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The Brussels Post, 1957-03-13, Page 6Awkward. Moments , powder, basil, and, pepper. Cook gently, stirring Odcasionally, about 3Q mi9utes, Stir in. the re- maining 2 tablespoons butter, After hlending sauce gently with spaghetti, sprinkle top- with the cheese, Enough for 4 ounces spaghetti, 3/2 chopped 1 GAY AT 105 — Miss Margaret Watson, gaily waves the birthday card she received from President Eisenhower for her recent 105th birthday. She was born in England in 1852 and came to the U.S.A. during the Civil War, Secret of her long life? "Hard work," she says. TABLE TALKS dat*Aryinws.-. -Paying A Visit To The Moon When the subject of inter- planetary flight is brought up, one thinks instinctively of Mars and Venus. Mars, in particular, is an inviting world inasmuch as it 'has a tolerably thick atmes- phere and seems to possess a good deal of vegetation. But be- fore We Can reach out for, the planets, ive must conquer the Moon, which is much less wel- coming in itself but is compara- tively near at hand, The distance to the moon is rather less than a quarter of a million miles, which is equival- ent to ten nonstop trips around the Earth's equator. Such a dis- tance is not impossibly great, and, moreover, the Earth and Moon are companions in space; they keep together as they circle the Sun, so that it will not be necessary to wait on the Moon Ter months before conditions are suitable for a return journey. Actual expeditions to the Moon are another matter alto- gether, and cannot be planned as yet. They would not, however, be prolonged. At the velocities which we anticipate, such a journey would take amere five days. A further five days for the return and a certain period * spent on the Moon itself would mean a total absence of only a week or two, and there would be no major problems with gard to the provision of food and drink. This is very different from the case of a trip to Mars, which could not be completed in less than two years. The pioneer lunar expedition is. unlikely to take place until the manned satellite is in orbit, principally because of fuel dif- ficulties. It must be remember- of pasta, try this oven-baiced laa aagna made with layers Of cheese aad meat sauce, This re- eipe serves four, 'If lasagna 1$ not available at your food store, YOU, May substitute 1/2 pound of spaglsetti or elbow macaroni, Vs pound lasagna (or spaghetti or elbow macaroni) 2 tablespoons butter 34 cup finely chopped onion 1 clove garlic, finely chopped VA pound ground beef 34 cup tomato paste (6-ounce can) 2y,, cups tomatoes 1 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 34 teaspoon each dried lsasil and oregano, crumbled pound ricotta or cottage cheese Vs pound Swiss cheese slices IA cup grated Parmesan cheese Cook lasagna in 4 quarts salt- ed water until tender (15-20 ,,, minutes). Stir occasionally with Wanden Spoop.,, while cooking. DraIn 'end rinse with hot water, Separate lasagna and hang over edge of colander or pan to al- low tor easier handling later. While lasagna hs cooking, melt butter in large skillet; add onion and garliq ,and cook gently for about 5 minutes,' Add ground beef, Cook slowly, stirring fre- quently, until all ,red color dis- appears from meat. Blend in to- mato paste, tomatoes, salt, pep- per, and Spices. Continue cook- ink, stirring ocasionally, about 30 minutes. Grease a 11/2 -quart' baking dish. In it, make layers of meat sauce, lasagna and the three ,cheeses, using equal parts of ,,each. Repeat layeri twice. Bake at 350° F. until mixture is bubbly and cheese is lightly browned--about 35-40 minutes. headmistress, said to the boy; "get on your feet, Salting Mans The lady Wheae lap you ere en Is net giving a praetical demoa- stration today," Said the scheolboy afterwards; den't isnow who was more embarrassed — the teacher or MYself." In Chicago five years ago a zealous traffic cop put a "Fined three dollars" ticket on, a new ear which had beeA parked in non-Parking area—only to dis- Over later that it was his own car which he had not recog- nized. His wife had left it there while (nit shopping. One clay a young man living in New York took his girl to a luxury movie, It was a warm evening and he soon got thirsty. The girl didn't want a drink, so he excused himself and con- sul,ted. an attendants Who gave him detailed directions. Off went the young man, but lost his way after a few minutes. Then he suddenly saw a foun- tain in lexurious settings and, being more thirsty than ever, decided to have a quick one from that. When he finally found his way back to his ,seat, the stage show was 'on and a fountain played in the middle of it, "GoSh!", he exclaimed to his girl, "that's a fountain, isn't it?" "You ought to know," came the reply. "You've just been drinking from it!" A Russian pianist has told the story of the most embarrassing moment in his career which oc- curred when he stepped on to the platform at a crowded hall in Colombia in 1940. There was much applause as he did so and after acknow- ledging it he locSked for the pi- ano on which he was to play a Mozart concerto. It wasn't there. The management had forgotten to hire one—and the recital could not be given. DREAMLAND DRIVE Driving from Melbourne to Sydney, P. G. Pick thought he heard a strange sound from the back of his car. , He listened, then heard it again. A. distinct snore. He stopped, and cautiously got out. After fetching a hefty spanner from the boot, he threw open the rear door of his car and found' a tramp sound asleep on the floor. The tranip had' boarded the car in Melbourne where it was "too cold to sleep in _the park." He was thoroughly anneyed to discover that he had been taken some 200 miles from Melbourne and demanded his train fare back until Mr. Pick threaten- ed to -hand him—over to the police. Then he changed his mind, decided to-walk. and was last seen thumbing , a Mel- bourne-bound car. * * If you're having a spaghetti party this sauce recipe, from a famous chef in the United states makes 11/2 quarts, Serve if from a gravy boat at the table and *anew your guests to pour it hovavere tsheet :pblaeafgtoleir:et outf hssealieg eh etti you 2 cans tomato,,paste 0, 1 can,Italiaif bell-shaped toma- .. Meg (12-ounce) 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped 4 tablespoons onion, fine 4 tablespoons celery, chopped fine - cup olive oil or y2 pound but- ter , 31 " 11,Ti Int ot 1 tableapoon salt Vs cup sugar 1 large bay leaf 1 whole red pepper 1 grated carrot 1 grated green pepper Seuto chopped garlic, onions, and celery in the oil or butter, until golden brown. Add tomato paste and saute 5 minutes, stir- ring well; add can of tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes; add water and cook 30 minutes. Add whole pieces of garlic, salt, su- gar, bay leaf, red pepper, grated pepper and carrot. Cook slowly not longer than 2 hours, stirring frequently. Remove pieces cy2 garlic and bay leaf, if desired. a Store in glass jar in refrigerator if desired. * * Meat balls are always popular with spaghetti. Spaghetti' and Meat Balls a/s pound ground beef round 1 tablespoon chopped parsley (optional) 1 tablespoon salad oil 1 pound can tomatoes 1 can tomato sauce (8-ounce) Vs teaspoon basil 1 teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon pepper 8 ounces spaghetti 3 quarts boiling water 1 tablespoon salt Combine beef and parsley; mix well. Shape Intl:1 8 meat balls. Cook in oil until browned on all sides. Add tomatoes, to- mato sauce, .basilh 1 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook over low heat 30 minutes, stirring occa- sionally. Add the 1 tablespoon salt to rapidly boiling water. Gradually add spaghetti so that water continues to boil. Cook uncovered; drain, Serve' meat:. ball sauce over spaghetti. ' * * * If you want an elaborate dish it before adding pasta). Stir at once to keep from sticking, then allow to boil 8-10 minutes. Drain spaghetti immediately. Put spa- ghetti back into hot kettle, add a little butter, cover and allow to stand nntil ready to serve. Tomato-Mushroom Sauce 2 tablespoons butter IA clip sliced mushrooms and liquid from 2-ounce can 1/2 cup finely chopped onion cup tomato paste (6-ounce can 21/2 cups tomatoes (20-ounce can) Vs teaspoon salt Vs teaspoon each, garliessalt and -chili powder 14 teaspoon dried basil, crum- bled Dash pepper 2 tablespoons butter aS3 cup grated Parmesan cheese Melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet. Drain mushrooms and add to skillet; cook gently over low heat until mushrooms be- gin to brown. Add onion and continue cooking until onion sis transparent. Stir in mushroom liquid, tomato paste, and toma- toes; add salt, 'garlic salt, chili There's never ' any garlic in real Italian spaghetti sauces. This' is a fact that astonishes the travelling American in Italy. Whether it's spaghetti, macaroni, ziti, ravioli, fettucini, pastina, lasagna or 'any other of the many types, shapes and sizes of pasta served as a first course 44 there, you never get a whiff or a taste of garlic! There seems to be as many recipes for sauces for pasta in Italy as there are restaurants to serve it. The sauce is, of course, the most important factor in mak- ing any pasta dish whether you serve it from the top of your stove or put it in an oven cas- serole; whether it is simply one of many dinner dishes or com- prises your entire meal. Because of this, I am giving you several different sauce recipes from which you may choose a favorite for your family. But first about cooking spa- ghetti—or any of the pasta fam- ily—the first „rule is—do not „overcook! Use plenty of water, have it boiling hard before add- , ing spaghetti (also, add salt to FOR SPRING, designer Pierre Balmain shows a loose and bulky coat in navy-and-white plaid wool. Soft pleats fall from yoke both front and back. He's TV's Unashamed ► During a gay party, at which many pretty weinen were press ant, someone suggested that it Would, be a geed idea to hold * slim ankle competition, Ev- erybody agreed and soon more than 100 women and girls were lined up so that only their anis, les could be seea. "We'll let the MASt recently married man be judge," agreed the men pre-Sent. Sa, a young -man of tWentysfiVe began sur- veying the attractive array ef nylon-shod ankles. Three times he walked along the line of dainty ankles before finally indicating .one particular pair as being the slimmest and prettiest. Then the winner step-, pea out into the open tO claim her prize—an enormous box of chocolates — and the judge blushed a fiery red. He had picked his own wife! Even more embarrassing was the experience of a woman in, Lansing, Michigan, shortly after Christmas,' 1954. She and her husband had only recently moved into their new home when there was a heavy snow- storm. Looking out of the windows, she saw a man in rather tat- tered clo th es industriously sweeping snow from the paths next door. She called him over and asked him to clear her garden paths. "Please do it thoroughly and don't forget the drive leading to the garage," she said. "I'll give you as dollar and something to eat if you make a good job of The man did the work very satisfactorily. Then the woman. discovered—that he was her next-door neighbour! An attractive woman living in the Midlands recalled recently that she used to go in for vari- ous beauty contests and that during one of them she did something that nearly caused her to faint with embarrass- ment. "At the last minute the attire that competitors were asked to wear was changed from swim- suits to evening dresses," she said, "but I did not hear of the alteration and turned up in a bikini. "As I didn't want to back out, I went on with it, wearing the only swimsuit among thirty dresses. The men in the audi- ence gave me a terrific ovation, Put I felt terribly conspicuous and almost naked in the final line-up." People of all ages can tell of awkward moments during Which they wished the ground would open up and swallow them. A schoolboy of sixteen was , entering a room in which wo- men teachers ;were debating the question, "Is corporal pun- fslunent really necessary?" when he tripped up on the dooh- mat and, plunging forward, landed across the knee of a pretty young woman sitting near the door. There was a roar of laughter which made the boy, turn scar- let. Then the chairman, the They Still Chirp Tidings Of Spring There is homely melody and the promise of better days ahead in the chirpings of baby chicks but a few days old. s Rising above the winter sym- phony of frozen mud, slush, ice, snow and freeze, the spring- like "chirp! chirp! chirp!" of the baby chick in the next few weeks will be heard in railroad baggage car, freight terminal and even among the mail pouches in village and city post offices. s, Time was, before this wond- rous age of electrpnics, that the hens were set and - the chicks hatched and nursed along in. warm brooder house to coincide with arrival of spring. For 'gen- erations, the baby chick in downy yellowness and bright chirp belonged among the signs that winter's back is broken. The electronics age now hastens the hatching but the cratesful of chicks continue to serve as early herald for the warming weeks of each year's spring. — Providence (R.I.) Bulletin. Open Letter To A Speeding Driver ntellectual. Wh"Ieh'nveevciL,gIoatirilypolneentycallsof mehaairn, Stevenson, when he said; 'Egg- Ph. D.'s of assorted stripe. The heads of the world unite — you, winner is paid out of the, loser's have nothing to lose but your stake — if any — at the rate of yokes.' $500 a point. I m not ashamed' of being baHseebahlaLs eninswuseirceadl queesotmionesdoyn, ' eduhated or intellectual. There's toof much of that. I think it was cqiuneer s a, seohragkeespweaarseh,insgetaosn, ,meadrit-: i „Samuel Grafton who said that America is, the„only ,place in the chemistry and history. There Pwerld where two men could would seem to be no soft spots meet and talk and one man in his knowledge. But he says there are two categories he feats. v ► ► "I'm a little rocky about South America," he ,says, "but I did answer a high point ques- tion on that, so maybe I was wreng. The other is Popular cul- ture. Oh, I know something, about the .culture of the pres- ent, but with a subject so re- dent they're liable to ask very specific questions. So my read- ing these days are things like comic books and lists of the best sellers of the last "20 years and so en." What makes Van Doren so knows the definition of a word and the other doesn't and the one who does feels embarrased. I think that is wrong." He is not embarrassed by his public display ef ,brilliance, but he did worry, at first, that he might shoW his ignorance. He entered' the progrard originally purely for snorietary gain. "The idea of appearing suca cessfully was very pleasant. But the idea of possibly making a fool of myself worried me, I waited four or fiVe weeks to get Up enoUgh nerve to apply for the program. Then one Friday afternobn I always feel re- We saw you barely miss a little boy on a tricycle this afternoon and heard you yell "Get the h— out of the way. Don't you know any bettq than to ride in the street?" He didn't ansWer because he hasn't learned to talk very well yet, so we'll ansWer for him. No, the little boy doesn't know any better than -to ride his tricycle in the. street. He has been warned not to, but little-boys don't always heed warnings. Some adults don't either, especially traffic warnings, and those limiting the speed of automobiles. , ,We are going to, tell you something about that little boy. He has a mother who endured considerable inconvenience, anxiety and suffering to bring him into the world. He has a father who has worked hard and made many sacrifices to make him healthy and happy. The supreme purpose' of their lives is to have their little boy grow up. to be a useful man. NOW, stop a minute and think. If you should kill a child, howawaliki you feel facing his parents? Wihat excuse c9uld you give them for having robbed them' Of their dearest possession? More iniportant, what excute,could you possibly offer Him whose Kingdom is made of little. children? . thildren, out hasty friend, were here long l)efore you or your automobile were thought of. AU the autombbiles on earth are not worth the life of one little boy. We don't know what that little boy may be some day, and we could iet alonk without you, limit we can't 'Spare a Sii‘kle little boy eaoibert:sc.ommunity, — Reproduted; courtesy ',derieral Motors frame, deprived him of his priv- acy. "Even if I decided it was best to go back to my former life," he says, "I don't know if it's possible any more. I think I've become a public figure." He's right. It's a strange fate for a man of his background to find himself a ,TV star and a magazine cover boy. Van Doren's family is famed in American literary , historical and poetic circles -- his father, Mark, his mother, Dorothy, his late uncle, Carl, his, „aunt, Irita, all are intellectual eelebrities. Charles Lincoln Van Dosen set, out to follow 'them, except he never could make up his mind exactly what field was his. In college , and post-graduate work, here and abroad, he studied . mathematics, English, music, astrOnonny, poetry, edu- cation and countless Other sub- jects. This ,background, pins a fantastic memory, is what' en- ables him to handle the ‘show's varied categories. 'Each week pits him against college professors, lawyers& and ed that we have to carry not only enough fuel to break' free from the Earth, but enough to break free from the Mo,on again on the return trip — unless we are prepared to stay there in- definitely. Just as it is still too early to decide upon a definite pattern for the manned satellite, we must admit that it wohld be pre- mature to lay down hard and fast designs for a space' ship. It seems likely that the lunar craft, will be assembled out beyond the- atmosphere, so thatat will never have to move in dense air; wings ,will be superflous, and instead of being a sleek, streamlined vessel Shaped like bullet it will more probably be a sphere fitted with retractable legs. Fur- ther speculations are rather pointless. Let us assume that .the lunar ship is to blast away front the manned satellite, using normal liquid-fuel motors of the type with which we are familiar. Since the satellite is already moving around , the Earth at or- bital velocity (five miles per second) all that the lunar ship neect do is to increase its speed from orbital to near actual es- cape velocity, and its own motors need.provide less than an addi- tional two miles per second. Acceleration,--giving the occu- pants .the impression of normal Earth gravity would last only for six to seven minutes. Then the Motors would Cut out and the craft would be in •free fall, but in a hew orbit •L one which would take it to the Moen. ,Froth "Earn 8atellites," by Pat- rick Moore. hi . superniarket -a qtteite Of people, Were vsaiting to be' 'Checked .Outs Shddehly the dean- regiater went eraty, olieking end ringing: tip the Seine Sanititint tWice, :after Whith it apuh Out the tape withot tangos .It atopped' far a hibitieht Mitt ;then Werit through the Perfclihheried phee again. The SISSiStanta Stated lit aiinaid- inerit until one *Orden ,tenharks ed diagnated tones:- "It Seen* that even , the triaeltinea Can't 'Stand the prides in }fete. either," laZed on Friday afternoons — auccessful, some think, is that I'd been to the dentist and at- despite his great store Of Irlowl- terwarda.,I just Went over arid edge ,he has, the common touth.i., "I'm not an egghead," he says -shs „, Nowhthat the, dahger of Mak, ing birtiself look tocilish is over, the' 'week s to s Week' '.aleciaiona ..h.iboutrgoingsoffsor riot are based haan pretty;srauch 'On mood: fle-knows that z,...eaCh ,,ma:tch's possible het talses.,fass not,.,Very .. high,. after ; 6.t x1.6.g: alSo:.Sealises he has `'IANOP:little'.t61 41e*--ii-ified•liis"d'4,1'sions in the tr,as lifilf-h5iStatlaretbre,' " Omar, hoS.' *hail hd"iValone ins. a. small .fass,SdreasingYssooms, "1 uaefi-taastseads ,the World -Almaitaa during that petiod." tays; "but now I just sit and re, laje and Melte up, ,riy Mind." ' Het. have ati etten bigger de- eisioriAn!" &Ake' 'at the end et this' lealerniehYdaiS When he IS siriff eked al he* oontract„ by dol.,- e 11.4Veie.t. #gtiO , Yet ter the • next ssenteater. employed At iha" discretion of Et-c6 oi "Tiafiteet,"When Tiit Offered t new' adntract; I'll have to- dedide What, tch de." n' It'll :be a decision that &add 'Make \rad bOreii: a Star :Or t protesSof, By DICK KLEINER NEA Staff Correspondent Charles Van Doren, an un- , ashamed intellectual, is in the , market for a wheelbarrow to carry his money. ,He'll need it to bring home his winnings — when and if he ever quits or gets knocked out of his TV role as a brainy glamor boy. At the moment, ,after 11 weeks and 12 opponents on NBC-TV's "Twenty-One,", he has amassed $138,006. Theoretically, he can go on until he gets beat- en, bored or pounced off when the producers decide they, need a new hero. But he hasn't seen a penny of his take yet. "I'll get it in one lump sum," the'30--year-old Columbia-University English in- structor says. "And I gness I'll _need a wheelbarrow to take it. home." The wheelbarrow will alSo come handy for. a trip to the office of the Collector of Inter- nal Revenue. Of his $138,000, tax experts estitnate he'll be able ,to keep around $34,000, the rest Will get in federal ahd state income taxeS. (This is atium- ing he remains single -through '57 — and he has no Current plans for marriage.) Van Doren's Columbia salary is $4,406 a year, • Money will be no problem to hint eVer after, should he choose the -high road ef shoW business that now seerria Open to hint. He 'has offers from HollyWOOd, from teleVision, froM radio, The. jytib, lie ha§ bedome entranded with hie honest good looka, Seft Voice, Ilia Warin Shiite. And he' adepite te lOng,tinie fadeina- tiozi with acting.. "A ahoy, busiriesS career toineWli at iritereSts the," he 0,ayS. "It Were lea§ "tired, I inight he,more intereSted.!' SquintS, sqUirtriS end beats hiS brow ea he attuggies for the, ansaVers "Twesity-One.n And, ne Oscar Winner has a inert charining smile than his Wiiia hitt beam. e. if WeekS .ori the 's ow haVe eihad§ted hint, off 15 Patinas froth nia &Aida VAa bbiitk ONWARD' AND -UPWARD WITH tit SOVIE'TAIong with '&164 .tior other thingS, the Russians, seetn 'to haVe invented a truck cOtiverts -aufOrnatiCally into a tractor,trailer, Buckled by tno-hedvy vehicit rests ciwkwcirdly in Heliihkit 'Fin lancl,,Iireet.