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Thursday, April 19th, 1945, One egg would cost a young student there exactly $7. * One pound of sugar would cost $1.80. One bar of common soap $5. 1 One bushel of rice $500. One foot of cotton that used to sell for 8¢ would cost $24. Highâ€"Speed Knitting _ An amazing knitting machine which can knit at the rate of 2,â€" 350,000 stitches every minute has now been perfected. It is an allâ€" British effort and has been completed after more than seven years of uw«mmwnmmwm ladderâ€"proof rayon fabric. mmuwuâ€"uau 25 inches of fabrics 84 inches wide, and in an hour can transform a milâ€" lion yards of yar into 30 yards of fabric. If one of the 5,000 threads in the machine breaks it immediately stops automatically. ‘The miracle growth of Jack‘s beanstalk had nothing on the way money grew between Canada and China this last month, When the students of McGill University raised $5,000 and sent it to the brave unâ€" conquered students in China, they didn‘t dream they were handling golden mushrooms. But such was the case. . . % N China‘s Golden Mushrooms _ By the time the five thousand reached them it had grown into $800,000. From here onâ€"the story isn‘t so good. Because, not only m-d.ymhm-mhduflmmflmnr wire also. One pound of pork, of rice would cost $65. hmmmmmmmuMd Wluhdnll‘fn-whunfl.lmn’fl‘tmu- -.ydmm‘ud!luu_me!llo.lâ€"lh_nm The Women T VICT Mainly For INVEST IN THE BEST &4 ’IC'l'”zllY BONBS It is the women who will remake the world. In the bombed and blackened villages will rise New homes upon the smashed foundations; smoke From supper fires will drift on quict skies. Once more on doorsteps in the fragrant dusk Women will sit. with children at their knees, Eyes calm with tested courage, voices low With steadfast love and fresh born hope. Oh these Are builders of the future, and they build On simple things that neither brutal death Nor savage hate can conquer: kettle, bed, Firewood and herbs, a child‘s cry, and the hearth. Give a woman loss of these things and she fights! Give her but only the aching faith in them And she will make a home of rubble, breathe Belief into the hearts of fighting men. It is the women who will remake the world, ‘The women who have eaten well of sorrow, ‘They will sit on doorstones in the unbombed dusk And teach their sons to make a clean toâ€"morrow. MILADY GR]MSIII'YM(}MARAGE WEST ENHR 3h“I”O'l'ORS LEPAGE‘S GARAGE to cook with cabbage, and a small handful w The fervent, prayer of childrenâ€"the P cherished hope of all. A#E BEST By helping to shorten the war by a day, an hourâ€"or even a minute, you better the chances of thousands of Canadians coming g through alive. / ‘That‘s wh{”:en must be no le(-u;.‘.no relaxation on the home front. at‘s why we must purchase Bonds, for Victory Bonds help buy the stuff of which Victory will be made. Victory Bonds will helc to shorten the war. Victory Bonds will elr to hasten the return of fathers, hus s, sons, brothers, sweethearts and friends,. . Powerful things Victory Bonds!â€"to have and to hold. THIS ADVERTISEMENT SPONSORED BY â€"Frances Frost, in The Telephone Echo 193 Hello Homemakers! Some of our readers who wish to use leftâ€"overs without following a recipe have reâ€" quested information on standard proportions and substitutiona. . May we thank those who wrote asking for this guide, because we feel it should be useful to many other homemakers. GuIDE TO PROPORTIONS Use 4 egg yolks to 1 quart milk for boiled custards. _ We promise to publish this from time to time, so if you are interâ€" ested clip this week‘s column. _ Use !, cup cornstarch to 1 quart milk for blanc mange. Use 3 tsps. baking powder to 2 cups (1 pint) flour. +o milk to substitute for sour milk. Use 1 cup uncooked rice to yield 2 cups cooked rice. _ s w Use % cup flour to 1 quart liquid for white sauces, etc. Use 1 top, sait to 1 quart water for boiling vegetables. Use % tsp. pepper to each tsp. Substitute 2 and twoâ€"thirds thaps. cocon plus % thep. shortening for 1 aquare chocolate. Substitute 1 cup milk for twoâ€" lard plus % tsp. sait for 1 cup butâ€" Substitute % tsp. soda and 2 tops. cream tartar for 1 tsp. bakâ€" ing powder, CHOCOLATE CREAM ROLL CAKE 4 egyz whites, 4 egg yolks, 3 thaps. cold water, ; tap. sait, 1 tap. vanilla , 1 cup cake flour, 1 cup Add the sait to the egg whites and beat until foamy. Add one half of the sugar gradually, beating to a meringue in which peaks will stand up when a spoon is lifted from them. Beat the yolks slightly, add the thick and fluffy. Add the flavoring, and cold water and mix well. Fold in flour and baking powder which have been sifted together. Push the meringue to one side of the bow! and put the fluffy yellow THE GRIMS3Y INDEPENDENT batter beside it, then fold the two mixtures together carefully. Pour into a shallow tray (about 13 x 16 inches) / lined with waxed paper well greased. Bake in preheated electric oven at 350 deg. F. about 10 mins. When done turn out onto a cheesecloth. Remove the waxed paper. Trim off the edges of the cake with a sharp knife. Spread with cream filling. Roll and pin the cloth to hold the roll until cold. FILLING 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 thep. butâ€" ter, 7 thaps. cornstarch, 2 cups milk, 1 tsp. vanilia, %4 tsp. sait, 2 squares chocolate, melted. { Sift the dry ingredients together, add the wellbeaten eggs, and mix well; add the milk graduaily to make a smooth paste, stir and cook until thickened and.thoroughly cooked. Remove from the electric element, add the melted chocolate and the butter, beat thoroughly, let goo! slightly and add the vanilia. SUPPER SPECIAL "I pound shell macaroni, 2 pounds fresh broccoli. Drop the Mâ€"undmon‘ large quantity of boiling saited water, and cook about twenty mins., or until tender. Drain, rinse in cold water, and reheat. In the meantime prepare the broccoli and mc in ‘Ifdefl or funâ€" lazy weekends just fishin‘â€"these things mean comfortable, pleasaint living, the kind of living your man living, the kind of livin man overseas is dreaming of, 2,1':.-‘:, for. Make sure these simple, pleasaint things exist for him when he comes back. Remember that it i;‘pouiblo for them to exist only if his dolliar is worth a dollar! By pnbcti-f“:is dollar, we help to protect his future. ‘That‘s why we must realize NOW the dangers that lie in careless, unnecessary buying. Never buy two where one will do. Buy only what we need. We must zpon rationing and price control encourage others to upmt them, and we must avoid ALL dealâ€" ings with black markets. $6.50 WEST MAIN STREET â€"Gummed Labels Housekeeping Helps â€"Paper Napkins â€"Elastic Bands â€"Shelf Paper â€"Paper Doilies Published by THE BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO)) to reveal the dangers of inflation. ... where the heart is‘ cook in boiling water until it is yasst tender. Drain and cut the staikss crosswise in inch lengths, reserwâ€" ing the heads for garnish. In the serving bowl! place layers of the macaroni alternately with layers of the cut broceoli; arrange the heads of the broccoli on the top. Accomâ€" pany with cheese sauce. CHEESE SAUCE 4 tbeps. baking fat, \;tsp. sait, 2 cups milk, 1 onion, minced, % tsp. pepper, 114 cups cheese, diced, 4 thaps. flour, 14 tap. curry powdâ€" ec. Melt the fat, and in it cook the onion, stir in the flour mixed with the sait, pepper, and curry powder.. Add the milk gradually; when the mixture is smooth add the cheese and place the sauce over hot water until the cheese is melted. ‘ TAKE A TIP 1. Paint the lower step of your cellar or garage stairs with white enamel. It may prevent a bad fall as it can be seen in the dark. o e ‘Try varnishing your old copâ€" per screens to make them last one by leaky pipes by rubbing with a cloth dipped in vinegar and sait. Anne Allan invites you to write to her c/o (The Independent). Send in your suggestions on homemakâ€" \h‘pohh-l and watch this colâ€" umn for replics. It is a proven fact that cut flow» nplndhwmvm remain fresh from one to three days longer than when other conâ€" tainers are used. Chemistry exâ€" plains it thus: Some of the copper dissolves in the water and retards }or checks completely the growth of bacteria which cause flowers to _ Fortunately, many flowers, sin« gly or in combination, are at their best when supplemented by the glowing warmth of copper. Zinnias, for instance, are lovely; or try lemâ€" on lilies and cornflowers in a gleaming copper bowl, ‘Then there‘s a whole marigold tribe, along with their calendula cousins. Nasturtiums, too, are efâ€" fective in copper, as well as chryâ€" santhemums and many roses. A bit dupnnnnuuvlllmuldm both wild and cultivated, which seem to belong with copper. 3. Remove rust stains produced Cut Flowers ‘These are the rules. If we break them, we can be certain that we will start our country â€" his country â€" on the spiral of inflation. Prices shoot skyâ€"high. Wages try to catch up, and never succeed. You may pay a dollar for 30 cents worth of goods, and this means your dollarâ€" your soldier‘s dollarâ€"is worth only 30 cents. ‘There‘s no limit to inflation, and there‘s no stopping it once it starts. So, let‘s make sure OUR boys will come back to a protected dollarâ€" a dollar that will buy a full dollar‘s worth of goods. Let‘s keep up the fight against inflation, every day, in every way we can, so that our men overseas can look forward to pleasâ€" ant, satisfying living . . . the Canaâ€" dian way of life. MAGIC Honey Pound Cake pan at 300°F. for 2 hours. 3 eigs, well beaten 2M c. sifted allâ€"purpose 1}4 c. seedicss ra 34 c. shortening Make this Pledge Today! I pledge myself to do my part in fighting inflation : l"n-vh.-d-‘.ud avoiding black markets in any shape or fr sary buying. 1 will not buy two where one will do, nor will 1 buy by all such measures which will lower the cost of living and help keep prices at a SEVEN