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orneA4aiceral, ln` #mese busy
gauy of us :°hem added the
`bay' �'
' to our sail tssk$.l OW •
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•• ,Il. themselves prePaml?gtwo or
ep4'every Clay instead off& :r
r ',leach kuheh box is an imtigrtaiRt'r@-
ibility—on it depends ti:k a large
t the energy and eiPiciez?.cy of
chool; child or war worker.
erefore it must be made- both
ipellrishing and attractive, Here are.
a., few suggestions to accompany a
txaerinos of soup, cocoa, tea or 'cof-
fee, on these chilly days.
Sandwiches
You might try these recipes to in-
troduce variety. Whatever the 'fillings
used, be sure to wrap each kind in-
'dividually in wax paper.
Beef Loaf
11%2 lbs. round steak
2 eggs
144 cups bread crumbs
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
44 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon celery
1 tablespoon poultry dressing or
onion. -
Grind the beef. Mix it .thoroughly
-with the unbeaten eggs, bread -
crumbs, chopped parsley, pepper and
salt. Place in a loaf pan and press
firmly until it is molded to the shape
of the pan. Bake in a moderate ov-
en' -(350 deg. to 315 deg.) for about
two hours. Cut in thin slices.
2.
Cheese and Egg Spread
1 tablespoon fat
1 teaspoon ,grated onion
144 , tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1,4 teaspoon 'mustard
2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
3c teaspoon salt •
44 cup milk
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 °cups grated ,cheese.
Melt fat and 'cook onion in it for
one minute. Add flour, sugar, mus-
tard and salt and stil till well blend-
ed. Add milk. Cook, stirring con-
„steady until' mixture thickens. Add
vinegar and cheese. Continue cook-
ing until cheesemelts and mixture
is" smooth'. Add eggs and cool. Store
in a covered jar in •a cold place.
Makes 21/4 cups filling.
To Stretch Butter
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Take a Tip
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Here's a snack you should try
algid -morning at home: Make• up
any leftover coffee to one cupful
by adding some hot water to it.
Put this in a saucepan and add
1 square of baking chocolate, 2
teaspoons sugar, a pinch of salt
and boil 3 minutes—add" a cup of
milk and its - ready. (You may
Pat it all in the double bailer
right after breakfast, in fact, and
let it simmer for 15 minutes, then
`'cover and let stand on the .ele-
ment turned off.)
To keep food hot throughout a
staggered meal hour use cas-
seroles -for meats, vegetables
and desserts and an enamelled
pitcher foe gravy. . These all go
back into a large shallow pan
with a little hot water in. it on
the oven shelf to keep the food
hot but not dried out. Then when
the next one comes in it's easy
to lift them out, wipe off and
place back on the table. Oh, and
another. thing, use a tray to car-
ry them all on, making on trip
do. -
whetter"
OTTAWA.; WA• Perepeotive is perhaps
the most valuable aid to a clear un-
derstauding _.tO pllbiic ieeues. .And
perspective ie P.erdhapa the Moat dif-
ficult thing to achieve. Ta the burly-
burly of discussion, it . is not easyr to
stand off aazd see whole picture. And
the smoke and dust of verbal conflict
often hide th.
e actual details ofoper-
ation. e
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ation.
For these reasons, information
about "what really happens when a
theory of government is put into prat.-
tice is ingportent. The following
"case histories" of how Oa Federal
Government's rehabilitation of war
veterans works out are' therefore not
only ,interesting reading'but also cocn-
crete evidence that the legislation has
been effectively drawn up and is be-
ing well administered.
Anne Allan invites you to write to
her c/o The Huron Expositor. Send
in your suggestions** on homemakin
problems and watch this column fo
g
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Cream 1,4 - pound butter till light
and fluffy. Gradually beat in 4 cup
milk, using a dover egg beater. Store
-in a covered jar in refrigerator.
Desserts
replies.
Listen • to
Mr. Douglas !
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01P4 -Oven Business
After serving 46 months overseas,
a young main • *1 o had had some pre -
enlistment
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enlistment expe�^len e
ture of cemeni{F' i4ilding blocks, . was.
discharged and, decided to ge into
business for hi[lself in that line. '
He renteda,,;acant• Ontario cheese
factory,- purchased equipa>aent for
manufacturing. ;;building blocks, solic-
mited orders,, eemmenced . Production,-
He
roduction,Ere then; Made ° application through'
the nearest Veterans Welfare Officer
to the District. Rehabilitation Board
for assisteai,ge under the Govern-
ment's Post -Discharge !re-establish-
ment Order' while awaiting returns
from his business venture.
This assistance was granted at
once and continued for four months.
While in receipts of the "Awaiting Re=
turns" bene1.t,,, he contributed• to the
support of hie wife and child, who
were still in England, and outfitted a
very nice apartment in: the upstairs
of his factory -1,s° that when bis fam-
ily arrived -from overseas he had a
home ready for them. Ths veteran
is now successfully established in his
own business,.
A Determined Farmer
Radio Career'
In 1941 a certain young man en-
listed with the Royal Canadian En-
gineers. While overseas he was in-
jured -in a motorcycle accident, and
fractured bones in his left leg. He
was returned to Canada and hospital-
ized. When discharged he was 21
years of age.
Prior to enlistment, he had work-
ed six years as a farmer and had
planned to return to farming when
.the war was over, but his'leg dis-
ability made that impractical. After
discussing his future with Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs advisors, a
career in radio servicing was decid-
ed on and he enrolled in the radio
servicing• course at a vocational
school for six months. Fees were
paid and he received a maintenance
grant in addition to a pension for his
•(By R. J. Deachman)
Mr. T. C. Douglas spoke recently
on the radio. It was "a bright speech.
Never before did Iknow, how easy it
was to set the world in its proper
path and keep it running. Explana-
tions came with limped clarity. It's
really remarkable how .some people
solve the problem of the nation.
Those who rarely stop to' think often
make the brightest speeches.
Mr. Douglas told us. that under the
C.C.F. they would take over. the plants
now engaged in the production of
tanks, put them to work making agri-
cultural implements and—sell the pro-
duct at half present prices. •
The total value of agricultural im-
plements produced in Canada in 1939
was $16,035,000. This is, on. the basis
of prices, at the factory door. Sell-
ing at half price Would bring $8,017,-
5f0: Among the items. of cost are
...the following; 1
Wages and salaries .. $6,024,000
Raw materials 6,672,000
Cookies, carefully wrapped in"wax
paper, make a good accompaniment
to fruit in season, which is -always
welcome,, and easily carried. Pud-
dings and custards, made to serve at
home„may also be included in the
lunch box if packaged in custard
cups. These standbys may be alter-
nated with a serving of cake or pie,
placed on cardboard, then enclosed
- in wax paper.
Oatmeal Crinkles
1/3 cup fat
4 cup brown sugar
1 cup pastry flour
i teaspoon salt
1 cup rolled oats
- 1/ti teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup- warm water
1/4 teaspoon allspice.
Cream fat and sugar thoroughly.
Add allspice. Mix flour, 'salt and toll-
ed bats. rs Add alternately with the
warm water in which soda has been
dissolved. This makes a stiff dough.
Drop -by teaspoonfuls into a greased
cookie sheet and flatten with a fork.
Bake in a moderately hot oven, 375•
degrees, 10 to 12 minutes. Makes
,three dozen cookies.
• Total -. $12,696,000
Now Mr. Douglas is goinle to raise
wages—so he says! With the. in-
crease in *ages the price of raw ma-
terials will rise. The raw materials,
i3f one factory, are often the finished
product' of another, so the agricul-
tural implement business of the C.C.
F. may very well get into trouble.
Mr. Douglas emphasized the fact
that socialized industries- would not
stop producing when profits ceased
and losses began. It would not,
therefore, be surprising if the C.C1.
lost as much on implements as it,.
hopes to wangle out of Mr. Ilsley.
A binder in New Zealand. under a
form of gov@rnment which ,the C.C.F.
considers ideal, costs $585—a similar
one can be bought' in Saskatchewan
for $350. The New Zealand farmer
who paysmore is beginning to •find
out- and . voted, :-= ' , e last election,
sm. -The Saskatche-
ho lacked that knowl-
d less, voted for it. •
Douglas' is going to make
rs. No -farm tractors are
is ,going pto de it. This is a very
practical question. It would be funny
if a government in Saskatchewan ask
ed for a traiff on tractors so as to
enable a C.C.F. government to build
them in Canada! What then would
the farmers say?
Said Mr. Douglas: "Our national
income was $3 billion ten years ago,
now it is $9 billion'' • The inference
was that if the C.C.F. was in power
it wouldnever go lower.
• Gr•eat Britain imported a large
amount of- bacon from Denmark, Hol-
land, Poland and other countries.
That was impossible during the war,
therefore, we had better • markets.
Under normal conditions that market
will certainly be opened to the com-
petition of other countries—what is
Mr. Douglas going to do 'about it?
Apparently, when farm prices fall he
will raise wages to keep them up!
What I point out in regard to •bac-
on is, of course, true of many other
farm products and many other, manu-
factured products. We were able' to
produce and sell war materials at
good prices. The money paid out in
against Soci
wan farmer
edge, but p
Then Mr
farm tract
made in Cada at the present tune.
They! enter Canada duty free. 'If
they could be made as cheaply in
Canada as in the United States' they
would be made here..
If the International Harvester Com-
pany and the Massey -Harris Company
cannot make tractors in Canada in
the face of American competition, I
woiil4 like,,to..know how Mrs Douglas
Add Something New. times .Ayer in. the Boeing and Weeding
Most Canadians ,re tea • conserva- it saves later,
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tive the matter Of . n,,oW, yV,eg@tables, Ohpwy •Floyvers.
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paofesrionak gardeaxera p.oitrt out,. For An alNtazlug showlshowingcn. be Made
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generations
generations they have been content with a few 'ariai,+usl; flptq•els- 0.oemG ,,
b6ans, giant Sri Q14a,.; ziniaila;, pAttnias,
oti algin .la, ai s
t&toes port'ulaea, n•��,,:;. a@,.. e. ,d� Y
suan nasturtiums, etc,, are eakilY.
grown elpo.pst •an lter+s:.in CBaada.
Some• of the larger th»vexp can actual-
ly • be used in the. place of shrubs:
Seeds shout t- a started early and in:
finely prepared'' sOil,. Plants are
transplanted to permanent quarters
when- they are well established with
several seta of leaves. , Ready start-
ed bedding plants can be bought. For
1iusky growth, cosmos, gladiolus, dah-
lias, giant marigolds • and zinnias
should' have about two feet eaoh way
—petunias need about a foot apart.
Seed Supply -
Seed .supplies `are not going to be
more plentiful this spring. . Dealers
are confident that they can meet de-
mands if orders are placed early and
some leeway' is allowed in varieties.
NEXT WEEK—Ceaning Up Gar-
den, First. Plantings, Kitchen Vege-
table .Gardens. ,
to grow a very limited.Vaaiiety '- •
carrots, 'peas, lettuce ieett po
and cern covering the'nomilete. range
in too manly gardens;
Thiia is a great mistake as scores
of vegetables can he grown"to per-
fection, anywhere in Canada, and' in
addition there are usually several dif-
ferent 1 varieties of each. In recent
decades there has been some improve-
ment, but the average garden is still
limited.
In addition to the standard hinds
noted above, there are many other$”
that should be included such as spin-
ach; swiss chard, peppers, turnips,
Parsnips, onions, broad beans, kohl
rabi, red • cabbage, musk and water -
Melons, broccoli, endive, cress, pars-
ley, head lettuce, , brussels ,sprouts,
celery, Chinese cabbage, some of the
White sweet corns, ae well as the
bantam, soy beans, etc.
Anotherpoint too often overlooked
is the introduction of improved wade -
ties. Some of the old standbys of 10
years ago are completely overshadow-
ed by earlier, smoother or hardier
sorts. By choosing carefully from a
good Canadian seed catalogue one`
can create a vegetable garden that
will not only have much more variety
than was possible a generation ago,
but one that will yield higher quality
and over ..a_.much longer_ period.
Cultivate It First
As a result of wounds received in
Italy, an infantryman had his right
leg amputated above 'the -knee. He
was repatriated, discharged, pension-
ed.
Prior to enlistment, this veteran
had operated his own farm. He had
developed a herd of milking cows,.
and had increased his income by bal-
ing wild hay and selling it to his
neighbors: '
He, had never received much for-
mal education',' but during his army
service he had taken every oppor-
tunity of increasing his knowledge
through Canadian Legion Education
'al and other courses.
After discharge from the hospital
with an artificial leg; this young Can-
adian returned' to his farm which his
wife had tried to carry on. However,
he found he needed some additional
machinery, including a tractor, as he
couldn't walk behind a team in the
way he had before the war.
'He therefore applied to the Veter-
ans' Land Act for assistance, end was
granted a • loan for improving his
farm. He -purchased his tractor and
is now farming successfully on a run-
time basis.
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Change in Occupation ,
A Royal Canadian Artilleryman was•
the production of these products went wounded at Dieppe. He managed to
into the pockets of the Canadian neo- I crawl to the water and paddle, dog-
ple. Will the national income be ,as
high after these markets are lost? -
Mr. Douglas is going to shut •us'
out of all our export markets, he
doesn't know that but he is. He
argued in favor of higher wages. His
claim was that with higher wages the
worker can buy •-more things the
farmer produces and so the farmer
can -receive higher prices for the..
things he sells. It is to be a sort of
mutual aid society, each raises the
price on the other so' they are both'
prosperous. But what is to happen
to the man who produces for export?
Mr. Douglas has not thought of that.
Once upon a time, so the story
goes, an eagle Iaid an egg M a nest
high up on a mountain ledge• A' liz:
and crawled out of a cleft in the, rock
and ate the egg and the eagle swept
down, seized the lizard and devoured
its tail. With the strength which, the
eagle received . from its feast it laid
another egg and the lizard ate it and
grew a new tail and the eagle ate
that too. It was perpetual 'motion,
each !supplied food to the other. I
do not, vouch for the biological accur-
acy of this story, but it illustrates
the economics of Mr. Douglas.
He may have watched that eagle
and taken his ideas from -it, but I am
not too surei/of that... Mountains are
rather rare around Weyburn and
eagles are not very, plentiful in Sas-
katchewan. Mr. Douglas, like the
eagle, flies high, only the future will
tell ho* he lands. ' -
Thorough, preliminary- cultivation
is essential in both flower . and vege-
table growing. Where- this not not
done the gardener will be on his
knees half, the summer fighting twitch
and other weeds that should have
been thoroughly eradicated in• the
first place.
Where at all possible the experts
advise fall plowin_ or di ng of the
land to be gardene.d. - 'J?hhh n it should
be cultivated thoroughly again in the
spring. The objective is to have the
soil worked up fine and free of weeds,
especially twitch, sow thistle and
other perennial weeds, before `the
seeds are plalnted. Rather than rush
radish, carrots 'and peas at the first
opportunity into unprepared soil, old-
timers advise waiting for another
week if necessary, and in the mean-
time cultivating thoroughly .and deep-
ly. This extra work before the rows
are planted will repay itself many
fashion, to one of the barges which
took ,,him to '''a nearby destroyer,
where he received' immediate atten-
tion.
In spite of several operations on
his leg, a disability remained and he
was returned to Canada and discharg-
ed. Prior to enlistment: he had been
a- student intending to take up en-
gineering but his leg prevented pur-
suing that ambition, so he decided to
become ,a, chartered accountant. A
Veterans Welfare Officer was instru-
mental in placing him with a char-
tered 'accountant as an articled stu-
dent, His salary as a student was
augmented by the Department of
Veterans Affairs under the Post -Dis-
charge Re-establishment Order, which
permits the Department. to _augment
income•received while training onthe
job.
This veteran's work has shown sucll
promise that bis ;employer has , inti-
mated he will take him into partner-
ship when his training is completed.
Egg Recipes
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which should be simmm0red� -•-
boiled'should!
Economy in Meal Planning •
Two ;protein, dishes—as eggs and
lean meat;, eggs' and. mash, or eggs 'and
beans, served at one 'Weal are es ••
travagant these date. If you wish to
keep down your food ,bills and eat the
e.
same time keep the family
balanced, use eggs ap as a main dish
when you are not serving' lean neat,
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fish or beans. •
Hct Devilled Eggs
4 to 6 'hard cooked eggs
1/a cup finely chopped lean ham ,
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
•Seasonings
2 cups well -seasoned cream sauce
Buttered soft° bread -
Crumbs. • .
Cut the hard -cooked eggs in halves
lengthwise; remove the yolks and
mash with" a fork. "Mix • the yolks
with ham, Worcestershire sauce, sea-
sonings and, If desired, a little may-
onnaise or . boiled dressing, making
the mixture. soft enough.tp pack intoe
the egg whites. Lay the filled egg
halves in a shallow baking dish, cov-
er with sauce, top with buttered soft
bread crumbs 'and -,bake.' in a fairly
hot oven- (450 "deg."' F.) -- until • the
:crumbs' ' are brown. •
This is nice when the sauce is flan=
ored with a little scraped• onion, cook-
ed in the :fat before making the wbite,
sauce.
.Scalloped Eggs With Seafood .
4 hard -cooked. eggs
1 cup _shrimp, lobster or crab
meat, fresh cooked or'canned
1 tablespoon minced parsley, op-
tional -
Slight grating of nutmeg
• 2 cups Well -seasoned white sauce
i/ cup buttered crumbs.
Halve shrimps, chop , lobster or -
flake crab meat and .add with sliced •
eggs, parsley and nutmeg to the
white sauce. Turn into individual •
ramekins or Shells, or if preferred in-
to
nto one large dish, top with • the
crumbs and bake in a moderately hot.
oven -375 degrees F.—about 15 min-
utes. Serve piping hot. A tablespoon
of grated cheese may be added to the
crumbs if liked. Serves four to six.
Fish, eggs and cheese replace meat
to a large extent during Lent. This
dews not mean that the fare need be
dull—nor is there any . reason wh5r.
the menu 'should not be varied.
Planning one or. more dinner menus
"each week arounda main- dish made
witheggs is "easy on the budget"
since eggs are reasonable .in price,
and meat is expensive. When we.
buy eggs there is no waste other than
the shells.
Eggs are •usually well liked, and,
most important, they are one of the
best healthand growth promoting
foods. They are good sources of pro-
tein; iron, vitamin A,' the vitamins
of the B-complex—few foods contain
so much nourishment in so" small a
space.
• Cooking Eggs
Most of us know (but occasionally
forget) that slow cooking is the see-
net- of fine textured eggs and beans
served as one slow scrambling or
slow cooking of egg sauces and _cus-
tards, mean tender products. This
calls for cooking over low heat and
watching carefully to avoid over-
cooking. This rule of egg cookery
1 '
Ann: "I got big-hearted this morn-
ing
orning and gave a bum $5.00."
Nan: "What did your husband say
about your generosity?"
Ann: "Thanks."
"I':m going to miss you while you
are on your hunting trip, dear,;', said'
the young wife. "And I'll pray that
the others do too."
FAINT,/T rim TRUTH;7
T-dOg No. 71
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WHAT'S HAPPENED TO YOUR WAR SAVINGS,
TIM? IT'S A LONG TIME SINCE YOU
BOUGHT A CERTIFICATE
I STILL NEED A FEW
STAMPS FOR THE
NEXT ONE
. TIaAT WACiallk PLEDGrr.�
AND ONE YOU
(tULD' KEEP
BUT THE WAR
IN EUROPE
SHOULD BE
VER SOON •
-ALL THE MORE REASON
TO PLUG HARDER,! 'T
THE LAST PLUG WILL
TAKE EVERYTH I NG
WE'VE GOT! AND
DON'T FORGET WE'VE
:GOT THE JAPS TO
gl..,
BEAT, TOC,
SAVE FOR PEA.CYE!
'liar Savings are your bid
for 'victory ; :: your stake
in the future. A regular pro-
gratndle of buying stamps
and certificates is the best
way to save. `Aha your
dollars are being put to; the
very test use there is :.s:
hastening the day off foal
victor Are you ;buyfog
Vier;
victory..
Stains an
c`ex dates ;qui -aril?
J N a ARA1-1111016
• Messrs. Jones and Messrs. Brown both make shoes-
shoes exactly similar in quality and style. Messrs; Jones
do not advertise. Messrs. Brown do, and sell a very much
greater • quantity than Messrs. Jones in consequence.
Who pays for Messrs. Brown's advertising?
Not Messrs. Brown—because -their profit—on the quan-
tity sold—is Messrs. Jones' profit multiplied many' times.
Not the public—because they get, for $4.00, shoes of a
quality for which -Messrs. Jones . charge $4.50. Not the
retailer—because the profit is •'the same in both cases.
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No one pays for advertising.., It is an economy—not a
chs-rge. It does for the operation of ,selling what Messrs.
Brown's machiner°y; does for the operation of making
shoes—,speeds it up, and multiplies its efflciency. It makes
possible big -scale production and so reduces costs. ..
It Pays
Advertise