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5, 19 pnureday, NOV: 25, 1948 A ysday NOV, Heh _ In the Woman's lo Place For Waste Space, Merry Maxim Rings True By construction era which definite emphasis upon lization to a point where rs begin to despair Bill Cotton took pride in that garden, plant- ed shrubs and fruit trees. So it came about that, swhen the Mer- ry, family homestead was sold, Born designe ) Tor [he retai pier Sh up new ideas for|he retained the back garden plot, ll annys, the cosy, step- continued to improve it as the fox on sual home of Mr. |future setting for his own abode. bine herbert C. Merry still| A lot of planning went into this po Mo aintain its appeal | attractive, rough shingled bung flanage gr the br bric- fa enjoymer tidy nt which was a Bing!" not a new departure 1b Merry is concerned. Biinite ideas as to just fin wild, Bons chrystalized early. His selection of the site ted was made years ago, fi: English novelty tune, fishes at the bottom of the fl Beauty to go with a lovely lady when she travels beauty to stay at home on her dressing table . . . beauty designed for women by a woman. . . con- venlently assembled in this attractive new Beauty Box by Elizabeth Arden. It contalns 8 Essentials for Lovellness 0. Comes in simulated alligater, lack, brown or red. (BYERS' DRUG 00.) flione 47 homemaker who loves a-brac. And the novelty itch L fervently assuring them that: Wve thought of simply every= [5 nome that caters to comfort where As a he played around with very what. ould constitute the ideal dwel- fic. Once he let his imagination there was no holding Bin in check. But his ideas were from vague, and his master the words of the once popu- fin gave him his inspiration. avid J. Russell, Phm.B. Oakville | centre, it's built in glass Sue | Ves alow which sits back among the shrubbery just off Spruce St. part |The Merrys wanted plenty of putting their, _home-planning | light, plenty of air. They wanted binto a working model rxe-|it to be cool in summer, cosy Ee ppermost in the minds of | through January blizzards. | and Wieanor Merry, who |Everything had to be handy, and 0 ill busy preparing new |waste space would be sacrilege. 3 even while their friends|And above all, vast stores of knick-knacks had to be accom- modated, for the Merrys are in- veterate collectors. Yes, a great deal of thought went into the business of trans- forming a weathered coach- house into a livable home, and careful planning paid off in rich dividends. Work, both the slug- ging and the painstaking types, helped a lot, too. When you enter the two-piece Merry front portal, you find modern kitchen on the right, a THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Page 8 World Girl Guides By Mrs. Irven Fell No doubt the people of Oak- ville were wondering where all the Guides came from last week- end. They came from this part of the Niagara Area, which includes. Peel, Halton, Wentworth and Hamilton Divisions, There were 90 Guiders registered for the camping and Training conference, which was held in the Scout Hut with the overflow in St. John's Sunday School Hall. The trainers were Miss Kath- ryn Anson, from Provincial Headquarters, in charge of camp- ing. Miss Peggy Echlin, Guide Training; Mrs. Ray Traynor, i Mrs. M. Hewitt, Lo- Association and Rangers. Mrs. Arthur Douglas of Bur- lington, helped with the discus- sion on Camping and showed some very beautiful coloured cal a : : movies taken at Camp Kiawa, on Lake Erie. he | spacious sunken living room on ; too, [ the left, Doors to a neat nath-| 2s W. J. Deadman fof al room and commodious clothes | SPSI0% te ren Sai the/((closets Ine the 'pannsled walls|2 TE. 50 ot ond Totivay of an attractive foyer, and a Pe gar- winding stone staircase leads of Oakville, Commissioner of Hal- Hel from the living room up to aon Division, welcomed all the bedroom which is the last word I Te i Bae mn utlity, Sounds simple, « and|=h oi. Divisional (Commis: not too novel, doesn't it? But that bare description does not notate the various brain children, Herb and Gussie, those labour-saving, time-saving, or just plain cute ideas that make their home different from, the run-o-the-mill dwellings, one now planks down $2,000 per room for in a resigned sort of way. Unfor- tunately, space won't permit not- ing all these carefully executed innovations either. But many will be of interest to the couples who hope to overlook no detail in making their - household com- plete. | Take the telephone, fi stance. Herb has his inlet instal- led halfway up the staircase, and equipped with a long cord. All day it sits on a table in the living room, while at night is it toted upstairs to, a bedside stand. And | while in the bedroom, one can't |overlook the neat writing desk : Lic up into the door of othes © closet. To say nothing of the special seven foot bed built to accommodate six- footsseven Hern, which had to be | brought in before' the windows jcould be completed. And the tiny private adjoining sleeping quar- ters for the many and energetic Merry cocker spaniels, who enter their bedroom through an 18-inch dog-sized doorway. On the stairway itself, con- structed of beautifully chipped stone, the couple found an ideal | spot for hundreds of their collec- tion items. Two commodious three self wall cabinets are built into the panelling to house Her- | bie's pack of more than 400 min- iature dogs. One cabinet lifts out, | giving entrance to ample storage | space under the eaves. |The bright, sunny sitting room is that way because two large, converted French doors are set into the wall to augment a huge picture window. And we mean "set into" the wall. These windows actually disappear in- 0 the panelling in summer. An- ther window is really a display shel- the to permitting light sioners present were: Mrs. Brian Malley of Pell; Mrs. A. McKen- zie of Hamilton and Mrs. J. E. Jones of Stoney Creek. Miss Kathryn Anson led in a very impressive Guides' Own Service Saturday evening which closed the Conference. This was a grand opportunity for the Oakville Guides and believe 'they all took advantage £ it The Oakvillé Local Associa- tion served lunch on Saturday to all who were attending the con- ference. If the old saying that love is blind is true, all we can say is that it seems to get around pretty. well. Ego is the only thing in the world that can continue to grow. without nourishment. sparkle through Gussie's array of tiny glassware treasures. Then there is the woodbox, built into the wall alongside the stone fireplace Herb himself help- ed to build. A door in the outside wall allows the Merrys to fill it from the garden, prevents track- ing chips through the house. The kitchen? Definitely the handy-andy layout which all modern wives dream about. Done in Formica throughout, it has cupboards for elongated Herbs use. There are more ceiling cup- board's in the colorful bathroom, too, where the plaster ceiling shows 'the initials of all the friends who helped during con- struction. And that, as Charlie Winninger used to_say, is only the beginning folks. Due to the limitations of this page we have to pause some- time, however. So, if youre building that dream home, and want to be absolutely sure you haven't forgotten anything, just drop in on the Merrys. Don't tell them we suggested it, of course. But frankly, they'll - get as much kick out of showing you their attractive little snuggery as you will in seeing it. BIG Repairs . Telephone 1031-W EVENTS THIS WEEK The First Anniversary of the "Journal" AND The First Anniversary of the opening OF OUR Body and Fender Repair Shop For Lubrication, Gas and Oils, Washing, Powerglazing, Tires and Tire .. Drop in at the Big B-A Station, west of the bridge Service CLARK'S Centre Colborne & Chisholm Sts. Hello Homemakers! When we were making our fruit cakes over a month ago, we made a wedding cake too. The recipe was was ob- tained through a good frined who has for years specialized in mak- ing fruit cakes.. Since it contains some spice and the fruits used in the tradional Christmas cake, we are quoting this recipe as our fav- ourite for this year's festive sea- son. The boiled-type fruit cake has advantages, it has sufficient fruit to be really good and the method of cooking the batter ingredients reduces the baking period. So fat as plum pudding is con- cerned, we highly recommend us- ing either the pressure saugepan or canner to steam it thoroughly, yet evenly. In our neighbourhood the pressure canner is loaned to one and then another to save time and fuel. Usually when we begin Christmas baking, the children think of candy making and so we shall list that favourite which keeps well. FESTIVE FRUIT OAKE Into a saucepan put: 21, cups light sultanas, 2 cups minced citron peel, % cup chopped orange peel, and lemon peel. add: % cup apricot or peach juise. Heat contents well for 3 or 4 minutes, stirring, remove from fire, cover and let stand over night. In the morning, cream: % lb. butter with 1 cup gran. sugar till fluffy. Beat five eggs and blend well with fat and sug- ar. Add 3 cupsssifted flour, % tsp. salt and % tsp. soda (sifted to- gether), then add to the creamed mixture. 1 tbsp. vanilla, 1 cup sliced candied cherries and 1 cup sliver- ed almonds. - Combine with fruit and juice mixture. Blend thoroughly. For one large cake 8 x 8, Bake in oven at 275 degrees for 3% hrs. If spices are desired, add 1 tsp. alspice, % tsp. cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg each. INEXPENSIVE FRUIT = CAKE 31, cups seedless raisins, wash- 1 ed and drained, 1% cups brown sugar, lightly packed, 1%; cups of | water, 4 tbps. butter, 2 eggs well- beaten, 2% cups once-sifted pas. | try flour, or 21 cups oncessifted, all-purpose flour, 1 tsp. baking soda, % tsp. salt, ground cinna- mon, ground cloves, % cup mixture of silvered mixed peel, % cup drained maras- allspice, ground chino cherries, % chopped nutmeats. Combine the raisins, brown su- gar, water and butter in a sauce- pan; bring to the boil, stirring until the sugar °dissolves, then boil gently for 10 minutes. Cool thoroughly. Stir well-beaten eggs into cooled raisin mixture. Mea- sure and sift together three times, the flour, baking pawder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice and cloves; add the peel, cherries and nuts; and mix well. Add flour mixture to raisin mixture a third at a time, combining well after each addition. Turn batter into a 6-inch square pan that has been lined with 3 layers of heavy brown paper, the top layer buttered, or with 3 layers of cooking parch- ment. Bake in a slow oven, 275 degrees, about 2 hours. CHRISTMAS CARROT PUDDING 2 eggs, 1 cup grated carrot, 1 cup grated potato, 1 cup suet chopped fine, % cup brown sugar, cup coarsley 1 cup Sultana raisins, seeded rais- ins, currants, % cup mixed peel, 1, tsp. nutmeg, allspice, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp: salt, 1 cup. flour. Beat eggs slightly, add sugar, grated vegetables, peel and fruit. Sift flour with baking powder, salt and spices. Mix all together. Steam 3 hours in a well-greased bowl. Fill bowl only two-thirds full. : POPCORN BALLS cups popped corn, 14 cup corn syrup, molasses. 1; cup gran. su- 5 gar, 2 tbsp. water, 14 tsp. vine- gar, 1 tsp. salt, 2 tbsp. butter, 1 tsp. vanilla, peppermint flavour- ing. Measure popcorn into a large buttered howl. Combine corn sy- rup, molasses, sugar, water, vin- egar and salt; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves, then boil, without stirring, until a few. drops will form a hard ball when dropped into cold water (or candy. thermometer reads 250). Remove from heat and stir in butter, va- nilla and just about 3 drops of peppermint. Stir hot syrup over popped corn, shape quickly into balls- using wooden spoon. Store. in a cool place. Anne Allan invites you to write to her care of this paper. Just send in your questions on home- making problems and watch this little corner of the column for replies. 1,000 square feet once. 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