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THANKSGIVING!
g9ntenxal+ersi Don't miss the
real old-fashioned Thas-
er even in these war days,
lh onyF 'part of Europe, not in
« x t Or in the British Isles for
matter, can Thanksgiving be
„ . d. this year. So every Caner
it Citizen' should 'usher in this old
Fttr4 tbarteat feast width a sincere
_piy"er of Thanksgiving- for a free
4":19114try where the harvest as plenti-
N ; where w.00d and coal for wintes
1fypes! can Estill be had; where 'hearty
lam ter of young and old can still
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VMAN
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FULL STRENGTH
DEPENDABLE
IN THE. AIRTIGHT
WRAPPER
be kieard; and Where citizena ianaY
worship en the Sabbath. ,as. they^ wiNskC:'
'Ilhankag wing Day may, be itept in.
the traditional way—swath fainly gar
therings—but • don't •forget, to 1teep
your home open, too, to some of the
lonely .boys and 'girls in the war ser"
vices. You will get a thrill front
sharing your Thanksgiving' dinner and
serving the good old turkey in all his
glory to some of these young folk.
RECIPES
Braised Capon
=1b.'
fowl, cleaned and trussed
2 slices fat salt pork 1/4 ineh thick
5. slices oarrot, cubed
/ onion, sliced
2 sprigs thyme
1 sprig parsley
1 ,'bay leaf
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups boiling water or chicken
stook.
Froy out pork. Strain fat, add car-
rot, onion, parsley and bay leaf. Cook
five minutes. Add butter and fowl.
Cook until ,surface is well browned,
turning'often. Place on trivet in deep
pan, pour over fat, add water or
stock. Cover and bake in oven at
350 aegrees until tender, 'add more
water if needed. Strain stock, re -
mete fat,, and use for sauce or gravy.
Pumpkin ,Cream Pie
Pastry for 9 -inch pie
2 eggs slightly, beaten
3/4 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup canned or cooked pumpkin
1 tablespoon corn starch
1/4 teaspoon salt
s/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
13'4 cups rich• milk.
Line 9 -inch pie pan,, with pastry ;
flute pastry edge. Bake ,in hot oven
(450 deg. F.) for five minutes; -re-
move from oven. To slightly beaten
eggs add all the other 'ingredients, .eX-
c'ept 1/4 cup of the milk. -Pour into
partially baked shell; pour remaining
1/4 cup carefully on top. Bake in an
oven (450 deg. F.)' for 10 minutes;
reduce heat to 350' degrees and con-
tinue baking for 30 minutes • or until
a silver knife inserted irg the centre
comes out clean. When cool, serve a
tablespoon of whipped 'cream, flavor-
ed wi+h oran•ge flavouring, with each
serving.
Spiced Loaf Cake (Eggless)
1 cup sour milk
1 clip corn syrup
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoah salt, -
1s/t teaspoons baking soda.
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
•Corn s'yxup+ ,if s.?Ib k? dry ingrad;
en.ts; stir Vigo vislGradd meltE
shortening, Po into loaf 'pelt °�
5,1 3«' lined wadi 'waxed Paper
pleased.
Bake in oven at 4§,9degre. si
i 3!) lninut;es• 4a7 104. bekedi,i
oaks$ tut*e TM. 4er sxlyke' Meal,
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TAKE A TIP,
1Saye leftover, ceolsed. 'bresif t •
Cereal • to serve fon' rtexF.t dare Sup -
pe. ••dice oold oerea1 and .dry 'unz-
tii brown, Serve with cheese.
sauce," •itt's real good,
bens, ember tb use a dry cloth to
• remove warm glass dishes from
the oven. A damp cloth may cause
be autenail to. crack.
THE QUESTION BOX
Mrs. D. Mc. asks: "Recipe •for'serv-
ing ripe....cucumabers as a vegetable."
Answer: encumbers in Creamr-6
xnediuin;•cucumb.ers, % tablespoon fat,
11/2 tablespoons abutter, riff table-
spoons flour, °1!, cups milk, 'a's tea-
spoon salt, 1 tablespoon chopped pars-
ley, dash of ,paprika, pepper, mace.
Peel cucumbers, quarter and re-
move seeds. • Out in half. Cook in
boiling water, salted, with tat added.
When tender, drain, saving the liquid,
Melt the butter, blend in flour and let
bubble gent& for three minutes. Slow-
ly add the milk. Cook and stir until
thickened; add seasonings and heat;
pour ,over cucumbers and sprinkle
with parsley.
Mrs. M. G. suggests: "Crisp ' top-
pings for your"•fruit puddings. Wheat
flakes, corn flakes or rice flakes, or
a mixture of these, saves a third of
the sugar required."
Anne Allan invites you to write to
her c/o The Huron Expositor. • Send,
in your questions on ihomnemaking
problems and watch this column for
replies.,
Tomatoes
For Christmas
(This story isJ by 1$4t Ntal•
you to t*:c,,tf 41tta,wa, 4 x 1'ernber of
the Iii '44diaa: Iaa,faehut Pat-
ta in*, '73.agh ,in Caead!a after
training a i art l3enirin '0$ 4, be
climrkkta ," ;' a t ezxsation of l)isr.
dlrht AMI{. a. seee5triep.,,w ich:'Toon
wilt b'# 4* tar to maxly.+Caxiadiau
greatk
'A'14os$ fis tlhleee,' WO, we01. AG
training, *laslledtbefere mo, • >< ser! n;.
bared particularly how we 'spent aur
, aternoons packing our parachutes. It
took no threecquartera of an boat'
'when 'pacic0one Itlonie :a, half ;hour
when T worked with a,nbther man.
soldiers. will undergo. para Instructors were tough" with us and•
troop drat; tlihere.) eheoked us througiloft the procedure,
words to
:-.omeone. ° t�arted with the first malting sure • the suspension, lizles3,
-'Dere Is a Tavern, in the :Were not twisted or tangled, 'eat the
Town," In.a matter of 'seconds, 16 canopy was folded properly and the
voices—post" of them not. so good— 'harness was firm.
were in otl,e refrain. We• were a.
pretty gaYbilach, especially when you -
consider that wee were •1,500• feet
above the ground and soon we'd be
leaping Into space. The fellow be-
side me lydppel his singinigt voice.
and Wit%apered •to eke: ,'You 1 know,
this is my &firs't' time in a plane...- I'm
scared as hell." The plane ride 'both-
ered him more than the thought of
the com
c[ing jttmli.•
,he "Tavern" tune gave way to
"Bless 'em All," but th4s didn't last
long. A. business -like voice command-
ed: ' "First eight men stand up and
hook up," The singing stopped asi
suddenly as it had started. We were
on our' way.
I was No, 8 man. We got up from
one •ef the lung benches that-.• lined
'the sides of the transport •plead.
Eight clicks told the • stork* as we
hooked the static lines from our,
'ch'u'tes onto the anchor line in the
plane. ,
"Cheek 'equipment!" It was the
jumpmaster again.
It is 'possible to 'have garden grown
tomatoes for Christmas •says the Do-
minion Department of Agriculture.
The tomatoes' must be picked in a
mature, green condition before they
suffer injury from frost. Store only
thoroughly dry, • clean tomatoes that
are free from cracks, skin punctures
or insect injury. Wrap each tomato
separately in paper, new'spaper• will
do, and place in shallow closed boxes
or in drawers. •'Keep in a cool pantry
or storeroom where the temperature
can be maintained at about 50 de-
grees. The use of small containers
simplifies the sorting of the tomatoes
during ripening.
Another- method is to pull the vine
before there is any sign of frost in-
jury and hang' the entire vine from
the ce'Iing of the store room; the ad-
vantage of this method being that
ripening can be observed without the
1/2 , teaspoon cloves,necessity of handling the tomatoes.
1 cup melted shortening.. "-'�.. - A temperature of 50 degrees is best
Method: Combine sour 'milk and' -for this. method too.
WthifAds ging }LeSult$
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ForAC�Y�e .�:EasierLiving
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to"' quickly sell, trade, rent or ,buy
:The -large- nemrber 'of- people _'they
realdraffifrays Viiiiktres' the 'fit lis- 'whatever is the immediate concern
sible' deal on `short mnotice. They help or worry.
a
quaint Tourself-with theMany Services, they he' render Re
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we always pack our own 'chutes, ego:
that if anything- goes wrong we can't
blame anyone else --not -that we'd be
M any shape'to, -•
How We Started
u The juraping towers were a big step
forward, too. We were ,thrilled when
we leaped from the .250 -foot- struc-.
tures. 'When I looked back. I real*
ed that I was more scared'i>7ten than
I was in this first jump from a plane.
They 'started us off easily—at first it
was a 'ride down in a 'chair in the
same sort of parachute tower used in
the New York World's Pair. Then we
'gradu'ated to 'chutes which` were con-
trolled by guide lines.
I " remembered clearly my dirst try
on the "shock harness," a nerve test-
er which dropped up 15 feet through
the air and left us tossing around like
a pig being hanged• for slaughter.
That 'was to 'develop •our presence of
mind, to see whether we would still
know what to do under the strain of,
being jerked to a stop in the air.
Z Then we moved on to the free tower,
• 1 looked.at the man In front of me where we jumped with no ,guide lines
to see that his static line was in the to keep up straight. .
proper position—over his arm. Under And now this—a real drop through
his arm it ,would have sliced it off space! '
neater than a ham when he jumped. I was about 150 feet from the
For the hundredth time I felt my. har- ground. This was -'the- time to start
nese to see that it was tight enough: manoeuvering so I'd tall, in a good
My crash helmet still felt funny—It position: I looked below to see which
was new. But I guessed it was all way the trees were being blown—
right. wind direction can change many
"Sound off!" • . times when. you descend and you
"No. 8 man okay," I shouted. ' I must come in with the wind,''facing
heard the erisp .reports of the others forward. You never land straight
—'`No. 7. ratan okay," down to "No. 1 down—always,. at an angle. You must
man . " see where you're going. •'
We faced the door at the rear, • on I saw I ".was heading- for a good -
the right hand side of the plane. sized tree, so I did some more •clim!b-
"Stand to the door!" " ing on my risers to bring_:me to a
• First Leap • clear space. The earth seemed- to be
No. 1 man stood firmly; with his coming lip. at nue awfully fast, but I
heaand shoulders held high and out knew the technique that had been
of the doorway. His hands gripped drilled into me would make me end
the outside of the plane. We crowd- up all right. I had spent plenty of
ed in back of him as Closely as we time in practice landings' and long
could. hoot's at dawn in calisthenics to hard -
"Are you ready!" It was mere a en me. for just this• moment. 'We
command than a question. started with "sissy" jumps and gradu-
I felt the sweat covering me. My ated to eight -foot jumps, learning
hands trembled. It wasn't fright—I what not to do if we wanted to save
didn't have the time to think of that our legs and hips and what to do if
—just nervous tension. My mind was 'we wanted to be in condition to fight.
,filled with ' the drill I had learned. On Terra Firma
"'Count one thousand, two . . I' came down swiftly and hit the
I sounded funny as I shouted with ground with the balls of my feet; just
the others: "Ready.",,,, - as I• had been taught to do. This dig..,
"Go!„
tributed' the ' shock: evenly, and I
No. 1 e an shot out, then No. 2 ,
tumbled over my right arm •sell shoul-
and' on ' '• wn to No,a• 8 me. der. "
I was in the air. It was hard to It was over. "I really did it," I
believe, but I knew 'it- soon enough said to myself. "I really did it."
when. the static cord pulled my 'chute I was going back for more and I
from its pack, and the blast from the prayed to myself that I wouldn't lose
props flew4t-open.°' It ...wasn't a sen -my -nerve: Net that --I'd be called yei-
sation of falling: more ''a feeling of low, or anything like that: There's
jumping outwards and downwards. no shame in losing your nerve . when
The "phut opened with an awful tug you're a paratrooper. It's something
—a 1'00 -mile -an -hour plunge stopped that happens to the bravest and the
like an express train on a dime. •1 strongest. The funny' thing too -Ys
had heard stories• of how an im'prop that it usually happens after you've
erly 'fitted ''harness could rip your in- made one or two jumps. The first
sides into nothing. I saw .why now, time it's all sonew that you just fol -
I looked up to check the 'canopy of low direction's autotaatically. After
my 'chute—the top silk part—to make that your mind works overtime and
sure there were no tears in it, to be you can "freeze."
certain •the suspension lines, were net:, I saw• one fellow who jumped, •and
draped over it. If anything went continued to hang on , to , the plane
wrong now 1rWeuld have. to• work fast. with one' hand.' He pulled himself
If the main parachute failed to funs- back inside and Wouldn't .gti on with
tion properly_ I. would hit the earth in that 'jump.. The' next day, when, his,
five seconds. nertes were at ease, he asked for'an-
• Five seconds! Not much time' to other chance, and he made the junip.
remember how to handle the emerg- He's a good •paratrooper today. Even
enc' 'chute. But all was well I was if he hadn't 'gone back; there would
failing naturally ,and didn't have to have beenno disgrace.
worry about the emergency' 'chute. I But I was on my way. Four more
glanced at it—strapped in front of me. jumps and the wings' of Granada's
I recalled the procedure in using it— Paratroop ' 'Battalion 'were mine. I
"Loosen the silk and hold' it firmly; wouldn't trade ;them for anything on
toss it outward basketball with earth. '
all your strength;
. ngth; if you let it shoot
straight up 4t •will tangle with, the
main 'chute and there won't be much
left of you." I iremembered watching
men coming down with both 'chutes.
They looked . like some sort of a toy,
,suspended-* two canopies' 'going off,
at angles: . /
Sky is Crowded
Pictured' hard at Work in. his "office" .is the -navigator of a bomber,
maps and charts•spread out before him. The navigator is the basi-
nessmae of the crew. • While the other members bf the tam are en-
gaged in action he must remain at .his desk, coolly planning the air- ,
craft's course,- in order to avoid heavy defensive 'establishments and
yet get the aircraft to its destination over the shortest route. On
certain types of aircraft -he also acts as bomber-aimer, a task requir-
ing the utmost in, skill, coolness and courage.
The...Cleaning
Of 'Furniture
•
Cleaning furniture canbecame quite
a business. particularly hi the'•FFi1
I felt as though I was walking on when "cl'ean-up" is 'in:order andwhen
air and I . was literally. My feet furniture gets more that a l9Ck' an 'tri
were on the soft, silken canopy Of a promise. - Consumer: Inf'orm:ation
fellow paratteoper. I beard hie voice vies pointsout that/ it. is wise to re
clearly as Ite.'shouted up: . "Get .your member how best furniture may be
— --- big feet off there You wan- cleaned. •
na kill me! l'. f thought It was .funny, Speciticaily, - use soft 'Caeeheclotbe,
but I learned in later experienaes that or any other spit „cloth for ,'d!ustzng.
you'd like to shoot anyone who lands Don't use an old, dirty'eledh, and
on top of ybur':oanopy. don't use one that leaves sin..
' I walked oft his, 'chute easily enough Wash furniture with ".preen s$ap"
and as I drifted' near, him I called: a good grade' ispft •soap sold' inmost
"Take it easy', pal. Shouting's no good drug stores. Put a 'feaspoonful• of it
for your" blood pressure." on a soft cloth soaked in ;hot water,
"W'i'se 'guy!" and rub it on the •prollshed surface
It was a wonderful feeling moving until a heavy lather is worked up.'
this way toward earth. :You -bob a- After this, take 'stibther -Cloth •da%hp-
bout like a 'eork• ;on water and you ened in tepid water, Vater,••WIPils.the surfa
oscillate, imitating a pendulum. `Ahs Otimplete ,theyjob by v li 1iig it
tuaily, that otei!llatidn is .mad' tech 'a .second ting with a •soft::'u 'ry el tl]j
nique,"so to threat it you eiltnb year White soap 1tat is"pure • andj ln(etitral
rafters, the portion",between the har- will do -the ioli; but be sure that it is,
nem-. and the Lilies, ''By Moving up not an alkali soap. .
and down the risers you can. control ,Always roti ,tht1 woodwith; t1ieigr'a(
t1ie direction 6f the 'Chute... ' V cite •:pets en ffiirniturc gait ' h s
I was thinking ;back over what Tfr 'beenAnialie 7 tht *,e;rpieh. cats ApeoeV
had done whet f•b'ega'!n to feel dinsly be'5i'emoyt$,,byhbti gdigl tl wit
It wash', • i> fiellitioiti: I wail drifting" '4 ole ie ofla1tfleh da eeieda*ith a '»
through a taint proud and if 'ever yeti.' acnes tYP ep ernii or spirits of
'Want to get ,soaked Jiist try* that.:camlrhOr, if 'avail0144, t flowed, a rP
-Strong etnll'ig1ft +gt' eted int whei�- f !e, few7nluutes lt1 ail atipi4a�tlant "of.
CiUn 3 dirt 4f tie ei0n& a, .•, I ,.,felt ,: tri`tlituf� rstlisli •
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The great force of United States soldiers carving a,highway -to
Alaska 'through the Canadian wilderness has conquered obstacles of
all kinds. Through the bushland and across muskeg and rivers.. the
road now extends for hundreds of miles. A typical ferry used by the
arms_ engineers is shown in this photo Utilizing' the river's :cur-
rent, a barge forces its way across on the end of a wire cable from
shore to shore. ,t N,
Cj1eSNAPSI4OJGUftD
PICTURES FROM.. HOME,
atetures frbm•shome;• ate +aiw aya a grand gift. for=the boy • In the armed
services. He'llaltivays enjoy pictures of the -family doing things. Send
film sftagstiots frequently. ' .
•shot ,of• Naaney heiid at werlt on the
faran; Sh 's been'. helping Uncle
Iiefiry during�the�,farx� labor short-
age, aril 'she s eaii'ned more than
enough .to outfxtwherself for school
this fall"
hen.you look.at things;that way,
3iet shoiiit1n't have ,7000h trouble •
Iinding good ptetut eoi send the
1 A 3n t ie m
•a el sa Vis. Por in-•,
aii•4er )1Qt iglit:;iihlithgraph dad
'ff'i"' the ;eat ii yfn effort tow.
riDaltte it I st' for` the" duratioi ,
maybe Yeti Could get a 'shot of •
mother Starting out to shots with her
ration, b061. I f Johnny builds a toy
bdaf► or heirs with the scrap rixbberr
ellection, ii• have "r6 ore g
subjects there',:-"
deep y u! e eY open, try :to de- -
velop yob* "note for _pews" and
p 'll ne et lack subjects for pit - -
`tti ei vl`Y'om hetiiiex -
9$. ' ' o'1tn vara G"dilder
�CCORDING ;to the -hest -info^
. . /nation'. there's notlhing which
: snakes. asbig '�a'hit with, the. bon: In
s, the armed services as letters from
home—and pictures. But what kind
of pictures? Most of us have'already
sent snapshot; of the folkgto service
,iexi:. What, wines next?
. The: anbwer to'that'ie-ait'ii pie=
tures 1 blot p;rofessxoilal inn s ph 'tos,G
6f sour s'd' bxxt i'ecoi't11i off he ft' ley
persbiial news even b that tette
• place in-every•honie a year rptiind.
Such •s ibjecttl�in ys not, , to as iiig
hews to the fyottl at 1a6 . ut• tlik$,
always will be(1f;h tete' `tti; ldie+l�s
•sailors,:Mid aibmen ' ` S
:.Our illusW hail til; iee�, ,�
though it may `, t ie$1t it, 00.f d
under ,#not heading Notdn 7sgo�
t as*ntto a. boy in tk ;3 i'fty.'6 tlt'
` the following note: " .,est54 bx at'iy':
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