250 degrees after.
Anne Allan invites you to write to
her c/o The Huron Expositor. Send
in your questions on homemaking
problems and watch this column for
replies:
Nine Day Pickles
Cut up 5 quarts cucumbers. Place
in. brine. (1 cup salt to 2 quarts wa-
ter) to cover, for three days.
Put in cold water for three days,
changing water each day.
Put in weak -vinegar solution, live
cups water to 1 cup vinegar; add one
tablespoon alum. Boil cucumbers in
this mixture 5 minutes; remove and
put in crock.
Boil 3 pints vinegar, 3 cups brown',
sugar, 1 ounce allspice, 1 ounce cin-
namon (powdered • or sticks), 1 ounce
celery seed and pour hot over pickles,
drain,.. reheat and pour hot over u -
cumbers each morning for two" aadi-
tional mornings. Bottle and seal.
Yield: about 5 quarts.
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?rime Minister'so office t in -the ukla
At 12.20 he
at
Block your representative was • among
those gathered at one of the most
momentous press ' conferences since
the outbreak .of war. The text of
statements to lie broadcast ten min-
utes later by General Eisenhower to
the world, telling of Italy's exit from
the w•ar, to be followed by Mr. King's
radio statement to the •Canadian peo-
ple were distributed. Then the P.M.
made the announcement to the little
gathering, mainly members of the
press gallery. From that office, redo-
lent of Canadian political history and
hunted by shadows of 'Macdonald,
Laurier and others—went the glad,
some tidings to you out on farms,
ranches, fishing smacks,
* * *
The news- came little more than a
day after Finance Minister Ilsley's an-
nouncement of Canada'sFifth Victory
Loan opening October 18th with a
minimum cash objective of 41,200,-
000,000.41,200,-
000,000."-nThrilled with the dismem-
berment of the Axis, realistic news-
men present at the conference, nev-
ertheless commented they hoped Can-
adians wouldn't let the news lull them
into any false sense of security inso-
far as the war is concerned, and af-
fect their contribution to the objec-
tive's attainment. They as well as
the government are convinced that a
severe and costly struggle st111 lies
ahead. The remaining enemy is still
powerful. The appeal,goes ou t to
readers of weekly papers, who'by and
large make up the much sought after.
"smaller subscribers" to assure ulti-
mate victory by supporting the Fifth
War Loan.
« * *
The other night late 'I passed the
National.,,Research 'Council Building.
Lights !'ere 'glowing in windows.,
Geared to much hush-hush war re-
search this outfit gets little publicity
these days but those who know say
a very tremendously important jab is
being done within those grey walls,
and much of it by young men and wo-
men• who grew up in rural areas. On-
ly, some of the results attained are.
given out, about things which will
affect our post-war living. For in-
stance, in connection with Irish moss
(seaweed) a processing procedure has
been developed producing odorless, -
tasteless, light colored preparation
giving a strong jelly in canning. Sev-
eral million pounds of Irish •moss is
harvested on the east coast annual-
ly. In drying pork they foupd ways
of getting an excellent product retain-
ing 75 per cent. of the natural Bl vit-
amin content; after cooking and dry-
ing. Astounding things they have
evolved in aircraft production, leather
substtitutes, • plastics, .too.
Ration book distribution is about
over completely. It was the largest
single printing order ever placed in
Canada., Proper precautions had to
be taken in connection with proper
dyes, designs, on account of., possible
counterfeiting, etc. . . . each month
an `average of 5;000 Canadians lose
their 'ration books ... 48 million cou-
pons. are ;handled each week by mer-
chants, wholesalers and banks.
* * * •
The new .ration allowance for jams,
jellies, etc., and new regulations per-
taining, are really important conces-
sions to the rural people of Canada.,
who, for the most -part do their own
preserving. As country stores were
rarely well stocked with these com-
modities—of recent yearsj—there was
a cry of "inequality" and probably
with justification. The new' order
means, in . effect, sugar for the folks
out there for their fall apple sauce
and more particularly sugar with
which to sweeten preserves which
they put up earlier without sugar.
* * *
Have seen a reproduction of the
new sticker which in future will gd
on all shipments of goods from Can-
ada to the United Nations. ''it• is in
gold, blue and red, centered, by a,
maple leaf and the word,"Canada" in
English, also in Chinese and Russian.
Very attractive. In. connection with
the new Canadian 'Mutual Aid Board,
it is understood" tilat Canada's allies
will -furnish Canada with supplies or
services in return' if they •can, 'es
may assure the return after the war
of any supplies or eaLuipment which
may appear to have' post-war use.
Meanwhile, there will be no piling up
of huge war debts by the sale of sup-
plies to the United Nations for pay-
ment after the war or the institution
of -"indefinite and uncertain post-war
'Obligations. -
* * «
Notes for you and you: In stud
ing the consistency of soils, agricul-
tural scientists note whether a Soil is
crumbly, friable, mellow, • soft, firm,
tough, hard, compact, cemented, plas-
tic or porous. The friabiliy of soil,
its capacity to be easily crumbled in-
to small pieces, has often a great in-
fluence on the prodtictivity of soil.
° . September is the- best time to
divide and transplant peonies, but
they should not be moved more often
than once in five years unless a spe-
cial reason exists for doing so • . •
Parcels for your boys or girls over-
seas to'batch Christmas delivery have
a deadline of ,Noven ber 1st, accord-
ing, to the Post Office ' Depatrtmlent
Which farts a :gigantic task this year
=help yourself by co-operating .
Ottawa recorded over nine inches of
rainfall during August. -
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ada's part in producing for the war
An. example: in the year 1940" .we
produced three types of small arms
to the value of four and a half /mil
lion dollars. i4o you know that for
the first four months of 1943 we were
producing 'twenty types valued at
$23,000,000 and there were 30,000
working in the arsenals and plants,
half of them women.
* * *
Not gone and r}iot forgotten! Dr. J.
H. Keith, National Secretary of the
)league of Nations, speaking to a• ser-
vi6e club in Ottawa the othe rday,
said in part: "The League of Na-
tions is not dead; int 'as carrying on
its work in a way which will be•use-
ful and beneficial to the future of
Canada, .and to the future of the
world." He said that in the Atlantic
Charter we •have the promises of
idealism to be worked • out in years
to come—that the League stands for
just that.
* « *
Army Public ,Relations gives a
story, out giving us an idea how
troops in Canada_ are looked after to
keep them from getting too bored in
off hours. Such organizations as the
Canadian Legion, Y.M.C.A., Satiation
Army and Knights of Columbus do a
grand job in this direction. During
the first week in August, for instance,'
69,804 books were in circulation, 65,-
277 magazines and 10,948 papers we're
distributed; - 1,464 motion pictures
were shown do camps, with an attend-
ance of_ over 380,000 men. In July
they had more than 400 dances for
the lads, with an attendance of 150,-
000. There are about 175 civilian con-
cert parties on the go and more than
4,000 individuals giving one' or two
nights . a week to assist tihem--which
all goes to show that even if the boys
are, `a-wearyin' ,for you' they do and
.see 'things.
* *
After standing bare for three years,
the flag pole which juts out from the
former .Italian Consulate's offices in
Ottawa carried a fluttering Union
,Jack on the afternoon the news came
.of the capitulation. The superintend-
ent of the building hurriedly did the
trick to celebrate. The Italian col-
ony here were jubilant, even a bon-
fire in the middle of the street re-
sulted from one jamboree.
* * *
The Canadian cost -of -living index
was up 118.2 to 119.2. in July, the
sixth consecutive month with a rise,
which is not viewed with satisfaction
in official circles. This affects cost -
of -living bonuses for workers in most
industries and if continued bonuses
would have to be increased effective
November 15, if October's index "had
a rise of this nature: The bonus is
adjusted quarterly, based on the in-
dex. Increased cost of living does not
run parallel with the best tenets ,of
price control.
* * *
Bureau of Statistics estimates on
Canadian fruit crops have been revis-
ed since July; showing' apples upward
but an 8 per cent. drop from 1942;
pears are down a third from 1942;
plums some down; peaches will show
a decrease of 70 per cent. over the
previous year; grapes will be well
above the five-year average.
Sinbad -The
Sea Dog
(Condensed from. Life in Reader's
Digest)
One of the living legends of the
North Atlantic is' a chunky, barrel-
chested, black -haired mongrel dog
named Sinbad, the mascot of a U. S.
Coast Guard cutter.
Sinbad has 'a favorite saloon and
girls in every, port. When I first saw
him, about 11 o'clock one evening in
Boston's Scollay Square, he was al-
ready a little unsteady on his legs,
but he trotted purposefully among the
blue, forest of sailors' trousers; hic-
couging slightly as he went. As .he
disappeared into the open door of a
tavern, the Coast Guard"officer I was
with motioned for me to, follow.
In a room resounding,with the, noise
of juke boxes and sailors on shore
leave, Sinbad stopped before an emp-
ty stool at the bar. Gauging the"dis-
tance, he vaulted up to the seat, set-
tled himself 'gravely and gave a short
imperious bark, -The bar -tender turn-
ed without a word and set out a drink
of whisky and a chaser of beer. He
placed these before Sinbad, who lap-
ped them up, then jumped down and
went out the door. The ,officer paid'
for the drinks and we followed the
dog to the next bar, where the ritual.
wail repeated. After three more bars.
Sinbad was through for the evening.
He lurched into a taxi at our heels
and we drovh back to the Navy Ya4'd
and put him, to bed on his ship.
Sinbad came to the cutter. six yearsago, and in that; time he has become
the most Valuable thing aboard. The
crew look on him with a mixture of
comradeship and veneration, (firmly
convinced that as long as the dog is
with them nothing can happen, So
deeply rooted is this belief that the
officers and crew would almost refufie
to sail without him, and before 'get-
ting under way the captain always
makes sure that the dog Is aboard. -
Once in Iceland, Sdnbad was• Sleep-
ing^off a hangover in the baek room
of a'bar When he beard the long wait
of the cutter's siren as the ship put
o tea en eMergen ey 4rkers. Stag
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ring 41 ,:llih ,fed ,.h'e i t�hh d`t'10 the
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which keep comitf '"btt'E "riling' `fin-ig'
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to pick 110 deg,'" the skipper said.
Just then sSInbad dived the• 30-
toot dock into the 4cy water. The
crew cheered+ bion as be swam, but it
was soon apparent that he could not
hope to catch up w1,th the nutter. They
ca ►tah began to feel a change of
]heart,
'"Dammit," she g.ai+i, "if the dog
wants to he aboard that much, swing`
about and, .pick him up +,
Binbad - -hasn't missed a sailing
since.
Sinbad is an enlisted men's dog.
He lives with the ere* in the fo'c'sle,
sleeping in a different bunk every
night so as to divide his affection
among 'the • men. He eats with, the
men and loves to join them in the
showers, taking three or four a day.
When the crew' lilies up for inspec-
tion, Siinbad appears.with •his own life
jacket `and answers his name at roll
call with a short, husky bark. (His
voice, once clear as a bell, is raspy
after years of exposure to the salt
air and from the immoderate use of
hard liquors).
Though he roams the ship at will,
Sinbad would not think of going near
the bridge or the officers' country.
Officers may pat him, and when he is
befuddled with drink he will consent
to ride with them in taxi's back to
the ship, but that iss as far as his• •re-
gard for gold braid goes.
When the cutter comes. into port,
Sinbad stands high .on the .forepeak,
his ears 'blowing in, the wind. He
knows when he -is to he allowed to
go ashore, for' then his collar is put
on. If it is not, •he,• knowX-that the
ship will not be docked for long add
stays scrupulously aboai'1.
With collar on, he .is always first
ashore. He stops at every bollard on
the dock (being a sea dog he has
never discovered the opportunities of-
fered by hydrants and trees) and then
makes the- rounds of the waterfront
bars. when the men get liberty, they
make the. same rounds, and pay the
bills he has run up:
Sinbad's romances are as gaudy as
any sailor's. die has, a string of fe-
male dogs in. every port and, after
satisfying his thirst, seeks them out.
In some way known only to dogs, he
makes specificdates with each one.
On,, the morning after docking in a
certain town he will appear on the
ship with a small, attractive white
poodle. The next morning he con-
ducts the poodle to the edge of the
dock and sends her off about her bus-
iness. In about an hour a tan fe-
er
e"
lit
male Airedale comes down iso-rtthe
ship, .is met ' by 'Sinbad and taken/ '
aboard. Every day a new lady, friend!
shows up. So far as the-ere/W.-known,/
Sin'bad has never had two of them.
meet. Like all sailors, he is a gen-
tleman.
Sinbad's press clippings are as
bulky as an admiral's. In Ireland, a
notice appears in society columns
whenever he comes ashore. He is Oa
good social terms' with high-ranking
naval officers of five ,countries, be-
sides the thousands of sailors, bar-
tenders and water -front characters
he meets in his favorite drin3King1
places. J'
Sinbad is probably the only dog to
become the subject of -'an official
Coast G-uard regulation. Before the
war, when his cutter put into Green •
-
land he used to go ashore and annoy
the sheep. After several.00mplainte,
an official order was, issued, denying
him liberty in any Greenland port,
This was read to him at Quarters and
after being locked in the brig for
slipping ashore one night • while in
Greenland, he obeys it faithfully.
Though a hard liver, 'Sinbad is. not
a dissolute. character. He has endur-
ed hardships at sea that Would drive
any man to drink. He has fought
storms and hurricanes, braced his 24
pounds against the wind as courag-
eously as any seaman. Hp was oil
deck one, night when: his cutter duel-
ed, rammed and Bank a 'German sub-
marine. ' Some crew members have
tried to reform him, but with no suc-
cess. Now feeling that he deserves
what he can get out of life, no one
keeps him from 'his pldasures. When
he has a particularly :bad hangover,
the ship's doctor gives him aspirin.
Wh8n I last saw Sinbad, he was
sitting morosely. on the deck. of the
cutter, which was moored in a deso-
late northern port. I asked a "sailor
why the dog did not go ashore.
"Why should he go ashore in this
hale?" thesailor replied°• "There's ,
nothing to drink here, and the one
female dog that used to live here died
last year. Mister, he's a smart dog!"
eSNAPSNOT GUILD.
SUNSHINE PICTURES INDOORS
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Natural lighting from windows adds an artistic touch and appeal to
pictures. .
USUALLY sunlighted pictures are object just at the bottom, or end,
V made out-of-doors, but have you of the sunbeam so that the shaft of
ever thought of looking indoors for light leads to it, and then take the
sunny -picture opportunities? There's picture, you will be 'pleased with
a marvelous field and one, I think, the result. In making these pictures,
that has been neglected. take care to give an exposure full
Wherever sunshine comes through enough to pick up -some detail in
a window or illuminates a corner the shadows: ,w;,;. •
of a room, there is opportunity for . Interest.ing'effects of backlighting
a sunshine picture Post a subject in can be obtained 'with a sunny win -
this sunlit corner—for example, a dow. If you have a cat, for example,
small girl playing with her dolls, or with soft white fur, place it on a
a boy playing with his toys: window sill. The sunlight shining,
Often the surrounding walls will through the fur will surround the
pick up sunshine, and reflect it so pet with a beautiful light halo which
that your subject is lighted from makes a •splendid picture.
several directions, and you record a Attractive silhouettes can be made
play of light which adds unusual by using a window which looks out
quality and depth to the picture. on a sunny outdoor scene. Just place
Beautiful pictures can be obtained your subject at the window, in pro -
by a combination of sunshine com- file. Turn out any room lights and
ing through a window, and artificial make an 'exposure which would be
light from household electric bulbs. correct for the outdoor scene, or
For example, place your child on a maybe a trifle longer. Since the
sunny window seat. Then arrange light indoors willbe much less than
your lights as you, would for k regug the light outdoors,' you will obtain
lar snapshot at night, so that they a silhouette effect
liluntinate the child's shadowed side. Load up; your camera now and
Cr, if you do not care to use arts, prepare to begin,a collection of sun -
ficial lighting, a reflector placed on shine pictures, in your home. Such
the shadow side will serve admire- pictures are a valuable addition to
bly. The reflector may be a large any'album:
piece of white • cardboard, white But use discretion when, taking?
paper/ or even a pillow, slip or white your 'sunshine pictures. Think be-'
cloth. Any of these will serve to re- Yore you shoot and make everysnap
fleet back thelight from the window 'o$ the shutter count because there
onto (.he shadow side of your sub- is a scarcity of film. Conserve it.
ject, ad that more detail will be And don't forget to have extra, prints
shown in the finished print. made of your best snaps td send to
Interesting effects can be obtained, your friends and • relatives in th,
too, :When sunbeams slant down- ..Service. Pictures will give thein a
ward to the floor. If you will place "lift."
a toy+,' a `'fioltrer; or dih`e : btif a rri t[` John Van i >rii A
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