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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1974-12-12, Page 16Maxwell House Giant Jar Instant Coffee Pp • 2A Times-Advocate, December 12, 1974 bat :eedOraf44r040 sfert SHOP NOW! Shortbreads to perk up festive holiday tea tables Cream butter well until light yellow. Add sugar gradually and beat until fluffy. Reserve 14 •cup, flour for flouring board. Add g cups flour to creamed mixture 1/2 cup at .a time, Mix well after each addition. Turn dough onto board and gradually knead in remaining .14 cup flour, Divide dough in half and knead each half 5 minutes. Chill 30 minutes. Roll to %-inch thickness. Cut in 11/2 - inch rounds and prick with fork. Bake about 20 minutes at 30a degrees F, Cool. Makes about 4 dozen. Try these shortbread variations this season Bishop conducts service at Trivitt Memorial Church A joyful and inspiring service took place on Sunday Dec. 8th on the occasion of the first visit to Trivitt Memorial. Church of Bishop Morse Robinson, Before his election this year as Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Huron, Bishop Robinson was Programme Director of the Diocese. The Bishop celebrated Holy Some of us assume that tomorrow will be a carbon copy of today, On the contrary, life is unpredictable. If we're un- prepared for change, it can cause a tremendous shock. Furthermore, during the twentieth century, the rate of change has dramatically in- creased. Technology manufactures novel products and provides convenient tran- sportation. In the 1970's, people, places, things and events thus flash by us with dizzying speed. Although the quickening pace of change is more evident in the cities, we rural dwellers also notice a growing diversity. Fads rage for awhile and then they disappear, Women's clothing styles vary from mini- skirts to evening gowns to blue jeans. The toes of our shoes are pointed or square or round. Hair styles are long and straight one season, short and curly the next. The tone of popular music shifts from folk songs, that voice a protest or state a truth about humanity, to bubble gum lyrics, that say little, and from hard- driving acid rock to mellow contemporary sounds. Our communities also change. Familiar landmarks are demolished and are replaced by structures which exhibit the latest architecture. Old neigh- bours leave and new neighbours arrive. Our best friends of today move four thousand miles away tomorrow. We'll probably never see them again, and new acquaintances take their places. Although our novel relationships For centuries, shortbread has been associated with the Christmas and the New Year seasons. A search through history reveals the interesting story about this delicacy. Like tartans and whiskeys, shortbread is part of the pride of Scotland. It is eaten year round but especially at Christmas and Hogmanay, the Scottish New Year's Day. The rich, slightly sweet, biscuit-type cake is an essential part of the welcome to those who come to visit on the first day of the New Year. Shortbread is probably a descendant of the Yule Bannock tan oatmeal cake) which used to be baked on Christmas eve in honor of the new-born Child. The round cake bore' the sign of the cross. This explains why so many rounds of shortbread made today are marked into quarters. As the festive season ap- proaches, bakeries and specialty stores across the country are offering different types of shortbread, Many are decorated with nostalgic designs such as heather, "hands-across-the sea" or "Frae Bonny Scotland". Fine, thin cakes, cut in strips, with caraway, are. sold as Petticoat Tails. The name comes from "petits gastels" meaning small cakes in old French. Ayrshire Shortbread contains egg yolk and cream; and Queen's Tea Cakes, egg, grated lemon rind and rosewater. Ginger Torte is made of two ginger-flavored cakes, sandwiched and iced with ginger icing and decorated with green sugar. If you're on a shortbread treasure-hunt this year, try the following variations. To retain our sanity today, we must learn how to cope with change. We can anticipate cer- tain inevitable happenings, and we can plan the necessary ad- justments. But how can we prepare for the unexpected? First, we must accept the fact that change is a part of everyone's unpredictable life - including our own. Realizing that tomorrow may be quite different from today eases the shock of change. are sincere, we realize they are only temporary. The lifelong friendships en- joyed by our ancestors are dif- ficult for us to attain. When friendships bloom now, they must blossom rapidly for their roots are short. Our society breeds nomads - people who move from one job to another and from one town to another. Some of these changes are voluntary; others are mandatory. All of them require adjustments in the lives of the people. Many companies, for example, follow a policy of transferring their employees often. The relocation usually means a promotion, but it includes other changes as well. An individual works with strangers in different surroun- dings. He enters a strange house in an unfamilivar environment, He encounters new neighbours and associates. He leaves behind old friends and must find new ones. His routine is shattered, his habits must be altered. The adjustments test his adaptability. Some people thrive on change. To them, it presents a challenge, an adventure and an escape from monotony. Other people dread change because it brings fear, confusion and insecurity, Nevertheless, change is unavoidable. Change confronts each of us every day. Because some of these innovations are subtle, we sub- consciously adjust to them. However, others are traumatic, and they strain our adaptability. Fruit and Nut Shortbread Make as Shortbread but combine 1/4 cup chopped candied peel or cherries and 1/4 cup chopped almonds with flour before adding to creamed mixture. Ginger Shortbread Make as Shortbread but combine V.4 cup finely chopped candied ginger with flourbefore adding to creamed mixture. When cool, sandwich two cookies together with small amount of butter icing, Chocolate Shortbread Make as Shortbread but add 1/4 cup cocoa to butter with sugar and reduce flour to 2 cups. Reduce baking time to 15 minutes. Oatmeal Shortbread 1 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 1 /2 cups rolled oats 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour Cream butter until light yellow. Add sugar gradually and beat until fluffy. Combine rolled oats and flour, Add to creamed mixture 1/2 cup at a time. Mix well after each addition. Roll on lightly floured board to %-inch thickness. Cut in 11/2 -inch rounds and prick with fork. Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Makes about 5 dozen. Communion assisted by the Rector, Rev. George Anderson. Taking as his theme the message of Advent, light dispelling the darkness, the Bishop said that church members working together in small groups in love as witnesses to the light of the goodness of Jesus Christ in the midst of a dark world create power cells which uplift and sustain the whole congregation. The Forrest Orchestra of St. Paul's Church, Hensall ac- companied the hymns, and also played "God will take care of you". Mrs. Maude Connon played for the choral communion, Hugh Connon was Bishop's Staff bearer, and Mark Christie carried the processional cross. The candle for the second Sunday in Advent was lighted by John Wooden, Two more candles remain to be lighted before Christmas and the coming of the Christ Child. 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