MIISGORDONMACIHLIAN

A A COUNTRY GARDEN

'Wed., Jan. 11, 1956

Page 8..The Guardian &E;I"5 EAT

Malta Use Oi

By Ida Bailey Allen

"in my opinion. is the finest in the world," pro- nounced the Chef. cocking his high bonnet at a cockier angle.

"Cooked dry of fat, it is the favorite of all breakfast meats in this country. But this method of cooking makes bacon very expen- sive because the fat. which is about half r original weight, is cooked out and discarded."

AVERAGE BUDGET

”0bviously, Chef," 1 said, ”the only way to justify the cost of bacon on the average budget is to utilize the bacon fat in preparing other dishes.

”I like to use it in crust for meat pies. in seasoning cooked greens.

nadian bacon dame. May I offer this tip?

day foods to make them luxurious

Fine Bacon

"You can baconize many every-

and appetizing.

"Use just one slice of crisp, cook- ed bacon to top each serving of potato pancakes, corn fritters. creamed potatoes, grilled sweet potatoes. spaghetti, or stuffed green peppers."

TOMORROW'S DINNER Grapefruit Baked Shoulder Pork Chops with Onion Corn lilcal Corn Fritters Spiiiacli ('.'1siiio Lemon (ihiffuii Pic

Coffee Tea Milk t

kale or cabbage. sauteeing meats

before pot-roasting or braising andi

as a shortening when making ging- erbread or spice cake.

')But the fat must . be burn- ed. Bacon inusl be carefully cook- ed to avoid scorching. This can be done in three ways:

Start bacon frying in ing pan: fry slowly.

Place bacon on a rac' in a pan:

cold fry-

Corn Meal Corn Fritters: Coin binc J4 c. l'L'E.Iti)-llllk pancake flour l-3 c. cnriclicd ycllon corn meal, iii; c. drained canned corn kernels 1 tsp. salt and H 1' milk Stir to lmix. - In a frying pan. ht-at enough ivegetablc or bacon tat lo barely cover the bottom. Drop in the frit- Icr batter by tablcspoonfuls. Slow- fry until brown on one side: then iturii to brown the other: allow 3 to

Beyond the grey moors. intersper- In this late twilight of a winter Another hill arises. set below Another hill, and so on. far away. Until the latest seems to be less srey . Than raiant gold wluch makes the Where heaven and earth part com- Or which is common earth and At such times these poor will yearn to put divine on. So very near to touching. poles. We might believe them And then the winter sunlight fades

Leaving us moor and mountaihs

and we have time to see them at

is the gift of God. There is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty; which im- mediately diffuses a secret satis- faction and complacency through the imagination.

bake in 375 deg F' 4 min altogether tBm.” baa)" electrically" keeping Scrte plain as a xcgt-table or, if 1 4 "L fmm the 59”” 0r heal desired. with bacon or with maple

Do not broil bacon in a gas-heated broiler, as it may catch fire. T00 APPETIZING t

”Bacon is too appetizing to be confined merely to breakfast, Ma-

isyrup. TRICK OF THE ('llEI-i When baking pork chops with onion, season with a fen eruslied cumin seeds.

ELLEN'S DIARY

By An Island

What I nlce supper it was-that, to which, with James we went last evening In a neighboring farm- house. walking there in the en- chaptment of a wintertime-dusk. The sunset had been clear and beautiful, the glow caught here and there in pools and patches along the white of the farmlands. But

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Farmer's Wife

loved ones and the security and content of the home... "The un- iverse is held on the shoulders of love." someone has well said. It is also true that a homr to be worthy of the name must be borne on the same. "Many a 'ripp 0' corn this one ate," James smiled. savoring the darkish toothsome meat of our

new the last light had faded and the dimness of tw"ight was flood- ing in purple shadows about us. And presently turning from the road into a last lap of field we were at the door which thrown wide welcomed us merrily into that household.

fare. "She'll eat no more,' pany chuckled.

Goose. with every traditional ac- companiment of vegetable and re- lish and sauce, we dined upon. And for the ”crowning jewel" of it? The

one of the

What p delectable aroma of food too greeted our entrance-the good home-cookin" of such a farm- kitchen! The lor. table spread in that cozy warmth fairly sparkled and shone. And soon we were seat- ed ab' 't it. And at its head sat the grandfather of the children of the place, who from the youngest in her highchair close by, to the eldest. a tall chap now adventuring into his teens. in happy faces in- dicated the affection of parents and

H , pin it down. General Motors' chief

"New,' Cars Show

Women's, lniluence

OSHAWA-How much of the trend to more and more power accessories in the new cars can be traced to the influene of women? Well, it's not possible to

engineer. l3.l-'. Armstrong says. be- cause car designers are always developing new ways of making cars perform more efficiently. But beyond any doubt the soaring num- ber of women drivers and their growing. influence in choosing the family car has added impetus to the search for improvements that take the effort out of driving. Such things as power steering, power brakesuand power window lifts - in short, the whole list of modernf developments including greatly improved automatic trans- missions for 1ll5d-- were certainly engineered with women in mind Mr. E. F. Armstrong says. And theyive taken -away any advantages men may ever have had as drivers, too. he points out. A hundred pound girl can now stop a car as quickly, or turn it as fast, as any

MYSTIC EVENING

sed with snow

day.

sky more bright:

pany, who can say.

.'hich is light? mendlc- ants, our souls,

apparel the two

in this glory. one. . .

and yields, .

and far fialds. Stone.

Winter sunsets are so glorious”

his season of the year. Such beauty

Shakespeare writes.. .The setting sun, and music at the close. As the

Another poet tells us that There's music in all things. if men have ears. . .

Their earth is but an echo of the spheres. eBy1'0lI- It is perhaps the 'ghest distinct- ion of the Greeks that they recog- nized the indissoluble L 'ion of beauty and goodness, but though we travel the world over to find beauty, we must carry it with us or we find it not.

Consider the seasons. the My 0' the spring, the splendou of the summer, the sunset colors of the autumn, the delicate and graceful bareness of winter tree-s.thc beauty of snow, the beauty Of iiillll Oil W81- er. In the feeling for this beauty we should be very happy. It is in winter that we see the masts and rigging of creation. We are given a lesson in the fundamental beaut- ies of shape and proportion III summertime one never really knows how beautiful are the forms of the deciduous trees. It is only in winter. when they are bare of leaves. that one can fully enjoy their splendid structure and design, their admirable qualities of duly ap- portioned strength and grace.

Grey day or bright, the trees re- mind one of etchings with their dis- tinct holes and branches. Bark pat-

steaming plum p-.:'.lding to make the meal complete-to let the. the men reach out their pipes about the fire with the children. while the women lingered at the table chatting. as though loath to let the time vanish. There would be other meals we knew in this bright new year. But none better than this at which we had toasted its good heath in fruit- juice and later looked in the crystal ball of the leaves in our teacups with gay smiles for signs that favor- d it. The little truck nosed out the road towam town this afternoon with odd marketable offerings of the piggcry, toiling a mite up the snow of the hill and then pleased to reach before long the smooth clean surface of the Highway. "1 sold my muskrat pelt." Mack came in later to tell of his trip. "It didn't bring much. but even the little was handy to have.. .My fath- er bought a new halter for the young mare. Salt-licks too for the cattle and feed for the hogs. guess, like Gran'daddy said." he chuckled," we wouldn't even have the tails of those we shipped out, left by the time we were done buy- ing!" 7 Now only the late hours of this day are left to us at this house. And above it and the houses a0.d fields of the valley. in a change not unpleasant after weather frost- cold are mild skies and thawing. Until tomorrow----Diary----Good night.....

Words Oi The Wise

There is much in the world to make us afraid. There is much more in our faith to make us un-

heavyweight. It's finally a woman driverskworld as much as a mania.

I 'Al.lCE BROOKS

afraid. -( Frderick W. Crnppi

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ferns are clear and one can see shining colors in the buds. Wherever snow falls, or water flows.or' birds fly, wherever day and night meet in twilight wherever the blue heaven is hunv by clouds. or sown by stars, wherever there is danger. and awe, and love, there If beauty, plenteous as rain, shed for thee, and though thou shouldst walk the world over. thou shalt not be able to find a con:'.itlon inop- portune or ignoble.

slnvnmr ICE

The garden is beautiful today with silvery ice covering all the branches of the trees and shrubs. but it is hard on these trees to be so encased with ice.

What miracle of weird transform- ing Is this wild work of frost and light. This glimpse of glory infinite? -Whittier.

world, Babylonian: grew many spices in their gardens. The Hanging Gard- ens Of Babylon, which may have been garden: supported on arches as depicted on a slab now in the Assyrian Saloon of the British Museum, were most probably de- corative flower gardens lending bear city, but besides these. many large gardens existed for the production of sweet-smelling herbs. In fact, such gardens were an important part of Babylonian economic inter- ests.

piled for the us magicians, and many of their sy- stems of medicine were derived from spice herbs.

seen the tablets from the libr." tics of these important men listing the names of numerous plants. l

employed in fumingation. natural that the sweet fragrance of the spices should have been as-

and we read that the

to an alread: magnificient

Long lists of plants were com- of doctors and

In the British Museum may be

The aromatic plants were early It was

sociated with purity by the ancients. and so for cleansin" pur-' Poses, the spices found great favori in the eyes of the priests. Ir their. wry of life, the Babylonians were a people fond of magnii'l- -uni They consumed lots of spices andi the spice trade was a major and: lucrative business in Pahylon. To her markets. the piccs iade their way by boat and caravan from

last taste of sweets. is sweetest lastiwidely wparated points, ,. . me

merchandising of spices and spice products in this ancient city was great enough to merit mention with her trade in gold. silver. and Dre- cious stones. in the eighteenth chapter of the Revelation of St. John the Divine.

Now let us turn to Egypt, the people of that land believed thati the spirit returned to the body. and embalming spices were used in an elaborate way. Spices were! also used for the perfumes and) holy oils. In the British Museum. there are numerous vases, bowls. pots, ete., which were contriiners

for scented uiigtit-nts and per- fumes from the third to ihei twenty sixth dynasties. There iv

also a series of vases inscribed:

with the names of drugs, medicin-i es, and ungeunts, which. if is thought, belonged to an apothe- cary's shop. They were found in' a tomb of the sixth dynasty.

Only the spices could have sup- plied the delicate fragrance which appealed so slrc'"'l,v in IIIPFF ancient people. and the high 95-. eem in which such scents were. held is shown In the following words from the Song of Harper,. composed in the reign of Antuf, a king of the eleventh dynasty: Immerse thyself in precious per-

fumes. Whlch are the veritable products of the gods.

MENTIONED IN BIBLE Passages of the scriptures throw?

additional light on the history and? uses of spices in the ancient worldi The first mention of spices in the Holy Bible is found in the Book of Genesis, chapter thirty-seven In connection with the story of Joseph, when they sold him to the travelling spice merchants for

Then when they needed another supply of corn from Egypt they carried down a present of little balm. and a little honey, spices, and myrrh. nuts, and almonds. This is indicative of the high value set on spices by the people of those days. Joseph had become a power in the land of Egypt, and.

must consist of those things which

sunset sky, as little branches twist

llike shattered glass.Suspended in

the air on slender threads the beech trees at the close of a clear day weave a tracing on the reddened brass as shadows glide among the silver grey. THE GARDEN ROOM

These January days can be used for many tasks that were neglect- ed in the busy days of summer and autumn. In the garden room the -hclves have been planted and the potted plants ,rcarranged. The ivies. ferns, begonias and other plants requiring less sun than other plants have been placc:' in the windows of the home. The gera- niums have been kept in the sun- niest spots in the garden room, also the fragrant stocks and blooming bulbs just beginning to flower. iMore slips of gcianiums have been set in sand and peat moss to root: Then placed on wann shelves in the kitchen for out door planting ,in the spring. Thea contai..:rs 'must be found and cleaned and painted. All year the working and planning ofr a garden goes on.

More letters have been received asking for information on gera- niums and the society, and certain- ly they are a favorite flower for our province and indeed all over the world. FIRESIDE GARDENING January has bcen called the month of flresldc tardening. Bever- ley Nichols in one of his garden books write-s...."I can close my eyes and lie, very quietly. and en- joy my garden almost as keenly as though I were in It. Indeed the fantasy is in some way more charming than the reallty,? for now the seasons are at my beck and call. Witch shall it bo.. Spring or Autumn? shall I have a daffodil with the wind blowing keen through the yellow drifts, or

. with a haze of Michaelmas daisies around me."

Yes, there are many happy days even in this winter month. 0 win-

Octobcr evening

Reading is one of the chief on- hylnents of this season and howi

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i acceptable. Moses was told to use sweet spices. clni non. myrrh. with pure frankincense for an anointing 40". In these passages in Exodus we read of the first Bible refer- ences to cinnamon and cassia. The Arab women of Nubia and Upper Egypt are said to burn oncha,-ginger, cloves, cinnamon. and other substances on a small charcoal fire set in a hole in the floor to produce scented fumes in which they bathe their bodies. In the book of Numbers we find the children of Israel dissatisfied. and complaining the lacl: of food. They remind Moses that. when in Egypt, they had eaten freely of fish. cucumbers. melons. leeks, onions, and garlic. This is another indication of the importance of gar lie and onions in the diet of the ancient Egyptians. When the queen of Sheba came to King Solomon she had a great train of camels bearing spices who had a "traffick with the spice." Indeed many of the monarchs of that time had a great wealth in silver. gold. precious stones. and spices. Thai spices are coupled with rare metals and precious stones and counted in the trea- sure of a king is proof of their great worth in ancient times. In the beautiful passages of the Song of Solomon there are many references to spires. "Awake 0 north wind; and come thou south: blow upon my, garden, that the spices thereof may flow out." These Bible references empha- size the important place of the spices in the ancient world and the high esteem in which they Were held: particularly in this true of the fragrant spice bark: of cinnamon and cassia.

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COAT and SLACKS

i'llis cool and slack comblnat- coat buttons high around the neck ion designed by Pierre Cardin and the long flaps give extra of Paris is of blue, black and width to the shoulder line. brown wool tweed. The iii:-length (CF H1030)

HAPPENINGS

Miss Vcra-Newson R. N.. Brack- making a total balance now on. ley, and Miss Isabel MacLeod R.N., band of 548.20. I Vernon, graduates of the Prince It was moved and seconded tbati Edward Island Hospital school of money be voted for flowers to de- nursing left Monday for the Royall-corate Altars at Christmas: IISUI Victoria Hospital. Montreal, where .00 towards T. B. Seals and .00

A Worries'..Ab,oul Her . Husband” Obligecl To,S,iop His Work

D MARY BAWORTH: My ha. been sick and unable

iv to was tbrpait seven months. He' in inflating from whatour family

calls ' "nervous exhaustion

ailments of his age"-

The ous condition supposedly is on tv office tension and gwsical labors beyond his stamina.

was troubled with the condi- tion for twoyears or more before he give up his job. All this time he was.seeklng help from doctors Ind specialists. without results. lie couldn'g,.a-ven ' find anyone who his case "ery serious-

of recent months he has been treated by our family doctor. but shows no improvement, and w -re W0lldeI'lII5 where to turn new for aid. Or whether to continue the doctor's treatments -another six months, as he recommends. lie is using injections and oral meriii-inc. ROAD TO RECOVERY

John is up and about the house and tries to take daily wall. But there are days when he doesn't feel equal to leaving the house. Any extra activity. such as attending a

-church social or school function,

almost puts hip to bed with rati- gue. - Is nervous exhaustion the same as nervous breakdown? And am I justified in thinking he should be showing more improvement? lie is perfectly rational, but sul-

- lers from severe head tensions that

cause great discomfort. He has had I spinal tap. head X-rays and other

tests which throw no light in his!

troubles. Is there a clinic tiezirby where he might apply for further

Fori; Do” bteieises,

Js I!-I

ytatlstostopovsnoilngsndstart simple but radar so many dieters make the Ialitako of starving themselves thin. -Instead of eating protectively and shapingtop with exercise. '

Tolooknndr 'llks ouryoung self, full of bounceand " r. here's the plan . . . Don't dwell on "diet" - eat for healthy normal wdght and a vibrant personality: Cut out second helpings. trim IWIU visible fats, leave off the rich desserts and choose fruit instead. Have an energy lift in the late aft but skip the evening nibbling. Take six minutes of toning exercises and a daily walkkif a couple of miles. and you will feel dynamic. ally alive and slim down bulging inches.