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November 4,1927. THE WEST VAN NEWS 3 TABLE TALK Arrowroot Biscuits Two cups arrowroot, one cup white flour, two-thirds cup but­ ter, milk to stiffen. Sift the ar­ rowroot and flour, rub the but­ ter into the dry ingredients, and gradually stir in the milk to make a stiff dough. Roll out into a thick sheet, beat with a rolling pin, fold and roll out, and beat again, repeating this pro­ cess five times; roll the last time an inch thick, cut with a round cutter. Brush with egg, bake in a moderate oven. Cucumber Fritters Cucumbers without their peel Make a dish for any meal, Sliced and cooked this simple way: Make a batter with some whey, One egg beaten, add some flour, Let it stand for half an hour; Add a chillie chopped quite fine, A pinch of mint please don"t de­ cline ; The cucumber slice thickly, dip Within the batter while you tip Some lard into a frying-pan; When boiling, fry a nice light tan Each side--these fritters are de­ licious, Sour Cream Sugar Cookies Quarter cup fat, one and one half cups sugar, one egg, one cup sour cream, two and a half cups flour, half teaspoonful soda, half teaspoon baking powder, half teaspoon salt, one teaspoon nut­ meg. Cream fat and sugar to­ gether, add egg and beat well. Sift flour, salt, baking powder and nutmeg together and add al­ ternately with cream. Chill, roll out, cut into rounds. Brush with water, sprinkle with granulated sugar and bake about ten min­ utes in moderate oven (350 de­ grees Fahrenheit). They may be garnished with raisins or half almonds before baking. Sour milk or buttermilk instead of cream may be used if fat is in­ creased to half a cup. Cranberry Conserve One quart of cranberries, one cupful of water, juice and pulp of two oranges, grated rind of half an orange, two cupfuls of sugar, one-half cupful of chop­ ped raisins, one cupful of wal­ nuts chopped. Method: Wash the cranberries and add the wat­ er, orange and raisins. Cook un­ til the cranberries burst and are soft; add the sugar, stir until dissolved, skim, turn in nut meats, and chill in individual molds. Cheese and Celery Salad One cup chopped celery, one cup ground carrots, one cup chopped chicken, one cup chop­ ped cheese, half teaspoon salt, quarter teaspoon pepper. Mix the celery and chicken and moist­ en with mayonnaise. Set in cool place to chill. When ready to serve, scoop up balls of mixture, serve on lettuce and sprinkle over with a mixture of cheese and ground carrots. A cup of ground nuts or diced pickle mak­ es a nice addition to this salad. Pickled Onions Peel small onions. Scald in strong salt water (four table­ spoons to one quart water) and drain. Pack in jars and sprinkle with mustard and pepper over the onions. Cover them with boiling hot solution of vinegar. When cold put in clean, cold jars and seal. A tablespoon of salad oil may be added to the top of the mixture. Rhubarb Relish One quart onions (chopped fine), one quart rhubarb (chop­ ped fine), four cups brown sugar, one pint vinegar, one teaspoon­ ful cloves, one teaspoonful all­ spice, one teaspoonful cinnamon, half teaspoonful red pepper, one tablespoonful salt. Boil all to­ gether until cooked, about an hour. GARDENS AND GARDENING By MINA G. HUTT, Landscape Architect G r a d u a t e in L a n d s c a p in g U . o f C . A m e r ic a n S c h o o l o f L a n d s c a p e A r c h i t e c t u r e a n d G a rd e n in * ;. M e m b e r N a t io n a l L a n d s c a p e S e r v ic e . School Notes HIGH SCHOOL The students of the West Van­ couver High School, wrote their October examinations last week. The class leaders were as fol­ lows :-- Grade IX 1. Albert Kendrick.............. 80.6 2. Phyllis Leckie.................. 79.5 3. Lois Partington .............. 74.1 Grade X 1. Hilda Wilson .................. 75.1 2. Gordon Grafton...............67.7 3. Ruth Hill ........................65.3 Grade IX 1. Frances Webb ................ 76.4 2. Margaret Reid 74.8 3. Barbara Reid .................. 73.8 First Year Commercial 1. Jane Beattie .................. 70.3 2. Beatrice Short ...............68.2 3. Alex. Grieve ..................63 Special--Alma Partington....92 Second Year Commercial 1. George Gray 67.6 2. Frances Brydon-Jack.......66.7 3. Dorothy Payne ...............62.6 PAULINE JOHSON SCHOOL Press Correspondent Marjorie Murray Pauline Johnson senior foot­ ballers defeated Hollyburn's best by a 3-1 score. The game was played on Wed­ nesday, November 2nd, at the Pauline Johnson school. Neville, Stevens, Ray and Timbrell were the pick of the winners while Grisedale, Watt and Stewart starred for the losers. Mr. Kirk had charge of the game. Senior League Standing P.W.L.F.G.P. Pauline Johnson-- 2 1 1 4 4 2 Hollyburn ........ -- 2 1 1 4 4 2 HOLLYBURN SCHOOL The girls of Hollyburn School have started the basketball sea­ son. Grade VIII practises on Tuesday and Thursday, and Grade VII on Monday and Wed­ nesday. Phyllis Johnson is cap­ tain of Grade VIII team with Evelyn Colpitts as vice-captain. Grade VII team is captained by Nancy Kearns, Norah Stronge being vide-captain. Miss Mac- Lean will coach the teams. Pauline Johnson defeated Hol­ lyburn at football 3-1 on Wed­ nesday, October 26th, on the Hol­ lyburn School grounds. Walter Zielack scored first goal for Hol­ lyburn School in the first half and George Faulkner scored a goal on a penalty kick for Paul­ ine Johnson in the second half. Malcolm Steven later scored a goal on a high kick, George Faulkner scoring another goal near the end of the game. MONA SENTANCE, Press Correspondent. DEATH OF MRS. THOMAS GARLAND The death occurred on Mon­ day evening of Mrs. Thomas Gar­ land at her home at 17th and Duchess. Mrs. Garland had been in her usual health and her sud­ den death will come as a shock to her many friends in West Vancouver, where she had resid­ ed for the past eight years. The deceased, who was in her 62nd year, was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. In addition to her husband she is survived by four sons and two daughters, C. B. Garland of Nelson, H. B. Gar­ land, T. C. Garland and Kenneth Garland, all of West Vancouver, Mrs. F. X. Hodgson of West Van­ couver, and Mrs. K. Robinson of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The funeral was held in St. Stephen's Church at 2 p. m. to­ day, Rev. A. Harding Priest officiating, and interment was made in West Vancouver ceme­ tery. Harron Bros. & William­ son having charge of the funeral arrangements. Mr. Crane is remodeling a house at 12th and Duchess. When the plants in the win­ dow boxes have finished bloom­ ing or have been frosted replace with small evergreens such as Cypress, Veronica, Boxwood, or that old reliable evergreen -- Heather, which of course will bloom nearly if not all winter. So many people leave their window boxes with the old dried up or frozen plants in them all winter long, or else leave them empty giving the house a very bare appearance. This can very easily be avoided by replacing the summer blooming plants by such appropriate shrubs as thos; mentioned above and will im­ prove the appearance of the house very much during the sea­ son when gardens are only a memory or a tempting prospect. The time for taking up the Dahlia tubers will soon be here, in fact they may be taken up now if the present is the most convenient time, although most people wait until after the plants have been cut down by frost. The plants should be labelled be­ fore the bloom is finished so that the color as well as the variety may be marked on the label. As each lot of tubers is dug up remove the label from the plant and attach to the tuber in such a way that it won't become detached. Care should be ex­ ercised in digging in order not to injure them. Choose a sunny day for digging and let them lie in the sun for an hour or so, then shake the earth from them Store in a box or corner of the basement, safe from frost and cover with sand. It is a good plan to look them over several times during the winter months, removing any sections which have by chance started to decay. By so doing it is possible to save the tubers which have been in contact with the decayed ones. Gather up the fallen leaves and put in the compost heap. They make good fertilizer for later use. By wrapping green tomatoes in paper and storing in a cool dry place, ripe tomatoes may be had as late as Christmas. Another method is to pull up the entire plant with the green tomatoes at­ tached and hang up in the base­ ment. A few crocus bulbs can be used effectively in the window box and pleasingly appear to hasten spring when from the welcome coziness of indoors their gay bloom intervenes against the bleak outdoors. N O T E -- T h e w r i t e r w ill c o n s id e r i t a p le a s u r e to a n s w e r q u e s t io n s c o n c e r n in g th e g a rd e n in t h i s c o lu m n . T h e q u e s t io n s s h o u ld b e a d d r e s s e d to t h e w r i t e r in c a r e o f t h e E d i to r . T h e a n s w e r w ill a p p e a r in a n e a r ly is s u e o r i f a p e r s o n a l r e p ly is d e s i r e d a s ta m p e d , s e l f - a d d r e s s e d e n v e lo p e s h o u ld b e e n c lo s e d . Miss Edna Dicky of Vancouver has purchased a lot at 13th and Clyde Avenue. NOV ELTY SHOP OPENED HERE BY VETERAN E. F. Palmer of Vancouver has opened "the Veteran's Novelty Shop" in the Stratton Block, Marine Drive at Ambleside, in the store formerly occupied by the West Van. Jewellers. He has on display there one of the fin­ est selections of Christmas Greeting Cards, Novelties, and Toys, obtainable in Greater Van­ couver, where he represents some of the largest firms manu­ facturing these lines. He also conducts a photo finishing busi­ ness, where he is giving the best service in developing, printing, coloring, enlarging, etc. .A stock of fresh films always on hand for all cameras. Christmas is at hand. Come in and give your orders for your greeting cards NOW. The concert in aid of St. Steph­ en's' Church Building Fund, which was to have been given by Mrs. F. X. Hodgson in Dundar- ave Hall, on 18th November, has been postponed until the 9th of December. THE CAPILANO TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED EDGWOOOS M i r s i G L E . Roofs and Sid emails MAIN OFFICE PHONE NORTH 306 Pemberton and W aterfront Residence Phone: West 316 We recommend re-roofing over the old shingleg for the following advantages: (1) ( 2) (3) (4) (5) over the O ld Shingles N a il E D G W O O D red cedar sh ingles r ig h t o ver th e o ld , w orn-out ro o f . . . u s in g zinc- coated nails . . . a n d y ou'll h av e a new ro o f th a t will en ­ d u re fo r 40 years o r m o re! I t 's w o n d e rfu l how i t will b r ig h ten u p th e w hole a p p e a ra n c e o f y o u r ho m e, to o . . . fo r E D G ­ W O O D re d ce d ar shingles re ad ily absorb a n d re ta in last­ in g , lovely co lors. 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