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The Brussels Post, 1957-12-18, Page 2crackers — about a dozen of them. For this quantity, use 2 tablespoons of butter or mar- garine, and add one of the fol- lowing: ee teaspoon of celery salt, ginger, or basil, or Ve tea- spoon of curry powder. Spread on the rye crackers and heat in a 350 deg. F. oven for about 5 minutes. Serve hot or cold. * * •* Trussing a turkey is more than a trick; it takes stamina and te- nacity -- and a stout thread or twine. One of the newest wrin- Ides, and a very effective one, is to use nylon dental floss, hum- orous as that may sound. Nylon floss is fine enough to thread into a large needle, slides easily through the turkey skin, is strong enough to, hold in place firmly, and won't break or crumble on removal when the bird. is ready for the table. In faot, •nylon floss seems practi- cally made to order for simpli- fied fowl sewing. Jail With All Home Comforts Sweden, always experiment- ing e with ideas for the, better- ment of mankind, is undertaking its costliest experiment yet with $2,500,000 prison, now being completed at Skogome. The prison will house 230 convicts. in fifteen single-storey pavilions. It will have unbreak- able window panes costing $175 each, heating by radiators ern- ' bedded in the cells, rubber foam mattresses, bedside telephones for calls to the prison doctor, welfare officers and guards, and, by special permission, for calls to friends and relatives outside. Television cameras placed in corridors will relay pictures to a central screen, thus dispensing with a number of jailers. Each cell will also have a ra- dio receiving set and furnishings include floral-coloured curtain- ing, writing bureaux, book- shelves and hot and cold run- ning water. NOW SWALLOW THAT "No," said the mother, "I don't think. I'll buy a whistle for my little boy, because the other day he nearly swallowed one." "Well," replied the insistent salesman, "we have some nice bass fiddles I could show you." k . a . p • • 11 r lea W s 1.• ; t. TABLE TALKS clam Andtiews, Tough: Turkey Speaking of Thanksgiving, the other day a pasteboard hex 'which had once contained a pair E 10-D shoes came to me frem rpp* bearing ten amaryllis s which had cost me $1.25, El d the express charges were ings elan now, and; a gr e at .'?3. This is Omit the way etianY people tell me it is all for the best. And at apProx4nately the letne time I received in the mail the annual premium list of the Idaine State Poultry Association, 'Which has been struggling again- st great odds for many years now, and continues to exhibit in an alien era. R is heir to what- ever is left of dozens of similar poultry associations once suc- eessful in Maine, and it will ex- hibit in. Red. Men's Hall at Cum- berland Center on December 2, a, and 4. Entries (competition is open to the world) close Novem- ber 29. If you live at a distance tend wish to ship your birds by express, officers of the associa- ton will do the cooping and re- turn them after the show — and this reference to "expressage" puts me in mind of Thanksgiv- ing. It was some time ago, when a-roaming one fall day through. Some of the back hills of Ver- F ont we came upon a farm and perched on an inclined lane, and a woman was brac- g herself against gravity and throwing feed at a handsome *lock of turkeys. We stopped to watch, and the woman, who was a widow, told us her grieve ens situation and remarked on the stringency of affairs. It seemed that the tale of a few • turkeys would speedily mend her difficulties, and her lamen- tation was pitched at the esti- mated number we might take. I never thought Vermonters Were ae adept at these mercen- ary approaches as some cZ my Maine neighbours, but this worn- plan was very good. As we hadn't intended to buy turkeys eve told her so, and we then tad a pleasant visit, talking of his and that. And before we arne away we did ,buy one of 11.er turkeys. This was an old bird that tad en hands high whose hide was been around a long time, magnificent specimen about leather and whose eye was mean ,,,ered vulgar, ?fie rovad tro!:, qms ter; eead ea0e, end When• he ill- folded his main-Vgallant-stu'n- e'IS it looked:like a sunset over the Presidential Range. Being eld and experienced, this mon- ster did not appeal to me gas- tronOmically, but I thought it 'Mould be fun to send him to Say father, who was sitting qui- tatlY at home back in Freeport, eine, reading a western story And minding his own business. The woman tried to sell me one that was young and tender and full of kindness, one she could get a pride for, but I made her a small offer for the indes- tructible one, and she knew' it was the best she'd ever get. She closed at once, and I went out behind her barn and salvaged come old, wet boards and made a date: When I -,drove the tur- key into it, the combined weight wasetnore than I could lift, and we had to flag down the rural maihnan to give me a hand. I lashed the crate on the rear of the coupe and away we drove —the torn making a great cry and telling everybody he was put upon. We took the crate and, turkey to the Montpelier & Wells River depot et Plainfield, where Wee Willard was the agent, and we tented the "expressage" ,over to him, which did net appear to be the happiest thing thet ever happened to Willard. Plainfield is normally a quiet village, ,see date and Vermentish, and this turkey violated the traditions. He did not want to go to Maine, Which shows you the degree of his mentality, Wes sighed, wag- gled his head, and began mak- ing out the waybill. This took quite a time. He would look at a schedule, and then get down a big book. Then he would find an asterisk, and get down another book. Every time he found the right place, he'd find a cross reference, and before long he had a sheet of paper covered with compute - tiaras. At last he tossed his pen- cil down and said, "That'll be 37 cents." Then he blinked, and gave me a funny look and said, "That can't be right!" It didn't seem to me it could be either, but I didn't feel it was my duty to protest in favour of a greater amount. Wes went back to his books. He double checked this time, and after much figuring he said, "That's what it is — 37 cents!" So we checked it all out again, going from asterisk to asterisk, and I looked over his shoulder, and when we got through it was still 37 cents. I paid him 37 cents; he gave me a receipt; the waybill was past- ed on the crate; and we boosted Torn on the evening' train with a great gobbling and an unhappy face on the baggageman. It was much later that I tum- bled as to this rate. Freeport used to have one of these poul- try shows — with crated birds coming from all over once a year, even from foreign coun- tries. Back when the show be- gan and things were cheap, the railroads set a special rate on live poultry to and from Free- port. The hen show has long since dwindled and ceased to be. Members gave up fancy wall- try, and one year the directors had met and agreed not to meet. The years rolled away, but the railroads had never brought their rate schedule up to date. If you sent a bag of cement or a new bicycle to Freeport, it would cost plenty, but if you sent a great bronze turkey torn in a wet crate nailed up with tellies, it would cost 37 cents. Also, If you sent that bird to Yarmouth or Brunswick — adja- cent towns — the rate was sky- high. It was Freeport that once had a poultry show. I do not know if this still ap- plies, but it very well might. In ' the meantime, things have changed otherwise. It costs me $2.73 to bring ten amaryllis bulbs from California, and we have many other things to be thankful for. The turkey? Dad gave him to a poor family, crate and all, and when we came home that Thanksgiving for the family get:together Mother had • a roast of pork. Mother never cared too much for turkey any- way, With new turnips; it was. Very good. — By John Gould in The Christian Science Moni- tor. Recipe for a mammoth cake baked to celebrate the centennial celebration of British Columbia, included 600 dozen eggs, 800 lbs of butter, and 1,000 pounds of cherries. The cake ,weighed 5 tons, was 15 feet high, and 25 feet square. ENGLAND'S ELVIS — Tommy Steele,- Britain's king of rock 'n' roll, really takes off during a hot number. He's shown, at a rehearsal f o r his recent appearance at the Lo n do n Paladium in a variety stiow which was attended by the queen. Silk Smuggled In Smoked. Ham Few members of ,the public have ever seen the most excit- ing museum in London -- the Smuggling Museum or the Cus- tom House in Lower Thames Street. It is never open to the gene- ral pblic, but it contains exhibits In glass cases ranging from cut- lasses and lanthorns captUred by Revenue men from eighteenth- century smugglers to dark- brown bricks of opium found. Inside Innocent looking crates of butter. 'Many dogs are employed to- day in Germany to smell out coffee smugglers. Their scent is so keen that they can detect cof- fee even when it is being carried In secret plastic pockets which prevent the aromas from reach- ing, the noses pf Customs men. Silk was smuggled into Eng- land nearly 200 years ago con- cealed in .hollowed-out smoked hams. The material was protect- ed by oiled silk and wrapped round the ham bone and cover- ed by the skin of the meat. One smuggler who kept an inn in Cornwall many years ,ago erected a battery of guns to de- fend his store of illicit goods. When an armed Revenue cutter exhibited what he considered a too inquisitive spirit, he fired on her. Her crew, however, landed In boats, attacked. he inn from the rear and razed it to the ground. Five cases of "eggs" were Once stopped at Newhaven and found to contain the bodies of Birds of Paradise sent illegally for their plumage. A specimen was sent to the Natural History Museum, London, where it was few-id to be of an unknown species. The origin of the smuggled birds Was eventually traced to a deep valley 200 miles up the Fly River in New Guinea where no white their had ever penetrated. The species is now know as Lup- ton's Bird of Paradise, named after the Customs officer who opened the cases. When Napoleon was on St, Helena he confessed that Most of the funds for his ware came frorke gold smuggled out of Eng- land. At one time he had more than 500 smugglers stationed at Dunkirk, operating on the cross- Channel run. Speakingof better mousetrap_ — there's one out now which lures the mouse tip a balanced ramp which tilts and dumps him in a little pail of water 'I Yams or sweet potatoes can be used. to make a pretty dish with an element of surprise in it. >Season warm, mashed yams or sweet potatoes with salt, pep- per, and butter. Shape small portions of potato into • balls around individual chunks of pineapple, then roll in crumbs made from crushed corn flakes and bake on a greased, shallow pan for about 20 minutes at 350 deg. F. You'll need. about two cups of potato to ,serve six, and are they good. These potato balls make a most attractive company dish, and can be prepared beforehand and kept in the refrigerator for last minute baking. If• they are are chilled in this way, just re- member to cook them a little longer so that they will warm through. * * White potatoes can be glom- °rolls, too. This manner of cook- ing them is, said no have a Ger- man origin. Use' one potato, per person, pare and cut into thick slices, and place in fry pan with ohe f atlig/366ii illtel for each potato. The, rest is very simple. Just cook over low heat, turning frequently and adding butter if needed. When ehey're nearly done, salt to taste. They should be a warm, golden brown on the outside, but soft and smooth inside. , * * There's no money saved in using, mixes — just in case you've been wondering. But they do cave time, and often that is the more valuable commodity. As for costs, if you use a commercial mix for cake, your fragrant loaf costs one-fifth more than it would had you made it yourself from individual ingredi- ents. Biscuit and cookie mixes cost one-half more, and a pie crust mix, three-quarters more than the small extra effort of blending flour and shortening. When you dash home, how- ever, and need a handsome des- sert, a tasty mix will save one- third of the time ordinarily re- quired to prepare a cake. Cookie mixes cut the , preparation time in half, but biscuits and pie crust mixes can manage a saving of only one-fourth of your precious minutes. * Grapefruit will be pletniful from now on: Texas has started moving a crop of "43 million boxes to market. And the. more plentiful the fruit, the better the quality, for growers whi want the best prices naturally ship their best fruit, You probably know about judging the amount of juice by the weight of a grapefruit, but do you know that juice will run more freely if the fruit is served at room tempearture? If yOu forget to take grapefruit from the refrigerator until time to serve it, placing it in warm water for a few minutes will help prime the juices. * The next time you buy lamb chops — or any ether cut of lamb — remember to remove the wrapping when you prepare to store it in the refrigerator. Lamb should be stored in the coldest part, uncovered or Very loosely wrapped with waxed paper., Ground lamb, like any ground meat, should be held no longer than 24 hours unless you eteeze It (and in this case, wrap it carefully to exclude all air). Freeh larrib should have firm, Pinkish-to-light-red fleth, With the fat clear, White, and brittle. And don't be'concerned if the cut surface of bones looks pet, ous and red: it thould. * * * Heree another idea for some thing to serve at teethed, as a party thaek, Or with soup or select The base is dips eye Gambled On. Hymn Numbers The San Remo Casino is Italy's answer to Monte Carlo. Opened in January, 1905, it makes and handles more money than all the other gaming hquses in Italy put together, and draws gamblers and eccentrics from all over the world. Since English residents had a great part in founding and sup- porting the casino, it is perhaps appropriate that one of its most unusual gamblers today Is an. Englishman, known to the crou- piers as "Mr. Beetle." Whenever he plays the tables he brings with him a box with a Cellophane top. One half of the Cellophane is coloured red, the other black. Inside the box is a beetle, and before he places a bet the gambler looks inside the box to see which colour the beetle is under. He then places his bet accordingly; and he has very seldom been known to lose consistently. There are two English churches in San Remo, and it's a frequent sight, during a ser- vice, to see a man or woman rush out of the church to bet on the number of the hymn! An- other English gambler, who in- variably bet on the number fif- teen, • firmly believed himself to be blessed by fortune. One day, seeing a =splendid new motor car standing outside the casino, he asked its owner how much he would sell it for. The owner said that he would not accept less than $9,000.• "Just a minute," said the gambler, "and I'll go get it.", He rushed upstairs to the ta- blee, bet as usual, op the num ,- her fifteen, and within five min- utes had returned with the Money in his pocket, An equally successful "sys- tem" was worked out by the wife of a wealthy liornan indus- trialist, When her husband Ade mitted to her, in Lear and troll- bling, that he had lost over $12,000 on the tables, she coolly replied: "Never mind, I've Won' exactly the same amount," "How?" he asked in aston- ishment, "By watching which colour you bet on and betting on the opposite one myself," she told him, One gambler from Calabris was turned away from the ca. $ino night after night because he had no money to gamble with, At length his pleas melted the heart of the commissionaire on duty apd he was allowed in, as he put it, "just to watch the play." The commissionaire went with him to see that he kept his resolution and did not squander What little money he had left. All went well; the Calabrian did not attempt to place a bet. But when at last he made his way out he was in a towering fury. "I'm ruined!" he cried. "I've lost everything!" "That's impossible!" said the bewil de red commissionaire. "You haven't been betting." "No," was the reply. "But played just the same in my imagination—and I'm ruined!" The casino willingly helps clients against their weaker selves. If a gambler writes to the casino, explaining that he cannot afford to lose any more• money and that he is not to be• admitted, however vehemently he pleads, they will obligingly refuse to let him in if he turns' up. Perhaps the most generous winner was an Arab prince who. used to go from table to table dressed in his fioWing robes, fol- lowed by two secretaries who. carried large leather bags full of money. When the Arab won he would take a handful of thousand-lire notes and throw them into the air. He gambled for fun, but, there are many who live in San Remo. all the year round and devote, ' themselves wholly to the casino. One woman for five years spent, eight hours each day there, When friends, impressed by her regular and punctual hours, asked her what she did for a living she would reply: "I gam • - ble." She made one exception to her programme. On the thir- teenth of every month she would leave home as ,usual, go to the casino arid sit all day in a cor- ner as far away as possible from the tables, enviOUsly, watching 'the other 'gamblers. But on that day she never plac- ed a bet herself. , SHINING SYMBOL-,-The largest Christmas, Seal emblem' in the United States glows like a beacon of hope in Harrisburg, Pa. The building is the 16 story State Labor and Industry .Depart- ment structure;, newly erected in the state's capitol cify, The gross effect is achieved by leaving the lights on in Certain Offices while others are blacked cute JUST DUCKY —This design has been chosen for the 1958-59 "duck" stamp. Drawn by Leslie C. Kouba, it depicts Canadian , geese reeding in a picked corn field. It is the 25th in the series of migratory `bird hunting' 's'tamps. STUDY RUSSIAN—the U.S. government reports that four out of 10 school Children in the Sovief Union are studying English, raising obvious question', ,_"Where aoei th6 Stant:110 At least 26 children in Ohio Ore being introduced to the Russian language. H&C, lahatine McGinnis and Chris Schroeder, fourth graders at Kent University School, go over the pronunciation of some Russian words With theie instructor, Dr. Josep h Suhadolc. The two Children are amore a group of 26 fourth fifth and sixth graders studying Rusticin tin eenerinierit be-gen in October at the University Selibal. The course is the only one a I* kind Involving Ohio grade School child ern