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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-01-10, Page 6Times-Advocate, January 10, 1979Page 6 ;By ELAINE TOWNSHEND Odds 'n ends The mouse that got away I’ve often mused about the fate of my column and the other parts of the newspaper. From my typewriter, my column goes to proofreaders who correct all my mistakes and turn a phrase, such as “the mous thatgitway” into “the mouse that got away.” The newspaper is delivered to your house, mailbox or post office, and while you digest the rest of the news, I hope a few of you notice Odds n’ Ends as well. Sometimes the newspaper meets a tragic fate, such as wrapping turkey bones or lining a garbage bag. At this time of year, it might start a fire in a stove, furnace or fireplace or cover a kitchen floor to soak up slush from wet boots. It could plug a drafty hole or stuff a crack along a broken window sill. A few weeks ago it was used for Christmas packing when some of us ran out of tissue paper. The newspaper could serve as kitty litter. Or, it could help to train a pup, and I don’t mean to fetch. All those destinies are familiar ones, but recently some of my columns found another purpose. I clip and save my columns just to prove, in future years, that my wacky thoughts actually appeared in print. Or, I can send them as samples to other newspapers in hopes they might accept another columnist. My filing system is not complicated. I stuff the columns into the- bottom drawer of a storage area in the apartment. About three weeks ago I heard a chewing sound in the living room wall. The next night I heard papers rustling around the corner, and as I edged closer, I realized the noise was coming from the column drawer. At two o’clock in the morning, I was not in the mood to confront a mouse, rat, squirrel or whatever it might be, and the more I thought about it, the larger the creature’s image became in my mind. I gave the front of the drawer a ferocious thumping in hopes of scaring him off. I thought my ambush had worked; I didn’t hear any chewing or rustling for two days. When I went away for a week, I forgot about the intruder, but on the night I returned, I heard him again. In the morning, I cautiously opened the drawer keeping the hammer nearby. Approximately two dozen columns were shredded. I removed the papers that were still intact and hoped my new room­ mate had not made a nest in the drawer. Then I set a tray among the shreds of paper in the bottom of the drawer. I haven’t heard from him since, and the trap remains untouched. Maybe it’s because the only bait I could find was dried raisins. I deplore violence, and I don’t really want to catch SALADS FOR TOTS — This "Carrot and Raisin Salad" recipe is easily prepared by youngsters, using metric measures. Mix a chopped apple with shredded carrots, peanuts and raisins...a great winter salad! Agriculture Canada Good taste starts early Good taste starts early in life and the earlier the better! As a New Year’s resolution and because 1979 is the International Year of the Child, make an extra ef­ fort to familiarize children with good food. Carmen Moreau-Vena, a food consultant with Agriculture Canada has a few ideas on serving winter salads that will turn on even the fussiest four year old who won’t touch any vegetables except jelly beans. Children who learn to see, touch, smell, taste — colors, textures, aromas, flavors — develop a sen­ sitivity towards food. Varie­ ty is the key word again and again, and kids explore foods with a natural ex­ uberance. So start with salads — easy to prepare and easy to eat. Salad greens are plentiful and low-priced in the summertime but how about winter salad makings? Turn to cold-storage cabbage, crisp carrots, potatoes, tur­ nips and apples. Besides be­ ing favorite finger foods, these vegetables, as well as cauliflower, broccoli and spinach are more eagerly accepted when served raw than cooked. A crunchy bean sprout salad is a welcome change. Add grated carrot, shredded lettuce and mayonnaise or salad dressing.. Besides providing the nutrients from the original mung type soy­ bean, the sprouts contribute vitamin C. There’s as much in a cup of fresh sprouts as in a small tomato. Crisp cold storage apples add sweetness to a winter salad. Mix chopped apple with shredded carrots, peanuts and raisins. Top it with a plain yogurt dressing or with mayonnaise as in the accompanying “Carrot and Raisin Salad” from Food Advisory Division. The recipe was developed with kids in mind, from the list of ingredients to the method or preparation. Tots can make it themselves, using their metric measures. Carrot and Raisin Salad 6 lettuce leaves 500 mL coarsely grated carrot (about 3 large) 125 mL sliced celery (about 1 stalk) 125 mL chopped unpeeled apple (about 1 small) him. If he’d move away or just stay in the wall and mind his own business, I’d forget the incident. I can live with the thought that maybe a family of wriggly little mice are warm and cozy in a nest made of Odds n’ Ends. Only two questions bother me: Where are they? and What happens when they get big enough to wander? Rebekahs hold session The regular meeting of the Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge was held Wednesday evening with approximately 30 members present. N.G. Shirley Cooper was in charge with V.G. Margaret Cook assisting. Miss Cook reported sen­ ding several cards and flowers to sick and shut-ins. All members are reminded that the Secret Pal party will be held at the next meeting, January 17. There will be a CPT euchre, Wednesday, January 10. The regular annual memorial service will be held in Ottawa, June 3 with a banquet the previous even­ ing. It was voted to send a representative to St. John’s Ambulance meeting, January 17. Several cards were received from sister Lodges. Birthday honours were sung for two sisters. A sing song convened by Sister Elaine Skinner and a humorous reading by Sister Ruth Skinner were much enjoyed. The evening con­ cluded with lunch. 50 mL salted peanuts 50 mL seedless raisins Dash pepper 50 mL mayonnaise or salad dressing Wash lettuce and drain on paper towel. Wash carrots, cut off tops and ends. Peel carrots and grate them on a piece of waxed paper. Put grated carrot into a bowl. Wash celery stalk and trim off leaves. Slice celery and add to carrots. Cut apple in half arid remove core. Chop apple in small pieces; add to celery and carrot. Stir peanuts and raisins into vegetables. Sprinkle salad with pepper. Chill in refrigerator. Just before serving, stir mayonnaise or salad dressing into salad. Put a lettuce leaf on each plate. Spoon salad onto let­ tuce leaves. 6 servings. W&flCSEFWg RIGHT PRICE EFFECTIVE kJAN.1 fOrD^ 99 SUNLIGHT For Dishes 32 oz. 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One good way to start planning the 1979 garden is to spend a few nights in your favorite armchair reading new seed catalogs, accor­ ding to Bob Fleming, On­ tario Ministry of Agriculture and Food hor­ ticulturist. The catalogs show the new annuals, perennials, and woody plants with descriptive in­ formation to persuade you to buy. All of the colorful flowers and lush vegetables look tempting, but Mr. Fleming advises caution. “When ordering new and untried garden plants, be sure to read all of the infor­ mation provided carefully. Select varieties that are best suited to local climatic con­ ditions and soil type, and resistant to plant diseases,” he says. Catalogs offer some in­ teresting ideas for the spr­ ing vegetable garden. However, home gardeners should consider the family’s preferences, and the amount of time and space available. 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