The Citizen, 2017-12-07, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017. PAGE 9.
Scrimgeours will miss family atmosphere, friends
Now and then
Lenora and Don Scrimgeour, shown at left on Monday and
at right shortly after opening Scrimgeour's Food Market in
Blyth over 30 years ago, say the people they have worked
with provide the best memories from their near -45 years in
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eyes of those same grandchildren.
"We had Poppa's store and
Grandma's house whenever they
visited," she said with a smile.
While Lenora claims to be a bit of
a homebody, the two plan on
travelling, but not internationally.
Don and Lenora agree that they saw
plenty of the world outside of
Canada when they were younger,
having visited Ireland, Aruba, the
Dominican Republic, Jamaica and
several locations in the United
States.
"We would love to tour Canada a
little more," Don said. "We went
down east when our children were
young, but we didn't see everything
we wanted to see and we would love
to visit some sites again."
Lenora agreed, saying that, aside
from travelling out east, the two also
looked forward to travelling west to
the grocery business. From current employees who are like a
family to the soon -to -retire Scrimgeours to other grocery store
owners, salesman and delivery people, the couple has fond
memories of them all. (Denny Scott, submitted photo)
visit their eldest son Kevin who lives
in Vancouver
"There is a lot to see in this
country and we would like to do
that," she said.
Don's burgers and sausages are the
stuff of legend in Huron County and
beyond and when news first broke
that the store was going to be sold,
some people immediately began
asking where they would be able to
continue purchasing Don's products.
A new experience
Connect Goderich church hosted a special youth night on Saturday at the Blyth and District
Community Centre. Several youth, including some exchange students to the area, learned
broomball from Pastor Rob McMichael of the church. This is the second week the church has
held the event in Blyth, with last week's time focused on shinny hockey. Next week the event
will focus on soccer on the ice. (Denny Scott photo)
At the store, Don began receiving
orders for dozens of pounds of
sausages and heard that people
would be coming in to buy him out
whenever he made them with the
intent to freeze them.
When asked whether he would be
passing on the recipe for his
products, Don said he could divulge
the spices but a lot of what makes his
sausage and hamburgers great is the
meat.
He said different people will put
different cuts in, but he sticks with
certain cuts and maintains a fat and
lean balance.
"The spices help, but the meat is
what makes or breaks them," Don
said.
Lenora agreed, saying that, before
she met Don, she hated sausages and
refused to eat them.
Don, however, had the magic
touch when it came to choosing the
right cuts and blending them just
right.
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