,Altrerta Women's ZSivztitutts > (Wild 0iose tidbits district &Q / Baked Apple Dumplings Dough: 2 cups Flour 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 2/3 cup Shortening Mix together into fine crumbs. Add 1/2 cup (approx) Milk to make soft dough Roll out to about 1/4 inch thick. Cut in 4 inch squares Put some raw apple slices on a square. Roll up and seal edges. Place in hot syrup. Bake 350 degrees till apple is soft & dough brown. Sauce: 2 c Hot Water 1/2 tsp Salt 2/3 cup Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla 1/2 cup Butter Stir till sugar and butter are melted. Use a large baking dish. Place dumplings in & bake for about 30 minutes. Serve warm or cold. E Welter Grande Prairie W.I. Early Weights & Measures Butter, size of an egg = 2 ounces Butter, size of a walnut = 1 ounce One pint chopped meat = 1 pound Eight to ten eggs = 1 pound 1 coffee cup butter = 1/2 pound 4 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon liquid 1 Tabs soft butter well rounded = 1 oz 4 Tbs or 1/2 gill = 1 wineglass 2 wineglasses or 1/2 cup = 1 gill 2 gills = 1 coffee cup 2 coffee cups = 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart 4 quarts = 1 gallon 2 Tbsp liquid= 1 oz 1 Tbsp Salt = 1 oz 16 oz = 1 lb or 1 pint of liquid 1 rounded Tbs Flour = 1 oz 3 cups Cornmeal = 1 lb 1 1/2 pints Cornmeal = 1 lb 4 coffee cups Sifted Flour = 1 lb 1 quart unsifted flour = 1 lb 1 pint granulated Sugar = 1 lb 2 coffee cups powdered Sugar=llb 1 pint Brown Sugar = 13 oz 2 1/2 cups powdered Sugar = 1 lb Baked Apple Dumplings Dough: 2 cups Flour 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 2/3 cup Shortening Mix together into fine crumbs. Add 1/2 cup (approx) Milk to make soft dough Roll out to about 1/4 inch thick. Cut in 4 inch squares Put some raw apple slices on a square. Roll up and seal edges. Place in hot syrup. Bake 350 degrees till apple is soft & dough brown. Sauce: 2 c Hot Water 1/2 tsp Salt 2/3 cup Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla 1/2 cup Butter Stir till sugar and butter are melted. Use a large baking dish. Place dumplings in & bake for about 30 minutes. Serve warm or cold. E Welter Grande Prairie W.I. Corn Scallop 1 can Cream Corn 1 can Kernel Corn 1 cup Milk 16 Soda Crackers 1 lb Pork Sausages Mix corn and milk & put in 3 inch baking dish. Put crackers on top. Pre-brown Sausages(optional) Lay sausages on corn mix Cook 1/2 hr at 350 degrees. Remove and turn sausages Cook till nicely browned. Serve hot & season to taste. Melt marshmallows in microwave & they will not burn Apple Cake 1 cup Sugar 3 tsp Baking Powder 4 Eggs beaten 1 tsp Cinnamon 1 cup Oil 1/2 cup Sugar 4 Tbsp Water Walnuts (optional) 2 cups Flour 1/2 tsp Salt 5 Apples peeled & shredded All 1 cup sugar to eggs and beat. Add oil and beat 2 minutes. Add cold water and beat. Combine flour, salt & baking powder. Mix. Put half batter in 9x13 inch pan. Arrange apples on to. Combine cinnamon & sugar and sprinkle half over apples. Cover with remaining batter. Sprinkle a little more sugar and cinnamon on top. Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour. To convert Fahrenheit to Centigrade, subtract 32, multiply by 5, then divide by 9. To convert Centigrade to Farenheit, Multiply by 9, divide by 5 and add 32. Super Stew 21bs Oil or dripping 675g 1 l/21bs Steak cut in cubes 3 large Onions finely chopped 200g/7oz unsweetened Pineapple 2 tsp Curry Powder 2 Tbs Tomato Puree 150g/5oz tin chopped Tomatoes 1 Tbsp Vinegar 2 Tbsp Apricot Jam 280ml/10fl oz Beef Stock Salt & Pepper Parsley to garnish Fry the onions, then the steak. Combine with other ingredients & pour into casserole dish. Cover & cook in oven 200F 2 1/2 hours Jumping to conclusions is the wrong kind of exercise. Mustard Roasted Potatoes 1/2 cup Dijon Mustard 1/2 cup Olive Oil 2 lbs Baking Potatoes cubed 2 sliced onions Chopped parsley to garnish Mix mustard & oil then mix with potatoes and onions Place in roaster or ovenproof dish & bake till potatoes are crispy. Stir once or twice while cooking. Garnish with parsley before serving. The essence of genius is to know what to overlook It doesn't take a lot of muscle to give the heart a lift Tomato Pie 8 Baked pastry pie Shells 3-4 large Tomatoes sliced 1 tsp Oregano 1/2 tsp Salt Black Pepper 1 1/4 cups Mayonnaise 1 cup fresh chopped mixed parsley * chives, spring onions 1 cup grated Cheddar Cheese Cover bottom of pie shell with tomatoes. Sprinkle with herbs & seasoning Mix cheese and mayonnaise and spread over the tomatoes to edges. Bake then leave to cool for 10 minutes before slicing. Can also be made in individual flans. Oven 400F 30 minutes. Good enough just isn't Chicken with Cider & Mushrooms 1.7kgs/31bs Chicken 300ml/10fl oz Dry Cider 1 Onion chopped 60g/2oz Butter 60g/2oz Flour 60g/2oz Button Mushrooms Chopped Parsley Put chicken in small casserole. Add Cider, Onion, salt, pepper. Cover & cook Lift out & divide chicken into pieces. Strain off liquid & make up to 1 1/4 pints (650 ml) milk. Melt the butter in a pan. Stir in flour. Cook 2 minutes then add liquid. Bring to the boil and add mushrooms Add chicken and serve when reheated. Oven 350F 1 1/2 hours Some people are so busy preparing for a rainy day that they are missing out on today's sunshine. Slush 1 can frozen lemonade 1 can Water 1- 48 oz Unsweeted Pineapple Juice 1 - 26 oz Vodka Freeze. Add gingerale before serving On hard to clean stove tops make a paste of cream of tartar & Vinegar To keep whipped cream from going watery, add Icing Sugar instead of sugar. Neater Painting Before pouring paint from a new can cover the rim with masking tape. The rim will be clean and the cover will fit. Winnie Condrotte Before giving a door a fresh coat of paint rub petroleum jelly on the hinges & door knobs. If you get paint on them you can wipe it off in no time. W. Condrotte Easy off Oven Spill Clean Clean up nasty burnt on spill by turning off oven, soaking a cloth in ammonia & leaving it on the burned area for an hour. The stain will scrape clean..W. Condrotte To remove water spots from furniture, take an old tooth brush & some baking soda. Wrap bristles in soft cloth & dip in baking soda. Rub gently. To remove burnt spots from bottom of an iron, let the iron cool then apply tooth­ paste with a cloth and rub well. Then rinse with damp cloth. Scratches on glassware will disappear if polished with toothpaste. Olive Oil will stay fresh longer if you add a cube of sugar to the bottle. Confectioner's is also called powdered or icing sugar. It is finely crushed and resembles fine flour. It contains a small amount of cornstarch. When you burn yourself in the kitchen, Vanilla will ease the pain. (Apply it, don't drink it!) Brown Sugar is white sugar that has been tossed in cane molasses to colour it then refined. It could be artificially colored. Izora Watson Grimsahw W.I. Anariama Bread.... the story of how this bread was named. An old fisherman had a lazy wife. Each day when he came home there was nothing but cornmeal mush and Anna was sleeping. Finally, in desperation, he mixed flour and yeast into the mush saying over and over again as he mixjed, Anna, damn 'er and so the bread was named. Helpful Hints: to remove grass stains from white denim, put some wood alcohol on stain. Let stand awhile then wash with detergent. To remove grease spots from dress, rub with cream of tartar. Leave a few hours then brush off. Eilleen Will Big Meadow W.I. To keep cats away from your garden, spread chopped orange peel around. M. McLevin Peel carrots under water & they will not stain your fingers. For red wine stains, sprinkle fresh stain with lots of salt and dunk in cold water. Rub out the stain before washing. Quick Icing for Carrot Muffins Boil a small potato. Mash & add icing sugar and vanilla. When doing any kind of baking you get better results if you pre-heat your muffin tins, cookie sheets or cake pans. To Clean Oven Grates Spray them with ammonia. Put in plastic bags. Tie securely & leave overnight outside on deck. Mary J. To remove tea & coffee stains on china, rub with salt or soda on a damp cloth. Fresh eggs have a chalky rough shell. Old eggs are smooth and shiny. Pound Cake Pound cake was originally named for the pound of flour and pound of sugar called for in the recipe. This modern adaptation is based on a recipe from the first cookbook ever published in Canada called "The Cook, Not Mad or Rational Cookery".It was published in 1831 in Kingston, Upper Canada " & recipes like this one were used by many United Empire Loyalists as they began their new lives in this country. In the old days pound cakes required extensive beating, but with modern day mixers it takes away a lot of the work. You can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets. Don't Quit When your luck is down And your world goes wrong When Life's all uphill And the road is long. Keep your spirits high For through thick and thin You must carry on If you are to win Never mind if things Slow you down a bit You'll come out on top But you mustn't quit. Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them more. Big Meadow W.L Butter Horns 3/4 cup Scalded Milk 3 Tbsp Sugar 3 Tbsp Shortening 1/2 tsp Salt 3 cups Flour 1 Yeast cake dissolved in 1 /4 cup water 1 Egg Add sugar, shortening and salt to scalded milk and cool. Add flour & yeast cake. Let rise. Roll, Cut & spread with 1/2 cup Butter. Roll up & cut in slices. Let rise. Bake 400 degrees Ice & roll with walnuts. Baked Apple Stuffed With Mincemeat 6 med. Red Apples - washed Remove core within 1/2 inch of bottom Stuff with mincemeat Make syrup of 1/2 cup brown Sugar 1/2 cup Water - boiling Put apples in greased dish. Pour over syrup Bake 350 - 375 till tender. Baste frequently. Dolly Chicken Breast Diane 4 big boneless chicken breast halves or 8 small 1/2 tspn Salt 2 tspn Brandy 1/4 tspn Pepper 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 2 Tbsp Butter 3 Tbsp Green Onions 3 Tbsp chopped parsley Juice of 1/2 lime or lemon 2 tspn Dijon type mustard 1/4 cup chicken broth Place chicken breasts between waxpaper or plastic wrap and pound slightly. Sprinkle with salt & pepper. Heat 1 Tbsp each of oil & butter in skillet. Cook chicken over high heat for four minutes on each side. Transfer to platter. In pan add green onions, lemon juice and brandy(optional) parsley and mustard. Whisk in broth , stir till smooth. Whisk in remaining oil & butter. Pour sauce over chicken. (Serve immediately) Marlene Sandquist Rhubarb Cobbler 175gm/6oz Flour 125gm/4oz butter or marg. 150gm/5oz Castor Sugar 700gm/l 1/2 lbs Rhubarb 2 Tbs Cornflour 1/2 tsp Cinnamon Rub fat into flour until breadcrumb consistency. Mix in 1 oz of the sugar Add 3 Tsp of cold water & blend until pastry comes together in a ball. Chill Wash & prepare rhubarb & cut in 1 inch chunks. Roll out pastry to shape of dish & large enough to line dish & drape over edge. Leave edges uncut. Combine fruit with remaining ingredients. Fill pastry.Fold sides in, leave a gap in the middle for the fruit to peep through. Brush with milk. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake till golden & fruit is cooked. Best served hot with vanilla ice cream Oven 400 F 45-55 minutes Making Jam When fruit & sugar are boiling add a dessert spoon of butter or marg & no scum will form. It also keeps it from boiling over & the butter does not affect the jam or jelly. Before painting woodwork fill in hole's & cracks by mixing flour with some paint you are going to use. The mixture hardens like cement & matches perfectly. To crush nuts, place then in a plastic bag or between wax paper. Crush with rolling pin to avoid messy clean up. For plumper raisins, soak in orange juice then store in refrigerator. For clogged drain use 1 cup Baking Soda & 1 cup Vinegar. As solution foams, flush with at least 2 cups of Boiling Water. A melted chocolate bar is a quick easy way to make a delicious frosting. Quick Apricot Fool 800g/28oz Apricot halves in natural juice 31bs Clear honey 1 lime with grated rind & juice 12floz carton ready to serve ; custard 150ml/4floz Whipped double cream Retain two apricot halves. Blend remainder of apricots with honey & lime rind & juice in food processor until almost smooth, Gently fold in custard and cream Chill until required. To serve decorate with slices of apricot You begin to go down the moment you look up Quick & Easy Lemon Cake 175g/6oz Castor Sugar 2 Eggs beaten 175/6oz Self raising Flour sieved 60mls/4Tbsp Milk Grated rind of 1 lemon Grease & base line a 21b loaf tin. Cream marg & caster sugar until light then gradually beat in eggs. Stir in flour, milk & lemon rind. Spoon into tin and bake in centre of oven for 45-50 minutes till firm to touch. Syrup: 45mls/3Tbsp Icing Sugar 45mls/3Tbsp Fresh lemon juice To make syrup mix icing sugar & lemon juice until smooth. Remove cake from oven and immediately pour syrup over it. Leave cake in tin to cool. Money talks, but it doesn't say when it's coming back Lemon Sorbet 3 Juicy Lemons 250g/8oz Castor Sygar 550ml/lpt Water 1 Egg White Pare rind from lemons with no pith left. Then juice Place lemon rind, water & sugar in pan & dissolve slowly Boil gently uncovered 10 mins. Cool. Remove rind & add lemon juice Place in shallow container & freeze WTiisk egg whites till stiff but not dry Break up frozen lemon ice & fold in egg white. Store in freezer tray or container & freeze till solid. Place in fridge for about 1 hour to soften before serving. Decorate with mint leaves. The employee who watches the clock will always be one of the hands. Lemon Freezer Pudding 3 Eggs separated 125g/4oz Castor Sugar 25ml/10floz double cream 2 lemons Line 2 pint tin with saran Whisk egg whites till stiff peaks form •* Gradually whisk in sugar bit at a time In clean bowl whisk together egg yolks & cream till thick. Fold in egg whites with lemon juice & rind Spoon into tin & chill 1 hour. Then freeze 4 hours or till needed. Remove from freezer 1/2 hour before serving. Turn out & decorate with lemon slices & lemon balm leaves. When success turns a person's head, he is facing failure. Chicken Liver Pate 240gm/8oz Chicken Livers 240gm/8oz Butter (room temp.) 1 Tbsp Brandy 2 tsp Dry Mustard 1 tsp Thyme 2 cloves Garlic Melt 1 oz Butter in heavy frying pan ' & fry livers for about 5 minutes When cooked transfer to blender Melt rest of butter(reserve 2oz) Add to livers with other ingredients. Blend well. Season to taste. Divide into 2 ramekins and pour over remaining butter. Cover with saran and chill. Best left 2 or 3 days in fridge before serving with lots of hot toast. The dog is loved by old and young He wags his tail and not his tongue. Pound Cake 3/4 cup Butter 3 Eggs 1/2 cup Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla 1/2 cup Syrup 1 Tbsp Grated Orange Rind 2 cups Sifted Cake & Pastry Flour 1/2 tsp Baking Powder Grease 9x5 loaf pan. Line with heavy brown or wax paper and grease the paper. In mixer bowl combine syrup, butter, sugar, eggs vanilla and orange rind. Beat on high for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add flour and baking powder gradually to first mixture. Put in prepared pan. Bake 300 degrees 1 1/2 hours. Cool. Store for a few days to mellow flavour before slicing. Ruby Walker, Big Meadows W.I. If you are set on making it good somewhere, why not make good where you are. Toque for Preemies - 1 ball Baby Wool makes 4. Needles 3.5mm small. 54 st. Kl PI for 2 3/4 inches Dec 4 St. evenly K every row for 1 1/2 inches Crown: Row 1 K3 K2 tog. Row 2,3,4, K Row 5 K2 K2 tog. Row 6,7,8, K Row 9 K l , K 2 t o g . Row 10,11,12 K Row 13 K2tog. Row 14 K2 tog. (Crown same for all sizes) Thread wool through remaining stitches & sew up back seam. Valerie Nixon Grimshaw W.I. Something dribbled on your new blouse Immediately take a salt shaker & cold water. It is amazing how often it will save the day. Millie McLevin To clean copper: Mix lemon juice & salt G.Palmer Stuffed Tomatoes 4 Beefsteak Tomatoes 3 Tbsp chopped Parsley 2 Tbsp chopped Basil 1 Tbsp chopped Mint 4 Tbsp grated Parmesan 6 Tbsp fresh Breadcrumbs 2 Tbsp Olive Oil Cut tomatoes in half horizontally. Scoop out some of the inside. Sprinkle insides with salt & leave to drain upside down on kitchen paper. Mix together remaining ingredients except olive oil. Fill tomato halves with the mixture & drizzle with olive oil prior to baking in oven till golden brown and tender. 400 degrees F 25 minutes Serve hot. The best time to accomplish something is the day before tomorrow. Melon Herb Salad 1 Honeydew Melon 1 lb Tomatoes 1 large Cucumber Salt 1 Tbsp Parsley 1 Tbsp chopped Mint & Chives French Dressing Cut melon in half, remove seeds and scoop out flesh with melon bailer or cut in cubes. Skin and quarter tomatoes. Squeeze out seeds & remove core. Peel & chop cucumber. Serve in a dish & sprinkle the herbs and dressing on top. People who live it up may one day have to live it down. When boiling vegetables in a pot, add 1/4 tsp margarine. It keeps the pot from boiling over. Washing Windows: Add a few drops of Sunlight Soap to warm water. Bugs & stains will dissolve instantly. Millie McLevin. Grimshaw W.I. There is no nutritional or flavor difference between white or brown shelled eggs. It is the breed of hen that determines the color of the shell. If you put oranges in a hot oven before peeling them, no white fibre will be left on them & if you squeeze them you will get almost twice the amount of juice that you would normally. Sprinkle baking soda on your front steps to provide traction and melt the ice. Mix with sand for greater traction. Will not damage shoes or other surfaces. A circular mesh cover with red beads on circumference for microwave use. Available in supermarkets, (approx: $1.50) To clean rinse under tap. Shake, it will be dry in 5 minutes. F.B. Hints Sore throat: 1 tsp Cider vinegar in glass of water. Gargle & swallow so it gets to back of throat. Apply non stick cooking oil to beaters so dough won't climb up beaters. If you have any little critters in garbage cans or anywhere ..Mix 2 Tbsp liquid dish soap 2 Tbsp cayenne pepper 1 quart of water (use in spray bottle) Use WD 40 to remove crayon. Wipe with paper towel and then wash with liquid dish soap. One Bowl Cookie Crunch Bark 8 squares Bakers semi-sweet Chocolate 1 cup coarsely chopped sandwich style cookies Partially melt chocolate over hot water till melted and smooth. Stir in cookies. Pour chocolate onto wax paper lined cookie sheet. Gently tap cookie sheet on counter to smooth surface. Refrigerate til firm. (One hour) Store in refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. Break into 20 pieces. OR: Substitute half chocolate with White chocolate and use whole toasted almonds instead of cookies For ladies who can't keep a screwdriver in their house. Store it in the teatowel drawer. They won't look there. To take the paint off your hands use baby wipes Use hot milk to mash potatoes. They will stay hot longer. ro remove water spots from furniture, take an old tooth brush & some baking soda. Wrap bristles in soft cloth & dip in baking soda. Rub gently. ro remove burnt spots from bottom of an iron, let the iron cool then apply tooth­ paste with a cloth and rub well. Then rinse with damp cloth. Scratches on glassware will disappear if polished with toothpaste. Dlive Oil will stay fresh longer if you add a cube of sugar to the bottle. ronfectioner's is also called powdered or icing sugar. It is finely crushed and resembles fine flour. It contains a small amount of cornstarch. Vhen you burn yourself in the kitchen, Vanilla will ease the pain. (Apply it, don't drink it!) 3rown Sugar is white sugar that has been tossed in cane molasses to colour it then refined. It could be artificially colored. Izora Watson Grimshaw W.I. Boodles Fool 2 oranges 1 lemon 1-2 Tbs Castor Sugar 280ml/10fl oz Double Cream 1 box trifle sponge cakes Line a dish with the sponge cakes cut to about half an inch thick. Whip cream until thick but not too stiff. Sweeten juice of fruit with sugar Add rind and juice to cream Combine well Pour over trifle cakes & chill in fridge overnight. Some people wait for something to turn up, others start with their sleeves. When using a canner to can fruit, pour about 1/2 cup vinegar in the water. The glass jars will come out shiny 1 tsp Cream of Tartar, plus 1/2 tspn Baking Soda equals 2 tsp Baking Powder. 1/2 cup Water, 1/2 cup Vinegar 1/2 cup rubbing Alchohol put in a spray bottle is a good mirror & window cleaner. Cleaning Teflon Frying Pans Add 1 cup water, 2 Tbs Soda, 1/4 cup Bleach. Boil 5 mins. Dry well. Before using wipe with salad oil. A quick way to measure honey...rub a little oil inside of measuring cup first. To get the most out of fine garden seeds, mix each package with 1/2 cup sifted breadcrumbs. Reduces amount of thinning & makes them easieer to handle. Izora Watson Grimshaw W.I. Out of old Nova Scotia Kitchens 1/2 cup Cornmeal 2 cups Boiling Water 2 tbsps Shortening 1/2 c Molasses 1 tsp Salt 1 pkt Yeast 1/2 c warm water 1 tsp Sugar 5 cups Flour Stir Cornmeal into boiling water. Stirring continuously. Add salt, shortening & molasses. Cook until mixture looks like porridge. Cool. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add yeast. Add to cooled porridge with flour. Knead well. Put in greased bowl. Rise till double. Bake 350 for 50-60 minutes. Brush bread with warm melted butter. Turn on side to cool. Zucchini Omelette 1/2 c chopped Zucchini) 1 Tbsp Butter ) Fry till tender 1/4 c Grated cheese - Add 2 Eggs beaten, l/8c Water, l/4tsp Dry Dill Salt & Pepper - cook these in small amount oil. place zucchini in centre, fold over, serve on warm plate. (Gay Jones Big Meadow W.I.) Making Jam When fruit & sugar are boiling add a dessert spoon of butter or marg & no scum will form. It also keeps it from boiling over & the butter does not affect the jam or jelly. Before painting woodwork fill in holes & cracks by mixing flour with some ' paint you are going to use. The mixture hardens like cement & matches perfectly. To crush nuts, place then in a plastic bag or between wax paper. Crush with rolling pin to avoid messy clean up. For plumper raisins, soak in orange juice then store in refrigerator. For clogged drain use 1 cup Baking Soda & 1 cup Vinegar. As solution foams, flush with at least 2 cups of Boiling Water. A melted chocolate bar is a quick easy way to make a delicious frosting. ro remove marks from walls, such as felt marker etc. use toothpaste & rub along length of mark with a dry cloth until stain is removed. Wash with warm water. Oven Cleaner \ quick & easy way to clean the oven is to place a saucer of soapy water and one teaspoon of ammonia in the oven overnight. Next morning the grease can be washed off with a minimum of scrubbing. ro avoid "ickey" ice cream in containers, tidy interior, press contents, cover snugly with saran wrap. This keeps ice-cream from "sugaring off. Ceep cheese fresh by wrapping with a piece of vinegar-saturated cheesecloth (or material of choice). Save a Salad Bowl ro keep wooden salad bowls from cracking, vipe them inside and out with paper towel soaked in cooking oil. Do this in the evening & next morning wipe away excess oil. Winnie Condrotte Grimshaw W.I. Two Days We Should Not Worry There are two days in every week about which we should not worry. Two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday with all its mistakes and cares, it's faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed. We cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone forever. The other day we shoud not worry about is Tomorrow, with all its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and its poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow's sun will rise either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow for it has yet to be born. This leaves only one day, Today. Any person can fight the battle of just one day. It is when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternities, Yesterday and Tomorrow that we break down. It is not the experience of Today that drives a person mad. It is the remorse or bitterness of something which happened Yesterday and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring. Let us, therefore, Live but one day at a time. Author Unknown (contributed by E Welter Grande Prairie W.I.) Table For One The house is still, sometimes has a chill Of that there is no doubt. It's sort of drear, no-one's noisy here, There are no kids about. Back twenty years, there was laughter & tears How busy those days were! Four kids to drive, all under five, Some days were just a blur. Noses to wipe and letters to type, Clothes to wash and sort. Toenails to cut. Open doors to shut They each had a planter's wart! There was bread to bake & meals to make, And fabric I needed to sew. Then out to the yard to hoe real hard To make sure my graden would grow. Late at night, kids tucked in tight, So tired but wished I had time, To take paper & pen, write words & then Have fun just making them rhyme. I taught them to sing, their voices would ring They'd laugh & sometimes would shout. Now there's not much noise, no scattered toys, There are no kids about. My table's gone, that stretched out long A small one took its place. I've a problem small as I look at the wall, There's no one to ask to say grace! I prepare for six, are my eyes playing tricks? How can I eat all that? There's food to spare, where's my Tupperware? Freeze it quick, before I get fat! So take my advice, I'll make it precise Enjoy them before they move out. A table for one is not too much fun, Cause then, there's no kids about, from "Lynn's Reflections" Consider the turtle - he makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. Why The Fuss This article was taken from the Watefront Press Lumsden Sask. The author is unknown. Why all this fuss about saving the family farm? We don't need Farmers anymore. Just look! The stores are full of food! And besides, won't food be a lot cheaper when the large corpor­ ations take over agriculture? After all, they're so much bigger and everyone knows bigger is better and, of course, more efficient. I've seen big, efficient farmers own fields all over the country. Thev spend a lot of their time running up and down the roads with their 8-wheeled tractors and 30 foot implements, going from field to field, and I know a 300hp tractor can pull those big implements over the road much more efficiently than a 50hp can! I can't figure out why farmers are complaining so much. Take the beefsteak farmers, for example. I paid $3.98 a lb for steak yesterday. A cow weighs about a ton, I guess. So there's 2000 times $3.98, which equals $7960 the farmer got for the cow. And he must have a hundred of those big rangy black and white cows out there in his barns with their heads sticking through those trapper things. Milk! Dear me! I pay over $2 a gallon for milk, and if he can't make it on that, he's just lazy And breakfast cereal! A 16oz box of flakes cost me $2.20. There's 601bs in bushel of wheat. So 60 times $2.20 equals $132 a bushel that farmers get for wheat and one farmer raised about a million bushels, I think. Another thing all those cow farmers are doing wrong. They underutilize their land. You drive down the highway & you usually see the big, green pasture with maybe 100 cows in there. But he could put 1000 on it, 4000 if he really packed them in. Take apples! Seventy cents a pound and the apples weigh nearly 1/2 lb. So these apples are like 50 cents each. If a farmer can't sell two apples for $1 and get by, he'd better move to town. Farmers make a lot of extra work for themselves. They cut wheat down every year. They should let it grow and come back year after year, like apple trees. And another thing, farmers fail to keep up with consumer's tastes. For example, farmers still have their hogs produce lard, but Mrs. Suzy A. Public wants hydrogenized oils. And they will still use both male and female chickens, but people don't eat roosters anymore. Those farmers should hatch onlv hens because customers today want only chicken breasts. I don't know a thing about farming, but I bet I could do a lot better job of it than those farmers do. Yorkshire Pudding 1 large Egg or 2 small 3/4 pint Milk 1 Tbsp Cold Water 1/2 tsp Salt 3/4 cup Flour (approx. to make a fairly thin batter Beat milk and eggs and salt together Add Flour. Beat well. Let stand. Repeat the beating. Bake in very hot oven 420 degrees in oiled muffin pans Approx 20 minutes Diane Smith Grimshaw W.I. Peanut Candy 2 cups Sugar 1 Tbsp Corn Syrup 1 Tbsp Butter 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 Tbsp Soda 1/2 cup Peanuts Put butter & syrup in heavy saucepan. Add sugar. Melt. Mix soda and salt together. Add to sugar. Add peanuts.Mix.Put in buttered dish. What's A Grandmother? (letter from a third grader) A Grandmother is a lady who has no children of her own. She likes other people's little girls and boys. A grandfather is a man grandmother. He goes for walks with the boys, and they talk about fishing & stuff like that. Grandmothers don't have to do anything except to be there. They're so old that they shouldn't play hard or run. It is enough if they drive us to the market where the pretend horse is, and have lots of dimes ready. Or, if they take us for walks, they should slow down past things like pretty leaves and caterpillars. They should never say "hurry up". Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to tie your shoes. They wear glasses and funny underwear. They can take their teeth and gums off. Grandmothers don't have to be smart, only answer questions like,"Why isn't God married" & "How come dogs chase cats?" Grandmothers don't talk baby talk like visitors do, because it is hard to understand. When they read to us, they don't skip or mind if it is the same story over again. Everybody should try to have a grand­ mother, especially if they don't have a television, because they are the only grown-ups who have time. Kids Get The Last Word A first grade teacher puportedly gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb and had them come up with the rest. This is how it turned out. A penny saved is not much Two's company, three's...the Muskateers Don't put off till tomorrow what...you put on to go to bed. Laugh & the whole world laughs with you, cry and....you have to blow your nose. Children should be seen and not...spanked or grounded. If at first you don't succeed...get new batteries. You get out of something what you... see pictured on the box. When the blind leadeth the blind....get out of the way. Mary Stuart Collect Keep us, O Lord, from pettiness. Let us be large in thought, word & deed. Let us be done with fault finding and leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pettiness and meet each other face to face without self pity and without prejudice. May we never be hasty in judgement, always generous. Let us take time for all things. Make us grow calm, serene and gentle. Teach us to put into action our better impulses straightforward and unafraid. Grant that we may realize that it is the little things that create differences. That in the large things in life we are one. And may we strive to touch and know the great human heart common to us all and,. O Lord God, let us not forget to be kind. ,Altrerta Women's ZSivztitutts > (Wild 0iose tidbits district &Q / Baked Apple Dumplings Dough: 2 cups Flour 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 2/3 cup Shortening Mix together into fine crumbs. Add 1/2 cup (approx) Milk to make soft dough Roll out to about 1/4 inch thick. Cut in 4 inch squares Put some raw apple slices on a square. Roll up and seal edges. Place in hot syrup. Bake 350 degrees till apple is soft & dough brown. Sauce: 2 c Hot Water 1/2 tsp Salt 2/3 cup Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla 1/2 cup Butter Stir till sugar and butter are melted. Use a large baking dish. Place dumplings in & bake for about 30 minutes. Serve warm or cold. E Welter Grande Prairie W.I. Early Weights & Measures Butter, size of an egg = 2 ounces Butter, size of a walnut = 1 ounce One pint chopped meat = 1 pound Eight to ten eggs = 1 pound 1 coffee cup butter = 1/2 pound 4 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon liquid 1 Tabs soft butter well rounded = 1 oz 4 Tbs or 1/2 gill = 1 wineglass 2 wineglasses or 1/2 cup = 1 gill 2 gills = 1 coffee cup 2 coffee cups = 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart 4 quarts = 1 gallon 2 Tbsp liquid= 1 oz 1 Tbsp Salt = 1 oz 16 oz = 1 lb or 1 pint of liquid 1 rounded Tbs Flour = 1 oz 3 cups Cornmeal = 1 lb 1 1/2 pints Cornmeal = 1 lb 4 coffee cups Sifted Flour = 1 lb 1 quart unsifted flour = 1 lb 1 pint granulated Sugar = 1 lb 2 coffee cups powdered Sugar=llb 1 pint Brown Sugar = 13 oz 2 1/2 cups powdered Sugar = 1 lb Baked Apple Dumplings Dough: 2 cups Flour 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 2/3 cup Shortening Mix together into fine crumbs. Add 1/2 cup (approx) Milk to make soft dough Roll out to about 1/4 inch thick. Cut in 4 inch squares Put some raw apple slices on a square. Roll up and seal edges. Place in hot syrup. Bake 350 degrees till apple is soft & dough brown. Sauce: 2 c Hot Water 1/2 tsp Salt 2/3 cup Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla 1/2 cup Butter Stir till sugar and butter are melted. Use a large baking dish. Place dumplings in & bake for about 30 minutes. Serve warm or cold. E Welter Grande Prairie W.I. Corn Scallop 1 can Cream Corn 1 can Kernel Corn 1 cup Milk 16 Soda Crackers 1 lb Pork Sausages Mix corn and milk & put in 3 inch baking dish. Put crackers on top. Pre-brown Sausages(optional) Lay sausages on corn mix Cook 1/2 hr at 350 degrees. Remove and turn sausages Cook till nicely browned. Serve hot & season to taste. Melt marshmallows in microwave & they will not burn Apple Cake 1 cup Sugar 3 tsp Baking Powder 4 Eggs beaten 1 tsp Cinnamon 1 cup Oil 1/2 cup Sugar 4 Tbsp Water Walnuts (optional) 2 cups Flour 1/2 tsp Salt 5 Apples peeled & shredded All 1 cup sugar to eggs and beat. Add oil and beat 2 minutes. Add cold water and beat. Combine flour, salt & baking powder. Mix. Put half batter in 9x13 inch pan. Arrange apples on to. Combine cinnamon & sugar and sprinkle half over apples. Cover with remaining batter. Sprinkle a little more sugar and cinnamon on top. Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour. To convert Fahrenheit to Centigrade, subtract 32, multiply by 5, then divide by 9. To convert Centigrade to Farenheit, Multiply by 9, divide by 5 and add 32. Super Stew 21bs Oil or dripping 675g 1 l/21bs Steak cut in cubes 3 large Onions finely chopped 200g/7oz unsweetened Pineapple 2 tsp Curry Powder 2 Tbs Tomato Puree 150g/5oz tin chopped Tomatoes 1 Tbsp Vinegar 2 Tbsp Apricot Jam 280ml/10fl oz Beef Stock Salt & Pepper Parsley to garnish Fry the onions, then the steak. Combine with other ingredients & pour into casserole dish. Cover & cook in oven 200F 2 1/2 hours Jumping to conclusions is the wrong kind of exercise. Mustard Roasted Potatoes 1/2 cup Dijon Mustard 1/2 cup Olive Oil 2 lbs Baking Potatoes cubed 2 sliced onions Chopped parsley to garnish Mix mustard & oil then mix with potatoes and onions Place in roaster or ovenproof dish & bake till potatoes are crispy. Stir once or twice while cooking. Garnish with parsley before serving. The essence of genius is to know what to overlook It doesn't take a lot of muscle to give the heart a lift Tomato Pie 8 Baked pastry pie Shells 3-4 large Tomatoes sliced 1 tsp Oregano 1/2 tsp Salt Black Pepper 1 1/4 cups Mayonnaise 1 cup fresh chopped mixed parsley * chives, spring onions 1 cup grated Cheddar Cheese Cover bottom of pie shell with tomatoes. Sprinkle with herbs & seasoning Mix cheese and mayonnaise and spread over the tomatoes to edges. Bake then leave to cool for 10 minutes before slicing. Can also be made in individual flans. Oven 400F 30 minutes. Good enough just isn't Chicken with Cider & Mushrooms 1.7kgs/31bs Chicken 300ml/10fl oz Dry Cider 1 Onion chopped 60g/2oz Butter 60g/2oz Flour 60g/2oz Button Mushrooms Chopped Parsley Put chicken in small casserole. Add Cider, Onion, salt, pepper. Cover & cook Lift out & divide chicken into pieces. Strain off liquid & make up to 1 1/4 pints (650 ml) milk. Melt the butter in a pan. Stir in flour. Cook 2 minutes then add liquid. Bring to the boil and add mushrooms Add chicken and serve when reheated. Oven 350F 1 1/2 hours Some people are so busy preparing for a rainy day that they are missing out on today's sunshine. Slush 1 can frozen lemonade 1 can Water 1- 48 oz Unsweeted Pineapple Juice 1 - 26 oz Vodka Freeze. Add gingerale before serving On hard to clean stove tops make a paste of cream of tartar & Vinegar To keep whipped cream from going watery, add Icing Sugar instead of sugar. Neater Painting Before pouring paint from a new can cover the rim with masking tape. The rim will be clean and the cover will fit. Winnie Condrotte Before giving a door a fresh coat of paint rub petroleum jelly on the hinges & door knobs. If you get paint on them you can wipe it off in no time. W. Condrotte Easy off Oven Spill Clean Clean up nasty burnt on spill by turning off oven, soaking a cloth in ammonia & leaving it on the burned area for an hour. The stain will scrape clean..W. Condrotte To remove water spots from furniture, take an old tooth brush & some baking soda. Wrap bristles in soft cloth & dip in baking soda. Rub gently. To remove burnt spots from bottom of an iron, let the iron cool then apply tooth­ paste with a cloth and rub well. Then rinse with damp cloth. Scratches on glassware will disappear if polished with toothpaste. Olive Oil will stay fresh longer if you add a cube of sugar to the bottle. Confectioner's is also called powdered or icing sugar. It is finely crushed and resembles fine flour. It contains a small amount of cornstarch. When you burn yourself in the kitchen, Vanilla will ease the pain. (Apply it, don't drink it!) Brown Sugar is white sugar that has been tossed in cane molasses to colour it then refined. It could be artificially colored. Izora Watson Grimsahw W.I. Anariama Bread.... the story of how this bread was named. An old fisherman had a lazy wife. Each day when he came home there was nothing but cornmeal mush and Anna was sleeping. Finally, in desperation, he mixed flour and yeast into the mush saying over and over again as he mixjed, Anna, damn 'er and so the bread was named. Helpful Hints: to remove grass stains from white denim, put some wood alcohol on stain. Let stand awhile then wash with detergent. To remove grease spots from dress, rub with cream of tartar. Leave a few hours then brush off. Eilleen Will Big Meadow W.I. To keep cats away from your garden, spread chopped orange peel around. M. McLevin Peel carrots under water & they will not stain your fingers. For red wine stains, sprinkle fresh stain with lots of salt and dunk in cold water. Rub out the stain before washing. Quick Icing for Carrot Muffins Boil a small potato. Mash & add icing sugar and vanilla. When doing any kind of baking you get better results if you pre-heat your muffin tins, cookie sheets or cake pans. To Clean Oven Grates Spray them with ammonia. Put in plastic bags. Tie securely & leave overnight outside on deck. Mary J. To remove tea & coffee stains on china, rub with salt or soda on a damp cloth. Fresh eggs have a chalky rough shell. Old eggs are smooth and shiny. Pound Cake Pound cake was originally named for the pound of flour and pound of sugar called for in the recipe. This modern adaptation is based on a recipe from the first cookbook ever published in Canada called "The Cook, Not Mad or Rational Cookery".It was published in 1831 in Kingston, Upper Canada " & recipes like this one were used by many United Empire Loyalists as they began their new lives in this country. In the old days pound cakes required extensive beating, but with modern day mixers it takes away a lot of the work. You can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets. Don't Quit When your luck is down And your world goes wrong When Life's all uphill And the road is long. Keep your spirits high For through thick and thin You must carry on If you are to win Never mind if things Slow you down a bit You'll come out on top But you mustn't quit. Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them more. Big Meadow W.L Butter Horns 3/4 cup Scalded Milk 3 Tbsp Sugar 3 Tbsp Shortening 1/2 tsp Salt 3 cups Flour 1 Yeast cake dissolved in 1 /4 cup water 1 Egg Add sugar, shortening and salt to scalded milk and cool. Add flour & yeast cake. Let rise. Roll, Cut & spread with 1/2 cup Butter. Roll up & cut in slices. Let rise. Bake 400 degrees Ice & roll with walnuts. Baked Apple Stuffed With Mincemeat 6 med. Red Apples - washed Remove core within 1/2 inch of bottom Stuff with mincemeat Make syrup of 1/2 cup brown Sugar 1/2 cup Water - boiling Put apples in greased dish. Pour over syrup Bake 350 - 375 till tender. Baste frequently. Dolly Chicken Breast Diane 4 big boneless chicken breast halves or 8 small 1/2 tspn Salt 2 tspn Brandy 1/4 tspn Pepper 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 2 Tbsp Butter 3 Tbsp Green Onions 3 Tbsp chopped parsley Juice of 1/2 lime or lemon 2 tspn Dijon type mustard 1/4 cup chicken broth Place chicken breasts between waxpaper or plastic wrap and pound slightly. Sprinkle with salt & pepper. Heat 1 Tbsp each of oil & butter in skillet. Cook chicken over high heat for four minutes on each side. Transfer to platter. In pan add green onions, lemon juice and brandy(optional) parsley and mustard. Whisk in broth , stir till smooth. Whisk in remaining oil & butter. Pour sauce over chicken. (Serve immediately) Marlene Sandquist Rhubarb Cobbler 175gm/6oz Flour 125gm/4oz butter or marg. 150gm/5oz Castor Sugar 700gm/l 1/2 lbs Rhubarb 2 Tbs Cornflour 1/2 tsp Cinnamon Rub fat into flour until breadcrumb consistency. Mix in 1 oz of the sugar Add 3 Tsp of cold water & blend until pastry comes together in a ball. Chill Wash & prepare rhubarb & cut in 1 inch chunks. Roll out pastry to shape of dish & large enough to line dish & drape over edge. Leave edges uncut. Combine fruit with remaining ingredients. Fill pastry.Fold sides in, leave a gap in the middle for the fruit to peep through. Brush with milk. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake till golden & fruit is cooked. Best served hot with vanilla ice cream Oven 400 F 45-55 minutes Making Jam When fruit & sugar are boiling add a dessert spoon of butter or marg & no scum will form. It also keeps it from boiling over & the butter does not affect the jam or jelly. Before painting woodwork fill in hole's & cracks by mixing flour with some paint you are going to use. The mixture hardens like cement & matches perfectly. To crush nuts, place then in a plastic bag or between wax paper. Crush with rolling pin to avoid messy clean up. For plumper raisins, soak in orange juice then store in refrigerator. For clogged drain use 1 cup Baking Soda & 1 cup Vinegar. As solution foams, flush with at least 2 cups of Boiling Water. A melted chocolate bar is a quick easy way to make a delicious frosting. Quick Apricot Fool 800g/28oz Apricot halves in natural juice 31bs Clear honey 1 lime with grated rind & juice 12floz carton ready to serve ; custard 150ml/4floz Whipped double cream Retain two apricot halves. Blend remainder of apricots with honey & lime rind & juice in food processor until almost smooth, Gently fold in custard and cream Chill until required. To serve decorate with slices of apricot You begin to go down the moment you look up Quick & Easy Lemon Cake 175g/6oz Castor Sugar 2 Eggs beaten 175/6oz Self raising Flour sieved 60mls/4Tbsp Milk Grated rind of 1 lemon Grease & base line a 21b loaf tin. Cream marg & caster sugar until light then gradually beat in eggs. Stir in flour, milk & lemon rind. Spoon into tin and bake in centre of oven for 45-50 minutes till firm to touch. Syrup: 45mls/3Tbsp Icing Sugar 45mls/3Tbsp Fresh lemon juice To make syrup mix icing sugar & lemon juice until smooth. Remove cake from oven and immediately pour syrup over it. Leave cake in tin to cool. Money talks, but it doesn't say when it's coming back Lemon Sorbet 3 Juicy Lemons 250g/8oz Castor Sygar 550ml/lpt Water 1 Egg White Pare rind from lemons with no pith left. Then juice Place lemon rind, water & sugar in pan & dissolve slowly Boil gently uncovered 10 mins. Cool. Remove rind & add lemon juice Place in shallow container & freeze WTiisk egg whites till stiff but not dry Break up frozen lemon ice & fold in egg white. Store in freezer tray or container & freeze till solid. Place in fridge for about 1 hour to soften before serving. Decorate with mint leaves. The employee who watches the clock will always be one of the hands. Lemon Freezer Pudding 3 Eggs separated 125g/4oz Castor Sugar 25ml/10floz double cream 2 lemons Line 2 pint tin with saran Whisk egg whites till stiff peaks form •* Gradually whisk in sugar bit at a time In clean bowl whisk together egg yolks & cream till thick. Fold in egg whites with lemon juice & rind Spoon into tin & chill 1 hour. Then freeze 4 hours or till needed. Remove from freezer 1/2 hour before serving. Turn out & decorate with lemon slices & lemon balm leaves. When success turns a person's head, he is facing failure. Chicken Liver Pate 240gm/8oz Chicken Livers 240gm/8oz Butter (room temp.) 1 Tbsp Brandy 2 tsp Dry Mustard 1 tsp Thyme 2 cloves Garlic Melt 1 oz Butter in heavy frying pan ' & fry livers for about 5 minutes When cooked transfer to blender Melt rest of butter(reserve 2oz) Add to livers with other ingredients. Blend well. Season to taste. Divide into 2 ramekins and pour over remaining butter. Cover with saran and chill. Best left 2 or 3 days in fridge before serving with lots of hot toast. The dog is loved by old and young He wags his tail and not his tongue. Pound Cake 3/4 cup Butter 3 Eggs 1/2 cup Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla 1/2 cup Syrup 1 Tbsp Grated Orange Rind 2 cups Sifted Cake & Pastry Flour 1/2 tsp Baking Powder Grease 9x5 loaf pan. Line with heavy brown or wax paper and grease the paper. In mixer bowl combine syrup, butter, sugar, eggs vanilla and orange rind. Beat on high for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add flour and baking powder gradually to first mixture. Put in prepared pan. Bake 300 degrees 1 1/2 hours. Cool. Store for a few days to mellow flavour before slicing. Ruby Walker, Big Meadows W.I. If you are set on making it good somewhere, why not make good where you are. Toque for Preemies - 1 ball Baby Wool makes 4. Needles 3.5mm small. 54 st. Kl PI for 2 3/4 inches Dec 4 St. evenly K every row for 1 1/2 inches Crown: Row 1 K3 K2 tog. Row 2,3,4, K Row 5 K2 K2 tog. Row 6,7,8, K Row 9 K l , K 2 t o g . Row 10,11,12 K Row 13 K2tog. Row 14 K2 tog. (Crown same for all sizes) Thread wool through remaining stitches & sew up back seam. Valerie Nixon Grimshaw W.I. Something dribbled on your new blouse Immediately take a salt shaker & cold water. It is amazing how often it will save the day. Millie McLevin To clean copper: Mix lemon juice & salt G.Palmer Stuffed Tomatoes 4 Beefsteak Tomatoes 3 Tbsp chopped Parsley 2 Tbsp chopped Basil 1 Tbsp chopped Mint 4 Tbsp grated Parmesan 6 Tbsp fresh Breadcrumbs 2 Tbsp Olive Oil Cut tomatoes in half horizontally. Scoop out some of the inside. Sprinkle insides with salt & leave to drain upside down on kitchen paper. Mix together remaining ingredients except olive oil. Fill tomato halves with the mixture & drizzle with olive oil prior to baking in oven till golden brown and tender. 400 degrees F 25 minutes Serve hot. The best time to accomplish something is the day before tomorrow. Melon Herb Salad 1 Honeydew Melon 1 lb Tomatoes 1 large Cucumber Salt 1 Tbsp Parsley 1 Tbsp chopped Mint & Chives French Dressing Cut melon in half, remove seeds and scoop out flesh with melon bailer or cut in cubes. Skin and quarter tomatoes. Squeeze out seeds & remove core. Peel & chop cucumber. Serve in a dish & sprinkle the herbs and dressing on top. People who live it up may one day have to live it down. When boiling vegetables in a pot, add 1/4 tsp margarine. It keeps the pot from boiling over. Washing Windows: Add a few drops of Sunlight Soap to warm water. Bugs & stains will dissolve instantly. Millie McLevin. Grimshaw W.I. There is no nutritional or flavor difference between white or brown shelled eggs. It is the breed of hen that determines the color of the shell. If you put oranges in a hot oven before peeling them, no white fibre will be left on them & if you squeeze them you will get almost twice the amount of juice that you would normally. Sprinkle baking soda on your front steps to provide traction and melt the ice. Mix with sand for greater traction. Will not damage shoes or other surfaces. A circular mesh cover with red beads on circumference for microwave use. Available in supermarkets, (approx: $1.50) To clean rinse under tap. Shake, it will be dry in 5 minutes. F.B. Hints Sore throat: 1 tsp Cider vinegar in glass of water. Gargle & swallow so it gets to back of throat. Apply non stick cooking oil to beaters so dough won't climb up beaters. If you have any little critters in garbage cans or anywhere ..Mix 2 Tbsp liquid dish soap 2 Tbsp cayenne pepper 1 quart of water (use in spray bottle) Use WD 40 to remove crayon. Wipe with paper towel and then wash with liquid dish soap. One Bowl Cookie Crunch Bark 8 squares Bakers semi-sweet Chocolate 1 cup coarsely chopped sandwich style cookies Partially melt chocolate over hot water till melted and smooth. Stir in cookies. Pour chocolate onto wax paper lined cookie sheet. Gently tap cookie sheet on counter to smooth surface. Refrigerate til firm. (One hour) Store in refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. Break into 20 pieces. OR: Substitute half chocolate with White chocolate and use whole toasted almonds instead of cookies For ladies who can't keep a screwdriver in their house. Store it in the teatowel drawer. They won't look there. To take the paint off your hands use baby wipes Use hot milk to mash potatoes. They will stay hot longer. ro remove water spots from furniture, take an old tooth brush & some baking soda. Wrap bristles in soft cloth & dip in baking soda. Rub gently. ro remove burnt spots from bottom of an iron, let the iron cool then apply tooth­ paste with a cloth and rub well. Then rinse with damp cloth. Scratches on glassware will disappear if polished with toothpaste. Dlive Oil will stay fresh longer if you add a cube of sugar to the bottle. ronfectioner's is also called powdered or icing sugar. It is finely crushed and resembles fine flour. It contains a small amount of cornstarch. Vhen you burn yourself in the kitchen, Vanilla will ease the pain. (Apply it, don't drink it!) 3rown Sugar is white sugar that has been tossed in cane molasses to colour it then refined. It could be artificially colored. Izora Watson Grimshaw W.I. Boodles Fool 2 oranges 1 lemon 1-2 Tbs Castor Sugar 280ml/10fl oz Double Cream 1 box trifle sponge cakes Line a dish with the sponge cakes cut to about half an inch thick. Whip cream until thick but not too stiff. Sweeten juice of fruit with sugar Add rind and juice to cream Combine well Pour over trifle cakes & chill in fridge overnight. Some people wait for something to turn up, others start with their sleeves. When using a canner to can fruit, pour about 1/2 cup vinegar in the water. The glass jars will come out shiny 1 tsp Cream of Tartar, plus 1/2 tspn Baking Soda equals 2 tsp Baking Powder. 1/2 cup Water, 1/2 cup Vinegar 1/2 cup rubbing Alchohol put in a spray bottle is a good mirror & window cleaner. Cleaning Teflon Frying Pans Add 1 cup water, 2 Tbs Soda, 1/4 cup Bleach. Boil 5 mins. Dry well. Before using wipe with salad oil. A quick way to measure honey...rub a little oil inside of measuring cup first. To get the most out of fine garden seeds, mix each package with 1/2 cup sifted breadcrumbs. Reduces amount of thinning & makes them easieer to handle. Izora Watson Grimshaw W.I. Out of old Nova Scotia Kitchens 1/2 cup Cornmeal 2 cups Boiling Water 2 tbsps Shortening 1/2 c Molasses 1 tsp Salt 1 pkt Yeast 1/2 c warm water 1 tsp Sugar 5 cups Flour Stir Cornmeal into boiling water. Stirring continuously. Add salt, shortening & molasses. Cook until mixture looks like porridge. Cool. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add yeast. Add to cooled porridge with flour. Knead well. Put in greased bowl. Rise till double. Bake 350 for 50-60 minutes. Brush bread with warm melted butter. Turn on side to cool. Zucchini Omelette 1/2 c chopped Zucchini) 1 Tbsp Butter ) Fry till tender 1/4 c Grated cheese - Add 2 Eggs beaten, l/8c Water, l/4tsp Dry Dill Salt & Pepper - cook these in small amount oil. place zucchini in centre, fold over, serve on warm plate. (Gay Jones Big Meadow W.I.) Making Jam When fruit & sugar are boiling add a dessert spoon of butter or marg & no scum will form. It also keeps it from boiling over & the butter does not affect the jam or jelly. Before painting woodwork fill in holes & cracks by mixing flour with some ' paint you are going to use. The mixture hardens like cement & matches perfectly. To crush nuts, place then in a plastic bag or between wax paper. Crush with rolling pin to avoid messy clean up. For plumper raisins, soak in orange juice then store in refrigerator. For clogged drain use 1 cup Baking Soda & 1 cup Vinegar. As solution foams, flush with at least 2 cups of Boiling Water. A melted chocolate bar is a quick easy way to make a delicious frosting. ro remove marks from walls, such as felt marker etc. use toothpaste & rub along length of mark with a dry cloth until stain is removed. Wash with warm water. Oven Cleaner \ quick & easy way to clean the oven is to place a saucer of soapy water and one teaspoon of ammonia in the oven overnight. Next morning the grease can be washed off with a minimum of scrubbing. ro avoid "ickey" ice cream in containers, tidy interior, press contents, cover snugly with saran wrap. This keeps ice-cream from "sugaring off. Ceep cheese fresh by wrapping with a piece of vinegar-saturated cheesecloth (or material of choice). Save a Salad Bowl ro keep wooden salad bowls from cracking, vipe them inside and out with paper towel soaked in cooking oil. Do this in the evening & next morning wipe away excess oil. Winnie Condrotte Grimshaw W.I. Two Days We Should Not Worry There are two days in every week about which we should not worry. Two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is Yesterday with all its mistakes and cares, it's faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed. We cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone forever. The other day we shoud not worry about is Tomorrow, with all its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and its poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow's sun will rise either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds, but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow for it has yet to be born. This leaves only one day, Today. Any person can fight the battle of just one day. It is when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternities, Yesterday and Tomorrow that we break down. It is not the experience of Today that drives a person mad. It is the remorse or bitterness of something which happened Yesterday and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring. Let us, therefore, Live but one day at a time. Author Unknown (contributed by E Welter Grande Prairie W.I.) Table For One The house is still, sometimes has a chill Of that there is no doubt. It's sort of drear, no-one's noisy here, There are no kids about. Back twenty years, there was laughter & tears How busy those days were! Four kids to drive, all under five, Some days were just a blur. Noses to wipe and letters to type, Clothes to wash and sort. Toenails to cut. Open doors to shut They each had a planter's wart! There was bread to bake & meals to make, And fabric I needed to sew. Then out to the yard to hoe real hard To make sure my graden would grow. Late at night, kids tucked in tight, So tired but wished I had time, To take paper & pen, write words & then Have fun just making them rhyme. I taught them to sing, their voices would ring They'd laugh & sometimes would shout. Now there's not much noise, no scattered toys, There are no kids about. My table's gone, that stretched out long A small one took its place. I've a problem small as I look at the wall, There's no one to ask to say grace! I prepare for six, are my eyes playing tricks? How can I eat all that? There's food to spare, where's my Tupperware? Freeze it quick, before I get fat! So take my advice, I'll make it precise Enjoy them before they move out. A table for one is not too much fun, Cause then, there's no kids about, from "Lynn's Reflections" Consider the turtle - he makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. Why The Fuss This article was taken from the Watefront Press Lumsden Sask. The author is unknown. Why all this fuss about saving the family farm? We don't need Farmers anymore. Just look! The stores are full of food! And besides, won't food be a lot cheaper when the large corpor­ ations take over agriculture? After all, they're so much bigger and everyone knows bigger is better and, of course, more efficient. I've seen big, efficient farmers own fields all over the country. Thev spend a lot of their time running up and down the roads with their 8-wheeled tractors and 30 foot implements, going from field to field, and I know a 300hp tractor can pull those big implements over the road much more efficiently than a 50hp can! I can't figure out why farmers are complaining so much. Take the beefsteak farmers, for example. I paid $3.98 a lb for steak yesterday. A cow weighs about a ton, I guess. So there's 2000 times $3.98, which equals $7960 the farmer got for the cow. And he must have a hundred of those big rangy black and white cows out there in his barns with their heads sticking through those trapper things. Milk! Dear me! I pay over $2 a gallon for milk, and if he can't make it on that, he's just lazy And breakfast cereal! A 16oz box of flakes cost me $2.20. There's 601bs in bushel of wheat. So 60 times $2.20 equals $132 a bushel that farmers get for wheat and one farmer raised about a million bushels, I think. Another thing all those cow farmers are doing wrong. They underutilize their land. You drive down the highway & you usually see the big, green pasture with maybe 100 cows in there. But he could put 1000 on it, 4000 if he really packed them in. Take apples! Seventy cents a pound and the apples weigh nearly 1/2 lb. So these apples are like 50 cents each. If a farmer can't sell two apples for $1 and get by, he'd better move to town. Farmers make a lot of extra work for themselves. They cut wheat down every year. They should let it grow and come back year after year, like apple trees. And another thing, farmers fail to keep up with consumer's tastes. For example, farmers still have their hogs produce lard, but Mrs. Suzy A. Public wants hydrogenized oils. And they will still use both male and female chickens, but people don't eat roosters anymore. Those farmers should hatch onlv hens because customers today want only chicken breasts. I don't know a thing about farming, but I bet I could do a lot better job of it than those farmers do. Yorkshire Pudding 1 large Egg or 2 small 3/4 pint Milk 1 Tbsp Cold Water 1/2 tsp Salt 3/4 cup Flour (approx. to make a fairly thin batter Beat milk and eggs and salt together Add Flour. Beat well. Let stand. Repeat the beating. Bake in very hot oven 420 degrees in oiled muffin pans Approx 20 minutes Diane Smith Grimshaw W.I. Peanut Candy 2 cups Sugar 1 Tbsp Corn Syrup 1 Tbsp Butter 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 Tbsp Soda 1/2 cup Peanuts Put butter & syrup in heavy saucepan. Add sugar. Melt. Mix soda and salt together. Add to sugar. Add peanuts.Mix.Put in buttered dish. What's A Grandmother? (letter from a third grader) A Grandmother is a lady who has no children of her own. She likes other people's little girls and boys. A grandfather is a man grandmother. He goes for walks with the boys, and they talk about fishing & stuff like that. Grandmothers don't have to do anything except to be there. They're so old that they shouldn't play hard or run. It is enough if they drive us to the market where the pretend horse is, and have lots of dimes ready. Or, if they take us for walks, they should slow down past things like pretty leaves and caterpillars. They should never say "hurry up". Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to tie your shoes. They wear glasses and funny underwear. They can take their teeth and gums off. Grandmothers don't have to be smart, only answer questions like,"Why isn't God married" & "How come dogs chase cats?" Grandmothers don't talk baby talk like visitors do, because it is hard to understand. When they read to us, they don't skip or mind if it is the same story over again. Everybody should try to have a grand­ mother, especially if they don't have a television, because they are the only grown-ups who have time. Kids Get The Last Word A first grade teacher puportedly gave each kid in her class the first half of a proverb and had them come up with the rest. This is how it turned out. A penny saved is not much Two's company, three's...the Muskateers Don't put off till tomorrow what...you put on to go to bed. Laugh & the whole world laughs with you, cry and....you have to blow your nose. Children should be seen and not...spanked or grounded. If at first you don't succeed...get new batteries. You get out of something what you... see pictured on the box. When the blind leadeth the blind....get out of the way. Mary Stuart Collect Keep us, O Lord, from pettiness. Let us be large in thought, word & deed. Let us be done with fault finding and leave off self-seeking. May we put away all pettiness and meet each other face to face without self pity and without prejudice. May we never be hasty in judgement, always generous. Let us take time for all things. Make us grow calm, serene and gentle. Teach us to put into action our better impulses straightforward and unafraid. Grant that we may realize that it is the little things that create differences. That in the large things in life we are one. And may we strive to touch and know the great human heart common to us all and,. O Lord God, let us not forget to be kind.