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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1945-12-07, Page 6ss dA'NNE Att,AN Jo",'ittoti,• Elton,.;M1 #eIQ Tlon4emaltersl Just as tea ough lends itself to all sorts not lfreads by simple`varia- es. so 'muffin batter mazy, be used quncial-ion for a wide variety of. gsweet cup cakes, 'Kitts are made from a softer mix- than tea biscuits. Muffle. dough e hat stiff enough to stand alone, so t iso baked in individual muffin Dans. 7�oU' can also cook muffins in glass, bakjag cups. • The important point in making muf- ifins is not to stir them too much. 1111x the liquids into the dry ingredi- ents just enough to moisten thrm. If .Y011 mfr muffins too much they will .Ile tough and coarse-grained and have 'tunnels inside and peaks or knobs on the outside. Excessive stirring over- develops the elastic quality of the glutten in flour. With the standard recipe as a foun- dation you can make many a,lfferent kinds of muffins, raisin or currant, peach, spice and so on. When you have a bit of jelly or jam left. make jam muffins. As soon • as the muffins are partly cooked, put a teaspoon of jai' jelly in the centre of each. Do not remove pan from oven and work quickly. Standard Muffins • 2 cups pastry flour 4 teaspoons baking powder aa teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar J cup milk • ' 3 tablespoons melted lard 1 egg. Mix and sift dry ingredients. Beat egg until light, add milk and melted fat, and add to flour mixture all at once. -Stir only enough to dampen flour. Drop by spoonfuls into greas- ed muffin pans until two-thirds full. Bake 15 td' 20 minutes in oven 400 degrees. Makes 12 muffins. Oatmeal Muffins 1//Z cups flour 2 tablespoons sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder ,% teaspoon salt 34 cup milk '1 cup cooked oatmeal 1 egg. well beaten 2 tablespoons melted butter or shortening, Add eatnieal to milk. Mix and bake as for standard muffins. Orange Bran Muffins 3 tablespoons butter, shortening or lard 14 cup sugar 1 egg, well beaten 1 tablespoon molasses Grated rind of 1 orange 1 cup milk 1 cup cerel bran 1 cup pastry flour 3 teaspoons baking powder % teaspoon salt. Work butter with spoon until soft and creamy. Add sugar gradually, then beaten egg and molasses. Add orange rind, milk and then bran. Let mixture stand for 15 minutes. Sift and measure flour and add to it bak- ing powder and salt. Sift again and add to bran mixture. Fill well greas- ed muffin pans two-thirds full. Bake 25 minutes 'in moderately hot oven (400 degrees). Yield: 12 muffins. SUGGESTED RECIPES Yuletide Fruit� Biers(Mrs. S. T. B. anf.Mrs. J. C.) 1 cup flour, all-purpose - 1 teaspoon baking powder 36 teaspoon salt 1 cup light brown sugar v,/ cup melted shortening ° tablespoon grated orange rind 2 eggs -4 cups cranberries 1% cups citron peel, cut fine. Sift flour, measure, sift again with baking powder and salt; combine with sugar. Add melted shortening and orange rind to well -beaten eggs; combine with dry ingredients. Put cranberries through coarse grinder,' add with peel to first mixture; mix well. Pour into shallow Well -greased pan 11 by 7 inches, bake in oven (350 degrees) 50-60 minutes. Cut in bars while warm. Makes 24 bar's. Snowballs (Mrs. C. T.) 1 cup pastry flour or ?A cup bread flour Pinch of salt 8 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon fine granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup•coarsely chopped nutmeats. My A. 'IIV". O'Brien, atandard Ppurt> (Editor). "This,, Dotage of Comms League'. is quite educational," mused Mr. Wil- fred "Bucko" Mellonald, ' M.P., from Fairy Sound, "what's more, it prob- ably broadens one's wind." The former Bumping' Bambino of the National Hockey League sat back in his office overlooking, ParbUtent Hill and gontinued: " 4s for Ottawa itself, - I haven't seen a helluva lot of it outside of the House of Commons and the hock- ey rink." Mr. McDonald paused abruptly, deep in thought. �E !'Revise that last quote," he waved summarily. "Make it read: As for Ottawa, I haven't yet had the oppgr- tunity of seeing much of it because the interests of my constituents have, kept me busy." Both the photographer and I howl- ed with laughter. Upon due reflec- tion, Mr. McDonald joined with a window -shaking guffaw from deep down in his mighty barrel chest. "Ah, hell, fellows!" he said apolo- getically. "My people back home • Measure sifted flour and add salt. Cream butter and blend in the sugar; mix in vanilla and the nutmeats. Sift in fipur mixture half at a time and combine after each addition. Work in a little additional flour if neces- sary to make a dough which can be• handled' between the palms of the hands. Roll in balls about the size of a very small walnut—or if prefer- red, shape as fingers. Place on an ungreased cookie pan and bake 'in a slow oven, 300 degrees, about 20 to 25 minutes. The Question Boat Mrs. J.- M. asks: "What .makes a lemon filling taste bitter?" Answer: Too much of the white membrane' of the lemon may have been grated off or long cooking may .have caused the bitterness. Add the rind- after mixture is cooked. Mrs. T. C. says: "Dry some stew- ed pumpkin and squash to make pies during the winter. The vegetable may be spread on shallow pie plates and dried in a slow oven. Store in a small air -tight jar. To use, soak the quantity required overnight in scalded milk and proceed as usual to make pie filling." 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. r;rcrs.:,%; ( ;•3e.... . Ah a wish old guar- antee a LongOng Distance tele'Coe who every ph°oe ane to to exchange is planning zeetings with Ghristlnas g Vie koow. friends.ds of distant' an how eagerly forward to this eoPle loo visit. e annual telephone traffic will be .But holiday t this year. heavier than. ever Even with duty all operators on f and lint it possible use o taus may equtpm •ent, many. be uncompleted. that as Vie can only say do evely- always' we willlet to dis- ut apow thing appoint as few as possible. P A One thing YOU can do — make your greeting calls s far aheiu of Christmas Day his possible: J. M. GOODWIN, Manager 4011"AratteWarail 414 t�l'ale,. "t•1Plted:hoptin (arae Y. Q nircatnd denhes Qy 'more thQ:n leave •to., and will Make.. the most of every opportunity like, this to ballyhoo Par- ry Sound as the goldangdest vacati a area in all of ilaeada. As for my hockey , comeback:in the, Quebec Sen- ior Hockey League you might say simply that I am' fully confident of being voted op, the All-Star team at the ends of the season, that . .. . The phone rang. "Hello! "What'" .Mr. McDonald frowned into the '`mouthpiece. "No, this isn't McDonald of the Depart- ment of Finance --but I wish I was. This is `Bucko' McDonald!" Both ends of the wrong -number conversation laughed heartily. . The encouragement name, "Bucko"—memento of a school boy street fracas in Fergus, Ont.— has made Mr. McDonald, M.P., pos- sibly the most popular new figure to mount Parliament Hill in many a Dominion election moon. You ask a neatly uniformed page boy to find Mr. Wilfred McDonald, M.P., and the polite youngster will ask: "Do you mean 'Bucko', sir?" Upstairs in the parliamentary res- taurant, a comely brunette waitress asked: "Are you playing tonight, 'Buc- ko'?" You betcha he'd be , playing to- night. As newly appointed playing - c ptain of Hull Volants in the Q.S. "Bucko" has already bumped his way back into the sport page headlines. It is true that he formal- ly announced upon his election last June that he was through with hoc- key after ten and a half bruising sea- sons in the N.H.L. But, when the autumnal winds began a -blowing and training camp gossip began a -brewing "Bucko" climbed aboard some scales and took, a long. look. They regis- tered 235 pounds—a full 30 over his best hockey playing weight. "Bucko" promptly decided that it was in the best interests of his con- stituents and himself alike if he em- ployed his leisure evenings atstag- ing a hockey comeback with any nearby team that wanted him. Hull Volants got there first with a: con- tract. Needless to say, Canadian history's first hockey -playing M.P. holds the envious admiration of his staid legis- lative brethren. This was evidenced in the House of Commons when "Buc- ko" spoke his first words — a mere statement to the effect that he hadn't voted during a House division be- cause he was paired with an Opposi- tion member. The few words were greeted with a storm of applause and subdued cheers. The meticulous Can- edian Press reported" that "Bucko" blushed, sat down, mopped his brow and then "tried to brush off with his hands one of those infectious grins." As a loyal and admiring member of His Majesty's Government, "Buc- ko" is unstinting with his expressions of confidence in the Liberal chief- tains. "There are a lot of smart guys in the Liberal league, but . . ." he adds doubtfully, "I'm not so sure of the Opposition." Mr. McDonald, M.P., freely admits that he was never particularly inter- ested in politics prior to the last Do- minion election. However, his father and bis father -in -taw long held re- cognition as fervent G-rits in the Parry Sound constituency and "Buc- ko" had strung along. When the parties began lining up or the June election, the situation wasn't too happy for the Liberals. A C.C.F. man, Roy Smith, had won the previous election and the party was entering another strong C.C.F. candi- date, E. T. Taylor. The Progressive Conservatives came up with a highly respected citizen in the person of Colonel Coulter McLean. The Liberal veteran of two terms, Arthur G. Slaght, announced he had to retire for reasons of health. "Bucko" explains bis selection as ftandidate in this manner: "The higher-ups looked ardund and asked who's the -most popular Liberal in Parry Sound?. They were as sur- prised as I was to hear so many peo- ple answer: 'Bucko.' I blame it all on the Imperial Oil Hockey broad- casts. You see, there's only one mov- ing picture house iu Parry Sound dis- trict. and life is pretty quiet and easy like. On Saturday nights everybody sits with earslued to the radio and' eats up .the g res. Most of them had known me in my amateur la- crosse days so they sort of got a special kick out of hearing Foster Hewitt raving about me humping 'em over for Detroit Wings, then Toron- to ^ Leafs and, later, for New York Rangers. When I'd return to my lit- tle home in Sundridge, 94it., the whole summer would be spent fight- ing hockey games all oyer again. I hada lot 'of fun and so did my neigh- bors. "So the party organizers came to see me and I was frankly flabber- gasted. But after thinking things ov- er I said: Why not? My campaign had .no frills. I made 15 speeches, told the people I didn't know a helluva lot about the racket but I'd learn. What's more, 'I stressed that I'd fight for their interests because fighting was one busin'es's I knew a lot about. For a' guy who owned his first pair of „skates at the age of 20 and then spent- ten and one-half years in the N.H.L., I had to know how to fight. Well, that was about all there was to it --that and the fact that they knew I had never 'Taken a dishonest dollar in my .life and wasp t likely td start new," ' Parry, Souind elected Wilfred ".luc- ko'& 3.1eDoitaid aft, battle els of his nick - kajPiitl* r;';,�1�glptta1si 00.32 vote TSP G,Qs'�,:' T eek 004.• When yOta get, t i know "Ilileho"` it.. is ail,qita lderatandab1e, b;' solutely im�i,possible to 41,044Pkaiix4,. 1114 grin, like his gutta, is 'arm axis. expansive. He likes everybody and even the N.H.L. opponents wino had most reason to dislike him didn't. Typical was an incident that occur... :ed during a game against Boston Bruins In the Toronto Maple Leaf Garden while he was wearing a Leaf uniform. Milt Schmidt, one of the starry Kraut Line, went, after a puck at the boards. McDonald stormed up from behind and Schmidt pulled up his slick, which bashed McDonald right in the teeth. "Geez, 'Bucko;' I'm sorry," blurted Schmidt, "I thought it was Reg Ham- ilton!" Therein lies a prize addity of Big Time hockey annals. No bodycheck- er has played such havoc before or since the McDonald era. He person- ally recalls seeing an even 40 of his victims carried off the ice in varying degrees of unconsciousness or near - oblivion. Yet, during ten and one- half seasons he never received a ma- jor penalty. During his last N.H.L.. season—with N.Y. Rangers—he play- ed 40 games without receiving even a minor penalty. He hit 'em hard but fair. N.H.L.-wise players knew it was "sure death" to try to pass "Bucko" on the inside .but rookies usually learned the hard way—because "Bur• Ito" always left an' opening on the inside as a lure. During the first period of a game in Boston — again while he was a Leaf—"Bucko" bounc- ed a young rookie who had to be car- ried off. In the second period, an- other rookie Bruin tried the inside passage and hit the ice with all the soft caress of a pile-driver. As "Bucko" stood in the sympa- thetic circle of players gazing down on the trainers and referees at work he was tapped on the shoulder. It was the rookie McDonald had ren- dered hors de combat in the first period. "You know, 'Bucko'," said the young Bruin pointing down at the slumping one, "that'll do the kid a lot of good." But the greatest -tribute to McDon- ald's hard -but -fair defence technique came during the longest game in N. H.L. records—the Detroit -Maroons playoff fray that star;esl• at 8.30 p.m. on March 24, 1936, and ended at 2.25 a.m. the next morning, when Wings scored to win 1-0. It rates as the most gruelling exhibition ever wit- nessed at the Montreal Forum with "Bucko" wearing down the mighty Maroon machine, reigning champions o; the world, practically single-hand- ed. By actual count, "Bucko" crash- ed Maroons to the ice 37 times. Sev- en of these bodychecks were admin- istered to "Hooley" Smith, who was never one to take such treatment 1" s�. 60,ti,}'Xn >IPri s snubrt"op.' H naG-4)40:400'.34,'.v:411: did • 1110 4#41.i10*;!]IAoler' was the' tganapst ,gay I rkeyer played: against,„ McDonald has often stated, "The first time. I hit ,him that night it Mustba,ve shaken' him loose from his fillings. Tot he kept eeMing baell; •becaue:° he figured .b, couldn't do it again, They say the 'Hoofer' was never the same- after. that game but kie didn't •bear m ie any hard feelings." Wilfr. d McDonald, M.P.,, hasn't much.41 an educational background: He says he quit school while in first year high "because it interfered .with my lacrosse," Outside of a brief per- iod as assistant packer at Dale Egg tate, Brampton Ont., he never work- ed. But in Parry Sound, where peo- ple live like the most of us vacation, "Bucko" was the best and bumping - est lacrosse player°ever produced. In one season, 1931, he starred on four lacrosse teams simultaneously—sen- ior and intermediate in field and box Lacrosse—and sparkled all four to championships. Playing the home position„ he led the senior league in scoring. His reputation with Bramp- ton Eacelsiors led to a contrast with Toronto Leafs in the pro lacrosse league former in 1931. When the league folded in 1932, "Bucko" found himself in an awkward position. Ank- ateur laws were strict in those days, so he'd • have to wait three years be- fore getting his amateur card re- turned. He looked up Eddie Powers Of the vast Toronto Leaf hockey or- ganization and asked if Eddie thought he, "Bukko," could get anywhere playing hockey. "Maybe," replied Powers doubtful- ly, "if you could skate." "Bucko" then bought his first pair of skates. He had played a little hockey in a home town loop at Sund- ridge, -Ont., but the few games• he played were .. on borrowed skates. That winter he got out on ice at ev- ery opportunity. The next fall he asked-Conny Smythe for a tryout and Smythe had him report to the Leaf training camp at Kitchener, Ont: The big fellow was awkward on skates but a natural defensively. Smythe was interested enough to send him down to Buffalo for grooming. McDonald sat on the bench f9r the first 16 games. Injuries plagued the team for the 17th game and "Bucko" was in action for 58 minutes. During two minutes he spent resting, Wind- sor scored and won the game 1-0. `Bucko' sat on the bench for seven more games and, although he was making only $30 a week, figured he should be doing more to earn ' his money. He went to Coach Frank Nighbor, immortal of Ottawa Sena- tor's centre ice fame, to ask that he be sent to another team. "I'm sick of this, Frank, I'd—" he began, but Nighbor cut in: "You're no sicker than I am—I've been trying to get rid of you for weeks." a aim si�ati` e'. a nt ort lx e " tat 11A' l ot . hhe Xi tP ,0 ;ltd sOtlu elu4,040 Caekpvaxr for ,. live 11b,r daily. b'aially, het was ,aettaally akat,, ing faster backwardsthan trent- :. wards--.accordhig l to "Bucko," That carious skill undoubtedly contributed to his precision; in' skating tacit with, onrushing forwards and bumping at the precise moment, Just before Christmas, 1934, he was sold to Detroit Olympic..s, Junior edi= tion of the N,H.L. Wings. The win-, ter wore on and Wings needed a de-' fenceman badly — President James Norris and Manager Jack Adams Came over to watch Olympics prac- tise. "The big shots are in the stands," McDonald announced to his team mates, "and I'm out to get into the N.H.L. So consider this fair,. warn+ ing. I'tti really bumping today." "Bucko" bowled eight fellow Olym- pics to the ice. The last was Norm Walker, who was helped off with a broken arm. Adams rose in his seat and yelled: "O.K., 'Bucko; . stop the mayhem— you're it!" McDonald played the remaining 15 games of the Wings' N.H.L. schedule. and earned a generous bonus, Both of the next two winters saw Wings emerge as Stanley Cup champions with "Bucko" McDonald and Doug Young sharing defence stardom hon- ors. "Bucko" says Doug made him a star and swore that if and when he had a son he'd call the youngster af- ter his pal. Doug. McDonald is now four and one-half years old and al- ready a brawny young citizen of Sundridge. In, 1938, also at Christmas time, he was sold to Leafs. He helped bump the Toronto aggregation to another Stanley Cup in 1941-42. Then came 1944 and the old 'ehristmas spirit prompted his sale for the third time —he became a Ranger. The team was weak and finished out of the play offs. "Bucko" went home and found the Liberal organizers waiting on the doorstep. Today with the Hull Volants, "Buc ko" is again a commanding figure. His fighting qualities, plus the odd goal and general team spirit prompt- ed his mates to elect him captain. His income as a $4,000 -a -year M.P. suffers by contrast with his $7,800 - per -season peak in the ,H.L., but between the House of Co. „ons and the Hull Volants he's paving just as much fun as he -ever had. Meeting the jovial and genial 34 - year -old "Bucko" it's hard to imagine how his reputation as a terror still holds. "It must be," he comments ,serious- ly, "because I was born on Hal- lowe'en." And, sure enough, the House of Commons' records show that Mr. Wilfred McDonald, M.P., was born on Octgber 31, 1911. ant Ads Bring Results Want Ads Pave The Way. or Easie Living 1 Read The Want Ads TO - DAY Week after week The Huron Exposi- tor'hears very gratifying reports of the results obtained from the Classi- fied Directory from people who have something they wish to sell and want to find a buyer. 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