The Lucknow Sentinel, 1977-06-29, Page 12WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1977
BRUCE COUNTY
FARM REPORT
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
And Food, Box 1330, Walkerton,
Ontario. NOG 2V0
Telephone 881-3301
As fresh fruit and vegetables
become plentiful, we begin to feel
the desire and need to preserve the
summer's bounty for future use.
The most important factors in
successful preservation are to
choose produce of top quality -
freezing and canning won't im-
prove over-ripe or inferior fruits;
and follow recommended directions
or recipes. Freezing is the most
popular way of assuring top quality
fruit and vegetables which are safe
for your family. When freezing
high acid fruits such as rhubarb,
gooseberries, cranberries and cur-
rants, sugar does not need to be
added. However, sugar is import-
ant as a preservative for most
fruits when frozen without sugar
low acid fruits tend to lose, some of
their color, have a less pleasant
flavour, and may become tough. •
Take strawberries for example.
To prepare them for freezing,
simply wash, dry and hull them.
They can then be cut, or left whole.
The sugar can be added dry or as a
syrup; freezing in a syrup gives a
product which is most similar to
very freshly cooked fruit. Veget-
ables require blanching before
freezing - (placing them in boiling
water for a few minutes). Blanch-
ing is necessary to kill chemical
enzymes (which are naturally
present in vegetables, or they
wouldn't ripen) which cause deter-
ioration during storage. Most
vegetables, when frozen unblanch-
ecl, lose colour and vitamins,
become tougler and develop
offensive "hay-like" flavour.
Whether you are freezing fruit,
vegetables, meats, baked goods or
whatever, it is important to get the
goods frozen quickly. In some
cases, slow freezing can present a
health hazard, and in other cases
slow freezing results "only" in
poorer flavour, texture and colour.
Therefore, make sure your , freezer
temperature is -18 degrees C (0
degrees F) and, freeze in small
quantities in the coldest part of
your freezer. For more information
about freezing, ask for "Frozen
Foods"; a free 64-page booklet
available from OMAF at the above
address.
CANNING OF ANYTHING OTHER
THAN FRUIT AND TOMATOES
CAN BE DANGEROUS!!!
The dangers of food poisoning
resulting from improperly home-.
canned vegetables cannot be
over-emphasized. If the bacter-
ium, Clostridium Botulinum,
should be present and the canning
process has failed to' kill it, the
canned vegetable, if eaten, could
be deadly. These bacteria are
common in soil and , therefore often
cling to the vegetables and no
amount of washing will kill it!
The bacteria themselves don't
cause symptoms of food poisoning,
but when they grow under favour-
able conditions in low acid foods ;
such as vegetables, in an airless
jar, a deadly toxin is produced.
Infected food could appear normal.
Symptoms of Botulism food poison-
ing include difficulty in swallowing
and breathing,. double vision,,
paralysis and possibly death.
Just as you might "get away
with" crossing a busy city street,
against a red light, so you might
"get away with" canning vegetab-
les and meats without a pressure
canner.
To save time, energy and money
and for your own safety, can fruits
and tomatoes in a hot water bath
processor; and can vegetables only
in a pressure canner.
For the proper safe procedures,
follow directions as in "Home
Canning Ontario Fruits and Vege-
tables", •a publication which is
available free from OMAF, at this
office. •
Use your head - and safe„ tested.
procedures - and you can enjoy this .
summer's fresh vegetables and'
fruit all year: round -‘i safely!
BARB DeVISSCHER,
Home Economist.
Anyone who talks and fails to
act •is trying to build up a rep-
utation under false pretenses.
WHITECHURCH
On July 3 the Sacrament of the
Lord's Supper will ,,be held at
Chalmer's Presbyterian Church.
, Kevin Falconer visited in Sarnia
and Strathroy with relatives on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mowbray, Mr.
and Mrs. Wes Tiffin left on
Monday to spend a few days in
Brantford. Mr. and Mrs. Mowbray
with Mr. and Mrs. Ron Seddon and
Mr. and Mrs. Tiffin with Mr. and
Mrs. Jith Henderson.
We are pleased to report that
Dalton Schultz was able .to return
home Monday front Wingham and
District Hospital.
Congratulations to the grade 8.
pupils from here, on passing,
Gregory Gibson, Richard. Moore
and Joann Pickard.
A portion of the old roof at the
manse was replaced by a new roof
by church memberston Saturday.
We are pleased to report that
little Robbie Frank was able 'to
return home' on Friday and
accompany his parents . Mr. and
Mrs. Rob Frank, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Gibson, Greg and Bill to the Gibson
family picnic at the end of the 12th
of Ashfield 'on Sunday.
Those received into the Congre-
gation by Public Confession of
Faith 'on Sunday at Chalmer's
Presbyterian Church were Greg
Gibson, Bill Gibson, David Ross,
Rhonda Frank, Clara Milligan,
Donald de Boer and Hilda de Boer
of Langside. A pot luck luncheon
followed the service at the White-
church Community Memorial Hall
to welcome those confirmed.
Services of worship wilt be held
in Chalmers during July at 11.15
a.m. and at Whitechurch United
Church .during August.
This community extends their
Retired Teachers
Met At
Walkerton
77-y=.-.tting, of the Bruce
"5.1 Superannuat-
Ontario, S.T.O.,
: as held in the Bruce
Hartley Hotel,
A 'a June 1.
r. ,rr:ryfr rif retired teachers from
()Linty attended the lunch-
,:on Among those present from
this area were Mr. and Mk. Art
Graham and Helen Thompson, all
of Lucknow and Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Needham of Kinloss.
The president, Mrs. Henry
Hossfeld, of Walkerton, was in the
chair. Guest speakers were: Mr.
Walter Hougham, who is now
Administrator of Educational Serv-
cics for Waterloo County, and was
inspector for Bruce County at the
time of Mr. Monty Game's retire-
ment, who spoke on his work and
the many aspects of it; Miss Lela
Nelson, who gave "Thoughts for
To-day", in poetry; Mr. J. East-
augh, incoming president of Disrict
10, Bruce, Grey, and Dufferin
Counties, who spoke on S.T.O. and
S.T.O. travel; Mr. Wm. Hill of
Hanover, now a travel director for
Hanover Travel, who spoke on his
work.
A pleasant musical program was
provided by Gerald Cassidy, Den-
ise Kennedy and Patsy Beveridge.
The next annual meeting will be
held under the direction of
members from Glamis, Paisley,
Chepstow and Cargill. Mrs. Aileen
MacDermid of Paisley is the
incoming president.
After the business of the day was
concluded the meeting' was ad-
journed.
sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Lorne
Durnin in the passing of his
brother, Robert Durnin, whose
funeral was held on Friday to
Greenhill Cemetery.
We are sorry to report' that Mrs.
Gordon Rintoul was admitted on
Wednesday evening to Wingham
Hospital with a heart attack. The
community wishes her a very
speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Chapman
were Sunday visitors withdter sister
,Mrs. Wright and Mr. Wright of
Rosemount.
Congratulations to Paul Elliott
and Kathy Blake of. Brussels, who
were married on Saturday with the
reception held at Brussel's Legion.
Visitors on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Elliott and family were
Mr. and MrS. Paul Laidlaw of
Windsor, Mrs. Norman Stewart
and girls of Lambeth and Mrs.
Henderson and girls of Lucknovv.
Miss 'Winnifred Farrier, Mrs.
Carman Farrier , and Brian of Long
Branch were weekend visitors with
Mrs. Agnes Farrier.
Mrs. Henrietta Leslie and ,Phillip
Chadwick of Highgate' visited a few
days last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Emerson and Phil called on
his friends Mr. and Mrs. Ewart ,
MacPherson of, Lucknow.
Mrs. Edith Brown of London
spent the weekend with her
pirents, Mr. and. Mrs. Bill Evans.
On Tuesday evening the family
of Mr.' and Mrs. John Gaunt '
organized a surprise party to
celebrate John's 75th birthday.
Present for the occasion were Mr.
and Mrs. Harley Gaunt and family,
Wingham; Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Gaunt, Janet and friends of
Centralia; George Gaunt of Port
Elgin; Mr. and Mrs. Russel Gaunt,
Wingham; Mr. and Mrs. Max
McFarlan, Goderich; Mr. and Mrs.
Don Ross and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Ross of Wingham; Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Rintoul, Mr. and Mrs.
Dawson' Craig and Mr. and Mrs. S.
Wardrop.
The electric storm on Friday
evening *as rather close to the
village as it blew the mechanism in
some of the deep freezers in the
village. Be on the safe side pull the
cord for the duration of the storm.
On Sunday a memorial service
was held at Langside cemetery
with around 40 present. Rev. Bev.
Kay gave the message. Hymns
were sung. Philip Steer sang twit
solos. As this is the last service
ReV. Bev Kay will he here for, as he
leaves end of July for Kitimat, Bill
Evans thanked him for starting the
memorial service last year and
conducting this one before he left.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Laidlaw,
Janet and Kimberley and Mrs.
.John Crowston of Lucknow attend-
ed the band concert in Goderich
last Sunday where Janet was one of
the band members. Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Moffat, Heather and Anslie of '
London were also in attendance.
All enjoyed the pot luck supper at
the band shell prior to the band
music.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Culbert of
Georgetown were Sunday callers
on Mrs. Ben McClenaghan.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl McClenaghan
on Friday attended the wedding in
St. Thomas of Ronald McClenag-
han and Patti Moore. In their
absence Mrs. Sadie Barber' of St. ,
Helens visited with Mrs. Ben
McClenaghan.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sinnamon of
Wingham were Sunday visitors
with his sister, Mrs. E. W.
Beecroft, Mr. Beecroft and Karen.
Visitors on Sunday with Mrs.
Ella Johnston of Wingham were
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnston, Ruth
Ann and Carol Ann of Listowel and
Paul Johnston of Kitchener.
LES PETTER SHOES
LUCKNOW LORNE REID PHONE, 528-2011
SHOE REPAIR .... LAWN MOWER BLADE SHARPENING
SUMMER FLING
Saturday, July 16th
Lucknow Arena
Dancing to Walter Ostanek
Sponsored by
Lucknow Agricultural Society
LEO DANCE
Thursday, June 30th
Lucknow Arena
MUsic by Helix
'FOR A-',BUCK
r#4 Armoroalw#4w.rroriAlordrAioroirroAnr#Amr#Aw.r.nroAar#A wro~
You Can Have 1/10th Of A Share In A
LOTO
CANADA TICKET
DRAW IS OCTOBER 9th
ar AMI ARV ir AMP OAINIre AIN V ir A1111% 411111F INV r AINIP A/ air Ar ir AWAY jar dp Air
12 One Million Dollar First Prizes
Plus 25 One Hundre.d Thousand Dollar
Winners On Extra Plus Tickets
Join One Or More Of Our "Group Buys"
WE'D LIKE TO COUNT YOU IN
411111, ar AM. AM dr /OW 4/ INV All Air IMP' ANIF ar A1111, ite, AMP A .111110 4111 Ar MI! alr IWO' AMP' ar ir AIN/ .1
THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL
PAGE TWELVE THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
9,