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The Brussels Post, 1956-10-17, Page 2'TABLE TALKS trel ate Andrews. SIND Me iterronecin Sco SHIPS \ JAM' UP HERE EGYPT 11 Lake Tirnsah Ismailia Great Bitter Lake TIDES ARE STRONG IH THIS AREA CO, WWI'S PASS. Suez e The -growing popularity of sour. cream ,prompts the re- SOurceful housewife to diseover new ways to use it. Soups, gray vies, spreads, and numerous Other- foods are given a' fillip by the addition of sour cream to the recipe, and its substitution for whipped cream adds a bland taste to an otherwise familiar dish. One soup which is •a summer favorite cold, and a winter favor- ite hot in many families is mock Vichysoisse, in whiCh thick, sour cream is substituted for whipped cream. The following quantity will serve four generous portions. Mock Vichysoisse No. 1 Wash and cut in small pieces 5 stalks of celery • 1 medium-sized potato 1 large onion -Cook in one pint' of salted water until tender. A pressure cooker does the work in 5 min- utes. Press through, a sieve, or whiz in a blender for half a minute, with two tablespoons of parsley. Add seasonings to suit the taste--pepper, a dash of mono- sodium glutamate, a few grains of red pepper, a dash of nutmeg. Then add half a, pint of sour cream and blend well, If the weather is hot, the mock Vichysoisse should be thorough- ly chilled before serving, and accompanied with crisp salt crackers. However, if the day is cool, the soup is more appetizing when heated and served with hot toast fingers. Meek Vichysoisse is sufficient- ly nourishing to form 'the—main dish for lunch and when bal- anced with a zesty fruit salad and sweet rolls, or' chocolate eclairs, it makes an appetizing noonday meal. Mock Vichysoisse No. 2 When a more substantial meal is desired the addition of one can of cream of chicken soup arid one can of milk (or two chicken bouillon cubes dissolved in one and one-half cups water) to the foregoing recipe• provides a flavorsome treat. For Cole Slate Sour cream is a quick help in making dressing , for cole slaw. To one-fourth cup of mayon- naise add one-fourth cup of sour cream, and thin to the desired consistency with milk.. added gradually. As tastes vary -about the pro- per dressing for cole slaw, the farelly's preference can deter- mite whether the seasoning should he on the sweet side, with a dash of surfer added to the mixture, or half a teaspoon- ful of eineeer. With Baked Potatoes In one very ponular Belgian restaurant, sour cream is served over hot baked potatoes instead of butter, to the apparent satiny" faction of the customers who tall for it, s,. bee salad is a ,great favorite in the hunting and fishing lodges along the Pacific Coast a reel titan's dish! Sweet Potato :Salad :3. ChM dOoked iliaaliett sweet potatoeS i cup finely elioppetl , chopped celery tebiespooes Chopped green Pepper 2 chopped 2 tokedeegnitosse -",t11 bitten fried 'Olen and 2 tablespoons bacon gteASii i. etiele STRANGE HARVEST — Ronnie Munn looks .over his stable broom, which turns green overnight with grain sprouting like,a lawn in spring. Reason for the strange crop is that farm hand's wet the broom' ":and Sweep the barn floors, thereby picking up spilled grainy which sprout in the damp broom. eseete eta ' "" - , • .s , tee, tiev s. Wentiiefori 'Site torerebe aiif4 Married On -The Ocean's Bottom When a slim and pretty Miss iosephine Ann Glanville said "I will" in the mediaeval crypt unafer St. Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London, earlier this sum- mer, she was taking part in the fir et service held there for at ferret 1,000 years, Few brides, in fact, have ever been married in such an ancient and historic place. Around her is She knelt beside her groom were rugged wails which have knavived. 1,100 yearn of Lon- .t'om's histery, is usually the girl who ettoeses where a couple shall reed and some girls have chosen romantic and strange places, It was on the advice of a airtune teller that one *Youthful peperstitious bride chose the ilOttone of the Atlantic Ocean as lee scene fo her wedding. The fortune teller had told ter that she would be specially tappy if she had an unusual wedding in an unusual place. It did not take her long to de- ilde that a large diving bell on he sea-bed was just the place. Five hundred people lined lie railings of the steel pier at atlantic City, New Jereey, and enriched peanuts, popcorn and lot dogs while they listened to he ceremony over a loud- /maker. "The ceremony took about Ave minutes and was conducted ty a minister in morning &dies," wrote a reporter, 'twenty feet below the ocean prfece. It included one of the ilesiest wedding trisseee on, re- )(zed and then up we came back ko to the pier again." Another bride who thought. Pre bottom of the sea a fine lace for her wedding suggest- letl to her groom that they should don diving suits and be r arried on the bed of Puget ound, Seattle. Unfortunately, PARISIAN LOVE By Rosette Hargrove NEA Staff Correspondent PARIS (NEA) — France find the French way of life have elvvays provided a profitable tar- pet for foreign writers. And the hest audience for such writers erns to be the French, no mat- ter how far from the treaty the lathor may stray. Currently cashing in on this Sallie self-interest is. Hunger- tan-born George Mikes, now a Seitish. subject with a book cal- led "Petits Chenix," or Little Cabbages, sub-titled "Visiting Ole French." Here's how he sees the French Is compared to the Anglo-Saxon: The Frenchman draws a defi- tete line between work and play. Stile either works, or does not work at all. He seldem dawdles, leeen't take a break for a ci- garette or coffee, but On the stroke of noon nothing could feley his sacrosanct lunch hour. Te be taken for a Frenchman you must make up your mind Id be decaden as t. The decadence se France h been One of the retest hackneyed topics Of con- eereetion for generatioes all over See Weed, le Fiance there are einployeee,, efito will accept graft. But they ateaSider it a neesent with no sittings' attached. On the either band, mariy civil servants cone Eder your Offer of a tip an ina kelt; you never know where you Stand With theist, The French haVe three Tide- efOne-e-thrift, food and love: SaVing to the Frenchman is as bistifing as a bullfight to the lapaniaed, the `'sauna" bath to the Finn, TV to the. Ameridans Or standing in line to the BritiSle, By 60 the Frenchman has Use ogle', saved a small fortune lie himself with work for the time when he won't have to' *OA ny More ancadenies him= KR all his life in order to have 4i firSt-CIASS Ver ,centuriel. Veerehnien have the aff.lejating parson had to be. raised from the depths, lea a repair to his-diving suit before: he could complete the Vere- monyl For "eerttirneel tal a a el" which they did not disclose, a. col-tale of: twenty-one-year-olds were wed in the mouth of a dead whale at Lang Beach, California, Snell a ceremony wou ld be legally itnisessible in Englnd—tutlese the carcass had been manoeuvred, With the consent of the, Minister, into an apPeoVed place of ineeriage,. Last year a very sentimental bride who had met her beau beside a hotel swimming pool told him she would love to be Married in 5ost the same setting. SO Mary Ann Blecher, twenty,-four, of Chicago, stood one sunny day on, the diving board of a. Miami hotel pool and took the matrimonial plunge while e judge tied the knot, The bridegroom wore a loose shirt over his swimming trunks. And the bride wore a veil over her swimsuit. Adventurous Miss Marja5rie Banger and Mr. Donald. Bab- cock were made man and wife while their aircraft was flying at 1,200 feet. Immediately after the ceremony they left — pre- sumably for the honeymoon— one after the other by para- chute and made perfect land- ings. Their b est man's "going away" was even more exciting. He stepped out through the open door half a minute after them and was so excited that he almost forgot to pull the-rip- cord and fell 1,000 feet before his parachute opened. He near- ly finished his descent by plunging into a concrete mixer in a builder's yard which he missed by two yards! Freak weddings have taken place on mountain peaks, in jail, in submarines and even on scenic railways. IT'S IN THE AIR been considerecl, decadent be- cause love was their main pre- occupation; Now, says Mikes, !.'amour has given way td food. The question is whether it's more moral to be obsessed by a succulent ragout than to dream. of Lollabrigida's figure. Never- theless, the French seem to pre- fer to die well than eat badly. Drinking in France is not a passion; it's merely a habit. Jean Dupont—the French Joe Doakes—does not drink to ex- cess, but he drinks all day long. , Mikes admits that to say the. French prefer eating to making love is perhaps a little% exag- gerated. There's a g.eat deal of tall about love in France—with a difference. In London, a wronged hus- band is the hero of a tragedy and often gets damages. In Paris he's simply a cuckold, but he often kills his unfaithful wife; it's an old French custom. Mike does not say how he fouhd out, but he reports the gossip that it's easier to be ill- vited into a Frenchwoman's bedroom than into her dining room is another exaggeration. The average Frenchwoman, he says gallantly, is neither more nor less virtuous, than the average American or English woman. L'arriette, he says with rever- ence, is hi the hie in France. It is in the smiles Of the women arid in the eyes of the inert.. Parisierines are no prettier than other wornele but sortie/IOW theyManage to fool you, tor the first 30 Ininiltet, atiyWays into thinking they are the most fascinating creatures. They do net aiWays keep their promises'. This, hoWevet, doesn't aedni to bother Mike. For in these 'times, he eett eledee, "when it is considered !good ferns' to, despair Of the Freitain. May say that per-. 5th-icily I like them?" go Much Power ? EMPhasla placed On homes rower in automobile advertis- ing was defended by car Algal' At.ettirer5 at bearings this Week. before a congressional group studying automobile and high- way safetY. The defense, Was an attempt to answer the stream 1. of critical comment which had coma to the grePP. urging that safety rather than pewee and speed be' stressed. The 'illereaSed horsepower of a car, according to the menu- facturers, Make, it safer to drive by providing faster ac- celeratiOn, But speed has not gone up at rate comparable to horsepower. „ The hOmepower • rating is obtained With an en- gine stripped of accessories, and much. of the "gor, "300" or ,‘ "00" never gets to the rear wheels, This defense, however, does not answer the _criticism• about the emphasis which is placed on speed, particularlY in some TV commercials. Speed needs no emphasis, for the difficulty with most drivers today is their inability to hold a car down. to what is safe and reasonable. The rattles and shakes which told a driver years ago when he Was going at a high rate are ne longer present, and the smooth riding of the present car puts the speedometer above 50 al- most before the driver knows it, Emphasis on the reerection of poor driving habits and on safety would be far more in keeping with the needs of the time, — Philadelphia Bulletin. When Suez Was Young A capsule lesson in the history of monarchy may be had just by looking at the list of signers at the Consatntindple Conven- tion of 1888, now much in the news as the controlling agrees ment on the Suez canal. The convention was signed in the names of: - Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great' Brit- ain and Ireland, Empress of In- dia; His. Majesty the, Emperor of Gerinany, King of Prussia; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, &c., and Apostolic King- of Hungary; His Majesty the King of Spain,' and in his name the Queen Re gent of the Kingdom; The President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of Italy; His Majesty the King at the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, arc.; His Majesty the - Emperor of S All the Russias; His Majesty the Emperor of the Ottomans. Of these signers, the President of the French Republic is still in business, but only two of the others are—but one is no longer Empress of India, and the other is no longer Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, &e., Sic transit, eee. —St. 'Louis Post-Dispatch iLOIS KEY SUE Z — Recent rounding of a British tanker in the Suez teed', delaying ship convoys :for several hours, pothft, .Up' the hazards of the trick waterway for yiexperients led pifofs., Newsinaps above; spots' some of the' difhcuities Which NOtter is skel- eton crew of Suez; pilbfe must battle daily evert when ',tiothing. area Webrig: with d -81,411, OS it • diej rn thie 'inStalite. Of d jammed Steering 'gears 1 tablespoon chili Sauce 2 tablespoons chopped sweet pickle 1 teaspoon salt Combine all ingredients; mix well. Serve with game or pork. Here is the recipe for a may- onnaise-type , dressing I'm sure like. Mayonnaise-Type Dressing 1 cup sugar 2 eggs Butter size of English walnut 1/2 cup vinegar 1 teaspoon salt % teaspoon pepper Sour or sweet cream to thin Combine all •ingredients except cream and cook in top of double boiler until thick (if cooked over direct heat, stir constantly as it doesn't 'take long to thicken). Cool. When ready to serve, thin with cream. * For "home-baked" beans—and there's nothing better on a frosty clay—this recipe is one you'll find decidedly worth while. Baked Beans Begin the day before the beans are to be eaten. Soak 1 pound small white beans in 3 quarts water for 2 hours. Add 1 tea- snoa salt and boil for 21/2 hours. Moisture will he almost gone. Cover and let stand on top of stove eivernight (beans absorb remaining moisture during this period). Next day prepare the following mixture and stir gent- , Iv into beans: 1/2 cup yellow onions, chopped S1 cup dark• molasses Vs cup brown sugar 1/2 can (3-4 ounces) tomato paste 1teasnoon dry mustard 1 teasnoOn salt 1 talilespoon Worcestershire sauce 1042 ounces salt pork cut into 1-inch sottares (save some for decorating beans) 1 cup boiling water Combine all ingredients, add- ing boiling water last. Bake from noon to 6 o'clock in a covered 4-quart greased casserole at 250° F. Remove cover for last hour of cooking (or, if you like, cook in indi- vidual casseroles uncovered for last hour). Modern Etiquette . . . Q. What is the prOper prone-, Clete late' arrivals at church 'servieese A. Enter the church very elle. If a hyrrire is being sung, proceed to your seat, If you enter during a payer, Walt in the Vese tibule or et rear of clitirch„ It is unlikely that you ever would be tardy enough to enter during the sermon;, but should this-hap, slip quietly reee Peet. et. Is it 'all-tight Mr. a- Mali to Use only his initials Whet: oighitit insist correspetideneef A. Me;: he should Sign hiS fgll clam Q. While I was confined hi .0: hospital recently, my clergyman visited 'me :AinioSt every" •TS- thete any way' I Can 'she* him' ink.4tiffie0affoilt A, 'Vour Shieerebs. expressed thanks should be enough.. But,if you wish, you can give hint some 'small gift,. whleh earl be sortie thing you,khow he heeds totriethirt tor the alit:nth.. Persian Rugs Encircle Globe While the Suez Canal contre- versy threatens to delay Amerh can-hound oil, rubber, tea, and tie, one traditional import from ihe Middle last appears certain of a ealre. passage, This is the Persian rug, the jewel of the weaver's art, From the ancient towes of Kasllan, Tabriz, Shiraz,. and Ker- man come the famous weaves, each named after the town where it is created, Most of the rugs are dispatched, by truck caravan from Iran across the, desert to Beirut. From this port they go by ship across the Medi- terranean and thence to the high seas, The trunks follow the route of centuries-old camel caravans, passing in their journey the Ti- gris and Euphrates Valleys, where once flourished one of the world's earliest civilizations. Destination of the Persian rug cargo is the showroom floors in New York, the center-for whole- salers in the United States. • To these display rooms come retail merchants from the entire na- tion, as well as many European countries. Here they examine " the Oriental rugs shining under the light of rows of low-hung ceiling lamps, writes • Vartanig G. Vertu), special correspondent of the Christian Science Monitor, The musty smell of wool in- vades the showroom where hun- dreds of rugs — rolled up and trussed with hemp — are stacked along the walls. The smaller rugs are laid out in flat, chest- high piles. And in the corner of the room is the constant snip- snip of scissors wielded by re- pairmen so expert that they can cut and shorten a rug without leaving a tell-tale trace of their handiwork. Buyers from Europe are ap- pearing in ever-growing num- bers in New York's wholesale district today. This is a. sign of Europe's economic recovery since the end of Wdr1c1 War.II. "The European buyers pay the prices without blinking an eye," one wholesaler commented. "They comb the market for, an- tique and semi-antique rugs." The European 'merchants seek out the Persian rugs' whosecol- ors have been softened and mel- lowed by decades of use. This type of rug, incidentally, is the one most favored by retailers for use in their own homes. The present-day pattern of rug buying ,offers a paradox. Some fine old Aubusson Tugs, for ex- ample ,are being purchased here for resale in ,France, the country where they were woven. Other Oriental rugs are bought for use in the lobbies of Italian hotels and in thousands of homes in Germany, Belgium, and Switzer- land. The Iranians often regard their rugs (a room-size rug contains more than 1,000,000 hand-tied knots) as a hedge against in- flation, just as Americans buy diamonds and stocks as an in- flation safeguard. In Iran, buy- ers constantly seek out the homes of native weavers to purchase rugs. Rugs used in Iran are highly prized, because they ac- quire a sheen which comes from the wear of smooth slippers. In recent years, the 'industri- alization of Iran has wooed many workers away from their looms. But a rug expert, explained that: "many thousands of natives in Iran will continue the work they know best — the weaving .01 rugs,' The Oriental rug business con scantly reflects changing world conditions. In recent years, for eXaMpie, Chinese imports have disappeared completely. The reason; Communist domnietion of China. Before World War American-financed rug flans owned large "factories" in China for the weaving of these thick.. piled rugs. Now that the Chinese rugs are gone, weavers in India have started to make Chinese-type rugs, Consider this crisscross of a national influerreet French- design Chinese rugs currently woven in India, After the Russians took over pert of the Caucasian region, the quality of many Bolchara rugs deteriorated, reflecting cruder workmanship and inferior ma- terials. The best Persian weavers, on the other hand, utilize the same designs and secret wool dyes em- ployed by their forebears cen- turies ago. Some of the most valuable Orientals are small silk rugs, the- finest of which are worth thou- sands of dollars. It's not un- usual for a connoisseur to store a superb silk rug in a safe, along' with his stocks and bonds. And in many an American museum, antique rugs are displayed on the floor or hung on the wall. Kids' Answer To Nature Exam, A marsupial is e city govern- ment. Gars are poles to hang the sails on a boat. Fawn is the eggs of a fish. The skunk is a little animal that hides in holes and smells. ese PAJAMA GAME — Wearing pa jamas and socks seems some what puzzling to this sleepy eyed specimen of man's bes' friend. The fuzzy fellow is ar Old English sheepdog name( Reculver Sugar Bush (honest) He slipped into nightwear'fns his appearance at an Old Eng fish Sheepdog Championshi1 Show. LOW THRIFT SEASON RATES A006, ON ALL tAttiiii6t VAMOUR IN PAREE: "0 is in the smiles of the women and r the eyes, of the men Cuiend'especial Thrift Season rates make this a golden „ opportunity to go home for an Old Couotry Christmas. Coosird's personally, conducted tailings promise you on -eXPetiii- elite that will leave you cod your deal' e!Mei."iiiith' ihe ssoriiiest rrieroorios eflossilses. Iiida'yout reunion now. ,ReserveL eatlyjer the Holiday you'll never toilet. 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