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v - -continental- "when an Englishmen says AE HE RY -- A i od 21 73 0 ag Baker's Dozen Pie wr Heinble And Otherwise We A the North American cont foent like to claim 'the pie our own special culinary achievement, Apple pie and icé cream surely are deeply-rooted in our menu traditions, but the fact remains that pie . .< apple or otherwise! had its birth in some ancient bakers oven centur- fes before Columbus discovered this New Continent. Those tender, flakey : pies we choose today are 'believed to have bad their origin in the fabulous Ori- ent of long ago. Cream-filled tarts and rich pastries were flavorsome attractions at the bazaars of Cathay when the rest of the ancient world still struggled along on bread and flat cakes. LJ] - > However, as the old cities of Per- sia and Arabia were. principally market and trading centres, it didn't take long for their good cating ideas to spread to Rome, whose progres: sive bakers soon picked up the sec- rets of flakey pastry . "just like Mother Persia used to "make." Rome was one up on the rest of the western world in this respect as it was one of the few areas producing wheaten flour suitable for white * bread and pastry. Roman gallies car-- ried this fine flour across the seas in the path of Caesar's conquests and pastry recipes thus were introduced to Gaul, Britain and Iberia. Roman banquets featured in those days a wide variety of pastry, in: cluding light, fluffy patty shells and somewhat heartier .dishes of huge, "singing bird" pics. This latter dish proved there's more truth than poetry in our old nursery rhyme about "four and twenty blackbirds haked, in a pie." * * * Rome-conquered Britain, beset as she was by fog, rain and political unrest, undoubtedly preferred this rib-sticking dish to feathery pastry shells and for many years left that lighter side _of the bakers' art to "Europe. =To this day, "pie", lie's usually referring to a pastry-covered meat dish. In his culinary dictionary, fruit and custard-filled pastry comes under the heading of "tarts." Pie "was the dish of the day in' Medieval England. In accordance with public demand, bakers in those days prepared their pies on a big scale. A favorite pie recipe consisted of venison stewed in covered with a thick pie crust, stud- ded with dates. About the same time, the Crusaders, returning from the East, brought home the recipe for + England's first mince pie. This now ble pie" famous desert had long been a fav- orité in the Orient where it took the form of a patty shell filled with fruit -and "nuts. . * . As cating habits become more re- fined, the smaller, more easily-di- gested pie appeared on feast day tables. The present-day tart. . . an open- faced "pastry shell filled with jam, fruit or custard . . . descended from the "Christmas Pie" made so famous by "Little Jack Horner." - This pastry measured about three inches across and usually held a tempting filling of preserved fruit . or mince meat. The old saying about "eating hum- derives from an eating cus- ginger and - First Aid For Plants Stricken With Pests Don't let plant pests get the best of your house plants and flowers! After all, no plant can blossom aud be beautiful when it's Sick. Here are some first-aid tips to help you recognize the - pests and fight them. Scale insects are sucking insects usually about the size of a pin;head which = cover' themselves with a larger waxy covéring or scale. The scales may be round, oval, oblong or oyster shaped and often ap- pear on ferns and palms. You can pick them off with a toothpick, wash them off with a soft bructh and water, or 'kill they "with commercial sprays. Mealy bugs which look like bits of white cotton cor wax usually lodge between leaf and stem (they "have a passion for crotons and coleus) and can be treated the same way as scale insects. i What to do about white plant lice, worms, rot, red spider? See the vital chapter on plant pests and how to fight them in the Read- « Service house plants guide. Also, bulbs, ferns, terrariums, sprays, repotting, summer house plant care. Send THIRTY CENTS , coins) for "Success With House Plants and Flowers" t. Reader ' Service, Room 421, 73 Adelaide St., West, Toronto. 'Print name, ad-, dress booklet title and No. 29. (in Answer to last week's puzzle. INSIGNE OF Us ARMY 102 DIVISION OD ilies, English Climate Doesn't Agree With Her--One of last year's epic news stories. concerned the accidental shooting of Canon Turner on Baffin Island, and the dramatic air rescue of the mortally injured cleric and his family from the far North. Flown out along with the Turners was Rebecca, a heroic Eskimo girl who--following the Canon's death--accompanied Mrs. Turner and her two small children to England. climate, 'and the lack of fats she was accustomed to in the Eskimo diet of seal meat and fish, caused Rebecca to stiffer from one cold after another--and one of the first passengers to arrive by Canadian Pacific steamship at Montreal this season Before returning to the North country. Rebecca will stay for a short time in Montreal at' the home of Mrs. Bildfell, one of those behind then moven aise .a fund of $20,000 to provide a pension for ater and er children, who now number three. of its objective, and donations sent to "Turner of Moffat Inle Fund" at 604 Jarvis Street, Toronto will be gratefully received. will, be the 15-year-old gixl gE Apt § 45 Vrs But the English The Fund is still far. sh TABLE TALKS 'Onions, More Onions Fried Onion Slices If you are inclined to weep casily while preparing onions, slice them unpeeled. The dry; outer skin will slip off the slices. Slice large onions Bevis are best) in thirds, or about 3 inch thick. Arrange onions in frying pan. .Add a few: tablespoons of water. . Cover. Simmer until just tender. Test with a fork. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Now the slices are ready for browning. Add bitter, or bacon fat -- takes § or more tablespoons fat for 6 to 8 onions. Brown to a turn. Dpn't stir. Leave lid off pan and'brown onion slices gently. Use spatula and pan- cake turner to turn the slices with- out breaking. ~ Perfectly browned. onion slices smothering a juicy steak--thgre's a man's idea of a meal. Serve t tender, slightly browned onion rings as the hot vegetable with sizzling steak or tender slices of liver, "a green salad, and a fruit dessert. tom of Medieval England. -In that far-off time, (the humble folk who sat "below the salt" at their Lord's table were served the poorer cuts of venison called "nombles." The meat was disguised in a sort' of stew with a pastry cover. And so it came about-that the less- favored dinner guest always ate "nomble pie" . . . a dish which fin- ally acquired its more appropiate title of "humble pic" and eventually evol- ved into an everyday expression of . our 2th Century vocabulary. How to Change Oak Finish to Mahogany . If you wish to Sige an oak finish to mahogany, remove the old finish with paint remover. Then eliminate any traces of wax that may have been left by the remover by thoroughly wiping the surface with mineral spirits of benzene, be- ing very careful to keep the work away from fire or flame. . Stain "with mahogany stain to de-) sired depth of color. When the | stain is thoroughly dry, thin paste | wood filler with turpentine to the consistency thick cream and - brush it on freely, working with the grain of the wood. After the shine has disappeared, rub thoroughly "with a coarse cloth or excelsior to remove any surplus filler. The- surface then should be well rubbed down with fine sandpaper and thoroughly cleaned of dust. x So z Leave It To Her "It's awfully late!" he remarked to his friend, after a long bout at the club. "What will you say to your wife?" "Oh, I sha'n't say much, you know, " was the reply. * 'Good morn- ing dear,' or something of that sort. She'll say the rest." Me re A paisle rint by Alfandri simpl pn with a high, roun pod short, straight sleeves. The suggested dust ruffle breaks just above the kneeline. Baked Onions -- 6 argo onions 4 slices buttered toast Ya cup grated cheese 1 egg 1 cup milk % teaspoon sajt 14 teaspoon paprika 1 tablespoon mild-flavoured fat Peel, slice crosswise. and boil onions until nearly tender. Drain well. Place the buttered toast in the bottom of a baking dish. Ar- range the onions on the toast and: .sprinkle with the grated cheese. Beat egg and milk and add salt and paprika. . Pour this mixture over the onions and dot with fat. Bake in a moderate oven, 350°F, for about 40 minutes. "CROSSWORD PUZZLE Perfect . Winglike Rather ACROSS J Benatorial robe Wise men : Iris plant = Mouths Lotion fabrie Bo, American bird " Universe Trimming Poker stake * Holsting ; evice ! duce t eovering tch chernis st pet crossing 2 Geological Pleasant odors Assers wrongly 35 Oceans * 4. ¢: flo Sunken place 3 Young woman 27.0fa historical 48, b. The answer to this pusxle Is elsewhere en this page. or "10, Exist' _'29, A prin- 11. Make (Sco : es 17. Tops (3301) 1 Wicicedness rystal gazer 9. Burden 38, Kettledrum . Roman urban 40. 8p! f official pirit of evil 43. Crescent 46. Horseback { 48. Hominy 47. J Boon irton formation 6. Young dogs period 49, By way of 2, Convalescence 50. Steep eas' 6-large-onions;-sliced-------- "hot milk and cook until thickened. should be a:drop batter rather than "parsley, . 4 cups sliced onions (4-6 medium) Onion Shortcake 10 medium-sized onions 1 teaspoon salt tablespoons fat doing. Bob was going to town and s ? Biscuit dough I nceded buder--our usual two 1 cup medium cream sauce pounds. But when the radio spread 5 its dire news abro; ai Jol 4 cup chopped parsley Us dice pews Shogo) I x ta Boh Y4 teaspoon paprika -- Maybe you hic etter brig: nisl Vivi I A Dash of nutmeg back iiss youd: Pethans those % cup grated cheese won't be any nest week." See what 1 egg > I mean? . . . > * * * Peel and slice onions and Lah Jo . with salt. Melt : frying pan TE In the comtry? Ab, yes! Do and add onions. Cov ar bE Pol "Know the miracle of spring is until tender. Drain well. Prepare eginning all over again? Snow- a biscuit dough using '1 cup flour as a base and adding 2 tablespoons tomato catsup with the milk. This a "roll-out" dough. Prepare 1 cup medium. cream sauce, add paprika, nutmeg and cheese and beat an egg into it. Place cooked onions in bottom of a deep greased casserole. Pour sauce over onions and drop dough from a of on top. Bake in a hot oven, 425°, for about 20 minutes or until dough is cooked. Scalloped Onions In Tomato 3 tablespoons flour 14 teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons mild- dalled fat 1% teaspoon salt 1%-cups tomato juice Arrange half of the onions in a casserole, sprinkle with half of the flour, the salt and pepper. Dpt with fat. Repcat ingredients in a second layer. Pour over the tomato juice. Bake'at 400°F, for 35 to 40 minutes. Six servings. Creamed Fried Onions 2 tablespoons mild-flavoured fat 4 tablespoons flour 2 cups hot milk Salt .and pepper to taste : Melt in frying pan. Add onions, cover and cook slowly until tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute longer. Pour in the Scason to taste. Serve with sliced hard-cooked eggs, liver or meat. ut Cufs afwagd carts PARADOL . FOR QUICK RELIEF Ok" HEADACHE. & Other. Pain CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P, Clarke May 24th has always been the traditional date on which~all good farmers "turn out" their cattle to © grass. If the cattle are turned out either the farmer is out of hay and considered it unprofitable to buy it, or he is inexperienced and doesn't know any better. Cattle are usual- ly kept in until that date to give the pasture a chance to develop a sturdy" growth before being chewed off by grass-hungry cattle. Also, until May 24, there is usually a lot of rain, and if cattle are allowed to run in wet pasture a great ddal of fodder is wasted by being tramped down into the mud. So, this May 24th custom is, 1 believe, quite usual im many parts of Ontario, although the tendency these days, is to keep the -cattle in ¢ven longer. Yet, today, and this is early in April, the CBC glibly announced, "it is expected the butter shortage will be greatly relieved when cattle are turned out to grass, which is usually about April 15th!" Sometimes one wonders where in the wotld the CBC digs up its in- formation--or rather its mis-inform- ation. * * * True, the butter shortage may be somewhat relieved by that time-- only for a very different reason. At least, that is how a "dirt farmer" views the situation. Calves have a way of arriving fast and furious in carly spring, and with the calves there is naturally an increase in the milk supply--often "far exceeding the milk shipper's daily. quota. The extra milk, must of course, be sold somchow, somc 'tere. On some farms it is separated and sold to the creamery. More butter! On other farms the extra milk goes as "surplus" to the city dairies--and what thiey' do with it is anybody's guess: The farmer would often like to know. . . * * But why, oh why, should a-short- age of anything be advertised? We find out soon enough when we can't get what we want. To broadcast the existence of a shortage of any- thing is one sure: and certain way to create pantie buving., 1 was even guilty of it myself last week without even realising what I was drops are blooming; green shoots of daffodils and nareissi are several inches high--zome even have buds just appearing. There is also a light- er shade to the willow branches, and shrubs have pin-points of color on their tightly twisted buds. But alas, it is precious little time I have for seeing it all just at pres- ent, as' | am completely bogged by extra work_in the house. We are in the process of having a few alter- ations done around here. First the carpenters arrive; they pull down one partition and insert a new once; "dow: and, although the work is in one corner of the house yet old pla- ster, shavings and sawdust get tramped into every room. After the carpenters, a couple of brick- layers and plasters arrived. "Now their work is also finished "which means there is plenty of painting for-me to do before the plumbers appear on the scene. And baving a boy around on crutches doesn't help very much. suddenly discovered a man with one foot tracks in more dirt than one with 'two. There are no railways ir Afghan- by camel or pony. Skin Eruptions Here Is nn clean, stainless, athetratie antiseptic oll that brings speedy relief from the itching and discomfort, Not only does this healing antiseptic oil promote rapid and healthy healing in open sores and wounds hut boils and simple ulcers are also relieved. In skin affections the itehing of Eczemn Is quickly -Stopped. Pimples--skin eruptions dry up and scale off in a very few days. The same Is true of Barber's [Iteh, Balt Rheum, Itehing Toes and Feet and other Inflammatory skin disorders, Yon ean obtain Moone's Emerald 011 in the original bottle at any modern drug store. 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