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The Huron Expositor, 1941-09-19, Page 6tyr ANNE ALLAN ly�li H*un. ECanasRI1.t PICKLING elks 'Homemakers! Even with the iriaserying season on the wane—there is ,sstikl much to be done! 0%11 the summer weather, saying naught of nerves, Toils the busy house- wife, making choice„ preserves." * t Then Homemakers of today have ad- equate equipment—and cool, clean kit- chens where all extra tasks are ac- complished easily, and there is time to spare for wartime work. It is a sat-, isfaction to know that the preserves prepared now will • simplify meal planning during the winter months, and satisfy hearty appetites. • * * * There are two methods of pickling —the quick --and the fermentation process. The "quick" is leas exacting and therefore favored by the busy housewife. Vegetables are put in a crock, covered with a weak -brine and left for twenty-four hours witch a cov- er on. (Usually an enamel pie tin, or earthen plate is weighted down as a cover.) At the end of this "soaking" period vegetables are drained and rinsed in. clear, cold water—then pre- pared for pickling according to the var- iety to be made. * * * In the fermentation process veget- ables are cured for some time, in a stronger brine to prevent the grow - ht of spoilage bacteria. When the juices drain from the vetegables, the brine flows into the product, changing the Mayors and making crisp and dei- ectable pickles. * * * The fruits or vetegables to be used in pickling must be fresh. (Pickle within 24 hours "after gathering.) Never use over -ripened products. Vinegar should be free froh sediment, and not too strong. Spices may be ad- ded'to the vinegar or tied in a cheese- cloth bag and removed before bottl- ALWAYS 1AGIC tkirtt � O D Y I` Costs less than 10 per average baking ing the pickles. Grape leaves improve the colour of cucumbers and make a good covering for pickles in a crock. Alum, often used to make cucumbers firm—should not be used in excessive goantitles. Common cooking salt pro- vides a good brine, and a desired sol- ution is made with soft, rather than hard water. * * * Corn Pickle 4 ears tender corn. 1 qt. cucumbers, 2 qts. ripe tomatoes. 2, bunches of celery. 4 large onions. 2 green sweet peppers. 2 red sweet -peppers. Put all through food chopper. Then add 1 qt. of vinegar, 2 cups of gran- ulated sugar, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon mustard, 2 tsps. tumeric. Cook 50 minutes on electric element turned to low when boiling and seal in hot sterilized jars. Fruit Relish 2 qts, tomatoes peeled, and cut up 1 cup chopped onion. 2 cups chopped celery. 2 cups diced peaches, 2 cups diced pears. 1 teaspoon salt. 2 cups vinegar, 1/2 tablespoon allspice. 3y tablespoon cloves. 4 cups white sugar. Tie spiees'in a bag. Add to other in- gredients and cook two hours or un- til quite thick over electric element turned to low. Add sugar and boil 50, minutes. Pour into sterilized jars and seal. Mustard Pickle 1 qt. large cucumbers (chopped fine) 1 qt: large onions (chopped fine) 1 qt. cauliflower (chopped fine) 3 green peppers. 1 qt. small onions 3 red peppers. 1 et. small cucumbers( cubed) Put small and chopped vetegables in se•perate • dishes and cover with a hot brine. Let stand over night. Drain and mix together in a kettle and cov- er with white wine vinegar. Bring to a 'boiling point on your high speed el- ectric element. Add the following paste, cook a few minutes longer. Paste.: 2/3 cup of flour 2tsps. tumeric I/Z cup of mustard 3 cups of brown sugar and cold vine- gar to make paste. Stir frequently to keep from burn- ing and seal in hot sterilized jars. Red Pepper Jelly I dozen hot peppers and 1 dozen sweet peppers. Remove seeds from the pep^ers and put through a food chop- per using the fine blade. Cover with boiling water and let stand 10 minut- es. Drain. Add 4 lemons, put through food chopper with seeds removed. Cover with vinegar and boil. on elem- ent turned to simmer for 30 minutes.' Add 3 lbs. of granulated sugar and boil 10 Minutes longer. • ,• Ore Il:.! a•.Ml+ Tomato Chili Sauce 6 qts. tomatoes - ^� 8 onions 2 green sweet peppers and 2 red sweet peppers chopped fine 2 bunches of celery cut fine 2 cups of vinegar 1 tbsp. mustard 1 bbsp. salt 1 clasp ginger Bring to a boil and then turn switch to low or simmer, cooking 3 hours. About 15 minutes before cooking per- iod is up, add 1 lbs. sugar. Seal in hot sterilized jars. Bread and Butter Pickles 6 qts. cucumbers sliced with skins on 1 qt. onions sliced 1/2 cup of salt Sprinkle salt on and cover with cold water over night, then add: 2 qts. vinegar white sugar 1 tbsp, celery seed Let mixture come to a boil then seal in hot sterilized jars. Delicious Pickles 20 ripe tomatoes 6 pears, 6 peaches, 6 medium on- ions peeled and cut fine.. 5 cups of granulated sugar. 1 qt. cider vinegar. 2 sweet peppers, ih cup of pickling spice in bag. Salt. ' Boil gently on element turned to low for 114 hours. ° Take A Tip 1. Hard water may be softened by adding 1 tablespoon vinegar to one quart water .when malting a brine for pickles. . 2. One teaspoon of. powdered alum to,four quarts of brine in the propor- tion recommended for crisping pick- les: 3. Brine for pickles should not be too weak or they will be come slip- pery, and soften. 4, De 'not use salt that contains a starch substance, (used to prevent caking). QUESION BOX Mrs. D. B. asks:—What occasional- ly causes, pickles to turn black? • Answer: 11 . considerable iron is present in the water used, it niay cause a blackening of the pickle. Hard water (containing lime) may prevent proper curing, The addition of a small amout of vinegar to hard water will help to overcome this, Miss C. C. asks: Why do pickles shrivel? 41, Answer: Placing the cucumbers at once in heavy syrup, too strong brine or too strong vinegar solution, or al- lowing too much time to elapse be- tween gathering and pickling will cause them to shrivel. Mrs, C. R. tsks: What is the beat vinegar ,to use in brining or :pickling? Answer: Pure apple cider vinegar. Anne Allan invites you to write to her in care. of The Huron Expsitor. Just send in your questions on home- making problems and watch this lit- tle corner of the column for replies. Mother: "After all, he's only a boy I and boys will sow their Wild oats." Father: "Yes, and I wouldn't mind that so much if he wouldn't mix so much rye with it." HAY The regular monthly meeting of the council of the Township of Hay was held in the .Town Hall, Zurieh, on Mon- day, September 8, 1941, . with all the members present. The minutes of the' August meeting and special meeting were adopted as read. Numerous com- munications were read and consider- ed and ordered filed. Following resolutions. were passed: That Bylaw No. 11, providing for levy and collection of rates for year 1941 be read three times and finally passed. That By-law No. 12 appointing T. R. Patterson, engineer, under The Ditches and Watercources Act be read three times and finally passed. That By-law No. 13 providing for assessmens on Collector's ° Roll for North Branch of Black Creek, Zurich Drain South and Schwalm Drain for moneys advanced for repairs be read three times and finally passed. That By-law No. 14 confirming ap- pointment of Thos. Laing as inspect- or of Aldworth Drain, Eacrett Drain, -McDonald Drain and Wildfong Drain be read three times and finally pas- sed. That plans, report, . profile, etc., re North Branch of Black Creek he re- ferred back to engineer to provide for lands detached from Hensall and added to Hay and Tuckersmith Town-, ships. That clerk -treasurer be authorized to sign and submit to Unemployment Insurance• Commission certificate claiming exemption for township of- ficials and employees as per resolut- ion passed on August 11, 1941. That upon notice from Mr. J. Mac- Donald, Mr. T. R. Patterson, engineer, be requested to make a survey and report on iinprovements and repairs to the McDonald Municipal Drain. That Application be made to the Minister, Department of Highways, for an additional $500.00 to provide for cost of culverts now taken in when original By-law was passed. That accounts covering payments on. Township Roads, Hay Telephone System, Relief and general accounts be passed as per vouchers: Twp. Stephen, cement tile ...$ 1.25 Pay list No. 8 309.4. M. G. Deitz, lall or, gas, oil and repairs rt' , .. 67,43 Hay Municipal Telephone System H. G. •Hen's, Salary 125.00 Nor. Elec. ,Co., material 78.90 E. R. Guenther cartage .70 T. H. Hoffman,' Salary 191.66 T. H. Hoffman, extras 94.92 J. Swplet, allowance 10,00 C. Sieman, repairs Zurich Drain 18.00 Mun. World, supplies .7.99 Dept. Health. insulin 7,45 That council adjourn to meet again on Monday, October 6, at 1,30 o'clock in the afternoon. r4, "Every duty, well and honestly done, is a contribution to victory." THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA. TELEPHONE DRIVERS SAVE GASOLINE The Bell Telephone mechanized army drives its fleet of some 950 vehicles more than seven million miles a year. That is why '<4e know something about safety and economical operating practices. For instance, a saving of one mile per gallon in each vehicle, means an annual saving of 35,000 gallons of gasoline. Experience shows six simple ways to save gasoline, all tried, tested and practised by Bell Telephone drivers: 1. Start your automobile properly (never race the engine). 2. Change into second gear at 10, into high at 15 miles per hour. 3. Never drive faster than 40 miles an hour. 4. Drive at an even speed in open country. 5. Never leave motor idling. 6. Check motor every 5,000 n miles. .7P Bell Telephone drivers have established one of the best records in Canada, for safe, effi- Gbi a/lsigs tient operation of their . cars and trucks. Mrs. E. M. Hoggartti L. - Manager. r, Wedding .Bells are ringing in our midst. The annual meeting of the Bible Society was held in the Church on Friday evening last, She chief speaker being 'Mr. Leyton" of Tor - Lectures with views of India. The business ,part of the meeting was very encouraging showing a fine in- crease in the gathering of Money for the past year. Mrs. Butson of Staffa was, elected secretary for the ensuing year. The Ladies Aid of Cromarty en- tertained the Presbytery of Strat- ford on Tuesday last to a "chicken Dinner". There was a good repres- entation of Clergy present. A. farewell gathering was held in Walker's Hall' on Mondays evening for Jack Norris who leaves shortly for overseas. Mr. Lindsay McKellar and Alex Ramsay of the village are' at present Working on a New Airport' at Fort Erie. Miss. B. O. McDonald motored to Harriston on Thursday last and visited with friends there. BAYFIELD (Intended for last week) Mr. and Mrs. HughMcLaren and and daughters of Port Elgin 'spent the past week with her sisters, Maude and Jospehine Stirling. Mr. and Mrs. Engene Sander and Miss Rubie Fisher of Kitchener, spent Sunday with Mrs. Edwards. .Mrs. Fred Weston is visiting her Auunt in London, for a few days. Mrs. 'Goldthorpe and daughter and Mrs. McIntosh of Hamilton are vis- iting Mrs. Stott in the Village. School opened Tuesday of last week with .Mrs. Andrew Principal -and Mrs.' Wm. Parker in the Junior room. Mr. Wm. Golding M.P. was in the Village on Monday. • Messrs John and Charles and sister Jean Balwili of London Spent the week -end with Miss Nora. Ferguson. Mr. Allan Maxwell left for Orange- ville on Saturday to attend the funer- al of his sister. Miss Laing of Wyoming was the guest of the Misses Parkin. Mrs. Gairdner, Miss Betty Gairdner and Mrs. Quarrie spent Tuesday in London. John Sturgeon returned from Port Elgin v,ith a motor fishing Boat tthich he purchased. Don't forget the Bayfield Fall Fair on Sept 24 and 25 when the Huron I-lolstein Club. The Goderich Swine Club and the Lions Sheep Club', of Clinton will have a large Exhibit. The members of the L.O.L. No. 24 attended the Funeral of the late Frank Weeks on Sunday last. Miss Jean Dunn also Miss Elsie McLoed left for London where they have secured positions. This fine September weather has in - deuced many of the visitors to • re- main in their Cottages much longer. Several officers , of the Radio school at Clinton have taken Cottages for September. %i Over The Week -End We spent our holidays in Bayfield this summer and we became interest - in the :history of the Tittle Lake Huron summer resort village, which' was laid out in the early days as a big city. It was planned by the same eng- ineer of the Canada Land Company John McDonald, who designed the cities of Stratford `and Guelph,, and the Town of Goderich. It was antic- ipated that ,these four places would some clay be all large cities. Mr. Mac- Donald had modern ideas of civic plan- ning. There was in each case a mun- icipal centre and a park with great wile streets radiating in every direct- ion, There were none of the riarrow streets and thoroughfares which mark- ed most early cities on this contin- ent. Bayfield unfortunately was pas- sed Over by the railways and has dwindled into a sleepy little summer resort town. About all that is left is the grandiose plan of Engineer Mac- Donald. * * * However, to get back to the begin- ning. 13ayfield flies in .the heart of the original Huron Tract. This con- sisting of slightly over a million acres was purchased by the Canada Land Company in the twenties of the last century for settlement purposes. in, this territory were included all Huron County and Perth 'C'ounty, some' •af Middlesex and part of Wellington County. The company advertised its lands in London, England,'and among- st those who became interested was a wealthy old Belgian nobleman, Ber- et de Tuyle, who was/ intrigued with the idea of establishing an estate in the New World, * * * 'Baron de Tuyle was the friend of a youthful Lieut. Bayfield, of the British navy, who had made the first survey of the Great Lakes after the War of 1812 in which he served. 'Later he surveyed the whole of the. Ritbr St. Lawrence and the Gulf, the Saguenay River and much of the coast of Nova Scotia. (His .headquarters were ultim- ately moved to •Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, where he built a resi- dence and lived until his death. Por his work as a surveyor he was preen - toted to be admiral. k, As he was/ familiar with the 'shore of Lake Huron, Heron .de 'Cuyle en- gaged him to locate his, new lands. This. Vas in 1827. Xe Made, a Minute inspection of the '4hole Arron Cosset liize binned 14' time -C tii;da 14111 hitt.. pang. He advised the baron to buy the Ridge, near 'Qoderic.h the fine site. on tl#e nputhern part of the ,h'arbpr and to Purchase lands at Bayfield. The baron followed his advice, came to;Canada and built the first House on the, Ridge at Goderich. He purchased in' 1830, 1,500 acres at Bayfield. It was survey- ed as a town in 1832. On the Goderich site today is the summer residence of O. E. Fleming, of Windsor, although there is only a small portion of the Original home, if any, left. * * w t The best authority on Baron Je Tuyle that we know is the volume cal- led "The Days of the Canada Land Company," written by Robina and Kathleen Lizars, whose grandparents were amongst the early settlers in the Goderich district, They describe the commodious log cottage the baron built on the Ridge. It had a large square hall with sliding doors on eith- er side which opened on rooms avail- able as required. The •Lizars sisters in their volume say the French win- dows admitted to a broad veranada from which beautiful views up the river were always before the eye, while "to the right a narrow penin- sula of sand and gravel, partly wood- ed, divided from or gave glimpses of the blue and white of the lake." They add that the estate was soon put into new form, all in the German style. The baron was a great friend of the famous D. Dunlop, his hme, Gardraid, being near by. Many a merry time the two had. * * * The baron never lived at Bayfield where most of his property was held, although tradition in Bayfield has it that he started a home which he nev- er completed. He sold many of 'the original. ,Hayfield 'lots and there are' old-timers in Bayfield who have deeds signed by the baron. He took out lum- ber at Bayfield, built log huts for his, men and erected a store. However, it is doubtful if he ever got his money out of his 'venture. . * * * The baron returned to Belgium in 1836 and died the same year. His son, Baron Vincent 0uildeimaster , de Tuyle, came out from England to take pver the estate. He was 'a wild har- um scarum, who had been a reckless spender and a high liver in the dis- solute London sociey of those days. He is described as "handsome, charm- ing, tall and dark, the very type.of a hero of romance with beautiful long - lashed, dark eyes and a head•of curly hair:' He was ..an erpett fencer, gym- nast and a skilled yatch man. He was remarkable for his distinguished bearing. He was a picturesque figure and loved to dress inthe style of a woodsinan of fortune. He wore'a 'blas- ket coat, a cap adorned with a squir- rel's tail and heavy leather belt. He kept,,a jolly, bachelor establisliment that he had with Dr. Dunlop, like himself a gay Ncbelor, * * * However, about 1845 the baron brought back a bride, The Lizars sis- ters describe her as a "tall, fair, slight -woman, plain of features but stately, always dressed in gray."•Her stayein Goderich was 'brief..She never fraternized with the people. She took no interest in the baron's oak avenues and his speculation in village lots. She preferred Toronto and New York. The baron himself Iiked to visit Tor- onto and the American cities and have.. a fling. He was 'as intimate friend of Martin Van Buren, president of the United States from' 1836 to 1840 and q I i?"0 ' rte,$, .9 1# . all ..FOR TOURLI1.I R nodi It up reit Ilraw. and f..I MILO III fon i Yourliv+lc ir.Ow log* arg`an in we en L+da /ilk aI wartel o wppftwr sell gfoosoindr .gaw�decoy Myo. Ynoeato... Yofatanirb. am.*machrind kidneys eaten Mork p opp au lad ''ralteu" hradedt7. backarhy, Any, dragged ant all tin time•. For oyer 3Sywr.t ausatdahavewansite Ss relies can hipsyou thoseamv. siarrti.e-withTryFniw r-tins--yFttlitwr'! b. a k . ,PTInew [c d+►ld law yam ol lids a Par .a h att�aRaiu. 245�c FRUIT•A•TIVES u; tradition has it that he died on a visit to the Van Burens. * * * The first baron brought out 'with him from the Old Land, as factor, a burly, heary Englishman, E. C. Taylor, to manage his affairs.' He had a house provided for him at Bayfield and man- aged the property there but lived a large part of his time, along with his wife, at the Ridge at Goderi;oh. The Misses Lizars write that they were both remarkable for good and gay clothing. He wore a burnished beaver and immaculate linen. She always dressed in fashionable attire. * * * • When Taylor died in 1846 his funer- al was made a great affair. He had been made a colonel after the Rebel- lion of 1837 and he was' given a milit- ary funeral —. the first in the Huron Tract. A beautiful horse, "Bill," was borrowed for the purpose and follow- ed the body, boots reversed. All the old uniforms were dragged out for the day and a volley was fired over •his grave. Mrs. Taylor kept house for the baron and after his death dinners and many gay gatherings were held..in the Ridge. * * * Sir John Colborne, when he was gov- ernor-general, visited the -site of Bay- field and suggested • building a fort there. Whes Lieut. Bayfield advised the purchase of the property, at what Is now Bayfield he also thought itr was a suitable site for a fort and he had this •in mind when he advised the purchase of the property to the baron. Apparently he would have placed a fort at what is known as Joivett's Grove:., * * * . :Bayfield may be a ,humble village to- day, but at least its founders were an admiral and a baron and the name of the admiral is perpetuated in the name of the village. • • WILSON'S ' PADS REALLY KILL One pad kills flies all day and every day for 2 or 3 weeks, 3 pads in each' packet. No spraying, no 'stickiness, no bad odor. „ Ask your Druggist, Grocery or General Store. 10 CENTS PER PACKET WHY PAY MORE? THE WILSON FLY PAD CO., Hamilton, Ont. i Cr&SNAp4OJ GUILD 'VACATION PICTURES Vacation snapshots'provide endless views, but be sure to get "fu HY are vacation snapshots so f • important? The answer is really quite obvious. You want to shoyy, Dad and Mother back home, or Jane and Bill next door, where you went, what you d'id, and the different things you saw. You also want the pictures to refresh your memory later on. So if you want a really good rule for successful vacation snapshots, here it, is. Keep the folks back home in mind—those .who will want to know all about your trip— and shoot your pictures for them. For picture ideas, consult travel folders and brochures. You can probably obtain several, descriptive of the place you are going to visit, and you'll find a wealth of material, not only in the illustrations but in the text. Just ;what pictures you Should take depends upon your particular vacation, Wherever you go there will undoubtedly be scenic oppor- tunities, and as °a rule, such pictures *ill be better lE yoit iiielutle an enjoyment. Take general and scenic n" pictures and close-ups too. object or a person in the foreground. This will add depth to the view. And, don't forget "activity" shots. You'll want lots of these. They will show what you did and the various things you enjoyed. These shots will be more .interesting if you catch your subjects when they are busy doing something, and not looking straight at' the camera. Look for scenes that are eharac- teristic of the part of the country you visit. Such snapshots add inter- est to your albutii, and appeal to friends who may not have visited that particular spot. Here's a little note of caution. If you are going to some out-of-the-way place, or if your camera is one of l� unusual size, be sur to take an adequate supply of Rini, Shoot a8 many pictures as neces- sary to make your vacation record a true "picture diary," 'and you'll have a complete story for endless pleasure sin the future. aSti John v'an. Guilder