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The Acton Free Praia Wednesday February 21 By Wcsty Thomson in town yesterday I was asked enough questions about cooking and food that maybe Ill Just use up a column on answering than First three lowcalorietype recipes EGG DROP SOUP Heat 1 cup beef broth or bouillon When almost boiling drop In one egg that has been slightly beat en Stir to shred egg slightly Add sliced mushrooms or chopped green onions heat and serve In large bowl then add meat Mix well Shape into about oneinch meat balls and freeze on cookie Beat era tsp salt When divide into turning over carefully When cooked solidly cool cut into small squares Sprinkle on two bowls of chicken broth as a garnish TOMATO SAUCE FOR STEAK OR FISH In small amount of oil saute cup sliced onion 1 crushed clove garlic Add a ounce tin toma toes cup chopped fresh parsley 1 tsp salt Simmer 30 m A household hint that might come In handy some day Sour makes a light spongy cake sweet milk one that will be more like poind cake- Soda alone should be used with sour milk baking powder sod or cream of tartar with sweet milk you substitute cream of tartar and soda for baking powder allow cream of tartar and a smaller one of soda to every cups and sift well together or times And now recipes for busy people who find it handy to have halfway prepared things In the freezer BASIC MEATBALLS for4or lbs ground beef Twothirds cup dry bread crumbs tsp salt pepper dry onion flaked 3 eggs slightly beaten cup cheese Combine everything but meat Thaw one package of meatballs and brown well in heavy trypan In a saucepan combine cup water 1 Sot can tomato sauce cup vinegar cup brown sugar tsp salt cup sweet gherkin chunks As the meatballs Drown place them in the sauce When theyre all in add a 13 can pineapple chunks drained and simmer ID minutes Serve over rice Thaw one package of meatballs and brown well in heavy trypan Add mushrooms In a bowl mix 1 ox can tomato paste cups hot water swishing all the paste out the can 1 each of basil and salt l each fennel and thyme leaves Pinch crushed chili seeds 1 clove garlic minced 1 chopped onion 1 Tbsp sugar Pour over meatballs and simmer uncovered for one hour Serve with spaghetti and cheese Im still trying out other meat ball recipes and will Include them in later columns One last note say it but last weeks BROCCOLI SUPREME would very likely do better if it were baked at degrees instead of Family Page History of old homes retold at WI meeting The February meeting of the Acton WI was held in the board room of the library on Wed af ternoon Feb The president MisB Simmons opened the meeting with a poem In a Stew followed with prayer Roll call was answered by ladies showing a baby picture of yourself The only standing report was given by the convener of atizenahTp and Affairs Mrs Mary Graham The meeting was under the convenershlp of Curator Miss Nora Two members Rave a most interesting history of their home Was church The first was given by Mrs WUderspln Her home Is the Jack Rol gives club a preview of spring PREPARING FOR THEIR GUESTS Lloyd Music Centre Sunday afternoon Masales pinned a corsage on bis wife at J Jennings Photo their Anniversary reception in the Acton Mark golden anniversary at Music Centre Sunday Fifty years married Lloyd and Mosaics marked the special occasion at a party in the Music Centre on Sunday afternoon Over 100 called to congratulate the couple longtime residents of Acton Mayor Lcs presented the traditional gift from the town a gold tea service and Co where Mr Masales worked for 32 years sent Dowers for the occasion Mr and Mrs were married in Toronto February 17 and lived there for a while before coming back to Acton Mr was born here but his wife came to town from Waubashene in He worked first with Hewitson shoe factory here until it closed then Arnolds glove shop and finally at Beardmore until his retirement in 1966 Social convener He worked as a steward at the Legion for a while but Is fully retired now Mrs Masales was social convener for the Legion Ladies Auxiliary for a 20year stint The happy gathering on Sunday was arranged by their family They have one son Owen who lives in town with wife Joyce and two grandsons Terence his wife Margaret and young daughter also live in Acton their grand daughter celebrated her first birthday the next day Gary and his wife Jennifer live in and have one son Jason four All of them were present for the golden wedding anniversary oldest home in Acton It It was the first Presbyterian church which was organized In The first timbers for the new church were taken out in the same year and It was finished in 1896 and opened in March The first church was closed In John Cameron an elder bought the property Part of the property he added to his planing mill the remainder was converted into a three dwelling home on the street frontage of the old church law Mrs purchased her home from Stuart Eclair in The second history was of the home of Mrs Earl Lambert on the corner of Bower and Elgin Bower Ave was originally the farm lane leading from the bams and farmland owned by Zcnas Adams This was later the site of the Canada Glove Works erected by W H Storey The Storey family lived where the Shoemaker Funeral Home now is and it was known as Sutherland Villa The second home was built on Bower Ave by Alex in 1893 and he called his new home after his wife Storey the eldest daughter of W H Storey who was Actons first Reeve Rev and Mrs Poole bought this home in 1948 and Mr and Mrs Lambert purchased it after Mrs Poole passed away Tweedi history Miss gave an interesting history of the manner in which the curator compiled the Tweedsmuir Book Miss Kenney is making the Acton Tweedsmuir A group of Acton were t spent the weekend together at the Lucky 11 Hunt Camp at Rev hSt toW Vankoughnet con Dawson They are Menettes held their February meeting at the home of Mrs Marg with a very pleasing attendance President Lynn Robertson reported that the book sale held recently In the was successful Members spent part of the evening making plans for their Jack of Caroline Nurseries who was Introduced by Lynn Robertson His slides of the Holland bulb fields were very Interesting and most beautiful as tulips daffodils and hyacinths shown in blooming colors made spring seem Just around the comer On behalf of the club annual spring fashion show to be Shirley expressed her held sometime during May and appreciation and thanks to Mr also gathering some new Ideas to Hoi for his visit and helpful make this years show a very gardening tips successful one A delicious dessert and coffee concluded a very interesting and Spring preview Special guest for the evening Personals Proper way to prune shown by nurseryman Georgetown vows of interest here A wedding of interest to Acton friends took place in St Johns United church Georgetown when Linda Marie StutUrd and Hay were married Rev a Martin officiated The bride who is the daughter of Mr and Mrs George Stuttard Georgetown was given in marriage by father in the double ring ceremony The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hay Georgetown formerly of Acton The bride was in full length white chiffon and train She carried a cascade of red roses Attendants Marilyn Evts of Montreal was maid of honor Mrs Bonnie Kathy Barber head4H The firs meeting of the Dublin Senior club was held on Feb at Mrs Officers are as follows president Kathy Barber vice- president Penny Klrton treasurer Cathy telephone girls Heather Marie Parker pressreporter Laurie Pierce Other members are Lit Cathy Lasby Karen Pierce Marilyn Barber Doris Black awl Bonnie Amutong Leaders are Mrs and Mrs Kirtoo on knits were read by Mrs They were told to have material and pattern for the next meeting Seeand meet tag The second meeting held on Hon Feb 12 at Pierces They voted on the name Knifty Knits for the name of the club After talking about books they decided to have the next meeting at Mrs Kirtons on Feb For the remainder of the meeting they talked about knits and some cut their material out WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY YOU WO and Mrs Lynn Hay sister of the bride and sisterinlaw of the groom and Mrs Karen were bridesmaids They wore full length dark burgundy velvet with matching monk hoods They carried white fur muffs with a single red rose attached Robert Monckton was grooms man The grooms brother Terry Hay Paul and Keith were ushers At a reception at Acton Meadows Golf Club the brides mother wore a full length mauve chiffon and the grooms mother a full length purple with dark velvet top Both wore a white orchid The groom is employed In the town Georgetown engineering office and the bride with Simmons Ltd in They are living at Crescent Parties held Prior to their marriage friends had a party In their honor at Acton Meadows Gold Club Mrs Lynn Hay and Mrs Peg McMenemy were hostesses for a shower Mrs Karen Bottomley also gave a shower as did Mrs Joyce Stuttard the brides sister- inlaw Fellow employees at Simmons Ltd entertained in honor and Mrs Hazel and Mrs Marian Ingbs were shower hostesses The timely theme chosen for talk at the Dublin Womens Institute meeting on Thursday evening was Pruning The guest speaker who was introduced by Mrs Besley convener of agriculture was Burke McNeill of Milton He is a nurseryman of Ornamental Horticulture Department of Agriculture Illustrating with slides the speaker was able to explain the proper way of pruning trees shrubs and vines A question and answer period follow and many problems were clarified by the speaker Despite the very cold winter night a good turnout of members attended the meeting at the home of Mrs Pierce Blue Springs Road Mrs H presided for the opening exercises Roll call was answered by naming the location of an Old Ontario Landmark Several matters came up in the correspondence as reviewed by Mrs M Hunter A food forum Around the World Dining will be held In Milton on April Of ficers Conference will be held at Waterloo University this year on May 13 New com petition A Home Improvement competition Hill be Introduced this year for residents of County in anticipation of many visitors to this District to the Provincial Plowing Match in 1374 A liberal donation in its interests was approved by the branch Mrs C Armstrong gave a concise account of the Summary Day held recently at the Master Feeds Hall Line About 150 ladies attended An excellent showing of garments was displayed following the different training schools In which the leaders had instructed on The Knack of Sewing with Knits It had been a very suc cessful course Show quilt Some of the members have been quilting lately and one of the finished quilts was exhibited by Mrs William Frank convener Two others are near completion Mrs Norton reminded the Film on Africa shown to UCW Unit of the United Church Women met in Trinity church parlors Feb 13 and answered the roll call Mrs in the chair opened the meeting with a poem Mrs Wilder spin hod the devotional and Mrs Force read Scripture Topic was Jesus life on Earth Mrs Lorraine Shields had a film on Africa which gave an insight Into the many differences there in race color and creed Coming dates The annual meeting of provincial C will be held in Milton March 8 and the World Day of Prayer service Friday March Mrs Shoemaker gave her usual report on sick and shutins of the church Roll call was answered by home calls and hospital calls After benediction by Dr Onions and social half hour was enjoyed ladies that April will be Cancer Month when canvassers will be given their kits Mrs B presented the bags for the annua Mental Health appeal A happy time was spent over the teacups when Mrs M Nellia Mrs Hunter and Mrs C Mclntyre served a bounteous lunch assisted by Mrs Pierce the hostess Ditch stitching topic for The second meeting of Dublin Junior club was held at the home of Sherry Ismond The meeting was opened by Jean MacLeod Cathy Burke is a new member Mrs McCarron showed how to stitch in the ditch This stitch is used around arm holes and necklines Mrs Ismond showed how to put in an invisible tipper When sewing a knit material you must either stretch the material or use a rigtag stitch Donna Milton is hostess to club The fourth meeting of the Greenock Groovy Griieldas held in the home of Donna Milton on Feb Roll call a supper dish featuring cheese or eggs was answered by all They discussed casseroles and ground meat They had a tuna casserole with a pickle and orange Juice to drink and then a and oatmeal squares Mrs Howard Allison was at Brantford Friday for the funeral of her nieces husband Mr Norman Hart who passed away suddenly from a heart attack at the General Hospital Corp Bob Arbour expects to return to work in Acton In approximately six to eight weeks He is recovering under the doctors care In Tuisonburg Mr and Mrs Camochan Mill N will be celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary on Sat Feb They were married in Brighton England on Feb 24 1943 Friends offer congratulations Mr and Mrs Murray Scoyne John and Judy of Rldgetown spent the weekend here with Mr and Mra Chester Allan and family Son Gary was too involved In hockey so home with his other grand parents Murray and Doris attended the Dills Printing retirment party Saturday evening at the music centre The Coffee Hour a Joint venture of the Anglican and United church ladies has been resumed The informal gatherings are on the first and third Thursdays of each month In St Albany parish ball at Newcomers to town are expectally welcome Children play together while the women chat and sometimes near a speaker Seven volunteers from the Nursery for the Mentally and Physically Handicapped recently attended a oneday workshop at the Centre for Educational Disabilities located at the University of The workshop was based on a level and the learning games deviled by Dr author of The Parent As a Teacher were demonstrated Those in attendance were June Beeney Dorothy Wood Margaret Shearer Mary Golden Pat Barb Jackson and Norma SUcock Louise daughter of Mr and Mrs Larry Porte and 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