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(From page 1) Beacock of Port Perry, Bonnie Branton of Seagrave, Bob Stitt of Oshawa, Paul Green of Blackstock, Lynda Kendry of Port Perry, Mae Smitherman of Port Perry, Eileen McIntosh of Seagrave and Betty Somerville of Seagrave. As judges pointed out at the end of the contest, all the puddings were delicious. Their job, they decided, was sweet, but tough. But when it was all said and done, the winner was Mae Smitherman with runners-up Lynda Kendry and Bonnie Branton. Mae's pudding was a miracle of taste, reasons why Christmas is one of the most popular holidays of the year. (Her recipe follows). Which isn't to say that everyone else's wasn't terrific. Paul Green, just a youngster com- pared to his older competitors, started making Christmas puddings five years agb after his grand- mother's death, to keep alive her memory and the delicious pudding tradition. Bob Stitt has also been the pud- ding expert in his family for a long time and has no qualms about enter- ing a female-dominated cooking contest. He wrapped his in a special way too, in a thick cheesecloth, steaming hot. Grace Beacock's was decorated beautifully on a fancy plate with two bright red cherries topping off a dark sauce, and both Eileen McIn- tosh and Betty Somerville came up with light-coloured sauces, equally delicious but quite different. And as Star reporter Cathy Robb claims, her mother Dorothy didn't win because she's her mother. "Otherwise she would of won," she says. Of course everyone knows Cathy doesn't know which end her pudding is breaded on anyways. So, to get down to what everyone is waiting for, here's the finest pud- ding recipe in Scugog, courtesty of Mae Smitherman. CARROT PUDDING 2 cups chopped suet 2 cups raisins (one seeded, one seedless) 2 cups currants '2 Ib. mixed peel 15 lb. cherries 2 cups grated carrot MOVING January 2, 1986 THE CO-OPERATORS INSURANCE 111 Scugog Street (7A at Water St.) PORT PERRY Phone 985-8404 ©) co-operators LIFE, AUTO, HOME, COMMERCIAL, FARM INSURANCE FOR HIM: Shppers - Foamtread. Packard Winter Boots Cougar. GFB FOR CHILDREN: SPECIAL - Smurf & Cabbage Patch Runners FOR HER: Shppers from Foamtread and Packard Evening Shoes from Cin Cin, Le Meme - Fashion Handbags Fashion and Casual Winter Boots Durham Shoes FOR TEENS: Leather Runners All on Sale Casual Purses Winter Boots 1/3 OFF Slippers GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE DURHAM SHOES INC. ¢ | | fa Y; 3, 230 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY YOUR FOOTWEAR SPECIALISTS FOR LADIES TEENS AND CHILDREN SPECIAL CHRISTMAS HOURS OPEN to 9 P.M. - Dec. 16th to 23rd ND = 2 cups grated potato 2 cups sugar 3'2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2 teaspoons baking soda 1'2 teaspoons salt -- Mix together suet, fruits and And the winners are ... ! It was a tough job, but judges Marcel Neyroud, Bob Gourlie and Kathy Hoar eventually came up with three top PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, December 17, 1985 -- 15 vegetables, add sugar. Blend. Sift flour, spices, baking soda and salt together Add to fruit. Mix well. Put pudding in cloth. Makes about 5 pud- dings. Steam for 2!» hours. About four servings in each pudding. * If desired, add shivered almonds CARAMEL SAUCE Proof was in Mae's top pudding '4 cup brown sugar Ly cup butter 1 heaping tablespoon cornstarch '» teaspoon vanilla Put altogether in pan and put on stove. Stir and let carmelize, but do not allow to burn. Add boiling water and stir until thick. ENJOY! a A SE a -------- | SR ------ and details. puddings, cooked up by Bonnie Branton of Lance's magical tricycle zaps the fighting aliens It was my second Christmas. My parents had bought me a tricycle. Then on my third Christmas, I got a screw-driver. | adjusted my tricy- cle. It became a two-wheeler with training wheels. Days and nights passed. On my fourth Christmas, it became just a two-wheeler with no training wheels. Years passed. I was 8 years old I got my screwdriver and I made it into a dirt-bike Months passed I was nine years old Igot my screwdriver, I adjusted my dirt-bike and it became a mighty sports car One mght, I went out for dinner 1 went to Dixie Lee 1 had chicken, fries and a coke I was driv- ing home when 1 got attacked by aliens They had flying saucers with mounted machine guns They started shooting at me in my sports car and the wheels just popped out off my car The body flipped up. feet and legs unfolded and I had myself a Go-Bot' It was equipped with a missile rack' When I started shooting, I tell you they never came back again' The Fond by Lance Peters Grade 4, French Immersion Class, R H Cornish Public School ONLY 15 PIECES OF TENDER GOLDEN CHICKEN Plenty for 5 - 7 people. "e Seagrave, Mae Smitherman of Port Perry and Lynda Kendry of Port Perry. See story for recipe EVERY FRI, SAT. & SUN. THIS MONTH 136 WATER ST. PORT PERRY 985-9009