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094, IfoMemalters! Do rat, re-
. 'Nay back Wberi bananas
rOpOusidered indigestible, particu-
Or children? That idea has.
044iited by nutritionists and peck
'ar, rielans who today recommend
rine •'bananas as one 'of -the
.b34 first solid foods.
• More ,bananas are on the market
. this winter than there have been for
a !mintier of years. And while there
no great • abundance, even now,
•You can occasionally buy enough ban-
asanis for a treat dessert, salad, cake
pie. -
Bananas are sord by the pound,
one pound averaging four bananas of
medium size. If the l bananas, are
elightlY green, allow them to ripen at
room temperature, not in the'refrig-
erator. Cold temperatures prevent'
' proper ripening.
• For best eating, infant feeding and'
as an ingredient in baking, the fruit
should be yellow, flecked with brown.
At this stage it is sweet and mellow
and thoroughly digestible. A banana
tipped with green is only partially
ripe; the pulp is firm, starchy and
slightlytart. Such bananas should
net be eaten raw.
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Take
1. To keep bananas from turning dark
„ for an hour after slicing, dip the
sheep, in the juice of grapefruit,.
orange or lemon. USe a stainless
•„rsteel knife, to cut them.
2. To flute bananas for salads, etc.,
run the prangs of a fork length-
._ ..___ wise„.„&own a peeled banana, then
slice crosswise.
3. To mash bananas (for cakes, muf-
fins, cookies, etc.) slice into a
bowl, then beat 'with a tablespoon
of milk, using, a rotary heater or
• mixer. •
4. For baby's use, - press :fully ripe
bananas through. a •.sieve with a
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BananaCake
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py4 cups sifted cake flour
2.„teaspoons baking 'powder
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% teaspoon, soak.
• "teaspoon salt
IA cup shortening
2 tablespoons milk
ZY4 cup fine granulated sugar
1 teaspoon. vanilla
2 eggs
IA cup chopped nute. (optional)
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about
3 bananas).
Sift together the flour, baking pow,
der, soda and salt. Beat shortening
Until creamy. Add the sugar gradual-
ly and centilitre beating until light
•and fluffy. Add vanilla, beating thor:
oughly. Add eggs one, at a times, beat-
ing after each addition until mixture
is • fluffy.... Add chipped • nuts.. Add
flour mixture alternately with ban-
anas and milk, starting and .finishing
with flour mixture. When blended
Your at once into a greased and flour -
ad cake pan (8x8x2 'inches) and bake
in an oven (350 degrees), for 50 to 55
minute. Cool on cake rack. Serve
plain or frOst top ofi cake with thin
laYer of icing.
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Banana Spice Cake
Use above recipe with the addition
of thehfollowing spices to the dry. in-
gredients:
1ig teaspoon alOves
11/4 teaspoon cinnamon
” teaspoon nUtaleg-.7.7-,,
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Banana Cream Pi'
tablespoons sugar. Spread over fill-
ing aid brown in slow oven (300 de-
grees). (2) Chill pie ,thoroughly be-
fore serving.
Anne Allan invites you to write to
her c/o The Huron Expositors, Send
yOur suggestions on homemaking
'problems and watch this column for
replies,
Harvest Hopes
ggs
"Stiallilne in 'sealed packages," that
is- what -eggs °have been oalleci. 'Can
you iMagine th6., taillight Of the broMe-
maker and the chaos of the kitchen;
should .our hens, suddenly. go ora
strike? Mane rherneroakerS fromGreat
•Bfitain know the difficulties and have
had to face the problem during.,•war
years, when ',egg^ supplies W:,ere
linaited, of preparing the rap:lily's fav-
ourite dishes Without eggs. However,
they have exPressed their apPrecia-
tion for 'Canada% contribution of dried
eggs, which- enabled them to treat
their farailioccasionally to the
time .dishes.
Eggs are ah,versatile, concentrated
and economical food. They may be
served ah any meal, either by them-
selves or, in a wide variety of •hoia'
binations. There is an old saying . .
"eat eggs and live long" . . . which.
aptly ,describes their beneficial
ties.,
Eggs are ..a perishable -food. To
maintain their" original quality eggs
should be properly stored. Keep thorn
in a clean, cool, dry, well.ventilatecl
Plage. The temperature should never
be above 60 degrees F., and prefer-,
ably around 45 degrees F. Tempera-
ture also playa an important • roles'in
successful egg cookery. A low -.even
heat gives a • palatable, tender pro-
duct, which is easily digested. •
The home economists of the Cone
sumer Section, Dominion Department
of Agriculttire, say that left -over egg
whites will keep for several days if
tightly covered and stored in a cool
place. Howater, never allow them to
freeze. They may be used in sauces,
icings, meringue ' toppings, for pies
and pudding, whips, souffles and an-
gel food cake., Left -over ,egg yolks
may be hard cooked by dropping them
into simmering salted water for 15
minutes. ;,They may then be sieved
and added to. sauces,- French dressing
'or used to garnish a salad.
Canada is on of the few countries
•which this year will produce food be-
y
°a.r aet' requirementa,, and many
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the World are perilously
close to the starvation level. So it
is that crops this year will 'ire neves
of the -first iniPbrtance.
It will be tragicif,we have serious
crop failures again,' this year—not sq,
much for us; because we shall have
plenty to eat, 'but for • the hungry
countries. Last year there were -
many black ,spots in our food-produe-
lien picture. We had practically no
maple syrup, for example. The frog,
crop in -Eastern Canada was largely
a failure, and commercial vegetable
production was very patchy. The
Western grain crop was only fair.
So much depends upon this year's
production that a favorable and pro-
lific, season may save tens of thou -
and § of lives in. Europe and Asia—
repetition of last year's failures will
deepen the world tragedy. But we
can , do little save wait -and hope—
and of course work.
1 eight -inch baked pie shell
2 cups milk
2 tablespoonsheornstarch
11/2 tablespoons bread flour
1/3 teaspoon salt
1,4 eup sugar
2 egg yolks
tablespoon butter •
• 1 teaspoon almond or vanilla ex-
tract
2 fully ripe bananas.
Heat 11A clips of milk in double
bqiler. Mix cornstarch, flour, salt and
sugar. Combine.with remaining milky
Add to; heated milk and stir, constant-
ly until mixture is thickened. Con-
tinue cooking for 15 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Beat egg yolks slightly
and add part of hot mircture. Blend
and return to double boiler. Cook for
two minutes. Remove from heat and,
blend. in butter. Cool (cover top,with
paper-ha_prevent a sJdn from,
forming). Add vanilla. Fill baked
shell with half of the cream filling.
Slice bananas thinly and spread over
filling. Add remaining fliling.
NOTES:', (1) A meringue may be
made with the two egg whites and 4
Johnny: "I wish I was Tommy
Jones." ••
Mother: You are stronger
than he is; you have a much better,
hump, more toys and more pocket'
money."
• Johnny: ''Yes. I know, but he can
wiggle his ears.".
"My father," boasted the man to
his friend, "knew the year. the month
and the hour he was going to' die."
• ,"Good gracious!" exclaimed his
friend, "how ' did he know that?''
"The judge told him," said. the man,
as he Went to catch the train.
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Two women, were comparing their
experienCes of matrimony. "Yes,"
said the lady in pink, "I owe much of
My success and happiness duringniar-
flage to -two banks they. have been
a source of help and inspiration lots
of times."
"Two -books!" exclaimed the one in
blue. "Whatever were they?"
"Mother's cookery book and father's
cheque book," was the calm reply. -
Scotch
Omelet
4 e..gs
1/, cup cooked rolled oats
cup milk
teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon fat.
Beat eggs slightly, add the rolled'
oats, milk and salt:, Mix thoroughly.
\fe!t the fat in a hot skillet and pour
ftr• the mixture. Cook, over low heat.
With a knfe loosen the edge of the
omelet and tilt the skillet to let the.
uncooked portion run underneath the
cooked part. 'When cooked, sprinkle
with grated cheese, crease through
the centre witha knife and fold over.
Serve.. immediately. Six: servings. '•
Creole Eggs
• 11 cup raw spaghetti (1" pieces)
3 tablespoons fat
, 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
2 tablespooris chopped onion
• 1 cup can,ne4donaatoes or toma-
to juice
1 clove garlic, mashed (optional)
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
4 hard -cool -ed eggs, sliced
1.4 cup dry bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
143 teaspoon pepper.
Cook spaghetti in boiling salted wa-
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WITH MORE TELEPHONES in use than ever
.befbre, and people using them more, the number
of Long Distance calls keeps going up and up.
We are training hundreds of new operators,
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adding many miles of new circuits and installing
new switchboards to handle them, Everything
possible is being done—but it does take time. -
T4ntil the job is done -tve will continue to need
your co-operation. it is helpful when you observe
• the proper sequence in placing your calls with
the operator and when you keep your talks
' as brief as possible.
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FIRST, give Long Distance the name of the city you
are calling. - •
THEN the number of the distant telephone. (If you
do nat know the number make a note of it for future
use when you hear the operator repeat 'it.)
THEN when the operator asks' for it, give her the
number of the telephone from whieb you are calling.
Please avoid unnecessary details.
ter and drain. Meanwhile make cream
sauce of one tablespoon fat, flour and
one tablespoon fat until tender, but
not brown. Add, tomato juice,, garlic
and chili powder. Cook 'until thick.
Add to cream sauce. Place alternate
• These days you'll want to be doubly sure of the traction qualities in any
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That's why you'll choose the new Goodyear Deluxe All -Weather ... the tire
with the world-famous diamond tread . . . a tread basically unchanged for 38
years, because no one, not even Goodyear, has been able to,,develop a better,
safer design.
Through slippery slush and rain this All -Weather diamond tread checks
spinning and skidding gives you an EXTRA MARGIN OF SAFETY for quick,
'sure stops.
Of course; the secret Of this rsure-footedness" lies in the"iii.
sturdy, diamond blocks . . . for only the patented Goodyear dia.
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. . forW9rd, backward, right and left.
Specify the safest . . . Goodyears . . when you
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layers of spaghetti, sauce and eggs -
in a greased two -quart - casserole.
Sprinkle top with crumbs which have
been mixed with the remainhig table-
spoon of fat, melted. Bake in a mod-
erate oven, 350 degrees F:, for 20 min-
utes. Six servings.
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Savoury Sauce per Poached Eggs
3 tablespoons ,fat
____1 „small_carroh_grated
' tablespoons")
1 bay leaf
(about 4
1 tablespoon flour
% cup water •
cup sieved canned tomatoes or
• tomato juice
1/2 teaspoon salt•
Dash of pepper.
• Melt the fat, add the carrot, onion.
and bay leaf. Brown -slightly, add the .
• flour and stir to make a smooth paste.
Then add the water andtomatoes and
stir untii' thickened. oUle d salt and
pepper. .Serve riverposiEere-ggs or
emelet. Six servings.
A really. wonderful showing can be
made .with half a dozen annual
flowhrs. Cosmos, marigolds, zinnias,
petunias, portulaca, nicotine, spider
plat,calendula, alyssum, stocks, etc.
are easily grown. almost anywhere in,
Canada. Some of the larger flowers
can be Used, in the place of shrubs.
Seeds should be started early and in
finely prepared soil. Plants;•are trans-
planted to permanent quarters when
they ate well established with several
sets 'o -f leaves. Ready -started bedding
plants can be bought frotn,the seed,
store or green -house man. „For husky
•groWth, tall things like cosmos, glad-
iolus-, dahlias, giant marigolds and
,zinnias Should, have. abeut two feet
each_ way — petunias and similar,
things need about a foot.
Early, Medildte and Late '
' Mest Canadian vegetahles divide
themselves; into three main planting
groups. In /Mre first are the hardy
sorts. These -are' planted just as soon
as the soil can be prepared, regard -
leas of the weather ahead. They Will
stand a little- frost, and for best re-
sults they must make their first
growth 'while the Weather .16 still cool
a.nd wet. .
-in this class are' flea 8 , the first
onion, carrots and- beets„ radish,
spinach and lettuce. Make the first
planting '•justas soon as he S611 bas
-worked tip nicely and 'is no longer
muddy. EXperienced-gardenere, how-
ever, don't stop ‘, with are seeding.
They make a practice of sowing beets,
radish, spinach, etc., at least three
tinaea, aboui two weeki, apart..
Next there are 'the demi-hardy
things like potahoei;itli', lfret–eorn,
hearts -and cabbage. These will stand
,toot Weather but vtirY, lithe frost, At
the • ettlit lab 110 are Veit' UMW
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Plants that can stand, no frost at all
such .as melons, cucumbers, totnatoes,
pumpkins.. There is no object in,
planting these until bothsoil-and air. .
are warm.
General, Layouts
An informs,' I layout ot flower gar- • ,
dens, lairn and shrubbery about the •
home almost always gives the best
reaults. The fornial garden where '
there are straight rows, straight paths
and everything is just so is a matter
for professionals and 'large estates.
With the average lot in Jonv,K,or
c�n-
try there are too many -et' aight lines
in any 'case like driveways, founda-
tion walls and fences. -The' main idea
in gardening is to 'break thedic and
soften" them. To do this' shrubbery
planted in irregular clumps around, ,
but not too close to the house, with
biggest groupings at th.e corners and.
around the front porch. Variety may
be added by the odd climbing vine.
•Improving the Soil
While a natural, rich, open loam
makes the -best .garden soil, it is pos-
sible to make .praetically 'any type
suitable, •,
With both clay' and sand caltiva-
t on, plus the incorporation of rotted
vegetable matter will wo..'k wondees.
One of 'the best treatments, of course
is plenty of . barnyard manure, but
this is not always 'aVallable and es -
specially, so in urban locations. Good
substitutes are vegetable refuse like
tops of beets, carrots, .pea pods, lawn
clippings, ',etc., or specially sown
green.oats, rye or clover dug or pow -
ed under. With Clay •this opens up
the soil and. makes it more easily
workable, less inclined ti bake. With
sandy groinid-,' the manure or vege-
table material' adds • 'strength and
Iietps .it retain mOiliture.
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