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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-01-18, Page 10RED TAG SALE IS STILL ON SPECIAL 10 lb. Bird Seed $1.79 Heavy duty garbage bags pkg, . ..77 Bernzrite torch . , 7.99 Turner fuel tank 1.97 Furnace Filters .69 1 gal. windshield washer antifreeze 1.69 Vaporizer 6.88 Portable Heater 24.88 40/60/100/wt. lite bulbs 4/69 OLDFIELD leb) HARDWARE 887-6851 From January 20, you can use your Wintario tickets for discounts on Canadian books and magazines. TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1869 D.N.Lefebvrei Manager Listowel, Ontario Ontario VG RM atid GREY A to":„ POST JANVARY 18 1978 What is your food labelling I „CM Try Answering these questions and find' out.. Which ingredients must be listed on a food label? What is a "durable life date"? What does "Canada Fancy" mean? If these have you puzzled, read on. Food consultants at ,Agriculture Canada answer these and other questions for you. Information found on labels of pre-packaged or proCessed foods is put there to help, not confuse Ste consumer. According to government regulations, a food label must include: 1) the common name of the food 2) the identity and principal place of business of the food manufacturer 3) a complete list of all ingredients: whole kernel corn, Have you noticed all the different types of butter in the dairy section of your supermarket lately? You • may be asking yourself what the difference is in all these products. The composition of the -butter sold in Canada is regulated by fedei:al laws. Milk fat is the only fat that can be used in the making of butter; it must contain at least 80 percent fat and at most 16 percent water. An approved vegetable coloring may be added, to give the desired color. Creamery butter is made from cream. The cream is separated from the milk and is then pasteurized. After a few hours, it is churned to pertnit the fat "particles to clump together. The resulting butter is washed, salted and mixed to evenly distribute the salt and obtain a homogeneous texture. Salt is used as preservative in creamery butter. Unsalted • butter is also available; it has a more delicate flavor than creamery butter but a shorter shelf life. It is also used in special sodium restricted diets. • Cultured butter, well known in Europe, has a distinctively acid flavor. It is obtained by , the addition of a special bacterial culture to the cream before the chtirning stage. Cultured butter is higher priced than creamery butter but can be stored longer than unsalted butter. Butter spreads are extended butter products; they contain about 30 percent less fat than regular butter and contain How about tomorrow? Make sure now that you'll have adequate income to enjoy your retirement years. The little you save now on a regular basis will mean a lot when your pay day years are over. Put your savings into a Victoria and Grey, Registered Retirement Savings Plan. water, sugar and salt indicating that corn is the highest propOrtion of ingredients and salt is the lowest, Labels also now list all additives including mention of artificial flavoring and vitamins and minerals if they, have been added e,g, "vitominized" apple juice. 4) the grade of the food when applicable -.Canada Fancy, is the top grade for canned product other grades are Canada Choice and Canada Standard. The word "Canada" in the grade name means that it has complied with 'federal Department of Agriculture grade standards and 8) the net quantity in conventional and metric measures or in some products, metric only. The series of lines and digits, known as the Canadian. Grocery Product Code, may also appear on the label, These represent the code name for the manufacturer, and each of his products. The symbol will be electronically decoded in the store at special automated cheek-out counters. All information on labels must Appear in the two official languages except for the manufaeturer's name and place of business, which can be stated in one official language. Food consuhants at Agriculture Canada suggest you also check on the label for the phrase "best before" which indicates how long the food is expected, to maintain its high quality if properly stored. All pre-packaged foods taht should be used within 90 days or less must show this "durable life , margarine and one part butter. There are no standards at present set down for butter spreads or • blends. Food consultants at Agriculture Canada advise you that butter, like margarine has 100 calories in every tablespoon, but also remind you that it contains vitamin. A, an important .vitamin needed daily. You can use up too tickets for a total discount of $2.00 on any qualifying book or subscription. There's no limit to the number of books or subscriptions you can purchase as long as each one costs at least $3.00. Here's how you get your HALF BACK • rebate on books. First, endorse your Wintario tickets on the back with your name and address. Then, take them to any participating Ontario bookstore. Participating bookstores are easyto recognize by the distinctive HALF BACK signs they display. Book rebates are also available through participating book clubs. Check your monthly mail. ings for details. For every 4 Wintario tickets you bring in, you will get $2,00 off on a date"; as it is callpd, on their label, This includes milk, cheese and most other dairy products, most pre-packaged baked goods and, eggs. This may answer sonic of your questions but food consultants, at AGriculture Canada remind you IQ? *hat nothing is learned from a label. that is not read! For further information on food grades write for the free booklet "Guide to Food Grades". Jt's avllable free of charge from. Information. Agricultbre Canada KlA 007. powdered milk and more water. - They supply less calories and are lower priced than batter, but the flavor is not as rich and they are, .not recommended for frying or baking. Butter blends are made from a mixture of butter and vegetable, animal or marine oils. Some contain half butter and half margarine and others, four parts INTRODUCING HALF BACK. • Why is it called HALFBACK? Ifs called HALF BACK because if you participate in the program, you gpt half back. You paid a dollar for each Wintario ticket. You. get fifty cents back. HOW does HALF BACK work? It's simple. If your Wintario tickets don't win in the draw, don't throw them. away. Just endorse them on the back with your name and address, Now they're worth 500 each on the purchasebf any book by a .Ccriadian author or on the /Du/theme of a subscription to any participating Cctna- dittri magazine. Know your butter better Canadian-authored book that costs $3.00 or more., The —bookseller has'a wide selection of books eligible for HALF BACK rebates and will be glad to help you make a choice and turn your Wintario tickets into savings. Here's how to get your HALF BACK rebate on magazines. A descriptive HALF BACK leaflet is availableat partic- ipating bookstores,.many Wintario ticket outlets and at your regional office of the Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation, It has an order form attached. In the leaflet, You'll find a list and description of the Canadian magazines that are eligible for the rebate. Simply make your choice, fill out the form and send it off with your endorsed Wintario tickets and a cheque for the balance. When does HALF BACK start? When does it end? And what tickets are eligible? HALF BACK is a three- month program sponsored by,the Ontaho Ministry of Culture and Recreation. It starts on January 20 and ends on April 12, 1978. Tickets for 6 Wintario draws will be eligible: JANUARY 19 MARCH 2 FEBRUARY 2 MARCH 16 FEBRUARY 16 MARCH 30 Tickets for the January 19 draw go on sale January 6. The last day tickets can be turned in for rebate under the program is April 12, 1978. What's our fo d labellin Ministry Of Ontario Culture and Lottery C ulture Corporation Hon. Robert Welch tylinimer . HALF BACKRUNS, UNTIL ALL WINTARIO TICKETS ,FROM .DRAWS .„ flE0,2 AND 16,,.MAR2,I6 AND 30 AKEILIGIBLEI