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The Seaforth News, 1952-09-04, Page 3nese Kings Owned Only Two Hankies Nowindays we use handkerchiefs as a matter of course, but at one time they were a luxury. `i'he fa. slhlou began in Italy and spread freta there to France. 'There, knows) as "mouehoirS" and garnisheed with expensive lace and gold and silver etubroidery, and soaked with all sorts of perfumes, they became a "trust" at the itren'h Court, At first some of the courtiers ig- nored the handlcercllief fashion, and In spite of I4'enry III's ostentatious habit of displaying and fusing deli - sate lace -edged "mom:holes," sev- eral courtiers, we are told, stuck to less 'hygienic methods of blow- ing their noses, The Snuff Habit Nu doubt those courtiers got on much better with Henry IV who, according to the royal inventories, had only two handkerchiefs to Itis name. He made up for it in shirts -he had twelve of them, I'n England handkerchiefs were a luxury afforded only by the rich, Henry VIII used "handkerchers of Holland frynged with Vehiee gold and red and white silk." Ann Boleyn's "handkerchers," or hand- kerchiefs, wore "of Flanders work garnished witis gold," and when she married henry she Mid, ne- oording to 'a royal ittventorr', four . dozen such handkerchiefs. Henry, we are told, did not ap- prove of the continental vogue for kound, oval, and rectangular hand- erchief's. So he issued a royal decree which ruled that all hand- kerchiefs utast be of a uniform Squareness. Later on, in .1685, ouis XIV issued a similar decree. It is interesting to note that, ac- eording to Samuel Pepys, Charles fl, like Henry of France, had only two handkerchiefs, and but two shirts. Had it not been for the coming 'f snuff, men's handkerchiefs might have remained a luxury, By the end of the lith century the snuff habit had spread among all sorts of men, and whoever used snuff also used a. handkerchief to dust the ppwder off his clothes. As soon as teat happened the gallants' dainty, 4xpensive, scented, laced, embroi- ered, and even tasselled handker- efs were gradually replaced with pger, cheaper, and more practical Squares of fabric. aeon and Garden Vegetables Make t a .Meal BE IIDOROVG'KE A'MADDOX A DINNER of crisp bacon slices teamed with two or more garden vegetables has both appetite and eye appeal. What's more, It is dt qulek dinner to prepare. When buying your bacon, choose it from a refrigerated case. It's a practical idea to look for a brand of bacon which assures quality •eepeat, cut from only the finest cured and smoked sides of pork, Plan to use the bacon within a week of purchase. The bacon slices will separate more easily when stored In the package, loosely wrapped, on the lowest shelf of your refrigerator, Just before cooking, allow bacon to stand at room temperature for about five minutes before lifting off the slices. As in the case of all smoked products, bacon does not freeze well. It is best to buy bacon, therefore, only as you need it and will use quickly. To pan-fry bacon, start it. either in separate slices or slices "in a lump," in a cold skillet. As the skillet and bacon heat slowly, the slices will separate. Turn slices often, using kitchen tongs. Leave the drippings in the pan all during cooking to float slices and to keep them frozn burning. Pouring off drippings Is both hazardous and unnecessary. A combination of crisp ribbons of bacon and two favorite vegetables will make a full-size family meal. Try a bacon dressing poured over your vegetables, It's something to brag about. Bacon Dressing (9leld-3 servings) One-quarter pound sliced bacon, cut into e/4 -inch pieces, I table- spoon onion, minced, I tablespoon brown sugar, '/a cup sugar, h/s cup water, pepper and salt to taste. Brown bacon lightly in skillet, Drain off 2 teaspoons fat. Add onion to skillet and cook over low heat until tender. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 5 minutes. Serve over hot vegetables or use as dressing for hot potato salad. Tomato Bacon 'Dressing (Yield --13 servings) One -quartet' pound bacon, curt Into 3/4 -inch pieces, 1 tablespoon ,j anion, minced, 3$ cup tomato juice, 1 tablespoon vinegar, t/4 teaspoon wholecelerycelery seed,11 desired, pepper and salt to taste. Brown bacon lightly in skillet. Drain off 2 teaspoons fat, Add! onion to skillet and cook over low heat until tender. Add remaining( ingredients and simmer 5 minutes. Serve over hot vegetables, such as lima .beans, spinach or turnip greens, young carrots, etc. Or chill and pour over bead lettuce for salad., - These were, in fact, the first pocket handkerchiefs, for the fit - dog of pockets in men's clothes during the 17th century had at last given the handkerchief a definite home. Even so, the glory of the male handkerchief was not over, for at the end of the 17th century textile handkerchiefs became a popular medium for the new art. Noses were blown and snuff dusted away with large handkerchiefs display- ing current battle scenes, portraits of political leaders, naps, calendars, caricatures, and satirical sketches of all sorts. As men's handkerchiefs became more practical, ladies' handker- chiefs grew smaller and daintier. In the early 1800's some of the most dainty ladies' handkerchiefs, made of the finest fabric and edged 4with beautiful hand embroidery, were used only on special occa- sions. ao. S Leon �1ax� Crispies Are as simple as ABC to snake, and the uses of these electable morsels are many. They t in practically everywhere the Block around, * * * , All crisples are made from a basic foundation - flaky piecrust mixed with cold fruit juice in - Stead of water. Wide range of flavour is possible by the use of fresh or dried fruits, while diver- sity, of shape is practically end- less with the use of different cut- ters. Crispies can be cut will an ordinary sharp knife into squares, oblongs, and diamonds. * ,: r,: These delicate bits are delicious to serve with hot or cold bever- ages, with cheese instead of crack- ersafter dinner and with iec cream, They're fine for the school lunch box, too writes Ethel 11. Eaton in The Christian Science Monitor, * * * The foundation pastry eau be mixed with orange juice in every ease if the ingredients for differ. ent flavors are on stand; or other jukes can be used as directed. * * * Spread them on a platter so as not to overlap, cover with wax paper and set in a cool place until ready to babe. * M: * FOUNDATION PASTRY 2 cups sifted pastry flour % teaspoon sa't cup shortening 4 tablespoons fruit juke very cold. Work the shortening into the sifted flour and salt, adding the fruit juice a little at a time. When thoroughly nixed, roll out on a lightly floured board to y, inch thickness and cut in desired shapes. Use fruit juices alone for thinning the dough and have them icy cold; the colder the liquid and the firmer the shortening, the crisper the cris- pies will be. 4: 4: 4: CHOCOLATE CRISPIES 1 cup powdered sugar 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa Cream the butter and sugar and work in the cocoa. Spread on the uncooked dough. This may prove a bit difficult, but as soon as it goes into the oven, it will melt. * * * ORANGE CRISPIES Chopped pulp of two oranges 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon Grated orange rind Combine the orange pulp, free From all membrane, with sugar and cinnamon. Spread this mix- ture on the Crispies, then sprinkle with a little extra sugar and UEEL E 1, Itmlev eloped 4 Ao r locholic beverage 7 rheic snake 12, c'orreden 13 Ola musical note 14. Cognisant 15 PROS to follow noir. 17. & o Son 1n. Secdn 19. Small child 29. Tang`' slab 22 Sell In MVO:il quxnlli)C 20, Support fur a. ben 27. Preceding night 211, Claw of n. ern b 30, That thing a2. Ft 5.4'4 home 34, And not 30, Barn 87, Mout 30. Con coaled 4.7n4l Ideal 40. Iry 42, Cohan 45. Ortm,inlr 47. TtuSty 40. Spinning toy 00. Foreigner G2, 14,.1411es 00. Plebes 51, Pohl len Oat 511 River (811an:) 59 Tmprevo 00, )}ern G1. )J'ui�O_gN 1. obstrllat fr. A*ec,etda,, Indian a, Signifies 4. Recover 5, Rubber tree - 0, Salt suppert 7. 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Pastry should be mixed with orange juice, 4. •* * PRUNE CRISPIES 1 cup cooked prunes, free of skins and stones 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon lemon juice Combine these ingredients and allow to simmer for about 10 min- utes. Cool and spread on the un- cooked Crispies, cut in oblong strips. Use prune juice for mois- tening the pastry. Half of a blanched almond may be pressed into tie top of each crispie before baking, * s c COCONUT CRISPIES 2 tablespoons shredded coconut 1 tablespoon sugar Hard sauce Mix the pastry with lemon juice and add to it the coconut and sugar. Cup crispie: thin in any desired shape, spread with a thin coating of Hard sauce and cover with ad- ditional coconut, moistened with lemon juice. Bake in a quick oven (400°F.), watching carefully so that the coconut will brown but not burn, These will be whit more crumbly than those made with fruit and arc especially delicious served with hot chocolate. * * * PINEAPPLE CRISPIES 1 No. 1 can shredded pine- apple, drained and minced„ 3 l'ab'espoons powdered sugar 1 small bottle maraschino cher- ries, chopped fine. For mixing the crust, use either the liquid from the pineapple or the cherries. Combine fruits and sugar and allow one dessert spoon- ful of the sauce for each crispie. Before putting into the oven, sprinkle each with a litre sugar and lemon juke and place hall a cherry on top, hill Yaw and his partner Mar - shalt Allman operate The Farm Clinic of the U.S., a farm planning and consulting service in the United States Corn Belt and South. In the latest issue of FARM JOURNAL be has an article entitled "Two - Way Money Makers" which -while it refers to conditions south of the Border primarily -1 think might be of interest to many of my readers, - * * * Time and again you've heard some farmer say: "Sure, I know we ought to grow meat -type hogs, but what's the use as long as packers won't pay a premium?" * * * We used to feel that way, too, but not any more. In four years we've found that our kind of meat - type hogs, handled right, pay their own premium. They pay it in lower costs, as much as 454 cents per pound of gain. * * 4: Here on Long Ranch in Fulton County, Ind,, we ,grow and sell 236,250 pounds of live pork a year, and we do it with only 75 sows. They farrow twice a year, and we raise and market 15 pigs per sow per year. We get the pigs sold in about six months, weighing 210 pounds. * * 4, Our cost of gain per pig is 13,2c a pound, as compared to 17.8c a pound average on 30 of the better- quality Indiana farms •(lead, labor, and other expenses adjusted.) * * 4: That 4.5c per pound of gain dif- ference is the premium we figure our meat -type hogs pay us. On 236,250 pounds of pork it means an extra 510,631.25 in our bank ac- count. ✓ * * Our sows are prolific. and their pigs have hybrid vigor. They grow, top the market consistently', and often bring an extra price. That's berat'sc their carcasses yield more and better pork chops than car- casses of ordinary hogs. * Hasty do five get that kind of a pig? First we breed Hampshire sows to Hanhprace boars. 'Then we breed the offspring to i.andrace- Poland China boars. Next we use Landrace - Large English Black boars. and we make the fqurth cross by mating a Hampshire boar to the third -cross .gilts. Then we start over again, * * 4: We follow advice from two of the nation's top hog breeding re- searchers, Dr. W. A. Craft of Acnes, Iowa, and John Zeller of Beltsville, Md. * * * We aren't doing this alone on one farm in Indiana. Fifteen of us, including farmers in Illinois and Iowa, as well as Indiana, are work- ing together. k * 4, We don't claim to have all of the "bugs" worked out in cross- breeding. We're dead sure, though, that a great many farmers can web afford to try it just for the "pre- mium" the pigs will pay in vigor, rapid growth, and larger litters. * * * They might get more money at the markets too, Some packers have already announced a 25c to 50c premium for neat -type hogs. * * * Last winter and spring we saw the hog market drop unreasonably low, despite a well -sustained con- sumer demand for meat. The big reason, in my opinion, is that con- sumers nowadays don't want fatty meat. * * 4: We just haven't been producing the kind of pork they want, and it's High time we did it. A ham actor was jailed on a counterfeiting charge, and com- plained to the warden, "My per- sonality is being crushed here. You have taken away my illustrious name and given me a mere num- ber." be warden, who was in a good humor, said, "If it will snake you any happier, we'll give you a new number," he ham actor, molli- fied, conceded, "I guess the old one will do -but could you possibly put it in italics?" KPAY SCHOOL LJSSON By Rev. R. 13 Warren, B.A., The Consequences Of Sin 2 Samuel 12:1.7a, 13-14: 18:32-331 24:24. Memory Selection: Create in me a clean heart, 0 God: and renew r2 right spirit with'n me. Psalm 51:10, There is no slimier road to slavery titan that which follows the signboards of sin. The beginnings o£ sin are to be dreaded; for then the handcuffs are put upon us, and n lho icnows to what prison of vices we shall be led away? David should have been with his army fighting the battles of the Lord. Then idlene s and a love of ease led to a failure in his devotion- al life. He used to pray, not only morning and evening, but at noon. Now at the very hour of prayer, with prayer forgotten, lir fell. Even the good, the great, will not he free from the lure of wickedness if they co not keep tlhe'r hearts pure by a daily watch be'ore God. The sin of adultery led to the sin of murder. David's repentance was outstahtd- Mg. Psalms 51 and 3.1 picture his deep remorse for sin and itis genu- ine turning from it. IIis sin watt forgiven. lint it is significant that these sins were repeated among his own children. Amnon defiled his half-sister Tamar and was later ntttrdered at the direction of Tam- ar's brother, Absalom. What could David say? Parents should beware of the example they set their chil- dren, Later Ids son Absalom tried to wrest the throne from his father. David's lament on the death of this rebellious son is a striking plc- ture of fatherly love at its best. The last section of the lesson tells of the buying of Arauuah'e threshing floor. Here the plague was stayed and David built an al- tar and presented offerings to the Lord. This later became the situ of Solomon's temple. David's great heart would not accept the site without payment. The offering to the Lord must be of cost to hitt. Joe E. Lewis, the great night club entertainer, loves gambling so dearly that it's quite possible to be- lieve the story that when a luxury liner sank in mid-Atlantic, and Joe was faced with the prospect el countless hours aboard a leaky raft amid the turbulent ocean waves, hit sole thought was, "Dammit, thlt had to happen the one day I bet oq high field in the ship pool" Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking *.'`33iV v NE 7iJ7C1 d� a 1 1 M 0 tr db a d I N it 3 13 A N V J- 1 AOS S3'93N'� 'v 1 3_ 31t¢ tit" RI51I h C.i v Sight -Seeing "A La Carte" -Jackie Frost, tourist, sees ancient Pam- peii the easy way. Porters will give you an hour's "personally conducted" tour like this of the famous ruins, destroyed by lava from the volcano Vesuvius in 79 A.D., for 100 lira -about $1.50, 24 2 27 52 07 O el By Arthur Pointer 9 04 t Al 35 8 41 42 .43 40 40 50 7 "4'4•SSt't� li 67 50 t4,lasw'e,: Ila eerlteet on 'Tip Page