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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 21 Nov 1979, Supplement, p. 26

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NOV'79 ADO VARIETY to dessert menus with lusciaus, make-ahead lLemon Curd! Layer il with plain yogurt to make a delicous parfait-or serve il in tart sheils or over ice cream or cake.t Luscious and Lemony Last-M in ute It's time for holiday lemn parties-and quick-and- reaso easy desserts! One of the best dessert ideas ever is Lemon Curd, a make-ahead l treat that cana transformn otherwise ordinary fare into 2/3 something extraordinarily 5 delicious. Layer the smooth, rich Lemon Curd with plain In yogurt in a pretty parfait comn glass, thlen top it with a dol- and lop of yogurt and a bit of heatý toasted coconut. Serve it until over ice cream or cake, or in butte individual tart shelis. bowl and 1 There's nothing difficult alIys in the preparation of Lemon mnixa Curd, either, for only four remi ingredients are required. Cooý One of +hem is that handy stirri staple, reconstituteti lemon thici juice, which is such a time- to 12 saver in itself. There's no ough reason to rush to the store layen for lemons when you keep yogi reconstituted lemon juice on crean hand (and cuttingl and leftcsqueezing are steps you'd canb probably ~rather do wvithout cover anyway!). Reconstituted eran lemon juice represents a chille price saving, too, over fresh heat Holiday Hints Carv Need a Santa's heiper? A Try products from the pine caryi - tree. For example, a gant make pîne cone can be turned into Us the world's smallest Christ- vertic mas tree. secon Just mount an 8-12 " pine Iti 1a cone on a piece of plastic the s foam, decorate as you Be would a tree, but with ward sequinis, and glitter giued on thc the cone edges. ok Top off with a star. On the practîcal side, uise a pine, oul cleaner to banishi crushed candy cane, spilied food, and turkey grease from the holiday scene. Give Somethiag for Knotting With so rmuch leisure timie availabie to so many of tus-even hard-wýorkijng execuitives-giving a person caryi Chrk siowv -H(1 Treat's! ions-another good on to keep it on hand. Lemon Curd M4akes about 3 cups) 3/4 cup butter or margarine cup ReaLemon Recon- tituted Lemion Juice 2 cups sugar 6 e gg S n medium saucepan, ibinie butter, Real-ej-on sugar. Cook over iow týStirring constantiy isugar is dissoiveti and ter is meiteti. In smaii I, beat eggs until liight lemnon-coiored. Gradu- stir about 1/4 cup hot ure into eg-gs; stir into aining hot mixture. kI over medium heat, ring constantly, until ýand creamy (about 5 12 minutes). Chili ýthor- ýhly. Use to fil cake ,rs, layer in parfaits with ,rt, or serve over ice nu or cake. Refrigerate overs. Tip: Lemon Curd be stored 3 to 5 daiys in ered container in refrig- tor. May be served ed; or, for warm saucee it in double boý'ier.t rving Holiday Bird few tips on pîroper eing techniques fromn the ers of cutlery: l Jsing a roast, slcer, cut caily on each side 'of the )nd joint of the ieg W'here attached to the body by skin. mcd the entire leg c!oWn- rd, exposing theý bal et connectîng the ieg to carcass. Cut through the et and connecting skin, ng the leg. 7rom there on,i the ving goes easiiy. ristmas Forecast Gathering crowds and viy rising sales-ladies." [enry Morgan 1979 Care for that Cuddly, New Pet Sure it's adorable! Sure the youngsters love it! Pro- bably their favorite gift. But remember, it's a living creature. A leading, veterinarian cautions us to be sure to haetnait rew puppy or kitten \faccinated. Six to' ight weeks of age is the proper age for this very im- portant step in the life of a healthy animal. Says the good doctor: "Canine distcmper is a dreadful diseasc, something' no caring person would put his or hier pet through. Yet about 800/ of unvaccinated dogs will get distemper by 10 months of age." Start training your youngsters to care for their Christmas pets before the. great day arrives., Andi, after vaccination when the pet is a littie older, consider having it neutered or spayed. Depend on your veterinarian for advice, and enjoy your pets for many, Christmases ahead. thirough the fingers has restoratîve powers. Macramé is one of the simipiest and least expensive of ail handccrafts. By iearning jusça couple of basic knots, even a novice whio is "ail fingers" can comiplete a beautiful miacramre object-for exýample, a plant hanger, on1 his or hier firsýt try . . . and witin a few hours. Macramé doesn't require the dexterity or the patience that many crafts do. lt's a craft which appeais to young, and old, "ta- lented" and "untaiented". Jute twine and cord have been the traditionai mater- iais used for macrame. But, there are new materials available now, of man- made plastics which are said to have advantages over jute. Extruded from polyethy- lene or polypropylene, the material is very easy to knot, doesn't tangle easiiy, and comes in great colors. This macramé cordingis also said to be easy on the hands, because of its smooth surface. So hie yourself to a crafts shop and collect the mak- ings fo r a plant-banger or some usable object made 1 from macramé. The friendly salesperson will be heipful in assem- bling whatever you need . .. inciuding how to make those attractive knots. Include an instruction book and skeins of cord and netting materials in decora- tor colors. anl interest ini a craft can be alife-savýing gift. Wor kinIlg with one's handsý seems; to achieve "mgicl" effects- releasing peut-up eniergies Gift Certif icates available for every health "'NUT"e in your family! For those health "nuts" inyour family why ndt give them a gift certiflicate., for any amount! 'We carry ail sorts Of stocking stuffers(o o. . soaps shampoos condition ers creams snacks books and much, much more! FASHIONS FOR THE GALA SEASON A Iovely selection of COCKTAIL DRESSES DRESSES ¶ i i GLOVES LINGERIE and HALF-SIZE -DIR ESSES THE MARY C- SHOPPE -~623-3685 CHA,ýRGEX 14 w' I 1 1

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