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Christmas pudding anyone? Doroles Shapton from Stephen
Township has been making Christmas pudding for over 35
years and . has been selling the much -sought-after Christmas
treat for six years. -
Christmas pudding is
Shapton's specialty
By Kate Monk
T -A Reporter
STEPHEN TOWNSHIP - •Do -
lures Shapton has combined her
love of a Christmas tradition with a
service that people need. Shapton
has been making Christmas pud-
ding for more—than-35 years and'. .
Started selling. it six years ago.
"The proof of the pudding is in
the eating." said Shapton. " Custom-
ers keep coming hack and hack."
For scvcral.years. prior to selling
from her home. Shapton • provided
- - the pudding for her church's hi-
zarre. She now has second genera-
, tion customers. •
Shapton starts making puddings
just before craft shows and then
continues as needed — her pud-
dings are always fresh. She sells a
variety` of sizes. depending on the
needs of the customers.
A variety of people buy pudding
from Shapton. Some are 'older and
no longer able to prepare the pud-
ding. others are younger but too -
busy while others have not learned
the tradition from their mothers.. .
She says many pcople'call her in
the week befre. Christmas and
some customers may even he phon-
ing on -Dec. 24.
Shapton's recipe is itself- part of
her family's tradition. It has been.
passed from her grandmother to her
mother and now to .her. She has
modified her Mothers recipe. . .
According tci Shapton. the key -to
a good Christmas pudding is that. it
Should -he moisTaild frUtty. Storage
is the important factor in.kecpjng a
pudding moist.
"After it's cooled. 1 put it in plasL
tic and in the fridge. Shapton ex-
plained.-
. Her pudding contains carrots and
potatoes. Currants have gone out of
style. Shapton steams the pudding
for ahout two hours but the. exact
steaming time depends on the size
of the container.
The sauce is another important
part of the tradition: At her family's
Christmas. the pudding and sauce
are kept warns throughout the day..
"People can have pudding when-
ever they feel tike it." • -
Feir Shapton. Christmas pudding
is more titan just a husiness.•
"it's a • service that 1 feel good
about," she said. adding she'll con-
tinue as lung as she can.
To purchase Christmas • pudding,
you can call Dolores ar 235-1027.
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new rescue van through fundraisers over the past two
years. The van, which cost about $7,000. will be used in
the village for accidents and fires.
New rescue
van for Hensall
By. Chantal) Van Raay
T -A Reporter
HENSALI, - Thanks to com-
munity %import, the Hensall Fire
Dept. is now better equipped for
trallic accident; and fires.
For the past two years the de
partrnent has been fundraising
for a rescue van, which now: sits
ready lir action- in the Hensall
Fire Department. •
"Because there was an-_ in-
crease in accidents and .medical
emergencies, we saw a need for
• it," explained the new lire chief
Ken . Bruxer. adding hit ap-
proximately two years ago it was
decided a rescue van would he a
• great benefit to the community.
They approached village coun-.
cil. service 'clubs: the lire hoard
and "virtually every business. or-
ganization and club got,involved7
in helping us." Bruxer said. -
The van, costing about $7.000 is
equipped with 911 jump seats.
which allows two people to sit in
one seat and put on an air pack
while going to the scene. •
"This is a time-saver,". Bruxer
said. "')'hat way we have two peo-
ple. ready to go when we get to the
scene."
Also purchased were some tools.
equipnicnt and first aid supplies.
While tliey stay have reached -
their. goal in purchasing the Van.
the fundraising is not officially
over.
"We're still fundraising to•raise
money to outfit the'van," he said.
Retirements and replacements
Atter 35 years. Chief Jim Hyde is
retiring from the Hensall Fire Dept.
Replacing him is Ken Bruxer..Greg
Campbell. is replacing Ken Bruxer
as deputy -chief. Also retiring after
-11-years :tg"a-rfir'etighter- is--Jnhn
Baker.
Donations given to
six organizations.
EXETER •- The Women':
Ministries of the Exeter Pentecostal
Uahernitcfc stet at the: home of Mrs..
Don .Jolly on December 11 at 2
-
Mrs: Cecil Kipfer presided over
'the meeting and led in prayer. -
Marion Trichner accompanied
the hymn singing on the piano.
The roll -call was. answered by
-eight members with a hihle verse
on Jesus...
• Mrs. Milford Prouty read the
'minutes and Mrs. Walter Nisula
thanked the group fir a fruit basket.
t
The treasurer's report was given
by Helen Kendrick.
The group,decidcd to donate to
six .organizations. They sent a
donation to Jeanette Tinlin and
Jean Jolly •gave a reading about
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CLINTON - The Huron County
and Perth District Health units are
now recruiting Healthy Baby,
Healthy Children parent resource
visitors. As part of the provincially
funded Healthy Baby, Healthy
Children Program, these parent
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sive training on January 26, 1998.
Parents have shared that bringing
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Holidays, the next regular
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