a july lsut ims the acton fbeb press of interest to women themnmemwi gatatlob on tob lawn ifaoo hofnemakers l tywu 1 color there no busier time for thorns uule folks than picnic tine and theres no greater relaxa tion cor busy w who reallao that by strenuous labor and concen trated effort we can help to secure serenity and freedom from tyranny balmy weather brines vagrant wishes for a cottage by the lake however tberea a shortage of caro line and tires and nil of us have duties to do often with no one to take our place so why not make friend with the home town park or even enjoy your own lawn where therell be no worry about forgetting the most important item of lunch which 1 often ttie one thing left behind a you probably know carting the lunch out of door takes time and effort if you make n big spread the scheme la therefore to plan a simple lunch considering the food to be carried and the dishes required no need to make it a footaching job wogksrnontt 1 sandwiches of course save on ttc dishes filllns include meat fish cheese gg and raw vegetable meat now rationed may bo stretched out in sandwiches and it may be combined with relishes or salad dressings to give xesl cottage cream cheese or old cheese ground may he combined with chopped crisp greens grated raw carrot or chopped figs cooked flaked fish u good mixed with minced celery or cres shredded raw vegetable will now be an important filling green onion cucumbers tomatoes spinach raduh- es etc for savoury parsley beet top nasturtium leaves cress endive mint vary the bread use enriched flour whole wheat cracked wheat oat meal tea biscuits muffins or scones stretch the butter beat with milk and chill well 2 a salad bowl 1 always attractive do not forget the salt and pepper shaker in the bowl place smalt whole tomatoes green onion celery carrot stick lettuce wedges pieces of cheese hardcooked eggs etc or a tasty potato salad tossed shredded greens fruit salad etc and cheese sticks salted crackers go well with 3 to top off the picnic lunch take out favorite cookies oatmeal ginger or figlayer and of generous size everybody will love em tarts made with fruit filling or even a firm cream filling are mow satisfying if a top crust ly put on cakes baked in muffin tin are easy to handle plain one flavored are economical because x wouldnt be surprised if the neighbor kiddles join you other accompaniments for dessert are graham wafers her mits doughnuts fig bars etc 4 fruit in season or custard cup filled with the kind of mixture to balance the meal for instance if youve included lots of green- sorve a baked custard myouvc included lot of meat sandwiches jell some fruit 5 the problem of thirst may be solved by taking along milk choco late milk tomato juice fruit juices or lemon iced coffee follow canada official food rules and include one from each of the above group rstdpftts 2 tbsp chopped onion 1 tbsp fat 1 cup thick tomato pulp 1 egg beaten 1 cup qrated old cheese tap salt cook onion tomato pulp cheese together until cheese is melted abut 5 mlns stir a small amount into hasten egg and then egg mixture into the rest of hot pulp add fat and salt cook 2 minutes cool 4 cup sugar 3 eggs beaten 2 taap melted fat 2 cups flour 1 tap baking powder 2 taps lemon rind 1 cups chopperrttlgs or currants t cup milk add sugar to eggs then melted fat rind and fruit add sifted flour and baking powder alternately with milk bake in a greased loaf pan in electric oven at 350 de for 45 minutes tub qtmsnon box miss f p asks should bacon be cooked over high or medium heat answer bacon should be cooked over medium heat and the fat drained off once or twice while cooking of course we save all fata may wa re mind our read to turn in dripping far salvage if not used in home cook- t miss j d asks carrot strips ji chronicles of i ciiigcr farm written o ta sr z law aeasanfree frees ay i awkndounk csabmat he went over in 1339 the first can adian radio engineer to reach britain lie went with the flrt canadian con tingent lie recorded the battle of britain sitting in regents park with a pack set on his back and an in ferno of bomb blazing about him lie is back for hi big job after a year at the cbcfl dixie transmitter along a rural ontario highway radlftlwfc do not fccem to crisp up in salt and water in refrigerator answer salt draw out jutooi ilaw vegetable require only a wmall am ount of water no salt and a cold atmosphere for about hour to crisp j b c asks is it true that chicken feet make good jelly and how 7 answer yes they contain gelatine scald skin cut off nails and then cook in about a pint of water for 25 mlns chill adil pieces of meat for mould anne allan invite you lo write to her care of turn aero fss lssxs send in your questions on homemuk- ing problem and untch this ooiumn for replies chinese women fine knitters asiatic mothers in canada west organised fa- relief for winnipeg ci the war goca on behind the line a chinese women hero find way of creating small comforts for the suffering cople their homeland and of other allied countries an afternoon on our tour of the chinese mission hero and the rooms of the chinese national league with mis daisy ross a business woman who ha been teaching chinese chil dren in sunday school and meeting their mother weekly for the post fifteen year would reveal the great effort expanded toward winning the war they knit beautifully explained mis lloss as she showed sample of work it consisted of knitting of wo mens and childrens sweaters mitten and sewing of patchwork quilt for the red cross through the iode they have sent much of their knitting and sewing to bombedout english families now they are working on n tea at which there will be a sale of sewing and tknlttlng the proceed of- this tea are to he sent to their first lady madame chlnng kaishek for the chinese itefugeettellf fund such article an gay aprons knitting hagt stuffed animals cushion u ith a v embracing the chinese flag and the union jack emblem of the chinese national league table runner with chinese character which translated into english means hope for vic tory big sister work thrifty chinese mother who have been remaking big sisters clothe for little sister for years can well fit into the scheme practised in canada of remaking clothing to save material and manpower a friendly and homey atmosphere prevades the places of meeting amid the humming of machines the click of needles against thimbles the buz of women talking is the gurgle of babies and the frequent cry of mama when there is work to do chinese women do it even though they must care for their babies at the same time abmv woman fcoses ffjbse when private bessle forbes cw ag lost her purse and like uttle bo peep dldnt know where to find it she was fortunate that messenger- ette nora wright of the canadian national telegraphs was following the same route and discovered the wallet on the floor of a waiting room nora reported the find private forbes heard the news and recovered her belongings after that she wrote a pleasant letter of thanks to the mos- sengerette accompanied by a nice gift ltnwillinglvl i have come to the conclusion that drawing in hay and papering m room doesnt go too well together you see partner is drawing in hay alone and i am papering a room also alone sometimes part ner draws hi load to the middle of the bam floor other time he stop outside the first mow and it is then that i hear a loud call lo come and block the wagon to stop it from run ning backwards now it is easy enough to run outside if one happen lo lie washing dishes or sweeping n loom hut when you are perched on lop of a stepladder and you are struggling with a strip of paired wall paper which you have already had trouble enough with anyway and then comes that clarion call for lielp well there likely to he more i rouble right aw ay you give lie strip a final swish with the brush hoping to get tlw paper straight be fore you leave so tlie paste wont dry while youre away but more hurry less speed instead of smoothing the paper you make it full of wrinkle the sos from the ham come again and in your hurry you pretty near come head first off the stepladder however were getting there part ner got in three load of hay this morning and i have my room half papered now i have to get thl column written up and then away down town for chicken feed and thats the way it go there are two bedroom that i hnve been papering this spring or mrhai we should say mimmer and if i ever get them done it will be something to tell the marine you see i can manage the sldewall with out any trouble at all but i expectd help with the celling so far x havent been able to get that help so x hope anyone who pay u a call will be very demure and sit with down ward glance i would attempt the job myself but my knees are too stiff for me to try and i would hate to break my neck and then have to lie in bed and look at the celling x didnt finish partner i having a great tune to himself in the hoyficld we are just considering the advisability of calling in farm commando the trouble 1 to get them juit when you want them and how to work thing so a to be far enough ahead to mnke use of the help when you get it there are several farmer around here work ing alone and the hay crop i so heavy at the end of the day part ner 1 quite ready to hit the hay in another sense which bring me to another little story one of our nearby neighbor came in last saturday morning when i saw him i inquired if he had had a good night rest the night before he looked somewhat mystified but as sured me that he had then you shouldnt have done i sold part ner didnt oh what was the matter with him una the natural question nothing was the matter with him except that he was up in the middle of the night chasing your cow buck home prawmtyjtiy neig u the harn and partner told him he was going to charge ilm up for u new pair of house dippers i dont know how many cow were over here but they made enough noise to wake the seven sleeper however we forgot about cow and everything else for a little while when we heard the war news july 10th 19431 imagine we shall re member that date the day for which we had long been waiting albeit with a complexity of emotions the day which marked the beginning of the invasion of europe we knew it would come it had to come but when we think of the cost to be ex acted for every allied victory it is only natural for an icy fear to grip our hearts and yet we are supposed to be giving our thoughts to matters concerning a provincial election x wonder how the powers that be ex pect to get the midlers votes from sicily t and how many soldiers and airman will care who gets in at queens park anyway there is a storm coming i mean an electrical storm it looks like a bad one i can hardly see what i am writing guess id better quit any way and find out what my chickens are doing the rain will spoil the hay but it will help the crops and victory gardens walk in the light and thou shalt see thy path though thorny bright for god thy grace shall dwell with thee and god himself u light barnard ba too busy to take time out for a leisurely shave this adaptable west erner keeps fit and smart right on the job in the mobile unit mark mauic hits styli cosnea in subsubmt evening drenw- e in olhaaa and likely to be factor for fall nkw york cp forerunner of all are the new black style de signed for any occasion after 3 im from now on straight through the summer come autumn youll prob ably still in- wearing them under furs iltese young black smoothie are street length with brief sleeve flat tering neckline designed to drama tize tle figure they are devoid of trimming so that they can be dres sed up or down with jewelry or ac- cewtorie slim and sculptured the new ktyles are done in such stick softdraping rayon a flat crepe iieavy sheer satin and the important new tissue faille peekaboo fabric are intro duced occasionally in yoke of chif fon marquisette or scroll patterned net all in matching black the new dresse are remarkable tor ingenuity of devlgn in achieving soft drapery and fluid line with a minimum of yardage draped type have slightly flared skirt and smoothly molded bodice slim tuhu- lar style often have horizontal treat ment such a tuck oppllqued band or rows of fringe bodice show new construction in interest in smooth shoulder draping surplice closing or a cowl drape to a low square neck line the neckline themselves may lie ushaped n deep v or the how bateau cut both low and wide animals and ltumans both thrive on oats ami ifeftr pets wltk meat rationing is now in effect across canada and most people are finding out it is not as bad as they expected one of the reasons why it hasnt been such a blow is the fact that ample warning wa given and food experts spent weeks developing meal extenders and new recipes that would provide allout food value without increasing household bud gets most popular meat extender for both humans and their animal pets are rolled oats for humans oats are used lo make beef loafs wartime meat cakes and a variety of other tasty dishes and for pets officials at the s i c a animal shelter in monlreal have dished up appetizing rolled oats meal that keep both dog and peu equally liappy oatmeal ac cording to w n dunlop manager of the montreal x pc a provides a nourishing substitute food for dogs and cats oats are not cooked but simply mixed with itot water or a little milk tti us served it made a big hit with the shelter 129 inmate expert dietitian have tieen work ing on special recie to keep up family health and strength despite meat rationing ami in the llohln hood kitchen in montr al a number of fascinating new rvclwa have been develoied two of them follow hlttpl fruit puddla 1 cup kohln hood rolled oats 1 fltpn cinnamon ti tpn nutmeg and clove a ivpn unit 1 cup rnulns 1 thbpn honey or 2 thlajkna brown sugar 1 tspn soda 1 up thick but termilk mix dry ingredient with raisin rd honey or hugar dlsutlve soia in buttermilk add lo first mixture anil blend until smooth pour into well greausl pudding mould full cover lightly with waved paper and steam 1 hour serve with honey foamy cause serve 45 baked cora and iwsism for meat lev day li tup canned corn drained or cooked fretth corn 1 a cups htrnlnod canned tomutoei 3 tspn salt 4 txjui mpper 1 upn sugar cup llohln hood rolled oats 1 tbtspn dripping ft cup grated strong cheese mix first seven ingredunt in bak ing dikh sprinkle grated cheese on top and hake in a moderate oven 360 degrees p flaking time 20 minute serve 15 sweetpea sugar for agriculture new species provide food pas ture and even fertilizer all on one stalk tlaton itouge la cp it ha been 1g year since b ii slngletary discovered a strangelooking stalk in the sweetpea patch of hi flower garden but what that stalk meant to agriculture 1 summed up in this comment by farmer neal mcllenry of monroe la i have made more off the sale of slngletary peas than any farm crop x have ever grown considering av erage value this year i am making more from my peas than i usually make from the farm nil told slngletaky oddappearing stalk wa the ancestor of today self- propagatlng slngletary pea which elves the former not only a harvest of peas and ground automatically re- veeded for n year crop hulauior pukture into which he can turn his cattle a bountiful hay crop and u lien ho turn whats left under the will a rich fertiliser tried and found deed h slngletary head of tin- horti cultural department of louisiana statolmlverslty that 1 why he was interested in the stalk and grew more of the plants in the end he inter ested a farmer in planting a plot that farmer never regretted it from the one planting he has harvested five crops of seed and wintered an nually a herd or cattle experts say the pea is so hardy it stays healthy in the hottest summer and withstands the coldest blasts sweeping the texas panhandle it feeds nitrogen to the soli it bears such a wealth of pods that a plant loaded with them is now in the museum in the state capital float he discovered rl a watson agronomist with the universitys agricultural extension di vision says if louisiana farmers plant a million acres of these peas theytl not only reap a rich harvest from seed pasture and hay but will auto add s5300000 to the value of their soil and that one wag commented aint hay they cant tax peace of mind iwt let summer work ai fatiofilntf worries get you down lie happier xkhxantf ffllobt on potatoes dublin cp-jy- eire which has always regarded potatoes as its staple crop faces a spud famine this year there are no prospects of an outstanding season and last years crop fell short of expectations by 500000 tons by grace marti associated fres writer ttil summer i going to be differ ent from any other you have lived you are sura to have more burdens more work anxieties and taxes and you will likely have les fun ics motoring travel play meat and sugar how are you going to stand the test are you going to feci abused because you work longer hours dwell in thought upon your fatigue pity yourself because of your anxie ties and tell yourself a hard luck tale because of your taxes are you going to bo glum because gasoline rationing has cancel lod those weekend jaunts blue because you havent w much time to play any more nnd sore over thu huttemnd sugar business you dont hnve to it may surprise you if yoirhnve not thought of it hut the one thing you can be sure of right now in pence of mi ml provided you arc willing to put up a ficht for it am you have to do li live one minute at a time and refuse to let it snow you under after you have passed a certain number of them and find you ore still alive you will get the habit and not only will you be happier but so will everybody who lives with you okeek cod btiix potent the greek god eros though tiny was a powerful god you will find representation of him in the greek collection of the royal ontario mus eum for example you will see him or all that is left of hlm perched on the shoulder of a large statue at the head of the first flight of stairs what woman would not enjoy whisp ering of the tempter close to her ear eros is the greek counterpart of the roman cupid recently eros has come to the museum in the form of two tiny gomen pendants to earrings ladles of fashion of the mte greek period all wore earrings usually of gold and very often with these loves or cuplds the two chubby little figures on the museums new gift hang from flowerlike rosettes that nestle against the lobes of the ear in the centre of the flower were set brightred stones to enrich the gaiety of the vlolettlnged pure gold we are reminded these june days that eros or cupid u still powerful his bowarm is strong and his aim true if we oil cat only ooe oonessentiol call o day shalfaoluio- warctflsmst first which meant that we ahoum reduce our non essential use of the telephone to the minimum present facilities cannot be increased your co operation is needed if war calls are to go through promptly ft please remember that tho wasteful use of telephone time can hold up war business and that every second you save counts mills of the soil this year the csnsdlsn fanner urgently needs help he needs your bep lo produce the food so necesai victory many thoasand of farm workers are serving in the forces so thai the fanner the souler of the soo is shorthanded hot ahorthanded as be is he is called upon to produeo more food than over before food is one of the most powerful weapons of war grains bacon dairy pro ducts epgs beef fruit vcfplablea food to fed our armies our allies and our people we must have what can you do you may be a school teacher student btuuness or professions man an office or store clerk oo mm what you are if you have a few hours days weeks or months of free tlase this sausuner you can w your country and the f si a a great and palriotle by luriplng out on the faraa you may ho it you still can help you will find work on the farm healthy and coapuial is will giro you the stisfsrhess of feeling that yon have in aught victory nearer what yon ahoold do now ffispjil huavubey brtcheu mil l tnr akbcnamaba