HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1972-08-24, Page 13THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1972
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS PAGE 13
Tasty Recipes
OLD FASHIONED BAKED BEANS
Large size Frypan
Temp: 220 degrees
Time: 6 hours
1 pound white beans
6 cups water
11/2 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tbsp salt
2 large onions, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup brown sugar (or)
1/4 cup brown sugar and
1/4 cup molasses
2 tbsp sweet pickle juice or vin.
1/2 tsp each cinnamon and cloves
1/2 cup ketchup or chili sauce
(optional)
1/4 pound salt pork or bacon,
sliced
Pick over beans, wash, add water
Soak 8 hours or overnight. Place
in frypan using liquid. Bring to
boil at 300 deg. and boil un-
covered while adding remaining
ingredients, except pork. Stir
until blended. Lay bacon or
pork slices on top, Cover, sim-
mer at about 220 deg, 6 to 8
hours, stirring occasionally.
Add enough liquid while sim-
mering to barely cover beans, as
necessary. Test for tenderness.
NOTE: - If beans are quick cook-
ing, do not soak. Follow label
instructions.
Try 1/3 cup maple syrup and
cup brown sugar in above recipe
for an unusual flavor. Serves
4 to 6.
PEPPER RING BEANS
3 1/2 cups canned beans
1/3 cup chili sauce or ketchup
1 T prepared mustard
1 T Worcestershire sauce
4 green pepper rings
1/2 cup grated cheese• . •
Heat oven to 350 deg. Combine
first 4 ingredients in 1 gqart cas-
serole. Arrange pepper rings over
top; fill centers with cheese.
Bake 30 min. or till hot. 4 to 6
servings.
It may be hard to believe but
a crowd of well over 20, 000
persons visited Zurich last year
to take in the sixth annual Bean
Festival. Some people estimat-
ed the crowd over the entire
day to reach as high as 30, 000
but there definitely was well ove
20, 000 came and left from early
morning until late at night.
Visitors started arriving in the
village earlier in the morning
Many volunteers
needed each year
at bean festival
People ---the people of Zurich
and surrounding area volunteer
their time and labour to make
the Bean Festival such an out-
standing success.
After the primary planning
has been completed by the over-
all committee in charge, the
call goes out for volunteers for
the scores of jobs that must be
done on festival day. Between
200 and 300 local residents are
actively involved in the festival
on the big day. Their services
are used for cooking beans,
making cole slaw, buttering
bread, making coffee, slicing
meat, waiting on tables and the
dozens of other jobs which must
be.looked after.
Some of the men look after
selling t+}giis ,•' a.tra ging.tpurs.
to the bearrfinds, anti's i ervise
the horseshoe tournament, as
only a few of the many tasks.
Others have to supervise parking
and of course there are those who
assist the ladies in the cooking
department.
Then there are the exhibitors
or'those who set np, st'h..nds.on
the streets for the big day. All
these jobs require help --and more
help. But the people of the com-
munity have been good to rally
to the cause and assist wherever
needed.
WELCOME
the seventh annul
We hope you enjoy yourself in Zurich,
and will come back again!
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than ever, and by noon, eating
tables were all filled and booths
reported doing a landslide bus-
iness. Most of the booths selling
pies ran out of stock by four and
five o'clock.
Over 9, 000 persons bought
the complete meal of home -
baked beans with all the trim-
mings, and several thousand
more purchased a small bucket
of beans only. By five o'clock
the food committee ran out of
ham, and before they were
through they had to send to
Hensall, Dashwood and Grand
Bend for more supplies of meat.
When it was all over, there was
only about a tub of beans left,
as well.
The committee cooked up a
ton of beans, along with this,
there was 1000 pounds of cold
ham served, and whatever extra
amount of cold meats they
could locate in the area. Almost
400 loaves of bread were devour-
ed and a large quantity of cole
slaw.
Three serving outlets were set
up on Victoria Street, Mill
Street and Goshen Street, to take
care of the large crowds.
Continuous entertainment was
provided throughout the day by
several groups, "Katie and I, "
the "Little German Band" and
the "Zurich Centennial Band."
A horseshoe tournament east
of the arena attracted a large
crowd of spectators and compet-
itors, as well, and the.Lambton
Youth Theatre gave their present.
ation, "Che,," at the Commun-
ity Park. There was also harness
pony races at the old fair grounds
One of the feature attractions
again was "Green Acres"
which operated for the first time
two years ago. Visitors were
taken to the site by bus, and
then transported around the
farm on tractor -drawn wagons.
At the farm they saw many of
the stars of the popular telev-
ision show being portrayed by
local residents of the commun-
ity. They also had the privilege
of visiting Sam Drucker's
Stor4, and to chat with Oliver
and Lisa, Haney, Mr. Ziffle
and Arnold and Mr. Kimble.
On numerous occasions they
could also see Oliver and Lisa
climb the pole to answer the
telephone.
Festival officials estimated
that close to 2000 persons visited
the Green Acres farm, which
is owned by Kenneth Gascho.
A new attraction last year
was the bean -eating contest
between officials from the vill-
age of Zurich and the Dashwood
police village trustees. Repres-
enting Zurich was reeve Gordon
Hess, councillor George Haggitt
and Glen Thiel, president of
the Chamber of Commerce,
while the Dashwood eaters were
Cliff Salmon, Ervin Rader and
Harold Schroeder. Doug Armst-
rong, general chairman of the
Bean Festival committee, was
captain of the Zurich trio, while
Ron Merner supervised the Dash-
wood team.
By the time the fun and frolic
was all over the two judges,
Hon. C. S. MacNaughton and
Robert E. McKinley, M.P, had
to declare the contest a draw.
Both judges decided there were
too many irregularities to name
a winner..
A special visitor to the festival
along with both Huron County's
government representatives,
was the Horn. William A. Stew-
art, Minister of Agriculture for
Ontario. In a few brief words
to the large gathering, Mr.
Stewart described the annual
festival as the greatest thing
that ever happendbd to the bean
industry in Ontario.
To entertain the many child-
ren in attendance, Bosco, the
Clown was present and a midway
was set up on two streets. High-
way 84 through the village was
closed off and traffic had to det-
our around several blocks to pass
through.
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For your eating pleasure,
we serve
*Chicken Dinners
*Shrimp Dinners
*Fish and Chips
*Hamburgers
*Cheeseburgers
*Foot Longs*Mushroom Stevakettes
*Egg Rolls *Onion Rings* Sundaes
*Soft Drinks*MJk Strokes*Apple Turnovers
We Carry Two Flavours in Soft Ice Cream
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WELCOME
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We hope you enjoy your visit to our Community!
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