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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-12-07, Page 23dave syk So after endless outings tramping through shopping malls and flashing the Chargex card, the Christmas shopping is finally done. Relief. Well just better check over the list once more. Socks, a fresh supply of underwear and a couple of hand painted ties for dad that glow in the dark and read, kiss Me baby. and Jersey City. Mmmm, let's see. For ,mom there's the suggestive nightgown with the day of the week strategically embroidered on the front. Then for little sister a new album by, Guess Our Sex, with the hit single, "My Baby Used to Love Me Till I Stepped on Her Face with My Golf Shoes". For brother Knute, that new do -it -yourself - at -home brain surgery kit should be alright. Now Aunt Millie, the panty hose Inside: Winter car safety Entertainment Jack Riddell Minister's Study Martha Rathburn OFA convention Mabel Grey retires Captain Comet Page 3A Page 4A -5A Page 6A PAGE 8A 'Page 9A Page 10A Page 16A Page 17A without feet should,do for her, you don't like her much o,zayway and they wore on sale, That . pretty well takes ,care of the shopping list. But wait a minute, what about your pet That's right. Many pets are treated better than family members and there's no reason they aren't entitled to a few Christmas gifts. And if you think a simple rubber bone or catnip should suffice, think again, pet loving pal. Today gifts for animals are as varied as those for adults. Take your pet for a shampoo if you want him to look beautiful over the holiday season, all for only $16. And of course your dog may be in need of a new house and your cat perhaps in need of a new ..er... home, and a basic model can be purchased for $125. These are no frill models of course. - the derich Now if you happen to own piranha or reptiles you are out of luck when it comes to Christmas shopping. There just isn't anything you can buy theme. Well there are Christmas stockings for fish and as for the piranha, well, an office worker will have to do. If your pet is more of a sophisticated nature who prefers a touch of mink, one can actually purchase furs for the pet. Old bits of fur start at $1Q but if yoitr pet is at all fashion conscious they will go for the real mink creation valued at up to $500. A custom fit jacket for a French poodle could run up to $600: But isn't it worth it to show you care: But if your pet is inclined to 'laze around most of the time then a $29.99 dog bed -would be a welcome gift or for cats - the ultimate - a 4% foot high carpet covered cat scratching box starting at $79. Or if the family pet has a delicate diet you can buy a gourmet. meal 911 Christmas Day for$10. NOW if your , pet is into chic and trendy styles, stores sell dog boots for $25 to protect the little paws from winter slush, pet stockings or snowsuits with zippers for only $20 and dog coats with hoods and T-shirts for $4.99 with such nifty slogans as Pierre Cardog. For the more fashionable mut there's Kennel fever cologne or mouthwash and toothpaste that taste like beef. Or a raincoat or heart shaped bed for $20. • Perhaps your pet is the John Travolta of the dog set in your neigh- borhood, then buy him or her a sparkling disco jacket for $25. These items can actually be pur- chased so don't be selfish and think of your pet. IGNAL s YEAR 131-49 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7.1978 SECOND SECTION Judy Woodall takes cake BY JOANNE BUCHANAN Judy Woodall of Goderich has a hobby that's "a piece of cake". Or rather, that's what she ends up with. But there are more to Mrs. Woodall's cakes than what the average person is used to seeing. Hers are real works of art ready to be admired and eaten. , The trick is often in the icing --it's amazing to realize what can be done with that sweet stuff. Mrs`. Woodall can take four dollars' worth of cake mix and icing and turn it into a Cookie Monster, a Holly Hobby, a Mickey Mouse, a heart, a horseshoe or any number of oth`er,things. She began making and decorating her special cakes only last Christmas when she bought her first cake mold, one of Mickey Mouse. But her interest in cake decorating stems further back than that. She has an aunt.who was a cake decorator and as a child, she remembers seeing pictures of the special birthday cakes this aunt used to make. She always thought that some day she would like to give the hobby a try herself. Little did she know that her hobby would `become more than just that. At a Sorority meeting one night, shortly after she had taken—up her hobby, she showed the other members a Mickey Mouse cake which she had made for her nephew's birthday. Within minutes she had orders for three more of the same. She bought some more molds and • books on cake decorating and began experimenting. Through • word of mouth, she began receiving orders for special cakes from friends and friends of friends. During the fall, she. took two courses through the Cakery Decor store in London. Being self-taught up to that point, she skipped over the beginners' course and first took a course in Royal -Icing Flo'wers: Royal icing has a harder consistency than other icings and therefore has more lasting power too. Followingher course in the icing flowers, she took an eight week course in Intermediate Cake Decorating. This in- volved various techniques of decorating. She learned how to use gum paste to make little figures to sit on top of a cake; she learned filigree work or making lacey- like pieces to jut out from a cake; and she learned how to use piping gel and rice paper to draw and implant pictures onto a cake. She feels she learned a lot through taking these two courses and would further like to take a course in decorating wedding cakes and one in making gum paste flowers. When decorating a cake, Mrs. Woodall uses a parchment bag to hold the icing and she has 50 interchangeable tips for the bag with which she can create different types of flowers, stars, etc. She does variations on pat- terns she sees in cake decorating books. She has done cakes for Father's Day, birthdays and an- niversaries. She has made an umbrella cake for a bridal shower and she made her first wedding cake in Sep- tember. Although .most people phone in their cake or- ders, she welcomes them to come and look over her books on cake decorating d pick out something h like. She experimenting with new. ones. Special cakes, she. feels, are nice cen- trepieces at a party. Mrs. Woodall also makes fancy squares and she recently made 144 petite fours or miniature sweets each with three layers of icing for a wedding. They were dif- an som in a popular they i e. enjoys one of the ren OVA yes at okie Mons ooas t dnices centrepieces e n a opul ting the Co 3Ud-s ekes wro ra °Use, aae he says' Cakes L, peke it "cakes es, Mite yrs. W e c U to lVl �aay a ey Weis °anU � Neilaren's bi�tO eat theay 3 children! ° �S %°5��� as �t�stsnas. t i%dteo lost C cln sine theca..,:x�: /k ...XcGd3 P�•.,,,f/la. �. ✓, S,x, it .,; ,. . i°+tEa_w...,,� w>,.<iCa,. ta,,. Judy Woodall of Goderich shows how easy it is to make roses out of icing for decorating a cake. Since taking up the hobby of cake decorating last Christmas, she has taken two courses in London, one on Royal Icing Flowers and the other on Intermediate Cake Decorating, including many different techniques. Mrs. Woodall says she likes to bake, especially "fiddly" or creative things. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) r Ever get into one of those philosophical conversations where everyone involved expresses opinion on what's wrongwith the world today. You know the kind where the older people say everything is changed and the young people today have no respect and get everything too easy. The young people come back with things have changed. Life was different 20 years ago. People then didn't have to fight inflation and unemployment and ridiculous housing costs. In every one of those conversations there seems to be a wise, old sage who says that people today are going off the deep end at an alarming rate. He says there are more nervous breakdowns, heart failures and manic depressants today per capita than.: ever before. He doesn't pretend to know why but he is a wealth of statistics and can prove that if you haven't put a. gun to your head at least once in the past five years you're one of the few lucky ones around. Very few people agree on what the problem is rivith the world but most agree there are problems. Everyone has a tendency to look at major things like unemployment and inflatiori as the reason we're going out of our minds but it may not be the big things that are doing it. It may be a series of little things that get us ready se that when a major setback comes along we can't handle it. A person who feels he is a stone's , throw away from a breakdown on Friday may have had a series of things happen during the week that brought that on. Tracing his week we may find that on Monday morning he got out of bed chipper and ready for the world. He had a good weekend and feels ready to conquer the world. He jumps in the shower and once he's soaking wet he discovers that the shampoo bottle is empty. He's angry but can deal with the situation.' After all there's a fresh bottle in the cupboard and all he has to do is shut off the water, dry a bit and get out and get it. That done he washes his hair only to find that the soap is on the sink. Ho -overcomes those problems and gets ready for work. On his way to the car he discovers that the dog chose a spot between the house and the car to relieve himself. Just a minor delay. Tuesday morning he is in a bit of a rush. He grabs a quick cup of coffee to drink on the way to work. The kettle is boiling and the coffee is made when he discovers that the bag of milk is empty. He thrashes around in the refrigerator and pulls out a fresh bag. The scissors are not in the kitchen so a knife will have to be used. The knife is dull and he needs a little more pressure. All of a sudden the plastic cuts end the knife keeps on going taking a quarter of an inch of skin off his thumb. Wednesday morning he gets all set to shave and discovers that Tuesday night his wife used his razor to shave her legs. The blade wouldn't cut butter and it was the last one. He gingerly takes, pr scrapes, his beard off and would • probably be wise to stop at the Red Cross on the way to work, just to top up his blood level. Wednesday night he decides to relax and watch television because he knows Thursday night he has to go out after work. He happens to catch a great movie and becomes engrossed in it only to realize it's 11 o'clock. He knows that because an announcer has ended the movie saying stay " tuned for scenes from the remainderof the movie to be shown tomorrow night. Thursday he gets a call at work to stop at the stbre acid pick up some bread, milk_and cheese. He gets the items and gets in the "express" line for shoppers with eight items or less. The guy in front of him is ignoring the sign and has enough food to put up an army, division for thewinter. Finally getting to the cash register he discovers he only has two dollars. Back goes the cheese and when he returns to the counter the supply officer for the army is back. Friday morning he hears that the washing machine is broken and Will cost $80. Know now why he bit his dog before leaving for work? jeff Seddon P •