the acton free press mob of interest to women the mixing bowl hello hotnemakers sines the children have steeled own to schedul ed school hour we have been think ing more about turning on the oven to pop in comethlng that may be fresh and varied from the standard sapper dishes of the past month we can dream about rich pastry eases ailed with creamed shrimp and mush rooms or for dessert fruit and whip ped cream we can still set along without them there are very suit able substitutes popovers and plain pastry puff shells the food that is put into these cases may be hot or cold plain or sweet but no matter what yoa use as fillings you need to make sure the shells are not tough and heavy the secret of successful popovers and of puffs la two-nld- beating to incorporate plenty of air and careful baking to hold the shape of the pop- over and putt made by expanding the steam inside the expanding steam causes the mixture to rise and the combination of glutten in the bread flour and the intense even heat of the oven does the puffin then re duced heat for the rest of the baking allows the puff to cook inside we give you the recipe for pop- overs and cream puffs wartime ver sions tosnther in the mixing bowl column because they are similar in principal and use popovers are sometimes served piping hot with butter in the same manner as tea biscuits to accompany salads simple fruit desserts but they are also good split and filled with cream chicken creamed green beans and carrots use as a main course ac companled with browned potatoes and a generous serving of salad the puffs if made large are perfect for a company ikasurt if filled with custard fruit sanee or chomlate mix ture you will find these sweet puffs iy on the sugar and yet a satisfact ory subsltute for rich cakes i teaspoon salt 1 cup sifted bread flour i cup milk 3 eggs tablespoon melted shortening sift salt and fiour together add milk gradually beating until mixture is smooth beat eggs until light and add to first mixture add shortening and beat well pour into hot greased muffin pan and bake in oven 30 min utes ot 475 degress f- reducing the temperature to 330 degrees f for is minutes yield nine popovers ucup butter cup water 14 teaspoon salt k cup bread fiour 3 eggs unbeaten combine the butter water and salt in saucepan and bring to boiling point sift in flour and cook stirring constantly until a smooth mixture forms stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball in the centre of the pan remove from stove and let stand 5 minutes add eggs one at a time beating vigorously after adding each egg mixture should be very stiff drop by spoonfuls on buttered cookie sheet makes eight large puffs or 18 small ones or 34 afternoontea size bake in very hot oven 450 de grees f for is minutes reduce heat to 330 degrees and bake for 20 to 23 minutes longer small puffs will not take quite so long to finish baking when cool cut silt in side of puff and fill with cream custard filling salad mixture cbeam pttuno fob puffs cup sugar 314 tablespoons flour 14 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 1 egg 14 teaspoon vanilla 3 tea spoons butter mix the sugar flour and salt in double boiler add the milk gradu ally and cook stirring constantly until the mixture is thick 3 to 5 min utes cover and cook for 10 min utes longer add a little of this mix ture to the slightly beaten egg mix well and return to the double boiler cook for a minute longer stirring constantly remove ram stove truj soft water is natures way clear clean pure softened water makes household duties to much easier your postwar dreams will come true when you buy victory bonds to purchase a duro water softener which will bring you all these conveniences taiinmyprolanas the life of washable goods 30savs u on soap prevents formation of soapy curds which cause fabrics to break when ironed linens blankets lingerie and silkstockings retain the natural appearance washed cleaner and softer less effort on your part on waslv days kitchd4 cooks faster retains natural flavors saving time and work prevents greasy film on dishes ana cooking utensils retards lime deposit in tea kettles etc bathroom clean pure soft water handy when needed for shampooing and personal bathing prevents redness and chapping your skin always smooth and soft healthier com plexions soft water gives you a fresh glad- tobealive feeling the duro factory is busy on war production today but will be manufacturing duro water softeners for the countrys peacetime needs buy victory bonds today see your plumbing and healing contractor for full information save your victory bonds duro water softener no t invest la vktoty chronicles ot ginger farm written specialty the aston ftree pre by gwendoline p cuuuoe twenty years ago ss fee eyee press ac motor parties have been enjqyuur the g autumn bannockbum womens institute as pic to see the erection ot a on munlty hall for that district farm women surely have their troubles when- it comes to doing war work two or three weeks ago our insti tute decided to hold a euchre and auction sale to raise funds for war work durposes we also decided to make several quilts to be auctioned off but alas we didnt take corn bees into consklerauon when making our plans so last monday when we had two quilts set up and were all ready to go so were the corn cut ters in spite of the fact that nearly all our members are willing workers regrets were coming in wholesale so arry i cant possibly quilt today we are filling silo tomorrow and x must get my baking done or again i wont be able to come because i have to take chickens to the city tomorrow bill cant go he has to go to a cornbee so that was that it just meant that the few of us who were not tied up with corn bees liad to work that much harder we strug gled painfully on working against time and with very oore fingers we somehow managed to get two quilts done but had to give up the third then came the big day friday and still there were corn bee comp lications we began to wonder if there would be anyone out at all you know how a feeling of gloom possesses you dont you how you think before the affair ever gets started that it cannot possibly sue- ceedt but we did the same as you probably would have done just car ried on and hoped for the best and the best was surprisingly good we netted over a hundred dollars corn bees notwithstanding tho auction sale was lots of fun there was even a wee collie pup for sale but the next day well it was not only the morning after the night before but tho morning after a week of real hard work however so far us x know everyone is stiuvohvo to tell the tale sometimes i think we farm women are crazy to try doing any war work at all wo hnve so much to occupy our time and yet if we did not make tho effort there would be far loss roil cross work going overseas because i have been told repeatedly that the jiroportlon of work coming from the country is greater than that coming from urban and city centres it looks as if there ore lifters and lonncrc in war time as well as in pence making use of the odd minutes is largely a matter of habit and surely it is just us easy for tho urban housewife as the farm woman to pick up a piece of knitting as sho chats away to casual callers no apology should be necessary kather should an excuse be needed if time is wasted we can leave that to the men if i ever see n man mak ing use of spare time othor than to puff at n pipe or roll a cigarette i shall drop in my tracks of course the answer to that is wo never hnve any spare time or if we do we need to relax well tho women dont have any kpare time either not in the coun try anyway whon we relax we do it by working at something different we wash dishes and thon sit down and knit or we finish the ironing and then darn tho nooks personally i have often darnod the socks in more ways than ono that is one reason why i like tho radio you can keep up with all the news or listen to any program you like as you work but it takes time to wade through the dally press that doesntgo for our hometown weekly though you just have to read that no matter what happens the radio wont tell you anything about mary smiths wed ding or what happened at that club meeting at which you failed to ap pear this is thanksgiving day i cel ebrated by having a huge wash and as surely as washday comes around i wish more and more for hydro when it was available we couldnt afford it now we might be able to scrape up an odd dollar or two we cant get it however i did have a good strong arm to help me today now partner is busy puttying win dows and i well you know what i am doing but dont think we have nothing to be thankful for we have but we dont feel it necessary to celebrate in the ordinary way there is too much other work to be done family removed to toronto this they have been residents of acton for seventeen years several of the family have good posluonsln the dry so the family will be together the first interhigh school field day in this county was held at bur lington last friday oakvllle stud ents won first place burlington was second and acton third andrew glhnour 18 year old son of mr and mrs john glhnour of campbemville was wiled on monday evening when the car in which ho was riding overturned on the guelph road pumps uullaj ft united lulxjulut- pbovd of clean streets charlottetown cp char ipttetown has the cleanest streets of any simlllarslzed city in canada said dr f c douglas chairman of the street committee in reply to criticism by a city council member on the state of the citys streets poistehclendeninc at christ church niagara falls on wednes day oct 8 1924 david klrknees politer to morris lllluai irving daughter of mrs charles n cten denlng died mclearj in erin township on thursday october 2 1024 angus mclean aged 64 years harding at the home lot 26 con cession 6 eaaueslng on tuesday october 14 1024 sarah jane price beloved wite of john w harding in her 68th year vtendfaijl8 utilized kentvtixe ma ct annspolll valley farmers who lost 175000 bar rels of apples in recent windstorms have received permission to send the windfalls to processing plants under government contract previously pro cessing of windfalls was forbidden beuos dibooveked edmonton cpdr m kaup director of arnold arboretum at har vard university said he recently found anfient indian stone tools in aroas adjacent to the alaskan highway ex tending from fairbanks through th laird cap in the itoclcy mountains he could not guess the age of the tools notice to the holders r i off dominion of canada 47r ww due october 15 1944 and s7 boms due october 15 1949 which have seen caued for payment at fab on october 15 1944 your holdings of these issues may be con verted into seventh victory loan bonds dated november 1 1944 bonds of these issues will be accepted at a price of 100ms in payment for seventh victory bonds this conversion may be arranged during the victory loan withyour victory loan salesman with your bank trust or loan company from whomdetails are available department of finance ration book s issued between october 14th and 21st distributing centres willnot be open on all days makesure that you know exactly what days and hours the distributing centre you intend to go to will be open failure to get your new book during distribution week will cause you inconvenience hation books will not be mailed ok drliverco thcv must be called tom how to gtt your nw book befbrw you go to a dhtributina centra bj i writs your nanw and ctddtass on tho front of tha stub of tha k coupon shoot in your ration book 4 tss oaa of pmnont imow 16 ywm mutt oiw u wrjrrm la mil in your pofix and ssrla numb an th back of lbs stub do not tsar lb k coupon shoot oittub out of tha book thu mutt bo dona by an official at tha distributing contra talc your ration book 4 with tho k coupon shoot ahacnod and tho stub proporly complmfod to a dhmbutina contra and your ration book s will bo gfvsa yoa akmco foscu m dw am fwui will astau tkotr rsun ctmjs afttyt sou othitf asy wipa apply fr tasks far t mmima mt ttitir ssnbiihm acton town hall october 19th 20th october 21st books will also be issued at the following plants beardnaore ft ces wool cornblag corporation storey olove co mason knlluns co and baxter laboratories i t i ittmfltl