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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1950
Page
2
British officials note Canada with 13 million people buys more from the United Kingdom than the United States, signaling a bright spot in solving the dollar problem. Canada has sent dollars to Britain by importing British goods, while Britain and others seek similar equitable trade practices to ease postwar shortages.
Britain urges Canada to continue buying British goods to improve the trade balance as Marshall Plan aid ends in 1952. Despite Canada buying many British products, Canada exports to Britain exceed Britain’s sales to Canada by more than three to one. The UK says the disparity must be reduced before aid ends.
Recipes describe jam and jelly making from Damson plums and cherries. Steps cover washing, pricking plums, weighing fruit with sugar, adding water, boiling, simmering until clear, sterilizing jars, and sealing. Also explains juice extraction and pectin method with cherry pits and paraffin for jelly.
A recipe guide describes chopping pineapple and adding slightly ripe strawberries. For every cup of fruit, add one cup sugar and cook until thick to make a preserves mix.
Crush candied ginger and pears into four cups in a large pan. Add four cups of prepared fruit and sugar with Certo. Boil hard for one minute, then stir in bottled fruit pectin. Skim mixture for five minutes, ladle into glasses, and seal with paraffin. Makes about twelve six ounce jars.
Instructions describe crushing two pounds of cherries with pits removed, adding 14 cups water, bringing to a boil, then simmering covered for 10 minutes. The text mentions sugar, pectin, and a method to boost flavor but ends with an unfinished suggestion to add more for stronger cherry flavor.
Instructions describe preparing fruit for jam with pineapple and strawberries. Grind and crush ripe fruits, combine, and measure four cups into a large saucepan. The entry mentions seven cups of sugar and Certo for jelling, referencing a home canning method.
A simple jelly recipe uses bottled grape juice and thyme infusion. Combine thyme in boiling water, strain, then mix with grape juice and sugar, heat to a rolling boil, add Certo, boil hard for 1 3/4 minutes, then cool and bottle for about five 6-ounce glasses.
Summer vegetables are highlighted with simple recipes and tips. The text lists spinach bake with mashed potatoes and cheese, and a cheese sauce for vegetables, plus a mixed vegetable dish with potatoes carrots beans and parsley. It provides yields and basic cooking steps for each dish.
Two fishermen troubled by a gale caught nothing until a gull dropped a mackerel onto their boat woodwork. They kept the fish for tea, while noting Texas history under six flags: French Spanish Mexican Texan Confederate and United States.
An ad touts DDD Prescription as a pure cooling liquid that speeds peace from itching due to eczema pimples rashes athlete's foot and other itch troubles. A trial bottle costs 35 cents and first application aims to show relief, with druggists urged to offer ordinary or extra strength varieties.
A collage of light jokes and quips spans beard boasts on mirrors to club phone gossip, a taxi hearing aid quip, a dog sale pun, an actor telegram snafu, weighty words at a theatre audition, family anecdotes about children and marriage, and a bridge night excuse. The tone is brisk and urbane with quick retorts and social humor.
Advisory notes from Edmonton on the Alaska Highway advises travelers to plan ahead, secure accommodations, and prepare camping gear and spare parts. It details distances from Edmonton to Dawson Creek and Fairbanks, weather, ferry limits, loading restrictions, and available services along the route. A light aside mentions an astronomer’s estimate about an express train reaching the sun.
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