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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1943-12-03, Page 8Net 7,7V:77..7.77 reertees7" warommtawacau ;.p gr - r!. ANNEALLAN .1114r. Hoot* 0;01190111,e THRIFTY CHRISTMAS BAKING' Hello pomereakers! In an attempt te see how independent Canadian Itliousewives can be, of imported goods for her Christmas baking, we set out. to Make a thrifty fruit cake. We made the plain white fruit cake (in- gredients listed below) using citron peel, a Cana4ian product, as the fruit and substituted one teaspoon of vine- gar for the lemon. According to numerous requests for recipes published last year, we have decided to list the standard ingredi- ents of Christmas goodies •but limit- ing the quantities—es.pecially of dried fruits and nuts. • I realize ,how fond you .are of bak- ing, but .surely in a country where we are all Sharing the same burden "at heart," we ,should consider shar- ing the food. Let us boast that we can make enough for one serving each on this festive occasion. * * RECIPES Plain Light Fruit Gake _1 pound butter 1 pound sugar (white) 8 eggs, separated 1 pound Sultana raisins 5 cups sifted ',flour 1 teaspoon baking' powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 pound citron peel • 1 lemon rind and juice. Cream butter, add sugar and beat thorpughly.. Beat in egg yolks. Wash raisins and shake in towel to drain. Shred peel and flour the fruit with. one-half. cup of the measured flour. Stir floured fruit into egg mixture. Add sifted dry ingredients. Add lem- on rind and juice. Fold in beaten egg whites. Pour into pan lined with two layers of greased waxed paper. Bake in oven at 309degrees for about. four hours. Variations: 1. Omit raisins and peel. Stir in 1 pound sliced floured • cherries. 2. 11/2 pounds of any one fruit or a combination of • fruits and nuts may be used as a substitute for one pound raisins and 1, pound peel. Thimble Cookies '1/2 cup shortening 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 cup pastry flour Pinch of salt. Cream ;shortening and sugar oughly, add egg yolk and beat thor: well. Mix in fleur, and salt. Form -into balls (size of 'chestnut), place on greased cookie sheet and dent the top with a thimble. Bake five ,min- utes in oven at 350 degrees, then dent again. Bake 15 minutes longer. Put Jain or jelly in the depression while hot. Makes 11/2 •deien. Christmas Macaroons 4 cup honey la teaspoon salt 14 cup sliced red cherries 1 egg white ' 1 cup toasted rolled oats 14 sliced citron peel. Beat egg white, add salt and hoReY gradually, beat , thoroughly. Mast coarse oatmeal by placing on large shellew pen in the oven. When par - tally cool, fold in the mixture, also add cherries and peel, Drop by spoonfuls on greased baking sheet. Bake in oven for 10 minutes. Molasses Corn Balls 3 quarts popped corn 1 cup molasses 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 teaspoon salt. Pick over corn, discarding hard ker- nels, put in large pan and Sprinkle with salt. Melt butter and add mol- asses and sugar. Boil until mixture will become brittle when tried in cold water (270 deg.). Pour mixture gra- dually,ewhile stirring 'constantly, ov- er corn. Shape into •balls, using as little pressure as possible. Wrap in wax paper. * * * TAKE A TIP: Weights and measures of foods,. commonly used in Christmas baking,: 16 oz. 1 ib.; 1/2 oz.. butter ,== tablespoon; 441/2 oz. cornstarch = 1 cup; 1 lb. cranberries = 1 quart; 1 lb. currants (dry) = 2% cups; 1 lb. all-purpose flour = )1/2 cups; 1 oz. flour = 3 tablespoons; 8 oz. lard = 1 cup; 4 oz. macaroni = 1 cup; 5 oz. raisins = 1 cup; 8 .oz. oranze 'juice = 1 cup; 1 lemon yields 3 tablespoons juice and 3 teaspeong grated rind; 12 oz. molasses = 1 cup; 51/2 oz. brown IT STOPPED big, rimy Money Back For quick relief from kcidn's atecisana, pin2p.les, ads- iessesfoot, wales. emblem, rashes sad other =taus* caused ski,, troabka, use fast.actin. worms, auti- septic, liquid D. D. D. Preatzipticsa. qiesse•leas, stainless. Soothes ix:kolas and quickly Ilsinte itching. 35e trial beta, proses it. asbzcL&ak YO ur druggist today fur D.D.D. ON. gheSNAPSPOT GUWD LD PICTURES CAN TELL STORIES 49 Picturetlike-thiteleff i'lq4ritarY.`41indin tri'dathMnt�t appeal in your snapshots.' other evening I called on a -IL friend of mine who is a reader of this column. I •hadn't, been there long before he started showing_me his snapshot album. He has been. taking pictures for about a year and has quite a few prints. After look- ing through a few pages I finally get up enough courage to offer a little criticism. As far as exposure and composi- ' tion were concerned his snapshots were quite good, but otherwise very uninteresting. They were just turet with no character, no humaik. interest touch. Jiiat pictures. i'llvtrager here are many just like 'Jack. For that. reason I Mb going tee talk about story -telling pictures. .Vrom the time of our childhood •Vie hear stories—and like them. BefOre we were able to toddle we were.hearing abont "This little pig vielit40 market" while mother gently Pitied each toe win method of Bins - *king her stOry. Alt thioUgh cite liVit We retain Out 1)1.'6'1'60 in Story illnattatkiiiif.;1t tbiS appal That. til)Md 0:;0flie,moViek and'eatiseS dd1tiibgh tlie4aget ifdaily #.0Wiitiliteitt rind nagz1nes tor pit tures that tell stories of human activities. When It comes to taking snap- shots, however, so many seem to forget about story -telling pictures. They pick up their cameras and just shoot. There is a better way to take pictsres: If you want some good laughs look over some of the old .pictures you have taken. Unless you are an exception, and I hope you are, you will probably find a picture of Aunt Minnie standing as straight as an arrow,hacked up against a tree ap- parently waiting for the fatal mo- ment. If Aunt Minnie can't do any- thing else the chances are she can darn a sock, so have her doing that while you snap the shutter. There you have a stery-telling picture well seasoned with that human interest touch that should. be in every plc - tare you make. I hope every one of you will try to take mord Iranian interest pic- tures, for yen will get much more elijoytaent ()tit of them. And it is ' thh StOry-tellitietype of picture that thOge in the Service enjoy receiving from honie. Jahn van Guilder. • , • • T up(AOpaJe bWle**' el); oz LMea Wing MIR. THE 01,0ES ION BOX Mrs,: C. asks:1 "Should retsina be washed 'before Mixing In fruit cake?" Answer: Not necessary to wash. seeded or Lexican raisins but slatan- as should be washed, drained and put- ted with a towel to remove excess water. Mrs. D. G. says: '"We have a eon- siderable 0.3140Uret of chicken fat af-' ter using some of our, too -fat -for -mar- ket fowl, When used in baking, it flavors the product—can this be ov- ercome r Answer: Do not substitute equal quantities of chicken fat for the re- quired shortening. Ilse two-thirds cup chicken fat to substitute for one cup fat. Keep chicken fat in a cov- ered glass or enamel container and store in a cool place. Mrs. 0. K. zuggeets: "Candied or- ange peel to substitute for Christnias candy . . . but not too much." ,e Anne Allan invites you to write to her c/o The Huron Expositor. Send in your suggestions on homemaking problems and watch this column for replies. Care of Car Now that winter .is alinost here, the owners of antomebiles and farm trucks should have them checked so that they will run smoothly without mishap during the cold rrOgnths. Care- ful checking now will save time and money later. Automotive lexperts advise that cer- tain fundamental precautions be tak- en. They say that the radiator should be checked for leaks, and that suffici- ent antifreeze be placed in it for sub- zero weather. The brakes should be checked. Tire life is shortened mealurably by un - equalized brakes. The front wheels should be tested and straightened if they are out of alignment. Improper alignment shortens tire Me. See that ,the windshield wiper is in 'geod working order. In winter this is particularly important. Test the heater and make certain that all con - flections are tight. From time to time check the oil filter and also make certain that the distilled water in the battery is' about one-half inoh above the top of .the plates. When the battery is • being checked, the service station attend- ant should clean any corrosion from the battery terminals. There are many other points that will help to conserve the family char - lot. These include having the distri- butor points cleaned and spaced pro- perly; spark plugs cleaned and bad ones replaced, and condition of the tire treads checked. Conservation Clips Be Wise Most people eat more starchy foods in winter time and this increases the need for thiamin or vitamin Bl. A spoonful of wheat germ added to the morning dish of hot cereal helps to meet this need but be sure to add it just before serving to get its full vita- min value. Thiamin, like vitamin C, is partly destroyed by heat. - A Hot Tip A heap of coal can be saved be- tween now and next'Mayby placing shiny sheets of reflective material be- hind all the radiators. Why? Be- cause they toss the heat rays back in the room insteadof letting them be soaked up by the walls. Insula- tion board or even cardboard painted white or light cream will be better than nothing. Sweet- Thoughts Foods eaten hot taste sweeter than they do when cold. So, when the sugar ration rune low you can save by serving baked apples Apr apple sauce hot instead of cold and by us- ing more of the hot desserts which take less sugar. Steer clear of froz- en desserts until the sugar stockpile is up for they take most sweetening of all. Snuggies to Seekers Do you have an old pair of snug- gles, too goodto throw away ,but shrunk, perhaps, and spotted with holes? Maybe you can't wear them yourself but the mother of the new baby down -the street would be glad of them. With holes carefully darn- ed aturthe matertal recut from pat- terns available in many stores, snug- gles can be transformed into babies' soakers. It is possible to get as many as three pairs of soakers from one woollen undergarment. M a gnet ism Is there an ordinary horseshoe mag- net around the house? If so, beg, borrow or steal it and fasten it onto the end of a yardstick. Use it to pick up metal objects that lie in the path of the.vacuum cleaner. It works like a chaem, does away with ttooPing and bending and avoids damage to your precious cleaner. • ORANGES AND LEMONS Do y011 throw away half the food verde of oranges? Lots of people do when they strain the'breakfast or- ange juice. Serve it pulp and ,all— seeds can be pickeolit,=-VKith a fork. Or better still, serve ;orange slices. And, by the way, if oranges and lem- ons are soaked for's fe-w minutes in hot pater before sobeezing yoU'll get a lot More Juldu• • : se, INRifTEN SPECIAI,LY FOR THE wEEKtfy NEWSPAPERS OF CANADA byJIN OREENUAT, Editor of the Ulf sW 411T C UR R CST SMIKATCHEWM1 Around' thepital: At -that beau- tiful spot, the National War memor- ial in Ottawa, Canada again on Nov. Ilth honored those who fought and fell in 1914-1918, state, ,military and civig dignitaries" taking part in the ceremony which went via the air- waves to thousands of Canadian. homes. . . . Most Ottawans will have • to resurrect their alarm clocks? as the 8.30 a.m. test of the air raid sir- en is being discontinued. . . . Like an old friend leaving town, it will be. . . .Rainfall here in October was 4.34 inches as compared to the 53 years average of 2.68 . . . most of it fell, in the last month. . . . National War Finance H.Q. certainly pleased at the response to the Fifth Victory Loan. . . Here is how Canadians dug down previously: War loans, '40, 200 millions; Sept. '40, 300 millions; Victory Loans, June, '40, $730' mil- lions; Feb. '42, $843 millions; Octo- ber, '42, $991 millions and May, 1943, $1,309,000,000. • • * 5* ' The navy has done it again. For years a discovery for prevention of seasickness has been sought. . . Quietly but withar science speed- ing it, Navy medical researchers went at the problem from stem to stern, finally came up with the an- swer. Then, in Toronto one day, sus- ceptibles feda certain pink capsule' failed to get seasick. A contract has been let for mass production. It is said to be 75 per cent. effective, also in cases of airsickness. They are tak- en by mouth one to two hours before sailing or in rough weather, 'will be effective for eight hours and can be repeated. Now the overall efficiency of ships will be kept at a maximum, come storm, come calm. * * * A committee from government food production branches is now closeted and busy drafting Canada's farm ,prO- krani' for 1944, to be placed before a joint meeting of Dominion and Pro- vincial agricultural authorities which will meet in the capital early in De- cember: While there may be chang- es in the quantities of some types of 'food, little change is -contemplated in the overall picture. Maximum pro- duction of the essential will be need- ed, of course. The Meat Board points out Canada's total supply of meats is enough to fill requirements Under our rationing system. * * * The Bureal of Statistics gives us some figures on farm living costs, the index number rising from 121.2 for April to 121.9 for Xugust. Food pric- es increased 1.8 points, fuel 1.3, house- hold equipment 0.3 and miscellaneous 0.7. Clothing prices were down 0.3, health maintenance remained un- changed. While the eastern regional 'farm living cost index rose. 0.5 •per cent. out west, it went to 0.6. • * * . War has enlivened the meat appe- ties of Canadians, judging by the of- fici1 estimates of the 1942 consump- tion of all meats in the Dominion as 135.2 pounds per head of population, compared to 116.6 in 1938. Our do- inestic consumption is a staggering figure for 1942 including 734,823,000 pounds of beef; 571,992,,000 pounds of pork; 60,961,000 pounds ) mutton and lamb and over a hundred million pounds of lard. There were 80,075,- 000 pounds of tongue, liver and heart, plenty of vitamins. * * Previously set at a maflmum of 45 years, a new National Defence order for those Who volunteer for active service with the Canadian army "will be restricted to those who have at- tained - their 18th birthday, but not. their 39th birthday," -providing they measure up to physical- standards (considered fit for tghting services). There are some excepted circum- stances, only when a .shOrtage exists in the type of men having special trade or technical qualifications. * * The Postmaster General has issued an explanation in connection with mail service to Canadians fighting in Sicily and Italy. There were delays on mail going by surface, due to three reasons: security reasons in England, waiting for convoy, length of journey. One steamer carrying 800 bags of mail for Canadians was damaged by enemy action, delayed three weeks. The average relapsed time, surface mails, posted in Canada for delivery in the U.K. ia' 28(days, and between there and the Mediterranean theatre, 21 days. • The present 'situation is better) Alt surface letters ' are sent direct' from New York to North- Afri- ca/by U.S. ships. It is expected DA: ter the United States Christmas rush has subsided parcels will alto go that way instead of being transferred from England by convoy. "Blue" ate letters, however, since the middle of July have been promptly delivered to Italian bases. * How soon we win this war, Byrne liope Sanders, head of the Consum- ers' Section, ipembers of the-/NOVIL;Setitia Wattle/es Inati- tute, 'depends on how well civilians plaY their part, too. Whether thej. b� farmers or lishernien Or house- wives, Whether they "work in, war fan - tories making ,bullets and battle dress or whether they fight the, war from their own homes by refusing to waste a scrap of this country's resonrces. By keeping their families fit, by guarding their savings, by helping to control prices they are *contributing to more effective home front activ- ity. * * * Navy week is being observed this week throughout Canada, Nov. 21-27, whhrt the fighting sailors of the Navy and the Merchant Navy gallants will be honored. The Navy League of Canada which operates 20 hostels, clubs and entertainment centers for Canadian and Allied sailors, cared fof over two million of them last year. They distributed in 1943s a total. of 103,450 ditty bags and this year it is estimated 150,000 are wanted. Every- where earnest women, in towns, cities line.andhamlets are busy helping in this * * * This and That: 'A little sign on both sides of a truck can sa4ea driv- er lots of trouble . . . what is needed, as you know, is his name and place where he lives. . . . 'Chick hatchings in 1943 have been about 34 per cent.. above 1942; this. normally would bring ,an increase of egg production in 1944 or 13 per cent. over 1943; but feed difficulties are expected to reduce this figure to about .10 per cent. . estimates of isle .fruit crops with' ex- ception of grapes, somewhat improv- ed since September, with apples now estimated at 4,255,100 barrels, up 4.5 per cent. due to heavier pack in Neva Scotia and Ontario. . . . 13,934 estab- lishnients reporting to Bureau of Sta- tistics at Sept. ist, were employing i1,780,836 men and, women. . . . Esti- mated consumption of fluid milk for all Canada in 1943 is more than nine per cent. higher ,than previous year. . . Experimentaresin note: Where climatic conditions are - favorablesal- falfa thrives on soils varying in tex- ture from coarse sand and gravel to heavy compact clays although the hest soil is a deep, porous loam. It will not do well on poorly drained land or on soils notably acid. * * * Commenting on the rising ' wage costs 'affecting .dangerously oiir price structure, Finance 'Minister Iltley said that in September the govern- ment considered action to reduce cost of -living "by rolling back" prices of certain important foodstuffs as in De- cember, 1942, but "Before the neces- sary steps could be taken, the index had already risen a .full point and it was decided there would be serious objection to reducing the index just when the additional bonus was to be- come payable." * * * Patriotic Canadians everywhere are • .visiting blood clinicseegularly. In this connection i is now disclosed that Canadian blood serum is being used in Italy, helping to save the lives of wounded Canadian, British and American soldiers. * * National S.O.S. from Department of Labour: Men who are,not needed as farm workers this winter are urgent- ly needed in other. essential indus- tries and can be placed. Here's the lowdown: Men will return th the farm again when they are required there; they will be paid regular wag- es for whatever job they accept and transportation will be paid if a dis- tance has to be travelled. Workers from the farm, postponed under mili- tary call-up as farmers, will continue thus if they leave the farm for essen- tial employment for the winter. An- swer the benne front call; see your nearest National Selective Service office. Maintenance of National Parks More than $42,000,000.00 ,has been spent on national -parks development and maintenance in -Canada since the first national park was set aside -in 1885. This'figure.does not 01 course include the value of the "land dedicat- ed to the people` of, Canada for use as national playgrounds, but tbeelm- portance of maintaining thee parks even in wartime is obvious. The peo- ple of Canada have anenormous in- vestment in their national parks as well as a , personal and sentimental interest which cannot he measured in dollars. and (lents. During 194l the ,maliStenance of roads, traile, bridges, fire prevention equipment, camping grounds, public buildings, communication lines and re- creational facilities was carried -out as economically as possible. Muoh of this Work in several of the west- ern parks - was done by the use Of_ Alternative Service Workers — ditien exempted from military, Service be- cause hi' conscientious objection. The, performance of these men Was very. satiefactory, and compared favorably* with:" that of regular park laborers. ' In ,spite increasing .travel diffi- cultieti, attendance at the national parka maintained substaiitjaltigareS. in the tWelVe ifonthe ended. March at 1943, , blare than 12000 pertene Visited' Banff National Park arotie, Seel. 4*440ttektfOr'...0,0,'.1.9.4,4.94,f047141,, Mod; of "ale: VaVIM I held -IABL ingly Well. 4004 ;0 0 30 Were Ulela and win edF4A 4140,1p.,10eat Dritai4;:itIze.40AS,P044 004 .a41 tbe tjnited ave irnjY*rtaat effect In creating, in- terest in Cana.as national parks among the peep. of Other countries which theT repre e Wartim Conditio, re resulting in a great tWire for travel and change, being da.m4ted up which will express itself with the return of peace. Be- fore the present restrictions came in- to effect the national parks. were re- ceiving pore than,a million visitors each year. It May pe.. eXpeoted that. the demand for recreatiou and travel atter the war will fie greater than er before, and as the national parks tank among the greatest of Canada's playgrounds, they will be ealled up- on to play a leading role in post-war recreation. .. From the *modest beginning of a re- serve qf 10 square miles around the hot mineral .springs at Banff, Alberta, Canada's national parks have in lit- tle .over half a century, grown to an area if more than 29,000 square miles. There is now a chain of twenty-six of these national playgrounds stretch- ing -from the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia to the Atlantic Oc- ean, each with a character and ap- peal distinctly, its CAM Nor is this .the end of national park development in Canada. Recently the Yukon 'Territories Council set aside d n area of more than 10,1000 square riles near the Alaska Highway for examination as a national park pro- jec't, and further national park devel- opment is being advocated in many cuarters as a part of Canada's post- wer reconstruction program. In „the meantime the national parks are per-. forming a service of national import- ance by helping to satisfy the recrea- tional needs of Canadians during . a period of great stress and strain. NO ONE ,A WALL -FLOWER The house will feel warmer if chairs and sofas are moved away from outside walls. There may be as much as 10 degrees difference in the temperature of the room near an out- side wall. ;Iteetriser ty, I , Wif)&1: ENSURES EASY BAKING—MAKES LUSCIOUS, SWEET- TASTING,EVEN- TEXTURED LOAVES WRAPPED AIRTIGHT TO PROTECT POTENCY— ALWAYS DEPENDABLE! 1943 SALMON PACK • The Dominion Department of Fish- eries recently •anndunced that by far the greater' part of British Columbia'S 1943 salmon pack will go to other Al- lied nations although a possible 200,- 000 cases may be available for the Canadian market. _ EATING—TQ WORK—TO WIN - No worker can afford to skimp on lunch. It is a double form of cheating; you cheat yourself and you cheat the PO. A. poor' lunch cause's aftei-noon slroops that lessen working efficiency and fatigue that results in carelessness which raises fife industrial accident rate. The girl workers -nictured abOve know the difference a proper lunch can make to their work ,,and to the way they feel at the end of the day. They work in -a war plant where the management realizes this too and has installed, with the advice of Nutrition Services, a pleas- ant cafeteria where good, wholesome meals A re served at a modest price. IlItAL Much of the gaiety and light-hearted, frivolous spending associat- ed with the ceased is missing from a wartime •Ohrietmas. Gifts that are practical and patriotic are the order of the day. War Savings Stamps and Certificates make the best gifts of all. Shown in the pie- ' tUre above are the Specially designed cars to contain thee giftsik They were 'prodtced by the National War Finance Committee with° the co-operation: of the Greetind Card IndUntry -and are available On a free Welt thrOugh an stationery, beet( and gift stores, banki and ai pont nificeti. =;;; r';;;L;Arf r:AV7Verrrr,r;rt. ; ; .; ; • r • • • r !`;;;;,,;;',;•:.1.; ;r: ;;;