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Ice bdsiness - Ann Rose tends,aip,one of her bowls during the freezing process.
Peter's Point
Conti ued from page. 4.
"Neat",meant tidy and clean, rot
interesting.
1 think the\ word "mean" is
now being u5ed to describe a
person who is, strict, who in-
sists that a minimum amount of
;discipline and decorum is main-
tained, who doesn't allow chaos
to reign
Mean principals won't permit
toy guns on the school premis-
es. Mean teachers insist that
muddy boots are taken off in the
hall. Mean bus drivers won't let
kids jump around or use rude
language. Mean parents make
their kids go to bed at a reasona-
ble hour.
Iused to object and disagree
when the kids insisted that I
was mean. But what's the point
in arguing? Mean is not a big •
deal.
We just have to leam to inter -
1
pret the word properly instead of
getting upset when the children
call us mean. I discovered that
best answer is: "Yes, I'm mean,
and I mean it." '
The kids are not regarding us
as cniel and heartless monsters.
Because in their mind, "mean"
has become synonymous with
"no nonsense".
"Stephanie, please put that fork
down. It belongs on the plate,
not in your hair."
"You're so mean, Dad."
"Yes, I am, because I want to
teach you good table manners.
It's important to me and to you."
That should end the problem.
If it doesn't, I-mayhave to get
"meaner", remove the little lady
from the table and make her do
without supper.
"I hate you, Dad: You're the
meanest Dad in the world!"
Even that, I've learned, does
not spell the end of our relation-
ship. She is just trying to tell me
that she is unhappy and embar-
rassed, and perhaps also tired.
Half an hour later, Ill go up to
her room, and we'll make up.
Yes, "hate" is another word
that doesn't have the value it
used to have. And thank good-
ness for that. When my kids
"hate" me, they don't want to
maim or kill mc. grey just want
me to know that ey're tempo-
rarily disgusted with me.
Are your kids calling you.
mean? Don't worry. Don't feel
guilty. And don't soften up ei-
ther. It's just the generation
gap. Their "mean" and our
"mean" are kilometers apart. One
day they'll be glad you were so
mean. And they'll be mean with
their kids. Unless by then, the
word "mean" means something
else again.
Times -Advocate places first in class
Times -Advocate, March 6, 1991 Page 5
Hensall manufacturerer breaking
the Ice with new product
By Ray Lewis
HENSALL - In this day and age,
people are always looking for
something a little different to help
mark a special occasion. Ann
Rose has discovered a unique new
product and her Hensall based
company is literally breaking the
ice by entering the market.
Rose's company, Iceculture, in
conjunction with Pineridge Barbe-
cue, has just begun production of
ice bowls, a very different ap-
proach to the manufacturing of
centrepieces.
"It's really quite different," says •
Rose. "You don't see very many
of them around."
At a recent wedding in London,
Ann designed, decorated and de-
livered such a bowl which turned
into quite a conversation piece.
The ice bowl was complete with
silk flowers set firmly into the ice
itself while she completed the dis-
play by filling the bowl with
punch.
Rose is actually a.pioneer in the
industry. Through her catering
service, she learned of the centre-
pieces through American connec-
tions. Realizing the potential that
the bowls have for complimenting
the catering business, she decided
to give it a try. •
A completed bowl measures
about 19 inches wide, 12 inches
deep and ranges from two to four
inches in thickness, depending on
what its use will be. It has a liquid
holding capacity ranging from sev-
en to 10 quarts and empty, the bowl
weighs around 65 pounds.
The secret of Rose's unique ser-
vice is an Ice Bowl machine for
which Iceculture has now become a
distributor. The machine is a re-
frigeration unit, produced by Huss-
man Star, which seems fairly easy
to operate.
A mold is placed in the machine
and filled with water. Outside of
the mold is a chemical called glycol
which helps to maintain a low tem-
perature, about 20 degrees Fahren-
heit. A stream of air is then
pumped through the inside which
causes the water to circulate very
slowly, allowing it to freeze crystal
clear from the outside in. The pro-
cess usually takes between 24 and
28 hours, again depending on thick-
ness.
The bowl can be left clear and
then hand -shaped to leave a Water-
ford crystal effect, but to help make
it more personal, many different
items are frozen into the ice itself.
Silk flowers, photographs, toys,
coins, company logos, lettering;
virtually anything can be used.
Party planners who are responsible
for organizing special occasions
can provide their own designs to be
set in the ice so that colours are co-
ordinated with other decorations for
the event.
"We set up a demonstration at a
recent bridal show at the Oakwood
Inn," says Rose. "The response
was really promising."
After the ice has formed, the real
fun begins. Using tools such as
files, rasps, drills and yes, even
chainsaws, the ice bowl is then
sculpted by Julian Bayley to the
owner's desired specifications re-
tailing from $150 to $200 depend-
ing upon the amount of design
work involved.
A plastic insert is placed in the
bowl to allow for a variety of uses.
Punches and dips are quite com-
mon as are fruits and salads. The
bowl is then placed on a decorated
display case and illuminated from
the bottom.
The case also doubles as a drain
as the ice melts. Depending upon
thickness, the average ice bowl will
last approximately 12 to 15 hours
under normal conditions, which
means that if refrigerated, it can be
reused
Crystal clear - lceculture is one
of the country's pioneers in the
ice bowl industry. Shown hem is
just one of the many creations,
this one containing fruit frozen
into the bowl itself.
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