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Ne TrespaissÎng Signs Were Rare.. Then! 1in thse frnig re urrcnd- ýMg fhe smllOhia taw where I *grew, up, Ne) Tiespaï,ssng sga wvenrrve. A ýboy 'couliùd ,a1k Cor n-lies %cross thse fildiçs, ýC]imbring 'ýtie barbed-wire tances that saarked tise «ownersltip hound- anewithaut runniug inito -onc. E was aeceptecd without thought rS uesithat, as Lng as vwýe -obeyed certaiin uwitnrules, h- iad 'a right te wvalk ac-ress itse t'es. Ila(one sense, thc-y were eowned by certain speeified peopiL2wh paid taxes an them aur2d hludi the priviiege of planting them ern or wheat. But in an- other sense,, they belongedi to us. 1 Our ewn,-rership came thr-ough n'O nusty Legai documrents. It lamn part by right of inherit- aince fram ise generations of boys whe had precededi us, inà part tram the k-nouwledge acquir- ced through our own research, J h was an airguable point of et-h- îcs, at Ieast in aur minds, whether a ýwainut tree was more the prop- exty of thse man who held its le- gai ownership or of the boy who fad caine haçk, week after week, ta watch the ripening green nuts, waiting for thse frost ta corne and turn the Leaves brown, indicat- kng the harvent was reidy. Blackbernies belonged ta uts, unless thse ewner specifically in- f.ormed us otherwise. Sa did the inint growing along creek bat- toms and the elderberries hang- kng ini dusty profusion along the right of way of the Pennsylvania ZRaoilroad spur lie ta Asitabula. Pead trees were ours ta build campfires or rude cabins with. The live trees beionged ta the çwner who had the right ta ct them, although we preferred that he didn't. In return, the unwritten agIree- ment between oun world and the ,dult world specified. that we viould extinguish aur campfires týnaefuIly. We would refrain framn throwWing rocks at cows ta watch thein run aàwkwardly across the 9ields. WVe would avoid swimmiing where the farmier's wif e or Eaughiters iuight b. shocked at eur lack of 9wkuniJng zuits. And we would do~ oui, best not ta ibreak down fences when we climbed over or through them. Like a&Il ruies, wrltten and un- written. tise were hiot always obeyed. But the boys themscives t1iscouraged violators. If another boy choppcd down a mapie, we knew that tise putire woodsq piight b. denied ta thse rest of lus. 19 a canipfire were improperly qtxtknguished andi caused damnage, ;t would spol things for alof those boys w1ho spent niost of their swnniers ýn other people's woods and fedu But more important than these consideratiorns was another: As Éar as we were conccrned, thse reai estate we, usedi was ours, nu, matter what the registrar of Oeedis thought, And only the miost #hortsighted boy would ruin what was his ODwn. Not every owner of far-niland tccepted the system. Once kn a1 whiie, a boy wa.s chased andi threats were shoutedi, But genier- *11y7 as long as nothing more val- ~uable than field corn was appro- -priatcd for tise meals at the camp- tires, a fricndLy truce obtaýined. The fence owners somnetimes gru mbled that we loosenedi theî barbed vwfre they bhad strung' he-, either Dixon)i's Woo5dî or simp4ýly. 44thie woods." As 1 left the house, efter gatherinig up whatever food(,stu-ff i npede, I11uldSaY, "'m going ýta the gwoodls," and 'everyone uknew wý,here îi woul be untildak To get ta thie oods, toroutes weetraditional. J37 bicycle YGU rýode a mile east, then bhack through the divewaý-y of a chýurch, where the shed which had been buit for hor-ses and buggies formn- ed a m iakeshift garage, The drive- ,u ay turned into a track leading across the fields, barely neg-oti- able by a bicycle. This, ini tura, Led into a rough roadwvay made by tractons and other farmn ma- chinery, which ran past the large, shallow pond that set Dix- on's woods apart from those ownecl by other farmers. Whien we made thie trip on foot, we headed east for a hait mile along the gravel sidewalk that ran a1ong the main road ta Cleveland. Then we duckedJ through a fence into a villager's orchard, back through the fields, over a fence or two to the woods and pond. This path, like the more roundabout route to the wioods used by bicycles and an occasional Model T, had been handed down te us by the boys who were our predecessors. It was accepted as ours, even though technically we were tres- passers as soon as we left the public walk, writes Robert W. Wells in the Christiaun Science Monitor. The pond was not deep enough for swimming, alt'hough once or twice we trîed it. A single row- boat was there, hidden in the ,weeds. Because there was no other boat ta race it against, we held tu-rne trials ta sec who could row the fastest from one end of the pond to another while time was kept with the second hand on a dollar pocket watch. In the winter, dozens of out- siders camne to skate, with a big cagmpfirc blazing on shore in case- the ice glave way, Even girls camne ta the woods then. But dur- kng the sumimers, ,vile they were niot precisely banned, the-y were flot encouraged. A grove of sugar mnaples had been planted riear the pond. Be- hind it was the woods, limited on one ide by the railroad right of way, on tho other by the icuiti- vated fields, There was a tradi- tionai site for the principal cýabin - a rude affair of fallen trees at first, entered thrcouLgh the top; later a mnore elaborate structure was constructed out of slabs ob- tained from a saw iil There were genc-rally a ew satellite cabin5 under construction in hid- den places nearby, for one of the tinga" we did kn the wooda wasý build cabins. W. seldom 'used thernl i ýçhey were buit. Wie just bujîlt them., What else did we dço during those, long sunimner days? Well, iv. made fires and cookedt thinga over them. W.iistened to squir-. rels scoid. At night, we sat and heard the owia and ax) occasionai bittern. We leatrned to tell a red oak frami a white oak and a hard maple fromi a soft. W. walked throughi the dim paths kn the quietness. We talked. W,. sat on tumps. W. sat on logs, W e lay on the ground and looked up at the play of the sunUlit on, the leaveso. We did nothi'.ng. WVe knew the mnan who owned the Woods, as we knew everyGne kn the village, and .1 presnume he kn.w -us, But lho never iktruded on our affairs and w. 414 flot ln- trude on hbýIs.t was onixly yearx latter, vwhen 1 hâd nmet ther Iinidownars and bicorne 4onre sny- gelf, tha,ýt I began to appreciat* Thîqýe. waa another vwoodg near Dlxon'a, But this one was ILffer- mnt. It wra2saurroinded b 'keep out" sïgns. Theýre were na pathag made by boys' feet going througb it. Ord*inýariily, a boy is atracted by the' forbidden; stili, wé sel- dam n ent thene, 1 can LreCal -only o1Ce whenjýcj, for sonie now-foürrotten' rèýà2C I MERRY CHRISTMAS - LittIe- girl in Americoi, studies the markings or, a CA defivered to her famnily as a gift from friE )mbia, South Dod package i~ the north. TABLE TALKS 4JQ4m A\cIt'Cwe. MrEdna Neil of Toronto be- for a dessert party, a cherry torte came Canadla's first champion combines meringue, whipped baker of turnip pies, at the Rîoy- cream-, tart red cherries. ai Agricultural Winter Fair. TORTE She is probably the World 4 egg whites Champion ini thI's class, since tur- 1/4 tsp sait sait nip pies were apparentiy unl- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar heard of until recently. 1 cup sugar Radio - television star Axthur 1/4 tsp alMOnd eXtraCt Godfrey chose Mrs. Neil's entry Have egg whites at rooni terr- fromni fiv'e subitted -in thbis perature. Beat until frothy, sift unique competition. salt, cream of tartar over them, "E-xcelllenti" was -Mr. Godfrey's continue beating until soft peaks cmmeént on Sampling Mrs. Neil's orm Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at pie. "Whoo&, brother!" a tim-,e, beating ail the while until .augar is issolved and stiff peaks "There wasn-lt a great deal ta e (10-15 mins.). Add almnond ehoos beteen he five, h. xtract. Transfer 'to 9-inch but- à,aid, "but Mrs. Neil's pieha tered pie pan, building up sides. littie more &tubtie flavor. Place In very hot oven, 450' F., T'he oontest ýwas inspired hy alose the door, turn off oven, let Lewis ThSnsonx of Stratford,, stand in ciosed oven 5 hours or Ont., a, turnip-grower and isev- ý)ver night. oral1 tim~es Tuýrnip King at the FIling RylWinter Fair, during a& C up sligar press reception on opening day 2 tablespoons eernstareh of. the fair. Dash of sait Toýro-nto photographer Strathy ca~ip cherry juice 4mith waz 80 im.pressed witlMr. 1 1-lb. can pie cherries, Thomsoün's description of the drained ve)tgetablZe's virtues, he suggested 1 tablespoon butter to a group of newspapermen, - /-, tsp almond extract hibitors and fair. officiais thaï it Combine sugar, cornstarch, sait. miÀght be good enough to bake Add cherry juice-, cook until clear In ai pie. and thick, stlirring constantly, Mrs.Nei, Asistnt Screary Add butter, almond extract, cher- ofm the fir, Asand sevrea other res. Mix well and let cool ta of the farupnd eie ci ther s room temrperature or chill. Pour in te grup dý-îed ethertD into torte shell several hours be- try it, or have their wive-, ecx- fore servirtg; top with 1 cu~p pserietwihf'eida.heavy whipped cream i nto which As reuit fve pies were pro- 2 tablespoons sugar, Y4 teaspoon duiced for judging in the pres- ahmr xrc av enadd once of a large cr-owd of fair Chflll visitors, newspaper aend televi- * * %son photographers DomnioJn Whether for home entertain- Stores Ltd. awarded Mrs, Neil a menmt or to use as glfts, the holi- week's free shopping. days wouidn't be complete with- Al five ntri.£ wra in.wei out homemrade candy and othier wlth gienero-us heaps e whppf orel.a. ,Peûple wý,ho snp thEn, later said the-,yhave a chaactrtsiot u r naip fvonr, heighte-ned b-y the assoýrtiment of spenusuaLIy se pmpi 1URN1P PIE Ingredients: 1 rawturnîp i eup brown sugar 3 eggs 1 cup milk / tsp ground ginger %tsp cinnamon Ystsp Sait 1 unbaked pie shieli Method: Grate and cook the turmip, chanigîng the water tieduring the cooking. Ma1ke sure the tur- nlip is well cooked and free of luimps, Beat 3 eggs well and add i c-up brown sugar, beating well. Add two cups cooked turni'.p, ½,e tsp. ground ginger and Y2 tsp. cinnamion, -nîlk anid sait. Pour into unbaked pastry shell and bake nt 450 deg-rees for 10 minnutes. -Reduce heat te; 375 degrees and bake for about 25 minutes more. Top wiîth w1hip- ped cream-. For an extra speclal dinneiýr or IssuE 51 - 1 sweet bits. A,ýnd [hey are so mucis fun taimake! CALICO FUDGE 114cups granulated sugar %cup light brown sugar Î ý,cup imilk Cambute ing'redients in a sauce- pan, stir until sugatrs are d.-issolv- cd, and bol ta the sQftball stage (wheni a small amount dropped in coldi water will form a soft bah)'. -Remove fnomn heat and add: 2 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons peanut butter 4 tablespoons marshmrallow f luff Cool for 10 mninutes; then beat until m,,ixture begins ta thickeni, Pour into buttered pan and cut in squares when cool. Makes about anc pound. DIVINITY P-UFFS 4 cups granulated sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1' teaspoon sait 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten "24 cup butter 1 teaspoont vanilla extract Candied echerries In a large saucepan, combine sugan, syrup, and sait, adding anc cup of water. Heat stirring con- stantly, un'tîi sugar iý dissolved. Wipe down sides of pan with pasty brush dipped in water until ail crystals are dissolved Ba-i raqpidly ta a hand-ball stageè- 262' F. on a candy thermometen on unti a littIe syrup dropped -in cold water turns brittle at once. Remoye tram h eat and pour synup over stiffly beaten egg whites, beating constantly. Con- tinue beating for 5 minutes (use clectric beater if possible). Add butter and vanilia and beat w ith spoan until stiff. Drap from tea- spoon on waxed papen. <Candsy shou-ld hold its shape when drap- ped.) Top cacis puff with a cand- ied cherry. (Bath ned and greenl may be used.) If mnixtu-re should become taa isard, add a few draps of hiot watè-r. This candy wvii take from a 4nc ta twa hours to set. Makes about two poi.mds. Store in covered container in cool dry place if made ahead of time. *lb They SoId Butter By The Pint! Butter has been ant import ant item- of man's diet sine tisecai est dlays. Hindi.,wnitings dating backý more than 3,000 years de- scribe how butter was used as h sacrifice ta their gods. Even taday, Hindu rulers a)rc anointed with butter. Buitter-miaking w as discovered when hend'sm,,en carried the mil'k f rom their cattie in skin bage hung aoven the animais' backs. The Matirg caused the cream kï thie mulk ta ot. Franr this crude beginnïîng they made churns tram hollowed-out logz; They lot t the miik ta stand in sh-allow pails so that they could skin off the top c reani and] then, by swinging this in th(-e oro in a leather bag, praduce a thick, yellaw butter. The basic pninciple of butter- maldkng is the sanie now as it was 5,000 years algo--the only differ- enic. being that hanid-apenate-d churjýns have been replaced by electrically operatedi anes. The palatable butter we eni ay is -a product of the last 100 years. Before then, it was heaviiy,' saltedi ta kecp it frorn going bad, stored in stout -wooden chests which were bunied in the graund. When butter was sold baose in the streets, it otten hadi sucis a high water content that t was somnetimes sold by thne pint! Usually, hawever, it was "baught by tlic pat, or by tie iength fnom a yand-long basket. it was unwrapped, and otften. caused stamnach disorders, in 1873, the tirst fanrrs of nef rigenatian changed dairying Methods completely. About ts sanie tâne, a mnachine was in- vented which sepanated tie creani tram * the milk, These, made t passible nat oniy te make lange quantities of butter, but aIse ta keep it in good con- dition for long periods. Gnadualy, butte-nmaking an individual farms virtually ceasedi. Factonies were set up which col- lected mlk froin the farmns and producedi butter-and aîlicd milis CHRISTMAS STORY TOLD1 IN THEIR DAILY BREAD - Ecuadorian Naitivity dispkiy,. ab,,ve, is foshioned of breaid figures, decorated with highly glazed sUir icing. It is one of 170 Christmas creche productions, reflecting thý-e art of countries of Europe and the Amiericos. Now on dîsplay c, the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery cf Art in Konscs City, Mo,, the exhîbit items are f romn the private collection of urch-iteýct-desîgner- Alexovider .0~* N "y N N N N N N N N N jÏ m-, à ý., 1 1 1. ý,11.1-- llý,-- l , 1 N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 'N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N * N N