Clinton News-Record, 1961-12-21, Page 450 Years Brings Changes to Cooking
Times have changed since Union Gas started
serving Southwestern Ontario fifty years ago.
Among other things, the gas range has undergone
an almost miraculous transformation. The man of
the house, however, is still interested in the same
thing—What's Cookin'?
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Holiday Foods That Say "Help Yourself"
This frosty-looking snowman, towering over a
tray of Christmas tree sandwiches, will set your
holiday table in fine style, and issue a welcome
"help yourself" invitation to your guests. The
snowman is a Savory Cheese Dip, and the sand-
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tween the white and brown bread. Easier to make
than you might think too, since a whole loaf is
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AT THIS HOLY CHRISTMAS SEASON,
WE EXTEND OUR BEST WISHES.
LUCKY NUMBER
THIS WEEK IS 1986
Check Your Calendar. If
the numbers match take
the calendar to our office
and claim your $3.00
credit.
DURING THIS BUSY
SEASON LET US
LOOK AFTER YOUR
LAUNDRY AND DRY
CLEANING CHORES
TRICYCLES _ We have the Big-
gest Selection in Town. Priced
from $8.95 up. Name Brands
Thistle and Werlich.
WAGONS _ AU Sizes in Stock.
24" - 38". Werlich . . . The
Cadillac of Wagons.
TOBOGGANS__ Woad or Alum-
Intim. Many to choose from.
BICYCLES _ Viscount by the
Raleigh - Hercules Company.
The Best you can Buy.
HOCKEY EQUIPMENT —
Pads, Gloves, Sweaters, Stock-
ings and Toques.
APPLIANCES — For Mother.
We have a few good buys left.
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS.
TOOLS For Dad and the Older
Lads try our Tool Dept. You
will find ideal useful stocking
stuffers in our 99c Tool Display
FOR THE CAR Wash Brushes,
Mirrors, Floor Mats, Spot
Lamps, etc.
Union Gas a Half Century
Entertaining at Christmas
time .seems to happen at the
drop of a pine needle „ malt-
ing this special season heart-
warming and gay, as friends
gather to exchange greetings.
douses are festive, folks are in
a fun mood, and the food we
serve ought to be easy to pre-
pare, as well as styled. for
holiday hospitality.
With this in Wind,' the Dairy
Foods Service Bureau has
Created three special ways to
fete friends with Christmas
foods . . . offering a nifty Sav-
ory Cheese Dip, unique tree-
shaped sandwiches that solve
the problem of making up bat-
ches of assorted varieties, and
a 3-tier star butter cake, to
Shine at dessert and coffee
time.
Butter and the other dairy
foods go into the making of
each of these three novel Noel
foods, whose richness and flav-
or will be enjoyed as much as
their presentation.
So use these starters to en-
tertain with ease when the
tree's being trimmed, or the
carollers come calling, You'll
entertain with that special as-
surance too, that comes when a
hostess is happy and relaxed,
and enjoys the festivities as
much as her guests.
CHRISTMAS TREE
SANDWICHES
(as photographed)
(Makes 21/2 Dozen)
1 loaf unsliced brown
sandwich bread
1 loaf unsliced white
sandwich bread.
softened butter
sandwich fillings
This recipe is an easy way to
make a loaf of fancy Christmas
tree-shaped sandwiches . to
slice off as desired. When
complete, the sandwiches have
a brown bread centre and a
white bread covering with but-
ter and sandwich filling in be-
tween.
1. On one end of brown loaf
make a Christmas tree outline
with toothpicks. Make outline
simple , , just a triangle on a
trunk. Using this pattern as a
guide, cut a Christmas tree
shape out of the whole length
of the loaf. (Starting at tip
of tree, cut diagonally from
Centre top of loaf to form sides
of tree, following toothpick out-
line. Cut in towards, but not
quite to, centre of loaf to form
bottom of tree, Cut up from
bottom crust to foam, trunk.)
2. Cut three lengthwise slic-
es of white bread. Remove
crusts, Roll with a rolling pin
to make more pliable.
3. Prepare filling or fillings
of your choice (see recipes be-
low).
4, Spread one lengthwise
Slice of brown bread Christmas
tree with butter and filling,
5, Starting with the narrow
side at base of trunk, fit one
long slice of white bread over
filling to point of tree, This
will use up half the long slice
Of white bread, Do not cut off
remainder of strip. Repeat
down the length of Christmas
tree with other two slices,
6. I3utter and spread filling
on other side of tree. Fit re-
mainder of white bread strips
over filling on other side of
tree so that white bread com-
pletely surrounds brown centre.
7. Chill thoroughly, then
slice. Decorate as desired.
Note: To make two kinds of
sandwiches, use cheese filling
on one end of the loaf, ham
filling on the other end, Loaf
can be frozen directly on mak-
ing, then slightly defrosted and
cut off in both directions as
needed.
Cheese Filling
1 (4-oz.) package cream
cheese
VI cup chopped watermelon
pickle
2 'teaspoons chopped candied
ginger,
Soften cream cheese, then
blend thoroughly with water-
melon pickle and candied ging-
er. Use as' a filling in Christ-
mas tree sandwiches.
Ham Filling
2 (23i-oz.) cans deviled ham
2 teaspoons chopped parsley
few drops Tabasco sauce
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
Mash deviled ham, then
blend• in parsley, Tabasco sauce
and mayonnaise. Use as a fill-
ing 'in Christmas tree sand-
wiches.
CHERRY STAR CAKE
(Makes 8 Servings)
21/2 cups sifted cake flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
% teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1Y4, eups sugar
31 cup milk
Ye cup maraschino cherry
juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 egg whites
1/a cup well-drained marasch-
ino cherries, cut up.
Butter three 8-inch round
layer cake pans and line in the
bottoms with buttered wax
paper, Preheat oven to 350° F.
Sift together the flour, baking
powder and salt. Cream butter;
eradually beat in sugar. Com-
bine milk, cherry juice and
vanilla. Beat egg whites until
stiff, but not dry. Add sifted
dry ingredients to creamed mix-
ture alternately with liquids,
combining lightly after each ad-
dition, Fold in beateen egg
whites and cherries, Turn bat-
ter into prepared pans; spread
evenly. Bake in preheated
oven, about 20 minutes. Put
cake layers together and frost
with the following Maraschino
Butter Icing. Cut into 8 wedg-
es and arrange five in a circle
on a serving plate, with points
out to' form a star shape. Place
a small candle on each point
and light at serving time.
Note: A three dimensional
star can be made by baking
cake in 3 different sized layer
pans, frosting 'the top of each
circle and cutting each layer
into 8 pieces. Using 5 wedges
of the larger layer, arrange as
above, then place 5 medium
wedges over the base and make
the top from 5 wedges of the
smallest pieces of cake. Place
candles on all 15 points of
cake.
Maraschino Butter Icing
1/2 cup soft butter
3 cups sifted icing sugar
3 to 4 tablespoons marasch-
ino cherry juica
red food coloring. (optional)
Cream butter; gradually beat
in icing sugar. Add' sufficient
cherry juice to make an icing
of spreading consistency. Tint
delicately with food coloring,
if desired.
SAVORY CHEESE
SNOWMAN
(Makes About 24 Servings)
2 (8-oz.) pkgs. cream cheese
1 (12-oz.) carton cottage
cheese, well drained
1,4, teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire
'sauce
3 tablespoons grated onion
4 tablespoons drained horse-
radish
1/2 cup coarse soft bread
crumbs
Combine cheese, salt, Wor-
cestershire sauce and onion and
horseradish; mix with a fork
until well blended. Mix in
bread crumbs and chill until
firm. Form mixture into two
balls, one larger than the other.
Make arms from gherkin pick-
les, feet from black olives, but-
tons and eyes from cloves and
use a paprika dusted pickled
onion for the nose, Fashion a
smile from a pimiento strip and
top with a tiny party hat.
Note: Keep head and body
well chilled, Plate head on top
of body just before serving,
Union Gas Company of
Canada, Limited—one of this
country's largest integrated
natural gas companies—on
December 19 completed half
a century of service to
Southwestern Ontario. Clin-
ton has been served by Union
Gas since 1958,
Union Gas was born in
1911 and, at the same time,
Canada was bubbling with
optimism. 'The nation's pop-
ulation had swelled to seven
million people, many of whom
were humming a catchy new
tune — Alexander's Ragtime
Band.
Canada's business outlook
was generally promising but,
in Southwestern Ontario, the
fledgling natural gas indus-
try had been having its
troubles.
The Tilbury field, south
and west of Chatham, was
the area's only source of
natural gas and the various
producers, competing desper-
ately for markets. Were tryL
ing to out-produce each other.
The resultant accelerated
production was threatening
to exhaust the field pre-
maturely and destroy the
industry.
Then, on December 19, the
three major producers merg-
ed their interests to form
Union Gas Company. They
hoped a single company con-
trolling most of the produc-
tion would be better able to'
conserve the field's dwindling
reserves.
Almost immediately, con-
servation measures were
adopted A program to curb
gas wasteage was started and
a plan to supply London—
which would have placed im-
possible demands upon the
field—was shelved.
During its early years,
Union Gas was essentially a
producer and: a supplier to
other distributors. Initially,
it served directly only Blen-
heim, Dresden, Essex, High-
gate and Ridgetown. But
after World War 1, with" its
gas supply much improved,
the company began acquiring
distribution systems in a
number of other communi-
ties. These included.: Til-
bury, in 1919; Sarnia, in
1925; Windsor, in 1926; Chat-
ham, Petrolia and Wallace-
burg, in 1927; and London,
in 1930,
Until World War II, Union
relied almost exclusively on
local sources of natural gas.
Then, demand soared! The
purchase of "still" gas from
a Sarnia refinery and con-
struction of a propane plant
at Windsor both helped, but
more natural gas was still
needed.
During the 1940s, Union
arranged to import natural
gas from the United States.
Unfortunately, this gas did
not become available in time
to ease the wartime short-
age, but it did bolster the
postwar supply.
In 1954, 'Union, arranged
to purchase additional U.S.
gas on a temporary basis.
The following year, the com-
pany became the first On-
tario utility to sign a .con-
tract for a long-term supply
of Western Canada gas. The
extra U.S. gas became avail-
able in: 1956, but delivery of
etihe contracted Western gas
r.did not start until 1959.
Meanwhile, Union launched
• the most far-reaching expan-
sion program in its history,
bringing natural gas to such
places as: Strathroy, Guelph,
Stratford and Stoney Point,
in 1957; Waterloo, Kitchen-
er, St. Marys, Goderich,
'Clinton, Seaforth, Mitchell,
LaSalle and Amherstburg,
1958; Owen Sound, Meaford
and Thornbury, in 1959; and
Elmira, Elora, Fergus and
Harrow, in 1961. Conversion
of the Hamilton area to
natural gas was completed by
a subsidiary in 1958.
Early in 1958, Union ac-
quired most of the Dominion
Natural Gas Company's facil-
ities and, as a result, began
serving such places as Galt,
Preston, Hespeler, Brant-
ford, Paris, Woodstock, In-
gersoll, Caledonia, Dunnville,
Simcoe, Hagersville, Tillson-
burg, Delhi, St. Thomas, Dut-
ton, Rodney, Wheatley, Kings-
ville and Leamington.
The past fifty years have
wrought great changes in
Union Gas. The staff has
been expanded from 25 to-
almost 1,600; the number of
customers has increased from
3,500 to more than 183,000;
the total of municipalities
served has risen, from 23 to
over 180; and the company's
pipeline system, which origin-
ally included only 300 miles
(MRS. MAUDE HEDDEN,
Correspondent)
Mrs. William Taylor is a pat-
ient in Clinton hospital with a
fractured hip suffered in a fall
at her home.
Pte. Winston Green, Wolsely
Barracks, London, was a week-
end guest with Mr. and Mrs.
3. E. 1VIcEwen.
Members of the Kinsmen
Club held a successful canvass
of the village Thursday night
in their peanut drive and sold
192 packages. John Heal is
chairman of the project. An
executive meeting was held at
the home of Jack Drysdale.
The Hensall-Zurich Combines
remained' unbeaten. in Sham-
rock Junior "D" OHA hockey
by beating Exeter 11-3 here
Wednesday night. Bill S:haddick
scored five goals, to pace the
locals' win. Brian Bonthron sc-
ored two with singles going to
Gerard Overholt, Gerry Chap-
man, Earl Wagner and Wayne
Willert. Fred Lamb scored two
for EXeter with Ricky Boyle
getting the other.
Legion Election
John Shea was elected pres-
ident of the Hensall branch of
the Canadian Legion at the De-
cember meeting, December 6.
Other officers are: first vice-
president, Wilmer Dalrymple;
second vice-president, Jack
Simmons; Sergeant-at-arms,
E. R. Davis; executive, Garnet
Allan, Byran Kyle, Don Hav-
ens and Stan Kochan. Joint
installation of the Legion and
Auxiliary will be held January
3. A donation of $25 was voted
to the Girl Guides for their
care of the cenotaph. President
Jim Clark was chairman.
Page 4--clinum News-Record- Thurs., Dec, 21, 1961
Easy Food Fixings
For Holiday Time
Rev. John .h4cEwee
(Hensall Correspondent)
Rev. Jan. MeLWen, miciuma.
passed away on Tuesday, De-
cember 12 in the General Nos-
pital, Midland, in his 84th year.
A native of Stanley Township
he received his education in
Clinton and Knox College, To-
ronto, and held charges in vari-
ous places.
' Survivors are five daughters,
Mrs. George (Margaret) Harri-
son, Georgia, USA; Mrs. George
(,Tearer) Scott, Midland; Flax. T.
(Dorothy) Huber, Geneva,
zerland; Miss Molly iY1074well,
United Nations, MY.; Miss net,
ty Mcll Ottawa; ono son,
Dr, John 1VIeEwert,. Winnipeg;
three sisters, Mrs. John me,
Fa lane, Queensway Nursing
Home, Ilensall; Mrs. William
Spear, Iiighgate; Mrs. K. Y,
1VicLa.-ea, Kansa,
Fune ml services were held
Midland, F:'iday, December 15,
with burial in Penetang Ceme-
tery,
WAR M
WISHES
Greetings to
you and yours
from everyone
' on our staff,
Art, Olive, Larry, Ron Levett
139 ERIE STREET( CLINTON
of pipe, now contains in ex-
cess of 5,000 miles of pipe.
In addition, Union has de-
veloped substantial under-
ground gas storage facilities
in Lambton County since
1942.
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