The Clinton News Record, 1943-03-25, Page 7THE
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
CARE OF CHILDREN
COOKING
HEALTH
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By "PEG"
"Well little man what do yott hopes
"to be when you grow up?" said a
Well dressed customer to the ragged
•news boy from whom he habitually
bought his' evening paper"
"I want to be a doctor, one of them
kind that sews up people when they.
.get 'hurt. T got hit by a 'tin Lizzie'
•one day, My leg was busted bad.
:and the fellers took me to the hos-
.pjtal. A. doctor, they' said was a sur -
:I forget•the rest of it, it was some
•thing like a gun. fixed it up for me
land then came to see me .often. Ever
singe then I've wanted to be like
'him so I cud help poor people. My
-dad says 'No kid, poor like you are,
kin ever be Hutch. You gotta have
:stun to : get anywhere. My dad is
..awful good to us kids my mum is
'='dead an I have to help at home, Dad
lets me put a few cents in the of tea
pot. I'm goin' to try' to be somethin'
'some day. My mum used to tell us
to work hard and God. wad help us."
' lierre piipersl news and world. Lat
'est news on the war! Thank you sir.
"I have 9;ie saved now."
"I would like to talk to you soine-
time when we do not have to dodge
people buying papers. Would you
rare to come to this address to-
-Morrow night at half past eight,
"1 don't know what you cud want
inc fur, but I will' come anyhow."
The next night the little lad who
had spent some time cleaning
•up stood in front of a big brown
stone house on one of the fashionabre
city streets and compared the num-
ber with the address on the card. `9An
super there must be a• bed mistake
here. The pian never would ask, me
to come to this great big house.
Anyhow' here goes! with that he
bounded up the steps and rang the
.hell.
His summons was answered by a
than h livery. Ile was invited in
and within a few minutes was usher-
ed into a Iibrary the like of which he
slid not know was in, any house. Ile
turned his hat round and round in
his hands, but. was soon put. at
.. ease by the gentleman to whom he
'had sold the paper. The man dis-
Missed the servant after asking him
'to draW the Lads chair up to the
table,
"Now Jimmy i will tell you
why I wanted you to come
here. I have always been inter-
ested in boys, and particularly more
so since my little son just about your
age went home to be with his Saviour
and when,you told me you wanted to
be a surgeon I felt there must be a
great deal of good about you. 1 know
your dad told you what he thought
was right when he said you could
never be anything because you were
poor now, 'but I just wanted to en-
courage you to make something of
"Sonny have you ever heard of
Miss Helen Keller that very remark-
able woman who a year and a half
after her birth due to an illness' be-
came deaf, and `dumb, and blind?
'You have, well then you will know
she is one of the greatest women of
this century, but it not of Miss
I{eller 'I am going to tell you, as her
early days were not spent in po+erty,
but here is a picture' of Helen Keller
and her teacher, perhaps the most re-
markable in the world— Anne Mans-
field Sullivan. At the age -of ten
Anne was sent with her little brother
to a poor house in Manchester. Her
early days had been filled with dire
tragedy and poverty. The poor house
was . so filled up that they were gut
to sleep in what was known as the
"dead room". The brother was a sick-
ly child and after six months he died.
When fourteen Anne was so nearly
blind that she was sent to the Perkins
Institute for the blind in Boston.
Fortunately she regained her sight
and at the age of twenty she was
chosen to go to the Keller home to
commence a seemingly impossible
task, that of teaching a very much
spoiled deaf, dumb and blind child,
Those who have seen Helen Keller
or have read her books realize what
a wonderful woman Miss Sullivan
was.
Doubtless as you have been going
to Sunday School you have heard of
David Livingstone the great mission-
ary and explorer of Africa. He was
born in a very poor home. Although
poor his parents loved God as your
yourself by giving you a short lifeilVlother taught you to do. He was
story of different people who have taught to memorize . scripture and
risen to be great• men and women when nine years of age repeated the
and who at one time were just as poor lone hundred and nineteenth psalm
as you are.with just five mistakes. That has
As he took a book from a nearby' one hundred and seventy-six verses.
shelf he said. "This is the life of Sir Ile began to work when he was just
John A. Macdonald. He was Canada's ten years old. He worked from six in
first premier. He was born in a the morning to eight at night. He
tournament house in Glasgow, Scot -,went to night school from eight to
land. His father failed in business ten, and then studied until midnight.
and brought his family out to Canada I am going to write down a motto_of
where he int with no better success. his which you will do well to follow,
His early life was spent in hardships "Make religion the every day busi-
and privation. However by his own nese of your life and not a thing of
efforts and that of his father he 'was fits and starts, for if you do temp-
kept at school until he was fifteen tation and other things will get the
when Ile entered a law office. From better of you." He worked very hard
there he worked his way up until in and at last went to Africa. The re -
1867 as Tory leader he led the Can- stilt of his work there is known
adian people into the union of all throughout the world."
the .provinces. I Now my boy the last one I am
Now I an going to let you listen going to speak to you about is Jesus:
to a phonograph record. Is that not That picture on the wall in front of
a wonderful voice?" "Sure it is." you is Christ when He was just about
"That is a reproduction of the voice; your age, The one on the wall to
of Enrico' Caruso who had. the rarest:your right is a reproduction of a
and most valuable voice' in the mein-. painting depicting Him in the garden
of Gethsemene, where He was pray-
ing to. His Father just shortly before
His arrest: You know He was tried
before Pilate and was condemned to
be crucified although He had done no
wrong: I am so glad you told me
you are one of his soldiers.
No one has ever lived a life which
can .be compared to His and yet He
was so poor that He was born in n
manger and when Ile died He was
buried in a borrowed tomb. He died
in order that all those who believe in
I Him might have an everlasting life
of happiness and joy with Him.
i I could go on and on and give you
instances of sten and women who
ory of man. Ile was the son of very
poor parents and when he was ten
years old his father secured work for
him in a factory and took him out of
school. Every evening after Iong
hours at work he studied and practis-
ed music. His :mother,'to use his own.
words "went without shoes in order
that I might sing" Caruso often sang
for his supper in a restaurant. The
first time he sang, in opera his voice
broke and he left the stage in tears.
His teacher once said to hien, "You
can't sing you haven't any voice at all.
It sounds like the wind in the shut -
tet:" Still he kept on, When he died
he was seyeral times a millionaire."
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have spent ,their early days in very
poor surroundings, but I have given
you enough to show you that poverty
is no disgrace and that if you work
hard and keep Jesus Christ with you
as your Companion, He will help you
to grow up to live a life of usefulness
for Him.' 1 sincerely hope you wit
realize your ambition and become a
great surgeon."
"Thanks Sir. you have told me
somethings 1 wilI never forget and I
certainly will try to do what is right
As they walked' to the door the man
who was a noted surgeon himself
determined that he would keep in
touch with the lad and help him in
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THE MIXiNH BOWL
Ay ANNE ALLAN
Hydro Homo Economist
VIM, VIGOR, VITAMINS AND
YOUR VICTORY; VEGE-
TABLE GARDEN
Hello Homemakers! When a Can-
adian digs his sunny back yard to
plant a vegetable garden, he is only
doing what the British found neces-
sary long ago in this war. Both the
Dominion and Provincial governments
are urging us to grow vegetables.
Labour shortages on farms, the nec-
essity for canning commercial crops
for the Armed Forces, curtailed deliv-
eries -.these may mean a reduction
in the quantity of fresh vegetables
available. So more and more home
gardens are needed. this year and your
garden can be a' vluab10 help.
But you'll want to grow some vege-
tables anyway for the good eating
and for the sheer pleasure and exer-
eise you get from it. Growing your
own will save trips to market—your
food budget, too, Freshly picked veg-
etables straight from garden to table
are better, ,because the fresher the
vegetables the higher the vitamin
values. Green vegetabels—rich in vit-
amins and aninerals--mean health<
for everyone.
In wartime, we cannot afford to
experiment, so sketch your plot on
paper; keep a chart of kinds of vege-
tables ,dates for planting and harvest-
ing. Carrots, chard; beans and toma-
toes might be your best choice. You
can get advice on soil preparation,
fertilizers and insect control front the
Department of Agriculture. This it a
year to grow food for fitness—start
planning your Victory garden to -day.
TAKE A TIP•
1. Draw your garden on paper, to
scale; send off orders for fertilizers
and insecticides; repair tools and plan
to do as much as you tan.
2. If you've never geieminated seeds
in a cold frame before—do not experi-
ment this year. Seeds are precious.
3. Even a 7x12 foot vegetable gar-
den of greens will help this year:
Curb your fever to start too large a
garden, if you haven't had experience,
4. Vegetables require sunshine at
least three-quarters of the day, 'so
don't plant in the shade.
5. The loaM should be at least 6
inches deep and workable. Gravel
sand or clay loam Is a handicap,
6. Choose the right seed four your
purpose -early or late varieties, var-
ieties suitable for storage or canning
—also amount of seed needed for,
your plot.
RECIPES
Potato Soup (Cottage, Style)
4 cups milk, .4 slices onion,. 1 1-2
cups rieed potatoes, 2 tbs. baking fat,
2tbs. flour, 1 1-2 tsps, salt,• fety
grains cayenne, inch pieces of cooked
•
sausages, '
Heatmilk with onion to. scalding
point, strain; then stir into mashed
potatoes slowly. Melt, fat, •blend in
flour and seasonings. Slowly stir in
hot milk and potatoes. Cook until
thickened, stirring frequently.; Add
sausage pieces and serve with thick
slices of french toast:
Baked Bean Salad
2 caps, baked .beans, 1-2 cup bell-
ed °dressing, 1 cup chopped celery.
Mix beans, celery and salad dress-
ing, Serve on cabbage or lettuce leaf.
Good Bread and Butter Pudding
2 cups bread crumbs, raisins or
figs, 4 cups milk, 1=2 cup brown su
gar, 1-2 tsp. salt, 1-2 tsp. caramel,
flavouring.2 tbs. butter 1 egg,
Mix bread crumbs and raisins; put
in greased' casserole. Pour over. 2;
cups hot milk to which have been'ad-
ded sugar, salt, flavouring and butter.
Allow to stand 1-2; hour. Beat egg;,
add rest of milk and pour over crumb
mixture. Bake in electric oven untie
brown.
THE QUESTION BOX
PIrs. J.D.W. suggests: For a nut-
tiness in` flavour, an added health
angle and a spot of variety in pan-
cakes; in a recipe that calls for 2 cups
of flour use 3-4 cup bran' and 1 1-2
cups flour.
Anne Allan invites you to write
to her % Clinton News Record. Send
in your questions on homemaking
problems and watch this, column for
reply.
v
Prof. R. P. Leggett of the Engineer-
ing Institute of Canada says the Bri-
tish North America Act will have to
be amended. This we consider to be
litotes.—You can find the word in
your dictionary
Weights of Fruits in Baskets
Many honeewives who proposetofruits per basket:
an considerable c ible fruit this s year have
informed local Ration Boards that
their task of computing the necessary
amount of sugar required would be
simplified if they knew the number
of pounds per basket of the various
fruits. They point out, for example,
that if they "do down" an eleven
quart basket of cherries, the Ration
Administration of the Wartime Prices
and Trade Board will allow them a
half pound of sugar for each pound
of fruit. Therefore, the moot question
is "what is the weight of an eleven
quart basket of cherries?"
P. W. Hodgetts Director of the
Fruit Branch, Ontario Department of
Agriculture, in providing the required
answers for Ontario fruits, stresses
that the weights below are average
rather than definite, and may vary
with varieties, size of fruit, height of
Iarger fruits in the basket, etc. How-
ever, the information, it is believed
will be considerable value to house-
wives who must fi11 in their applica-
tion blanks for canning sugar (found
in their new ration book) and for-
ward to their nearest Local Ration
Board not later than April 16.
Here are the average weights of
STRAWBERRIES-- quart — 20 oz
RASPBERIRIES" — quart — 22 oz, '
CHERIR.IES, 6 qt ;basket— 7 1-2 lb.
CHERRIES' 11 qt basket --16 lbs.
GrAREANTS, black -6 qt, bask. -8 lb. '
CURRANTS, ,kited -6 qt. bask,— 7 ib
GOOSEBERRIES 6 qt. bask --S lb.
PLUMS -6' qt. basket — .8 pounds.
PLUMS— 11 qt. basket— 16 ,pounds
PEARS— Bushel — 50 pounds
PEARS — 6 qt. basket - 8 pounds
PEARS — 11 qt. basket —16 pounds.
PEACHES — Bushel — 45 pounds
PEACHES - 6 qt basket flat — 8 lbs
PEACHES -6 qt bask., heaped -12 Ib
PEACHES -11 qt. bask., flat -1G lbs
GRAPES -6 qt basket-- 7 1-2 pounds
GiRAPES--11 qt. basket —14 pounds
APPLES — Barrel, loose — 130 lbs.
APPLE'S -- Bushel — 44 pounds
APPLES --. 6 qt. basket -•' 8 pound&
HOW TO FILL OUT YOUR APPLICATION
FOR CANNING SUGAR
This year housewives must estimate in advance the amount of sugar required for canning
and fain -making, so that arrangements may be made to provide and distribute the
necessary supplies. Applications must be sent in to your Local Ration Board by April
15th. Use the application in your new Ration Book for this purpose..
Canning sugar will be allowed for all fresh fruits, including citron and wild "fruits.
Marrow, tomatoes and pumpkins are considered as vegetables and no canning sugar
will be allowed for them.
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IppRE.b:Uit<" ThiE,_AIVIOUNT OF ,SUGAR,NEED,ED
CANNING
Alloto r/e lb. of sugar for
each quart sealer.
Estimate the TOTAL number of
"quart sealers you plan to put up
-then use the quick, practical
method of allowing 3•.i lb., of
sugar for each quart sealer. Don't
try and decide exactly the num-
ber of each kind• of fruit you
plan to put up. Some fruits may
be more plentiful them others.
Base your estimates on the
number of sealers you have on
hand, what you put up last year,
or what you think your needs
will be this year.
Your completed tip.
plication must be
sent to your Local
Ration Board by
JAM or JELLY MAKING
Allow Ph lbs. of sugar for
each quart of jam or jelly.
Moat people use jars of various
shapes and sizes. Take a num-
ber of the jars you usually use and
see how many cupfuls of water
they hold, Four (4) cups make
a quart. In this way you will
be able to estimate the number
of quarts of jam or jelly your
jars will hold. Then allow 11/2
lbs. of sugar per quart for your
requirements. For example, for
8 quarts of jam or jelly, you will
require le lbs. of sugar.
Estimates based on these methods are within the canning sugar
ration, and the amounts are satisfactory for wartime canning and
jam and jelly malting, as proven by test in the Dominion
Deportment of Agriculture experimental kitchens.
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Mrs. Jones has decided that her canning programme
will be 40 quarts of fruit of different kinds. •She
allows one-haltpound of sugar for each quart, and
therefore will need 20 namids of sugar for canning.
She decides that she will put Up 6 quarts of jam
and jelly. She allows N/•_. pounds of sugar for each
quart of jain, and therefore will need 0 pounds of
Sugar for .jam and jelly making.
She addsthe tiro amounts of sugar together
(20 -1- 0) and. .writes the total (29 pounds) on her
- application, together with the number of parsons
sheintends to feed in her own' houtiehold. To her
own fully contpkted application form she attaches
the application fornts of the, other persons in her
^household she is ' planning to feed: Only the in-
dividual serial numbers need be given on these
aeeompitnying application forms:
In estimating ,your canning and jam -making
'requirements, storage space should be, carefully
considered. Poor' storage inay cause' spoilage_
IMPORTANT NOTE
The Dominion Department of Agriculture
recommends canning fruit in preference to
making jam or jelly because:
More fruit can be put up with less sugar
and at less cost.
Canned fruit retains more of the vitamin
value of the fresh fruit.
WHEN, AND HOW CANNING SUGAR
WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE
When your Local Ration Board has re-
viewed your application you will be pro-
vided, sometime before June 1st, with
special earning sugar coupons These cou-
pons will entitle you to buy 'sugar, at any
grocery store, at specified intervals. You do
not have to buy all your sugar at once.
COMPLETE AND SEND IN YOUR
APPLICATION BEFORE APRIL 15
Complete your application form as
shown in theillustration and mail it to
your Local Ration Board not later than
April 15th. Attach the application
forms from the ration books of the
other persons you will be feeding in
your : household. Do not write any-
thing but the serial numbers of the
owners on these other fortes. Simply
copy the serial numbers from the
front of their ration books on to their
application forms and pin them to
your own fully completed application.
a cool, dry, dark place. Don't use canned
fruits on your table when fresh fruits arc
available. Plan to use your home -canoed fruits
and waste. Canned fruit should" he kept in _ in the winter months only.
Pernetnber Palse Statements are Subject to the Full Penalty of the Law
RATION ADIVIIiIISTRATIORT