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The Seaforth News, 1949-05-26, Page 6Help The + ted Cross frsAIA K TSA TABLE TALKS i° e1smA,deewr. I've heard several women, who live in small towns Complain be- cause they find it almost impossible to get real rye bread -the kind that the big commercial bakeries don't make, but which you can find in most big city delicatessen stores. On the chance that some of the readers of this column feel the same way here's a recipe for the real thing. Probably, the quantities given in the recipe will be too big for most of you—especially for a first trial, but they can easily be cut down proportionately. SWEDISH ' RYE BREAD 1 quart buttermilk or sour milk 1 teaspoon soda 1 pint water 2 tablespoons shortening IA cup sugar 2 tablespoons salt y, cup medium dark molasses 6 and % cups rye flour 754 cups white flour 2 cakes compressed yeast dis- solved in % cup warm water with 1 teaspoon sugar. Method. Put water, shortening, sugar, salt and molasses into a saucepan and heat until all is melt- ed. Put buttermilk into large bread - mixing bowl. Add soda, then add the hot liquid mixture. Mix well, add rye flour, then add yeast (which has been dissolved). Add the white floor. Knead in with the hands until thoroughly blended. Let rise until double in bulk (about two hours). Turn onto floured board, knead, shape into loaves, using enough flour to keep from sticking. Put into greased loaf tins and let rise until double (about one hour). Bake in a medium hot oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Grand, either "as Is" or toasted. The burnt sugar cake I'm going to tell you about now was, for many years, an "extra special" at the famous market down in Vicksburg —and may be yet for all I know. Your first taste, I'm pretty sure, will tell you why it is so popular in a land famous for good eating. BURNT SUGAR CAKE Mixture No. 1 54 cup sugar 1/4 cup hot water Place sugar in skillet over low Off A pair of pretties for your Glamour Child! One, in stripes, makes her the best dressed child in slams; the other with eyelet bands is adorable for parties Pattern 4900 in sizes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. Size 6 takes 2% yards 35 -inch strip- ed fabric. This pattern, easy •to use, simple to sew, is tested for fit. Has conn Otte illustrated instructions. • Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS (25c) in coins (stamps cannot be ac- cepted) for this pattern, Print plain - SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, TYLE NUMBER, Send your order to Box 1, 123 Alfghteenth New Toronto, Ont. heat and stir constantly until it is melted and dark in color. 'Add hot water gradually, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Cool Mixture No. 2 14 cup fat or shortening 11.,/, cups sugar 3 eggs 3 teaspoons baking powder 3 cups Rolfe 4 teaspoon salt 1 cup water 1 teaspoon 'vanilla extract Caramelized syrup .(Mixture 1) Method. Cream shortening. Add sugar gradually, creaming until light and fluffy. Add well beaten egg yolks. Mix thoroughly. Sift 'flour, baking powder and salt to- gether. Add alternately with water to first mixture. Add vanilla and syrup, Mix to a smooth batter. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into greased, paper lined pans. Bake 30 minutes in moderate oven (375F). Some hints on fudge making may not come amiss, especially with the younger generation, and' more es- pecially because these following hints will produce fine fudge far more quickly than other methods. You can hurry fudge in these ways; 1. Put in 2. tablespoons ,of corn starch to make it thicken faster. 2. Pour it out on a LARGE, well greased platter for quick cooling. 3. Put the platter on a cake rack so air can circulate around it. 4. Put lumps of butter ON the platter instead of IN the fudge. You.beat it when the platter is cool enough to hold comfortably iq your hand. And if you use half brown sugar it will keep the fudge from getting grainy because of the fast handling. Modern Etiquette by Roberta Lee Q. At a church wedding, on which side of the main aisle should pews be reserved for the bride's family and the bridegroom's fancily? A. The left side for the bride's family, and the right side for the bridegroom's. Q. What is the limit in knives and forks o -hen a table is correctly set? A. Two knives (sometimes three), and not more than three forks. Q. Does the man or the woman make the first offer to shake (lands when being introduced? A. The woman, always. How- ever, she should show no sign of hesitation should the man offer his hand first. Q.. What is Use order of reces- sion at the conclusion of a church wedding.cerelnony? A. Just the reverse of the en- trance. The bride and bridegroom should lead, followed by the brides- maids and ushers. Q. How should' guests be seated at a luncheon table when there are no place cards? A. The hostess may designate their places as they approach the table. Q. How soon after the announce- ment of an engagement should a young man's parents call on the bride-to-be? A. Within a day or two, if pos- sible. Q. When rising from the table, should one push his chair up to the table? A Yes, slightly, to keep it out of the way of other persons. He should not leave it back two feet from the table, nor should he place it back meticulously. Q. When a man is writing a letter to a woman with whom he is but slightly ,acquainted, • should he' close the letter with "Sincerely yours"? A. "Very truly yours" is prefer- able. Q. Should one offer a tip to a Pullman conductor? A. No; only 'to the porter. Q. Is it permissible to supply a word which seems to elude a friend who is speaking? A. While this is very often done, it still is considered ill-bred. TINY FALCON-1SLAND Falcon island — small uninhab- ited volcanic member of the Tonfot. group — has disappeared. This advice was contained its fa signal to the navy office at Wel- lingtoa from the naval frigate Hawea. The Hawea reported indications of underwater volcanic activity and a strong sulphurous smell when it reached the spot where the island used to be. Falcon Island was heaved up{' a volcanic eruption in Ochoblil, 1885. Got "Knifed" Early—Little John O'Donaid was born with his heart on the wrong side, his stomach, standing On. end, most of his digestive organs pushed into his chat cavity, and has left lung squeezed tight. Rushed to hospital his organs were set right by a surgeon less than 24 hours after birth. When this picture was taken Johnnie was twoweeks old, had gained 11 ounces, and was on a normal bottle diet. i HRONICLES. INGERFARM 11' Cwonclaline 2. Cla,tka Maybe there are happenings at Ginger Farm that I should be writing about, but I happened to notice the date just now and it put everything otit of my head except my mother's birthday. it is strange how the passing of times eases the loss of those we loved. And yet . hurt, in our hearts that follows the time, does no dim our memory. I can remember my mother' just as welt now as I could when I left England thirty years ago. I can recall, without effort, the way she looked; the things she said, and, the marvellous way in which she, a widow, raised and looked after her four children. No one ever had a better mother than I had. I was three and a half — the youngest—when my father died, but a baby brother was born three months later, Through no fault of my father's there was little left for mother after the estate was settled. There should have been more but misplaced confidence changed all that. My mother had learned dress- making before she was married and now she turned to it again. There was no self-pity; no flinching at the task before her. She asked help from no one and absolutely refused to bring a charge against the man who "looked after" her affairs, She wouldn't do it because it would have hurt her sister. The man hap- pened to be her brother-in-law. Day after day, and often far into the night, her busy fingers cut, shaped and sewed. The noise of the sewing machine was the rhythm that set the pace of our lives. And mother was an artist in her work . the inside of a garment must be as neat and attractive as the outside During the next few years many things happened. My baby brother died; my second brother, through the influence of friends, went to boarding school and completed his education by winning one scholar- ship after another. My sister went to an aunt's boarding -school, and my eldest brother, at thirteen, went out and got himself a job as an office boy. He got four shillings a week, two of which he gave to my mother, From that tirne onward he became self-supporting. He, has gone a long way since those office - boy days. As for 'me, I spent moat of my time running up more doctor bills for my mother to pay. 1. remember one time when I was very ill mother brought her sewing machine upstairs to the room where I had spent many weeks in bed. It was her solution to. looking after me and working at the same time. She was snaking, at the time, a red cashmere dress for a little girl About 'my own age, I thought it was a lovely dress and I asked her if I could have one just lice it when I got better. She promised me that I should, And then I saw that mother was • crying—a most unusual thing for her to do, I felt so guilty 'because I thought site was crying wondering how she was going to afford to buy me a dress. It wasn't that at all—mother didn't expect I would ever wear a little red dress or any dress for that matter, as the doctor had said that I couldn't get better. Maybe that is where I devel- oped an unexpected stubborn streak, because I did get better—and mo- ther made me a little red dress. Mother did her best to keep us all in the straight and narrow Path. When I was in my teens tett o'clock was the latest I could be out, and then only if she knew where I was going and with whom. One time it ISSUE 13 — 1949 lopSCRATCNING) Relieve Itch in 7,4 cs Jtiff�r .hI,t,, b it,od Eno tie a Botta..Iua Iing edlceted D. D a P espelpe a- (ordieu3 or a trenglh5. C,ensd etnlnl,f A D ,range formula, Soothes ta� alma I tem Itching 9uiekly. SSC alai bottle Lal,0.0. rnn,iptt;,.mkywr drugh, or D.D.a..PreanN9lien. Cooking Terms That Every Woman Ought to Know You have puzzled sometimes over terms you see in cookery recipes. Here's a chance to catch upon your studies. . • Bake—To cook by dry heat, usu- ally in an oven but occasionally in special utensils on top of the range. When applied to meat cookery, it is called roasting: Barbecue—To roast meat over was eleven o'clock and we found mother pacing the terrace outside our house. Mother was never really cross but she often got very annoyed with me because she said I didn't talk. to her enough, I always had my nos:. in a book and I was fright- fully untidy! It was a happy time for us when ' we were all self-supporting and mother could give up her dress- making. We wanted her to live with one or the other of us—but no, mother said there was going to be a hone for her children to come to as long as she was living. And there was; mother died as site had lived— in her own little home. And so, there is no sorrow in my- heart ayheart this day as I remember my mother—only great love and grati- tude to r. kindly fate that gave me that most priceless gift—a good and courageous mother. coals, .in an. oven or broiler,' often basting; with 1tighly:.seadoned sauce. Baste—To moisten foods during cooking to add flavor and to prevent drying: Melted fat, meat drippings, water and fruit juices are used most frequently as the basting., Blaneh-To pour boiling water. over a food.to loosen skin, to remove color, or to set color. Many vege- tables and fruits are blanched dur ing the canning and freezing,'prepa- ration. Rice and -macaroni are often blanched to remove excess starch, and starchy film, Braise—To brown meat in small amount of hot fat, then adding a small amount of liquid and simmer- ing slowly in a tightly covered uten- sil. Meat stock„water, milk, cream, or vegetable juice are usually the liquids used. Broil -To cool: by direct heat. This may be done by placing food under or over the heat. Candying --To cook in sugar or syrup. Caramelize -To melt sugar or food containing a high percentage of sugar, slowly over low heat until it becomes brown in color. The darker the color, the stronger the flavor. Cut—To separate food in' .pieces with knife or scissors: Also combine shortening with dryingredients by using two knives or a pastry. blender. Devil—To . prepare food, usually eggs, with, pepper and ]rot condi- ments or sauces. Dredge—To dip food intofloor, crumbs or similar substances to completely coat it. Glace—To coat a food with sugar syrup that has been cooked to the "crack” stage, Also coating rolls or pastries with icings or other mix- tures, DARK LAMP SHADES 11 you have dark lamp shades itt your ,house which make reading difficult, try lining them with a piece of, white, paper or a coat of white .paint. It may double, 'ay even treble the light given" off. DOUBLE SHELLCRAFT KIT r Here's a bargain offer—apo kite for dm price of w TWr stnd g offer made to•ret you darted In this fascinating k bbyeraft. Novelty lowelry-kit No. 13 contain. 1 lam .cameo, 2 smolt amen, p h ear mem, wifely doop pinbacb, gement,oval disc and (n,tru Itch leaflet. 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They help wake up a larger flow of the 3 main digestive }aim in your stomas* AND bowels—help you digest whet you have eatoo in Nature's own way. Then moot folks get the kind of relief that makes you feel better from your bead to yeas toes. Just be sure you get the genuine Csrter'e Little Liver Pills from your druggist -88o Tasej Lamb 'Oumptins - cost so little mode with MAGIC Cut lb..lamb fatal" pieces; brown well fa hot drip. p198: pout offeacesefat, Add 4 c. boiling water, S celery tops, 2 sprigs parsley, 1 bay leaf, 1 tap. salt and i( tap. pepper. Cover and simmer 2 lin, Add 1 f }; e. diced carrots. e peeled small onion.. Simmer until meat and vegetables are tender, about ,}( hr. Combine 1 tint. melted butter and 2 tbs, flour and ear In a little hot gravy; stir Into stew; stir and cook until thickened, DUMPLINGS: Min and sift into bowl 1)f o. once sifted pastry flour (or 1 N e. once -gifted herd wheat flour), 3 tap. Magic Baking Powder, tap. salt. Cut in finely 116 tbs. shortening. Make a well in centre, pour fa t( o. cold water or milk and mix lightly with a fork. Drop by smell spoonfuls over hot stew. Simms, without lifting the cover, for 15 minute.. a MAGIC 64KIN6, POWDER w!h 'WERE'$ .00R BAST CHANCE t0 eater the JANE ASHLEY Han. Service Department The Canada Starch Company timtled CROWN BRAND CONTESTS " Contest Closes Arun 151 Se sore you try for the Grand Arise now: - before les too late! Te°a Cady .. , 44e'4 Out jou etreten 1. Simply print your name and address on any plain sheet of paper. 2. Mall this, together with a label from a 5 Ib. tin of Crown Brand Corn Syrup* (or reasonable facsimile) tot — THE CROWN BRAND CONTEST, Station "H" Montreal, ane. 3. Be certain your entry has sufficient postage. That is all you do to enter the Crown Brand Contest. Now, here's what happens:. .:. 154 entries will be drawn from the mail received during this last prize- winning period. 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