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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-11-14, Page 18Page 2—Crossroads—Nov. 14, 1984 Shirley Whittington A new ply ambition for young Canadians You could have knocked me over with a piece of pasta last week when I heard that Canada had won the 1984 World Culinary Olympics. Think of it! Twenty-four gold medals. It's enough to make one forget recent hockey hu- miliations. anada has always been a nation of good plain cooks. Here, in the land where Kraft dinner and Pablum were born, we practise a unique, no-nonsense cuisine that puts hair on your chest whether you want it or not. Back bacon on .a bun, fries and canned gravy, macaroni and cheese — we grew up on them. And having grown, we diversified into regional specialities like onion soup and sour cream dip, battered smelts, dulse and cod cheeks. What a gastronomic spectrum! Yet, we always seem to have a terrible time coming up with a truly national meal when a head of state comes to visit. When the newly elected president of the U.S. comes for dinner at Sussex Drive this will be the menu: cream of fiddlehead soup, Arctic char and -or Winnipeg goldeye, wild rice, maple syrup mousse and a nice cold bottle of Baby Escarpment. Some years ago, Pierre Berton suggested the follow- ing as a typical Canadian bill of fare: Oysters with pig-, weed, dandelion greens and onions; French Canadian pea soup; roast duck with' fiddleheads, mashed pumpkin and potatoes and blueberry whip. low there's HEY KIDS! LEARN TO DRAW WITH DANNY COUGHLAN 1. Here's Danny's complete drawing. a meal destined to stick to the ribs, and the hips and thighs as well. We have always leaned to sturdy food because in this country we need something to keep out the cold. The Dominion of Canada Cook- book, distributed by ..the T. Eaton Company at the turn of the century features recipes for stewed eggs, collared calf's head and eel pie with strong fish gravy. None of this would seem to produce a strong ethnic background for champion- ship chefs, but our Canadian culinary team brought home the gold and embarrassed the dickens out of the French, who I hear are in a real ragout over the whole thing. The U.S. team was so upset it resorted to slander. "The Canadians shouldn't have won," pouted U.S. chef Daniel Hugelier. "Sure, they had -clean displays .. . but they did all the old traditional stuff, nothing original. And their pike mousse was rubbery." That's a tough accusation to live with, but what the heck. It's probably just sour grapes. Meanwhile Canadians have a new set of national heroes in the Olympic cook- ing team, and before long little kids will be begging their parents for copper - bottomed cookware for Christmas instead of goalie nets and ski boots. Within the next decade, the following dialogue may take place in many a Canadian home: Mum: Hello darling. How was cooking practice? Kid: Okay. Mum: Whaddya mean, okay? Did you make the team? Kid: •Well, not the first string team. But the coach says if I work on my meringue, I'll be his first choice if somebody gets benched. Like today, Ricky Zedlik hadda leave after he stuck his hand in the food processor. Andthe kid that turned it on got a three minuted penalty. Mum: You didn't make the A team? I can't believe this. Your father and I have been driving you to cooking practice ever since you were five years old. We bought you a garlic press, a salad spinner, a Cuisinart. We sent you to souffle camp. We got you Madame Benoit's auto- graph. And now you tell me you didn't make the team? What went wrong? Kid: My stupid custard curdled. Mum: Your ... custard? Kid: We were making creme caramel, and I hadda do the custard. And it'cur- dled. Mum: (annoyed) Creme Caramel? For a primary, Pee -Wee House team? I always knew that coach was weird. He teaches you all this fancy Cordon Bleu stuff, but what about the basics? Can you clean a.smelt? Make gravy? You'll go into the Golden Microwave tourney and you'll mess up on some- thing simple like basic white sauce. Kid: I know. He's always yelling at me because I can't -make a smooth roux like my brother could. Sometimes I just want to throw the whole thing up. Mum: That's no way to talk about food. Listen Sport, get your chin up off the floor and remember that even the greats like Julia Child and James Beard started off with simple things like boiled eggs and Rice Krispie squares. Don't throw in the potholder, not yet. Kid: (music up — a faintly military combination of Hail to the Chef and Canadian Capers). Golly Mum, I will. I'll practise every single day and go through all the Ieac ,es and divisions and who- knows? Some day maybe I can cook in the major leagues. Mum: Their scouts are looking all the time, son. And, then it will be time to go into training for the Olympic team. Just hold that dream, and practise, prac- tise, practise. Now sweet- heart, I want you to take this cream .. . Kid: Yes? Mum: And beat it. Mummy wants to watch General Hospital. Today the Chief of Staff gets food poisoning. Backyard Gardener Long-term care for amaryllis: By Patrick Denton Though the price of a large -size amaryllis bulb may seem high, the larger, more expensive bulbs usually produce two flower stalks rather than just one. This means that for a couple more dollars, you actually receive double the flowering value from your bulb. Another point to ponder as you reach into your purse or wallet is that an amaryllis bulb is a long-term invest- ment, not a mere one-shot piece of blooming action. In fact, if you follow just a few simple guidelines, you can actually increase the num- ber of flowering stems and the size of your bulb in future years. Last winter, for ex- ample, some of my amary- llis ' that had previously bloomed on just one flower stalk produced two flowering stems. Amaryllis bulbs are usual- ly planted from October through April. This is when they are available in garden centres and nurseries. New bulbs planted at intervals during these months will yield flowers from Christ - crossroads Published every Wednesday by Wenger -Bros. Limited as the .lifestyle and entertainment section in The Listowel Banner, The Wingham Advance - Times, The Mount Forest Confederate and The Milverton Sun. Members of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspaper Association. and the Ontario Press Council. Controlled distri- bution in Ariss, Arthur, Drayton, Harriston, Moorefield, Palmerston, Bloom- ingdale, Breslau, Conestogo, Elmira, Heidelberg, Linwood, Maryhill, St. Clements, St. Jacobs, Wallenstein, Wellesley and West Montrose. Display and Classified advertising deadline — 5:00 p.m. Thursday week prior to publication date. Advertising and Production The Listowel Banner 188 Wallace Ave. N., P.O. Box 97, Listowel, Ont. N4W 3H2 Accounting and Billing The Wingham Advance -Times Josephine St., P.O. Box 390, Wingham, Ont NOG 2W0 The Listowel Banner 291-1660 The Wingham Advance -Times 357-2320 The Mount Forest Confederate 323-1550 The Milverton'Sun 595.8921 time for the bulb to rest. That's all right. All that needs to be done at this point is to clean off the pots, pull 'away any dead leaves and place the pots in a cool, dry place for two to three months. I simply set the amaryllis pots together in a cardboard box in a storage cupboard. There, the leaves soon dry off and can be gently pulled away. During their time in a cool, dry resting spot, the pots can be given a squirt or two of water -- just enough to keep the bulbs from shriveling. Then, when a minimum of two months has passed, the bulbs can be started into growth again, all at once or at intervals for a succession of bloom. Sometimes, you'll find an impatient bulb or two sen- ding out a flower stalk while its pot is still in the cup- board. That just means it's time to replace a layer of its old soil with fresh, bring it into light and wartnth and resume its normal care. But most often your amaryllis will not have started growth when you bring it out of its resting place. At this point, conven- tional wisdom says to scrape out a top layer of soil only and replenish it with fresh potting soil. But I think it's a far better idea to repot amaryllis bulbs at the end of their rest period. This gives the bulb a fresh, clean start as all the old soil and any dried out or damaged root parts are removed. Carefully remove the bulb from its pots, rinse it, cut off damaged root pieces and give the roots the same five- day soaking as I described recently for new bulbs before potting them. mas through the end of spring. It's the care you give your amaryllis plant after it has finished flowering that will determine its performance the following year. When all the flowers have faded, the flower stalk should be cut away near its base. Then, it's important to, keep the plant healthy and growing by regular watering and weekly fertilization with a balanced water-soluble plant food. In late May or early June the plant can be set outdoors do a balcony or patio, or sunk in the garden in its pot for the summer. I like to set my amaryllis with most of our houseplants in a warm spot that is sheltered from direct rays of the hot .afternoon summer sun. Here, the amaryllis is regularly, wa- tered and fertilized along with the other houseplants. At the end°of the summer, and before the first even light frost, our tender amaryllis plants must be brought indoors . again. Usually, the _lees will not have died back naturally at this time even though it's • to war in 1914. In a burst of nationalistic fervor that was later to prove part of his undoing, Hughes had insisted that Canadian soldiers be out- fitted entirely v►lith equipment, including Hughes' pride and joy, the Ross Rifle, was later proven to be either faulty or dangerous. Hughes considered himself accountable to no one, not Canadian -made equipment. ,even the Prime Minister. He Defense contracts had been revealed none of the details handed out to Canadian of his department's adminis- busipessmen, many of whom tration, which increasingly were Hughes' friends and infuriated Cabinet and the cpnstituents. Much of the Opposition. AUCTION SALE Of 34 Sows (Quality Swine),.,ApPLox. 120 Weaners & Chunks, Meter Mill, 4 Wheel Drive Truck & Misc. Items For: WAYNE CULP Pt. Lot 24, Con. 7, Arthur Twp., approx 5 miles north of Arthur. Watch for signs on Hwy. ,No. 6. Friday, Nov. 16, 1984 at 1:00 p.m. SOWS: 10 Landrace York, 1st litter due time of sale; 10 Landrace York, 2nd litter due Dec. (Quality Swine stock); 4 Tamsworth, one with litter, three due Dec.; 10 Hamp York, due various stages; 2 'breeder, boars, Duroc Hamp cross; .approx. 75 chunks; 40 weaners.. VEHICLE': 1977 GMC 4x4 350 4 barrel, as is. MISC.: Farmatic meter mill, 2 compartments, 3 h.p.; 7 farrowing pens; misc'. panels; pig trough; heat lamps; 12 Beatty panels; 3 Beatty stable gates; 200 gal. water trough; steel stakes; 12 steel posts, 6' tops x 8'; 2 Surge milkers; Universal vac, pump; barn fan; chicken cages; big water bowls; scrap steel; snowmobile parts (new & used); boogies; ax- les; springs, etc.; wagon load of misc. items. TERMS: Cash or Cheque with I.D. Owner or auctioneer not responsible for accidents or property loss day of sale. Auctioneers: JOHN & MARION GRAHAM Grand Valley, Ontario 928-5361 GORDON PINSENT STARS IN SAM HUGHES'S WAR Gordon Pinsent stars as Sir Sam Hughes in Sam Hughes's War, a two-part, three-hour dramatization of the 'life of the charismatic, cantankerous Tory business- man who was Canada's Minister of Defense during World War I. Sam Hughes' War will be telecast on CBC Television on Wednesday, November 21 and Thursday, November 22 at 8 p.m. Appointed Minister of Militia and Defense in 1911 by Prime Minister Robert Borden, Sam Hughes proved to be one of the most flam- boyant and controversial political figures in Canadian history. To the Canadian public Hughes was a hero, a fier- cely patriotic symbol of the national spirit single- mindedly devoted to the idea of Canadian military great- ness. Through sheer force of will he raised a volunteer army and mobilized the First Canadian Division of 31,000 men and 8,500 horses a mere six weeks after the call You'll be surprised how easy itisto.a. 1985 �,,, Vii;. ,; „, 1 or Cougar auto , AM FM 1 ir P.SY, P.B�r9 "' Stereo. Per month , • 36 RadioDefroster per Monthl 7896 1985 Escort/Lynx S -model Featuring . P.B, 1985 Mu ' a n g LX. 2 Dr. AM/PSFM StereoDef . 47 Per Month 1 9 8 ,J PS.,PB.Del .1 9547 1985 Te polTopaz L-4 Door Radio Per Month Auto. PS . P B . 01 1985 LTD/Marquis 4 Door Sedan Radio, R Defroster Per Month Styleside Pickup 1985 Ranger Pickup RadioPer Month 18486 Styleside Pickup. A 1985 F'150 Pickup Rado�eP B PS Per Month 20.93 The above leases are based on a 48 month term 96,000 km. Lease price can be lower with larger down payment. r' rred LEA►S IN U HARVEY KROTZ FORD Wallace Ave. North, Listowel Car City Phone; 291-3520 AUCTION SALE Of Appliances, Furniture, Antiques, Some Dishes, Tools & Misc. Items For: MRS. BESSIE LOWERY 585 Main St. E., Listowel and' MRS. FLORENCE CONNEYBEARE " RR,2, Listowel plus some lodge furniture for the Milverton Masonic Lodge. Sale will be held in the Kurtzville Comm. Centre located' 2 miles north of Listowel on Hwy. 23 & 4 miles west of Gowanstown on: Wednesday Evening Nov. 21 Sale time 5:30 p.m. APPLIANCES: Moffat .30" electric stove (white); Westinghouse matching auto. washer & electric clothes 'dryer ' (harvest. gold); Ken- more auto. portable dishwasher (white & good); Kenmore H.D. auto. washer; Kenmore electric clothes dryer (both white); McClary Easy wr- inger washer: Inglis electric clothes dryer; Hap- py Thought kitchen cook -stove; Coleman space oil heater; dehumidifier; 3 brush Elec- trolux floor polisher with scrubber attach.; humidifier; small electrical appliances. FURNITURE: Solid State 26" console color TV; Silvertone stereo radio -record player, console model, plus records; wooden arm rocking chair; swivel rocker; coffee & end tables; brown tweed, 4 cushion chesterfield; studio couch; vinyl brown davenport with matching chair; occ. arm chair & rocking chair; ped. plant stand; chesterfield, older style (good); Elec- trohome b&w TV; 6 chrome kitchen chairs; stool; kitchen utility steel cabinet; metal 2 door wardrobe; metal storage & broom closet; card table; record 'stand; swag & floor lamps; wooden bookcase & encyclopedia set; table desk; 4' portable bar, padded, also bar clock; wooden double beds; dresser; vanity dresser; two 3 piece bedroom suites; mirrors; luggage; pictures; frames; bedding & linens; oil pain- tings. CLOCK: Gilbert mantel chime clock., ANTIQUES: Wooden ext. table with rounded drum ends, with leaves; pine chest of drawers; 2 washstands; 1 piece cupboard with 2 bottom doors, 2, drawers & top shelf; drop-leaf table; wooden high chair; 2 matching press , back chairs; Daisy barrel churn; coal oil lantern; Alad- din Tamp; hickory canes; Raymond treddle sew- ing machine; 2 flat top trunks; med. cabinet; Fhonola table radio; double hall seat; wooden butter bowl, ladle; meat grinder; sausage stuf- fer; 2 old fashion_screen doors; spool bed; cut- ter robe; man's full length fur coat; man's swallow tail coat; copper boiler; dining room light fixture eight 30 gal. milk cans; Zenith radio (good). DISHES: Variety of everyday dishes; some good pieces; glass; complete set of dinner dishes for 6 (Strawberry Fair Pattern); pots & pans. MASONIC LODGE: 24 matching wooden chairs; 2 press back chairs; 3 wooden arm chairs; chicken coop chair table roll-top secretary desk; set of 4 velvet covered lodge officer's chairs; Bell pump organ & stool (good finish); sideboard with back mirror; 2 square parlor tables; 2 ped. plant tables; small lift top wall desk; desk lamp; ped. lodge table; steel storage cabinet; wooden step ladder; 2 folding 6' & 8' tables; approx. 28 theatre style seats. MISC. ITEMS: Power Kraft 8" radial arm saw & steel stand; hand tools; garden tools; fishing equipment; fireplace acces. 1 pair of curling stones; 50' of new garden fence; wheel bar- row; Sunbeam electric lawn mower; . alum. storm door complete 30"x78"; hyd. jack; 100' electric cord; alum. step ladder; 2 wooden house doors; sap buckets & spites: TERMS: Cash or cheque with proper TD. sale day. Owners or auctioneer not responsible for accidents or loss of property sale day. Auctioneer: BOB GILMORE 485 Victoria Ave. S. Listowel Phone 291-3489 Jo