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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-12-19, Page 5THE BRUSSEI,S POST, .DECEMBER .19, T8 S • WORKSHOP DESTROYED—Fire which is suspected to have started in either a suspended oil furnance or a chimney destroyed the workshop of Huron Recreations on the home of George Cowan on Lot 19, Concession 3 of Morris Township on Thursday. (Brussels Post Photo) Fire destroys workshop A fire Thursday morning destroyed a shed and some industrial woodworking equip- ment at the home of George Cowan on Lot 19, Concession 3 of Morris Township. The Cowan sons, Greg, Ted, and Ken operated Huron Recreations, a boat manu- facturing business and Wingham Fire Chief Dave Crothers said a lot of industrial woodworking machinery including bandsaws planers, ordinary table saws and a lot of small stock like paints and resins were destroyed in the fire. The fire is suspected to have started either in the suspended furnace or in the chimney. The shed was partially covered by insurance. Fire Chief Crothers said the lowest estimate of damage to the building *mild be ,at least $24,000. The Wingham Fire Department was called to the scene about 10:10. The Brussels Fire Department was also there for a few minutes but left when it saw that the Wingham department had things under control. A barn about 50 feet away from the shed which contained some livestock and some machinery was the main concern so the Wingham firemen had to ,tear the shed down. The Cowans did manage to get a 34 foot boat out of the shed before the fire lwartment got there. Every week more and more people discover what mighty jobs are accomplished by low cost Post Want Ads. Dial Brussels 887-6641. Singing a song to our dear friends for a tarmonious heavenly holiday. Ken, June • & Staff & Danny's Pizza Brussels Inn Brussels Peggy Cudmore decorates cakes for Christmas BY DEBBIE RAN Er Imagine a . rich, dark Christmas cake , decorated with a white icing and a seast.aal message on top, Some people might not like Christmas cake with icing, but enough people do to keep. Peggy Cudmore of Brussels decorating anywhere from 20-50 cakes around the Christmas season. Peggy has been icing and decorating cakes for 45 years now and she does anything from Christmas cake to wedding. , anniversary and birthday cakes. She first got into the business when a friend of hers, the late Mrs. Ella Shurrie who did cake decoration coaxed Peggy to get involved too. She doesn't bake the cakes, however. She just decorates them. Another women in Brussels, Liz Shol- dice, does make Christmas cakes for other peole and it's usually one of hers that winds up at Peggy's for decoration. The first cake Peggy ever decorated was when Mrs. Shurrie was away and she did an order for her. She also did more orders when Mrs. Shurrie was sick. "When she passed away, I just carried on doing the cakes," Peggy said. Peggy has done about 11 Christmas cakes already this, year, but thinks by Christmastime, she'll have done about 20 altogether. "I enjoy doing it, I don't think you should do it, if you don't," Peggy says, She does, however, go out to give demonstrations on cake de- corating. One of the things Peggy does before icing a cake is to put corn syrup on the top of it, which she says makes the icing stick. She uses almond and white icing but will use colored icing if people re- quest it. She puts the almond icing on, lets it dry, put the first coat of white on and after that's dry, the second coat is put on and when the second coat of white is, dry, the decorations are put on . "One thing you 'have to do is to let it dry between . icings," Peggy said. She has four different icers that she uses and about 25 points. "All mine are the real icers. You can use icing bags with tips on, but I like the leers best," she said. The recipe for the almond icing is usually made with sweet potatoes, but Peggy just uses ordinary potatoes to make hers. Egg yolks are used in the almond icing and the whites are used in the white. icing. Peggy's recipe for the almond icing is 14 a cup of mashed potaotes which have to be cooked well, two egg yolks, two teaspoons of almond extract and 16 a cup of Crisco, just adding enough icing sugar to get it as *tiff as you can, You keep adding the icing sugar until you can roll it like a piece of pastry, Put the icing on a sheet of wax paper and roll it out with a rolling pin until it is the size of your cake, then put it on top of the cake which should have been coated with corn *Up. The recipe for the second icing is two egg whites, 1/2 cup of Crisco, a teaspoon of almond extract, and 1/3 of a cup of water added a little at a time to your icing sugar. Keep the icing under the beater until it is thick enough to stand up in peaks. The secret of the second icing is adding a little water at a time. The icing can be patted on but rolling makes it the same thickness all the way through, Peggy said. Peggy first got the almond icing recipe from a woman in Brampton about 40 years ago, and that woman used yams to make it. Peggy got the white icing out of a book when she was trying to get some new ideas in icing. "I expect that over the years, I have changed it quite a bit," she said. Election planning Hoping your holidays will be brightWith the light of Christmas. Sincere appreciatiot THE TV MAN R.R .2, BlueVAle 887-9472: Huron Bruce political parties are busy preparing for the February 18 election and making plans to nominate candidates. R.E McKinley who has represented the riding since 1965 could .not be reached on Tuesday. A spokesman at his Zurich constituency office said he was enroute home from Ottawa by car and was not expected until Tuesday night. She said final plans for a P rogressive Conservatives= nomination meeting had not been made but expected a meeting could be held very shortly. Huron Liberals • will nominate on Thursday. January 3 at a meeting in Blyth Community Centre. Graham Craig who was the Liberal candidate in the May .22 election has indicated he again will seek the nomination, The Huron County New Democractic Party will be holding an organizational meeting Thursday night to discuss their strategy in the upcoming federal election and to set a date for their nomination .meeting. TO NAME RETURNING OFFICER Meantime while political. parties scurry to get election organizations under way the riding is without a returning officer. Garnet Hicks of Exeter who had served since 1966 resigned in November having reached retirement age and no successor has been appointed. There will be no door- to - door enumeration of voters for the February 1980 general election. Shortly after Prime Minister Joe Clark called the election on Thursday, chief (Continued on Page 16) jr istma biliures EXCEL V When you give a sled this Christmas, make it the ultimate sled --Yamaha's new Excel V. It has power to pull two up the steepest trail. And a big 2-passehger seat to carry you both in comfort. the Excel V is everything you and your family dreamed a snowmobile could be. Yamaha Excel V SAVE 10% - 20% on clothing.and accessories in stock ELDER EN'TiltPRISES SALES & SERVICE DIAL 262-6142 HENSALL ONT..) Your Ainhorized Yanialut Pull Service Deader: 1 mile West And I Mlle South of Henault VAMONAHA Corriing your way with wishes for your favorite kind of Christmas. Thanks to our favorite friends! We're rounding up a herd of lively wishes for our good friends and neighbors! Thanks one and JACOB'S SADDLERY & SHOE REPAIR 8874441 Brussels