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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-07-17, Page 9Tirn**-.AdvePatik, 4014 17, 1969 • e- 9 TOWN TOPICS NOVELTY SALAD BOWL — A curly cabbage makes a novel container for a salad, The home economists of the Canada Department of Agriculture suggest the cabbage head be hollowed-out, filled with coleslaw and garnished with green pepper and carrot strips, It is delicious served with a sour -aream dressing, It is a natural for an outdoor party or a buffet, 0744.4 act For Your Wonderful Patronage During Our Second Anniversary Celebration. It was much appreciated DRAW WINNERS WERE: Tom Creech, Exeter; Janice Hayter, Lucan; Rick Boyle, London; Mrs. Cliff Kenny, Crediton; Russ Morley, Exeter; Mrs. Helen Burton, Exeter. SPECIAL THIS WEEK All Timex Watches GREATLY REDUCED Bob's Variety MAIN ST. EXETER hDacoxi( ibe )IRur t Announcing The vow GRAND RE-OPENING rb OF OUR ZURICH STORE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY _ _ JULY 17, 18,19 OPEN THURSDAY and FRIDAY EVENINGS SPECIAL PRICES ON ALL MERCHANDISE FREE REFRESHMENTS - — BALLOONS FOR THE KIDS GIFTS FOR EVERYONE GINGERICH'S LIMITED FURNITURE and APPLIANCES • With SHIRLEY J. KELLER, I really hadn't given it much thought until one day last week, but I suppose it is very true that cooking for just oneself can be as much bother as preparing meals for a family. I started to think along these lines after a telephone call from a Tea 'n Topics reader who told me she lived alone and found it difficult to plan an interesting, varied menu for just one person. She wondered if I had any suggestions. To be perfectly frank, I couldn't think of a single solution on the spur of the moment like that; but I promised my caller I would try hard to dig up something which would be of help to her and to others who found themselves cooking and eating alone. My first ,stop was the local office of the Huron County Health Unit. I usually look there first when I'm in a quandry about nutrition and related subjects. I was given three booklets, the most informative being one entitled "Food Guide for the Older Person". The booklet introduction read: "As the years go by, many people who have eaten well all their lives slip into careless habits of eating. It's not only what you eat that matters, but also how you feel about food, If you lose interest in planning and • preparing meals, you are likely to neglect to eat foods that are necessary for good health," The booklet listed some of the problems older folks encounter when they find themselves alone at mealtime day after day. These folks may claim they haven't much appetite, most generally because eating alone can be very dull and uninspiring. Some elderly people get very little exercise and they just aren't as hungry as they should be. Some, like my caller, find it difficult to cook the proper amounts of food. Most recipes are formulated to serve four or five persons and the person who lives alone has the problem of what to do with the leftovers. Spoilage of food is most • discouraging. But these aren't the only food problems older folks have. Some find it just too much trouble to cook for only themselves. Maybe their cooking facilities aren't the best or special diets prevent them from eating everything. They wind 4 • having toast and tea or soup and a sandwich rather than taking the bother to fix something more nourishing and interesting. Occasionally a better fitting set of dentures would alleviate many digestive problems older people experience. Improper chewing can cause indigestion, a common excuse for poor eating habits! As my caller pointed out, many elderly people don't eat enough of the right kind of food to keep them fit. I agree whole heartedly. * * * To stimulate a lagging appetite, try one or all of these helpful hints: 1. Don't eat between meals, except fruit or fruit juices. 2. If you do get hungry tl between meals, try increasing the number of meals and making each one smaller than average, even if you have five a day. 3. Rest before meals. Never try to prepare a meal when you are tired. Sit down and think about your menu for a while to • help get those digestive juices on the alert. 4. If your poor appetite is due to the boredom of eating alone, try to arrange to have company occasionally. 5. Start the meal always with hot food, soup or tea for instance, to stimulate the appetite, 6. Eat out sometimes at a restaurant — or take your lunch to the park, 7, You don't have to eat at the table. Sitting in a comfortable chair in the living room with the television or the stem or even in bed with a good book for a companion can make mealtime less lonesome and more enjoyable. You can get almost anything these days in cans and boxes at the supermarket! Normally, I wouldn't recommend pre-packaged foods through this column because the customer is paying extra for the convenience of these products. But for the elderly person who can afford to spend a little more at the outset, these pre-packaged items are very often a good buy. For instance, canned stew can be purchased in small tins just large enough for one or two meals. Instant mashed potatoes or canned potatoes can be prepared quickly and easily in the smallest amounts with very little waste. TV dinners are very inexpensive for one when you consider the vitamins they have with no waste! Besides this, these foods don't have to be eaten all at once. Food will keep perfectly safe in opened cans provided they are kept cold. There is absolutely no danger of contamination from the can. You know, canned and frozen foods are sometimes more nourishing than homecooked ones. Fruits and vegetables, for example, are processed at the height of the season when they are at their best. Their mineral and vitamin content is greater than that of similar foods that have been held in storage for a long time. * If you are lucky enough to have a good freezer unit in your refrigerator, there is no end to the variety you can put in your ' meals —' and what's even more wonderful, have a ready supply of heat-and-serve dishes on hand just in case company arrives unexpectedly. You can make up a meatloaf recipe but cook it in three or four aluminium containers, eat one and freeze the rest for another meal! You can use the same idea for casseroles, pies, cakes — just about anything you care to mention. You can even make your own TV dinners by cooking a full course meal on Saturday evening for a guest you have invited. Just before you sit down to dine, take two or three aluminium trays and fill them with a serving of potatoes, vegetables, gravy, meat, etc. Set the plates aside to cool. When you have finished eating, cover your homemade TV dinners with foil or plastic and pop them into the freezing compartment of your refrigerator. Tuesday you can take one out, stick it in the oven until it is piping hot and sit down to enjoy your meal, maybe even with some very pleasant recollections of Saturday evening to keep you company. * * * As for specific recipes which will produce a supper dish just the right size for one person, I'm afraid I haven't any. I would suggest though that the ladies who live alone should experiment with their favorite recipes to find if they can be cut in half or even quartered Without losing too much of their good taste. As well, you could possible develop your own new recipes which are scaled down to the appetite of one person. Then you could help someone else by passing your ideas along through the Tea 'n Topics column. I do have some suggested menus to share with you. When you don't have an oven your week's menus could go something like this: ::,4,aogfo% SUNDAY BREAKFAST Orange Soft cooked egg Toast Milk, Coffee DINNER Beef and vegetable stew onions) carrots) turnips) L potatoes) emon pie Tea—Coffee SUPPER. Cream of chicken soup Peanut butter sandwich Canned peaches Oatmeal cookies Tea MONDAY BREAKFAST Vitaminized apple juice Cracked wheat porridge Toast, Jam Milk, Coffee DINNER Beef and vegetable stew onions) turnips) carrots) (potatoes) Lemon pie Tea—Coffee SUPPER Asparagus with cheese sauce on toast Bread and butter Canned peaches Tea TUESDAY BREAKFAST Vitaminized apple juice Oatmeal porridge Toast, Jam Milk, Coffee DINNER Meat patties Boiled potatoes Stewed tomatoes Milk pudding Tea—Coffee SUPPER Scrambled eggs Fried potatoes and onions Stewed prunes Bread and butter Tea WEDNESDAY BREAKFAST Orange Shredded wheat Toast, Jam Milk, Coffee DINNER Meat hash Boiled potatoes Green salad Jello—cookies Tea—Coffee SUPPER Cream of tomato soup Baked beans and brown bread Applesauce Oatmeal cookies Tea THURSDAY BREAKFAST Orange juice Oatmeal porridge Toast Marmalade Milk, Coffee DINNER Fried liver Boiled potato Green beans Milk pudding Tea—Coffee SUPPER Poached egg on toast Grated carrot Stewed prunes Crackers and cheese Tea FRIDAY BREAKFAST Orange Cracked wheat porridge Toast, Jam Milk, Coffee DINNER Fried salmon Mashed potatoes Green beans Jello with top milk Tea—Coffee SUPPER Macaroni and cheese Fresh tomato Applesauce TELEPHONE PIONEER FROM EXETER — Miss Mary Wells, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Wells, Exeter, last week received her Telephone Pioneers of America membership certificate from Stan Wendland, Stratford, Pioneers' president in this area. She is among almost 90 members in the Stratford zone. Miss Wells began work in the Bell Telephone office in Exeter July 8, 1948, and worked her way up to the post of chief operator before automatic dialing equipment was installed here in 1962. She transferred to Clinton as supervisor and has been chief operator there for the last five years. (News-Record photo) nnngrnnm~unugmr nunnnuuiuuuquuwruumrunu1111111111,11 lllllll 111101311111111111111111111111.11111111111111 FRIDAY BREAKFAST Orange and grapefruit Cooked wheat cereal, milk Toast Tea—Coffee DINNER Boiled fish Boiled potatoes Green peas Blanc mange Tea—Coffee SUPPER Creamed potatoes, peas and hard cooked eggs Bread Sliced banana, top milk Tea—Coffee SATURDAY BREAKFAST Orange and grapefruit Bran flakes, milk Toast Tea—Coffee DINNER Meat loaf Baked potatoes Boiled carrots Stewed prunes Tea—Coffee SUPPER Omelet Green Salad Toast Blanc mange Tea—Coffee MONDAY BREAKFAST Orange juice Oatmeal—milk Toast Tea—Coffee DINNER Beef and vegetable stew Apple Betty, Milk Tea—Coffee SUPPER Scrambled eggs Green salad Toast Rice pudding Tea—Coffee TUESDAY BREAKFAST Orange juice Bran flakes, milk Toast Tea—Coffee DINNER Braised liver Baked potatoes String beans Jello Tea—Coffee SUPPER Grilled cheese sandwich Cole slaw Fruit cup Oatmeal cookies Tea—Coffee WEDNESDAY BREAKFAST Fruit cup Cooked wheat cereal, milk Toast Tea—Coffee DINNER Tomato juice Omelet (2 eggs) Boiled potato Carrots Jello Cup cake Tea—Coffee SUPPER Baked beans Green salad 13read Stewed prunes Tea—Coffee THURSDAY BREAKFAST Sliced banana Bran flakes Toast Milk Tea—Coffee DINNER Meat loaf Mashed potatoes String beans Oatmeal cookies Tea—Coffee SUPPER Salad (Cottage cheese, sliced tomatoes, spinach, lettuce) Bread Jello, Cup take Tea—Coffee Octo rQ e e/4 The Exeter Times- Advocate takes great pleas- ure this week in extending happy birthday greetings to the following new mem- bers of the Over 80 Club: Mrs, Milton Slearnon, Carling Street, Exeter, will celebrate her 84th birthday July 22; Mrs. Ethel McBride, Zurich, celebrated her 86th birthday Tuesday, July 15; Mrs, 011ie Tebbutt, Whilsmith apartments, Andrew St., Exeter, will be 86 years old July 25. If you would like the name of someone listed in this column reserved for district citizens who are marking an 80th birthday or better, please write or telephone the T-A office with the name, address, age and birthdate of the celebrant. There is no charge for this service and we are pleased to hear from you. Weddings — Continued from Page 8 followed at Green Forest Motor Hotel. The bride's mother chose an apple green linen jacket dress with a white and yellow rose corsage and white accessories, The groom's mother wore a two-piece dress in daffodil yellow, matching accessories and a complimentary corsage of roses. For travelling, the bride wore a cinnamon ensemble with white accessories and a corsage of white roses. The young couple will reside in Forest. The bride was honored at several showers prior to her marriage. Miss Jean Jennison and Miss Alma Hoperoft were co-hostesses at a shower at the former's home, Lake Road, Grand Bend. Misses Chris and Lee Ann Fraser entertained at their home in Forest where a miscellaneous shower was held. Mrs. C.K. Love's home, Sauble Road, Grand Bend, was the setting for a shower given by Mary's aunts. Mrs. Pat Boyd, Forest, entertained neighbours and friends at her home in Mary's honor. Harold (Tiny) Thiel, Zurich, an employee - of -Guenther, TflekeY •Transport underwent surgery at 'Sholdice, -Hospital, Toronto, Wednesday, Mrs. Elizabeth Cowley,. Cookstown, Northern Ireland, IS visiting with her .daughter, Mrs,. Jim Glasgow, 'Mr, & Mrs. Norman rassraore, Russell Passmore and son Allen of Ottawa visited the past week with Mrs. Will Rycknian and other relatives and friends. Mrs. Walter Glassford of Indianapolis spent a day with her cousin, Mrs. Hugh Miss Debbie Harris of London spent a few days with her grandmother, Mrs. Milton Pfaff, Mrs. V. Hennessey has returned after spending a week with her daughter, Capt. & Mrs. A. Horton, St. Hubert, Que. Mr. & Mrs. Harold Patterson and Gail have returned after holidays with the former's parents in Verdun, Que. Mr. & Mrs. Preston Dearing, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Dearing and family, Mr. & Mrs. Wes Witmer enjoyed a ionic Sunday at the home of r & Mrs. Leo Witmer and family, Woodstock, By MRS, APS$ SKINNER Mr. & Mrs. Barry .Mureh,. Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Cooper spent the weekend with Mrs. Adelaide Alexander .of Toronto. Miss Barbara Benzcik of Woodstock is holidaying this week with Miss Janice Johns, By MRS. WELLWQOP GILL The flowers at the United Church Sunday morning were in loving memory of Mrs. Edna Baker placed there by her family. Bread and butter Tea SATURDAY BREAKFAST Vitaminized apple juice Oatmeal porridge Toast Marmalade Milk, Coffee DINNER Potato salad with hard cooked eggs and peas Sliced bananas with milk Tea—Coffee SUPPER Spanish rice (canned) Cole slaw Bread and butter Oatmeal cookies Tea When you do have an oven: SUNDAY BREAKFAST Orange juice Buckwheat pancakes Syrup, Butter Tea—Coffee DINNER Swiss steak Mashed potatoes Mixed vegetables Apple Betty Tea—Coffee SUPPER Cream of vegetable soup Poached egg Toast Rice pudding Tea—Coffee