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The Seaforth News, 1949-12-01, Page 3One Year Old—England's, favorite baby, Bonnie Prince CharYe, was one year old on Nov. 146. He poses for a birthday portrait with his mother, Princess Elizabeth. STABLE TALKS eiane Do you cook your Christmas turkey "by guess or by golly" or go about it in the approved scientific manner? Don't bother to answer! It's just my way of giving warning that if you read any farther you're going to find full instructions as to how to prepare the noble bird and do it to a turn, also recipes -for -sone of the other festive "fixtin's," First of all here's a Turkey Roasting Chart Dressed weight in pounds Oven temperature : Hours 6-9 325 deg. 2;4-3 10-13.. 300 deg. 44-4% 4 14-17 275 deg. 5-6 18-23 ` 250 -275 -deg. 6%-7' 24-30 250 deg. 8-9 Roast Turkey Rub inside of body cavity with few dashes of pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon salt per lb. bird Fill the body cavity with stuffing but do not pack. Tuck, plenty in the neck to keep the breast moist Skewer neck to centre -back with skin drawn over stuffing's plumpness Skewer, or sew, cavity opening closed Tie cord around legs just above joints, This keeps skin from drawing, Truss Place in pan breast down for first half of roasting time Dip cheesecloth in melted fat and cover entire bird with it. Keep cloth moistened with drippings and melted butter. Don't add water. Don't cover pan. Turn bird breast up during last half of roasting time Let stand 10 or 15 minutes before serving to absorb (tires. Bread Stuffing (Stuffs 14 to 16 -pound bird) Combine 1 pound pork sausage, browned i11 3 tablespoons fat 1 2-3 cups chestnuts (or nut meats) 2 medium celery stalks, chapped 1 small onion, chopped. 1 loaf day-old bread broken into bits 12 olives, ground 2'teaspoons 'salt CVs teaspoon pepper 6 sprigs parsley lr/ cups milk to moisten Stuff bird. * :r• Celery Stuffing (Stuffs 14 to 16 -pound bird) Melt in large skillet 54 cup shortening Simmer in fat 2 minutes 1 cup chopped parsley 1% cups chopped onion Adel 2 quarts day-old bread, broken nto bits 2 teaspoons salt I teaspoon pepper 1 teaspooncelery seed TA teaspoon savory seasoning IA cup water Blend in 4 cupschopped celery Stuff bird lightly;. don't pack. Cranberry Sauce (Serves 8) Add 1 quart cranberries . to . 2 cups water Cook 5 minutes Run through sieve Add • 2 cups sugar Bringto boil and cook 3 minutes Cool Keep in refrigerator or other cool place until serving time. * * * Fluffy Whipped Potatoes Cover desired amount of potatoes with boiling, salted water Cover and cook 25-45 minutes, or until done Drain and shake gently over low heat to dry and stake mealy Beat with electric mixer, or press through ricer, or mash with potato masher Add sufficient warm creast or hot top milk to moisten potatoes Salt and pepper to taste Whip until smooth, light and fluffy. Top with melted butter, * * Giblet Gravy (Serves 8) Simmer Turkey giblets % hour, or until tender in 1 cup water Ppur drippings from turkey roast ing into a bowl Return to roasting pan IA cup drippings Blend in r/q cup flour Add 2 cups liquid (a combination of milk, cream or sour cream, and the stock front cooked giblets) Cook until desired thickness Add Giblets, chopped IA teaspoon salt IA teaspoon pepper. e * 2 Plum Pudding 1 cup soft bread crumbs 1. cup chopped suet 1 cup chopped apple 5 cup brown sugar 1 cup .seedless raisins 1 cup chopped figs ' 1 cup chopped dates clip sliced citron peel Vz cup chopped walnuts 34 cup Five Roses flour tsp. cinnamon 54 tsp. nutmeg 2 tspns, baking powder teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup milk Method: Mix together the bread crumbs, suet, apple, brown sugar. raisins, figs, dates, citron peel and walnuts. Sift together the flour, cin- namon, nutmeg, baking powder and salt. Combine the fruit and flour mixtures. Add the beaten eggs and milk. Pour into greased pudding bowls and steam 3 hours. Advertisement for a house: "Wanted: A furnished house or flat, large enough to atop wife from going home to mother, small enough to stop mother from cone ing home to wife," Modern Etiquette By Roberta Lee Q. What should two persons do if introduced to each other for the second time? A. If the occasion is a formal one, they should both acknowledge the introduction and not attempt .any • explanations that would be embar- rassing to the person making the introduction, however, if the oc- casion acasion is an informal one, it is all right' to recall the previous meeting, Q. Is it necessary to send a gift when one is invited to a church weddi ,,, but not to the reception? A. In this ease, h is not necessary. Duly an invitation to the reception would require a gift. Q. Should one who is in mourn- ing send Holiday greetings to in- timate friends? A. YcS, if one wishes to do so. However, it is not imperative, nor should it be expected. Q. Is it proper fora bride-to-be to call her friends by telephone to request that they serve as brides- maids at her wedding? A. No; it is much better if she calls personally upon each of her friends for this purpose. If this is not possible, as in the case of out- ofrtown friends, then friendly: notes. of request should be written by hand. Q. Is it necessary for a man to rise when being introcuced to an- other man, and also to shake hands? A. Yes to both questions, unless, of course, they are so far apart that it would be awkward to shake bands, Q. When invited toodinner party in a restaurant or hotel, does one have the privilege of choosing one's own meal? A. No; the host or hcitess orders the meal in advance, and the guests eat what is placed' before them. Q. What is the best way for a man to ask a girl for a dance? A."May I have the next dance?" is probably the best manner. Q. Is it all right to ask "Who is this?" or "What number is this?" whenmaking a telephone call and someone answers whose voice you do not recognize? A. This is extremely ill -bre. The correct thing always to do it to ask for the person with whnnl You wish to speak. Q. How should a girl announce her engagement if her parents are dead? A. It may be announced in the name of her brother. or her near- est relative. Do We Canadians A timberland owner iii the State of Washington cleared the trees from his land and said, "That's that," . or something similar. The state, backed by one of its own laws, said he must reseed or restock his land to,ntaintain sufficient cover for the soil. Whereupon the owner replied that the iaod was his to do with as he wished, and be took the matter to court. The trial court, the state su- preme court, and now the Supreme Court of the United States have all upheld the State of Washington. Some Americans, alarmed by the steady increase itt govermnental controls, may see in this only an- other and bigger stride in a march toward Socialism or statism." There are other considerations in this case, however, which should qualify such a conclusion. Treat- ment of the nation's soil is in quite a different category from the right of a businessman, for instance, to restock his store or close it up. The state supreme court put it elo- quently: Edmund Buclke once said that a great unwritten compact exists between the dead, the living, and the unborn. We leave to the unborn a colossal financial de.ht, perhaps inescap- able' . . . Such an inviolate compact requires that the leave to the unborn something more than debts and depleted natural resources. Private enterprise, better than any system yet devised by men, can develop and exploit natural re- sources. But by reason of the very forces, competition and profit, which largely give it vitality, it finds self-imposed conservation difficult. Stich attempts by govern- ment in behalf of the people to restore and maintain a balance should be construed not as a vic- tory for Socialism, but for intelli- gent capitalism, CAUTIOUS ADMIRER An actress carne off the stage after a successful first night, and was surprised when the manager handed her a bunch of flowers and a packet of marigold seeds. "The flowers are from a gentle- man in the stalls, and the packet of seeds from a Scotsman in the gallery," he explained. MODERN STYLE It was time for she factory work- er's son to go to bed, "Tell me a story, Daddy," said the boy, "Well, my son," began the fac- tory worker,"once upon a time and a half .. , 1'adio wisecrack: When a woman reaches 40, her husband wants to swap her for two twenties. HELPFUL HINTS FOR • BUSY WOMEN To bleach tea towels, 1 drop pieces of lemon peel into the water when 1 am boiling the towels. The lemon peel gives a wonderfully fresh, clean appearance to the towels, "When washing delicate china and glass -ware, fold a thick Turkish rowel and lay it in the bottom of your dishpan. It will save many 50 accident; and ease the wear and tear on your best and favorite tableware, 13cture you begin to iron or press your own blouses and lingerie, sprinkle a . few drops of your fav- orite cologne. 011 theironing board. it will leave your clothes delight.: frilly fragrant, and you'll enjoy it,' too, a4 coil iron. Poe der pulls otter no end 01 serv.ce at our house, l keep one handy in the kitchen near the can of silver polish. It's perfect' for applying cleaner to dishes, mirrors, and silver.' And a powder puffdip- ped in cleaning fluid is just the thing for erasing spots on woolen garments. it .works better for me than a sponge or a cloth. Mso, give a clean, rough -surfaced puff a . try an dusting troublesome lint from dark wool clothing. h * Need a brightening touch for your kitchen walls? This idea drew all kinds of compliments when I tried it recently. Paint a pair of worn or discarded phonograph re- cords to accent your color scheme; add an attractive decal to each; F&W CAN 1? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I make a loose nail in a plastered wall firm? A. Saturate a small piece of wad- ding with glue; wrap as much, as possible around the nail and rein- sert in the hole pressing in firmly. Remove excess glue with wet cloth. When dry, the nail will be rigid. Any louse hunk of plaster can be fastened in place with the, glue. Q, How can I make a good toilet perfume? A. Mix two ounces of alcohol with one-half ounce of orris root. Keep this tightly corked in a bottle, and shake thoroughly each time be- fore using. Q, How can I keep raisins, dates, and figs from sticking to the, grinder when running them through? A. They will not stick if testa juice is squeezed into diet grinder before the fruit is put through it. Q. How can I prepare parsley for garnishing? A. Chop the parsley very tine, place in a cloth, squeeze the cloth tightly, hold under the cold water faucet for a half minute, and then squeeze again until all the water is out. Q. How can I keep the eyes from watering during windy weather? A. Bathe the eyes in a solution of ten grains of boracic acid to one ounce of warm distilled water. and hang by .drilling a small. hole at the top or gluing an inconspic- uous cloth or cardboard loop an the underside., When bar soap has dissolved to a point where it is impractical and annoying to handle, drop it into a little cloth bag about 5 'inches square. This; will be ever so handy in doing the dishes or making suds for your laundry. Sew a ring to the top of you, mixer cover` and hang it from a small curtain hook, screwed into the base of your kitchen cabinet. This will keep it helpfully out of your way while your mixer's in use, yet rightat your finger tips for easy replacing. Whip It Up Evaporated milk may be whip- ped, even more easily San some fresh cream if treated the following way; When a recipe calls for evap- orated milk, whipped, placethe can to a saucepan,. cover with cold water, and bring just to a tumbling boil, When cold, it will whip just as easy as fresh cream. It is interesting to note that this suggestion was tested by Miss Farmer's famous School of Cook- ery in ook-ery-in Boston, which reported that it not only worked beautifully, but increased the volume of the milk after it was whipped. Cynicism: It should be easy to stake an honest living—there isn't mu ch. competition. n SAFE FOR BABY Two dairies were engaged in an advertising war in a Midwestern city. One of the companies hired a daredevil racer to drive a car around the town with large pla- cards, reading: "This Daredevil Drinks Our Milk," The rival company.not'to be out- done, carne out with placards, twice as large, reading: "You don't have to be a dare- devil to drink our milk." Great Profiles -Heir to one of the great names, and profiles, in theatrical history is John Barrymore, Jr., right. Young John snakes his screen debut in a film soon to be released. At left is the world -famed profile of his father, the late Tohn Barrymore. Hold Your Fire, Small Fry—These ducks caste swimming by the poised gun of young hunter Skippy Maks but he didn't Clare open fire. It was just before official opening of the duck=hosating season. JACK MINER'S SANCTUARY