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[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] finally performed gracious way of life and is abroad the crop most peculiar lint which earlier sat around the Indian Way pipes the aromatic annual called tobacco well down and best word into Missouri and is divided into three major reach misters the so-called Britania the Carolinas Georgia and Florida tobacco types are determined by different soil rainfall and temperature type most widely grown using the largest annual tongue is called bright tobacco sown a color of it's cured leaf right tobacco is heat treated on racks in a curing barn this process gives it a mildness and flavor that provides the base for a wide range of different smoking blends [Music] from Maryland comes another major strain of tobacco grown in just five counties of the state in blending it serves a double purpose it has a flavor found in no other tobacco and it burns more freely [Music] Missouri Kentucky Tennessee and Ohio grow the third major strain of tobacco Burley famous the world over for its fine smoking qualities the Burley leaf is more like Maryland than bright and like Maryland is cured simply by hanging it in well ventilated barns prized for the spice it imparts to the blend is the highly aromatic small leaf strain of tobacco known as Turkish millions of pounds of Turkish are imported for Chesterfield from the near East every year they've grown primarily for exceed the flax fiber is brought by train loads to be processed and acoustic new streamlined paper mill mixed with pure cold mountain water the flax is shredded and pounded to a creamy poke it is passed through mixers and condensers until it is ready to behind mesh screen where the water is drawn off and the pulp passed on to be formed into cigarette paper miles and miles of it [Music] the leaves must have their moisture content adjusted to a uniform level so the racks are passed into a chamber for an exact amount of oil fineness Western fir into head is pressed about half a ton of graded leaf bright Burley or Maryland on the outskirts of Durham Liggett & Myers vast warehouses stretch out like a city within a city endless is the parade of trucks bringing hogsheads of tobacco to be aged [Music] in the warehouses the Hogs heads are stacked up according to an elaborate plan of rotation and on each is fastened a pedigree of the tobacco that it contains where it was grown what type it is and when it was bought for many who understand tobacco as a business and as a way of life one must enter a home which tobacco was built and where an entire family's life moves with the growth cycle of the crop of the many farmers in tobacco land Claude Whitehead of Chatham Virginia is one of the most progressive the tobacco cycle begins in January and plans for the year's operations absorb the interest of the whole Whitehead family winter is waning and the time has come to get ready the tobacco seed bed tobacco seed is almost microscopic about the size of the poppy seeds you get on bakery rolls the farmer mixes the seed with neutral soil to ensure an even distribution in the sowing his seed has been selected after many years of experimentation and improvement not only by the planter but by government agencies the three great types of American Tobacco Maryland Burley and Brite were each developed regionally by natural factors but variations within each type have been scientifically adapted to help the farmer get the best and the most abundant heal from his particular acree [Music] while the seeds are germinating there will be plenty of time for many small spring chores around the farm [Music] it is a great day for the farmer when the seed beds protective covering can be drawn back to inspect the first leaflets of this new year's tobacco crop but before the seedlings can be transplanted to the fields many more warm and sunny days must pass [Music] [Applause] while the fruit trees flower all of tobacco lands farmers prepare their fields to receive the tobacco seedlings a farmer usually drives his own tractor to plow his own acres for like all farmers the tobacco planter loves the soil then to tobacco is a crop requiring infinite pains farmers like to say that it takes thirteen months a year to raise good tobacco months of planning and preparation months of careful attention to the growing crop dawn of the first transplanting day comes as a zero hour for the tobacco farmer he will be up with the Sun and will breakfast heartily for before nightfall tens of thousands of his tobacco seedlings must be taken from the seed bed and set out to grow at stake in this operation will be farmer whiteheads biggest cash crop and the bulk of his income for the year ahead all hands are needed in the fields and of the seed beds on this day to lift the baby plants gently out of the earth and carry them to the planting field to set out his tobacco seedlings precisely and individually and neat rows and at exact intervals but it uses an ingenious device which although slower than automatic trans planters enables him to see that every one of his plants is healthy and gets a proper start in life on this day or on days near it the entire South land will be stitched across with a delicate green petit boy [Music] now a prayer for rain tens of thousands of thirsty shoots need water [Music] [Applause] [Music] again the Southlands mountain ranges come to the aid of the farmer in lifting the damp winds from the sea to be cooled and condensed into the blessing of rain [Music] [Applause] more spring days pass the critical period is over tobacco's seedlings and struck root and are growing steadily until they get too tall they can be cultivated by power machinery carefully steered along the contoured roads the earth must not be allowed to harden and caked around the young roots weeds must be discouraged and for this work there is no labor saving substitute for the good old fashioned hole even in a mechanical age no one who rests a good life from the soil can avoid diligent work nor would they want to while the men are busy with tobacco mother Whitehead has some rows of her own to hold like everything else about the Whitehead farm mrs. whiteheads Department is thoroughly equipped to make the most of nature's bounty time was when folks only can their vegetables or laid them away to drive mrs. Whitehead can take her vegetables garden fresh and deep freeze them so that the whiteheads can enjoy fresh vegetables all next winter farm life need not be as tiresome as it used to be a farmer's lady need not be a grudge between household chores there is time for many more pleasant things time for gracious living time for a flower garden time for the problems of the young [Music] like many of the ladies in Tobacco land mrs. Whitehead takes proper pride in her grounds and planting and this year her Garden Club holds its midsummer show at her home [Music] and for the young vacation is not all hoeing and we [Music] meanwhile the southern Sun shines the tobacco leaves fill out and the summer is a long lazy growing time frequently the county agent comes by to check with farmer Whitehead on the progress of his typical crop the plants are strong and healthy how many pounds does it look like to be acre because of their years of experience farmer Whitehead and the agent can quite accurately answer that question far ahead of picking time granted of course normal weather for the remainder of the growing season another turning point in the tobacco cycle comes when the stock is ready to blossom into a white flower which if allowed to bloom would make tobacco land even more picturesque but instead the budding stock is broken off to direct the plants full strength into growing richer and more luxuriant leaves this operation is called topping and each single plant of mr. white heads many thousands must be dealt with individually while the top tobacco is getting its final growth there is time to harvest other crops for the tobacco farmer of today however prosperous is not a one crop operator tweety may raise and other grains where the livestock will be a crop of hay not just stacked up but properly bailed mr. whiteheads hay crop includes some fine alfalfa dairy products form a considerable portion of tobacco land's output though tobacco use the most money still things can happen to a tobacco crop and thrifty men like Farmer whitehead use their acres wisely but tobacco and everything that affects it remains the central interest the pot of gold at the Rainbows end is a barn full of rich yellow tobacco leaves by early autumn farmer whiteheads crop of bright tobacco is ready to be picked tobacco men call it cropping and a curious array of mule drawn sleds appears in the fields to fetch the crop the rapist leaves those at the bottom of the stalk are picked first again the work is all done by hand in several stages as the upper leaves mature in their turn the magnitude of this task can be appreciated when you figure that there will be about 7800 tobacco plants to each acre and about 20 leaves to be picked from each plant thus only 10 acres of tobacco mean about 1 and 1/2 million leaves to be picked and handled separately and handled not just once but several times over the first handling is to string the leaves on long sticks to get them ready for the curing barn now man takes over from nature takes the lush green leaf and ripens it into the softest gold no other crop harvested by man is more tenderly handled instead of being left to caprices of the weather it will have its moisture content properly controlled [Music] from the field the Layton sticks are taken to the curing barn there the sticks are racked up across the rafters row upon row right up to the roof these curing barns 20 feet square and 20 feet high are the special mark of the tobacco farm wherever you go in the south they used to be built of logs kinked up with mud or plaster the barns of modern tobacco farmers are of a more efficient modern structure so built is to provide an ample even flow of heat through every part of the green crop the heat required to cure bright tobacco used to be supplied only by smoldering log fires which had to be tended night and day for four or five days when mr. whiteheads barn is full he simply turns on and adjusts an oil heater [Music] now the barns are full and the fields are empty abundance grew even with automatic equipment the curing of tobacco cannot be hurried four or five days is still the time it takes to change the leaf from green to gold but now the process can be checked accurately and as it progresses the barns temperature is alternately raised and lowered between 80 and 180 degrees Fahrenheit this makes the tobacco leaf breathe and a cross-section of a typical curing barn shows that all the leaves are allowed to breathe freely and cure even [Music] after it is cured the tobacco must be graded leaf by leaf with practiced eyes Farmer whitehead and his helpers sort out and segregate the different grades of leaf this scene is being duplicated at this season all over tobacco land to you and me these leaves all look pretty much alike but in the market there are many gradations determined by color size texture aroma and other factors the ability to classify and evaluate cured tobacco at a touch or at a glance is one of those arts that men acquire only through long years of experience it is one of the oldest and subtler skills in all the folk ways of America after the leaves are graded they are tied to make handling more convenient into what are called hands of tobacco a dozen or so leaves laid together and knotted around at the Stork end by another leaf [Music] now the crop is ready for market and when the owner judges his time is ripe he loads up his truck for the first of several trips to the auction warehouse [Music] presently all the highways are alive with truckloads of tobacco heading into towns where auction sales are held [Music] market time in each section of tobacco land lasts from 8 to 12 weeks it begins in July in Georgia and South Carolina and ends months later in Kentucky competition is keen among the many warehouses in market towns the farmers bring their crops to the trading floors and shallow baskets each basket is carefully weighed and checked [Music] tobacco selling has developed a system and a ritual all its own the baskets of tobacco are laid out in long rows each basket marked with the owner's name and the certified weight down the rows lose the auctioneer followed by the buyers beds are made with rapid and subtle hand signals the auctioneer sees in a flash whose bid is high and the sales proceed with amazing speed the auctioneers clerk drops a purchase slip on each pile as it is sold the farmer picks up his slip and takes it to the warehouse office for redemption in hard cash a man with money in his pocket is ready to have fun so market time is also County Fair time and tobacco lab the whole family goes to town to hear the music can ride the rides to gaze and gossip and see the sights [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] but the County Fair is not for amusement only here the progressive farmer can inspect an order the latest in farm equipment [Music] at the fair farm products are exhibited and awarded prizes for tobacco len can grow the best of everything it needs and plenty of it here farmers meet their friends from farm near and the perennial topics of farm life are discussed all day how did you make out this year what prizes did you win mighty fine tobacco you've got there brother whitehead surprising to the uninitiated is the number of refining and finishing processes to which it has been found necessary to subject even the best tobacco that money can buy prize-winning quality tobacco the choicest most fragrant leaves grown in the Southland are what Liggett & Myers tobacco company purchases for Chesterfield every year after their long Aging in the warehouse the hogsheads of prime leaf are taken back to the factory and knocked open the hogsheads are mobilised at the factory in a certain but somewhat complex order corresponding to the requirements of the secret Chesterfield blending formula so many hogsheads of bright tobacco so many hogsheads of Maryland and so many of burning as it comes from the aging warehouse the tobacco is too stiff them dry to be handled easily so it has passed into a steam chamber where it remained for about 45 minutes to become more pliable when it leaves the steam chamber the tobacco is still somewhat compressed the leaves must be pulled apart and fluffed out now it is passed into a second chamber where it is conditioned again intensively in smaller portions before anything further is done the tobacco leaves must now be rid of their tough fibrous stems and this whole building where the tobacco is first received at the factory is called the stammering quick fingered girls untie the pliant hands of tobacco and feed the loose leaves into a machine which pulls the fine tender body away from the tough stem and veins in the center the stems are recovered and taken away to be processed into other products by chemical companies miles of endless belting and other miles of gravity chutes and air pressure pipelines provide motive power for the tobacco on its journey through the factory after being stemmed the tobacco is reconditioned to get it ready for blending which takes place in big bins fitted with mechanical mixers first several types of bright tobacco are mixed together tossed and blended like a tempting leaf salad different types of burly are also blended in a separate operation before being blended with the brights the brights Maryland and the burly's are then brought together in other blending machines large revolving drums not unlike the drums used to shake up lottery tickets but here there will be no drawing of winning or losing numbers all the contents will come out on the winning side and a delicate uniform blend to which at the last moment just the right amount of aromatic turkiish is added the finished blend is now pressed into a solid cake ready for slicing by teen rotary blades these knives whirl around like an airplane propeller then out onto the conveyor belt pours the fluffy harvest of blended tobacco's for your cigarette [Music] in the cigarette making room miles of paper ribbon from the acoustic Mountain mill are racing along ready to be rolled around the fragrant tobacco a cigarette is fashioned in a twinkling each machine makes 1,200 cigarettes a minute or 20 a package full every second and there are hundreds of these machines turning out billions of Chesterfields each month when the cigarettes arrived at the packaging machines they are not wrapped up as many people suppose but are inserted 20 at a time into packages cleverly fabricated before the cigarettes arrive the package bearing the portrait could be with each stamp use the federal treasury seven cents the stamps required for just that money can buy to keep Chesterfield back to what it's best comes last of all and the red cellophane pull tab to make the package easy to open and so into cartons you're the finest cigarettes your money can buy ready to travel to the ends of the earth to wherever man come as autumn wanes in the Southland the Tibet I call has been completed now the tobacco farmer can take his ease pal that on him depends a major American industry an industry which grows and prospers in the new tobacco land us [Music] hello everyone I'm skip Alzheimer of av geeks I don't know how sensitive this microphone is if you can hear the light humming and gurgling of the sump pump I've got two down here in the basement and they're both working away because of a crazy rain storm that we had last night and thankfully we did not lose any trees our neighbors did and they lost power and Internet and so we were pretty lucky this time uh so anyways I'm skip bells hammer I collect old school films and I show them to folks like you all over the world thanks to Facebook YouTube Twitter and twitch and wherever else people are finding us we I just did some some math and this is the seventh week we're gonna be wrapping up the seventh week and tomorrow we're actually gonna have a special guest large Nielson who is a former North Carolinian and now is in Austin Texas and I work with him when he was at the Alamo Drafthouse and he is now with the Austin Film Society and he has some films that he picked he's an awesome person to know and so he'll be here tomorrow for lunch and next week I actually lined up another guest from UCLA another film archivist there who he and I have shared our interest in strange religious films so there's that so that last film was tobacco man USA and obviously it was a very long advertisement for Chesterfield cigarettes and for how great north carolina is i have a friend who is a film collector archivist exhibitionist in durham who he is identified i think four different versions of that film he has I think three of them and then my copy including so they kept remaking it and kept editing and using footage and adding new footage and taking footage and this film is very popular I got this film from Buffalo Public Schools so that's how popular it was why they showed it in Buffalo Public Schools I don't know it has a lot of glorious assembly line footage which of course we love and it's a wonderful ad for smoking so there you go this next film that we're gonna watch we're gonna bring back some animation and this is by Ray Harryhausen before he was doing his feature films he set up a studio in his garage and was making these little fairytale animated shorts which are glorious and this shows some of his early handiwork so this is the story of King Midas enjoy [Music] once upon a time a long time ago there lived a king named Midas - was a very rich king but he was not a happy king for with all his treasures of gold and jewels this greedy man still longed for more wealth all day he would think only of gold restless nights as he tossed about on his royal bed he dreamed of more gold he wanted above all else to become the wealthiest man in the world and often he would forget his young daughter marigold whom he truly loved very much and so for long hours little marigold played on and lone among the lovely flowers of the spacious palace grounds bright shining yellow flowers were her favorites and she fashioned each day a bouquet of the most perfect of them to put upon the palace tables [Music] the choicest flower of the lot was always shared with her father but greedy King Midas only sighed and thought ah if only these flowers were real gold instead of merely golden color then they would truly be worth to having but marigold loved the sweet-smelling flowers just as they were and she hurried to place them in cool fresh water lest they wilt the bright yellow color of the flowers reminded Midas of the golden coins and the treasures hidden deep in his castle dungeon and he worried that perhaps someone had discovered them [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] who are you and how did you get in here cried King Midas and great surprise it is of no matter sat the stranger but why are you not happy King Midas you had more golden treasures and more golden coins than you can possibly count in a day just what is it that will bring you contentment what will satisfy you came - King Midas side I have long dreamed of becoming the richest man in the world I have only one wish I wish that everything I touch would turn to gold then I could be truly happy very well then the stranger said I will grant your wish tomorrow morning at early sunrise you shall have what you desire you shall have the golden touch use it wisely King Midas and now [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] not wanting to go to bed less he oversleep the King dozed that night in the chair at the head of his dining table at dawn the golden rays of sunlight pierced the palace windows king midas awoke at once eager to tour of his promised golden touch [Music] at first the king could not believe it possible but when he rapped upon the chair he knew it to be side the wood then one slight touch of his hand and his throne to turn to glittering gold now King Midas knew that as long as he lived he King Midas would be the wealthiest man of the world for who could have more gold than he [Music] [Applause] the golden touch maid came by this very action but as he sat down to eat breakfast Mary goal came in from the garden with an arm full of golden flowers look father she said sadly what has happened - they are hard and ugly and have no friends at all wonderful my dear said the king they are real gold imagine real gold come now sit down and eat your breakfast King Midas was very hungry but has he reached for an egg it turned to gold at his touch [Music] and as he picked up the loaf of bread to get to turned to gold all this will never do thought the king to himself such a costly breakfast and not a thing to eat he was angry with himself for ever having wished for the golden touch and he was angry at the stranger for having granted his wish it's saddens marigold to see her father so she wanted to comfort him but when the old king touched her arm poor little marigold became a statue of rigid god king midas surrounded by all his golden treasures now knew how all alone through his sobs he heard the voice of the stranger well my friend so you have made a discovery Midas wept for through his own greediness he had lost the one thing he true which would you rather have Midas the precious golden touch or a glass of cool water a glass of cool water cried - the golden touch or a crust of bread said the stranger a crust of bread answered Midas eagerly the golden touch or your daughter all my child my dear dear child wept - very well then if you wish to be relieved of the golden touch wash your hands in the water of the river outside your garden then take a vase of the same water and sprinkle it over anything you wish to change back to its former state remember me and the stranger disappeared King Midas lost no time in obeying the strangers words he reached for an empty pitcher and ran for the river to fill it with the precious water shortly he returned and at once sprinkle it over Mary goes head soeul all traces of the golden touch were gone and he began to hate the sight of anything made of gold the only goal that he did enjoy was the gold in his little daughter's hair and so we are told they lived happily ever after [Music] well Harryhausen man so great look him up maybe I'll put a link to Wikipedia you can see his work I have some other fairy tales that he's done in fables that he's done and I will probably show more of those as we can keep going I know what you're saying skip you haven't put a whole lot of love for films advertising how great blenders are well I've been saving up I didn't want there to be any you know I wanted to go all out and so this film is all out this is called comprehending blending enjoy in 1950s tabiets gave the world the first high-speed fractional horsepower universal motor he opened the door to modern household convenience through the scores of electric appliances that American housewives are using today in over 50 years of quality production which started with the world's finest bouncing equipment Hamilton Beach has produced over 45 million motors motors to give control power to an ever-expanding line of appliances serving the demand for economy convenience and reliability in a highly competitive field Hamilton Beach has made remarkable progress because of the uniform high quality of all their products their attention to functional design and convenience details and their dedication to making products that endure each appliance in the Hamilton Beach line carries a five-year guarantee proof to back up competence in consistent craftsmanship [Music] each motor the heart of the appliance at willpower is meticulously made and carefully checked through run in operation precise gauges control the dimensional accuracy of every Hamilton Beach product regardless of how large a quantity is made each unit that reaches the consumer conforms exactly two original standards research and new product development at Hamilton Beach is focused on the years ahead anticipating an increasing share of the expanding small appliance business blenders for example now represent a great unsaturated market a market in which Hamilton Beach is already a leader with their model six B liquid lender and their recently developed model 7 B with great improvements in styling economy and saleable features and now from Hamilton Beach research comes the unique new deluxe liquid lender with a larger more powerful motor seven-speed texture guide control and a container with greater capacity to introduce this new blender to the Housewives of America and to dramatize the economy and convenience of food preparation with a blender Hamilton Beach has produced an exciting motion picture film for showings to women's groups Home Economics classes and on television so that millions of homemakers and future homemakers will have an opportunity to understand and appreciate the values of purchasing a blender here is a preview of the film a [Music] two-speed liquid blender and the new more powerful deluxe blender with variable speed texture control our stars at kitchen convenience [Music] from taking the nuisance and Trotter out of chopping grating pulverizing and grinding to liquefying or pureed fruits vegetables and other solid food [Music] not only does a blender make meal preparation and entertaining less work and more fun it offers the economy of bypassing the high prices being paid for processed and prepared food you can freshly grind coffee each day make nut butter pure and fresh avoiding the sacrifice in flavor and texture that is part of the extra price in commercial processing for shelf storage the blender will do things that no other appliance can do as Irma Rombauer said in her famous book the joy of cooking a blender will do everything but put out the cat yes like any well-designed special-purpose tool a blender does have some limitations though it won't whip egg whites it will beat eggs enough for a custard so it won't grind meat or chop raw meat it will chop small quantities of cubed cooked meats for baby foods or sandwich spread though it won't match potatoes it will puree them for soup though it won't crush quantities of ice one ice cube can be added at a time to at least 2 cups of liquid as in this tomato aspic we're adding ice speeds up the gelling time a well-designed blender provides easy access to the cutting blades for cleaning another way to take the fuss and muss out of food preparation a dramatic example of how a blender can save money is in baby feeding prepared baby carrots that cost 11 cents can be matched in quantity by 8 cents worth of canned carrots or 4 cents worth of fresh carrots leading pediatricians say the cost of prepared baby foods from formula to table food averages 600 to 800 dollars for each child the use of a blender can save as much as half this cost as an added convenience this blenders cutting unit is threaded to fit any standard canning jar so foods may be processed and stored in the same jar blending food is a family eat helps develop the baby's taste toward regular food flavors and by controlling blending time he can be phased into heavier textures the textures that as we grow older are so important to our appreciation of good cooking texture is controlled by motor speed time of blending and a load or quantity in the container low speeds and short blending times are for chopped and grated textures such as this cranberry relish medium speeds are from mincing grinding in pureed split pea soup for example high seeds are for liquefying or pulverizing you can even give confectioner's texture to ordinary sugar with a fine contemporary blender the variety of food preparation is limited only by the imagination and virtuosity of the user easy to use economical versatile the proud housewife who possesses a blender can enjoy the quick convenience of food preparation in the home with the prestige of being a kitchen magician that creative food preparation fresh crisp texture a salads can be quickly prepared with a blender though vegetables contain a lot of moisture they are solids so they're cut into pieces small enough to feed into the blender blades onions can be chopped or grated in a blender without tears filling the container with water makes it easy for the solids to feed through the blades quickly at high speed as soon as the blender grabs the vegetables it is turned off crisp fresh slaw prepared in less than a minute can be used in gelatin molds or mixed with mayonnaise a rich creamy mayonnaise also made with a blender perhaps it would be interesting to unmake this mayonnaise going backwards from finish to start for another point of view on how simply it was prepared the last thing you do is slowly pour in the remaining salad or while the blender is running at high speed low speed with use while pouring in enough salad oil to cover the blade this was preceded by the blender being turned on after vinegar it could be lemon juice was added to the dry ingredients salt mustard paprika it started with an egg this was or will be a full-bodied mayonnaise prepared in about three minutes a unique feature of this blender is that since the container and fruit jars are interchangeable their neck openings line up perfectly also many foods can be made and stored in the same jar French dressing for instance this French dressing does not separate or need shaking sandwich spreads are a wonderful way to disguise leftovers like baked ham this could also be beef fish pork or chicken when blending directly in the jar the liquefied ingredients are added last so they will help feed the solids into the cutting blades a little olive brine with the olives also helps action it takes only a few seconds for a chop texture for finer textures the blender can be run a little longer as we will show with this cheese dip again liquid is next to the blade so solids will flow cottage cheese has fewer calories and cream cheese either works incidentally blending can also save dried-out cheese just by feeding it into the blender for processing a rubber spatula can speed up blending by working the solids into the path of the blade only a rubber spatula should be Hillier pressing against the inside of the container avoid contact with the place the cutting unit of this blender is removable so the contents can be pushed out of the container through the bottom easily and with a minimum of waste there are as many recipes for potato pancakes as there are people who like them the blender way is as fast as getting the ingredients into the container including diced raw potatoes plus about 10 seconds of blending the time it takes for the materials to go through the blades one this quick preparation offers the advantage of blending the batter just before cooking to avoid discoloration of the potatoes so the pancakes are consistently golden brown with a good grated texture potato pancakes are usually served with applesauce the only work to making fresh apple sauce is dicing the apples apples need not be peeled but seeds and stems are removed for appearance a little lemon or pineapple juice has already been poured in the container for liquid and to keep the apples from discoloring cinnamon candies can be added a moment before the blender is turned off to add color and texture just a few minutes for an apple sauce that retains all of the flavor and nutrition of the fresh fruit the success of Eggs Benedict renowned as a gourmet dish hangs on its hollandaise sauce any connoisseur would agree that starting the hollandaise sauce after the eggs are started calls for the confidence and aplomb of a master chef no problem with a blender egg yolks lemon juice salt mustard and white pepper any favorite recipe has two quantities while blending at low speed melted butter is added slowly and steadily until the blades are covered then it has switched to high speed while the rest of the butter is dead [Music] this foolproof hollandaise sauce is as delicious as the most difficult traditional procedure yes simple to make with no risk of failure and to even further enhance one's reputation as the gourmet chef try truffle chopped only one second on the plane there is no better or faster way to make whipped and chiffon gelatin desserts than with a blender we start by dissolving the gelatin in lemon juice and frost maraschino cherry juice which is already in the container this takes only a few seconds at low speed then pineapple is added and sugar maraschino cherries whipping cream and crushed ice blending continues at high speed until the ice this is all after being allowed to set for a minute it's ready to serve right from the blender container a delicious quick dessert but here's a quicker one sugar baker's chocolate vanilla salt hot milk though not this quick it's fast enough when seen at normal camera speed any amount can be made depending on quantities and the side of the jar of velvety hot chocolate sauce made with pure baker's chocolate the chocolate is liquefied by the blender with its tremendous versatility a blender can be a veritable kitchen cornucopia pouring forth an endless variety of food textures and flavors today millions of American housewives are learning to depend on their vendors for economy convenience and gourmet quality in food preparation [Music] with Hamilton Beach you can put your finger on the big difference extra speed controlled speed with texture guide control extra power with a 520 watt heavy-duty motor extra capacity a usable capacity of five cups or 40 ounces extra convenience with many well-thought-out features to make food preparation pleasantly simple extra efficiency each steel cutting blade drives in a separate plane to produce over 72,000 cuts per minute extra storage the cord tucks out of sight when not in use extra peel with a new design that is attractive contemporary and functional extra quality only Hamilton Beach makes blenders with a five-year guarantee as proof of lasting quality [Music] if you love to look at recipes but never have time to try them here's the perfect answer Hamilton Beach cookbook blender it whips purees plates chops mixes blends liquefies why it's seven appliances in one sure it takes the work and time out of food preparation look pancakes for breakfast quick and easy soup for lunch sandwich breads or a tasty meatloaf fancy desserts or a superb oven treats everything from soup to nuts have fun with those recipes you've been wanting to try with the new Hamilton Beach cookbook blender free the 795 value cookbook the blender way to better cooking free now with the Hamilton Beach cookbook blender you sorry yeah so that was an interesting film because it was a film in a film that also had films on it so that was shown to Hamilton Beach sales people and what it showed besides talking to that beginning part it then showed what you could show consumers then ended with a commercial TV commercial so pump down here in the basement and I look over and I see our friend the blender but this is an oyster blender so all your conspiracy theories about me making money off the Hamilton Beach brand sorry sorry and I'm like so this is my mother-in-law she got it at a thrift store we haven't really used it and we destroyed the other one we had the $30 blender that I bought at Target so I need some time ago just completely I don't know what happened but yeah um you gotta admit that was if you're gonna talk about a film about blenders that was a real good film beautifully shot the colors the layout everything the recipes and also you know finding out about the idea that you could put you know here because whoops oh boy here we go you can screw a jar on there and you could blend stuff that's just so really amazing ambling a minister yeah how to fix this I do have so I don't know if some of you remember watching half humanoid presentation which was about Hamilton Beach electric knives and it had the crazy crazy tradeshow booth with the half robotic woman anyway so this was part of a big batch of films that somebody believed dumpster-dive and then gave to me so I have some other Hamilton Beach stuff that I will show in the future I'll have some Sun beam stuff I have like a whole musical about Sunbeam products and I feel like it's Andy Williams is my auntie Williams are one of those I don't think it's Andy Williams actually I think it was it was another person who did Christmas special anyways so he's on there with the Ray Charles singers and they're singing songs in between product shots for Sunbeam I will hunt that down it's long it's like 30 minutes somebody yesterday asked for if we had films about Cold War this one was made 1951 and is straight up propaganda enjoy [Music] almost within the shadow of London's Big Ben late last summer british master craftsmen were putting the finishing touches on a new Belle destined to become one of the famous Belles of history a world freedom Belle just as another famous symbol of freedom our own liberty bill had done before it this great bill headed across the ocean on a mission unprecedented in history the crusade for freedom from its start the crusade was blessed for the labor of freemen unstintingly given for the caste of freedom Bell according to schedule Britons found women and voluntarily worked up to 90 hours a week [Music] in September the Bell arrived in New York to open the crusade to demonstrate to all the world America's true aims of freedom and friendship for all peoples as the freedom built toward the nation to be greeted everywhere by Americans who wanted to do something for freedom a hundred thousand volunteers recruited signatures for the freedom scroll it reads I believe in a sacredness and dignity of the individual I believe that all men derived the right to freedom equally from God I pledge to resist aggression and tyranny wherever they appear on earth the cross-country tour ended in San Francisco and the Bell was returned to New York bound for behind the Iron Curtain 16 million Americans had signed the freedom scroll to lift the Iron Curtain everywhere their signatures together with the Bell itself where to go to a permanent freedom shrine and Berlin appropriately the Bell arrived in Germany aboard the General Blatchford which had carried nearly 14,000 displaced persons to freedom and had in western berlin great crowds turned out to see it raised to the tower of the West Berlin City Hall [Music] at last the freedom bill whose inscription reads that this world under God shall have a new birth of freedom reached its permanent site on the fifth birthday of the United Nations four hundred thousand Berliners one hundred thousand of them from the Russian sector jammed into the city hall plaza to hear general Lucius D play leader the famous Berlin Airlift now chairman of the crusade for freedom dedicate the world freedom day it isn't a spirit of deep reverence that we dedicate the world of freedom bill today we dedicate it to the eternal honor of all those who have given their lives in the cause of freedom may its voice lift the rights of freedom loving people everywhere now as it's since both its message of freedom and faith not all of us wherever we may be rededicate ourselves and join together in silent prayer that this world under God shall be free [Music] six months later Munich the Crusades struck another dramatic blow for freedom opening a new Radio Free Europe broadcasting station the studios and transmitter had been built in just six months a prodigious undertaking accomplished by three German labor in the same spirit as the British found him in had cast the bell other free Germans proudly guard the studios [Music] the dedication ceremonies which took place on April 30th featured a rift fest the traditional German celebration of the completion of the brickwork highlight of the Rick's fest attended by all who work in the building is a humorous toast delivered with a chief carpenter suitably dressed for the occasion [Music] on behalf of the Radio Free Europe organization president CD Jackson congratulate s' the workers and thanks them for each man who labored on these studios did so under communist threats of death to himself and his family next day May 1st a holiday the Communists like to call our own the new station is dedicated in a Munich hotel Irving Braun AF of L European representative proclaims the free labor world would follow for 1st of May when we will all be celebrating together both in East and in West a world holiday of freedom long live this future day of freedom everywhere in the world mr. Brown is followed by mr. Jackson mr. McClory dr. Schuster members of our Fe and ladies and gentlemen the road of history has many many milestones but only a few of them emerge as decisive in the history of mankind and I think that today is such a milestone so in the name of the National Committee for a free Europe in the name of the crusade for freedom in the name of Radio Free Europe and in the name of all those who have put their hands and their heads and their hearts into this superb instrument of freedom I hereby dedicate this station for the victory of humanity over engine as this new Radio Free Europe station financed by 16 million Americans contributions to last year's crusade for freedom is dedicated 15 miles away at Holtz kickin its transmitter prepares to go on the air its closely guarded against communist sabotage by Special West German police this 135 thousand watt transmitter three times more powerful than any radio station in the United States is beamed at Czechoslovakia it broadcasts on a medium wave band so Czechs can hear it on any ordinary radio over it for 11 and a half hours each day Radio Free Europe answers red lies with the truth and undermines the tyrannical communist regime its broadcasters a Czech and Slovak Patriots speaking to their captive countrymen but this is only the beginning general clay now asks all Americans to take part in a second great crusade for freedom to provide funds for two more powerful stations like this one now last year's crusade reaches its climax as the power is turned on for the first program to Czechoslovakia [Music] the voice of freedom is on the air as Radio Free Europe begins telling the truth to Czechoslovakia the crusade for freedom strikes a powerful new blow for liberty behind the Iron Curtain you you so there you go there's your cold war propaganda for the day the bell of freedom of course mimicking the Liberty Bell and was a crusade to raise money for Radio Free Europe which was beaming radio into Soviet held countries and somebody pointed out the narrator Ralph Ralph Bellamy and some of you might know him Ralph was in 190 different films and videos or TV shows but he might be best known to you guys as where is he Randolph Duke from Trading Places he was one of the rich people that switched dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy's character and then he later showed up and coming to America as a bum so it's funny that he plays this kind of capitalist jerk anyways I've got several films that are basically either blatant Snipes at communism or subtle smut Snipes at communism after World War Two there was a push by some organizations to try to pull back all the safeguards that were put into place during the Depression regarding banking labor etc and tried to just basically get rid of anything that FDR had anything to do with and so some of these films are ways to talk about those things and it was all because Soviets you know that we're getting there dirty claws into us and so I might show more of those films in the future but you know fascinating and Radio Free Europe didn't I think I wonder if jazz had more to do with people converting from communism into like to hear jazz and longing to hear the music that Radio Free Europe played less than the actual news the news um all right well it's speaking of rules here's a film about rules Joey well that was our geography lesson for today it was very interesting wasn't it yes well we'll pick up tomorrow right where we left off there's no time today I think the bells going to ring any moment yes best oh you'll have to raise your hand send me before I'll call on you now what was it Becky I've got a mrs. krump's key oh well I'm sure you'll remember it in a minute Cindy I hope you won't get upset mrs. krump's key but I don't understand why we have hands things like that yeah Cindy's right yeah oh well I think that would be self-evident children rules bring order to our lives and order makes things well work but some don't Betty just forgot what she was going to say because she had to wait so long to say it oh well I could see how you might think that but how best to put it um I know tomorrow let us start by turning around all the rules and then let's see how that works out [Music] there's the bell now everyone get into line at the door school is over for the day quietly town - bye - very good [Music] Krister bonkers thank you [Music] [Applause] [Music] well don't just stand there come on in what do you launch any place and have some gum that's right all right now where shall we begin today well of course if we're turning the rules around we don't have to begin at all do we well normally start with arithmetic so instead let's read yeah why are you calling on me you've sat down that means you want to be called on a turnaround rule it's just the opposite of what we normally do and that's the way it's going to be from now on yeah it's easy just to everything backwards doesn't sound so great to me there now tear up here have some gum attention room 101 this is the principal are we taking attendance today all those that are here please raise your hands [Music] fine under reversing rules you'll be counted as absent thank you very much wasn't that nice of mr. bonkers to turn the whole attendance system around now let me see there's a something about the desks all of the desks should be facing away from the blackboard this may pose a problem in getting around but we must do it it is the opposite of our other rule let's go that's perfect it's marvelous 50a Sydney did you want to say something Cindy if things were really turned around then we should be calling on you oh I suppose so I know one rule not turning around we're all being quiet and someone else is talking we should all talk and I could pay my way [Music] it's impossible and besides it just makes me do stupid things because well because we have to well what do you suggest if you didn't like the old rules and changing them all around didn't work then what how about no rules at all alright let's give that a try class do what ever you want [Applause] [Music] I hope no one got hurt I rearranged things last night he was doing all this rehearsing she must have left this open yeah Wow nuns were supposed to be having dinner I suppose was funky and everything example is not supposed to be [Music] yeah [Music] don't worry I'm sure you'll find it alright class perhaps we should do something together eat lunch we do rithmetic recess recess it is get whatever you need all right children now take what everyone here we go someone take these and here this all very good now get this and let's see what else is here [Applause] [Music] wonderful umpire [Music] already when you watch it [Music] you're right but that's not fair none of this is fair you're not playing by the rules why of course we are my dear the only rules for this game are that there aren't any rules for this game but that's no fun you can't have a game without rules it just doesn't work and having backward rules is it to have rules to have rules what's the point of that well I thought it would be better to show you rather than to tell you now let's figure out why we have rules and what they do where should we start let's start with this game now how did this game be different if we had rules [Music] the second baseman [ __ ] around too [Music] Wow that was great yeah so I got a blip it sounds like the doors got played on a radio so annoying and Facebook kind of looked out with a little copyright robot so I'm hoping that people can see this I'm sure I'm gonna get a stern message saying that they're gonna mute or delete it's the music man it keeps keeps being a problem the hammer keeps coming down and at some point you know they might just say like now you're too much of a liability and they will stop broadcasting so my limit I might be limited in the future and it's always a problem with music always a problem so anyways thanks everybody for joining us today hopefully had an interesting variety of things to watch we saw how cigarettes were made we saw how gold is made we saw blenders and how they make a variety of different things we saw how freedom is made and then we learned about what happens when there's no rules although there were rules that were part of not rules so the idea that it was reverse her opposite is still a rule so I'm I'm a little disappointed in that I wanted like many of you probably wanted sheer anarchy anyways thanks for tuning in in spite of some pumps that are going up periodically and tomorrow we'll have a special guest large Nielsen from formerly Alamo Drafthouse and now one of the main people behind the Austin Film Society who is also someone who I've worked with over the years is great and he picked some awesome films that we have not seen that's tomorrow 1 o'clock if you liked what you saw we would love for you to check out more of what have and share what we do online to your friends and family AV geeks comm is a place that has a lot of stuff 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