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i -« « 4 i 4 ft ' « * 5 » « V > ; t ^ ^ I t • 4 » 4 » -< » « « » -< •♦ â- < ^ -f> :i 'A TABLE TALKS II «•' Green Peas What makes better eating than dewy, round green peas, fresh from the vine? Personally I don't believe that' any garden vegetable tastes as delicious as those tender first peas. But before you know it, those vines arc liable to be loaded, and that's when you have to really hustle to catch ihi- peas at their best for the can or freezer. And that's the perfect »ime to freeze or car a good supply for next winter â€" before they have lime to get too old and starchy. Cook the freshly picked and shel- led peas gently and only until tender. This takes from 10 to 20 minutes. Drain and season with butter. Save the liquid to use in sauces and gravies, and use it as part of the liquid in a rich cream sauce. Peas With Cream tblsp. butter small onions heart of lettuce bunch of parsley pts. shelled peas tsp. salt Boiling water % c. liquid from peas '/f c. cream ifdt fat in saucepan. Add whole onions, heart "< ' lettuce and parsley (both well tied), peas, salt, and suf- ficient boiling water to cover the bottom of pan. Start th« cooking of peas over high heat. After 10 min., reduce heat, and cook peas with the saucepan tightly covered, so that no steam wil' escape. When peas are '^nder, remov* onion, let- tuce, and parsley. Drain peas. Add J4 c. liquid from the peas to cream, and pour over the peas. £:rve Tcry hot. Peas team up with meats or eggs for main dishes as does no other â-¼egetable. Their rich green can make a dish colorful and appetiz- ing. Scalloped Salmon and Peas c. bread or cracker crumbs c. salmon, flaked c. cooked peas c. milk, scalded eggs, well beaten tsp. sah tblsp. butter Place in buttered casserole alter- nate layers jof crumbs, salmon, and peas. To hot milk add well beaten eggs, salt, butter, and pour over salmon mixture in casserole. Baki in moderate oven (350 F.) until Hrown and firm. Yield 6 servings. Savory 'Green Peas 4 tblsp. butter 4 tblsp. flour 2 c. milk }4 lb. cheese, grated J4 tsp. salt % tsp. peiJper 5 c. hot, cooked seasoned .peas 1 hard-cooked eggs, coarsely chopped 'A c. chopped onions Make cream sauct with butter, flour, and milk. Add H of the cheese and stir until melted. Season with salt and pepper. Place the hot peas on platter .and cover with the cheese sauce. Sprinkle with the chopped eggs and onions, then with the remnining shredded cheese. Place under broiler just long enough to melt the cheese. Yield: 8 serv- ings. Chicken and Vegetable iPie 1 c. pea^ J4 c. celery, choppad fine % c. diced raw ixotato 1 small onion, cfaropped >ftne % c. water 8 c. diced cooked chicken iMc. white sauce 1 tsp. salt J4 tsp. pepper Mix vegetables together and cook in '/i cup of water until ailmoiKt tend- er. Drain. Mix vegetables with the cooked chicken and white sauce. Add seasoning and put into a shal- low baking di=l' Cover with the «ich pastry rolled to about %-inch thickness. Bake in hot oven (4<K)F.) for 25 niin. or until pastry is brown- â- ed. Yield: C scrvi '.ks. Take Your Choice â€" fhere is no lack of variety in beach tashioiis this } ear. Here are three of the latest creations by top Cana- dian designers- The dressmaker type (upper left) is of nylon printed tAvill carrying a gay sailfish design. A neat one-piece number in crisp nylon taffeta with contrasting white piping is shown (upper right). The cool-looking black and white two- piece suit (telow) is another nylon twill which should prove highly popular with those who find sunbathing as exhilerating as swimming. Nylon's ability to keep its shape, its quick- drying and Tiglitw^eight properties, make it an ideal fabric for * beach wear. ...THE GREEN THUMB... By Gordon L Smith Summer Mulching Summer mulching is no longer an experiment, but a proved garden practice. A covering for the bare soil surface provides conditions which are natural to your plants and beneficial to them. Mulrliinp hcnt'fits the gardener as well in many ways. Two of these are the e 1 i m i n a tion of much cultivation that would other- wise be neces- sary, and the sup- pression of weeds. Even if there was no other gain, these two would make mulch- ing worth while. Then, too, a prop- erly mulched garden requires little or no watering. » • • Here, briefly, is what summer ,^m^^ching accomplishes. It prevents ' erosion and soil baking; checks evaporation of much-needed soil moisture; and shades the soil, keep- ing it cooler during the day and warmer at night. This in turn re- sults in an increase of soil bacteria which transforin»;taw fertilizer ma- terials into nourishing plant food. The mulch also holds rain water, giving it to the plant-s gradually. Mulched aresbs ior l^s neason al- tnost invariabKy â- show increased root activity. ♦ • ♦ -Vluiost any plajj:t material may be used for mulching. This includes low-growing plaat*, usualiy re- ferred to as ground covers. 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Spanish article ^2 5" I 2 3 30 33 54 19 23 20 27 43 24 40 12 29 8 48 45 S3 10 49 bery border or in shaded areas where lawn grasses do not thrive. Mulches in a flower garden should of course be as inconspicuous as possible, and for that reason granu- lated peat moss and shredded to- bacco stems are popular. But there are many other substances which serve the purpose almost as well, such as buckwheat hulls, leaves and coarse compost. Hemlock and pine needles are especially good for acid-soil plants: antl tor mulching a rock garden storre chips are best. Larger stones placed in a perennial border often work wonders; and newly planted trees like a mulch of sand, two inches or so deep, spread as far as the br.inclies of the trees extend. All the substances nicnlioncd may be used in the vegetable or fruit garden as well; and in addition there are strawy manure, straw, marsh or salt hay. ground corn- cobs, shredded cornstocks and a host of others. Among the wood products used for mulching we might mention are mulch paper, sawdust and ex- celsior. Lawn clippings have not been mentioned because the best place for them is right on t|je lawn where they fall. « « V From many part? of Canada and the United States comes word of one "crop" that -shows signs of extra-luxuriant growth tliis year â€" and it is one which we could very well do without altogether. The three-lobed leaves of Poison Ivy are shooting out from old vines that have climbed waJls and tree trunks, as well as creeping along the ground. Spraying witli 2-4-D on a sunny day is an easy way of destroying Poison Ivy. Two applications may be needed in shady places. But every prec.intion n.u;iinst infection should be taken uiiilc .^,,r,iyiiig. in- cluding gloves, long sleeves and scrubbing with strong soap when the job is done. And don't 'â-  get that 2, 4D' is hard on spraying equipment. However carefully sprayers are rinsed some residue is almost certain to remain and eat tiny holes in the metal. Best pi; n is to mix the 2-1-L''' in a gallon-size glass jar, and screw on a plastic gadget to sprinkle the foliage. CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P Clarke My nienfolk have been very busy this week re-seeding our spring crop. One field had to be worked all over again and the entire field re-sown. Another field was re-seeded just where the showing of green shoots was thin and bare. Most farmers are doing the same thing. It is di.<couraging, of course, but then it is just n experience that farmers have to take ever; so often, ."^nd if the crops come along all right in the end 1 am sure there will be very little complaining. Of course some iarnurs, with lighter soil, man- aged to ge' their grain in and grow- Hig before the rain came. Their fields are really looking splendid. .'Xnother big cliuiim took place this week. Partner turned the cows out to pasture. The date was May 27. (CBC please note â€" the date might interest your dairy experts.) * * ♦ Vou would think cows would be gloriously content their first day out on the grass wouldn't you? But no! .^fl^r the first hour, during which time they in turn chased each other around or ate voraciously at the fresh green g'-ass, after that they began to bawl. Some of them re- membered their off-spring in the barn so they bawled to get back into the stable. Others bawled be- cause they were thirsty. They didn't need to be thirsty: there is plenty of fr-esli running water in the creek but it isn't what they had been used to, so, like spoilt children, they tried bawling to see if they could get what they wanted that way. But that kind of thing doesn't work with cows so well as it does with children â€" that is, some i-hildren. Still other cows were neither thirsty nor over- burdened with a mother complex â€" they just bawled because the others bawled â€" and usually the ones that have nothing to bawl about are t- e ones that bawl the loudest Cows are not so very different from th ' iman race after all, are they? • • * 'lasn't it been grand to have a little warm wearther? It has even been warm enough to work out- side so ' have at last managed to pull a few weeds out of the flow- er beds. While working I have also been bird watching. Last year I said how I wished I had a really good bird book and one of my New, - And All Of Them Useful Engine Starter. Moderately priced and easy to install on most cars, trucks and motor boats, this starter does not interfere with the normal operation or running of the motor. It makes it possible for the operator to start ihe engine by merely turn- ing on the ignition key; and if the engine stal' at a traffic light, on a hill or at a railroad crossing, it automatically cranks the engine. Cold Paint Stripper. A new pro- duct that requires no heat and is non-inflammable, and that removes paints, enamels, lacquers and syn- thttics almost instan . It requires no neutralizing other than a pres- sure water wash or wiping well with a rag; and refinishing can tlicn pro- ceed immediately. One Car Garage Pattern. To help meet the tremendous demand for one-car garages, this pattern simpli- fies construction < f an architectur- ally styled garagi and tool house. Measuring 13 by -" feet the garage contains ample room for even the longest car, and p-ovision is also made for a garden tool room com- pktel.v partitioned from main part of garage. Indoor-Outdoor Thermometer. A double-feature llu rnionictcr which is hung adjacent to a window and tells you how cold it is outdoors and. at the same time, the ti-nipcrature in- side your house. Light Weight Cycle. Designed especially for the .Xrin-iican market thi.!, new British bicycle woii;lis only 25 pounds 14 ouv.c s. It is 21 pounds lighter than the average bicycle on this side of the .Atlantic and 8 pounds lighter than usn:il British rvrlos for the home market. For Preserving Food. .X combina- tion of a thermoplastic resin with an odorl ss and tasteless preserva- tion for the coating of fresh food, particularly fresl eggs in their shells. \'cgc1ables, fruits and other foods can also be treated with it. For Cooler Homes. A new elec- tric fan, weighing only thirty-five pounds, is claimed to deliver nearly twice as nnich air as other fans the same size. Company engineers have found that an exhaust fan set three feet from a window is 50% to lOOTr more efficient than when set flush to the wall. \rs AT telling me the book I should get. Acting upon his ad- vice I bought "Birds of Canada" by P. A. Taverner and found it to be exactly w 1 needed. Given t'ne opportunity for close observation, identification r the various birds is a simple matter with this book to guide you. Yesterday there were a pair of birds on the lawn â€" slate-grey, black cap and chestnut undertail. They were very interest- ing to watch and my book informed me they were "cat-birds." That same evening 1 heard a lovely little songster at the back of the house; every so often he seemed to say "Jerry-bob . . jerry-bob." 1 couldn't see him but I sat quietly and watched. Presently he flew down to the clothesline and to my delight 1 saw it was one of my little cat-birds. His mate was ans- wering from a distance so perhans they are nesting no- too far awav. . • * How strange it is that weather conditionsâ€" bad for certain types of growth are good for others. This cold, wet spring, for instance â€" so bad for crops, seems just exactly right for fruit trees. But perhaps I shouldn't generalize â€" 1 am judging only by our own Early Richmond cherries. The trees were loaded with blossom and it looks as if every blossom has "set". 1 have hopefully inspected the harvest apple â€" it too was a solid mass of bloom â€" but it is too early yet to speculate on results. * * * Well, June 7 is getting very close and yet there seems to be very little excitement in thi air. Personally anyone could have my vote who would tell me where 1 could get a good used electric refrigerator! Of course I am not serious â€" my vote could never be got by bribery. I vote as I please and I am not influenced by election promises but by party records. Which party? Why, the right party of course â€" and you know which that is, don't you? The Hard Part Like all successful writers, Stephe< Leacock was constantly being im- portuned by ambitious would b« authors to impart to them his magic recipe for writing success. They wanted to know just how he wrote his delightfully funny paragraphs. To this supplication, the humorist would reply, "It is not hard to write funny stuff. All you have to do il to procure a pen and paper, and some ink, and then sit down and write it as it occurs to you." "Yes, yes," the would-be writer would prompt. "The writing is not hard," Lea- cock would conclude, "but the 00» curring â€" that, my friend, is thi difficulty." 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