the georgetown herald wed september 13th 1944 the mixing m bowl y ammt auah llvslrti hon tcmosslst- hello homemakers oooperatlon mid working together for a common come are more important today than at any time during the last decade and the women of ontario are rising to the occasion an analysis of our small will vouch for that qood oldfashioned neighbourliness and willingness to share with others are expressed in your letters they are reminders of those days when nigh bours everywhere exchanged a loaf of bread for a jar of preserves over the back fence it is significant of this growing to gether in these times that mrs m looks up old recipes gathered during the last war and sends them for you me we do appreciate all sugges and discussions pertaining to our blems spiced cottage pudding sugested by mrs ob v cup of shortening cup sugar 2 tablespoons boney tt teaspoon cloves tablespoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups sifted flour cup water cream shortening add sugar and cream well together add honey mix cloves cinnamon baking soda and flour add water alternately with the flour and spices stir well and pour into greased cake pan bake in a slow bven of 325 degrees p for 1 hour serve hot with drape sauce grape sauce suggested by mrs d m 8 cups grapes 6 cups granulated su bar wash and crush grapes of any va rlety cook slowly on electric element turned low for 15 minutes press through a coarse sieve to the pulp add the granulated sugar mix well and cook for 15 minutes stirring fre quently to prevent scorching or stick lng seal in sterilized jars for future use serve with puddings or ice creams melon ambrosia 1 cup melon cubed 1 cup diced watermelon 1 cup sliced orange 6 tablespons powdered sugar mix all ingredients and chill thoroughly pile into sherbert glasses and serve garnished with fresh mint leaves yield 6 servings damson plum conserve requested 2 pounds damson plums 1 chopped orange 1 pint water h cup raisins s 23 cups sugar m cup nut meats if obtained pit and halve the plums put through food chopper or cut in small pieces cook the chopped orange with the 1 pint of water for 20 minutes add plums and raisins and cook until about esquesins council pass grants to fair boards one half the liquid has evaporated add sugar and cook rapidly until mix ture will heap up on a spoon add nuts and pour into hot sterilized jars paraffin and cover varieties of apples good for cider are baldwin golden russet and graven stein varieties of apples good for baking are tolman sweets northern spy mcintosh red baldwin wealthy and baxter coddled apples 2 cups boiling water 1 of 1 cups sugar 6 apples make a syrup by boiling water and 6ugar together for 5 minutes core and pare apples lower into syrup and cook slowly cover and watch care fully when tender lift out apples add a little lemon juice to the syrup and pour over the apples take a tip 1 to plant slips of geraniums etc put some lumps of charcoal in the pot wood ash charcoal keeps the earth sweet 2 for potted plants on the window sill use glass gliders that you buy for furniture they are convenient to use on a narrow ledge 3 alwas water plants with a little warm water preferably at night 4 do not forget to pot some parsley it grows easily and supplies a sum mer green for winter salads the question box mrs g s asks how can the flat flavour of fish be prevented answer sprinkle well with salt and let stand a few hours then rinse off soaking rresh water fish in water des troys flavour mrs b j asks recipe for boiled salad dressing without eggs answer tsp mustard 1 tsp salt 1 8 tsp pepper tsp celery salt 1 th flour 1 tb sugar 1 cup cream 3 tbsp vinegar mix dry ingredients together add cream and stir until blended then add hot vinegar and cook until smooth and cream cup milk and cup melted butter may be used instead of cream mrs n m asks why do meringues liquefy on some pies and not on others made from the same beaten egg whites answer pilling should be cooled slightly before meringue is put on or meringue will uquefy underneath beaten egg whites should be kept cool and should not stand too long before used anne allan invites you tb write to her co the herald send in your suggestions on homemaking problems and watch this column for replies the september meeting of esqucsing township council was held in the council chamber on tuesday after noon with all members present and reeve may presiding minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted and correspondence read moved by carrie seconded by mur my that accounts be paid bell te lephone co 5j85 the georgetown herald supplies 4 05 mrs viola mlleham to cleaning council cham ber 325 geo c brown renewal bond no 2827 clerk to july 15 1mb 5 00 i m bennett paid to register parcel etc 132 a w benton stamps 7 00 carried moved by murray seconded by wu son that road accounts as presented by the road superintendent be paid 591 67 carried moved by wilson seconded by cleave that sheep claims be paid christmas girts for overseas post office dept advises early mailing do not open until christmas that exciting phrase should soon be making its appearance on parcel mall despite the fact that many places in cnada are just recovering from the bottest spell on record postmaster general william p mulock advises that it is time to make plans for christmas girt parcels to members of the armed forces overseas the christmas mailing period this year is september 15 to october 25 naturally parcels sent to those ser ting in the more remote theatres of ar should be sent the earliest sug- b ted deallne mailing dates are september 15 the far east india burma ceylon etc october 5 the middle east area- egypt iran iraq syria etc october 10 central mediterranean forces october 26 the united kingdom and prance in view of the rapid progress of the war these dates might possibly be subject to change last christmas season oct nov dec over 12 000 lbs of parcel mall alone were despatched to the forces overseas from canada this year an even greater volume is expected therefore early mailing is ne cb66ary to enable postal officials to wih the handling and to carry arrangements for transportation trains and ships remember that cargo space is still at a premium bear in mind this year that the mall must travel greater distances many of our tro are farther afield on different fronts fighting under the conditions of mobile warfare plenty of time must be allowed between mailing and de ttrefy picture the chaos if everyone atoould wait till the last minute to mall postal authorities would be faced with the impossible task of providing sufficient space aboard the last snips leaving m time to ensure christmas delivery the result would wan cheerless christmas day for trsxissnita oreraaa lo forward law a completed customs declaration should be attached to each parcel all mall should be fully and clearly addressed in ink without misleading abbreviations place a return address on the cover of each parcel and also a slip among the contents giving the name and address of the sender and the complete armed forces address that appears on the parcel prepay all mall correctly by refraining from writing to a member of the armed forces overseas that gifts are being sent until actually mailed much worry can be saved the soldier do not disappoint our men by mailing too late for christmas delivery persons who mail early for christmas to the armed forces overseas can rest assured that the authorities will do everything possible to make delivery on time price 1 sheep killed 20 00 f w shortill valuator 300 spencer wll son 1 registered ewe killed 13 00 meldrim stark valuator 2 00 frank robertson 1 lamb killed 11 00 a n stark valuator 4 oor carried moved by murray seconded by cur rie that relief account be paid as pre scnted by the relief officer 3925 carried moved by oleave seconded by wilson that this council accept the tender of armstrong construction co for gravel at the following prices crushed gravel 100 per cubic yard pit run 80c per cubic yard gravel delivered on the roads of the township of esques ing under the supervision of the road superintendent carried moved by currie seconded by cleave that the cheque of the blythe con struction co be returned carried moved by wilson seconded by cur rie that this council do hereby apply i for subsidy on the amount of 22 40322 j under the provisons of the highway improvement act carried moved by currie seconded by mur ray that the treasurer pay orante to acton and esqueslng agricutural societies 75 00 each and 25 00 to the halton agricultural society carried moved by cleave seconded by wll son that we do now adjourn to meet on monday october 2nd at 2 o clock orat the call of the reeve carried held in virtual slavery daisy and violet hilton the famous siamese isrtns reveal in the american weekly with this sundays detroit times what they encounter ed when they were toxen to europe and how they wehe held in virtual slavery although their salary at a ber lin theatre was 3500 a week get the september 17 isue of the detroit sunday times before you blame your telephone engineers designed the mtnrdw neee of your telephone la girs est results t onquarter of am inch from the bps- when yoar lips are farther away than this your voice is transmitted leas strongly lesa clearly failure to remember tnest simple fct accounts for the great majority of trouble reports help avoid needles service checkups and at the same tlm let those yon talk to hear yoa without strain just remember talk dearly normally directly into the telephone with your ftps put onequarter of am jack from the mtouthptecm smoking while you talk to odm distort reception- it also e reveot your desk as you talk old j o the comlinut to bold mouthpiece dt- the telephone a tectlf hx front correct position ol tie 1 odsvs fjecunoa lip are d recuy alwajs keep your io front of sod desk telephone dose to the mouth upright not at piece don t calk or near the hor- acroas u i rental position about the things you hug in wdftimii eagerly to getting their christmas gifts in time a suggestion to further help our boys and girls on active service re celve their gifts from home is to vol untarlly cut down as far as possible on the size of the package even chough the maximum weight at the special rate of 12 cents per pound is 11 lbs this will enable authorities to ship a greater number of parcels in the cargo space available the bitter disappointment caused by late arrival of christmas gifts can be spared our fighting services too if citizens will give the most careful at tention to correct addressing and proper packing last christmas sea son thousands ol parcels were received at the base post office in a damaged condition they had to be set aside for repair or readdressing in order that they might be safely sent on to destination this caused delay and extra work for the postal corps the longer the distance a parcel must tra vel under wartime conditions to reach its destination at a battle front the more imperative is careful packing each parcel should be carefully packed in corrugated ahockproof con lalners the contents compact so that they will not shake loose and break out of the package then the parcels should be wrapped in several layers of wrapping paper and securely tied with strong twine on no account should shoe boxes be used as containers they easily crush and break avoid using fancy colored christ mas paper as an outside wrapper or colored ribbon to tie for added security parcels may be sewn in strong cotton or similar fab tic any substance likely t0 leak spread and damage the matin if sent at all must be enclosed in sealed metal con tainers with lids securely soldered on then surrounded with absorbent material in corrugated cardboard and securely wrapped and tied fresh fruits grapes pears atct or other items likely to spoil are not ac ceptable do not mail otaass jars ob bottles the mailing of matches safety matches lighter fluid or any otber in- flamsble s is prohibited fcy that of oiuj prodi wo the ztow of chiudrewa hderrvear z2f l pteu devotee od h fcr oncf r obow t dor m tffan l obviolsly babies and children must have undir ear so the wartime prices ini 1 rade board his rien special attention to th prtxluction of these garments the problem has not been so much one of i lack of raw materials but of getting the r w materials wool cotton raon spun into arasind then kmt into garments canada has never produced all the wool cotton and rayon yam she requires we have always had to get a substantial part of our requirements from otber ootmtries even in peace time but since the war there has been an acute shortage of underwear yams everywhere there has been a greatly increased demand in add tion to productioidiniculties the efforts of the board to meet the problem are given below the increased demand resulted from more underwear rha reason li that ii just hat not been possible io produce with the skilled workers and machines available to ihe fritted nations enough yarn and garments to meet ihe increased demand all over the world what has bten done about it first of ill the bmrd found on th k nd incl qil intit f irn cnls c in idi n cl il ir n nni t h ivc vthis sho l il it the p ibl c is i k ng f r m r it m is actuill i tit 1 so pi ins ert rrndulo c by linttinc j r xl ttn all d in tht hn if ve c ul 1 meet the s vollen d nd as i rlv is poss 1 it nj- ich n ini ficl irer v is told to produce in inert ised number of girmmls va constint check is ktpt on mills to sec thit thc ire producing the required number v manufacturers not pre viously making children s underwear were induced to go into its production an the greatly inc eased supply ol frem these effort is shown flgvrea below idditioml goo 000 girments will be provided this ye ir from these sources rslotntions were conducted with production n ih r ti s n other countries for supplies of irn to cun inn knitttrs for use in children s underwear pr mir eotton mills were required to divert sp n ng fit lit ies from fibnc manufacture to the spinn ng of undcrweir ims varnngcmcnts were made through natioml sclec tie serwce to direct more hbour to the underw ear mills va special campaign was launched to enlist part time workers distribution to retail stores wis organized to en sure equitable supply to all 1943 1944 2fou cant et att you want in uxvzmc z tall w11tini pkicks and t1adi soak out t a sswft or amhttmtmtmn wij mi mcts abovt mi sunr wfimnow or vaskxjs wiostr w coutoemfs