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Bera ¥ Yin Fy ok iq { rw i i Rr (5 A KS \) \ i Se 408 ba vi a i oe 1 . 7 iy ' i vt Is rE be 3 \ ] I... Rs cS Grotery Store To Be Without Frills Packages And Tins Will Cease To Decorate Shelves The streamlined grocery store, shorn of the frills it could a ford in the past, will be iif evidence before many months have passed, Wartime Prices and Trade Board officials forecast. Orders already announced by the board provide for a limitation | in the immense range of pack. ages and tins which have decor- - ated shelves from: coast to cpast. Other orders are in prospect. In tinned goods particularly, the old. spacious days are going fast. After June 30, there will be fewer tins and those remain- ing will be filled with essential perishable foods only. These es- sential foods include tomatoés, peas, corn and beans, Under existing regulations, more than forty ordinary food- stuffs, often bought in cans will no longer be packaged in tin, They range from bakery products, candy, cocoa, coffee, tea, flavor- ing and extracts, and powdered skim milk to olives, pickles, pea- nut butter, salt, popcorn, potato chips and noodles. Glass As Substitute In most instances, glass would be used as a substitute, but offi- cials have woted that supplies of jars and other containers are not - inexhaustible and the new situ- ation has placed a heavy burden on glass manufacturers, Conferences in Ottawa have been held to decide on new and simple moulds for. standard glass containers in six, twelve, twenty- . four and forty-cight ounce sizes, 'with simphficd metal caps. Cans will also have standardized sizes, Many small sizes will dis- appear as the larger-size contain ers are more cconomical in the use of tin, although the board is keeping in mind that if contain- ers are all large there may. be a wastage through the consumer having to buy more of a canned product than is actually required. The wrapping on cans is likely to be less colorful than in the past. The board does not favor . expensive wrappings and the duty imposed on merchants, wholesalers and manufacturers of keeping under the price ceiling has led them to seck the most economical packaging methods Juices In Bottles The old standby of canned pork and beans will soon be unavail- able, and the housew're whose family demands them will have to buy the pork and beans herself and cook them as her grand- mother did. By reducing the amount of tinplate required for such products, available supplies can be used for essential perish- able foods where canning will not be abandoned. One result of the new situa- tion was expected to be enlarged displays of vegetables in grocery stores, with a reduction in the - .amount of canned stocks on the - shelves. : Juices will come in bottles for the present at least, although sci- entists in both Canada and the United States are searching for substitute metals which may re- place tin. Can Britain Feed Her Own People? British Farmer Must Get A Move On And Produce More Can Britain feed herself con- titely from her own soil? There is more Allied shipping this year than there was last year, but less 'of it available .to bring food to Britain, ~ When Hitler launched his great U-boat campaign last spring the whole Allied mgrchant fleet had one main job, to bring 'arms and food to Britain, What is the position now? Empire armics in the Middle East have - 'grown many times since last year, « So has the demand for supplies --and-weapons. - For ships, ~ Russia - --=-ean-defend herseld with her own arms, but she has been able to tu to the attack because she has 'been promised a certain reserve of Allied arms, Russia must go on attacking She must have still more arms, - Still more ships. ~Eyery. invasion made by-the Jap- anicso demands more Allied ships to hold them now. Still more -Al- "lied ships will be needed to turn "them out later on, Anierica is building 'eight million tons of: "shipping this year. But with all 'these, Allied commitments, all "thése armies' to feed and equip, sean 'you foresee many ships and ierews free to bring cheese and 'meat to Britain? . No, the food "must conde Trom inside Britain, he British farmer most get "maze on. $l ai «Production of leather footwear in Canada in January amounted to 2/408,947 pairs, an increase "of thirty per cent over the output nthe corrésponding month last TIMELY HELP FOR CANADIAN HOUSEWIVES A New and Useful Booklet "HOWTO SAVE SUGAR' Containing "63 excellent, tested Recipes and suggestions how you can conserve your: sugar supply. . Send no label, no money---just send a post card or note with your name and address and request for "Sugar Recipes" -- Address Dept, J 18. Canada Starch Home Service 49 Wellington St. East, Toronto, Savin @ SERIAL STORY . MURDER IN CONVO BY A. W, O'BRIEN LAST WEEK: Lieutepant Rol- 0 ae it was. ' staged, . remains' a good time for even the Twentieth Century to pay its CEREAL SHOWERS FOR APRIL By BARBARA B. BROOKS Ceres, Goddess of the Grains, received yéarly homage from the ancient Romans. To honor this noble goddess whose bounteous hand protected them from famine, great festivals, called 'cerealias," were April was the month they were celebrated -- April when spring sliowers were bringing new life back to the earth, No longer does April mark Ceres festival, but the month still respect to cereals. "Today, with so many cereals and so many ways of using them, any meal from -breakfast to dinner can'become a family cerealia. eo . 6 . * 1 ; So crisp and ctunchy are corn flakes that they now play an important role at dinner. Combined with rhubarb, you have as heavenly 'a pudding as you'd ever hope to taste, Here's the way to put it together! : Rhubarb Strudel 8 % teaspoon grated orange rind 40 cups corn flakes : 0 2% cups diced rhubarb 2 tablespoons orange juice 1. cup sugar 3 tablespoons butter Put layer of corn flakes in buttered casserole. Add a layer of ° rhubarb, part of sugar and half the grated orange rind. Add an- other layer of corn flakes and rhubarb, remaining sugar, orange rind and juice, Cover with. corn flakes, dot with butter and sprinkle lightly with sugar, Cover casserole and bake in a moderate oven (8375°F.) about 35 minutes, Serve warm or cold with cream. Yield: 6 servings. . b Another dessert you'll like is Krispies Cream Shortcake. Here is one of those sugar-less desserts, where, strangely enough, you don't miss the sugar: . Krispies Cream Shortcake 1% cups whipping cream % cup chopped nut meats % cup hone 4 cup chopped maraschino 8 marshmallows cherries (may be omitted) Ya cup chopped dates 3% cups oven popped rice cereal Whip cream until stiff; reserve 3% cup, "Fold honey into re- maining cream. Cut marshmallows into small pieces; combine with dates, nut meats and cherries; fold into whipped cream. Roll cereal into fine crumbs; add one cup of crumbs to first mixture, stirring a lins, aboard troopship T 9, thinks pleasantly of the attractive nurse he met getting on the boat. Rol. lins is called to the office of Col- onel Stephenson, officer in com- mand of troops, and strict orders for conduct of sentries are issued to him. Later that night he sees a light on "A" deck. He moves cautiously to the spot, sees a shadowy form. Drawing his re- volver, he barks an order: "Halt! " Lift your hands--high! % 2 . *. * TRYING TO REMEMBER, } CHAPTER 111 Licutenant Rollins heard a little gasp of surprise, -but the shadow stopped with arms raising slowly. "Please don't shoot," came a voice unmistakably feminine, "1 promise not to move an inch." A horrible sensation of having made a fool of himself swept over the officer. As he rose, rather shamefacedly, from his awkward position on the stairs, he dreaded to see the girl's face--could it be FROCK SLIMS DOWN RE, By Anne Adam Never before has there been such flattery for the larger figure as 'you get in Anne Adams Pat- terns! Take Pattern" 4772, for instance ---- those of you whose waist is NOT ring-sized will find the extra inches disappear when vou don this frock. The effect is 'achieved by a lowered waist seam pointed above the centre skirt pancl--the slashes just above , the waist complete the girdle ef- - feet. I'our jewel buttons march up to the tiny revers; which are "sovpert! (You may make them of contrast). The waistband con- tinues in back for a sleek look-- the skirt is evenly flared all around. Follow thé Sewing In- structor while you work, to get every detail right---choose three- quarter sleeves if you like, and do select a gay print like this! Pattern 4772 is available in women's sizes 84, 86, 88, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48. Size 36 takes 3% yards 80-inch fabric, Send twenty cents {20¢) in coins (stamps cannot be accepted)" for this Anne Adams pattern to Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, Write plainly size, name, address and 'style pumber. "report me and . , . "Sorry to frighten you, Sister," he apologized, "but it's very late and . .." ya "That's all right," she replied curtly. "I realize fully that it is after hours, but I just couldn't sleep and thought a few 'breaths of fresh air would help, You may 1" Rollins felt his face reddening, "Oh now, just a minute , , ." He made a feeble attempt at showing his good-natured side. "I'm not trying to get any charm. ing person such' as yourself re- ported. 1 was merely trying to. ~track down somebody flashing a light up here..." The nurse seemed to freeze. "Oh that," she gave a short forced laugh. "I guess it was I, I tried stealing a puff of a cigar- ette, but even that is evidently enough to bring you fellows dash- ing up fully armed." Rollins. was nettled but he swallowed his pride. Taking her by the arm he guided her to the nearest door, opened it and waved her inside. She paused under a dull red corridor light and looked at him in some surprise. "Now what," she asked coldly? "Now have a cigarette!" Rol- lins smiled, pushing forward a package. She hesitated a split second, then took one. He snapped his lighter, taking advantage of the raised flame to examine her fea- tures, Yes, she was definitely pretty in a cultured sort of way. She coughed abruptly, "Good heavens," she exclaimed looking at the cigarette, "either the brand is awful or I'm catching cold. Good night." Later, lying in his bunk and gratefully sipping the Scotch and water his snoring roommate had left for him, Rollins was letting his mind drift through the hap- pier side of the uncomfortable meeting, Suddenly he sat bolt upright, * Ed . It hadn't clicked in his befud- dled mind at the moment but sub- consciously it had registered--in the flame of his lighter he had seen what an uncommonly large tip of cigarette she had wetted. And that cough--Ilike a person puffing at her first cigarette! He stirred uneasily, looked to- wards the sleeping Captain Tees as if deliberating whether to wake him and discuss the matter. He decided not to. After all, those light flashes--avell, maybe she had , tried smoking a cigarette, She had- confessed to-it--rather awk- . wardly, but . . . Rollins shook his head. * He had made "a fool of himself once tonight. His imagin- ation was playing tricks on him. But when he finally did drift off to sleep, it was a tossing, rest-; less sleep filled with odd dreams of a beautiful girl. dressed in white and carrying a lighted can- ISSUE 15-42" . c - until thoroughly blended. Thanks to the goddess of grain, Sunday's roast can be converted into a Monday dinner that makes the first day of the week something to remember: 2 cups sliced onion 3 cups chopped celery 2 tablespoons fat . 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon' salt 1 tablespoon chili powder 2 cups tomatoes Cook onion and celery a holy lightly browned. Stir in _ i dd cook until smooth, stirring constantly, gar and sugar; simmer about 15 minutes, cooking only until thoroughly heated. Heat in oven or over low heat, stirring frequently to pre- Arrange mixture in ring form on platter and heap flour, salt and chili powder. cereal. vent burning. hot, buttered cereal in centre. Yield: 8 one-cup servings. April Forget-Me-Not Pie-Crush Short Cut--just a reminder that a pie can be made in no time by melting 5 cup butter or margerine, adding a cup of fine corn flake crumbs and ¥ cup sugar. mixture and bake for about 8 minutes in a moderate oven. Fill with any cream or:chiffon pie filling. Line a pan with waxed paper, part of extra crumbs in bottom of pan and pour in cream mixture; press down lightly and sprinkle top with remaining crumbs, Chill for several hours. Unmold. Cut into sfuares. whipped cream and garnish with a maraschino cherry or nut meat if desired or serve with sweetened berries. Yield: 9 servings (8 x 8-inch pan). Monday Supper Dish 2 cups. peas _-- 1 1 2 cups cooked diced meat 2 4 Sprinkle Serve with sweetened * tablespoon vinegar teaspoon sugar tablespoons butter cups oven popped rice cereal iquid from tomatoes and peas; Add tomato pulp, peas, vine- Add meat and continue Melt butter and pour over Line a pie pan with the Cool, _man_ below. __very hush-hush, Instead, dle. He was trying to reach her to extinguish the light, but shad- ows came between them. - * z » * He awoke unrefreshed to find the throbbing noise increasingly evident but the troopship still at the dock. $ Steam was fully up and smoke rolled from the two funnels, There was the unmistakable atmosphere of last-minute preparations, and the captain's bridge was a hive of activity. ; Thousands of soldiers were jamming the starboard side which faced the actual water leading down to the sea. At regular in- tervals freighters were steaming by. Evidently a huge mercantile convoy was leaving for some over- seas. destination, About 11 o'clock there was more excitement as three large submarnies slid by at awash, their commanders standing on the open conning tower bridges. They moved without effort at about 12 knots, only a slight hum coming from the Diedels. A few minutes before noon the last of the merchantmen went by --an insignificant but sea-tough- ened trawler. Although painted over, the letters on the bow of the trawler were visible to the troops. "Ahoy, Loch Lomond!! somes body roared, and the troops burst into the gay Scottish tune. A window opened on the trawler's bridge and a ruddy face appeared, lips plainly moving in accompani- ment to the troops' singing. * . . At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the troopships began to move, starting from the farthest inland dock, The bands of all units ap- peared on deck. There wasn't a and clear and bright sunshine basked the dramatic scene. --Tees- and: Rollins clapped one another 'on 'the back enthusias- tically. "We're off! yelled the lieutenant. "I. was beginning to think it would never happen tos us." : . I'éés smiled. "Oh, 1 thought we'd sail all right, but who would liave thought it would be like this . . ." . He made a sweeping gesture, "I expected to. slip out in the darkness with everything bands are playing, the boys are yelling and singing their heads off. Just look over there!" "T 9" was in the channel now. The men could see a long stretch of .shore line thronged with peo- ple." Automobiles dotted 'the crowds. Flags, handkerchiefs and hands were waving. Hundreds of horns could 'be heard through the din. Overhead, R. C. A, F. flying boats eireled lazily, Within a short time "T 9" was in sight of the anti-submarine de. fense stretched across the en: The air was crisp the - trance to the harbor. As the liner moved easily through the "Gate" --an opening in the cable netting that pulled aside like a fence gate --a sailor on the launch patrolling the defense yelled: "Give it to 'em, boys!" a * , * . - The wind was beginning to howl off the endless ocean wastes. Sharp flecks of snow bit into red- dened checks and men dashed away to reappear with overcoats. Already a gray drabness was melting out the Nova Scotian coastline and the rolling swell was becoming more pronounced. Half-hearted jokes about seasick- ness began to circulate, ~ Ahead, the panorama was spell- binding. In a wide semi-circle were British. and Canadian men- of-war moving slowly while the ep ey was taking shape. Dotting the horizon, far to the fore, was the line of freighters, In the centre of the semi-circle appeared an ominous-shaped bat- tle cruiser. Darting light flashes snapped out orders to the ap- proaching traopships. They were glready zig-zagging sharply as they turned ponderously,. yet without seeming effort, into for- mation. $ » . * Suddenly, the whistle on "T 9" began emitting a series of long and short blasts--it was the life boat alarm signal! EL Tees and Rollins, standing up near the pitching bow, looked, at one another startled, then laugh- ed outright: FR ae "It's the lifeboat drill they warned us about!" yelled Tees as he 'started on the double for his boat station. Rollins was right be- hind him, but something on "A" adeck 'caught his-eye. to a walk, : There was the nurse--the same one he had encountered last night = on the deck. Thé licutenant's eye: - brows knitted into a frown as he saw her evidently making no ef- ° fort to dash for her boat station. She was péering intently through a pair of powerful binoculars at the battle cruiser from which the light flashes were coming. Rollins stopped directly: below her and was. just about to yell a reminder that the alarm was sounding when she lowered her glasses, gave him a plainly start. led look, then wheeled and dis- appeared, » "Lieutenant Gregory Rollins was puzzled as he stood at his station. Why the binoculars? Why 'the "rapt interest that even a lifeboat alarm didn't disturb? SA But, most puzzling of all, where" "had he. met the girl before their encounters aboard ship. It had | been somewhere interesting and . on some important occasion, Bat where and when? He slowed | ~ son. TRY SAVING HONEY ways PAY LESS--Calumet is priced a p. | ingly low, probably less than the ing powder you aré now using. USE LESS -- Calumet's dowble-action .means double leavening -- during mixing and in the oven -- permitting -you to use less. © 3 BETTER RESULTS--Calumet's contin. uous leavening means finer, bet- ter textured results for your Cats In Britain Get Ration Cards TABLE TALKS the hot pineapple juice. By SADIE B. CHAMBERS Pineapple Delicious 'With its rich source of vita- mins pineapple is an; ideal choice of fruits to include in our diet, when feeling a bit logged after partaking too freely of proteins, As a cocktail, diced pineapple and chopped maraschino cherries make a grand combination or you may try diced pineapple and orange sections with a dash of. honey. If you favor the flavor of mint place an after-dinner mint in the bottom of cach glass before adding the fruit," Allow to chill for an hour or so, garn- ish with fresh mint and serve. . Pineapple is a delightful addi- tion to fish salads, such as shrimp, lobster, crab meat and tuna; while pineapple chicken salad is always a favorite. A good combination is made with one cup each of fresh diced pincapple, chopped celery, shred- ded chicken and one-fourth cup of chopped ripe olives. Salt to taste and blend ingredients with mavonnaise, Serve in crisp let- 'tuce cups with a garnish of pim- ento strips. A combination of pineapple, grapefruit and apricot makes an- other delectable salad. Place slices of tender cooked pineapple on crisp lettuce and build wedges of grapefruit sections around the pineapple. Place half an apricot, hollow side up, in the centre and- fill with chopped celery and dates. A fruit juice French salad dressing. is delicious with this, * + . Pineapple Delicacies Pineapple Ice Box Cake 2 level teaspoons gelatine ¥% cup cold water 1 can 'crushed pineapple, 2 cups 14 teaspoon salt 13 cup sugar. , 1 "tablespoan lemon juice 1% cups cream 4 dozen lady fingers or stale sponge cake et a Soak gelatine in water for five minutes. Dissolve over hot water and add pineapple, sugar, salt and lemon juice. Stir until all is dis- solved. When it begins to thicken add whipped erecam. Line sides and bottom of mould with lady fingers, Cover with mixture, then alternate with cake and mix- ture until mould is full. Place in refrigerator for three or four hours. Unmould and garnish with whipped cream and fruit in sea- "Makes 12 servings. " Fresh" Pineapple Mousse 2 cups finely diced fresh pine- + apple : » 2 cups sugar - 2 cups water 1 tablespdon gelatine 1 cup cream, .whipped Add sugar 'and water to pine- apple. Cook for ten minutes and strain, Soak gelatine in. quarter cup of cold water and. dissolve in when mixture begins to thicken fold in whipped crcam. Freeze three to four "hours. Top with ¢rushed fresh pineapple and a maraschino cherry. - " «(Continued Next Week) -- Miss Chambers welcomes personal letters from Interested renders. She Is pleased to receive suggestions toples for her column, and vn ready to listem {oo your 1ipet peeves" Requests for recipes or specinl menus are in order. Address ur letters to "Miss Sadie B, Cham. ers, 73 Weat Adelalde Street, To- ronto," Send stam envelope If you wish a reply. Trout are sport fish in most localities, but in Alaska they are corisidered a pest because they destroy salmon eggs. New "Eclipse" Enlarger Complete - - $31.50 - With 8.3 'Lens 0 CAMERA MCCUTCHEON § "Swi: Maple Lenf Gardens, Torontes - | at war. N _ Cook; d 'sclf-nddressed , "some of them counted inedible in Even cats are being mobilized in Britain today to help the war effort. Warehouse cats, guarding the stocks of essential foods against the ravages of rats and mice, are now allowed a priority supply of powdered milk, This milk, which has been damaged in transit and is therefore unfit for human con- 'sumption 'also goes to animal "hos-- pitals. "Ration Books" for cats are issued to warehouse keepers. The concession is applicable, first to cats kept for the destruction of vermin in warehouses in which at least 2560 tons (250,000 kgms.) of food or feeding stuffs are stored, and secondly to veterinary hospitals and 'similar institutions for the feeding of sick animals. Many hospitals" in Britain keep a regular staff as guard against mice, el Warehouses are supplied by Our . Dumb Friends' League with cats suitable for guarding stores of food. The League has taken on the task of looking after cats bombed out of their homes. The percentage of deaths of cats and other domestic animals actually - killed by bombs during the heavy raids on Britain is very low indeed, Like dogs, cats are keen to scent danger, and it is believed that their intuition has helped many people to escape injury from: bombs. ; Eating Wild Birds In Great Britain Sparrows, starlings, crows, larks, curlews and even swans-- peace times or too small to bother with--are helping to feed Britain 1" Wild birds of all kinds are com- ing to big markets because-of the hard winter and all are finding buyers, Swans, ranging from 15 to 20 pounds, are bringing prices equal to from $1.20 to $3.80 despite "their toughness, though cygnets (young swans) have a flavor like goose. Sparrows, which have' appeared many times in British éulinary history, now find -a ready market at twelve for 20 cents. Plovers and wood pigeons sell for the equivalent of 50 cents; moor hens, 156 cents; larks, 10 cents; and starlings seven, + Some crows sell for 16 cents each, though only tHe breasts are edible. Curlews sell for 16 cents, -despite-the strong fish flavor and tough flesh. Snipe are a luxury - at 40 cents. and the | LORD { ELGIN inOttawa per person § No higher!