Clinton News-Record, 1974-12-24, Page 24ay its message of
joy and peace
remain, with you and yours, alwayi
Best wishes for a
Happy Holiday
Season from
Connie and Paul West
THE
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' BAYFIELD
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To all our customers, sincerest wishes for
a Christmas that hums with complete
Joy and happiness. And for the
pleasure of having served you, our thanks!
STAFF AP
Brussels Motors
402.9521 ALBERT ST.
CLINTON
hrous aiistmas
May the spiritual peace of this ,
Christmas enter into your lives. It's a
time. of joy . . . a time to wish
everyone the happiness and contentment
of that Holy night long ago, Thanks,
BEATTIE FURNITURE
DAVID BEATTIE GEO, BEATTIE
CLAUDIA EASTMAN, GEO. CAMPBELL
& STEVE WILKINSON
ur warmest wishes
for the holiday. It's a time to
be joyful and to say, "thank you".
LORI and ADDIE JUTZI
AND THE STAFF
AT .
BASE FACTORY OUTLET
Merry Christmas
May your home be filled with
an abundance of Yuletide
pleasures. Sincerest thanks, patrons.
KEN'S CARPENTRY
CLINTON
482-7676
Jolly good greetings to all the
wonderful folks in our community. We hope
the spirit of this holiday season will abound
and the good fellowship we have enjoyed
with our customers continue.
From the management and Staff o
ASSOCIATE STORE
PAGE 8B—CLINTON NEWS-RECORD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1974
The real meaning 'of Christmas Virord 'Manger' Has 2 Meanings
BY ELAINE TOWNSHEND
of Bayfleld
What remains after we
remove the frills from Christ-
mas?
By frills I mean the commer-
cialism and the artificiality of
our modern celebration. Take
away from Christmas the ad-
vertising jingles,• the
sophisticated displays in the
store windows and the jangling
cash registers.
The expensive presents are
wrapped in shiny paper and are
.tied with pretty bows, Consider
the thought behind the gift in-
stead of the price tag, Forget
The festive season is in full
swing and most people are now
buying the Christmas turkey.
Stocks are plentiful right now,
especially in the heavier birds
of 16 to 24 pounds.
Before you make your pur-
chase, check the grade printed
on the bag or on the tag. There
is usually a price difference bet-
ween Grades A, B and Utility.
Canada Grade A turkeys are
the top quality available at the
retail level. The birds are well
formed, fattened and fleshed.
Many of these are sold as "self-
basted" turkeys which have
been injected with fat. They. are
usually more expensive than
their regular counterpart.
Canada Grade B birds are not
as well fleshed and fattened as
Canada Grade A birds and
many have minor imperfections
which do not affect the eating
quality.
Canada Grade Utility birds
may have moderate-sized tears
and one' or more parts missing,
but the eating quality is still ac-
ceptable. They are normally the
lowest priced.
For a small family, a 16 to 24
pound turkey may seem rather
large. Here is a guide that will
help you calculate the number
of three-ounce servings a 16, 20
and 24 pound bird will provide
A 16 pound bird will yield 34
servings.
A 20 pound bird will yield 42
servings.
A 24 pound bird will yield 50
servings.
About half of the meat will be
, white breast meat.
If you do not plan on serving
the whole turkey, you could ask
, your ,butcher to cut it in half for
you. Store one half in the
freezer and roast the other one
as you would a whole turkey.
Stuff the cavity and cover the
cut side with foil and tie or
skewer drumstick and wing tip
close to the body and skewer
skin to the meat along the cut
edges.
, Some people enjoy leftover
turkey during the holidays
the worry of "What should I
buy for so-and,,so this year?"
and the suspense of "I wonder
what he',11 give me."
Read between the lines of the
sentimental verses in the em-
bossed greeting cards,
Look beyond the silver
wreaths on the doors of the
houses, Take away from Christ-
mas the artificial spruce trees
with their branches bowing un-
der the weight of the tinsel,-
lights and coloured balls.
Take Away the feast at which
most of us overeat the turkey
and dressing, the cranberry
sauce, the cake and pudding,
the candy, fruit and nuts,
almost as much as for Christ-
mas dinner. All you have to do
is remove the stuffing from the
bird and cut the meat from the
bones. Store in meat in plastic
bags or covered plastic con-
tainers in quantities suitable
for your favorite recipes.
From Food Advisory Ser-
vices, Agriculture Canada come
some helpful suggestions to
make the most of your leftover
turkey meat.
LEFTOVER HINTS
Turkey French Toast: Sand-
wich a turkey salad between
two slices of bread, dip in an
egg mixture and fry in butter
until golden brown. Superb
with a crisp green salad.
Turkey Dip: Combine lef-
tover turkey with grated cheese,
sour cream and seasonings.
Serve to company with chips or
crackers along with a sparkling
cranberry. punch.
Turkey Burgers: Mix ground
leftover turkey with bread
crumbs, onion and seasonings
and serve on a hamburger bun
with cranberry sauce. Kids love
them, not to mention grown-
ups. •
Turkey Casserole: Mix small
turkey pieces with gravy and
vegetables, cover with mashed
potatoes and bake until brown,
A great way to use up all the
leftovers.
Turkey a la King: Combine
turkey with a- thick cream
sauce, green peas, celery and
mushrooms and serve piping
hot on toast or patty shells. Ac-
company with a tossed salad
for a perfect luncheon.
POPE'S YULE
INSTRUCTIONS
?op. Gregory I in his
instruetioris to missionaries
on Christmas festivities
sent out from Rome in the
year 601: "The people .
should celebrate a religious
feast and worship God by
their feasting, so that still
keeping outward pleasures,
they may more readily, re-
ceive spiritual joys."
Take away from Christmas
the hustle and bustle, the glit-
tering tinsel,' the bright lights
and the dollar sign,. What's
left?
Beneath the commercialism
and the artificiality of our
festivities, a special, traditional
feeling still blooms,
To most of us, Christmas
brings one of the happiest
holidays of the year. It's the
season to spend time with our
families and our friends; it's a
chance to sholm how much we
love' the people around us.
Smiles and genelmsity flow
abundantly,
We realize that, for some un-
fortunate people, Christmas
means the loneliest part of the
year. With true seasonal spirit,
we strive to brighten their day.
Much of the world's sorrow
would be alleviated if the good-
will of Christmas continued
through the year.
Helping those less fortunate
than us, giving and receiving
tokens of our love for one
another and experiencing per-
sonal happiness are important,
However, Christmas contains' a
deeper meaning, which is ex-
plained in many places.
We may discover the
spiritual side of Christmas in a
church, where the candles glow
softly, a choir sings carols and
'a minister relates a familiar
story.
A walk on a quiet winter
night may also convey to us the
real meaning of Christmas. The
air is crisp; 'the snow crunches
beneath our feet; the shadows
carer's a silvery blanket. In a
black velvet sky, a host, of stars
shine.
Qne star gleams brighter
than the others and reminds us
of the star that shone many
years ago above a distant land.
We pander the birth of Jesus
and the joy, peace, hope and
blessing of the first Christmas,
When the frills are, removed
from our modern Christmas,
one thing remains - God's gift
to the world. In our uncertain
age of rapid change, we can
still rely on the special feeling
that recurs at this time of the
year,
To each' of you, I extend a
hearty "Merry Christmas!"
May you enjoy a safe, happy
holiday with your family and
your friends, But I also hope
you experience the deeper joy
and peace which Christmas
represents,
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Compliments
of the
Season!
Adam Flowers
Bayfield 565-2813
Representative
for
LAUCKNER
REALTOR
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The Bible tells us that
the newly4)orn,Ghrist ,rchild
was "wrapped in swaddling
clothes and laid in a man-
ger," a word derived from
the French. "marigeolr" or
frame to hold animal feed.
It is interesting that the
other common English word
for a cattle-feeder, -erlb,
which is derived from the
German krippe, also means
a 'hair- bed.
.Ever. the French word
er6cile, vhich is often used
to der ribe.the nativity
scene displayed In churches,
homes, and other places at
Christma.stirrie, has the
double meaning of "man-,
geoir" and a public shelter
for the care of infants.
What to do with
leftover turkey