The Brussels Post, 1953-7-15, Page 2TABLE TAIIS
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J frozen -food locker is un-
doubtedly a wonderful thing --
One of the greatest additions to
the comfort of countless families
'ler made,
But, like lots of other novel-
ties, these lockers can be abused,
ea well as used. Recently the
Editors of The Farm Journal
(Philadelphia) had a survey
made—a survey which produced
some interesting results.
So. instead of recipes this
week. here is some food for
thought for all present—or in-
tending — users of frozen -food
lockers.
Every once in a while we hear
a woman say: "I'll never waste
locker space on green beans
again," Or "That chicken we
froze has a peculiar taste," And
you wonder why — for frozen
foods usually are pretty wonder-
ful.
We asked a couple of locker
plant operators: "How come—
why do locker users get unsatis-
factory results in their frozen
foods?" Each man came up with
• list of reasons—four of them
exactly the same, although the
operators are 1,000 miles apart.
All told, there were seven "sins"
'otlocker-users—things that may
help you get better frozen foods
from your locker or freezer.
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Improper packaging heads the
trouble lists of Simon Olson, who
was 11 years in the locker busi-
.cess, and Bob Madeira, (Mr.
Madeira is executive secretary
of the National Frozen Food
Locker Institute,)
m''4Too many old, leaky cartons
are pressed into service long af-
ler the wax lias wornoff Some
ettafomers used wak.'jii;per, old
bread wrappers, cereal boxes,
paper bags—and yes, even news-
papers—to wrap foods. None of
these will keep the package air-
tight to protect the food from dry-
ing out during storage; se the re -
nit is off - flavor and poor
quality."
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Improper ;;processing"" of loads
;tier freezing was next on both
lists. Olsoh says: "Vegetables
must be blanched, or they'll
have poor color and a strawlike
TAste. When people aren't happy
about frozen green., beans; those
tepee probably wereret blanched
sad' adequately 'chilled before
aging. Or, maybe the beans
fe over -blanched."
oMattetra Observes• -"Too many
people have vegetables standing
n>i'8ti€id`--a'"daay' or two`Before they
process them. Then they're.disap-
poLtited that the beans already
ilg-
lough by fre'til i'e,' don't
come net' -hcacia 1 .u.l l.y..••tender,
Freezing doesn't imlirove•- food
Choosing wropg earieetes of
hea• ts irild'egefa'bles keel•eez-
'ILook, Nick, et the sereent• Just
'iliriagtne ale's in yoor''armsl"
Ing was the third sin listed. Slime
freeze better than others, Locker
Managers have lists of recent-
mended varieties, and are eager
to help customers select right
seed.
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Overloading the locker, which
keeps foods :from freezing fast,
was sin number four, Mr, Olson
explains the importance of fast
freezing this way; "When ice
crystals form quickly, there's
less breaking up of the food tis-
sues, so less color, flavor, and
food value are drawn out of the
food and into the crystals. Fast
freezing gives better textured,
better flavored food."
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And don't overload your
freezer when you freeze foods at
home to be transferred to the
locker. Put in only one-tenth of
the freezer's total capacity. For
instance, a freezer that holds 350
pounds will fast -freeze 35 pounds
of food in a 24-hour period.
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Remember, too, that the ice -
cube section of a refrigerator is
not a fast -freeze section. It's de-
signed for storing foods. Only a
few of the new, two temperature
refrigerators maintain the zero
temperature necessary for freez-
ing.
Tossing packages helter skel-
ter into the locker is poor house-
keeping, says Madeira. Put the
unfrozen foods against sides of
the locker — the coldest spot.
Throwing them in among the al-
ready frozen foods warms up
these stored foods, keeps the new
packages from freezing quickly
—impairs quality.
Madeira continues:' "We real-
ize that it's cold in locker rooms,
so people want to get out fast.
But they don't save any time by
throwing things in, When they
want a certain food later, they
have to root through to find It,"
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Poor handling of meat by the
customer was on Mr. Olson's list.
When a locker user complains of
poor -quality meat, the reason is
likely to be unsanitary butcher-
ing, such as a punctured intestine
which taints the meat; or freez-
ing before the animal has been
chilled long enough, which leaves
an "animal" taste in the meat;
or wrapping chickens too soon
after killing, so that they sour.
Expecting too much from the
meat they ask the locker man to
cut up, is Madeira's patron -prob-
lem. "They don't understand that
50 pounds of beef won't give 50
pounds of edible meat. For in-
stance, one fourth of a hind -quar-
ter of beef is bone and fat." ('The
old locker -plant joke about the
woman who asked to have a
quarter of beef cut into T-bone
steaks isn't funny to locker men!)
It might pay you to check your
own freezing .practices against
these 'seven sins":. improper
packaging; improper process-
ing; c h o p sin g wrong var-
ieties for freezing; overloading
the locker; poor housekeeping in
the locker; poor handling of
meat; and failure to understand
meat shrinkage.
Everyone is very friendly in
the "no -bars" gaol at Fairmont,
West Virginia. One prisoner
amused himself by applying for
everything in the magazines that
was advertised on "money back
•
if not satisfied" terms. But the
governor fihally had to draw
the line: He sent up for ten day's
free trial of a gun.
Filming With Paint—Blazing trees with paint instead of an axe
is simplifying controlled tree cutting operationsin Canadian for-
ests. The paint is a highly visible brilliant yellow developed
specifically for tree marking. It may be applied with an Ale.
mite gun or a packsack-type pressure sprayer. Trees for felling
lira marked at about eye level and at the base of the trunk.
Strikers Struck --Raymond A. Geiger, right, is going to get in on
any picketing that's going on around his place of business. The
owner of a printing and advertising firm, Geiger pickets the
pickets during the first shut -down due to a strike in the history
of the 75 -year-old Newark firm,
..Plain Haase- Sense.
by BOB FLUS
At one time Winston Church-
ill was attacked in the House of
Commons as unreliable, because
he had switched from one party
to another and back again, His
answer was: "To change is to
improve; to change ''often is to
become perfeoi."
Human nature being what it
is none of us will over "be-
come perfect," but it is with ris-
ing hopes that we read the daily
morning revelations in our good
old friend, the Globe and Mail.
We remember that not so long
ago the tears were running down
its editorial page, because the
British did not have the dollars
to buy our farm products. At
that time„ of course we could
not dream of accepting payment
fn any other form. We had to
have dollars to he able to buy in
the United States. At least, so
thought the Globe.
Change of Hearts or Spots?
Whenever Mr. Coldwell or
Percy Wright tried to draw the
attention of the House of the
dangers inherent in the light
hearted manner In which the
British markets for our, farm
surpluses were being abandoned,
they were derided, ridiculed, and
the hue and cry was: Dollars,
Dollars, Dollars!
Lately the attitude of the
Globe seems to have' changed
and there is talk of regaining the
British markets and even of ac-
cepting sterling payments Time
only will tell whether the leop-
ard is changing his heart or only
his vets.
Probably Spots
Whatever the change, it does
not go so far as to accept the
idea of stabilizing farm prices
by government measures, In a
recent editorial "The Way Back
is the Way Out" the Globe dis-
cusses the "farm price support
program" in the United States
and draws certain analogies for
Canada.
Speaking of "alleged surplus-
es" and "stable farm prices" the
editor comes to the conclusion
that "the only remedy is to
abandon the system that created
them, thereby letting legitimate
production find legitimate mar-
kets at economic prices.
Double Nelson
Farmers settle are in the Double
Nelson of high prices for what
they buy and low prices for what
they sell, realize by now that the
"depression" which the Globe
fears "with vicious consequences
to world trade in manufactured
goods," will be caused by their
reduced purchar:ing power, if it
comes. •
The reduced purchasing power
of the farmer in turn is a con-
sequence of the price and profit
policy of the manufacturers and
processors.
"The only remedy" is all-out
production, planned distribution
in co-operation with all countries
willing to co-operate, based on
stabilized prices.
To achieve this stability rt will
be necessary;.. to •calll a halt to
the exploitation to which, the
farmer is subjected at present,
This could be done by control-
ling the profits of the corpora-
tions with whom he has to deal,
buying and soiling.
We offer :this e.cee:=tior, to
farmers for discussion with their
candidates in the conking' fed -
era]: election. •
• ;if ewe cannot hope to become
Reelect, . -we aan at least try to
improve.
This column welcomes sug-
gestions; wise or'foolish, and all
criticism, -. whether- 'constructive
or destructive and will try to
answer may- question, Address
your letters 10 Bob Ellis, Box 1,
'113' 18th 'Street, New Toronto,
Ont.
Witinut Ftir;iliture
• Grows In Value
The high estimation in which
old English walnut• • furniture• is
held. ,at the present., time un-
doubtedly due - to ,the ,apprecia-
tioia of its artistic design and
form, the natural beauty of the
walnut wood and its fine figure
and grain, and the beautiful mel-
low colour and patina which it
has acquired by age, It is this
variety of qualities, combined
with the high standard of work-
manship which prey ailed
throughout the' walnutperiod
that entitles walnut furniture to
be considered . as the most art-
istic that England has produced.
Another reason which ac-
counts for the popularity of old
walnut furniture today, is the
decorative value that it has in
a modern room, in addition to
its being as suitable for our re-
quirements as it was for those of
our ancestors. This apprecia-
tion has caused the monetary
value of walnut pieces to in-
crease • con'tiderably durir:g the
last few years, more so in fact
than in the case of oak or ma-
hogany furniture.
The steady rise in the value
of old English furniture during
the last thirty or forty years and
the present tendency towards a
still further increase, taken in
conjunction with the fact that
the quantity of existing genuine
furniture cannot be increased
and is certain, as time goes on,
to decrease, permits ane to pre-
dict that fifty years hence old
English furniture will be still
more valuable than it is now.
The value of old furniture will
always depend on the demand
for it, but is is not too much to
assumethat future generations
will show an appreciation and
regard for the furniture of our
ancestors at least equal to that
which animates the collector of
toclay.
T h e lighter, • or bleached,
pieces of walnut are now the
most highly prized owing . to
their greater decorative value,
which is especially enhanced by
the figure and grain of the wood
being more distinct than in the
darker examples,
In addition to the change In
the colour of the wood, the rub-
bing,dusting and handling that
the surface of a piece has re-
ceived since 10 was made, con-
stitute a factor in the crehtion of
its patina. This rubbing and
dusting give to the surface of the
wood a high gloss very differ-
ent from the artificial shine that
is the result of >!rench polish;
this gloss is the polishing of the
varnish which, however, is Se
thinly applied that it le barely
perceptible. ... Prem "Antique
Furniture of the Walnut Period,"
by 11, W. Symonds sod le 11.
Ormsbee„
An Arlfltllle*is Man
Who Play* Tennis
1945 was an eventful year for
Clovey la Croix, an officer aboard
an American cruiser in the South
Pacific, He received a dose of
Japanese shrapnel in the stone.
WI, and for a time; his life hung
by a thread.
The doctor who operated on
him said that he could thank his
years of tennis for pulling him
th*ough, Clevey recleaned that
he owed tennis something, and
he started to try to repay his
debt.
While he was'. working for a
milk company,he started hold,
ing tennis lessons fer ypungsters
in the local park, The idea snow-
balled, ' and children flocked to
his lessons. The man`iwhom Big
13111 Tilden had termed "the hard-
est hitting ,guy in tennis" en-
couraged local talent 'to follow
in his footsteps.
Crime Dropped
Even the young toughs of the
neighbourhood attended his
"school; t and juvenile crime
dropped to a new low level in
the area. Clovey's boss appoint-
ed him director of athletics for
the firm, and the first thing he
.did in his new position was to
arrange a tennis show for pa-
tients at the War Veterans' hos-
pital.
After the show a sailor held
up the hooks he used for hands
and said: "How can you teach
me tennis?" Clovey started,
searching for a way,
' Xfe efperinien"ted for a year
- and designed 'a two-inch metal
arm that could -handle a tennis
racket and would screw into an
artificial limb.
The first amputee who saw the
device screwed it on himself and
gripped a racket with it. Clovey
tossed balls -10 him and he hit
them clean and hard.
.• He found that •he could play
better tenpis..than the average
person, as he had no problem of
keeping his wrist straight. As
C1o'ey watched the man, he felt
, that he had repaid his debt to
tennis. •
Once A `Ghost Town'
Now Waking Up
For more than 100 years the
little north Cornish cove of Port
Quin, close by the fishing har-
bour of Port Isaac, has been de-
serted. Every man, woman and
child, it is said, disappeared
within twenty-four hours, be-
cause:
Official reasons: A terrible
storm broke off the coast at a
moment when the entire male po-
pulation of the village were out
fishing. One after the other, eve-
ry ship of.that small but proud
fleet was battered to pieces. Not
a man was saved.
Upon hearing the news, the
story runs, the women folk be-
lieved there was a curse on the
place, and took to their heels.
True reason: In fact, there was
no story at all. But trouble was
brewing. Every man in that fleet
was a smuggler on a large scale.
All had gone well for a time,
with many kegs landed and
stored away in secret hide-outs.
Then one day news was re-
ceived that the Preventive. Men
were on their trail. Whereupon
the Port Quin folk decided to
leave without more ado, scat-
tering in little family groups all
over Cornwall.
So Port Quin became a ghost.
With every house and cottage
empty, roofs fen in and walls col-
lapsed, .and weeds grew through
the floors.
Now, 100 years later, the cot-
tages which were not beyond re-
pair have been restore -d.' With
its homes freshly painted and
gardens created out of the wild-
erness of weeds, the "ghost" of
Port Quin is gradually coming
to life again.
The Man Who Guarded Churchill
"Constable, if I have done
wrong, you have your. remedy,
but you have obsolutely no right
to talk to me like that, Please
take his number, Thompson,"
Those words were spoken by
Sir Winston Churchill in the
days when be was Chancellor of
the Exchequer.
He was driving his Own car
from London to his house in
Kent in company with ex -De-
tective -Inspector W. H Thomp-"°
son, who was detailed to guard
Sir Winston from 1921 until 1929,
during his visit to the U.S,A, in
1931-32, and from August, 1939,
until the end of the war in
Europe.
Apparently a •policeman on
duty that day, when Sir Winston
was driving his car, signalled
himt to stop, but instead of pull-
ing up Sir Winston pulled over
to his near side and parity
mounted the kerb in order to
let a bus pass him.
But "he had reckoned without
the constable, who darted be-
hind the bus and stopped us, as
he was perfectly entitled to do."
And then thefireworks began.
The policeman gave Sir Winston
a piece of his mind. More than
that, according to Mr. Thompson,
for he tells us that "as a police
officer myself I was more than
startled by the violence of the
expressions of this policeman.
"He abused Mr. Churchill
roundly and employed some very
objectionable language,"
But the.Prime Ministei listen-
ed untilthe policeman ran out of
breath, and then "he stuck out
his jaw and replied savagely"
I have quoted:
One can't help feeling sorry
for that arm of th elaw. Of
course, he'd been rude, and had
probably lost his temper, but
when he realised who he'd been
"ticking off' he appeared hor
ror-struck.
When ` they reached the out-
skirts of Westerham. Mr. Thomp-
son,heard his distinguished
drivemuttering to himself, "He
was right. Yes, he was right. I
should have been more careful.".
And Sir Winston went on to
say: "r deserved all he said,
you know, although there was
no need for him to be so violent
about it."
And the policeman was not re-
ported for. saying rudethings to
Sir Winston Churchill.
Mr. Thompson tells us that
sometimes during a blitz on Lon-
don, Sir Winston would watch
the bombing and take reckless
chances. Once he remarked:
"When my time is due, it will
come." And he once refused to
get into an armoured car. "I must
take my chances with the rest,"
he remarked firmly.
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On another occasion he was
standing with Sir John Ander-
son watching the searchlights
when his C.I.D. guard heard a
whistling noise and went inti
action. He nttlst be the only mass
alive who can say that be has
thrown his arms round a Prins
Minister and "flung him witty
all niy strength behind the door,"
The 1'36 was furious. "Don't
do that!" hero'ared. Ile probably
said more than that, but Mr,
Thompson Is very discreet, and
we are left guessing!
Once, at Palm Beach, Sir Win -
sten wanted to go bathing with-
out a costumes thinking the beach
he was using was private, Thomp»
son suggested that" he could be
seen through glasses,
"If theyare so much interes-
ted, it is 'their own fault what
they see," growled the P.M.
And when be heard that sharki
had been seen within a few yards
'of the shore, he wisecracked:
"My bulk must have frightened
them away!"
This book is a treasure house
of good. stories about the P,M,
You should read it.—"Sixty Min-
utes With Winston Churchill,"
by W, H. Thompson.
Pants to Match—A full -skirted
summer play 'suit with matching
pmts are modelled 6y Elean-
ore Cruze, The outfit hos a bil-
lowing petticoat and a clever,
strapless bodice. Miss Cruze has
the title of "Miss Santo Barbara"
of 1953
Sure Hard to Swallow -It's not often That Dad and son both
experience the misery of a tonsillectomy on the ,@at1'ip; d,ay, as
did Cecil Riggs and his son, Dennis, 5. The "team," feeling mis-
erable, shared the same bed after the ordeal. Double ice-cream
and aspirin was the order of the day.
These Homes. Are for the Birds..
Most birds nest in ordinary places. :Atrleast they -are ordinary'fot birds„)) ,t.,in every group we
are liable to find a few individualists with the urge to try something different. However, w
henseen from a.bird's-eye•view, perhreps•.thesepeculiar places are not so` different after all.
740taae robins n8atein'seeure•satety A blue joy .proully.,d01ays a This 'oar robin.,picke,el cl
e* Iona. wa no one kicks the union Zabel, Pop�po -1s '' wct ork• c, f wire.
iKwcket, hg titan. ”