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' My relatives always say that y Ike were Rote $
'loan _bound for threo months; we Wouldn'f4 p 'urea• they are placdd An three
starve. But, we've been preservin for a . blanc hers, a pound at a time and bol for
lonj
tLm!.t\Aad was. ,minister and w en we
a e think'
-,� �r..• >n� ,up in Sarni., h.. , t
coat br'iliglug 14 people home, for
dinner; it was 'really convenientto have
'those preserve's oh hand."
PASTRY CHEF '
A Home -Economics teacher for years in
Seaforth,-,Florence Elford learned to cook
bottefrom her mother -and Home Ee, classes
whichs.started. in "Sarnia when, she was 10.
After t- specializing in foods at Guelph
University, she also worked as a pastry chef
it Oakwood Inn at Grand Bend during the
summers while she. taught in the winter*.
three minutes. Then, each pound is lifted out
and put into a large colander and chilled
'progressively in four bowls of cool water.
After the vegetables are dried in old sheets,
double plastic is used to wrap them so they
will keep in the free er for years.
"Processing gets done a lot faster when
we work as a team. We've done three
bushels of peas in one day. The slowest part
is getting them out of the shells."
When processing fruit, the Elfords boil
pint jars for 20 minutes and quart jars for 25
minutes. To peaches, they add ascorbic acid
iR prevent them from turnip; •r., n.
COW* Q'
'Iliough she has 500 t6 OW cookbooks in
her library, Miss Elford is always adding
new material to her seven file cases of
reclpes.
"We have a lot of extremely good crooks in
this area and most do preserving. Tey all
have gardens and good ones," she says.
Marion Gordon,,a judge at this year'.* fall
fair in Seaforth, agrees.
"We've seen an awful lot more canning
shown at the fair in the last few years. I think
maybe people are getting a little sick of•food
bought in the stores," she says.
Judging for appearance, uniformity and
taste, Mrs. Gordon says it is difficult to
bob
ch the
e
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ou
itt
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t
gofano
ydu'll find a lot of nod
snake that is goo' snug
to eat, is good a ough
Because her family pre
preserves, Marion Godki
her own cucumbers, stra.
and when she hall time d'
enters them.
"What you do from ye
onhow your garden does,
to have fresh fruit espec
when I,don't want to go
to;" she says, u .
Learning from her mo,
•:a., .fAf4tiieriterr.'Mrs. Le'itL•h dehvdriitci •
commwtlty sod
a Anything. they
ffor theirifaimilies
'show "
the *ate of her
,always preserves
ernes and beets
'ing the' fair. she
# thefir thisar the est
is so conVenieet . lived In a rural community but I've only
ClUo, tvara. artryrwi bits.
"5'-., F�
."F p n
Cars;- a
.
pRAnd,j# for about30y 3 . trees InAgr, ' , r.• mune les as well as .
pc,AA�IId, :are "� bei fltttut''' su b..I a eezing pr`, + g sLl.th.e food she gfows #n;
(iOLAoa, ,y.,,. �e,.garde i st earl. heir..gaides provided
Some wo • en, like Drusi jiaLeitch, °also gel.`,war, en b Fro self-sufficient.lFebruary-
good reau� although they ve only stst'te„ ,Ill ra'nk'le b cause n.ge,i don't
preserying recently. Mrs. Leitch recently •>8► Vout ob et; inclutSe 1swe'get My whole
won first prize at the fair for her zucch#11 as ygu P,I e g idea, l are sodic of thi
p loins you buy in ' Store, ate plastre�, ahe
relish,, saya.
"In a place like Seafortltr you just ask your if Yen"re interested ,in entering, nut
preserves n a yp , fee
is S2 • the price of a tieket•intio the" •.
to year depends neighbors about preserving. I ve always
ally in the: winter- recently had the time an room to grow "Since our entry fee ets.ou the
itt if I don't have , things and i think`if you had to go out and ��, you might s well bring sole re es
buy the stuff, it.wouldn't be WOW), . your..,.. g �,; pp
r rind from a 4,f1 .while . - and show them, . ,gays Mow,
WALTON PUBLIC SCHOOL—Reader Joseph Ryan pro-
vided this 1915 photo of pupils at Walton Public School.
Teachers In the two room school were Mr. Henderson and
Miss McDonald.
IT'S WORTH
THE DRIVE!
CALL US NOW
for reservations
TEAM WORK—The Elford sisters, Florence and Alva work
together to preserve some peaches. Since they have a
basement full of preserves, their family jokes they could
survive for months in their house if storm bound. Hard work
from February, when they plan their 11/4 acre garden until
December when they finish processing vegetables, Is what
keeps the basement f ul 1. (Hundertmark photo)
Task force looks at rural Ontario
Since the Legislature.
recessed for the summer
months, the Liberal Task
Force -on Rural Municipali-
tiesoisof r•,whietv.A. ,aril., a..
member; has been travelting a
to - different parts of the
Province• to meet with mun-
icipal councils, business
people within the community
farmers. school trustees and
anyone who wishes to make a
presentation to the Task
Foorce.
The Task Force was cre-
ated in recognition of the fact
that many communities in
rural Ontario are faced with
acute problems as a result of
the recent recession, shifting
demographics, a weakening
agricultural base and limited
municipal grants. The Task
Force was established by
Opposition Leader, David
Peterson, and upon comple-
tion of its work it will report
its findings to the Liberal
Caucus at Queen's Park,
which will recommend
changes in legislation aimed
at achieving redevelopment
and renewal of smaller
centres.
the democratic system work-
ttjOCjED3 ROI1ficZ ing its best when he
Opposition Partshaesp
icy and makes recommends -
p
er•rr m rh ,� •q - ,
has contributed.signifieantly
to Ontario's economic well-
being. For example, its min-
ing industry produces 37 per
cent of the value of Canada's
metalic mineral each year.
Its wilderness areas have
offered pleasure and -rejuv-
enation to hundreds of thous-
ands of people. and have
been the source of inspira-
tion to, among others, Mot-
ley Callaghan. the Group df
Seven, and Poet Duncan
Campbell -Scott.
For too long. Southern
Ontario has neglected devel-
opments in the north or
treated them as being less”
than relevant tt its own
endeavours.
Questions to be addressed
are as follows -
How can we keep skilled
labour in the small towns?
How can we make appren-
ticeship and manpower train-
ing programs more suitable
to the smaller industrial
facilities? - How can we
improve the revenue picture
for rural municipalities? - We
need improved transporta-
tion between rural communi-
ties. How can we develop
more effective and viable
finks between smaller
centres? - We need a work-
able policy on the locating of
industrial facilities. How can
smaller municipalities he as-
sisted to more effectively
compete for jobs and invest•
ments? - Rural municipalities
need a stronger voice in
government. Mow can we
strengthen their political
Bout.
The Task Force just re-
cently returned from a trip to
Northwestern Ontario and
after meeting with various
.groups in Fort Frances and
surrounding areas, it became
very obvious to me that
Northern Ontario has hcen
sadly neglected by the Ontar-
io Government. It is my
opinion that there must be a
greater government commit-
ment to Northern develop-
ment as Ontario needs the
North, its contribution and
potential to the vitality.
economic wellbeing and life
d our Province.
Northern Ontario is larger
in population than three of
the Atlantic Provinces and
covers an area exceeding all
d Atlantic Canada. It is a
world treasure store of re-
sources. Through the exploi-
tation of its natural resource
base, particularly in pulp and
paper. mining and through
tourism, Northern Ontario
For too long, the govern-
ment has repeated vague
platitudes about the North.
For example. in his 1977
Brampton Charter, Premier
Davis committed the govern-
ment to "balanced growth
and development in the
North", while that same
year, the then Treasurer
Darcy McKeough told the
North there would be no
major industrial develop-
ment in Northern Ontario for
decades.
Unfortunately, the govern-
ment's performance and
priorities affecting the north
have been sadly misplaced.
A needed resource research
centre study is located in
Toronto rather than a North-
ern University. The budget
allocated to the Ministry of
Northern Affairs for 1983/84
has been cut by S22 million.
with much of the reduction in
the areas of northern econ-
omic development and north•
ern transportation, vital sect•
ors if we are to build a
diversified. permanent econ
omic Kase in the north. The
Allan Commission of Inquiry
reported in February 1983
about the widening gap
between educational pro-
grams in the small secondary
northern schools and the rest
of Ontario. and the need for
the Ministry of Education to
face up to the critical educa-
tional problems in the North.
The Ministry of Natural
Resources has been proved
incapable of administering
its own moose conservation
program, leading to the
indefensible slaughter of
hundreds of animals. The
government continues to
mishandle its fishing agree-
ments. causing considerable
concern on the part of
commercial fishermen in par-
ticular and sports fishermen
in general.
The part of the Task Force
report dealing with the North
Will be aimed at building a
stronger Northern under-
standing in the Legislature
and to seek social and
econdmic justice for the
North.
The Task Force is learning
of different kinds of prob-
lems in Southern Ontario and
these too will be included in
the, report which will lead to
further discussion and de-
bate in the Legislature.
This is a good example of
tions for government consid,
"-eration cased on its fi?dings
by travelling throughout the
Province and talking to the
people.
Afterall the government is
nothing more and nothing
less than a small group of
persons elected by the
people .to be responsible for.
the direction and supervision,'
of public affairs.
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