Page 2 THE HYDRO LAMPS 25 - 40 and 60 watt Inside frosted l 5c Each - | Hydro Shop Phone 460 Householder (on New Year's Eve)-- Say, boys, is that turn hard to play? Leader of Band--No. Why? Householder -- Well, it's hard to listen to. tack, by Kittyhawks. In Orsogna, centre of fierce fighting, have tanks dug in and to have constructe December 22nd, 1943, the town was softened up by an aerial bombardment carrying one heavy bomb, followed by thirty- air forces are supporting the 8th Army. Pi ALLIED BOMBERS "SOFTEN" ORSOGNA the Germans have used flame. throwers, and are reported to d machine gun posts on the ground floors of buildings. On from Kittyhawks, each six medium bombers -- a good example of the way Allied cture shows bombs exploding in Orsogna after the first at- Seal your love witha clear, pure jewel of rare perfec- tion--a Blue Rivcr regis- tered Diamond Ring. Certificate of perfection and insurance policy with every Blue River Ring. Many other beau- tiful designs and prices from which to choose, SS SAV DUNCAN EMM JEWELLER by LAURA C. PEPPER Chief, Consumer Section, Dominion Department of Agriculture "Keep cool" good advice in an em- ergency and applicable to many foods iicluding eggs, for the sooner new- laid eggs are placed in a cool temper- ature, the better they keep. Egg shells are semi-porous but na- ture has pr@évided a protective film which helps keep out air and odours. Washing removes this film and for that reason eggs should not be wash- dd until just before using. Spots should be rubbed off with a rough, dry cloth. As a low temperature is reauired for storing so, for cooking eggs or egg dishes, the temperature should be low--below boiling point for so- called "boiled" and poached eggs. Sponge cakes, meringues, etc., call for low oven heat and custards, souffles and other egg dishes are set in a pan of hot water while cooking in the oven. Many an otherwise perfect pie is spoiled by a meringue which is tough or thin and watery. The home econo- mist of the Consumer Section of the Dominion Department of Agriculture Says that egg whites yield greatest volume when not too cold and the least bit of fat in the bowl or on ihe beater or from a tiny bit of egg yoik will prevent the whites from beating stiff. If a yolk does break in sep- arating, every last trace should be re- moved and a bit of tha egg shell is the handiest for the job. The whites should be whipped until they hold a soft peak and look glossy but not dry. Too much beating is as bad as' too little. A pinch of sale and a little acid --a couple of drops of lemon juice, a pinch of baking powder or cream of tarter--helps whites to hold their stiffness and give a better volume. On an electric beater egg whites should be beaten at medium speed. Sugar should be beaten in gradually after are stiff and the meringue whites Egg Talk By Government Of Agriculture Gives Housewives Many Cooking Pointers should be piled lightly on the partial- ly cooked filling and baked at once in a slow oven. Chocolate Meringue Pie 1-3 cup sugar 1-3 cup flour 1-3 cup cocoa 1-8 teaspoon salt % cup cold milk 1% cup hot milk 2 egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla Mix sugar, flour, cocoa and salt and! combine with tha cold milk until it is smooth. Gradually stir in the hot milk, return to double boiler and cook 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Beat egg yolks, combine with a little of the hot mixture, add to remaining mixture in the double boiler and cook 3 minutes longer. Remova from heat and add va- nilla. Pour into a baked, cooled, nine- inch pie shell. When partially cool, top with the following meringue. Meringue 2 egg whites Pinch of salt 1-8 teaspoon baking powder 2 tablespoons sugar \4teaspoon cinnamon Add salt to egg whites and beat un- til stiff. Mix baking powder and ege whites. Spread meringue over filling and dust with cinnamon. Bake in a slow oven, 325 deg. F. until delicately browned--about 15 minutes. SHOE POLISH REMOVER To clean a carpet that has been soil- ed with shoe polish or soot, take a little Fullers earth. which can be pur- chased at most drug stores, and dis- solve in a mixture of equal parts of cold water and ammonia. Apply the solution to the spot with a soft pad or rag, leave it to dry and then brush the particles off with a fairly stiff brush. ADDING CHOCOLATE In adding chocolate to a recipe, re- member that 1 ounce of chocolate equais 1 tablespoon of fat, and reduce | the fat accordingly. SS a Fi Wma Ah pi pe THE STRATFORD MIRROR cage 3 JUST AMONG OURSELVES A Regular Department Conducted for Mirror Readers by Ina St. John. WRITING TO HIM Dear Miss St. John: Will you help me out once again? My boy friend is a university graduate. He has gone away (to a camp) now and of course I expect to write to him often. I don't want to make any mis- takes. This is what puzzles me. When one uses box note paper what page should be used after the first one? Thanks a lot if you answer. SALLY. Answer: There is no set rule for using notepaper, Sally. If you num- ber your pages so it is easily read that is all that is important. INA ST. JOHN. ' MODERN OR JUST FOOLISH? Dear Miss St. John: I am a girl who believes in a good time. I think I am entitled to it. In a few years I'll be married------or else. Now I'm free, white and seventeen. If I see a man I like I don't ask him if he's married or engaged. I just go after him, and usually I get him where I can lead him by the hand. Of course I won't marry any of these fellows. T'll pick a good sensible provider at the last. So why shouldn't I enjoy my young life until then? I live with my great-aunt, and she is forever telling me how she was a lady when she was my age -- just old stuff -- dumb, I call it. Can you tell me why older people can't understand that we live in a new generation? DIMPLES. Answer: Well, Dimples, there is one thing to be said about the present generation: they have divine self con- fidence! Seriously, my dear, you real- ly are young and inexperienced in spite of your sophisticated (?) letter. If this were not the case you would know that you are treading on very danger- ous ground. Perhaps you will reach the ambition you have set yourself ---- marry a sensible man and a good pro- vider. But what of the future "settled down" years? Will you remember happy times when things are dull (as they will be at times)? Or will you have ghosts that haunt you--not real ones, of course-- but bad gremlins that remind you of the days when you con- sidered no one but yourself- In quiet times of sickness or loneliness will they bring back the trouble you made for other girls and women, and heap them like coals of fire on your head? Will you hate to be alone, or will sweet memories of innocent days of happi- ness keep you company through the future years? Believe it not, Dimples, the game you profess to play is not worth the candle. ' INA ST. JOHN. OPPOSITE IN CHARACTER Dear Miss St. John: I have two young friends. One is lovely to look at but she is just as selfish as she can be. The other is really plain but she tries to please everyone. They are both married to airmen. Which do you think will make the happiest wives as time goes by? deus TL, Answer: No one can predict the future, L.M.T. One thing is certain, however. As the years go by, the "lovely" face will settle into unlovely lines of a_ selfish disposition. The other girl's face will take on _ the sweetness of her soul. There is still a chance that the first girl, happily married, will lose her self-love and be- come lovely in every way. INA ST. JOHN. RATION COUPONS VALID NOW Butter to No. 56. Preserves to No. 16. Sugar to No. 29. Tea to No. 29. 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