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The Seaforth News, 1956-05-24, Page 2#,zip Yf uneisotoisess TABLE TALKS aaw Andrews. Green, tender, fresh aspara- gus with brittle stalks and close, compact tips makes the basis of a delicious salad. Plan on getting two servings from a pound, and add hard -cooked eggs, crisp bacon, and thinly sliced onions for this meal on a lettuce leaf. DUTCH ASPARAGUS SALAD 2 pounds fresh asparagus, cooked 3/4 pound bacon, cut into tiny squares 3 - 4 tablespoons vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar Salt Penner, i't•cahly ground if possible 2 hard -cooked eggs 2 green onions cut in thin slices Iceberg head lettuce Chill cooked asparagus. Fry the tiny bacon squares until crisp and brown. Remove brown- ed bacon and stir vinegar, sugar, and seasonings into hot bacon fat. Arrange asparagus on let- tuce -lined dish. Arrange sliced, hard-boiled eggs on asparagus Sprinkle with bacon and finely cut onions; Pour hot dressing over salad. Serve immediately. Serves 6. * * * Serve the following vegetable salad with a French dressing to which la cup blue cheese has been added or with a mayon- naise -type dressing to which a little salad oil, lemon juice, and a few spices have been added. Meat sandwiches may be served with this for a complete meal, GARDEN -FRESH SALAD 34 cup celery, chopped 35 cup carrots, diced Si cup lima beans, cooked 34 cup potatoes, cooked and diced s/ cup cabbage, chopped 2 tablespoons chopped green onion tops �4 teaspoon celery seed Salt to taste. Combine all ingredients. Chill. Serve in cri,•n lettuce cups with above dressing. SOMETHING NEW IN FELTS is this plaid print which was seen In the year-end fashion show presented by students of the School,, of Fashion of Ryerson Institute of Technology. Each of the School's 51 students was given a length of Canadian - made felt with which to demon- strate her designing ability. The designer, and model, here is Marianne Measures, of Wind- sor, Ontario. BEAT -THE -HEAT SALAD 4 ounces shell macaroni 1/2 cup cubed cooked ham (about 2 pound) 2 hard-boiled eggs diced 3/2 eup diced celery 1 cup cooked cut green beans 1 tablespoon vinegar 2 tablespoons chili sauce 34 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 3/ cup salad dressing Cook macaroni in boiling salt- ed water until tender (about 15 minutes). Drain and rinse in cold water. Combine macaroni, ham, eggs, celery, and green beans. Add vinegar, chili sauce, salt and sugar to salad dressing. Mix well. Add to salad mixture and toss together lightly. Chill before serving. Serves 4. * * * CHEF'S SALAD 1 cup cooked green beans 1 cup cooked carrot strips 1 cup celery strips 34 cup French dressing 1/2 head lettuce 1 cup cooked - ham cut in slivers 2 hard -cooked eggs Marinate -and chill the ham, beans, carrots and celery in the French dressing from 1 to 2 hours. Break lettuce in bite -size pieces into a salad bowl. Ar- range marinated vegetables and ham in groups, spoke -fashion, on the lettuce. Garnish with the hard -cooked eggs. * * * CAULIFLOWER -CARROT SALAD i/ small head of cauliflower 2 medium carrots 2 stalks celery 34 small head lettuce 34 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon grated onion 1 teaspoon horseradish 34 teaspoon salt Dash pepper Clean chilled vegetables care- fully. Separate cauliflower into small flowerlets. Slice carrots and celery crosswise, Tear let- tuce into bite -size pieces. In sep- arate bowl combine mayonnaise, horseradish, onion, salt, and pepper. Mix well. Lightly toss vegetables with dressing just before serving. Serves 8. * * * Perhaps you'd like to serve cucumbers with a distinctly new taste. You can accomplish this with this herb dressing. CUCUMBERS WITH HERB DRESSING 1 large (or 2 small) cucum- bers 2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 3 tablespoons salad oil 1 tablespoon garlic vinegar 3A teaspoon marjoram 1/2 teaspoon rosemary 3!i teaspoon tarragon Wash cucumbers and slice thin. Combine salt, pepper, and salad oil thoroughly. Pour vinegar in slowly, beating with fork. Add herbs and mix. Pour dressing over sliced cucumbers and store in refrigerator for about 30 minutes before serving. MEOW ! "I always tell the truth about my age, darling—however em- barrassing it my be to some of my younger girl friends of the same age." AN EGG FOR AN EGG—"Egg-laying-eggs" aren't the vogue yet, but such things do exist. Twelve -year-old Joe Hendricks, Found in his henhouse a huge egg with a normal-sized one Inside it. Both eggs have a yolk and white. The white leghorn right, doesn't appear too excited about being the phenomenon's producer. IT TAKES PULL TO WIN—Mrs. Milton L. Stevens tries a grass-roots angle as she gets into position for the milking contest at the Spring Dairy show. Mrs. Stevens, representing Phi Seta Psi sorority, was declared the winner over six male rivals when the judges declared that the "men contestants were too experienced." Modern Etiquette... Q. What is the correct way to answer an invitation to a wed- ding reception? A: On the first page of note paper, and although it is writ- ten by hand, the spacing of the words should be the same as though they were engraved. Also, since the invitation was written in the third person, your reply should also be writ- ten in the third person. Q. When a woman enters an elevator and three or four men remove their hats, should she nod her acknowledgment of the courtesy? A. This is not necessary. The gesture is not. at all personal. Q. Is:It 'ali'right for a girl to give her brier directly - to the waiter^„when, dining with a man? • , A. No; slag should tell her escort •what she would like and allow him tb place the order with the waiter. Q. If all the other guests at a dinner have refused a second helping of some dish, and then you are asked, is it all right for you to accept? A. Probably it would be bet- ter not to do so, as this would naturally cause a delay in the serving of the next course. The well-bred person is always con- siderate of others, and that is the prime secret of popularity. Q. What would you say is the best way to acquire taste in the choice of words and phrasing of sentences for conversational purposes? A. The reading Of newspapers and good books is one of the best ways to acquire a choice and pleasing vocabulary. Q. Is it proper to have one's telephone number engraved on personal stationery? A. Never. Q. Is it all right to sip one's coffee first with the spoon in order to test its temperature? A. Yes; this is far better than burning the mouth. But as soon as the coffee has been tested, return the spoon to the saucer and sip the remainder of the coffee directly from the cup. Q. When a person who is making an introduction does not speak a name clearly, and it is very important that you know the name, of whom do you ask that the namebe re- peated? A. Ask the person introduced, not the one who has made the introduction. Q. Is it considered good form for a family to insert "Please omit flowers" in a funeral no- tice? A. Certainly, if such is the family's desire. The request should be respected, and the motive not questioned. MODERN SAMPSON The flea is so tiny that hun- dreds of them could be placed on a quarter at one time. Yet they can jump three or four feet in a single leap, - A man, if given the same atrentgth in proportion to his size, could jump six miles! The flea can lift one hundred and forty times his own weight This means that a- man, in pro- portion, could easily lift a ten - ton truck. The average life of a flea is six months, yet it can be taught to do all kinds of complicated trick. Some have been taught to juggle, pull tiny wagons, dance, or, even kick a tiny ball SLAP HAPPY — Katy Jurado, above, tossed an ad lib slap at Anthony Quinn during the film- ing of their new movie, "The Lonely G u n m a n." The fiery Katy fired when she thought Quinn slapped her too hard during one of the scenes. Quinn refrained from retaliating and the show went on. This Champ V'as a Real Character Mr. Cholmondley — pro- nounced Chumley — is a very aristocratic name, conjuring up visions of a - gentleman of the old school, possessing perfect manners and great charm. And that sums up the character of the famous chimpanzee, Chol- mondley, who died at London Zoo a few years ago. Cholmondley was not really a zoo animal. For the first eight years of his life he had been brought up in the family of a district commissioner in British Cameroons, and had ample op- portunity to acquire human habits. A cup of hot tea was taken to him first thing every morning, for example, and if it had not arrived by about half - past -six Cholmondley would be- gin a noisy demonstration. He smoked, too, a form of in- dulgence that chimps take to as readily as men. Cholmondley liked to light his own cigarette, which he then smoked while re- clining at full length on his back, his head supported by one hand. When it rained he liked noth- ing better than to sit out in it under an umbrella. Ile didn't keep as dry as he might, be- cause he couldn't resist the temptation every now and then to release the catch, when of course the umbrella folded itself about him while the rain ran off it into his fur. In a moment, however, the brolly was up again. Every visitor to the house as well as members of the family had to submit to an amusing but rather ebarrassing ritual, in which shoes were unlaced and socks removed while he care- fully studied and cleaned their toes, One oi his great delights was to be-hanr!cd a comb and a mirror. Ile 'ding - tlaa mirror above him in one hand, he would use the other to comb the top of his head, even going through the motions of making a parting, all rather wasted effort since he was almost corn- pletely bald! All the while he would be making funny faces at himself in the mirror. By 1948 he had grown almost to full size and was extreme- ly powerful, so his owner re- luctantly decided that it was time to send him to the London Zoo. He was "called for" by the Zoo's official collector, Mr. Cecil Webb, who describes Chol- mondley as "the greatest and most lovable character I have ever known." Arrived at the port where he was to take ship for London with a large collection of other animals assembled by Mr, Webb, Cholmondley at once made friends with the captain, who took him to his own cabin and entertained him to lunch with the rest of the officers. To their huge delight and amaze- ment Cholmondley exhibited exemplary table manners. His sociability even extended to his taking, and enjoying, a glass of beer with them. Throughout the voyage he was in great demand by every- one. Always he sat at table and was served by the waiter the same as everyone else. At the end of the meal all eyes were on him as he took up a box of matches and lit the cigarette he had been offered. When he arrived ,at London Zoo Cholmondley found condi- tions rather different from those he had been used to. There was less freedom, but the accommodation apparently met with approval, for he settled in amazingly well. He was never lonely because he had plenty of visitors, and he soon became a great favourite. Before long, too, he had en- hanced his reputation by be- coming a television star, pay- ing visits to Alexandra Palace and behaving before the cam- eras like a veteran actor. All seemed to be going well for Cholmondley when teeth- ing troubles set in. He had been born with teeth so malformed that they gave his face a bul- bous appearance quite unlike that of any other chimp. Now He was transferred to the sanatorium and operated on. The operation was a success, but Cholmondley was not happy. He they began to give him trouble, and soon he was in much pain. missed the companionship of the public and found it lonely in the sanatorium. - - Having decided it would •be nice to go out in search of company the brainy chimp soon found a way. Instead of escap- ing into the zoo, however, he went over the railings into Regent's Park. He wandered right across the park, meeting no one, until he came to a road. A bus pulled up at a near -by stop at that moment. A bus was something new to the chimp, but it must have looked friendly, and anyw^7 there were plenty of compan- ions on board. So Cholmondley jumped on. But that was his big mistake. These people weren't friendly. Instead of making him feel at home they screamed hysterically, as though King Kong was trying to talce a ride. Terrified himself, Cholmond- ley bit one of the passengers and hopped swiftly off the bus. Luckily the keepers caught up with him then and Cholmond- ley was very glad to go back to the zoo with them as quickly as possible, Realizing that this es, lade was caused by loneliness, the authorities put him back in the monkey house, where he was again completely happy. But his • teeth gave him more trouble. Further coxiplicaI,ions necessistated another spell in the sanatorium. Again the lone- liness became intolerable, and again he escaped, this time on Christmas Eve. Across the park he wandered until he came across a station- ary car. There were people sit- ting in it, so Cholmondley tap- ped on the window, perhaps for a ride. Btit again he was bitter- ly disappointed in the London public. The car passengers ex- tended no welcome. Instead they .began shouting as though some monster was attacking them. And back went poor Chol- mondley to the zoo, sadly dis- illusioned by the human race. MISS WIGGLE — Roxanne Arlen, a' Hollywood filmstress with a built-in wiggle, proposes an in- ternational wiggle contest. Rox- anne claims that with her "na- tural shake," she can show up Marilyn Monroe and other movieland sirens. TR1iE-MENDOUS TASK - Think mowing the grass is work, eh? How would you like a chore these Belgian Congo natives have whittling away at a giant trunk with the equivalent of Boy' Snout awes?. The tree, a giant limbo, is one of the tithes .of tho Leopoldville region. - 5 c •