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The Huron Expositor, 1944-07-07, Page 6ti^ w t9' Ir 4LLAN tcanoml:ft dei salters! This is a week ltkt;', ter your garden et - weather makes people t ear frir salads and for long cool frlis made offruit juices. It cer- €y Al 4P , airy that there are lots of (t`a ugs' of both in the market now. '.130ties, for 'instance, can be used latalte a delicious juice, steeped in Waterr.;;. It isood combined with any Y n Y° o,• the 'other stewed strained fruits— h Thalia:Oa.for instance, will add flavour and • tartness, or orange juice may sweeten ,the beverage. Iced tea r• makes a good base for a fruit drink, tee:, The tea will make the juice gofarther. There are all kinds of vegetables how that are .'better in salads than in purees. Why not gather an assort- ment of fresh vegetables—enough for lunch„ prepare, chill and serve. For instance, a bowl containing wedges of lettuce, carrot sticks, onion rings, rad= ishes goes well with scrambled eggs, boiled potatoes and some hot corn muffins. Put a tall glass of combina- tion -fruit juices- beside each plate— and your family won't complain that they are too hot to eat. Cherry Punch 1 cup water % cup sugar 1 cup cherry juice % ,cup orange juice % cup grapefruit juice 1 quart ginger ale. Make a syrup of sugar and water, boil five minutes. • Cool. Prepare fruit juices; strain. Add syrup and , ginger ale or ice water, just before serving. •Serve with ice and garnish- ed with cherries. Special Su.ppen Salad 1 cup cooked, diced. potato % cup minced onion % cup grated carrot - '4, 'cup minced green pepper. 1 cup string beans 1 teaspoon salt - 1 teaspoon chili powder 2 tablespoons_ vinegar 3 tablespoons salad oil 1 cup" salad croutons - Lettuce. ,Mix vinegar, seasonings, oil and croutons together. Add to vegetables and toss together. Serve in a bowl lined with lettuce. PO; Colour Salad 1% cups 'grated raw carrots ' . 1e cups grated raw ,beets 1% cups shredded raw cabbage 1% cups Minced raw spinach Salad dressing. Arrange lettuce leaves on individu- al serving plates arid arrange beets and carrots in lightly, piled mounds on opposite sides of plates. In be- tween, place mounds of spinach and cabbage. ace slices of seasoned hard cooked egg and sprig of parsley in centre. Chill in refrigerator. Serve with boiled dressing to which some vegetable juices have been added. Boiled Salad Dressing 1% cups milk, scalded 1 cup milk, cold % cup sugar 2 tablespoons mustard 11 • teaspoons salt Pepper and cayenne % cup flour 1. egg % cup vinegar teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon butter. - 'Mix dry ingredients and combine with cold milk, stirring until smooth. Add slowly to scalded milk in the top of a, double boiler and stir till thick - 110 ari 2 l0,nlnionnle 7 ARO YOUR Haan HOTEL WAVERLEY $PADNA AVE r Qoua'c. SS, RATES 11.500 $31.50 Mak: 3 2-50 - RAO W !OR N 111011 DAY'S SIGHTSEEING WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE eok!10 i L s, eti i Casinna�l , Bat aa, alto Ngergeetershire ° sauce. ', t agitate **IV t unto raiakr nnsx qyo 'PO,ot UMW add •bllttb' ' 'Strait in glass, ter. - 1 • Take a 'IV j,. Do not mishandle fresh. Mena. Wash under running Water and lalace on a clean towel, "fold and shake gently. 2. Do not add too, much salt to prepared greens or they will wilt as salt draws out the juices. 3 Vegetable juice may be added to boiled dressing instead of oil, To obtain the juices, grate carrots. beets or onion}. Put in a piece of cheese cloth and wring out the juice. 4. It Is desirable for both attrac- tiveness and 'favor to leave a small green leaf on the top of the radishes. The Question Box Mrs. E. L. asks: "How, can you account for the loss of two jars of peas out of seven which were pro- cessed in a pressure cooker on a small electric elemeniit turned to medium — the peas were from the same fresh •batch? Answer: The cooker shiould have been plaeed on the large element in- stead of the small one because the one side might not have been receiv- ing the same amount of heat. The jars should not be placed" in a draft to cool. The two jars may have cool- ed too quickly. Mrs. S. T. aaka:-.,�'la it possible to stack tits' ' cans when processing?" '•Answer: Yes, but be sure there Is sufficien ;'§pace around the sides, ov- er and ander them. Racks in the form of 'strips of " shingles map be used under and over the cans, but thespace around the sides should be about two inches. • 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. OVERSEAS PARCELS According to . the Canadian Postal Corps the best way to test that par- cel being sent to a 'soldier overseas, is to stand on it. If ,it ,won't take .the average person's weight, it cer- tainly won't take the weight of .sev- eral thousand bulging mail bags.' CORDS WEAKENED Driving on soft tires weakens in- side cords and loosens thew. This damages a tire 'and" may cause a blow- out accident. Over inflation is equal- ly hard on tures. Pressure should be checked at least once a week. Tires are worth their weight in gold these days. taw- witu rat smettaas:f Pohl, IIVERKl„10, NirwSPAPtltR$ 1 P Astons ,IIM :iEIPBLAT,111 it till VI :Speaking An the House of .Com- a. mons on the bill to establish a Fed. eral Department of :Reconstruction, Prime Minister King Stated there should be no difficulty in securing money for reconstruction ipurpoosee. Having raised •sno aey during thewar by loans and taxation to destroy lives and property' his opinion Was that: "When the, whole picture is revers- ed, and it eomes te. the matter of carrying put constructive work, for the rebuilding of communities, for the supplying Of, home necessities and luxuries of life there is going'to be a demand :for employment the like of which could not arise at any other time." Greatest planning, he 'thought was 'for the period following, transi- tide 'when full employment would be very necessary The men and. women returning from war will bring back a great re- surgence.' of, things spiritual, which should stand Canada in good stead at a critical time, bt is so implied in many of the stories coming from battlefronts. .Here as an example Is a little parags;aph from a story con- eerning the adventure of a famous Canadian destroyer which took part in the invasion: . 'There were shell splashes in our vicinity; we saw craft hit, saw them burning,;saw them sink . . but,, you understood later, the fleeting look that ,passed over men's faces •as the ship's radio, tuned to invasion news, 'suddenly, interrupt- ed its program oto say: "And now let us stop a moment to pray, to pray toe the success of the Allied invasion forces, and the men in it." , , There was' a decided drop in the volume of',sales of farm implements and equipment In 1943, reflecting gov- ernment restrictions on manufacture and sale. Domestic sales mainly at wholesale prices totalled $29,794,560 against ''$50,461,523 iii "1842.•A drop of 41,per°cent. Here are the figures by regionswith 1942 sales in brack- ets: 'Maritime Provinces $1,088,830 ($1,610,056); 'Quebec, $3,133,424 ($4,- 532„984); Ontario, $7,359,877 ($13,- a A, ,k Now that I can go I'm notgoing to stick around and let the other fellows do it. Bill and Jack went over last week, and Fred's 'been Over there a year. Now'it.'s m,y chance. It's going to take months of training before get fighting -fit, so I'd better get moving today. -- l Yes sir! I'm going now, to tell Dad—and Mom, that I'm on my way to sign up. WEAR IT ON YOUR ARM rrrh IL rr 1 Jhnfs 9i =;n 71 672,486); 'Manitoba, $3,,, ,;5$.' 05.548,- 30a; $.6,548;30a; Saskatchewan $7,643,580 ' (,$12,1• 523,366) ; Alberta $6,357,.970 ($10,388,, 469); ;British Columbia $766;292• ($1,1 235,857, • eewas a •tough nut for;,ther Con- sumer BrasYci : For many weeks there has been no end of discussion on, the question' of who should get the sugar ,coupons (canning) of the school teacher. who is boarding' in the community, ,liort- ly, leaving'•on holidays. The director at Ottawa says she has noauthority to rule one way or the other. If ;the. teacher .is leaving her boarding house to go home for the summer, she should make arrangements to let her landlady.iiave some of her canning sugar coupons: Otherwise she would, not be entitled to any of -the .pre- serves. which would undoubtedly be .served her next winter. There is certainly a fair solution, to the prob- lem and it'e up to the individual con- cerned to find it. Among the many boons which will be the lot of civilians after this war is over is a new insectide popularly known as DDT. It is now used over all the world by fighting forces as well as in recently • liberated coun- tries to counteract the effects 'of'lice, which spread typhus. A 5 per cent. solution of DDT in kedosene, sprayed on wwalls of. barns, stables, etc., is an, effective fly killer good for •,several' weeks at a stretch. • It is fatal to mosquitos in minute preparations. Signs of inflation developed, in 1941; before wage and price control was introduced. In the six months pre- ceding, prices were rising three times as fast as in the earlier part of the war.. This is a significant fact many`. have not• known. If the cost of liv- ing had been allowed to rise uncheck- ed, living -standards- would- certainly have been progressively reduced. You know,, :industry and agriculture have undergone tremendous changes lir the war yearfi. Food production skyrock- eted. from 40 to 50 per cent. ,About a million persons have been added 'to, the labour forces. More -than 750,- '000 went into the armed forces. War expenditures last year purchased more goods and services than Canada produced altogether in 1939. Canada's pension bill in respect to this war will be enormous. The. Minister of Pensions said in the House of ,Commons 'that pensions casting $6,975,000 a year were' being paid to 13,215 veterans of the present war at April 30th, ' A federal depart- ment of Veterans'. Affairs 1a.:beingset up. The increasing production of Soy- bean in thiscountry" draws attention to the fact that the 011 derived there- from pi's used largely for edible pur- poses. The' latest estimate of use by the Departnsent of Agriculture indi- cates that about 90 per cent. of the product goes into foods, including shortening, salad oils and salad dress- ings. The oil' cake and oil cake meal, hy-productsa of oil production, are high protein feeds, for livestock and are greatly in demand. Have. you wondered why. on officer is not requi;ed.to wear on his sleeve the familiar red on.blaek "G.IS." badge wore by other ranks who have vol- unteered . for service anywhere. That is because an, officer of•the Canadian Active Army must -be a•.volunteer for service anywhere before he can be '-appointed. • Wanted -- Ditty. Bags The Navy League of Canada has just launched its appeal for ditty bags for our merchant seamen and sailors —to be given to them as near Christ- mas_ as possible. Last year more than 100;000 were distributed. This year the appeal' -is for 142,000, no less and it is surely up to all of us to sea that no sea- men or sailor who touches our shores and fifhts in the cause of the freedom which is so dear to us, shall lack a ditty bag at Christmas -time. The Navy League has a very fair way of distributing these ditty bags —a way which has proven very satis- factory in the past—for' it sends. all the ditty bagscollected to the ports by November 15th with instructions to its agents that every ship that touch- es those ports between that date and New Year's Day, shall receive a quota of ditty bags sufficient to allow, one to every man. As most 'ships Using our ports regularly, visit us one in a period.:of that length It ensures prac- tically, that all Canadian and Allied ships crews touching Canada are car- ed for in the 'matter of ditty bags whether the, ships are at sea or in port on Christmas Day. Thousand of letters received by the Navy ,League after, past Christ-' masses testify to the Happiness there practical 'Christmas cards give, for In a'good many easel; ,It 4s the only link with home' to be received on that day. Razors., blades, socks,. a sweater, playing cards, pipe, tobacco, tinned fruit or tinned cake, a small book— those are the kind of . things .needed in !the ditty, bag. - The Ontario Division of the Navy League Will have to eolleet a ,large percentage of the ditty bags from,;'aA here in Ontario. Get your empty di' ty bags now from any Navy League' Branch or Comports 1Teadgh1artere, 748 Y'oirge Stw, !p'oi'htito:- . THE'GREENS HAVE 1111,1/4 An , so will .yoat if yoli'; oat, re iron rich, lettuce, .'v'atet't'1ei3'sI beet greens ;young;; tender, af1:detfra$r thWre''sdeireetable. t QTl+ederal auti}orit.ies ha\i xpled, at.tuP. eduction of prices• due tc 1ete 'removal ', of i oiport&nt tpams •m srnlitemacwhndrou,.anto fia. , ,tainioxs;: who bty t14en Tln actriQ !, tallows,. tie o0t Sweep�n0. red tetign►• Qn agrieuitural eetiipment since the National aaiie7 �w•as.x)i7iginate,d by the' `Ni:acdog0,ld g'ioXern,'mQ�lt in 'tire last century, fi40.041Y all ag„r cultural i]mplemRnts, =s machines wore plea, ed qTi the free list 'by'tke Ileley 1944 Widget, a goal at which farmers° or- ganizations have. been aiming for many years. In addition the j4 .per cent. war exchange„ 'tele. -an Imp, igt- elements has been taken off. gestalt - lag overall tariff cuts rum fram117} to 35 per cent, Cost of'Impi'em;ents Will ,Be Lowered The .government lag made :It plain. that term machinery and implernents are to amain on the free list, an that ultimately ,there will be eubstan- `traa lowering of ;prices: Oust now the main equipment available for •impart Brom the United 'States are tractors ibut as. war requirements for metal and la'bbr decrease, most equipment used gin' the ,farin will be buyable from the United States as well as from 'Canadian factories. Prices wilt' remain at current lev- els until dealers dispose of 'stocks boug#tt, before the budget and upon which they had to -pay duty^ ands' war exchange tax.. Removal of Alm tariff ,from farm equipment follows govern- ment moves to put a floor under agri- cultural prices and wide provisions for cheaper and easier farm' credits;” Election To Be Held Before Juiy,1945_ No extension of the life of the pre- sent 'Parliament is to be •made,'•Prime Minister. King made clear to Parlia- ment. In ,the Commons . the Prime Minister said that "there , may be an election this year or next," but cer- thinly before July 1 1945. Term of parliament expires . next spring. The Prime ,Minister said. that family al- lowances wilt not be brought in until after the election, as he did not want cheques going out to Canadians just before an appeal to the people as shad been done by a Conservative Govern- ment. Family Allowance Plan aid Rural People .. A survey shews that farm families will 'benefit to a large extent from the family .allowance plan. The aver- age payment per child is about $6.25 a month and the cheques will be. is- sued front Ottawa to heads of fam- ilies. 'The fa$aily allowance plan was ,proposed by C. P. McTague, national chairman of the Progressive Con- servative .party, when he was chair- man of the National War Labor Board. He called it asocial measure designed to aid •those whose status required such assistance, But 'John Brackett, National Pro- gressive Conservative Leader, is op- posed to the plan which he calls a "political bribe." Instead, he propos- ed higher wages for lower -paid indus- trial workers and smaller income tax- es on low -range earnings. The government has so far main- tained the ceiling on all wages be- cause to ease Iowerrra ge factory pay would bring on tremendous "pres- sure for higher rates for those receiv- ing higher salaries. This would . in- crease costs. to farmers and other consumers. .Instead it is increasing purchasing power •and improving the standard of living by the family al- lowance program. Brooke .Claxton, M.P., . 'parliamentary assistant to Prime 'Minister King, calls the plan "the most daring single social` and economic measure ever put forward in a democracy to increase the con- sumingand purchasing power of the whole community. Eliminates Compulsory Springs Plan Another budgetfeature is elimina- tion of the compulsory savings plane This will give relief to many taxpay- ers in the low and moderate income groups. Few men making big salar- ies will benefit because their volun- tary.savings in insurance, etc.,l'are: as a rule greater than the savings tax amount. , OaACCO Ste '. 100 ri Most 1{i,gh-s lar ed men. have'.: been paying no' Savings tax- 'becauge.9f large allowances for, voluntary have Ings and, will, therefore not grain 'by . a ,the budget change. .• One of the most important budget 'statements was that .of the Finaneer Minister that in. ,discussions with other countries Canada has "pressed vigorously ` for unsh'aekling of world: trade." World tariff reductions -will not only keep farm' P redyietion costa,;, down but wihelp to. maintalu.prices for agric'yl711x. al ,produ cts .. by opening' up big export markets for. Canadian w produce, - Three NeDepartments Established Groundwork for comprehensive so - Zia' and 'economical .pest -war meas- ures have been laid by the establish- ment of time new government minis- tries, Veterans' Affairs, Reconstruc- tion .and :.National' Health ,and Wel- fare. Speaking on the bill' to ,,estab- lish the National Health and Welfare. department, Mr. King said the time has come when human welfaremust be placed above dollar values in the scheme of national Iife and legisla- tion. He stressed that it is the in- tention to initiate Canada's •aljiia-clu- sive scheme of national health Insur- ance which would provide better hos- pital and medical services for all rural: areas. Charcoal Charcoal is a 'Potent shield against poison. gas according to recent ,.state - meats made by scientists. .E?i.n essen- tial part of every respirator .is the fil- ter filled with specially -prepared char- coal. Charcoal helps to control and raise the temperature off' Lulrnapes Used,.in. many of .the processes in.the develop= went of armored steel. Six hundred years ago when Roger Bacon,. the famous scientist made gunpowder, ,it war charcoal—mixed • with' saltpeter and sulphur that he used. Explosive's' are, now being produced that makes the 'force of gunpowder seem like a twenty-fourth of iMay • firecracker. Nevertheless, charcoal is still tided in many explosives. The nature of charcoal varies ac- cording ,to the wood from whieh it is made. Hard woods such as oak; ash, or chestnut make the type most in demand 'today, but softer woods such as willow, produce charcoal that is used by the optical industry in Bri- tain for polishing. jobs. ' The charcoal burner of Britain, Cut their own thitb 1 reni-the brahches of trees and Iay it on a'circular hearth they have cleared in the forest. In 'the centre there is . an upright 'pole, afterward removed, which leaves space for a natural chimney as the. wood. pile is built up In a • conical form to • a height Of about 10 feet. When -the layers of wood 'have beeir placed-. 3n' this manner, the whole pile is covered with earth and ashes from a previous hearth so that when the wood is set on Bre there is only a limited supply, of air to -help it burn. When the charcoal burner has fin- ished his work, and taken the char- coal to market it still has to. ,be pre- pared for the buyer by grading it In- to sizes• from lumps 'of about two inches to dust that will pass through screens of 120 holes to in inch. . . The dust made into'•bricks, is used in Britain's hospitals in portable en- closed stoves so that foodis deliver- ed hot to Patients.'. Such is- the versa- tility of charcoal in wartime aerylge f ' ',Ci.)13 o C> it . 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