The Seaforth News, 1948-05-20, Page 71
Young Rural Athletes -Although often lacking proper equipment, children in Ontario's rural
schools 'provide a great source of future athletic champions. With weather inntrovina recess
periods find the youngsters making healthy use of every free minute. At Silles School in
Melancthon township, southpaw Jim Davie, 15, bats with Don Snider, 11, the barehanded
catcher, while admiring young girls watch the softballers play.
CHRONICLES OF UNGER FARM
liv Gwencloline P Clarke
A few minutes ago I decided it
'was high time I stared in on this
week's column. Before settling down
to write, however, I made one last
trip to the hen -house to pick up the
ago. That did id Once outside it
-seemed to me little short of .a crime
to shut myself up in the house again,
especially when I heard song birds
all around me pouring forth an ec-
atasy of melody. "Then why go into
the house?" I asked -myself. "After
all, the most you'll see in there is
unfinished work, and you •certainly
won't hear any birds."
So here 1 am, on the lee side of
the woodshed -it being too cold out
In the open. I have .a pencil in mY
hand but the field glasses are by my
side and already I have found one of
my little songsters. He is perched
on the very top •of a very tall oak
'tree, too far away for me to see what
kind of bird he is, except that he is
dark with a longish bill But can
be sing!
You know, as I sit here with the
beauty , of aong and scenery all
around me, I feel so thankful for
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Penny Mason ,combines crepe
and lane in a white ,graduation
dress. The half peplum and
little shoulder bands are crf
frosty lace.
our Canadian wintersl That, possi-
bly, sounds like a paradox; but it
isn't really, because how could we
.appreciate our lovely spring if it
were not for the cold winter days
that precede it? Browning writes -
"Oh, to be in England, now that
April's here," --and I agree it would
be hard to match the beauty •of an
English spring, with the woods
thickly carpeted with bluebells,
primroses and shy, fragrant little
violets. But in Canada there is more
. contrast. One week the trees and
shrubs look practically lifeless, and
one hears only an occasional robin
and .the chattering of starlings and
sparrows. Then come a few warm
•days and the scene changes so sud-
denly as to be almost 'unbelievable.
It is then one sees it as I see it nowi
Maple buds bursting into tiny,
closely curled reddish -brown leaves,
wild plum suddenly white with
bloom, catkins dangling from the
elms .and poplars, yellowy tips on
'the spruces, willows dressed out in
'that light feathery foliage peculiar
only to willows.
9 * *
And the 'fields ... low green the
wheat -a pleasing contrast to the
brown of the freshly tilled fields.
The pastures, golden -decked with
succulent dandelion bloom, spilling
over to the darker colored clover
fields. And then, mingled with the
melody of the birds there is the
heavy hum of tractors reminding
one of the difference between the
old and the new. Nature -ageless as
Time itself, as compared with the
modern methods of man.
It is also obviously the mating
season. Just now a jealous cock -
robin was putting to rout an amor-
ous starling who was trying to force
his unwelcome attention upon a lady
robin. 'rhe sparrows also seem to
obect to triangle love affairs. Just
now I thought I heard an oriole but
maybe I'm mistaken -it is a little
early yet.
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And now, coming across the field
is our team, dragging the harrows.
Young John is driving the horses,
finishing the field that Bob worked
up with the tractor. Partner is away
in the distance digging out ditches
-but not too strenuously., F"hope.
Yes, there in the ground are oats,
mixed grain, timothy and clover
seed, all waiting to he "fed and
watered by God's Almighty hand."
Until harvest our part is done -the
Test is in the lap of the gods.
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something black and white with a
very bushy tale moving slowly
across the ,garden? No, it isn't
what you think -it is notting snore
offensive than our Whiskey, cowing
home from her daily hunt.
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The Green Thumb
By Gordon L. Smith
The Daisy Family
The once -humble daisy is now one
of the real mainstays of a well-
planned garden, because now there is
a sufficient variety
to supply bloom
during every
period of the
growing season.
Their widely -vary-
ing colors, heights
and manner of
growing make pos-
sible any desired
effect, all the way
from border edge to background.
Daisies help to point up other
flower forms in your garden and
among their additional charms are
their varied centres, their long lasting
qualities after being cut, and the pro-
fusion of bloom most of them offer.
Whether annual, biennial like the
English daisy, or perennial they are
all very easy to grow. None is seri-
ously troubled by disease or insect
pests and few have any decided soil
preference. Among the annual vari-
eties that can be sown in open ground
early in the year are the gaillardia,
calliopsis, helianthus (sunflower) and
chrysanthemum.
Among the taller annuals you will
want the rudbeckia, golden in color.
and such varieties of the helianthus
as Stella and Sunlight, -which usually
grow about three feet high and are
most suitable for use in smaller, re-
stricted borders. The taller sun-
flowers need 'lots of room to prevent
their coarse leaves overshadtwing The
entire planting.
Sparkling white shastas• lend a
lovely touch when grown near daylily
trumpets or between tulips and iris.
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. TABLE TALKS ...
Frostings -Toppings
Seven Minute Frosting
2 egg whifes, unbeaten
1% cups sugar
Dash of salt
5 tablespoons water
I% teaspoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine egg whites, sugar, salt,
water and corn syrup in top of
double boiler, mix-
ing thoroughly.
Place over rapid-
ly boiling water,
fbeat constantly
with rotary egg
beater (or at high
speed of electric
mixer), and cook
7 minutes, or until
the frosting will stand up in peaks.
Remove from boiling water; add
vanilla and beat until thick enough
to spread. Makes enough frosting
to cover tops and sides of two 9 -inch
layers, or top and sides of 13x9x2-
inch cake, or atm.:, 14 large or 2
dozen small ctmcalces.
For half recipe, use half of ingre-
dients and reduce cooking time to
about 4 minutes. Makes enough for
top and sides of 9 -inch tube cake, or
top of 10x10 -inch cake,
Praline Topping
Ya cup brown sugar (firmly paciced)
2 tbls. Swans Down Cake Flour
14 cup melted butter
2 tablespoons water
1/2* cap finely chopped pecans
Mix together all ingredients.
Spread carefully, a small amount
at a time, over hot cake in pan.
Place in moderate oven (375 degrees
F.) and bake 5 minutes. Cool and
cut cake in pan. Makes topping for
9 x 9 -inch or 13 x 9 -inch cake.
Lemon Cream Icing
2 cups sifted confectioner's nugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
134 teaspoons grated lernon rind
3 tablespoons cream (about)
Combine ingredients and mix welt
If necessary, add more cream to
make of right consistency to spread.
Makes enough icing to cover top of
8x8 -inch cake.
Orange Mist Frosting
Use recipe for Seven Minute
Frosting, Omit corn syrup. Substi-
When your delphiniums and lilies
dominate the scene in July, rosy py-
rethrum or yellow anthemis make fine
companions.
9 * *
Rudbeckias are valuable for con-
trast behind rounded mounds of
phlox during the summer. In August
the various yellows of the sunflowers
need careful placing as they do not
blend very easily with pink tones.
However, they are most effective as a
background for masses of marigolds
and some of the lilies. In early fall
the soft colors of hardy asters are a
choice foil for the brilliant shades of
other autumn flowers.
There are several daisies which
serve the gardener in problem plant-
ings. Even in hot dry locations your
calliopsis, coreopsis, gaillardia, sun-
flowers and rudbeckias are almost
sure to thrive; and although few an -
annuals . relish shade, calliopsia, will
blossom freely there.
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tute 454 tablespoons °mot flee
and y,!, tablespoon lemon Juice or
the water and 1 teaspoon grated
orange rind for the vanilla.
Boiled Frosting
1% cups sugar
Dash of salt
34 teaspoon light corn syrup
34 cup boiling water
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine sugar, salt, corn syrup,
and water. Bring quickly to a boil,
Stirring, until small amount of syrup
forms a soft ball in cold water, or
spins a long thread when dropped
from the tip of the spoon (240 de-
grees F.).
Beat egg whites with flat wire
whisk or rotary egg beater until stiff
enough to hold up in moist peaks.
Pour syrup in fine stream over egg
whites, beating constantly. Add
vanilla
Continue beating 10 to 15 minutes,
or until frosting is cool and of right
consistency to spread. (If too atiff
for rotary egg beater, use a wooden
spoon.)
Makes enough frosting to cover
tops and sides of two 8 -inch layers,
• two 9 -inch layers, top and sides
of 13x9x2-inch cake, or tops of 20
large cupcakes.
One Too Many
A certain wealthy broker fell in
love with an illiterate young woman
while on a hunting trip years ago.
He took the precaution of sending
her away to school before giving
her his name, but when she had been
educated and provided with the
proper social polish he changed his
mind. The young woman sued him
for breach of promise.
"I didn't mind paying the stiff
bill her lawyer presented to ate -
except one item," he complained.
"What was that?" a sympathetic
friend enquired.
"To loss of time while improving
my mind, $3,000."
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