Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 12, 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba L 1 j hobbies by q. S. Reycraft a number of House plants such As the rubber Plant Dracaena and die Fen Bachia can grow too Large or lose their lower leaves. When this happens readers often write in asking if there is any Way of reducing the height of the plants particularly when their lower leaves Are gone. I received such a letter just last week asking about an overgrown rubber Plant that had not Only grown too tall but also had dropped most of its lower leaves. The Best Way to handle such plants is to air layer them. Air layering is a simple operation carried out on the old Plant where it normally stands in the House. No need to haul it Down to the basement. The end result is a new compact Plant of Plant too tall shorten it by air layering the height you want nurtured by a select a spot on the Stem at the hormone rooting a Norw _. Newly developed Root system All its own. is really a variation of rooting Stem cuttings except that in this Case the Section to be rooted in t entirely Cut away from the Mother Plant until after it has developed its height you would like the Plant to be. Remove any leaves to about four inches above and below this spot. Make a slanting upward Cut about an Inch Long but not More than Halfway through the Stem. Be sure to support the upper part of the Plant As the Over the Garden Wall own Root system. Here is How to per form this unique propagating opera Tion have at hand a Sharp knife a double handful of dampened coarse peat Moss a six Inch piece of Clear polyethylene and some twist Ems or Plant ties. Weight of the top could cause the whole thing to fall Over and break away. Keep this incision open by insert ing a Small Chip of Wood or a couple of toothpicks to prevent it from closing and Healing Over. Dust the Cut with a softwood the sportsman Bannock for Camp baking by c. P. Barazar Winter weather has no terrors for Tommy Thompson. A while Back when the Mercury was at its lowest he asked for a Bannock recipe that could be baked in a Coleman oven. For the Novice outdoors Man the oven or. Thompson referred to is of folding design that stores Flat but opens up to go Over the Burner on a Gas stove. This oven has an adjustable shelf and a heat gauge on the door. A search of my files brought to Light a recipe which originally was worked out for a pan that would slip easily into a Coleman oven. The dry ingredients May be mixed at Home and the liquid added in Camp prior to baking. Bannock cup i Nuttal x 1 i Cap water mix dry ingredients and work in shortening until mixture Feete mealy Between the hands. Add liquid Aid pour into an eight Inch Square greased pan. The Small Skillet in the four Man Cook kit also is Ideal. Bake m to minutes at degrees f. Cod. Bannock should be served in Large pieces split in half and smeared with butter and Canadian Corn syrup Maple Jam or Honey. Old time Woods men warn against splitting warm ban Nae with a knife break it apart or it will be heavy. Long time Reader mrs. Eastwood writes from a willing student for More sourdough recipes could i make hat Cross buns from your cinnamon Bun recipe saw your White sourdough bread recipe in Evelyn Larson s column. Never had your White bread would whole wheat work the the cinnamon Bun recipe May be used for hot Cross buns and the White bread recipe May be made with All whole wheat or in any proportion at the wish of the Cook. To my knowledge the following recipe is a first sourdough applesauce 4 Ney 1 tsp. Cinnamon 2 tips. Stafford s Jake powder. Tsp. Vanilla extract cup Nauru avg Peel Core and slice apples. Add Honey cinnamon Lemon powder and Vanilla. Start Over Low heat in a covered Saucepan and simmer until apples Are tender. Stir occasionally. When apples Are cooked pour off excess liquid and save. Mash apples and mend in the sourdough chill in refrigerator. Serve with wild Duck wild Goose roast of Bear or pork chops. Sourdough applesauce May be served As a dessert or used in recipes calling for an Apple flavor. The drained liquid saved from the apples May be heated thickened and poured Over sour Duff. Or it May be served on other desserts. It is excellent As a Topping for ice Cream. Sportsman s East Way to use a Compass Lay Compass Flat so Needle is on _ Center a match across cow was pointed at objective by sighting along it like a gun. In example Northeast is destination. Reverse route x Southwest returns you to starting Over the sam6 territory and there s less Chance of getting lost on return Hunter May spot a Huck. Hormone rooting powder. This product definitely aids Root development of All cuttings of plants material. It is Avail Able at any Garden Centre enclose the Cut Stem area in a Ball of peat Moss As soon As possible after making the Cut. To do this take a double handful of Moss and pack it firmly in a Ball around the Cut area. Now take the piece of polyethylene and wrap it firmly around this Ball twisting the ends around the Stem and holding them in place at the top and Button with twist Ems. Keep the Moss Ball around the Cut evenly moist during the rooting period which could be several months. Then when you can see six or More roots through the Clear polyethylene emerging from the Moss Ball remove this covering and sever the main Stem just below the Moss. Now take this upper rooted Section of the old Plant and without disturbing the Moss Ball and new roots Plant it in a five or six Inch pot with drainage material in the Bottom and filled with a mixture of one half peat Moss and one half Good potting soil. I prefer a Clay pot for its extra weight and stability in holding the Plant upright. After potting the new Plant should be kept in As moist an atmosphere As possible until it has has a Chance to establish itself. This can be done by misting it daily or if it in t too Large by putting a Clear plastic bag Over it. You need not discard the Bottom part of the old Plant. Cut it Back to about a four Inch stub and the chances Are that new growth will develop on this stub. I air layered a rubber Plant several years ago Cut the old Plant Back to a stub and today it is a Good looking Plant More than two feet tall and doing very Well. Air layering Chickadee notes Arizona desert Rich in Birds in and at Britain a tar Gou Coin toy the of Hong Coin a conf of of 12 commemorating few of chinos lunar cafe meter and few pain of 1976 to 1987. By David Hatch no. 160 in an age when Winter holidays Are in Vogue and for the avid ornithologist gaining More and More species for one s life list is the name of the game. Winnipeg s Richard Knapton and i chose a visit to Southern Arizona. What an excellent Choice it is for any Manitoban anxious to break the Rou Tine of our Winters and to see Many species of Birds that never reach our province. Mid february is a great time there. Not Only is there a dramatic contrast in the weather but also there is in the Bird life. Here one has to make a concerted Effort to see 15 or More species on any february Day while in Tucson one can pick up that Many by 9 . And without leaving the City. The Arizona Sonoran desert in t a sterile stretch of land devoid of life but rather a fascinating array of plants and associated with them scores of species of mammals Birds reptiles and insects. The Saguaro pronounced a War of is the most spectacular Plant on the desert it is a huge Cactus ranging from nine to feet in height it s common to see a Cactus Wren perched on top of one of these cacti pouring its heart out in song. Another Bird Elk Way Allied to the Saguaro is the Gila pronounced he la Woodpecker. The Coli Len and Ironwood Are other dominant plants of the Arizona son Oran desert. Other conspicuous plants that one notes As one roams the South Ern portion of the stale and traverses the various life zones Are creosote Bush numerous Cholla species be Monts Cottonwood mexican Pinyon Pine Ponderosa Pine Evergreen Chap arral Sycamore Mesquite pal verde and numerous Oak and Yucca species. Being Able to identify these plants is most beneficial As each Bird has its own habitat preferences. A first Stop in Southern Arizona should be the desert museum. James a. Lane in his Book a birder s guide to South Eastern Arizona wrote it is not a Dusty assortment of artefacts and stuffed animals but an outstanding collection of the living desert. Nearly everything on exhibit is alive and native to the Sonoran desert of Ari Zona and Mexico. Here one can be come acquainted with Many of the lizards mammals plants and Birds that one May encounter on later trips. A Day spent Here will prove to be highly or. Lane s Book is a Gem. This Little paperback costing Only contains details on several loops that one can drive. It not Only gives explicit details of the routes but also tells where and when to expect each species. In a stale where food and accommodation Are most reasonable buying this Book is the Best Way to spend any Manitoban who has never visited the southwestern portion of the United Stales can add two score Bird species or More even to an impressive provincial list and in february. The following goodies were amongst the lifers added to my list on a hot Day feb. 17, we found at least Grebe a Stone s throw from the . Border and in the Southwest Corner of Organ pipe National Monument. Even in Arizona this Southern Bird is a rarity. In that area we also saw Black vultures Weid s crested Flycatcher and poor will. The latter species actually Hiber nates but the above average temperatures brought them out near qui Jolo on Highway 86. We saw three Harris Hawks. In addition to mourning doves we saw White winged doves ground doves and inca doves. Yes. There were Road runners but they weren t very conspicuous. In the Saguaro National Monument there was a gorgeous Costa s Hummingbird while in a Tucson cemetery we found an Anna s Hummingbird. There were Haino Pepelas and pyrrho Oxias both More spectacular than their name. Most striking for me was the painted redstart at a feeding Sta Tion in the Cave Creek Canyon in the Chiricahua mountains one of the Mart Beautiful parts of the state. Next Winter i suggest you spend weeks birding in Arizona. It will he a vacation you will Long remember. Niverville Man ties for first in stamp contest by g. F. Hanaan Tim Sherdy of the red Deer advocate has Jusi released the results of that paper s ninth annual stamp popu Larity poll this year this column actively participated in us poll and. As a result in gives me some pleasure to announce that Harry Mcknight of Niverville. Man., lied with c. C. Coutts of red Deer for first place. Both had eight Correct choices. Third place went to Robert Mitchell of Markham ont who had seven Correct choices. Phila Telic prizes will be sent to the prize winners by the red Deer advocate. Next year this column will conduct a contest within a contest and offer a series of Small prizes on its own. Tim Sheedy has agreed to the co opera Tion. The final results showed the Inland vessels Stamps As far the most popu Lar with the summer olympics Stamps in second place. The three Christmas Stamps took third spot while the . Habitat conference stamp was a dismal tenth. Standings were the stamp collector 1. Inland vessels 1316 Voles 3. Summer olympics. 1167 3. Christ Mas 1101 i. Iroquoian natives. 1027 5. Royal military College 963 6. Winter olympics 7. Olympics disabled 7w 8. . Bicentennial 607 9. Authors 581 10. . Habitat 463. Watch the perforation on several values of the last definitive Issue. The value has been found per cd. 13 x 13. And this now m a catalogue item. If any of the other values appear with this perforation they will have to be in future catalogue listings. So far no one has been Able to Tell me whether this new perforating has found its Way into the Stock of the philatelic service at Ottawa with or without plate blocks. Obviously it has t been recognized by the Post office As having philatelic significance As copies found so far have either been used or received at regu Lar Post office wickets. Coming at the end of the use of this particular series the variety is quite Likely to be scarce and valued at a Premium. Changes of this Type have generally not been recognized by the Post office As of significance to the collector this has been resented by a great number of those who patronize the philatelic service Section. The change in Perfo rations is considered to be of major importance by specialists in Canadian Stamps and of a Type that should be particularly noted. The Post office is also misting an excellent Way of Rais ing a considerable Money for the Post office in the Sale of matched plate blocks Plain blocks singles and first Day covers by not making note of these changes. Don Thomas publisher of Canadian stamp news As Well As of Canadian Coin news has achieved his ambition of retiring before he reached the age of 45. One interesting feature in Canadian stamp news is the several pages at the Back devoted to Antiques. Turfs is an area of collecting which appears to be gaining popularity All Over the country although i often feel that what is being collected in t really an Tique. The Manitoba Coin club will Hau its 23rd anniversary Coin stamp an Tique show at Winnipeg s Marl Borough hotel March this is a Good show with always a fair representation of Western dealers in the bourse area and a Good display. Stamps will also be a part of the show As usual and there will be a special display of Canadian Stamps As Well of those of other countries and topical collections. Kitchens Are for color not just for pots and pans by Erica Wilson just count How Many hours you spend in the Kitchen should t it be one of the most attractive rooms in the House a few stitches in a great color scheme dreamed up while you re doing the dishes will transform it when added to place Mats curtains tie backs pot holders Wall plaques i could go on and on. You could stitch some Gay place Mats for the Kitchen table with acrylic threads that Way the Mats could be sponged off whenever they need it or How about a recipe card file to hold that draw Erful of scattered recipes you could make one in a snap with that easy Quick stitching plastic Canvas. Cut the Canvas to fit those Index file cards stitch five squares with any attractive pattern in any needlepoint stitch and sew them together into a Box with the joining stitch see Dia plastic Canvas is truly one of the great needlework discoveries of All time it s marvellously stiff which Means it s totally free standing. You could also have fun with a Handy reference Chart of some sort i de signed a crewel kit a conversion Chart of the metric system. The Central design was a scale with Beautiful Ripe vegetables on it on the background of the fabric i used a permanent Felt tipped pen to paint letters in metric equivalents so that when the United states does finally change Over to that measurement i will be All ready. One summer. I embroidered a delectable recipe for pickling Dill pickles it now hangs on my pantry door. The background was Oatmeal Linen and i used an assortment of my favorite colors in Wool and shiny Cotton blues and whiles for an old Crock Olive Green for the cucumbers Mossy Green for the Dill Weed which looks rather like Queen Anne s lace and Mustard Yel Low for the Liny Dill Flowers. Have you always wanted to take a Stab at applique valances for the Kitchen window would be a Good place to Start choose a simple design pick ing of predominant colors and shapes from the wallpaper. One of Ray pupils once gave me a marvellous idea for Quick applique. Lay the fabric Down with a layer of those thin cleaner s plastic bags be tween it and the background. Iron the heat will melt the plastic and the two will be welded together As though glued. A Brown paper bag under the Needle play Iron will prevent sticking to it any plastic from with this Quick method How about making a bulletin Board to match the curtains you could Back it when finished with foam Core Board available at most Art stores. A few strategic thumbtacks and it s ready for appoint ment cards recipe cards even report cards that is if they re Worth showing Well that s Only a beginning. There Are coaster covers mixer covers oven mitts calendars hundreds More just a Kitchen away. Basic Crochet All that s needed for buttons by Date Cavanagh if you want to add the distinctive touch of hand crocheted buttons to a suit or dress you must first of All know How to Crochet at least you must learn the Basic stitches. But anyone who can follow written instructions can easily learn the Basic Crochet stitches. And fortunately they Are All you need to know for buttons. A Booklet which includes lessons for beginners can be purchased for less than at any yarn shop. The photo diagrams Are easy to follow. There Are at least two kinds of crocheted buttons that you can easily make. One is the ring Button. The Crochet ing is done Over a plastic ring base. The plastic rings come in various sizes and Are available at most notions counters. Another is the dome Button. The crocheting is done Over to cover a Small wooden or plastic dome shaped Mold. Or another is the soft rounded but ton made the same As the dome Button but stuffed with Cotton instead of the Mold. Buttons can be made of different kinds of yarn for varying results and the kind of yarn used depends upon the garment fabric. Suggestions Are Cotton string Linen silk Wool and synthetic blend or Nar Row so tache braid. Bulk can be in creased on the slender yarns by using double strands. Use Small steel Hooks for a compact stitch. Steel Hooks decrease in size As the numbers go up. Size 14 is the finest and size m is the to Ukkest a medium size Hook is what want. About size to for thin Cotton yarn and about size eight for thicker yarns. Ring Button work single Crochet closely around ring. Fig. Do not break yarn. Turn Crochet Edge toward Centre of ring. Fig. Fill Centre by weaving stitches in Between. Leave enough yarn at Centre underneath to sew Button to garment larger rings May require two or three additional rounds to fill Centre decreasing number of stitches with each round. Dome Button make three Chain stitches and join with a slip stitch to form Circle. Round 1 work 6 single Crochet so in Circle. Round 2 work 2 so in each previous so around Circle 12 so in round 3 1 so in next so 2 so in next so repeat from around 18 so in this should make a Flat circular disc Large enough to fit lop of Mold. If Mold is larger continue around increasing 6 so on each round until piece fits top of Mold. When disc fits work one round so even at Edge. Place crocheted disc on Mold. Continue work to enclose Mold As follows decrease round so in next so then skip 1 so repeat from around. Continue in this manner decreasing each round in turn until Mold is covered and closed at the Bottom. End off yarn leaving enough at Centre underneath to sew Button to garment so single Crochet Fig 2 fi6 1 buying a reel to reel recorder by Gerard most tape deck buyers today Don t even look at the reel to reel machines. Cassette decks Are Small inexpensive and simple to operate and they be taken Over much of the recorder mar Ket indeed if you have your heart set on a Low Cost reel to reel deck you d better hurry. They re an endangered species. The deck you buy should have cer Tain Basic features. It should have three Heads not just two. It should t need pressure pads to Hom the tape against the Heads. Ii should be built like a Mack truck. If it in t you d be better off with a cassette machine. Tape decks Are Best Era hated with effect Pic most Minta hat a Tess a Laboratory have to the next Best thing. Try the machine and listen critically. Proceed As you would with a Cas Sette machine. Bring a Good record play it from the Best turntable in the store and tape it As you tape use the recorder s source tape switch the Salesman will show you where it is to compare what s going in with what s coming Back out Audi lab be ruthless be brutal be unreason Able. Yon have the right to expect better performance than you d get fran a cassette. Listen for distortion m Hwd passages. Listen for undue he during soft passages. If there Are front panel adjustments for Bias and equalization switch them and see if you can get an improvement few modern tape decks Are so m steady that they make music sound watery but Check to make sure Yau Haven t stumbled upon an except the. Ask the dealer whether he has a Strobe wheel to Check the deck s Speed accuracy. Even some expensive decks Are a couple of per cent slow or fast if you be been really demanding. And you still find that what comes of the machine sounds just like what went in congratulations. Tell the Salesman to write out the Bill. Just be sure you Don t get a different machine from the one you tested. The one in the scaled Carton May not be As veil aligned. Carry it Home carefully. I Wpm pc free press. Saturday. Hukum 12. I is ;