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Times-Advocate, 1978-07-13, Page 7 (2)rIALUES ITH THEfE Betty Crocker SNACKIN CAKE MIX 7,3 6 flavours' 4 v • Fresh beets are tops with tops Fresh Ontario beets add rich. red color and in- teresting varlet' to summer meals. The first ones ready rome 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,tleep green in color_ Toproperly store beets. lelve a one -inch stem and all the roots attached. Refrigerate and use within 3,: to 4 weeks. _Beet greens should be refrigerated in a plastic bag. Use within 1 to 2 flays. Beets can be peeled, stir- -- 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 124 to 30 minutes for medium sizer. then slip off 'the skins and tems. Beet greens cook in the water that" clings to their leaves after washing. They require a very short cooking time. approximately five minutes. 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' I take the greatest lesson from compassion — it takes away ail the conceit out of my life a MARK EVENT — Mabel and len McKnight, Exeter, celebrated their 45th weddin4 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, Espanolo; Paul, Exeter; and six grandchildren. Meats and salads provide cool eating Keeping coot 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 witty the vegetables to make a cam- plete main course. ft's easy on the cook. and much ap- '- preciated by everyone on hot. humiddays. 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 ineats, 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 psed within two days. Keep tight- ly wrapped and stored in the • New owner finds it rewarding Small country store attempts comeback - MOst people think the country store was left behind with the. threshing machine and ten cent candy bar, but Dave Parsons of *Elimville disagrees. "1 don't think .it is a thing of the past. People still en- joy coming to a country store that has the old style." saysParsons:•- 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. "1 started totally as 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 1 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 4 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 that people need. but 1 carry enough main brand items that it is worth shopping here. I offer people. con- venience'" he says. "It still refrigerato-r. 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 tiihe. ' bothers • me though when go to a bigger one.',; • people bypass this place to Personally.' Parsons says RUNS COUNTRY STORE — Dave Porsons has been running his own general store in Elimville for one year now. Porsons says he has found the lob a rewording experience. T -A photo 1Colemano) CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING for Trailers, Recreational Vehicles and Modular Homes see MAX'S N & APPLIANCES REFRIGERATION SALES & SERVICE GRAND BEND 238-2493 he has found the occupation rewarding: "It's been fantastic . I've had a lot of fun doing it and meeting pew 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 ot..the 'store or how long he will stay with the business. 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