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The Brussels Post, 1950-5-17, Page 7Helpful Hints For Busy Women When making puffed sleeves for doll dresses, turn raw edges of sleeve ends under, and hand -stitch with elastic threat. Draw up to correct size and fasten thread. Saves tedious serving of bias hands on such tiny garments. * * Turn your paint can upside down for 24 hours or so, before tackling that spring painting snob. Paint will mix more easily. lie sore the lid is on tight. • * Make a seed -row spacer for your small garden, by sticking two corn cobs on the teeth of a rake. Pull rake along edge of garden to mark first row. For next row, guide your cob -rake along the edge of the first, * * * Use embroidery hoops for holding the ends of your jelly bag open for easier filling, The hag can be hung from a sterilized wire coat hanger, bent to hook under the hoops from the outside. (For extra clear pelly, even juice that has been strained through a cloth -lined food mill' should be dripped through a •bag.) * * A discarded radio cabinet, with its insides taken out, makes a fine doll- house for the children. Can be div ided into rooms, furnished with dime -store or home-made furniture, papered and carpeted with scraps 01 samples. * * * Use a clean string for slicing pin- wheel rolls or jelly rolls off of a long, filled roll of pastry Place center of string under roll where you, want to slice. Bring ends up over top. cross string, and pall quickly to cut clown through the roll. Slices more cleanly than the• sharpest knife. * * :a • , Put plastic covers 011 your porch pillows, under their regular cover- ings, to protect feathers or other stuffing from rain and dew. -' ' ' * * * When mixing cold shortening with an, electric mixer, heat the mixer blades in hot water for a few minutes. Prevents clogging blades, * * * Make popcorn lollipops by forming popcorn balls around "all -day suckers." The sticks make handy holders, keep the children's hands clean. * * * Use a pipe -cleaner dipped in silver polish, for removing tarnish from between the tines of forks. * * * Save your oilcloth, if a hot dish sticks, by pouring hot water around the dish. It will loosen in a few rainy tes, * * * Make a temporary cake cover of aluminum toil. Mold two thick- nesses of the foil over a deep pan, crock, or kettle that is slightly larger than the finished cake. Press excess foil against lower sides to make a metal-like edge. Cut a round of card -board and cover it with foil, for the bottom. * * * To remove a cork that has been pushed down into a bottle: pour out contents of bottle. four in just enough ammonia to float the cork, Let stand 24 hours, Ammonia will eat into cork, causing the cork to crumble. Breaking Into Print—The fem- inine summer wardrobe re- quires at least one dark print dress for daytime wear, says designer Joyce Hubrite, and she• prescribes the cool slim- lined creation above. Navy grds-grain ribbon trims the collar . of the geometrically- printed rayon dress, which is its sheer and washable ns sturdy cotton, Cui,id Makes a Haul—Eight impulsive teen -alters who s:agecl a spur-of-the-monun, quad- ruple elopement from Birmingham to Columbus, hope their„marital careers run smoother than their wedding chariot. It broke down shortly after the ceremony ilere, the new Mrs. Charles Edward Cash, left, lectures the other newlywed couples, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Lynch, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lee and Mr. and Mrs. James C. Cash, on their need to find homes and jobs. Two days after the elopement, three of the boys found work. TABLE T With this year's maple syrup available—in some places anyway - 1' think today' we'll start off with a recipe. which makes • grand” hat •• of that delicaef£. If; you cannot• get, • the real'thing, ordinary syrup, with half a teaspoon of maple extract 'added, 1vi11 "do 'almos't as well. Date -Nut Bread 1 Cup Boiling Water 1 Cup Chopped Dates 1. Tablespoon Butter or Margarine 1 Egg Cup Maple Syrup IA Cup Chopped Pecans or other nuts 1 Cup Sifted Flour 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder 1 Teaspoon Salt d Teaspoon Soda 1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour . ,Method—Pour boiling water over dates and butter. Stir until butter melts. Add beaten egg, maple syrup and chopped nuts. Sift together the dour, baking powder, salt and soda. Combine with the whole wheat flour. Pour the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients. Stir until just dampened. Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake in a moderate oven (350° F.) 1 ]tour, Let cool thor- oughly before slicing. Makes 1 loaf. * * * The other day I heard a woman bewailing the fact that, although 7 -Minute Icing is her favorite kind, hers always always either pulls out in sticky threads like taffy, or else either turns sugary or soaks into the cake. And I know there are lots of folks who have similar ex- periences. Notre of these calamities will— or at least SHOULD—happen if you carefully follow the following directions. (Pouring the icing into a clean bowl, after cooking and be- fore beating, means extra dishwash- ing; but it keeps the sugared par- ticles that may stick to. the sides of the pan from getting into the icing, and makes it stand up longer on your cake.) Seven -Minute Frosting Combine in top of double boiler: 2 egg whites, unbeaten 114 c. sugar dash of salt • c. water, 2 tap, light corn syrup • Beat with rotary beater or elec- tric mixer 1 minute. Place over boiling water and beat about 7 minutes, stopping several times to clean off blades and sides of pan with rubber scraper. Remove front boiling water when frosting stands in glossy peaks, (Inas much more body than a mer ingue,) Pour into a clean bowl, being careful not to scrape hardened frosting from sides of pan. Add 1 tsp. vanilla. Beat 1 minute, or until frosting holds firm swirls. Spread over cake, which should be cool and free from loose crumbs. Ice the aides first, then the top won't be so cruntby. Use clean spatula to ice the top. This recipe is enough for 2 nine - inch layers. * * * For afternoon tea, for dessert at supper—or even as a special break- fast treat—there's nothing touch more tempting than a good, freshly made coffee cake, This one, with its topping of butter, cinnamon, sugar and corn flakes, is almost bound to have the folks asking how' soon they may expect' an encore, Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake s Cup Corn Flakes i tablespoon Melted Butter or Margarine l Cup Brown Sugar • Teaspoon Cinnamon ' 2 Tablespoons Shortening KS %a Cup Sugar 1Egg 14 Cup Sifted Flour ,2 Teaspoons Baking Powder Teaspoon Salt 1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg 34 Cup Mille Roll cereal into tine crumbs and mix with melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Blend shorten- ing and sugar together. Add egg and beat well. Sift flour with bak- ing ponder, salt and nutmeg. Add dry ingredients to shortening -sugar mixture alternately with the milk. Pour into a greased 9 -inch -square pan and cover with corn -flake mix- ture.- Bake in a hot oven (400° F.) 20 minutes. * a * '\'his seems to be one of my "upside-down" columns. I've been talking 'about cakes and icings without any mention of the more substantial things that should conte before. And with outdoor work in full swing in the families of so many of my readers, lots of the "hearty" sort of eating• is highly necessary. I think the Wren -folk especially will enjoy this goulash, and the fact that it makes use of one of the less expensive kinds of beef. will be no handicap to its popu- larity with the "dollar -stretching" side of the hoose. Sour -Sweet Goulash • 1 Pound Beef Chuck, Cut in 2 -Inch Cubes 4 Tablespoons Flour 1 Teaspoon Salt TA Teaspoon Pepper 3 Tablespoons Shortening 1 Cup Navy Beans 1 Cup Diced Carrots 2 Cups Diced Potatoes 2 Teaspoons Salt 4 Tablespoons Vinegar Double Duty --- Hollywood's shapely Marie Wilson tries on a new straw hat for size --body size, that is. She points out that the chapeau, designed for beach wear, affords protection not only against the sun, but also against enthusiastic stares of masculine passersby who may not be interested in mil- linery modes. 4 Tablespoons Sugar 3 Tablespoons Flour 3 Tablespoons Water Roll beef in mixture of 4 table- spoons flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper. _Melt shortening in a heavy skillet and' brown meat. Add beans and cover withwater. Cover pan :,and simmer 2 hours, additig,'mare water if necessary. Add carrots, potatoes and 2 teaspoons salt. SIM-, mer about'10 minutes or 'until vege- tables are tender. Add vinegar and sugar. Make a paste of the re- maining flour and water. Blend into goulash, stirring until smooth and thickened. Serves 4 to 6. Camera Men Hid In Dummy Giraffe The photography of wild animals is little more than 50 years old. At first, enthusiasts struggled with cameras weighing 15 lbs. or more. Today, a man can plunge into an African forest with a loaded minia- ture camera in his coat pocket and, if he is lucky, bag dozens of pass- able photographs. But for all the improvement in equipment and technique, *0100 of the photographs taken by the pio- neer big -game 'photographers will stand comparison with any which have been taken since. Take the classic shot of a charging black rhinoceros by Major A. Radciyffe Dugmore. In Africa in 1908 he saw the rhino resting near a small hill, and, hoisting his heavyweight camera to his chest, he moved for- ward, a companion named Clark covering him with his rifle. On the ground glass of the camera Dugmore could see the black monster sleeping peacefully, about 35 yards away. He went on. Suddenly, the rhino jumped op, saw Dugmore and charged. Dugmore says: "No matter what happened, I simply had tolreep my head; this was the chance of a life- time, and I wrist 1101 make a mis- take. So I focussed the camera with the utmost -care and pressed the shutter release when he was about 16 yards away—it seemed more like 16 inches. Clark, hearing the click of the shutter, tired, not to kill, but to frighten." The bullet hit the rhino's shoul- der, and the animal turned and missed the intrepid photographer by a few feet. In attempts to -get close-ups, pho- tographers have used strange ,rases. In Great Britain the Kearton broth- ers made a dummy ox and sheep and then, crouched in their hollow interiors, took photographs of the unsuspecting creatures that ap- proached the strangely Immobile 'animals." , On the African plains, a dummy ostrich has been similarly used by another photographer. A still more extraordinary dummy was that of a giraffe which. hyo camera enthusi- asts constructed. One man acted as the fore -legs, and the other as the hind -legs, Thus they fared forth. One of their first encounters was a lion. Unfortunately, the lion saw them first and started to investigate, That was .the end of the would-be big -game photographers, and they caught the next hoat for hone, JITTER Tips That Help In Home Painting There'., nu cco00oy in painting over a poor surface --not even economy of time. For although im- perfections may be hidden tem- porarily, before long they'll re- appear lnoking worse titan ever. Getting ready to 11111111 new sur- faces is geuera!ly not much of a problem. lt's the old, clacked and 11111011 -Painted walls and woodwork that are usually a headache. Give yourself plenty of time to put them back into smooth condition. Try- ing to get everything done in one afternoon or day is bound to seem like a very large, unpleasant chore. During the course of the job there are certain steps you can take to simplify and speed your work. Rent a small sander to snake tedious sanding easier and speedier. Use liquid sanders to dull old glossy paint. Use ready -nixed color; wienever possible. IJse one -coat paints and enamels. Use a new roller applicator for applying paint when it is recom- mended, A'1 larger area '1111 he cov- ered faster. Use the type of brush suggested for different types of areas. Too small or too large a brush can stow you down more than you realize, Always read labels and follow directions to a T. Buy good quality paints, good brushes, For a very smart -looking room, paint woodwork and walls the same color. This will make any room seem larger. - Horsehair and vegetable -fiber brushes are poor substitutes for bristle - brushes or the improved postwar nylon brushes that you may prefer. Nylon brushes are easy to . clean,, filo, not need thcr, usual ifiti'seed-o!1 precondititiiu''ng and are not tempting to moths. It's a card- fnarl• :roles amgllg• paiuters'that, a better brush always means a better job.. Don't be "penny wise and pound foolish" by trying to save a few cents on your brushes. For the average job you'll need at least three brushes: 1. A 314 to 4 inch flat brush, bristles about 414 inches long, or a roller applicator for painting large, flat surfaces. 2. A 2 to 214 inch flat brush, bristles about 3f4 inches long, foe trimming and small srrfaces, 3. A 114 inch oval brush, bristles about 2 inches long, for moldings and round surfaces. There are five kinds of surfaces you may, wish to paint; new wood, new plaster, painted, wallpapered or varnished. Varnished woodwork isn't con- sidered stylish any more, and it isn't hard to cover with paint. First, wash it with a strong solution of sal soda or washing powder. This eliminates sanding. If mahogany stain ]las been used, apply a coat of shellac or aluminum paint to prevent the stain from bleeding through the paint. Then, for the quickest and easiest job, use the ' new one -coat paints according to directions. Or apply three coats of enamel mixed with flat paint to your chosen color. (Use two pints of enamel to one pint of flat paint. If you want a glossy surface, stake the third coat enamel only, not mixed with flat paint.) Before you begin sanding, patch- ing or anything else, protect your room. Remove all hardware—door- knobs, light switches and fixtures, curtain rods, shades and tbe like. Move out or cover all furniture and floor coverings. Cover your hair. Put on old clothes, Use a protective lotion or cream on your bands be- fore you paint. Spattered paint will clean away more easily at the end of the day. Yemenite Jews who recently mi- grated to Israel saw snow for the first time in their lives and, be- lieving it to be the Biblical bread from I-Ieaven, tried to collect and eat it. HARNESS & COLLARS Farmers Attention — Consult your nearest Harness Shop about Staco Harness Supplies. We sell our goods only through your local Staco Leather Goods dealer The goods are right. and so are our prices. We manufacture in our factories — Harness. Horse Collars, Sweat Pads, Horse Blan kets, and Leather Travelling Goods. Insist on Staco Brand Trade Marked Goods, and You get satisfaction. Made only by SAMUEL TREES CO., LTD. 42 Wellington St. E., Toronto WRITE FOR CATALOGUE LEN // B fr Gordon Smith. Sow Grass Early cane garden job that we can carry out first thing in the Spring almost regardless of weather is sow-' nig grass seed. Of course where a new lawn is being estabfshed the , ground will have to be thoroughly prepared first and this means cul- tivating, rolling and raking until it is as level as possible and the top soil is worked up fine and all visible weeds deslroyed. It is not really safe to work soil until all the frost to walk on without getting one's is gone and the ground dry enough shoes muddy. But if it is merely patching a lawn that has to be done, then one ran sow anytime, even before the last snow goes. The ittiportant thing is to get a good grade of psckaged lawn seed, which is a mix- ture of different grasses, blended s„ that there will be some quick - growing types to give some shade to the later germinating and more permanent types. Grass loves cool weather. It must get a good start before the weather manly turns- warm. For obvious reasons, sow on a windless day and to make sure of an even catch the experts say it is best to broad - If possible water well during dry cast once lengthwise, then across, weather and make sure the mower is razor sharp for the first few cuttings. A dull mower will pull out new grass. Like any other plant, grass will benefit from good soil and an occasional dressing of manure or the right kind of chemi- cal fertilizer. A rich, well-fed lawn will not only bera better color. and, texture-' but., it will be vigorous „ enough to crowd out most weeds'. Where the lawn or part of shaded niost of the day a special mixture of seed designed for such conditions should be used :.• * * lk . • Sweet Peas gaily Too.. Another early bird as the'sv'veet•' pea. It gives hest results when planted just as soon as one can dig and prepare the necessary little trench. Often one can find a corner of the garden which dries out weeks before the rest. If it is not too shaded and gets sonic breeze this is just the spot for sweet peas. Dig a trench a foot or so deep. Tramp in about three inches of well -rotted materials, old leaves or manure are best, then top off with a couple of inches of the finest and richest soil available. Plant in this about an posh deep and three incites apar! Let the rains gradu- ally fill in the rest of the trench as the plants Cot11O up, 7. his devel- ops the deep, strong root growth that is essential for heavy bloom- ing and health during the summer weather. Provide support in the form of brush or strings. \'Vire is not reeonhttendcd a5 it injures the tender growth. * 5 '1 Pruning Pruning ran be done anytime from February to June with most shrubs; trees, ere. The general pur- pose is to remove dead growth, shape time brush or shrub and let in air and sunshine. Shrubs that 1,100111 first thing in the spring like tbe Forsythia, Sph'ea, etc., should not be pruned until after blooming 00 that flowering this season will not be spoiled. Good Uses For Aluminum Foil You'll discover a multitude of good uses for that highly versatile stuff, aluminum foil. Many report that its most satisfying use is in lining the broiler pan before broil- ing meat or fish. The drippings are caught on the foil, which has only to be tossed away when the broil- ing 1s done. No more scouring of the broiler pan. * * * Line your casserole dishes with aluminum foil. This not only elim- inates scouring, but helps prevent liquid from boiling over in the * * oven. * There are many who wrap butter in aluminum foil to keep the deli- cate flavor from being invaded'by` strong foreign odors. In the sante- way, odors of cheese; onions al .. fish can be contained by wrapping "1101 -offenders. - A ,piece of foil laid ii$neatlilte ironing board cover is said 'to'tut down on ironing time. The alumin- -•}am: refle is .,the-•heat'obto-1tlte;.tea t - , terse s1ld€ Of ' tine diat5rdstl--trei'0iiakt as ironed, often making it unpecess5,ry._ r • '•to iron both sides. .f t•td+': ,r• ' wr. SAFE$- t'ruteat your WOKS and CASH from 555051 .and THIEVES. we have a Hee and true of Safe, or Cabinet,• (dr ons.. Mimeo. MMMH. no or write for orleen. - etc.; to Hent. W. J.&(J.TAYLOR LI MITE° TORONTO SAFE WORKS 144) Front St. E.. Toronto Genn Llishrd 1512 rota,tAt� BREAD Yours, with wonderful fast -rising DRY Yeast! You're sure of tempting, de- licious bread when you bake with Fleischmann's Royal East Rising Dry Yeast! This won- derful new yeast keeps its full-strength and fast -acting qualities without refrigeration! Buy a month's supply! WHOLE WHEAT BREAD • Combine 3 c. boiling water, % c. granulated sugar, 4 tsps. salt and 1 tbs. shortening; stir until sugar and salt are dissolved and shorten- ing melted; cool to lukewarm. Meanwhile, measure into a large bowl 1 e, lukewarm water, 1 tbs. granulated sugar; stir until sugar is dissolved. Sprinkle with 3 en- velopes Fleiscllmann's Royal Fast Rising Dry Yeast. Let stand 10 minutes, THEN stir well. Stir in cooled sugar -shortening mixture. Combine 5 c. once -sifted bread flour and 5 c. whole wheat or graham flour. Stir about half of the flours into yeast mixture; beat until smooth. Work in re- maining flours and add addition- al bread flour, if necessary, to make a soft dough. I{nead on lightly -floured board until smooth and elastic. Place in greased bowl and grease top of dough. Cover and set in a warm place, free from, draught. Let rise until doubled in bulls, Punch down dough, grease top and again let rise until doubled in bulls. Punch down dough; turn out on lightly - floured board and divide into 4 equal portions • form into smooth balls. Cover lightly with cloth and let rest for 15 mins, Shape into loaves ; place in greased loaf pans (4?5* x 8'"). Grease tops, cover and let rise until doubled in bulk. Bake in hot oven, 4000, for 20 mins., then reduce oven heat to moderate, 350°, and bake about 20 minutes longer, VMAT's THS TROUBLE„ WHV ie 011.17R 01311.144 TNAT%AAN WON'T Ler us sups ON THE SIDEWALK. Ha WONT WON'T Ha? weu., D'S A FREE COUNTRY AND S OWN THIS WALK, 'SO tars See' atm MDR MB OPF,' By Arthur Pointer WISE 5125', EH?