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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1946-03-08, Page 640NZ ?LLA$ O. • Romemakersd Many a tine' les her soother by serving her )ved .dolly sandwiches and ' tea, t like . A!lommie s bridge' party. e, 'wonderful. opportunity fon a il1,14l to iu;►itate pRise and daintiness.. 9j1, ,)unio$ hostess will' be educating lrexde1f to take the part of mother's helper before You know it. Deal you --• think these tea parties: should -be. en- - caeraged without too much concern in 'the gossip with Dolly.. Give your ,;daughter some dainty sandwiches and tells her how they are made and why they're goodito eat, Help her to ar- range a few . sandwiches on her own dolly dishes and garnish with carrot •stieks. When your back is turned ev- eryr word -with the same inflection will Abe whispered to dolly perched up in a great big chair. C.hifdren's Party, Sandwiches 1.+`'Trim the _crusts off the neatly • ' sliced bread. 2 Cut a few. •squares or circles- de- pending upon t e number of chil- dren to be served. - t•• 3 Spread with butter mixture: 3c pound butter beaten with 1 . cup Milk and chilled for an hour in the refrigerator. 4. .Make several open-faced ones: 'ri . Know Just • n -How You Feel • '.'I^know because I have been that way myself. I have beep so chron- ically tired that I thought I would never feel well -again. However, I found that• Dr. Chase's I\erve Food '-soon gave me new pep and energyand put me on my. feet." . Tired feelings; indigestion and loss of sleep are quickly relieved by Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. • Ask for the tie* econ- omy.size bottle of Dr. Chase's - Nerve Food, 60 pills-60cts. 18O,pi11s�1.50 -DE Chases �4(avE foot Dr Chas.:5 .ERVE:00D (a) .a slice of peeled orange (b) a slice of hard-caokedd egg (c) tinted, cheese (d) pureed` pry,.itres or dates (e) a whole eat'dene. 5. Make dainty filled ones: (a) .fintilerminced meat moisten- ed wits salad; dressing creaiped eheeiie Mashed cooked fish with a salad, nil • (d) chopped- har&coifked eggs and onion creaip:ed with a little ,milk (e) bananas mashed with boiled dressing (f) ' shredded lettuee sprinkled. with lemon juice. NOTE: Do not season $king"high- ly fqr children, Salt is sufficieyet. The Question Box 'Mrs. S. N. requests rachis";for cabe bage rolls previously published, Cabbage Rolla • Into a mixing bowl put 11% to 1% pounds of ground beef, ee cup bread crumbs, 1 beaten egg, % cup„ of milk or tomato juice and 1% cups cooked noodles•. •-Saenison and blend thorough- ly. Add the centre' tender leaves of a small cabbage which have 'been chop- ped and sauted in a little bacon drip - Ping: Place mixture on the well -washed outer leaves •of the Cabbage and roil .up each one and fasten with a tooth- pick. Brown in. a little dripping and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Ar- range air : baking dish. Pour in stock to a depth of about one inch; Cover and bake in an oven 325 degrees for 1% hours. .Arrange roll's on hof plat- ter. Make gravy ,with drippingin pan, 'using ...a bit, of top _milk and strain mixture over the rolls, Bake potatoes at the same time anal, choose an oven-cookede dessert and thus utilize oven heat to the best ad- vantage. (b) (c) Mrs. "B. C. asks fora moulded fruit dessert uSing'a small amount of sugar and available fruit. • Lemon Sponge . We made this .lemon sponge .pud- cli>=g the other day, adding less sugar and .a little more flour than usual - Instead of 1 cupful of .sugar we.. used % cupful . and found it ,sufficiently: sweet. To the 3'a cup of sugar add the juice dad' grated rind of 1 large lemon, 21,,. tablespoons flour, 1/4 :fea- epoore salt and beaten yolks t of two - eggs. When smooth, and Well blended, gradually stir in 21/4' cups of milk and 1 teaspoon melted• butter,' and fold in the stiffly .beaten 'Whites of the two eggs. Pour ink, greased "Casserole or balling -dish; set in pan of hot water and bake in a moderate oven 35 min- utes. or until it is firm on top. • Serves four. 11111111111•0101 . Fred ,Orange.. Dessert 2 tablespoons granulated gelatine a cup cold water 1. cup hot water ' teaapoon, salt Weenie orange juice 1 tablespoon 1en:tdn juice Orange sections. Soften gelatine in cold water for '5 minutes. Add sugar and salt andel* Water and stir over heat until gela- tine is dissolved. Add orange and lemon juice, . mixing 'well. Pour one cup of the mixture into a lightly greased mould and chill. When it be- gins to thicken arrange orange sec- tions kelt. Chill remaining mixture and, when it thickens whip until fro- thy .,and fhick, : then pour into the mould: Chill -.until, firm in refrigera- tor. Nemould and garnish with addi- tional oranges sections.y. 'Mrs. J. reasks 'how to serve can - r -ed 'cut beans. Butter is scarce at her house and they don't like cream sauce." Green Beans;' Creole 2% cups canned- green beans 3 tablespoons bacon fat 2 tablespoons, finely chopped •on- ion ._ 1/3 cup condensed, Rh:hate soup . or chili sauce Salt and pepper. Drain beans. Melt bacon fat and; add onion. Cook slowly until ,onions are soft. Add tomato soup or chili: sauce and beans. Toeeetogether wMl, Cove- and heat through over element turned "low." 'Yield: 4 tc.) 6: " • Anne Allan invites 'you to write to her • C/o The Huron' Expositor.' Send in• your suggestions on homemaking 1•roblems and watch this• column for replies. , • Subsidy Cancelled The subsidy of 50 cents per pound paid during 1944 and 1945 will not be paid on 1946 importations of, packag, 'ea bees, according, to an announce- ment by the Wartime Prices • and Trade Board,. To offset the resulting increased cost cif',produetion a revi- si,on..wili be made in the ceiling. price• . of the 1946.hony,. ecrpp. ,The exact -amount of this increase has not yet been determined:- - While the number of beekeepers in Canada increased in 1945 to 43,800 there was a decrease of 12 percent in the total honey crop for. ,the 'year, due to the adverse Spring. -and early Summer 'weather. Of the total of •30,- 683,000 pounds, 9,095,000 pounds . were Produced in Ontario.' � t -, Only your continued support of the Red --Cross can ensure that the splendid work being done for our sick and wounded veterans—wilt—be kept up. Your support will make possible such vital peacetime worksas the upkeep 1 of Outpost Hospitals, the Peacetime Blood Donor Service, Nursing services, Disaster Relief, the Visiting Homemaker -Service- the Junior Red Cross, and many other services for the soda' betterment of our people. L There will be no Red Cross drive for funds this year. four continued inenabership in the Red Cross is all that is asked. 1Vfirdrium membership fee .ia' one dollar. Your local Red Cross Branch will,;provide you with further details. 'A,11$11A•N. S.E. , ,CROSS ..Sa" li`'l C. fit E _ .e (lay' Jadtftre role Site s, in ' Montreal • .talydard) Appi•oxi;<teatp 3r 1•,0Q0 , Briltish war brides and clk lien are settling down in .homes acres the Dominionfolecrer'_ big a relatively mild Atlantic cross - leg on' the Cunard .Whiee Star liner Mauretania. Tilley•have -come fape to face with C.arada's -housing ahotage and moist og :them .arp doubling tip with in-laws, put house-huntiing is- nit interfering. -04 their shopping spree. Most have spent'six years waiting for a good go: aii,the shbps—without cou- pons—and they are taking full ad- •'eantage of its -,•Pur coats and scarce silk stockings, have .luras Priority, with outdoor bents: and ditty- cut chees- es running a close second. m Food is still an importalit. topic to the war bridb°t a but now they are able between mouthfuls, to concentrate ,on conversation. • ' , , - The brides arrived at Halifax 'on `a damp,• foggy morning, but even. the weather couldn't subdue their spir- its. They cheesed and waved lustily, as the great, ship was warped, ,They said. later thee, eguldn't'talk for emo- tion when the Canadian Army pend played "0 Canada." Great Exodus Begins • ° Immigration and customs officials went aboard as' soon as the gangplank was down and the. great exodus be - gene The first special train carrying• brides to the west left the same af- ternoon. Those' bound' for the Mari-. tinges - were also disembarked the same day. The rest, of the excited passengers• rernained on 'board an- other 'eight., The special train carrying, ,brides from Halifax to Montreal and drop- ping many off at points between the, two--•e1•ties left at 2.3,0 p.m. the efol- lowing ' day. Mothers and ...babies were seated well before departure time and ,Red Cross workers set up.'" shop in compartments. • I sat down and chatted with two brides bound for •Montreal, Mrs. Lucy Aird, and Mrs. Yvonne Abner who Is going to have a baby in ,April. They were -telling .m.e the sound of• screa>ri- ing• babies wo=uld haunt thein for a month when a• large, motherly Hali gonian interrupted our conversation. She bent over solicitously. • +Are any of you Church of Eng- land?" she asked'hopefully.. . • The two girls looked,• at each other' perplexedly and 'then• looked at' me: I felt 1 had to say something -e1 "press," .• I said- ' "Oh.", said the Haligonian, .her lip curled in *distaste. ''(Presbyterian." She continued down /he aisle. looking for a member of the Church 'of Eng land. I went •• on ' talking with • the brides: Lucy Aird is'a navy,.wife.-She was married to i.ieut. R'illiarp Aird, 'five years ago. because. "the :drat y'• got .there first." '12refeeenie home eight months ago and was lucky • enough° to find an apartment for his• British bride. ' Yvonne •Abner. is true to the army and her lieutenant husband, Carl. She is living weth her in-fiws in Montreal until an apartment can be found to house the coming addition to the fam- ily Mrs. Viols t Myhre is loving in Cal- gary with her in-laws. Iter husband, Pte.' Wilfrid Earle. Myhre, has been home -since September. She was mar- ried last August and is going to have a baby in May. "I Used...to call him k- Speed,' she• laugh ei•: elVles. Myhre ad: mitted she was seasick the 'first two days out of Liverpool but the, excite- ment of getting to Canada settled her tummy after that. Mrs. Elizabeth- Shields' dearest wish is to'get out "and•snowball with Alec." She 'is living in Toronto and was married to Pte. Alec Shieles,3ast• August., Lee Merryiveather: (and' the girls teased her about her name). is living with her in-laws, in Edmonton..,a$he and her Husband, Cpl. Howard' Merry - weather, expect a baby in Aprll. S`he Was almost speechless with .excite-. ment. • Yvonne Coombes is quite at home en Red Deer. Alta., with her gunner husband, Joe. • They have ;} cottage Joe bought when he gat h-oniea in Aug- ust and Yvonne is. leai'ning how to, prepare the• Canadian dishes. her hue - band likes best. • Young Widovy" Brings Child One of-tihe saddest stories to come. Out of the Mauretania's arrival is .the story of Mrs: Sariie,'PIatana, Who was. married',to FO. Daniel Platana., of Re- gina in July, 19.44. Six weeks later her husband was killed in actiont--'Eleven months ago. Terrance .Antoine Plat- ana was horn. Mrs. Platana said she had come to Ilye with Daniel's par- ents In Regiva because her own fam- ily had all died within the last five year's. "I feel as if I knows his' people,". she said. "They have been. frightfully good to me. ,1 want Terry 'to be a` Canadian, just es if Denied .were - •Mrs. Platana end Terry boa -led the. Montreal special. The first night out Terry's cough got worse and the train doctor Was coiled, teleery may have whooping cough This was the, last blow for Mrs. Pletana, buf-'she is still keeping her .courage'' inti ct. • The train finally .pulled o•tt to the accompaniment of gcu'eams, and wails from the 53, children on board, The women looked more like tired, ner- vous mothers than, they did Tlfe first afternoon. , Passes: uni en- t1aally eitc6-pt for the children who vpihltted at meals, atelefli)t.dis.posalele diapers which !were disposed of in the wrong place, But the first evening! �llat, was • lamethiug else. First eiccitement• Was Abe little, blonde bride' who calpue, rus14,lg out of the ladies' °rooni and tapped me nervously' on the shoulder. "-I say;'. she said, "Pm having• a bit of trouble getting used to your , appliances. Would you mind helping me?'' I hur- ried to the ladies' retie , 3;9,th her Great clouds of live eteapot were ri.s- fag from the depths of ,the lavatory. We • looked at each, ."What en earth did MI do?" I asked. curiously. "I' just followed instructions;" she said helplessly. "Do they all do that?" Sbe looked worried. 1 told her they didn't,,..eet to my knowledge, and we .called the porter. He •fought his way through the steam and deftly turned a handle.. T1 Turkish bath atmosphere cleared. "What did I do wrong?" the little bride asked. "You turned the -thaw - eta valve instead, of pressing on the lever, madame," he explained patient- ly.• ---- We returned to Car 21 where the noise and bedlam of tired; bored chil- dren had' reached headache propor- tions. Berths . were maw tali dnd we retired—but not to -neat. At midnight a piercing wail Tose out of the car. • I had been warned that the night would be 'long and loud, •so I rolled over and tried to ignore it. ' It got worse. Finally, I Poked my head out the green cur- tains. A.toddler in blue sleepers was scurrying up •• and down the aisle. "I've lost my mummy," he screamed. The officer commanding, Lieut. L. Smith, was called. It appeared the lit- tle boy had left the lower berth ,as seared with hts—Mother to go for a stroll. Now, he couldn't . find his way back. Smith had to , awaken every mother in the car tt .find ,where the child belonged. He was finally•restor- eci to his mother who said resignedly "that was the only decent' sleep- I've hatl since we left..England." The car was quiet again, Suddenly Smith 'said' "Good 'Godt r My head jerked out of the green , curtains again.':? womant•was lying 4n the cor- ridor' of the car, out cold. She was finall - revived. "What happened to you?e Smith asked. "I imagine it.was the heat• in my berth," she replied. He' put her on a ,chair between the b • cera xwbei elbe could get all, the fresl', air she w44ted, i. -we 1, ttek ! "Pi Rall an bgur later a tedd ,0 ors W',orltev wiKeh9q• ;the- *grnaii ill, the Perth of Oahei1Tr , 'e1' Weer in ,eii(htber' 1.10111r,"a etold the bride Thei`e was a scramble out of the berth as tiler prospective gel e�•4per„ Qpldemt:: ay?' ened her ter at rhildrent They Droit pit-. ly burst into loud, inddignant 'howls and thrust cold little ,Ss#s inti my*. lace: I gr'e'w `pittelr alVAnt children, We' finally got thenal' off Ore train; but there wets no sleep titer ;light. A .bride was destined for a11aos:tevery 14a11 tt w}t along the vit} '- And all seemed to have a ciaretu ehil&eia. The riex days' o,•ulr s eg blurred-' with tiredxtess. p our *tires. crumpled and dirty traincra*Zing slide, we talked about •elanada: • "It ligbks like i Christmas • card," the,, brid`ea bald. "Is it 'true Canadian girls hate use" 'What is Sudbury Sudbury like?e "What ere the words to '0 Canada?'" "De you -think I'Il lose my ,accent?" "Do you think my husband, will remember me?" "Can we lee, skate?" "When does the snow. melt?" "Is • it hard to learn Frets?" They' are earnestly°'d'esirous of be- coming 'good. Canadians. Every ram- shackle: house we passed they thought was 'lovely and p,ietn;esque."•'They thought the air' at Truro; N.S., was "magnificent" •and, bought—every ap- ple in the town. At.,Moncton, . N.B.; they bought out the•'anagezine stand and laughed at their -ignorance of Canadian money. They asked each ether if they had been "diddled." After Quebec City, eyebrow tweez- ers, nail polish and hair curlers were unpacked. The great glamorizing, pro- cess began, They were inarticulate with excitement as the train puffed. slowly over the Harbor bridge into .Montreal. They all had pains in their tummies and their hands' *ere like ice. They, couldn't sit still rand they got easily.' annoyed at ttie children. They were allowed off the train, car by, car. They were home, seasickness, tiredness, temper forgotten, , , Die Protecting Young While out -shooting rabbits- Wed- nesday of last week, our veteran trap- per, Wm. Snell, came upon what he 'thought . was ka live rabbit in a field on the farm of 'Preston'Dearing, just west of town. Het took a shot at .it, but it did"not move.n it investigation• he found that the rabbit had been frozen• to death and beneath it were seven young rabbits, all frozen, that ' that scold unc and should `be e4ka by,Wei's. If ki 9 f" li'O'!d max i� se eek &rid l eyeein ggad eentelion, Get pains by and us iYs' Kidudi'r' cif bei kidaeys {et rid of 144krisans ltd. and ezei= yea.,fee1 ice, See what DD�Wd„brim. #vs. tree mother rabbit bad bee, trying to 'pr tett.- Erieter Thmesr,Ovocate. I,• , SAUSAGE . CM Ss._ ..PROLE 21/2 cups macaron i, Dia :pieces - 2 eggs 1 cup milk • - �a teas_ u_oop salt 1 cup. grated cheese 6 large, pan-fried sausages, cut in pieces. ° Cook and drain • macaroni, Beat eggs until _light, add milk and salt. Add this mixture ;to the macaroni and blend in cheese, reserving a little for topping. Phase' half of the macaroni mixture in a. well -greased baking dish. Cover with sausages and "top with the rest of the macaroni mixture. Sprinkle top with termaining cheese.,, Place in a panof hots water and (hen - poach in a Moderate oven, 350 'de- grees F. until set, about one hour_ Six servings. - Note.—Diced bologna or wieners , 4 may be substituted for the sausage. piete rvice .. . 9 • LOOSE LEAF COLUMNER BOOKS • LOOSE LEAF LEDGERS.., • LEI GER S.H.EE TS • LOOSE LEAF RECORD BOOKS. • LEDGER INDEXES • BILTRITE BINDERS - • .CHARGE LEDGERS ' • COLUMNER FORMS • VISIBLE RECORD EQUIPMENT Loose Leaf Equipment comes in a large range of Sizes, -Styles and Qualities. 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