Cookery Around the World CORNISH PASTY England The Cornish Pasty is, and has_been frogn time immemorial, the staple dish of tke county, and in giving various recipes for naa â€" ing it, it may he noted that the method oes not vary, but the name of thedpasty varies * rdin to the filling, or 1n51 e. “Iaoastryg Any good pastry may be used, but it should not be too flaky nor too rich. A very useful pastry is 1 lb. flour, 17% lb. lard and suet, ‘h tablespoon salt, mix with water. When the pastry is made, roll out about V4 inch thick, and cut into rounds With a late the size desired. V p Lay the rounds on the pastryboard With half of the round over the rolling pin and put in the ï¬llings, dampen the edges lightly and fold into a semi-circle. Shape the pasty nicely and “crimp†the extreme edges where it is joined between the ï¬nger and thumb. Cut a slit in the centre of the pasty. Lay on a bakâ€" ing sheet and bake in a quick oven so that it keeps its shape. Meat and Potato Pasty. Always use fresh steak, potatoes cut small, salt and pepper flavoured with onion. Eggy Pasty. Bacon diced, parsley and one or two eggs, according to the size of the pasty required. Rabbin Pasty. Use fleshy part of rabbit cut up the same as meat, fairly small. Apple Pasty. Peel apples, slice thinly, and lightly sprinkle with brown sugar. In summer- time blackberries are usually mixed with the apple. ' Happiness in the Institute In an article on “What A Women‘s Institute Means In Our Communityâ€, Mrs. J. C. Backus, President of Port Rowan Institute, has this to say about the importance of happiness in the Institute: “Happiness is the spirit of the meeting and our women carry this happiness all the way home, Every husband and family can tell you they are glad when Mother goes to the In~ stitute. She comes home so much more cheerâ€" ful and her head is so full of new ideas. It has been good for mother and good for us all. _ One smallâ€"town storekeeper once expressed it this way: ‘I can always tell when there has been a Women‘s Institute meeting. They flock in here by the dozens all talking at once, mostly about a grand meeting or they‘re getting a parcel ready to send overseas, or a shower for the hOspital, or a bus trip to the city, or a picture show for’the next meeting. Gosh! Makes me want to 10m, too. Just had a short course in cooking and my wife's making the best biscuits and pies she's ever made. And now she’s get- '6 ting off to a convention to learn a 1m mm Even the youngsters are happier when that. mother’s been to the Institute. That's the Wall it is at our house.’ .~ And with most of the homes reporting the r same â€" that, you 599' 15 what the worming Institute means to our Community", ' How Institutes Use Their. Government Grant S EVERY Institute member knO‘. , If ,h; Aannual Government Grant of ti ‘e do: lars to a branch Institute is accepted 1 mu:- be used "for educational purposes.“ ‘ 1.9 age some of the “educational purposes†ported } by various branches: To give a book to each child who n 'es the most progress in his 01‘ her Grade ' schcn; during the year. To help pay the cost of sending magazines “Canadian Nature" an Wisdomâ€, to each of two schools. As donations to each of three Sr 915 ,0 replenish ï¬rst aid kits, which the donated to them some time ago. To supplement the County Librari Lll‘ld To procure educational ï¬lms. To give prizes at the school Fair. To purchase a Tweedsmuir Histor Joni: For prizes for those taking part in . Ora- torical Contest. To purchase additional books for ti: Town- ship Public Library. . To pay expenses of the Girls’ Cluli .eadei and Assistant Leader when attending asses " To send two girls to the Girls’ Hon: siting Club. To sponsor a writing contest for th elicit children. To give a Scholarship to pupils for new Proï¬ciency, Social Aptitude and Consi '8th of Fellow Pupils. For prizes given to school children it es» says written on Community History For educational slides. For educational purposes for the in G; Guides. For a yearly subscription to the . 10m Geographic magazine, which is pres: d W the school. I Used in coâ€"operating with the Farm mum in bringing Film Board pictures to the 1111“ Used for purchasing music supplies I“ “7* school. ATO my expenses connected with an W3“ sron Services course. To defray expenses for a lecture 01 3d“ Education. ‘ To further equip the Institute’s l 5131â€; room with reading material. For prizes for the bEst essays on Ten Derance. HOME AND count!“