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t. y § 9 f f- 1 T r T T â- !â-  > *• T 3- I r r m « 4 ^ ^ ^ ip It's A Symbol â€" Or Somethin'â€" Betsy Nan Ross isn't sure â- whether it's a pyramid that spun into a spiral or a spiral that settled down to be a pyramid. She's told it's a "Spiraraid," created by artist Charles Bracken as the symbol of the Chicag;o Fair of 1950. \TABLE TALKS "My" family are all crazy about cream pies," writes one reader of this column, who goes on to ask if I have any new recipes for that delicacy. As she doesn't say just what recipes she already has, I don't know whether all the following will be new to her. But here they are, five oi...them, all good and all com- paratively easy to make. Three of them use the regulation pie-crust shell, while the other two are made with gingersnaps and vanilla â- wafers as "holders". FRENCH CREAM PIE • One 9-inch pie Line bottom of piepan with V/i cups vanilla wafer crumbs Stand 12 vanilla wafers around in- side edge Cream y^ cup butter 1 cup powdered sugar Beat in 2 well-beaten eggs Spread over crumb crust. Combine 1 cup heavy cream, whipped 1 cup chopped nuts Va cup chopped maraschino cherries 1 medium banana, mashed 1 teaspoon vanilla Spread on top of creamed mixture. Sprinkle V2 cup vanilla wafer crumbs on top to form design. ChilL GINGER BAVARIAN PIE One 9-inch pie Line bottom piepan with imxture of 1 cup ginger snap crumbs 2 tablespoons melted butter Stand 12 gingersnaps around inside edge Soften 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatine in 54 cup cold water Dissolve over hot water; then beat it into 2 stiffly beaten egg whites Combine V/^ cups thick, «weetened applesauce 34 cup sugar % teaspoon vanilla Fold in '/« cup heavy cream, whipped Fold in egg-white nii.xture last. Spoon filling into piepan; chill. * * ♦ MARSHMALLOW CREAM PIE One 8-inch pie Combine in top of double boiler: 54 cup sugar Va cup flour Va teaspoon salt Stir in V/j cups milk, scilded Cook 10 minutes, or until thick. Add 1 well-beaten egg Cook 2 minutes remove from heat. Stir in 12 marshmallows, >]iiartered 2 teaspoons butter ^ teaspoon vanilla CooL Potir into baked, 8-iiich pie shell. Garnish with fresh or canned fruit. PEACH CREAM PIE Cue 9-inch pie Combine V* cup sugar 2 tablespoons flour 14 teaspoon salt Beat in 1 cup sour cream 1 slightly beaten eg^; 54 teaspoon vanilla Add 2 cups sliced peaches Pour into pastry-lined, 9-inch pie- pan. Bake at 400° (hot oven) IS minutes; then at 350° (moderate) yi hour. Remove from beat. Top with mixture of '/a cup sugar '/a cup flour 54 cup soft butter 1 teaspoon cinnamoa Bake at 400° (hot oven) 10 minutes. * * • DATE CREAM PIE One 8-inch pie Combine in top of double boiler: y^ cup sugar 54 cup flour Blend in 2 slightly beaten egg yolks 54 cup milk Stir in 154 cups milk 54 teaspoon salt Cook 10 minutes, or until slightly thick. Add 1 cup chopped dates 54 teaspoon orange extract Cook 5 minutes, or until tliick; cool. Pour into baked, 8-inch pie shell. Spread egg-white meringue on top. Bake at 350° (moderate oven) IS minutes. HOW CAN I? By Anne Ashley Q. How can I paint window screen easily? A. Instead of using a paint brush, try covering a small block of wood with an old piece of car- pet, tacking it securely to the edges of the block, dipping this into the paint, and rubbing over the mesh. Q. How can 1 keep potted plants from drying out when away from home for several days? A. Place a sponge soaked in water on the pot of the plant, and this will keep the plant suppUed with the necessary moisture. Q. How can I remove burnt food from an aluminum pan A. Fill the pan with cold water to which a little vinegar has been added, and bring to boil. Allow to boil for five or ten minutes. For pans other than aluminum, use a solution of one tablespoonful of washing soda to a quart of cold water and boil. POLITICIANS who loudly protest that the newspapers are not do- ing them justice should be thank- ful thev are not. HOW TO CARE FOR PAINT BRUSHES Proper care of brushes is important. Rinse varnish brushes in turpentine before using, to remove foreign particles â€" a good idea for any new brush when turpentine is used as the paint thinner. Do not use brushes in alternate types of paint. Save oil-paint brushes for oil paints, varnish brushes for varnishes and so forth. How to Keep Brushes in Good Condition During the Job Kind of paint Suspend in Before reusing and to clean before storing Shellac Denatured alcohol Rinse in alcohol. Wipe dry. Varnish or Enamel 1 part varnish or enamel 1 part turpentine Rinse in turpentine. Wipe dry. Oil 2 parts linseed oil 1 part turpentine Rinse in turpentine. Wipe dry. Water-mixed Wash with soap and yjater. Hang to dry. Hang brushes in liquid by placing thin rod through hole in handle and resting rod on rim of can. Do not let bristles rest on bottom of can. Between jobs, seal clean, dry brushes in foH or brush carrier. GD££N THUMB L Gordon JmltK For A Succe:8ion Of Bloom In planning garden layouts it is important to keep in mind the time cf blooming and also, to a lesser extent, the color. One does not want to have everything in lloner at the same lime, and then nothing later. The seed catalogue will iielp ma- terially in this planning. It will list all colors, of course, and idso the approximate time each plant comes into flower. With that information it is comparatively easy to have h succession of bloom from spring lintil freeze-up. « * * Soil Preparation Before the garden is planted it should be thoroughly cultivated or dug. This slioiil<l be done either in the fall or c.Trly spring. 'Firs will turn in manure, rotted " c^etable material, etc., destroy a lot of weeds, pests, etc., and pu; the soil in condition for further and fine workings. It will also mix top and immediate sub-soil and tend to more evenly distribute natural fer- tility. It is advisable to work m all the old dead weeds, vegetable tops and any manure. The new gardener is too inclined to burn all rubbish and leaves or send it away with garbage. This is a seri- ous mistake. Anything that will rot in a reasonable time, and there will be few things that will not, should be dug in. Such improves both light and heavy soils, open- ing the latter and making it less liable to bake and cake, and â-  iO- ing much-needed water retain,!.^ humus to sand and light soil. » » * For An Early Start One can always beat the weather up to several weeks by sowing seed indoors or in a special hotbed and lc;ter transplanting outside. The hotbed is simply a bed of rich soil protected by a wooden frame over whicli is a window sash and the whole thing mounted over a foot of fresh horse manure or some other material which will generate heat. Full contruction and operation details are available in government bulletins. \\ here a small quantity of plants is wanted the seed can be sown in flat boxes placed on a warm win- dow sill. Soil iLsed in these flats, aj in pots for any indoor planting, should be rich and also contain a fair proportion of sand and humus (roitcd leaves â-  or other vegetable iiiKterial). For a while after seeds are sown the soil in the flat should be shaded with a cloth or blotting paper and it must not be allowed to dry out. [f only a few dozen bediling plants are needed, and it is possible ti. buy the sam,e later from local sources, the amateur is well adviseil not to bother either with hotl)ed or window-box. Logical .â- \n Eastern go-getter spied a lazy Indian chief lolling indolently outside his tepee. "Chief," remon- strated the go-getter, "why don't vou get busy and get yourself a job?" "Why?" grunted the chief. "Well, you could earn a lot of money. Perhaps as much as thirty or forty dollars a week." "Why?" repeated the chief. "Oil, if you worked hard enough and saved your money, you'd soon h.'ive a handsome bank account. Wouldn't you like that?" "Why?" asked the chief Hgain. "For Pete's sake!" shouted the exasperated Easterner, "with a healthy bank account, you could retire. You wouldn't have to work any more." "You're crazy," replied the chief. "Me not working now!" New And Useful Chair Climb* Stairs. â€" Danish in- ventor's chair has caterpillar wheels to take even heavyweight aged, lamed or invalid up and down stairs without handpower. Otherwise it performs just like any other invalid chair, easily negotiates corners, curbing, icy ramps. Can climb stairs angled up to 45 degrees, fs statement. * * • Converts Lawnmower.â€" Clamps on lawnmowcr with pliers in three minutes, converts from man-oper- ated to motor-driven, says U.S. maker of power unit. » ♦ * Bars for Baby. â€" "Gard-Rite" steel grille fits over windows, conven- tional or steel casement type, to keep child from falling out. » * » Turns Worms. â€" Fisherman's worms are always on top of molded pheno- lic plastic bait box 4 x S .x 6 in. Counters worm's habit of crawling to bottom when angler must dig and stir. Worm is easily turned by closing new box, flipping it over. Leg l)rackets fold together as carrying handle; available too with pole-liolder clamp fastening to boat side. • • » Home Alarm. â€" "Alert .\larm" is powered by self-contained electric unit requiring no wiring, attaches inside door or window frame with two screws, sounds continuous piercing alarm when disturbed. Plastic case in walnut, ivory finish. » » * Private Fire Escape. â€" V'ariable descent rate from normal J ft. per sec. (walking stride) to 2 ft. per sec. for invalids and aged is offered by "English Davy" cotton-braided steel cable lire-escape device for homes, aparlments, offices, hotels, schools, hospitals, factories and power crane cabins. It's double-action â€" while one escapee descends, twin lifebelt Waste Not Want Not Many thrifty people keep only enough money in the bank to tal^e care of their current expen.se.s because they can get much better interest by investing money in Canada Bonds. They do not want to waste this extra interest and they linow that there is no safer place to keep their money than in Canada Boncls which they can cash quick- ly any time they wish. Note Carefully: If yon own First Victory Bondsâ€" The Government has called First Victory Loan Bonds for re- demption on June 15th. Interest stops on that date .so be sure to arrange to cash your bonds and reinvest in the New Canada Bonds. Write or phone now to â€" Wood, Gundy & Company Limited 36 King Street West Toronto 1 Telephone: ELgin 4321 is returning upward automatically for next load. ^ff^V^flK^'^ < ^/<«rt.^yAS^^^«^W ^ ^The CotuiHion ^l^wtmUi cnvei muck to ♦ * ♦TJ^xoine ^jasaa^ ^ v-;<«S «<:: y^ ^ -j^^w ^v. ^ ^ • ' <:yj! "jV* "• -^ y*'**^^- A Tribute from Calvert to Canadians of Ukrainian Descent Canada owes much of its strength, vitality and the rich quality of its democracy to the blending of racial and cultural heritages from many lands. No one appreciates more the true significance of the words freedom and democracy than those who have suffered oppression. Although Ukrainians have felt the heel of the oppressor for six hundred years they have never lost their love of freedom. The first Ukrainians came to Canada in 1892 and were followed by a steady stream of these liardy and resourceful people until today there are over 300,000 in Canada. Comprising Ruthenians and Galicians, they are enthusiastic choristers and embroidery experts. The younger generation is producing writers, doctors, lawyers, teachers and legislators contributing niucli to the progress of the great Canadian Family. Calvert DISTILLERS (Canada) Limited AMHERSTBURG • ONTARia In 1622 Calvert, head of the famous Calvert family, founded one of Canada's first colonies in Newfoundland. The Calvert ideals of freedom and religious tolerance were perpetuated through the succeeding generations of the Calverf family fhu» helping fo set the pattern of the democracy we today enjoy.