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By Wendy Judging by the way the day began I started thinking Oh no Not one of THOSE days I leaped nlmbfy out of bed half an hour late and hopped Into my pants I find It much more comfortable to put my PJa on In I belatedly log when I fell over An hour later with everybody off to work and school and the house warmed up I started to get The first thing I did when hooking up my bra was hook right through the bandald on my finger and then find myself somewhat hung up until I finally gave up trying to got anything undone and Just pulled my finger out of the bandald which Is still hooked in behind mo I was to start anything else feeling Id got soaked burnt dropped on In or whatever and then the phone rang With a great sigh of relief for the respite I spent the nest few hours an the phone Trail chat The first call was from Ken of the Toronto Bruce Trail Club and spent a very enjoyable minutes or so chatting about hiking and trails and such I guess while I didnt exactly Rot bitten by the hiking bug while out west I at leust got nipped And after a glimpse of one short stretch of Iho Bruce Trail Im interested In seeing more One thing I noglcctod to mention a few weeks ago while writing about riding through partly on the Bruce rrall was that the Trail Is often through private property The Bruce Trail Association has permission for the hikers to go through but of course ridors werent mentioned Horsemen should still oak permission to ride through a farmers property us usual My next phone call wan typical of many of the ones Ive hud lately sort of a recipe swapping thing I won say that I have foolproof for cake pudding and short broad but all Iho roclpcs I put In this column work for me and SHOULD lor others unless a mis Li ke crops up somewhere along the printing line I cover my head In horror when some thing is wrong In one of my recipes when It comes out In this column but Ill Send these off anyhow some of my Christmas favourites Cookie exchange Beat together white tbsp cold water Up cinnamon Up cloves l tap allspice until soft peaks form Beat In cup sugar until mixture gets as stiff as it will go Throw In cups whole filbert nuts or any kind Stir gently to coat then place one at a time on a greased cookie sheet Bake at degrees for Vi minutes Cool thoroughly and store In a tightly container In a large bawl place 1 pound shelled Brazil nuts thats about of the potkntlcs 1 pound cut dates and iv cups maraschino cherries Silt cup flour cup sugar tap baking powder tsp salt over nuts and mix woll with hands Boat J eggs till foamy add vanilla and stir Into nut mixture till wtll mixed Pour Into greased lined loaf pun and 310 degrees until well browned about hour Cool on a rack wrap to cheese soaked In grapefruit Juice I use old clean diaper steeped In sherry anil store In frig or cool piuce SUET PUDDING Mix 1 beaten tun milk lor cider or tbsp molasses cups brown sugar finely hopped cups packaged dry breadcrumbs 1 cup raisins tup mixed candied fruit Mix up each of baking salt cloves allspice and 1 cinnamon Sprinkle over batter and blond wcll Fill Individual groused custard cups twothirds full and cover wltli foil tightly Steam for 1 hour Mnkci Beat tup butter till fluffy I never use for this Blend in cups sifted Icing sugar then either I tsp vunllta or 1 brandy Boat till fluffy More In frig in tightly covered bowl May be made one week ahead Serve Evening group of Trinity United Church met the homed Mrs Dorothy Monday Nov The meeting opened with Mrs reading the short meditation prayer and 1 Prayer Mrs I in absence of Mrs Usher conducted a short business meeting A cookie Homemakers still needed The Georgetown branch of the lied Cross reports there Is still an urgent need for In the Acton and Milton area We haven let anybody down says Connie the Red Cross information of ficer But the supervisor even has had to take on homemakers duties to help make the staff go round Georgetown staff ore having to come to Acton and Milton districts due to a lack of local stuff FREDA HOFFMAN Si liorgi Si Out Telephone WEDDING Win WELCOME SERVICE If you are new in town or know someone who is PHONE 8530805 I wish to express my sincere thanks to all who put their confidence in me during the recent election for Councillor for Erin Township It will be a pleasure to serve you in this capacity JOHN Trio Acton Free Wedneidsy Seven words to live by Greenock WI motto November meeting of Roll call was a Canadian Greenock W 1 was held at the Industry I would like to visit home of Mrs J McCulloch President Mrs McCulloch opened the meeting with Abide with ode and collect One minute silence was held In honor of Remembrance day Nov Mrs R McKwwn save a remembrance day meditation Attended events Four attended the anniversary at of the founding of the Womens Institutes and several went to Stratford to the Area Gift exchange for Knox Ladies Aid TWO ACTON STUDENTS were among those honored Inst week Holton Tiro Prevention Bureaus annual awards night Craig Gordon of Brookville Public School in Nnssngnwevn weie among four honorable The regular monthly meeting of Knox Indies Aid was held In the A C Stewart hall on rues Nov 2fl The President mention winners who received a the meeting with a poem certificate and a silver dollar for their fire or The Hymn The hymn Holy Night Peaceful Night was sung and the meeting was closed with the Lords Prayer repeated In unison As It was the meeting before Christmas there prevention posters They are with was sung and Christmas gift exchange Mm i4 served committee In charge the of Bennett School in Acton and Nora Acton Fire Chief Holmes le the prayer luich was by answered by 10 committee In and Mrs it Downs memiers giving an oldtime Masters was courtesy convener Mr lames Is a patient In General Hospital chapters of the 1 were murking December with festive food before their meetings on I winy Attendance too good tin dunce at the cur linn club Hie Men Cup dunce in the music Saturday nlht wuh d by the crowd attending flic United church parsonage was decorated when IX- and Mrs William Onions held in their series of Open Houses on afternoon and evening There both a hot dinner and later a cold liuffil when the firefighters entertain their wives annual ladles night It wax held Friday night in the Union hull and always much enjoyed Urol Churchill lid participated In the Grey Cup Parade on Saturday As Miss for Central Ontario sin was on the float by the and Ontario Aberdeen Angus Association evening she was a rulhI at lh County Awards banquet in Ancaster Ken Allen Archie Kerr and John are district men who nwchod with the Scots bund in the long Grey Cup pa rude local connection Utile Miss Burlington Marie Hill who rode on the float is the niece of Mr Mrs IawIh of Several from town attended the gumc Mrs Alberta Me Co It of South and nor daughter Mrs McDonald of Georgetown visited with the Italstons last week planned by group exchange was planned for December Slides of trip Mrs Helen Itounvaldson showed slides of a trip she and her husband took lost summer to Iceland and She an interesting commentary and highlights of the holiday She showed a few brought with her was served time spent WHITE OAK Seconds Sale NOW ON C0HE NOW MD SHOP FOR Seconds and Discontinued Lines All Items to WHITE OAK CERAMICS 8TRACK TAPES SPECIAL Popular Country Western Classics for Christmas Reg SUPER SPECIAL 8TRACK TAPES Prom Current Top Groups Henry Gold Elvis Presley The Best of Guess Who Three Dog Night Son of Nilswn and many others Reg Christmas Special Kellys Cor Guelph 8226041 Transport Social Hub held their children Christmas party Sunday and muki their turkey draws lucky winnm of thi turkeys are lb Hamilton Georgetown lb A liunt Port The children party with about l attending was hi Id the homc of Sweeting In Georgetown lather prophesy The Secretary s report was read and approved and the treasurer gave her report and also a report for the past year After the business was completed the Scripture was rend by Mrs and Mrs Hansen led in prayer The collection was received and the led in prayer Mrs gave an Instrumental was enjoyed by everyone reeve Frank Oaken and newly acclaimed reeve W McKenzlc and their wives were among the interested spectators Monday night n election results were Womens Institute convention for the two day I members visited with a former member and her husband Mrs and Mr Joshua Thompson at I lorn Words tollvc fay Mrs A and Mrs Johnston were the convenors of the program Mrs Antes gave the seven words to live by live love learn think give laugh and try Mrs Johnstons topic was on agriculture and she read scverol articles dealing with agriculture and Its problems for the runners Mrs A Gates read a few Items from the book Heritage of Canadian Handicrafts The hostess he lunch committee Mrs It Sinclair and Mrs Patterson served lunch and social time was spent The Dec meeting Is to be held at of Mrs Johnston with an exchange of gifts ANYWHERE Home Style Cooking Homemade Pies and 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