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the acton free press wednesday october 16 1968 by wendy thomson i am o recipe addict i cannot leave recipes alone despite the firm intention to cut only one recipe out of a magazine 1 find i cant stop snipping until i have a dozen or so theyre stashed all through the housein a cardboard serviette box underneath the knife and fork tray in between the simpson and eaton catalogues pigeonholed in the desk under the typewriter and in a big painted oddsamtends box i i even haveacook book filed away in the laundry hamper to read while i am in the bqthtub r to sweayoff both cooking and reading seems the only solution but i cant bring myself to do il so far ive been fairly lucky with rnv experimenting thc family is seldom liphum about a meal and inereare only two or three downandoulcalaslrphes a year we have an emergency cteanup crew for tliesei a blackandtan coonhound called rip i lopounds of perpetual hunger lie is nicknamed the black vacuum since he hakes only one slurp behind a jpilt glass of milk or a droppedteanutbutter sandwich sometimes it doesnt even get a chance to be dropped and the mess is gone i think he lies in the kitchen just willing the recipe to go wrong so he can take care of the results recently with the mart of the family on strike i felt that i should slick to triedandtrue recipes and not even risk the chance of failure i dug out all my thingstodowithhamburg notes and went through them again we had two fairly often a planked steak can be made up very quickly and is quite nice enough to serve to company we have this with whatever fresh vegetables are available then i ruin the budget by having butter on everything every now and then we would splurge a little and have sweet and sour meatballs we like chinesestyle food and this recipe is marvelous its best with plain boiled rice the instant is convenient but the kind you cook yourself is far cheaper and a green vegetable like broccoli with butter plankld stiak mix together 2 pounds of hamburg vtaup evaporated milk 2 teaspoons salt u teaspoon pepper 1 or 2 tablespoons minced onion may be added too if you like lorm into o large flat loaf about one inch thick in a shall baklngdltti or ovenproof platter and score the top in diamond eattern with the blade of a knife akc in hoi oven 425d for 40 minutes serves 68 swixtandsour mlatualls in taifte bout beat vi up milk and 1 ecc add 5 slices bread cut in cubes iv4 tip suit lh tip garlic salt and mix well by hand knead in 2 pounds ground beef then shape into about 34 golfsize balls roll in flour then brown in j cup salad oil in large skillet over medium heat while the meatballs are hroumng combine 34 cup water an h oz can tomato sauce vt cup uhlte vinegar cup uhile sugar 1 1sp sail yi cup sueet gherkin chunks m a large saucepan as the meatballs become brown place them in the sauce when they aje all in add one 13 oz cun pincupple ihunks drained und simmer the uhole thing over lav heut 1 0 1 5 mlnules stirring often meanuhiw drain all but one tbsp utad oil from skillet and over medium heat saule 2 small green peppers cut in bitesize pieces or 1 cup celery sliced diagonally if you don i like pepper and i targe carrot pared und sliced diagonally aboul five minute until tendercrisp add to mcalhalli stir until heated through spoon into tarec urving bow i makes 4 6 urvings dublin east west groups unite the dublin east and west have become one 4h group with leaders mrs douglas and mrs lasby they met monday oct 7 the elected officers are president linda pearce vice pres laurene kennick secretary cathy llinton treasurer cathy lasby press agents margie frizzed and karyn manes there are 17 girls in this club besides the officers the girls are marilyn barber doris black karen pearce bonnie armstrong gail douglas denise shubert johanne ancker susan patrick and dianne timbers the girls cooked and their menu was cream of tomato soup quick burgers toasted sardine sandwiches western sandwiches and tea next meeting is at gail douglass at 9 am sat oct 19 fxpecf 150 for skating last saturday 68 registered for the upcoming figure skating club season its expected that once lessons start oie number will jump jo 1 50 0 instruction will begin as soon as the ice is in for the first time adults are registering for lessons theyll be skating with the seniors on saturday mornings reading problem hounds hydro the word is still blurry for the hydro commission on cable television as yet the commission has been unable to get a readable copy of the georgetown contract which is to be used as a guide line for acton at the regular meeting last thursday night secretary audrey urquhart was instructed to attempt to make clear copies on acton office equipment for the next meeting a tender by frost fence company for 198548 was accepted to install a seven foot high overall fabric fence around the hydro property the decision to invest in a fence came after repeated icidents of children playing on the roof of the building the commission is shopping for u new body to improve one of the service trucks truck engineering in woodstock have agreed to take representatives on a tour of their plant to examine their products the new body is expected to be in use at the first of the year bob healley sr is a patient in guelph general hospital after suffering a heart attack on satutdjy mrs w t a bell of toronto spent thanksgiving with her mother mrs r m mjcdonald mr and mrs id laronde larder lake ontario visited mr and mrs david gordon last week mr and mrs alex patcai and sons of kitchener were thanksgiving guests of miss robina c clark mr and mrs george nowell and their son melvtn have returned to their home in ladner b c after visiting with her parents mr and mrs melvtn walker mrs ann mowat returned home saturday after a thoroughly enjoyable trip through yugoslavia and greece with plane changes in frankfurt and vienna part of the tour was by bus and part by ship mr and mrs john smith have returned from a three week holiday spent with their daughter mary and family in london england they travelled by plane and enjoyed the trip but the weather was cloudy and rainy while in england highlight handicrafts its a good weekend to start christmas shopping if you favor crafts on saturday theres the georgetown arts and crafts annual display and sale at the riviera nerval and also the annual fall exhibition and sale at the lloey farm near moffat mrs ethel bessem is president of the georgetown arts and crafts this year with mrs nellie beatty as crafts convener these two acton craftswomen have been associated with the group for years ijjomjim la hcs2s2bzje28ea buchanans trip to holy land described at thankoffering nancy fick john g gates wed in erin united church tirin united church wps beautifully decorated with pink rnums and wliitc gladioli and white bows with pink roses and stephanotis for the recent wedding of naiicy joyce pick and john gibson gates the bride is the daughter of mr and mrs flck of erin the groom ir the son of mr and mr archie gates of acton rev g w howes officiated at the double ring ccjynonyv mrs diane llowitt soloist sang q perfect love and the lords prayer accompanied by the organist mrs gordon aitkins given in marriage by her father the bride wore a white floor length gown trimmed with soft pink ribbon and lace down the front and also down the train which flowed from the shoulders a plain ring held her seven tier scalloped shoulder length veil and site carried a colonial style bouquet of pink roses and stephanotis louise lyons was maid of honor and the bridesmaids were mrs larry peavoy and miss arlene pick both sisters of the bride miss marion gates sister of the groom and mrs bill cunningham flower girl was beverly gates sister of the groom the maid of honor and flower girl were gowned alike in confetti pink floor length gowns trimmed with roses the bridesmaids wore moss green gowns of crepe trimmed with pink roses down the iront and matching headdresses they carried bouquets of white mums and pink carnations and ivy garry snow of georgetown was best man the ushers were doug fick brother of the bride ken gates brother of the groom james evans and steve patterson v for the reception which followed at erin legion hall the brides mother received her guests wearing a canary yellow brocaded coat and dress ensemble and brown accessories and a corsage of rust mums the grooms mother assisted wearing a gold floral print coat and dress ensemble with beige and gold accessories and a corsage of yellow and pink roses for travelling to ottawa kingston and niagara falls the bride chose a matching coat and dress and hat ensemble of twotone soft yellow wool am brown accessories and a corsage of bronze mums the young couple are residing at1h london road guclpli guests were present from orangcvillc georgetown acton burlington ospringe milton jerln weston toronto guelph 41 a mil to n gravonjjurst eden mills brampton alton woodstock fergus hornby rockwmxj and ortohi prior to her marriage nancy was guest of honor at a shower held by louise lyons at her home in erin a showerwaalso held at friii united church with mrs bill cmmingham acting as hostess a large audience enjoyed the annual october thankoffering meeting of the senior auxiliary of the womens missionary society in knox church last wednesday evening the customary opening exercise the reading of a poem a short prayer and the singing of a praise selection were observed after which the scriptura lesson- was read by mrs w j mcljityrc and mrs ii- mainprise led in prayer the solo c holy city beautifully sung by mrs john davidson was a very effective setting for the program which followed all those present were hamiltonmacdougall wedding thanksgiving service in news by mrs r wright the eden mills and district community club met monday evening in the village hall final plans were made to start their winter euchres every two weeks and plans are under way to paint the inside of the hall in the near future a pretty wedding took place in eden mills on saturday under sunny skies at eden mills presbyterian church when bonnie macdougall only daughter of mr and mrs garnet macdougall was united in marriage to terry hamilton youngest son of mr and mrs b hamilton all of eden mills the rev d r sinclair ba performed the ceremony the soloist was mrs f matheson of guelph who sang two numbers the lords prayer and ill walk beside you the dinner was served in the sunday school room of the church and reception in the cooperative hall in guelph the brides attendants were matron of honor mrs peter lawson kingston bridesmaids mrs eunice lachance acton carol n guelph junior bridesmaid was tracy currie niece of the groom and the ring bearer was billy hamilton nephew of the groom best man was lowell watson belleville ushers were peter lawson kingston and ivan lachance peter lawson was master of ceremonies after the service the bride and groom were driven through the village in a dccorated24 model acton children will again share halloween fun can a penny nickel or dime dropped in an orange and black box solve the problems of the worlds sick and hungry children nobut its a start and acton children will again join the united nations childrens fund in making a fresh start again for children all over the worldwilh food clothing shelter and education again this year on halloween the ys men iricooperation with the schools are sponsoring the halloween for un1cef campaign the children who pick up their special boxes at the schools on october 31 perhaps have been told that only half the worlds children ever go to any school at all whatever they know of the need they have each year been willing wholeheartedly to share their good fortune and their fun have a special place for deposit bottles and return them promptly they represent cash fried potatoes will be dehciously golden brown if sprinkled lightly with flour before frying jloxy 8783272 show times i sun thru thur 8 pm fri a sat 7 8 9 pm sat matinee at 2 1 lhdrs1risat octobm 171s19 the last challenge adult color glenn ford a man caiud daogit color jan murray sunmonyueswed october 30515553 track of thunder color tommy kirk danoh routtr color carol lynley thuiurtlsay octobm 34555a wait until dark adah color audrey hepburn tastt of catnip cartoon l matines saturday october 6 lad a dog color o t ford the happy couple will reside in guelph thanksgiving service was held in eden mills presbyterian church sunday morning with the rev d r sinclair presiding taking as his theme grace and gratitude he showed how we should be thankful for gods many mercies and bountiful harvests in this wonderful country of ours when so many arc starving in other lands limehouse ileautitul music was rendered by the choir and a solo bless this house by mrs w lasby weekend guests of mr and mrs ed jennings were mr and mrs w skcrratt toronto and mrs k warren ingleliarl mr and mrs j turner are guests of mr and mrs mcarthur bowmanvillc at their cottage 300 enjoy fowl supper after church anniversary by mrs a benton the wa served turkey dinners to about 300 at the fowl supper following anniversary miss jean thompson of the shieling has been a patient in hospital in georgetown recently we hope for her recovery soon v mr and mrs a w benton were guests at the reception following the pstppletumbtht wedding at seaforth on saturday evening communion services were conducted by rev f n young on october 6 we are glad to hear that mr j rougliley and mr kirkpatrick arc both well enough to be home and we hope for their continued progress congratulations to ted brown who tied for third prize in a class of 18 4hers in the tractor club competitions at georgetown fair x mr and mrs nichol of brandon man have been visiting the roughleys a fine is a tax for doing wronga tax is a fine for doing all right entranced by the very realistic manner in which dr and mrs buchanan by verbal narrative and fabulous moving pictures shared their summer visit to the east how thrilling to walk where jesus walked and to sec the sights on which his eyes had rested what u privilege to visit jerusalem naaretli and bethany to bathe in the sea of galilee to lift oneseyes to the mountain from winch themasler preached his famous sermon and to stroll through the lovely flower- tiled garden of gethscmane howaweiuspiriiig to stand at the city gale vjhere the martyr stephen was stoned to sail where moses sailed on the river nijo to enjoy a ride into tie desert on a jaunting camel to sit oii an eastern well to stand in jlie ruins of great temples to observe relics of the crusades and to giie out over the dead sea in which one does not bathe unless intrigued by the taste of cpsom salts space will not permit to tell of the beauty of some of the grecian isles at which the ship called and of the many other wonders shown of the eastern world silverwood irish guests welcomed by mrs 11 scott mr and mrs clare wilson have entertained miss mabel kelly and miss florence kelly of ireland recently the ladies are sisters of mr bert craig and have spent several weeks with the craigs and visited the wilsons silvcrwood womens institute won first prie at acton fair for the institute display connie bomholt had a pleasant surprise friday evening october 4 when six friends walked in the help her celebrate her birthday which was the next day saturday mr and mrs h marchington had a pleasant trip to picton visiting with son bob and family then to ottawa and montreal recently mrs buchanan displayed some things which sjie had brought homea camelseat in the same shape as a camel a tapestry of the last supper in gorgeous colours an alabaster vase an ornamented purse which had been presented to her a smock with a very intricatelywrought collar andsome beautiful pieces ofjcwellcry y on behalfof the society mrs buchanan was presented with a ro of chrysanthemums refreshments were served by the ladies in the dr stewart memorial hall ucw unit farewell gift unit 2 of ucw of acton united church met in the parlours tuesday oct k with mrs eaton in the chair she opened with a thanksgiving prayer and repeating the pledge mrs john lambert took the devotions miss simmons had the discussion on how much we should be thankful for and also sang softly and tenderly jesus is calling mrs lambert closed with prayer mrs force introduced the study book for the year on china and gave some very interesting insights into a land of 700000000 people in the absence of mrs mcgeachie mrs lidkea gave the treasurers report and mrs john lambert has taken the treasurers chair for the balance of the year roll call was given by 21 members a gift of a centennial rose cup and saucer was to have been presented to mrs mcgeachie but she was forced to be absent from this meeting and her gift was given her by mrs lidkea the bale is to he packed oct 22 thankoffering meeting is wednesday evening oct 23 mrs shoemaker gave her report on the sick and shutins of the congregation which is always interesting the meeting closed with mispah benediction and collection and a pleasant half hour was spent over the teacups you can make neat cuts of meringue pie with a knife dipped in cold water anniversary sale red white schneiders mb pkg wieners red hots 59 schneiders 6oz pkg 6 varieties luncheon meat 2149c golden valley mild curad mb pkg side bacon 75 schneiders mb pkg sizzler sausage 65 schneiders 2lb average bologna rings 55- anna maria 48z tint all flavors fruit drinks 3 89 campbells 19ox tint beans with pork 4 1 28oz container javex bleach 73 habitant 28oz tint p soup 2s49 kelloggs 16oz pkg corn flakes 39 ballet 2roll pkg bathroom tissue 899 ge 40 60 100 watt light bulbs 2 39 king size tide 149 red rose 10oz jar instant coffee finest quality ladies nylons 19i danish kitchen 12oz tin luncheon meat 3 si