Zurich Herald, 1949-11-10, Page 7Table Talks
1 probably don't need to tell
avast of you that Christmas cake
is one delicacy which—if you want
it to be eaten at its very best—must
be made and wrapped well ahead
of time.
So, if you haven't already done
ao, it might be an idea to get busy
and make that fruit cake right
away, thus allowing it to age prop-
erly and attain . its finest flavor.
Very likely you have your own
"pet" recipe; but in case you
haven't, here's one I can highly
recommend, together with full in-
structions for making it.
Sounds like a lot of bother, per-
haps, but well worth it, and after
all, "Christmas comes but—" This
recipe will make one five -pound
cake, or five one -pounders.
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CHRISTMAS CAKE
Fruit and Nuts
pound seedless raisins
pounds pitted dates, finely cut
pounds mixture of candied
fruits, including candied cit-
ron, lemon peel, orange peel,
candied pineapple, candied
cherries, all finely cut
Vs cup walnut meats
3/a cup pecan meats
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Dry Ingredients
cups sifted all-purpose flour
teaspoon baking powder
teaspoon salt
teaspoon cinnamon
teaspoon allspice
teaspoon cloves
teaspoon nutmeg.
Other Ingredients
1 cup shortening
/ cup, brown sugar
1 cup corn syrup
4 eggs, well beaten
Ye cup orange juice.
Method: (1) First weigh all fruits
and nuts, then measure and sift to-
gether all other dry ingredients;
then measure separately all the
other ingredients.
(2) Cream together sugar and
shortening until very smooth. Then
add syrup and beat with hand or
electric beater until the mixture is
llg!ht and fluffy.
(3) Beat the eggs until fluffy; add
to creamed shortening alternately
with orange juice and M cup of the
mixed dry ingredients. Beat until
smooth.
' (4) Combine nuts and fruits.
Dredge them, until well coated,
with % cup of the dry ingredients.
(This keeps the fruit and nuts
from forming lumps in your cake.)
(5) Now add the fruits and nuts
do your batter. Then add balance
of the dry ingredients. Mix well.
For oneepound cakes, line 3 x 5% -
inch loaf pans with waxed paper,
Ind pour in batter.
(6) Bake one -pound cakes about
three hours at 250°. Larger cakes
should be baked 4 hour longer for
each extra pound. For glaze, bake
over a pan of water in the oven.
Decorations of cherries, almonds
etc., can be added during the last
hour of baking. Cake, when done,
should be medium brown, with a
(smooth, shiny glaze. Completely
cool cakes before wrapping and
storing. Clear or colored cellophane
makes a good protective wrapping.
Make the cellophane ti'gtht and seal
with warm iron. Store wrapped
eeakes anywhere. Anywhere, that is,
out of reach of Juvenile hands.
Too Lucky
When the name of the plaintiff
was called out in court, much to
everyone's amazement, he stood up.
Ott the jury box.
"What are you doing there?"
snapped the clerk.
"T was called to serve on the
jury," was the meek reply.
"But you must have known you
•couldn't sit on a jury and try your
own case."
"I suppose not," admitted the
'plaintiff ruefully, "I did think it
was a bit of luck."
"It's A Natural"—That's what the judges said as they awarded this picture the grand prize in
the eleventh annual Newspaper National Snap shot Contest. The shot of - the lice -throwing
kitties. was made 'by A. E. Albera and won prizes totalling $1,500.
HRONIICL S
'iI.NCERFM
ct n r Clerk¢
It's a weary woman I ani—hav-
ing just done the last of the dishes
after a Monday 'threshing. Not only
that, but we had visitors here over
the week-end—that is until Sunday
night—so I couldn't get any thresh-
ing meal preparations done ahead .
of time and had it all to do this
morning. Fortunately, we had the
men for only one meal. But who
am I to grumble? In fact, as I
went about my work this morning,
I thought how much more easily
one can deal with a threshing with
a few modern conveniences around.
For instance, a pressure cooker
looked after my carrots; electric
warming oven kept meat hot with-
out drying it out; hot water on tap
was ready for the men to was!h;
an electric kettle boiled water far
tea after the threshing machine had
stopped, end the kitchen wasn't
overheated and uncomfortable.
"Gwen," I said to myself, "you
don't know you're living! Think
back a few years. Remember cook-
ing your meals over the oil stove,
arranging things so that you had a
burner free to heat the water for
the men to wash with? Remember
how you used to scheme and
worry to have things 000ked on
time and then how to keep thein
shot and appetizing afterwards? And
sometimes, no matter how hot ft
was, you had to have the kitchen
range going, too. And nearly al-
ways, you asked someone to help
you, because even one meal in
those days was quite an ordeal?"
"Yes, I know!" I admitted to
myself. "But now 1 don't need any
help because it is quite possible to
do the job by myself."
Yes, it is possible, but . tiring
nevertheless — and the variety of
aches and pains that one develops
at the end of the day is indicative
of the passing of time. Ali, well
. no more threshings this year
—and we can worry about next
year when it comes. However,
• there is still one thing that bothers
me when making these compari-
sons. I realize that there are still
plenty of women all over Ontario
wlho must still wrestle with things
the old way; endure the heat of
a cook stove in summer, or do the
best they can with some sort of
all stove for threshing. I can only
say, I hope the time is not too far
distant when you, too, will have
�y Harold Arnett
IF You INSTALL A SINK
STRAINER IN THE BOTTOM
OP A WHEELBARROW THAT
IS USED FOR CARRYING
VEGETABLES, YOU CAN WASH
THE PRODUCE RIGHT IN 7445
WHEELBARROW WITH A HOSE,
THE STRAINER ALLOWING THE
WATER TO RUN THROUGH
THE BOTTOM.
SINK 'riaAtN®7
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DOES YOUR D, ,G CHASE CRS ?
ONE WAY TO PREVENT DOGS
FROM CHASING CARS IS TO
ATTACH A SMALL RUBBER BALL
TO ONE OF 'MI6 POG's FRONT
LEGS. 'THE SALL WILL PREVENT
THE DOCS' PROM RUNNING. FAST.
SEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN
CAUSED BY DOG' CHASING CARS.
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the conveniences that have come to
mean 'so much to me. Phat is an
objective to keep in view—an end
to work for.
* *
Well, our lovely mild weather
still continues and although the
glorious autumn coloring is almost
a thing of the past, nature has been
giving us other treats to delight
the eye. Did you notice the beauti-
ful sunrises last week ... and the
wonderful display of Northern
Lights, often quite early in the
evening? The other night, the sky
Sets Vets Buzzin'—Seeing that
National Honey Week was just
around the corner, and being
prodded gently by some press
agents, the veterans of Man-
hattan Beach Project got to-
gether and voted gorgeous
model Mary Collins, above,
"The Girl we'd Most Like to
BEE With."
SALLY'Sv,r..o.•SALL•IES
"The (boss is losing is long dim
Wee argument with his wife!"
was like an inverted bowl spilling
out cascades of green and old rose
—always changing, never two min-
utes alike, and very beautiful and
fascinating to watch—but a little
chilly unless one remembered to put
on a coat before running out to
watch the display! Brilliant North-
ern Lights usually indicate a change
in the weather—but so far it hasn't
come—except for White frosts at
night.
Do you know, last week I real-
dzed all over again, that there is
always some new experience cant-
ing up in connection with farming,
no matter how long you are at it.
This time it was a barn raising.
New to me, but I must confess it
was not new to Partner or Bob.
'Phis barn raising was over on the
next concession so, of course, I had
to go over—so as to be sure not
to miss anything! It is positively
a huge barn our neighbor is build-
ing—stabling tor 56 head of cattle,
besides box scalls, horse stables and
pig pens—an enough barn room,
I would think, to hold all the hay
in the district. When I got there,
the men—about 30 of them—were
in the middle of raising the heavy
timbers by means of ropes, pulleys
and a derrick. It was interesting
to watch, but I was even more
interested in the conversation that.
went on around me— about the
old-time barn raisings; how the
men would divide into teams with
a captain for each team, whose job
it was to put each man to the task
he was best fitted for—and, of
course, there was great competition
between the two teams. Naturally,
all the work was done by hand and
there were not many idle moments.
The proof of how well the work
was done is in the old barns on old
family homesteads today Khat have
defied wind and weather throughout
the years. Modern methods speed
up the work, and I imagine there
is less danger than formerly, but
there must have been suspense,
drama, initiative and courage—yes,
and in some cases, tragedy—in
those barn raisings of yesterday.
Now they are like a tale that is told,
pretty soon • we shall only know
about them from old history and
folklore. Truly, "the old order
changeth!"
34zu&ne
New And Useful
ONE-PIECE PLUG
One-piece electric plug snakes
stripping insulation from cord un-
necessary,Cord that is cut square
and split down the centre slides into
side of plug.' Plug is then locked
Into place and sharp teeth make
electrical contact,
* *
BURGLAR-PROOF LOCK
Lock said to be built so, prowlers
can't detect the combination by
sound or • touch when tumblers
drop into. place. Comes with either
key dial or knob dial. Both work on
same principle, but key said to
give added security.
* * *
EGG CONTAINER.
Aluminum egg carrier designed
to hold six eggs. Cellulose wadding
is used to line the container. Lid
can be opened out so that upper
and lower halves together form a
rack for a dozen eggs.
* * *
READING LAMP
Plastic -cased reading lamp which
clamps onto any book or magazine
goes on and off automatically.
Seven -watt bulb goes. on when
tilted forward, off when tilted back.
Light is directed only on reading
area.
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NEW MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
"Keymonica," designed as an ele-
mentary musical instrument for
teaching basic finger techniques and
co-ordination, is said to be a cross
between clarinet, harmonica and
button accordion. Made of styrene,
the instrument has 10 button keys
regulating the tone of 20 notes in
key of C diatonic scale and is
capable of covering a wide range
of musical selections, makes states.
Can be washed in warm water be-
cause reeds are of plastic construc-
tion.
* * *
SNOW REMOVAL
Snow -removal machine is equipped
with a standard 1% -hp. gasoline
engine; cleans a 16 -inch path. A
multiblade impeller is said to throw
the snow as much as 25 feet away
from the cleared path. Adjustable
snow discharge spout regulates dis-
tance snow is thrown from machine.
* * *
HOME POWER TOOL
Said to combine five power tools
into one at less cost than compar-
able machines. For wood and
metal -working, unit can be used as
saw, drill press, lathe, sander or
grinder. Crosscutting or ripping
work is done with an 8 -in. blade.
Work table for the saw adjusts to
any desired height or angle of tilt
quickly and easily, makes . states.,
Table also has removable centre for
dado cutting and molding. Super -
shop can be used vertically or hori-
zontally as a drill press.
Neutral
A social worker recently reported
this conversation with a housewife.
"What religion do you belong
to?"
"Oh, we've lived here 12 years,
thank you."
"Yes, but what church do you
attend?"
"Never go to church."
"Well, where do you send your
children to Sunday school?"
"Gilt, they never go to Sunday
school."
"I'll put it this way—are you
Roman Catholic or Protestant?"
"Oh, we don't mind what govern-
ment gets in."
Christmas P
For Britain
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Public response .to the announce-
ment by the United Emergency
Fund for Britain that there will be
a CANAID Ohriatmas parcel, that
may be forwarded to designated re-
cipients in Great Britain, is beyond
all expectations, Sir Ellsworth
Flavelle, national chairman, de-
clares. As a consequence, he urges
ell those wishing to avail them-
selves of this service to send their
orders as soon as possible for the
supply will be limited.
The special CANAID Christmas
parcel is offered at $9, insured, and
delivery guaranteed before the holi-'
days. These packages, containing
12 items, such as a one -pound tin
of boneless turkey, two -pound tin
of ox tongue, butter, cheese. plum
pudding, sausages for the pie crust
mix, rice and tea, are being packed
in Canada and shipped to the
U.E.F.B. distribution point in Great
Britain for dispatch to the rzripi-
en ts.
In the event the orders continue
at the present rate, it will be neces-
sary to establish a deadline, after
which no additional ones may be
taken. Reason for this restriction is
due to the supply situation as it af-
fects several items in these parcels
However, an ample quantity of five
other standard CANAID parcel
are always available. [nformation
may be obtained by writing CAN
AID Parcel Service, P.O. Box 397.
Toronto 1, Ontario.
Overheard at a jet plane display:
"I& you can see them, they're obso-
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3a cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 large baking apples
• cup seedless raisins
178 cups Five Roses
Flour
• tspn. salt
3 tspns. baking powder
34 cup shortening
31 cup granulated!
sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
14 tspn. vanilla
33 cup water
Director,
The Five Rosea KIt )tee
P.O. Dox 6400,
Montreal, P.Q.
Melt butter in baking dish, add sugar and stir until melted. Cool.
Peel, core and slice apples; place on sugar and sprinkle with
raisins. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together. Cream shor-
tening
hortening until fluffy, add sugar, gradually beating until light. Add
eggs and vanilla and beat thoroughly. Add sifted dry ingredients
and water alternately, beating well with each addition: Pour over
apples and bake in moderate oven 350 deg. F. for 40-50 minutes.
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