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I @888 1 cup honey

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 (‘tip flour

1-8 teaspoon salt

1 lb. chopped dates

1-2 cup chopped nut;

1-2 teaspoon vanilla

Method: Beat the 6885 well. Add the hoiiev and blend thoroughly. Sift tcgi ier the baking powder. flour and salt: and add to the inst llliXllilC along with the clumppcd dates nuts and vanilla. Spread in the bottom of a greased n and bake in a moderate oven 35o deg. FA fo. out 30 minutes. Cut this in bnzg- v." ic still warm. or this nini v0 l-ft uncut and wrapped in ‘.'.".‘It .l 17:11:91‘ to send away’, This vtiil kccp well for some time.

MAM 0F‘ POTNIY) SOUP

potatoes or cs paeled onion, I tablespoons but- cspoons flour, 1 1-2 .. 51\ 1-8 teaspoon white fciv grains cayenne pepper, ooii minced pardey. potatoes in boiling and when soft. rub '. n .' ve Srald the nlilk ' .i tho onion slices, then remove onion and add milk slowly w the potatoes Melt 2 tablespoons but- ter, ndrl flour, salt. pepper and stir until rvel] mixcd ‘Ilhen add to stirring constantly. Cock om» minute. add remaining butter mid I).'\i‘.~'l(‘\', and suave nt 13cc. This is a nourishing luncheon

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Four medium-sized i. on ~i

hot mixture,

TA STY CARROT!

ﬁvo tablespoons butter. 1-2 cim onion: r-i iccl, 4 iablespcuzis tlcur l h “s (about 6 inches long)

mii ‘iilldm,

lvfeib the butter in l saucepan rirl cook the onions until tender. but not browned. Clean and rcmfle the cariots and cut into irvrtls ‘oziztlivziso and then into lPlPﬂlgl zikout 3 inches long. Sprinkle not: Wlftll 4 t-ablespogtisthof . l1‘ arid saue t-hem wi e inter mid onions for about 10 minuzes. Add the bouillon, cover lnil cook (30-40 minutest uni-ll car- iozs are tender. Serves 8

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To the Winners of the

BLOSSOM OF CANADA DECEMBER CONTEST

Hm they an:

Mn. B. Bunford, Bllllﬂlld, NB.

Mn. R. Codirnne, College Bridge, N.S.

Mill I. Collinl, Canaan, N.S.

Mill Ruth Cooper, Upper GHIQLUII,N.B.

Mn. B. Crooks, Soul Harbour, N.S.

Mn. I. W. Gaul, Lawnzncefown. N.S.

Mn. B. Goddard, Liverpool, N.S.

Mn. J. Hlnlon, Clmo, N.S.

[Mm Curl Hlnlen, Uppuwoodntock, N.S.

Mn. Chln. Hunter, Ste. Craix. N.S.

MrI. O. Jnmielon, Wallace, N.S.

Mru. B. F. Linton. St. Stephen. N.H.

Mrs. J. Long, Clemmitsvale, N.S.

Mr. M. J. hfnrtin, Bale Ste. Anne,N.B.

Mrs. Job. McCarthy, Sr. Tereiul, PEI. 1

Mil: M. Mizzi, Whitney Pier,Sydney,N.S.1

Mn. J. F. Richard, Bucfouohe, N.B. q

Mn. D. Robles, Sfellaﬂon, N.S. ‘

Min Helen Ryan. Waverley. N.S.

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Mrl. L. Walsh, Albany, P.E.I.

Mr. C. H. Wood, Tulket Lalrcl, N.S.

Mil: F. White, Inveruell, N.S.

Yer, we are happy lo announce the win- ner: of the December Blossom o! Cuwdl Contact. We wilh that everyone who ou- lered the content could have been awarded prizu. Bu: since (hi: isn't pouible, we1 would like to lay to all our 'l'i9fld!—"u1lllk1 you (or the interest you have shown in Blossom o! Cnnuda Flour." We hope thlt we may count you among the thoulandl of Canadian home-baker: who ule thll l good old ull-purpoau flour exclulively.

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CHOOSE ‘FURNITURE THAT SUIT ’l‘lIERSlZE OF YOUR.

Grand, pianos are intended for big rooms and so are ltlfilly other pieces cit‘ furniture which are so cle- signed that. they 52cm incongruous iii tho small rooms of many pres- ent-day houses. Remember this when you plan your new home and yxhen you purchase furniture for

t».

‘There is mtich furniture being built whim l5 in proper scale f " small and medium rccms Sdlllill- scale furniture perfcrrr= '1" “-

functlions of the larger sir/es and in 111E

no way adverseiy af..c.s utilization of a room.

For many _\‘-€‘£lt‘< ntricd ill" ‘i sizes have been more or less . irarily basid on earlier built to be used in houses twice the size of the average 1941 new home. size of the average 1940 new home. Sizes were often 1n- herited rather than calculated tram

MHENTHULATUM

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Small-scale pieces will

tllcularly helpful in n .

comfortable, pensive.

Davenports are reduced in size. Early so as were often built to accommodate four persons, but few living rooms today can handle a. davenport longer than 72 inches. From a use stand- point larger sofas are not neoco- sary. Just think how many times you have seen more than two peo- ple siting on your sofa.

Occasional tables have growing smaller and lower the last few years. ern living an occasional or non-dining table with any dimension greater than 36 inches seems unneoemary.

When a new home planner goes into a sumac-saving program the dining rocm l5 frequently reduced in size because hany persons con- sider a large dining area. l luxury. The “rub" comes when moving day arrives and an attempt. Ls made to place the old. large-size buffet. in the reduced dining area.

Most families need the disli stor- age s-oace available in a sideboard and them is st-lll a way to provide it without taking the six or seven feet. of length needed for a long, low piece. A dish storage small in floor sibe. but. tall. store just as many dishes as the usual long, low piece...and work in a. small room.

Another means of gaining stor- age area without 105a of much floor space is the efficient corner cup- board. Th5 type of storage uses ctherwise wasted space and, 1f built in at the time the house is constructed. means just that much less furniture.

When you buy the table for the dining nxrm be sure that it is of such a size that. with chair: in place there is passage rocm back r-f the (Hairs for anyone who must bring fccd in the table. Most din- ing room suites contain too many and too lurze nieces to comfortably fit info a room of less than 12x14 feet nrri still allow necasary space for travel,

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Social a

iDorothy Dix Says-

.3111 QuARuOTIETQWy Gv/ikziey .

nd Personal /

MOTHER-IN-LAW THE llIOléT

MALIGNED OF ALL WOMEN

She Is The First To Be Called On For Help Yet Always Subject For Censure

ularly supposed to

are not. A)

men an "Who," she

to inch-hit.

One of my correspondents thinks that mothers-in-law are a. much- maligned class and that instead of being trouble-makers, as they are pop- be, and first aids to divorce, as statisti

are, in reality they are ministering roperly a plcciated by women

rens households? W o is

cs assert they

the ungrateful eir children have married.

asks, “is the one who is called upon in ever emergency in her child- called upon to sub for

the trained nurse when there is a new baby in Who has the children dumped on .

the family?

her when the young parents want to take a vac-

ation?

o chaos when the husband

le stories

house and three

"Wh to intoth b h dbri to! a N fe e m“ an aidnﬁaguleft ~

the wt Ls sick. the in has extra work to do at the office;

Who teaches the children

and instills 1n their infant minds

' Bib about. all the instruction they ever get in old-fashioned moralities?

“Isn't it the mother-in-law? goin

cons der mother-in-law a nuisance to

You said it. all right and they are riding high and handsome, her ln-laws may

When everything is ave around the premises, but when

they get. in a 1am they send arf B O S call out. for her, and she always

answers it and comes to the rescue.

"So when I hear youndgs wives sa in-law and young husbun Sally's mother is going to come and

ying how they dread their mothers-

acting like early Christian martyrs because

pay them a visit, I feel like tolling

the poor slmps how lucky they are, and that if they only knew it the chances are the best thing they got. out of marriage was their mother-

ln-law." IT'S TICKLISB

JOB Al‘ BEST

All of which is even so, but. it does not alter the fact that, the‘ in-law

relationship trol. is goes double

There are many reasons why s. mother-in-law, even though she be u - saint. on earth, is almost. always a discordant now in the household. The primary one is that nearly all young husbands and. wives aremore jealota 0f H1811‘ hUSQﬂllUS' 8X10 WIVES’ IIIODHEYS U18“ LﬂBv 8T8 Ol All)’ gigolo OX‘ SUCH.

They cannot endure the thought tli their mates than they have. So w "Mother thinks we had better do so a

is a ticklisli iob to handle and is best worked by remote con-

or the mother-in-law and explains why, if she wants to be happy herself and to be placed upon a pedestal by her chiict- ren andthelr spouses. she should NEVER, NEVLR, NEVER go to live m“ . ¥7 _

at. anyone has more influence over hen John innocently remarks that nd so," or Mary says: "Mother says,’

it starts a row that often ends in divorce, SUBJECT 0F JEALOUS! Nor are young husbands and wives jealous alone of their mother-in-

laws iiitrueiue. fney are Jealous

their mates to cease lo

no one knows. But only too often

of her personally. Why with kind hearts and tender sympathies and good sense ving their mothers the minute they are married,

oung people oulo expect

they do. All of us know of dozens

of cases of wives who have weaned their husbands completely away from 1.1611‘ mothers and of husbands who get. as green-eyed over their wives

going to see their mothers as if they handsome stranger.

were keeping rendezyous with some

days’ dishes stacked in the sink? . Who can always dig down in her pocket and ﬁnd » a little money to help out. with the bills when times are hard?

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Fashions v Literature

Livings

FEBRUARY 6. 1942 T Q m!‘ i ‘M

Leisure

The Woman's Realm

IF I COULD BI THE HUN-u nlwllldbolvhglunfﬂrjmtme m 09211 every bud that bloomed

m)’ WW1 I'd scatter Ivory lllldﬂﬁ, over!

‘rlmtfellaoroslmyplthmdmakn them fade.

I'd wann the hearts of men, lnd

malts them glad,

I'd make a world of joy, when 0B were and;

rd draw the perfume from the rose, and hold

It, for a soul, with mocking world grown cold.

1'd shine through every cloud, lnd

a giiia i?’ Win bi en 11mg a lo ue- And when nigh came 1' gladly g6

m!’ Vi)’ H Idcould be the sun for Just one by.

ooffee plant flowers my be used for perfume.

Fish never drink water —- they rely 0n their food for moisture.

Invisible plastic splints for brok- en wrist allow use of fingers.

FLOOR WAXING

Avoid too much wax when wax- ing floors. It makes them slippery and collects dust too rapidly.

Before ooathig metal machinery with my tyne of Iurfloe finish, move lll grease, oil rust or dirt. of any kind. Wash the metal with turpentine or mineral spirits and then spraypi- brush on one or more coats of finish, depending on the quality of finish desired.

QUICK APPETIZERS For quickly made appetizers.

these are tasty morsels: Canned

corned beef hash oi- cazineq fish

cakes. rolled into snail balls and

fried ln deep fat. serve on tooth- icks or small rounds of buttered as .

You (an remove tamish from Ill- ver tissue Or silver embroidery by brushing cream of tartar or pow- dered magnesia fn with a stiff, clean toothbrush until tarnish dia- appears.

13f l wall is soft and l nail won't bear weight. of picture, out a little wall, fill u with plas of Paris paste (m e with water) push nail in before ti; sets. When

1'0- Bhe lives very much

nun b». 4w“,

around my: to; an a borde%1h

dwm appropriate to; 1.11mi’? W481i YOUR. nuns

NW Wilt l0 h ev yam", “l7 t‘) “lut- loam. don't overlook you; m; chm“- and other washable rugs, Th‘ ' wear lo

ewarm ludnrmge

ADJUSTABLE SIIELVE CLOSET SPACES ADD

Blood closets in kitchens can h uentt increased in m n,

by bubst tuting adjustable sgglvq for usual f ones. 'I‘hese wm rmit storing alas. patties 1M liners, many of which are now made shorter and lighter to fit modem refrigerators, so that they mum. less space.

LIVE IN THE PRESENT

The woman who is delermingd to stay young gracefully gnu-d; against the obvious signs of age.

She doesn't try to ape the m“. of her OOHGQG-age dang,“ tcr. of course, or kid herself tum believing that gray hairs and 11m around the eyes arc not inevitable,

However. neither dces she as- sume ihe "we are the old folks in. titude," or, worse yet, talk con- stantly bbout the "good old dgygj’

in the present and thinks enthusiastically about the future.

She refuses to allow herself even to get, into the habit of making the gestures commonly associated with n89. SW11 l8 dﬂﬁfﬂhg-and unclasii- ing the hands while talking. sue forces herself bo concentrate on what others are laying instead 0f day-dreaming in the middle o: a conversation. She dcesiit drop bu: of a discussion among several people and go of! in a comer (m- a cozy chat with another woman.

She doesn't talk too much about her grown children-and so gin-nu to be living her life entirely through them.

She oertainlv does not constantly refer to herself as awed and rc- mind everybody that: she is getting on. She doesn't. repeat frequently, "Iim not as young as I was once, you know" or "I 111st can't keep up with that crowd zmv more."

Furthermore, she never turns up her nose at current topics or the things in which young people an interested at. the moment. she

. ' extolled and lilo Qblrigiengpapvfvlasmlinentioned in solemn tones. Finally it ‘was time w apply the clincher. ‘And, an- other thing you will notice. "N? salcsiwcman 909m. "l5 m“ this

dictionary is arraniﬂd 111M181?“-

set, the nail will be held firm. Use your hat clips to k plelta in place when rpziesslng. up

ma not like swing music, but mo c fnly known who the leading exponents of swing m. fuses to be bored by discussions of politics or any other subiect the mﬂlority 69cm to like to talk about in any gven year.

Martina Scotti;

advises you about Complexion Care

As for the standard grievance alnst mothers-ln-law—that tiny interfere in their cluldrenb 8.38.111 w en thev live together-that is in- evitable. No highly skilled professional can watch an untrained ama- teur bungling a. job without. offering a word of advice.

» I Nor can an woman who has been busy all her life be content to lust.

Smear window frame with floor polish to prevent them sticking,

f," all s31}! and t lddle llgrmblllsllillgik gosh? is boung ‘to sgllcklher ﬁngers in lcauypv ei- en's pes, an e r c on an rou e, iuman nature, . i ——--—

K ’ and es tally feminine human nature, being what it is. Hence, if moth- W In 3931375375 M97515“ D011’?- bc driven oral! by l- @3151! era an their children and their in-lawg desire to admire and love each I!” leg that ll rough and catchu other, they should keep their distance from each other. At close range "ftp A short while after her lon hm! your stockings: rub it. down with they see each others faults and peculiarities too plainly. assumed Q19 Presidency 0f the sandpaper uni-fl smooth. then re-

- s United States, Mira. McKinley was stain or polish with bgegwgx, I yield to no one in my admiration for motliers-in-lziw. 1 think they interviewed the press.

are ottener martyrs than pests. I have seen them endure insults and , , "What. woud you consider most, m contuniely from them and women to whom their children were mar- from nevahnm! 0 important m ralsmg a child w he ried with a (patience that qualiﬁed them for sainthood. 1 have seen them "‘ t v‘ u president?" asked one writer. enslaved an fumed into despised domestic drudges by their in-laws. 1 Quick-Put a Few Dfvfll 0h n?“ 1mm“ g gum-up, quggﬂon," m.

trying to protect their children Va-tro-nol up your nose at t. e plied Mrs‘ McKinley Wm‘ n. ‘mug

have seen them sacriﬁce themselves in from brutal husbands and wives. And l have thought that in all the world there was no lot. Iiardei" or more difficult to flit than that of the mother-in-law.

, t f atching cold gtiiclnlaétsﬁiesyteigizilgigggmzcztion aid Na- ture's defenses against the cold. A

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“'I'here are so many things to teach boys. They should be taught tn be honest, reliable, fair." Then she winked and added: “But I didn't really bring up mydgoyut; b;

o o o o o a GIRLS AND DEFENSE WORK

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You may also make desert rcenel. using cacti and redums, and place a tiny donkey and Mexican pottery in their midst. Many lovely glass

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