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tbifltsqat fkbhuakt ltth ims the acton free press v toe mixing bowl valentine bvwwkw ixinch hello honoutml st valentine drops his arrow on sunday this year a home day for most of us snd wekenl leave for many in uniform dont rforset that home is a treasur ed place to those on active service and those from dlslsnt places are eater to learn whether we do things like their folks so do invite them to your home if you can how about an afternoon buffet luncheon fvw 1st risers and thsls most of us u s easier planned be forehand it will not take ion to pre pare and there will be more time for vutlnc the family too win like some valentine day atmosphere so with hearts for shape and red for color see how you can contrive a festive effect without expense at one end of the table stack the pistes arranging the silver in rows on each side of them put your tray of cups and saucers at the other end food for the main course u placed near the plates and the desert near the dessert dishes at one side on th other side buttercrisp rolls or vita min b bread when its tune for food everyone sally helps himself you 11 wind up by saying well it was a valentine party want it take a tit 1 the appetiser will be tomato juice with a squeeze of lemon juice in it and just for today serve a few canapes with esch alass tspread crackers with plmehlo cheese and pickled onion slices 2 glorify the main course kid ney bean casserole with a bowl of lsp greens tossed together with tart dressing a new idea is to make up a corsage for esch guest kaumincpalfc n y cp vou tnllk a cow on the right side always in just a city girl but i loarnod vin that during the day 1 spent being small lace dolly stick in matchthlh ano the ropes at the new york sf aiijs a asarslasutal w a a 1 pieces or carrot bud or radishes florets of cauliflower silver or tur nip and sprigs or parsley perfume with salt before placing on a plate or wooden tray 3 the dessert theme u cherry tart using aplce pastry for the oc casion or a pink and white marble cake served with cherryflavored 3ey 4 your homecanned fruit juice may be eked out with chained water to substitute for a rationed beverage bsartle oske 2 cuds allpurpose flour 2u tsps imktnar powder tp salt v cup shortennjj cup sugar cup corn syrup 2 egfis m cup milk 3 una red coloring u tsp lemon extract sift flour measure add baking powder and salt sift again cream shortening add sugar gradually beat until light and fluffy add flavoring add syrup gradually and mix thor oughly blend in well beaten yolks add dry ingredients alternately with milk and flavoring beat after each addition fold in stiffly beaten whites divide batter add red coloring to one part put hatters in creased pan by snoonfulls bake in electric oven at 150 degrees for 40 minutes victory lrostln 1 egg white cup corn syrup j tbs- sugar i tsp cream of tartar u tan salt l tsps vanilla combine egg white corn syrup sugar cream or tartar and sau top part of double holler mix thor oughly place over rapidly boiling water and beat comtantly until mix ture holds a peak about 7 minutest remove from heat i brat until cool and thick enough to spread make enough frosting for top apd filling of two 8inch layers apple iu halad core the applet scoop out pulp to make apple tups fill a bow i with cold water and as ach apple cup is made put th cup in the water dice enough celery to equal one half apple pulp mix celor and apple pulp with 1 cup cottase cheese or cream cheese blend vtlth salad dressing dry apple cups and fill with mixture serve on crisp bends of lettuce the qitehtion box mrs g c asks i it possible to make the butter spread with only whole milk instead of evaporated milk t answer yes soften the 1 lb butter and gradually beat in 1 pint of milk and tsp salf it will take longer to beat mrs m m asks what can you do with rubbery beets answer soak in cold water over night shred on a grater and cook in enou water merely to cover anne allan invites you to write to her care of tnx acton fan psasa send tri your questions on homemak- ing problems and watch this column for replies ann allan invites you ho writ to her care of tm actom fan puss send in your questions on homemak- inc pyoblems and watch thli column for replies love of canada expressed in loyal services is the creed of tvabbe arthur maheux practical demon stratlon or his faith in this land and its people is father maheuxs current broadcast series what keeps v apart in which this gifted and warmhearted canadian is endeavor- ins to bring english speaking canad ians and their brothers of french origin closer together in life and thought ivabbe maheux will be heard next over the c b c national network on sunday february 14th at 1x15 pm edt 115 pm adt cily girl tricb the farm chores its not easy militia a cow may be old slult twit a writer finds a month mighty short for getling- on to the job state institute of applied agriculture here where 40 girls a month will graduate to forms they hope to help alleviate unexpected shortage of farm help most of the girls joined because they love the outdoor life and meet the requirements of not being in an essential war job but with a need for millions of additional farm hands this year in canada and the tynlted states these transplanted country girls may help keep us city people buttering our bread this bevy of serious looking girl means business they dont want the farmer to get the lmpresalon uno glamor girls just because theyre front the city said one girl with egg 70c a dozen a chicken in the country lu of more value right now than a chlcadee in tho city please dont say were from broad way wo arent said a connecticut girl after all said another we must like the life or we wouldnt lenvo wellpaid jobs for nn expected 940 n month and keep and buy our own work clothes besides chery farm chores all the nonetoo cosy chores on the farm such as greasing tractors caring for livestock chopping wood and milk are b ing done with xeat there are classes in poultry animal hus bandry and rural culture the herdsman bui moder sas the girls are downright serious but it takes lonctr lhan u month to learn farm routine i here are milking machines but the cows are being milked by hand at 5 a m my initructoi nn expert miliar gavo me all the details be fore 1 tackled my tuberculin fisted bangsrfree betsy the cows near leg should be back ust so much- my head should rest against the right side elbow in so x could sense a kick the pull tthould be between the knees no sooner shown than tried no sooner tried thanno milk if shed been contented cow well maybe but rihe was more set on upsetting plans moved her leg up swung her tall and mooed even felix the cat sauntered away to better his interests you haven t the right technique called out edith drury an outdoorsy looking boston girl granddaughter of roger wolcott an exgovernor of massachusetts horse mamrsslng i decided my talents lay elsewhere so i tried to learn how to harness a horse team for a wood chopping trip it was dark i backed into something and its tall swished oh excuse me i cried the preliminaries of getting food usually dont concern city folk who dont see their eggs until they are scrambled chicken until its fried or milk until the milkman arrives but if they could realize all the work done by a farmer to produce just one quart of mil well after m experience tm de lighted to be a consumer at so much a quart chronicles ol er farm fringe wtttasa apedaltr iks avetea psee g ay qwendoune r clabaut mslh well we are snowed in again not 0iat we were ever snowed out if you get what i mean but we were beginning to have hopes as we had a bit of a thaw for two days not ough of a thaw to dear the lane but just enough to give us about at foot or water in the cellar yesterday there was a drift outside the kitchen wall high enough so that rusty could sit on top and look through the win dow which of course he did and was so pleased with his accomplishment and wagged his tall so vigorously that 1 was afraid the next thing he might do would be to come through the win dow mltchle did that same thing one time from the inside when a bird came so close the temptation was too much for him young john came up on friday for the weekend but it was too stormy for him to get back on sunday so he stayed over until the next day really se have almost got to the place when one should take along a nlghtahlrt and a toothbrush every time one steps outside tin door last saturday was our silver wed ding told we celebrate no it was just another day except for letters fiom our offspring and they did not exactly give us any cause for rejoic ing daughter was in bed with the flu and son was also under the weather what a difference when ones family is grown up and away as long as they are small and you have them with you you can look nfter them when they are alck and you know from hour to hour whether they are getting better or worse but u hen they are away all you can do is worry and wonder daughter will probably go back to work before she is really fit and son has way of keeping his aches and pains to him self rather than make a fuss in the meantime all i can do is wait until their next letters come along and by that time the chances are they will have recovered and never even men tion the state of their health were you not glad when you heard that mr churchill was back home again x know we were and now i hope he will stay put for a while can you imagine hitler wandering around like that from one country to another he wouldnt dare step out side germany if he did he would soon find what his new order would do for htm there waa a rumor float ing around last week that hitler woa dead i do hope it isnt true x wouldnt like hitler to die a natural jcath that would be too good for him and i wouldnt like him to die a violent death either not yet i want him to live long chough to see the downfall of all his dreams i want him to see his own people turn against him and then i would like to see hitler mussolini nnd hlrohlto put in a padded cell to gether and left to fight it out as to which one was responsible for nil three losing the war however that day is not yet here and to speed its comlnatwe need to krtp our spirits up ahwdo the bout we can from day to day and along those lines is the job of feeding our family quite a problem ian t it when there are so many things un obtainable bcctntly i have been try ing out some old country dishes once again and have come to the conclus- the week at ottawa by douglas 4uuxn csustallas rnas staff writer parliament has heard the details of a lo00o00 mutual aid measure proposed by finance minister ilsley and described by one official as a streamlined modernised version of the united states leaselend policy the plan will make canada sur plus suppliesraw materials and rood- stuffs as well as armaments an munitions available direct to the allies it u expected large part of the appropriation may take the form of an outright gift a new board consisting or five cabinet ministers will administer the new 91000000000 appropriation mr ilsley explained the intention of the government this way i believe and i think most can adians believe that it la our national duly and our privilege to share our abundant supplies with the other united nations agricultural production continues to hold a highly important place in canadas war program but it la con sidered unlikely that farmers will be given military deferment for the dura tion of the war while the federal government through national selective service has moved to alleviate the difficulties en countered in attempting to maintain essential agricultural production in the face of a shortage of help it is considered unlikely here that farmers generally may be given military de ferment for the duration of the war the claim that farmers should be accorded such deferment waa advanc ed by the canadian horticultural council at its 2tut annual meeting here delegates also asked for clari fication of tho status of formers as es sential to the war effort or otherwise since that meeting selective ser vice director arthur macnamara has made public a letter to mobilization board outlining an eightpoint policy to be followed in dealing with post ponement applications from essential agricultural workers home coneesslena it provides among other things that workers may be granted throe months postponement to accept work on another farm where they ore not considered essential on the farm on which they are employed that those engaged in agriculture since march 21 1042 may be considered for post ponement that conscientious objec tors who are essential agricultural workers shall not be required to re port for alternative service as long as they are doing essential work in agriculture in addition agricultural workers now performing alternative service should be encouraged to apply for leave and should be given favorable consideration to enable them to re- nt plight of agricultural producers is ion that while canadian women ato afforded by tho fact that more than on the whole better cooks house- iivtn in the old country are more ec onomical their cooking is more stodgy hut it is easier on sugar and fat rations here is a pudding that will serve six but which three will fin ish if you give them a chance and it is quickjust the thing for wash day dessert 2 tablespoons shorten ing or chopped suet t cup brown sugarhoney or syrup will do one egg i cup milk i cup raisins 1 cup flour 2 level teaspoons of baking powder u teaspoon of cinnamon mix and spread on deep pie plate and bake in moderate oven for about twenty minutes serve hot that a all but you could serve a sweet sauce with it if you so desired in the days of plenty we used to like it split open and spread with butter and brown sugar in which case i used less sugar in the making the scene from our livingroom window is very beautiful just now the mountain of course is covered with snow but the wind has driven the snow into swirls so that from the distance the drifts look like mountain peaks glistening in the sun london fcp the briton a farm and garden tools will don battledress this year although much the same shape they won t be painted and their nakedness will be covered with var nish as a weather preservative sumo work in agriculture question of manpower even before tho present parliamen tary session opened there was a wide spread demand from press and public for definite action upon the man power question particularly as it af fected farm labor bodies such as the canadian federation of canada united farmers of alberta sugar beet prowers association of n mani toba and british columbia fruit growers association offered various suggestions among them were the do ferment of agricultural workers from military callups the payment of subsidies or bonuses to increase the scnlo of wages presently offered on farms the estab lishment of a womens innd army and n moratorium upon farm debts 9 an indication of tho seriousness with which members regard hie pris- half of tho parliamentarian partlcl patlng inst week in the dtbnte on the address in reply to tho throne speech warned that canada may fall to muln- taln her food production volume of last j ear unless farmers are ulvtn adequate help and bettor prkes for ttulr produce further she may he unable to increaxe it this year fixing farm priors spcuko have contended that the prices hoard in fixing farm prices as a part of the antllnflatlon policy has froztn them at a level giving the producer mesm than a fair return for his products the alleged failure of selective ser vice to emu re that farmers would get postponement of call up for com pulsory service also has drawn criti cism from members the prices board s announcement that subject to market conditions and the beef supply it will subsidize part of the transportation cost involved in shipping beef from western to eastern canada is expected to make larger supplies of beef available in metropoll tan areas of eastern canada provision for the payment of a sub sidy will enable western cattle pro ducers to market their surplus cattle in the east before the war these were absorbed by the united states market but wartime condjtlons have closed that outlet to canadian pro ducers st valentine here again ior weekend catid suji pretty bmy it dtsplto fbartl year of war and its effects on aat- orotss yotfta by gladys drones the war hasnt restricted cupkl he ii still be doing a nourishing busl- ns at his old stand on february 14 the valentine business a week end celebration this year bytheway is booming wlttrno apparesit short age in cards of all types for mom pop little sister big cousin the neigh bors next d or aervlce men as wall as for the big heart throb wire hus band or sweetheart the method or saying will you be my valentine t is keyed to the time many current wartime expressions have round their way into this years valentine cards such as no black out on my love and 1 ii conserve on everything but my love for you sweetheart in addition to the hearts flowers arrows and lacy paper of yesteryear todays valen tines carry patriotic emblems want to know how this custom of valentines begant a couple of birds or ancient borne had a lot to do with your celebration or st valentines day it all goes back to the days of pagan culture when the romans ob served february i4th as the first day the nurds began to mate stomas began u they believed this to be an omen from their gods that man should fol low suit and held romantic festivities on that day all the iloman maidens placed their homes in an urn set up in a public place tho unmarried swains drew the slips and it wax vioped that the name tach drew would lead to a pormam nt romance then with the advent or christianity the church leaders not willing to endorse a pajnn rite hut realizing the basic idea was sound solved the problem by dedicating it he day to st valentine patron of ive to britain however rtolly goes the credit for developing february 14 as the ilay of romance the lottery con tinued there through the early lions a superstition also was held that the first person seen on valentines morn ing was slated to be the future mr and mrs many of englands most famous literary men immortalized the day in their writings shakespeare in one of ophelias speeches had her say good morrow tis st valentines day and in the morning betlme and i a maid at your window to be your valentine here around ibm the custom of sending lacy valen tines originally considered a proposal of marriage came to north america in the early 10th century during the first great war the mood of tho valentine took on a pat riotic note canadian shorn wool productionliicrease a preliminary estimate or shorn wool production in canada for 1042 places the ngure at 128b7o0o pounds or 10 0 per cent higher than that of 1041 a substantial increase in the number or sheep shoru was mainly responsible for the increased output although the average weight per fleece was also fractionally higher increased wool production occurred in all the provinces except new bruns wick and wan particularly marked in the three prnlrle provinces in all lgbflooo shtip were shorn through out canada by provinces the total shorn wool production in 1042 was prince ed- wnrd island iroooo lb nova scotia 182 000 lb new brunswick i26 000 lb quebec 1772000 lb ontario 2 87h 000 in manitoba 1187000 lb saskntlhtwan 1813 000 lb alberta i 720 000 lb and british columbia s07000 lb sweet caporal is marjette burrows i caws a am star gwra bar ssbct as asgsfs ws bar ow aw loans her bath for fuel saving ijondon cp mrs margaret bent of hlghgate in suburban london has reached the highest plane in a personal war effort she loans her bath to any of her netsibora who wish to use it it is her way of sav ing fuel it saves iielgrtbora the ne cessity 0 heating water too wtammewmaaan manchester c p news spread quickly among the 297 vuv lagera of wyke regis in dorsetshlra and they poured in the square to see jamie wood oshlng in a boxsetrough the crowd threw sprats into the trough but jamie said nothing for two hours while tie went to collect a gxflo bet for defying silently the defence ban on local fishing wst o ajf tamat national war laamaf general order the dominion aurau of statistics has found that tbs cost of living index number for janflarf 2 943 is 117 i adjusted indes 116 2 as compared with the coat of living index number for july 7 1942 of 117 9 adjusted index 117 the wartime wages control order p c s963 provides in section 8 lv- casl ot hviaa ladra i ans vasts poast or aeacnl order of lbs the index number not having changed by one whole point or more since july 2 1942 pursuant to the provisions of p c s963 a stated the national war labour board orders that the terms of ha general order dated august 4 1942 hsu continue to apply for the period february 15 1943 to may 15 1943 subject to the right of employer or employees to apply 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