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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-07-13, Page 7Fresh beets are tops with tops Fresh Ontario beets add rich, red color and in teresting variety to summer meals. The first ones ready >come from the Woodbridge, Essex and Kent counties areas. Other growing areas are scattered around the province. Food specialists at the On tario Food Council, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, say that to eat beets when they’re young and tender is to enjoy a tasty vegetable treat. Remember that the beet tops or greens, similar to spinach, also are edible and very nutritious. Beets provide a source of vitamin C. Beet greens are an ex cellent source of Vitamin A, and a source of vitamin C. When you shop for fresh beets, look for ones that are small to medium in size, clean, firm, free from cracks and other blemishes. The beet greens should be fresh, crisp and deep green in color. To properly store beets, leave a one-inch stem and all the roots attached. Refrigerate and use within 3Vz to 4 weeks. Beet greens should be refrigerated in a plastic bag. Use within 1 to 2 days. Beets can be peeled, slic ed thinly and pan-fried in a small amount of butter until crisp tender. When boiling beets, leave on the skins, a one-inch stem and roots. Cook the beets until tender (24 to 30 minutes for medium size), then slip off the skins and stems. Beet greens cook in the water that clings to their leaves after washing. They require a very short cooking time, approximately five minutes. z Serve beets hot with hollandaise sauce or orange glaze. Or chill them, then slice or dice and add to a fresh summer salad. The greens may be served like spinach with a grating of Cheddar cheese, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice or a sprinkling of chopped green onion. Delicious! MARK EVENT — Mabel and Len McKnight, Exeter, celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary July 8 with family and friends at a dinner party at the Dashwood Community Centre. Open house was given by their family in the evening. The couple was married on July 5, 1933, at the home of Mrs. McKnight's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson in Clin ton. Rev. Cousins performed the ceremony. The local couple has four children, Sandra (Mrs. J. H. Weir) Warren, Mich; Dean, Exeter; Barry, Espanola; Paul, Exeter; and six grandchildren. Meats and salads provide cool eating New owner finds it rewarding Small country store attempts comeback I take the greatest lesson from compassion — it takes away all the conceit out of my life. Keeping cool during the hot summer weather means eating cool, too. Food specialists of the Ontario Food Council, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, suggest that cool summer eating is easy with Ontario’s great selection of fruits and vegetables accompanied by some cold meats. Choose from a wide varie ty of cold meats and serve them with a vegetable salad, or mix the meat with the vegetables to make a com plete main course. It’s easy on the cook, and much ap preciated by everyone on hot, humid days. Select cold meats already vacuum packaged, or choose from a cold meat counter or delicatessen. Whatever wav you buy, make sure the cold meats are displayed in a refrigerated counter, and keep them stored in the refrigerator at home. If you buy vacuum packaged meats, the "Best Before” date will indicate how long they may be stored while the package remains unopened and refrigerated. Once opened, plan to use the meats within three days. Smoked sausage, such as salami, may be stored for about seven days. Pre packaged meats which are not resealable should be rewrapped to keep them from becoming dry. Cold meats bought over the counter should be used within two days. Keep tight ly wrapped and stored in the Most people think the country store was left behind with the threshing machine and ten cent candy bar, but Dave Parsons of Elimville disagrees. "I. don’t think it is a thing of the past. People still en joy coming to a country store that has the old style,” says Parsons. And the 23 year old native of Usborne Township should know after one year as owner and operator of Elim ville General Store. The store, formerly owned by Bill Brown, closed its doors four years before Parsons took it over. "I started totally as a green horn and I’m still lear ning. I’ll probably still be learning if I’m running the store in two years,” he says. Although the building had been a store before he bought it, Parsons still had to start from scratch, building the shelves and painting the store before he opened. "The response after ,1 opened was exactly what I expected it to be. Some days it is slow and others it is busy. People were happy the store was open.” Many of his customers stop to pick up small items such as cigarettes, milk, and bread when they run short. He also has some regular customers that shop at his store weekly. "I don’t carry everything thatpeople need, but I carry enough main brand items that it is worth shopping here. I offer people con venience,” he savs. "It still he has found the occupation rewarding. "It’s been fantastic. I’ve had a lot of fun doing it and meeting new people. I have no regrets about opening. It’s an experience with peo ple and you are always lear ning,” he says. "People are fun and they are co-operative, and they try to help, especially the people ’around here/” he says. Parsons isn’t sure of the future of the store or how long he will stay with the business. "It all depends, it all depends,” he says. Pre Inventory CLEARANCE 30<7o OFF SPECIAL bothers me though when people bypass this place to go to a bigger one.” Personally. Parsons ALL STOCK (excluding jeans) the Loft 436 Mom Street, Exeter ^lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllililllllllliilinilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli^ RUNS COUNTRY STORE — Dave Parsons has been running his own general store in Elimville for one year now. Parsons says he has found the job a rewarding experience. T-A photo The uniformed volunteers of St. John Ambulance provide valuable service to their communities at winter and summer activities by providing free First Aid for anyone who is ill or injured. Before heading out on your vacation, take advantage of this great OPEN6DAYS A WEEK PLENTY OF PARKING BEHIND OUR STORE FRI. NIGHT TILL 9 235-0212 with any $5.00 purchase of Elizabeth Arden Products.. . You can buy any 9 travel size Elizabeth Arden Products for only $1.00 refrigerator. Smoked sausages, such as salami, polish or summer sausage, may be stored in the refrigerator for about seven days. To serve the sausage, slice off only what is needed. Wrap the cut end securely to prevent moisture loss and refrigerate. Cold meats are a great convenience and tasty accompaniment to summer fresh salads. Treat them like any perishable product. Wrap well to pre vent loss of moisture, refrigerate and use within the recommended time. 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