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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1952
Page
10
Readable script outlines two classic puddings for Christmas. The first is a rich steamed pudding with a long steam time and careful preparation of ingredients. The second is a lighter carrot apple potato pudding with moist texture and a similar steaming method. Each yields multiple servings and includes detailed ingredient lists and steps for steaming, cooling, storing, and re steaming.
Alfred Hitchcock once hosted six distinguished guests including Sir Cedric Hardwicke for dinner. Fifty extras dressed as waiters swarmed the party, grabbed food, spilled wine, and shoved guests aside. Outnumbered eight to one, the guests left in confusion. Gerald du Maurier later performed as Richard the Third, shouting for a horse before returning to the stage.
A vintage recipe column features Sally Lunn bread made with nonfat dry milk and cocoa brown sugar crumbs, plus Grange Nut Bread with orange juice and chopped nuts. Instructions cover mixing, pan prep, and baking times for both loaves.
A nostalgic vignette recalls pranks by famous entertainers. Orson Welles hid a real script before a radio broadcast causing a studio panic. Harpo Marx staged theft of fake jewels in a Hollywood jewelry store to test detectives. Groucho Marx surprised subway riders with red false teeth from his mouth, then discarded them at stops.
Contaminated waters are treated with baths of sterilized sea water, then mussels are inspected by Fisheries inspectors. After sealing in bags, the product is stamped before shipment to market. Finest mussels come from open rocky beaches swept by wind.
The Shellfish Research Station on the Welsh coast reports estuaries in Britain may hold over a million cockles per acre with 40 to 50 edible shellfish varieties. Mussels are in high demand in the Midlands and North, though supplies are scarce. The fibrous material in cooked mussels is not poisonous but should be removed. Avoid eating mussels near sewers or polluted waters.
A crusty Arkansas farmer resists a young salesman selling scientific agriculture books. The farmer says he already knows how to farm far better than the pitch promises, quipping that he farms as well as he knows how. The exchange ends with the farmer humorously rejecting the offer.
Geoffrey Parsons recounts a Mt. Kisco lad puffing at family pride with grand claims about his father being the best tennis player in Westchester then the world. His father retorts with a housebound tweak sparking a playful exchange about who is truly the best in their home.
An old home remedy promises fast cough relief with a simple syrup. Mix sugar and water, add a portion of PINEX concentrate, and bottle to make 16 ounces of pleasant tasting cough medicine with a money back guarantee if it fails.
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