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the tribune stouffville ont thursday january 13 1949 the1ixigb01vl if ahnl auam hy4 ham icbih hello homemakers most of us consider using a spice in a standard cake or bread mixture for variety of flavour we frequently use cin namon cassia nutmeg cloves and allspice for their fragrance many years ago these spices were con sidered suitable gifts for kings they were used as perfumes bath oils and medicines for the most part when they svere used in food the people knew spice was added to camouflage the tainted flavour according to history merchants set sail around the world to obtain spices it was said that christopher columbus was lured to the west to find a new route for the spice merchants- we also read of the english gradually gaining posses sion of the indian empire as the spice trade increased the various spices are derived from different parts of different plants for instance cloves are the dried flower bud of the tropical clove tree of zanzibar olf the east coast of africa cinnamon fragrant spice known since biblical times and is the pulverized inner bark of the under branches of the laurel tree it grows about 30 feet in height and flourishes from cey lon to arabia cassia is similar in flavour to cinnamon and is some times substitued for it but it comes from the bark of a different laurel plant the leaves the fruit and the root of the laurel all yield oil of much value years ago the oil was used for making canities mace and nutmeg grow on the same tree which grows anywhere in the west indies and madagascar there you find extensive groves of nutmeg trees which grow to the age of nne years before bearing fruit- the nutmeg is the kernel- by the way this tree attains a height of 60 feet and is an evergreen it has pointed leaves and pale yellow flowers wliifh hang in drooping clusters resembling iliesoftnevalev as the fruit ripens the fleshy part be comes hard finally splits open atj the top disclosing a bright scarlet membrane partly covering the nut j from this membrane comes the mace we like for cur fruit cakes grandmother used to buy the nut meg and grate it on a mall three inch curved grater allspice so named because the mariner who discovered it believed it could be used for other spices is grown in jamaica where it grows in wet humid area- our familiar black pepper which is now so hard to obtain is the product of a climbing shrub growi in the east indies and other trop ical climates the plant bears a small green berry about the size or a pea which turns red upon ripening when the berries begin to change colour they are gather ed cleaned and dried in the sun as they become black they are sorted and sold as peppercorns ground and sifted they form the real black pepper used in flavouring meats and pickles xow that you may have read about spices you may wish to make aronmatic cake or a different flavoured batch of muffins here are some recipes spico cake 1 cup thick sour cream i teaspoon soda 1 cup sugar 2 eggs v- teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons bakingpowder v teaspoon cloves l teaspoons cinnamon l teaspoon nutmeg m cup nutmeats if desired 2 cups flour stir the soda into the cream until it foams then add the sugar and beat well beat the eggs till light and add to the first mixture mix missing from hek homk sixce dec 12 weekly crop report shows winter is here winter weather has put all live stock in winter quarter weekly alfalfa hay wanted best price for good quality sample reesors marmill limited markham phone 96 jbbb attention farmers we are paying the highest prevailing prices for dead or crippled farm animals horses cattle hogs telephone collect for immediate service gordon young limited toronto ad 3636 stouffville 255 uxbridge 27 ssabbbgahffihmbg cream for best results ship your cream to stouffville creamery we pay two cents more per pound butterfat for cream delivered to the creamery cold storage lockers and fast freezing facilities stouffville creamery co to have our truck call phone 18601 sirrka koivu 22 pretty finnish brunette from tor onto has been missing from her home since dec 12 al though her purse and some clothing were found near the number river she is a good swimmer and police have dis counted the drowning theory sirrka had 4000 in the bank but only 235 with her police report a telephone call re ceived by the missing girl is the mystery link in the search foul play is feared and sift the remaining dry ingred ients and add them to the first mixture gradually stirring and beating until the batter is smooth this may be baked in a sheet or as individual cakes bake in a mod erate electric oven 375 degrees 20 to 30 minutes bran coffee cake 1 cup pastry flour v teaspoon salt a teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 cups bran or bran flakes cup seeded raisins 1 egg cup sweet milk onethird cup light molasses 3 tablespoons melted butter sift together flour salt soda and baking powder add to bran and raisins beat egg well add milk and molasses combine the two mix tures and add cooled melted butter place in buttered pan sxs sprinkle top with the following ingredients blended together 2 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoon cinnamon 3 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons soft butter v- teaspoon mace bake at 100 degrees in electric oven for 35 to 10 minutes curried tomato rico 3 cups cooked rice 3 tablespoons butter vi cup diced onion 2 teaspoons curry powder vi teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter li cups tomato juice i teaspoon of worcestershire sauce prepare rice melt butter add onion and saute until brown add curry powder salt and flour blend into a paste add tomato juice and sauce cook until thick add the rice serve hot serves g reports from agricultural repre sentatives to the ontario depart ment of agriculture indicate how ever the fall was the best in many years and a large acreage has been plowed for crop next year turkeys are not plentiful they are high in price but also of high quality high for turkeys in west ern ontario is to cents geese 00 cents ducks 50 cents and chickens ig cents in southern ontario turkeys are selling all the way from g5 cents up to as high as 90 cents per pound in lincoln the demand for tur keys far exceeds available supply and the birds are selling as high as to cents wholesale in oxford there are 7s21 cows bred artificially by the oxford county ilolstein breeders artifi cial insemination unit during the year ending october 31st reforestation in oxford has given the growers a valuable cash crop evergreen trees are being old out of the plots for 1 and 5 each in central ontario food dealers reiort little or no movement of western grains for the first time in many years farm laborers are also finding it difficult to obtain work milk and cream production is ex ceptionally low in muskoka and parry sound area in eastern ontario dressed poul try demands are heavy with good prices prevailing in frontenac the holding of cattle for wintering is lower than usual the tb area test is continuing and the number of reactors is remarkably low in northern ontario keen de mand for turkeys geese ducks and chickens is reported and prices are good it snowed four inches on sunday december 12 and another two inches fell on each of wednes day and thursday nights potatoes are selling at 1g0 per 75 pound bag fob farm in thunder bay area new prices for milk came into effect on dec 15 the price now is s45s for pri- mary milk and 328 for secondary soekakxo helis battue illiteracy president soekarno of the republic of indonesia right devotes a pari of his spare time to teaching reading and writ ing at an open air school at sarangen java the battle against illiteracy in indonesia rates only second in import ance to the battle currently raging between the dutch and indonesian forces soekarno is among the indonesian officials now under arrest the growing years easy to obtain in drop liquid or all through the growing years capsule form a child cannot children need vitamin d they i usually get enough vitamin d in need it winter and summer if 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