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The Rural Voice, 1979-04, Page 47remaining egg: add with zucchini to marinate: chill. Place lettuce leaf on each slice of bread: spoon on chilled zucchini mixture. Top with egg slices, sprinkle with paprika. Garnish with sliced tomatoes, cucumber fingers and carrot curls. Yields 12 open -face sandwiches. HOME PICKLED EGGS 3 cups white vinegar 11/2 cups water 11/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon mustard seed 1 teaspoon black peppercorns 2 tablespoons sliced ginger root OR '/2 teaspoon celery seed 12 hard -cooked eggs Combine all ingredients except eggs in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Strain to remove spices and let solution cool. Pack eggs in sealable containers. Pour solution over eggs to cover. Let stand at least two days before using. One of the following may be substituted for mustard seed: 2-3 bay leaves, 2 cloves garlic, or 1 teaspoon whole cloves. If desired sugar, to taste, may be added. EASTER EGG FUN HOW TO BLOW EGGS: Wash and dry eggs. Pierce both ends of the egg with a large needle. Slightly enlarge hole at the small end of the egg. Push needle well into egg, to break yolk. Hold egg over bowl with small end down. Blow into hole at opposite end. Rinse shell with cold water. TO COLOUR EGGS: Try felt pens; nail polish; food colouring; fabric dyes; ink; acrylic, enamel or poster paints. NOTE: If planning to eat hard -cooked eggs that have been dyed, make sure that a non-toxic vegetables dye is used, as the shell is porous. DECOUPAGE EGGS: This is easy to dol Cut tiny pictures from magazines or gift wrap; use dried flowers, feathers, or stickers. Glue decoration on egg (which may be plain, dyed or painted). Let dry, then coat with spray varnish or decoupage coating (i.e. Modge Podge) NOTE: Brushed -on varnish may discolour pictures. If desired, instead of varnishing on top of decoration, coat with white glue and sprinkle with glitter. Glue will be clear when dry. EGG ANIMALS: OWL: Colour egg with black or brown felt pen. Glue on beak made of triangle of con- struction paper. Use two small stones for feet. PIG: Dye egg pink. Glue on miniature marshmallows for four legs and snout. Make a curly tail from a pipe cleaner. Draw eyes with a felt pen. MOUSE: Glue on large pink ovals of construction paper for ears. Add a pipe cleaner tail; draw on whiskers and eyes with a felt pen. Invent your own: Rabbits with paper ears and a cotton ball tail; Fish with tissues, paper fins; Frogs, Striped Bumblebees, and so on. TIPS: After drawing designs with a felt tip pen, let dry and coat with clear nail polish to prevent smearing. To make stands for decorated eggs, glue on small plastic curtain rings, buttons, spools, stones, pieces of wood or bottle caps. You are invited to come to the factory and see the quality for yourself. FACTORY OPEN FOR INSPECTION WEEKDAYS 8:30-11:30 a.m., 1-3 p.m. OR BY APPOINTMENT. 17%Am • NORTHLANDER A complete line of 12 and 14 wides now available. Now also building C,'ommercial/Industrial Units. An alternate form of farm housing, custom designed and built to your requirements. —CahadaS keq— Manufactured in Canada by Custom Trailers Ltd., 165 Thames Rd. E. Exeter, Ontario [Box 190] [5191235-1530 Telex 064-5815 THE RURAL VOICE/APRIL 1979 PG. 45