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0 r. THE MIXINC IDOW[ a,. ANNE ALLA N Hydre Home iconomist Hello Homemakers! Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It's Î7 nld, old question and no one has y'tr found a satisfactory answer. Peoples of ancient times believed the secret of life to be within the .egg, and regarded it as a symbol of creation. The Christians bor- -rowed the idea and made it part of their Easter festivities, but they -made it emblematic of the Resur- rection. The custom of colouring eggs .appears to be exceedingly ancient. Eggs were dyed in the days of the Persians and Gau]s with the pur- pose of imitating the colour of growing things. But it is said that rwhen the original customn was adopted by the Christians, eggs were coloured red to denote the blood of Christ. Since those early times the custom has lost its seri- ,ous meaning and is now practised xnerely for decorative purposes or to amuse the children. Child- xen's nursery rhymes and timely incidents are associated with the mrarkings which are transferred to the cooked eggs for Easter lestivities. Since each child will want one of these pretty coloured Easter -eggs, mother will have to use eggs wisely for the rest of the week. flere are some new recipes. One Egg Muffins Temperature: 400 degrees F. Time: 22-25 minutes. One-third cup shortening, Y4 cup sugar or sugar substi- tute', 1 egg (well beaten), 1 cup mill<, 3/ cup finely chop- ped apple, 1 tsp. lemon juice, 2 cups ail purpose flour, 4 tsp. baking powder, 3/ tsp. sait, 1/ tsp. nutmeg, !/2 tsp. cmnnamon. Cream together the shortening and sugar- or sugar substitute; beat tili fluffy. Add the well beaten egg; stir in the milk, the chopped apples and the lemon juice. Sif t the dry ingredients three times. Add, ail at once, to the apple mixture; stir with a knife only enough to moisten the flour. Pour into oiled muffin tins and bake in a fairly hot oven tili firm and brown. These muffins can be varied by scattering a few chopped nuts on top of each muffin; by mixing % teaspoon o! cinnamon with 2 tbsps. sugar and sprinkling it on the raw batter; by pressing a wedge o! apple red skin up, in each muffin. But without ail these embellish- ments, the original muffins are grand. Serve half o! them hot, with sauce, for dessert; save hall of themn for the breakfast coffee. They're nice with butter, delect- able toasted and buttered. Fruit Pudding 1/2 cup molasses, 1 egg (well beaten), 1 cup unsweet- 1 eped apple sauce, V2 cup 1/2in, cup chopped un- cokdfigs, i cup dry bread crumbs, 21/2 cups ail purpose flour, i tsp. sait, 1/2 tsp. bak- ing soda, 11/2 tsp. baking pow- der, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. ginger, 1/2 cup chopped suet taken from tenderloin. Mix together the molasses, the -well beaten egg and the apple :sauce. Mix the chopped raisins and figs with the dry bread c'umbs; combine wîth the molasses mixture. Add ahl re- maining irngredients and. mix thoroughly. Turn into greased rnould. Tie on wax paper. Place in steamer and cook for 21/2 hours (large mould) or i11/ hours (indi- vidual moulds). Orange Sauce i11/ tbsps. cornstarch, YÏ or 1-3 cup sugare 1 tbsp. grated orange rind, 1/2 cup boiling water, 1 cup orange juice, 1 tbsp. lemon juice. Mix the cornstarch, the sugar and the orange rind in a saucepan; add the boiling water; stir and cook tîll smooth and thîck (about à minutes). Add the fruit juices and again heat tO boiling. Serve hot with the fruit pudding. One Egg Cake 3 tbsps. shortening, 3/4cup fine white sugar, i tbsp. grat- ed orange rind, 1 egg (well beaten), 11/2 cups cake flour, I'/2 tsps, haking powder, '/à tsp. sait, !/2 cup milk. Cream together the shortening, 1/2 cup of sugar and the orange rind; add to this the egg (beaten until its light and lemon colour- ed with the remaining 1¼ cup of sugar). This mixture shoulci be very light. Sift together the dry ingredients four times. Add them Anne Allan- invites you to write to her dlo The Statesman. Send in 194' your suggestions on homemaking MO probleins and watch this column proi for replies. Car T IAN SI c aNATIION AT WAR 'i SINCE TUE CALL TO ARMS WITHIN AN HOUR of the opening of hostilities the Canadian National began what bas proved to be the Iargest and one of the most exacting war jobs in Canada. This job has continued day and night without stop for four and a haif years. FROM SEPTEMBER 10, 1939 to March 10, 1944 the Cana- dian National carried more than 100 million passengers and 300 million tons of freight. Since the beginning of the war the Canadian National Dining Car Department bas served 13,631,387 meals. THE RAILWAY flot only hauled away the completed munitions of war-, but brought in the raw mate- rials to make them. Without this two-way ser- vice, Canada's magnificent job of production could not have been carried out. The Canadian National itself builds mine-sweepers, l2,000-ton freighters, naval guns and gun mountings, air- craf t components, and parts for other gun factories. 0F THE M0 MILLION PASSENGERS carried, a high percentage consisted of members of the armed forces proceeding to- camps for training and to shipboard for embarkation. STEAMSHIPS 0F THE COMPANY, though reduced In numbers by sinklngs through enemy action, have served gallantly in the war as auxiliary armed cruisers, bospital 8hips and transports. go CANADIAN NATIONAL Express and Telegraph facili- ties have worked to capacity to meet war de- mands. The Canadian Natlonal's nine all-year hotels, situated in cities from the Atlantic to the Pacific, bave provided service of an essential nature to those engaged in the war effort. Ail the Coin- pany's resort botels are closed for the duration. 22%o 0F THE PERSONNEL in Company's service in 1939 bave Joined the armed forces. In Victory Loan cam- paigns Canadian National men and women bave purchased bonds to the amount of $26,924,600. TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES, subsidiary of tbe Canadian National Railways, bas carried 435,000 passengers during the war, 9,417,000 pounds of air mail letters, and 1,476,000 pounda of wartîme air express. Trans-Canada Air Lines is also flying the Atlantic regularly with mail to and from the armed forces. The Canadian National has been privileged to join with aIl the citizens of our country, including those who are serving in the armed forces, in the prosecution of the war. It believes that Canadians wil be interested in this outline of some of the System's war activities. 1Extraets front Annual Report of the Direetora et the Canadian National System: OUR OBJECTIVE IN 1943, as in other war years, was to place the full strength of ourma. power and facilities behind the war effort of the United Nations. To this end ail energies have been directed. The requirements of the armed forces, of industry and agriculture, for transport and other services, have been met in ail of the fine Provinces of the Dominion and in the import- ant sections of the United States in which we operate. RECRD TRAFFIC These demands were greater than ever before, the traffic moved in 1943 being 17.3%v greater than in 1942, the previous peak war year, and 44.7%,1 greater than in 1928, the peak peace year. Freight traffic in 1943 was more than double that of 1939, and passenger traffic four times that of 1939. Despite this, the very large movements of war materials and personnel reached their destinations in accordance wlth schedule ar- rangements. There was no lowering of the recognized standards of safety. on funded debt and Government loans, the surplus paid in cash to the Government was $35,639,412. OPERATING EFFUCIENCY The operating ratio for the year was 73.6490 (an all-time record) as compared with 76.93%v in 1942 and 81.99% in the peak peace year of 1928. It is interesting to note that the vastly increased war traffic i 1943 was handled with 16.6%/ fewer locomotives, 15.4% fewer. freight cars and 5.1%l more passenger cars than was the traffic of 1917, the fourth year of the last World War. MANUJFACTUJRE 0F MUNITIONS SPECIAL SERVICES PROVIDED The Company was honoured in being selected The Company also extended its activities as to provide extensive train and other services a manufacturer of munitions, ships and naval for Prime Minister.Churchili, President Roose- appliances. velt and Madam Chiang Kai-shek during their visits to Canada in 1943. EARNING POWER The 1943 operations demonstrated the great earning power of the System, the railway proving again that it can handie an immense volume of business economically as weli as expeditiously. After providing from revenue for ail oper- ating expenses (including deferred mainte- nance, depreciation, amortization of defence projects and reserve for inventories) and also a reserve for pension contracts, taxes, interest POS T-WAR Changing conditions will caîl for new methods of railway operation and new types of service, and there must needs be a continuing search for improvement in ail aspects of the railwgy industry. In view of this, the Company has in hand a programme of research. This pro- gramme, in addition to considering ways and means of improving service and efficiency of operation, also encompasses the problems of post-war reconstruction and rehabilitation. THE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES in ail departments of the System have worked bard and loyally to cope with increased responsibilities arising out of the war, and the directors record their appreciation and thanks. The traditional harmonîous relations between management and employees were maintained throughout the year. Appreciation also is expressed to shippers and the travelling public alike for their cooperation in and sympathet 4nderstanding of difficuit operating conditions caused by the war. Ilu CANAIAN NATIONAL The Largest ILailway Sgatem in America URGES WARTIE GARDENS extent is made this year in war- For 1944 the Agricultural Sup- time gardens on the part of people es Board urges an even greater in cities, towns or in the rural 'ortin artie grden thn *areas, the market for the produce ,for n tre anthatthre inaofcommercial or market gardens 43, or te reson hat her willa111lot be affected, states the ,re urgent need for ail the food Board. The maximum output ,ducts that can be grown in from such gardens will be requir- anada. Whatever greater the ed to meet the demand from the armed forces, ships' stores and the Committee, appointed by the o! a few varieties o! cabbage seed, and shrubs. About 70 tons of paper is being civilian population. Board, discloses that the seed sup- bush beans and beets. Ahl the standard types o! gar- saved in the production o! the The Board points out that pro- ply is sufficient to enable ail the As for fertilizers, the Fertilizer den tools are available in reason- No. 4 consumer ration books. duction o! vegetables in wartime vegetables that are most in de- Administrator states that the suip- a sadteeae Cnd eed pnipr gardens helps to relieve the mand to be grown in sufficient ply is adequate for gardens, but ale quantitiesadteeae Cnd eed pnipre transportation facilities at a time quantities to meet normal de- gardeners are recommended to eflough essential insecticides O! sugar for four-fîtths of her supply. when such facilities are already mands. But the Committee states give more consideration to using the arsenical kind to go around, This is allocated from a world heavily overloaded. A survey every effort to avoid waste should fertilizers for garden crops rather but rotenone and pyrethrumn or pool under agreement with Great made by the Wartime Gardens be made. There is some shortage than on lawns, ornamentai trees contact dusts are not plentiful. Britain and the United States. THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE. -ONTARIO a, Il q THURSDAY, APRIL 6th, 1944 Il.- . 1 m à £ - .ze CANADIAN NATI 0 NAL THE CANADL4» STATESMAN, BOWMANVELLE, 'ONTARIO E r.z' r