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C4 G Agon Tuesday Dec 21 Have a happy firesafe holiday Over the past number of years Firefighters have been witnes to several tragedies which have Lakes the from Christmas festivities of many amities Often these tragedies could ha been by precautions and extra attention to hazards the home The following suggestions are offered by the firelighters in the hopes that all our unity may enjoy a safe happy or those who en the esthetic effect of an evergreen Christmas tree a few si pit precautions could prevent a potential disaster Buying a fresh tree which does not have brittle branches a must Before bring log a tree unto your home cut the butt diagonally and place the tree in a container suitable to keep water over the butt during the period the tree is in your borne Having the butt immersed in water will keep your tree fresher and safer over the holiday When decorating your tree use only well main tamed approved lighting fixtures and noncombustible decorations Be sure to keep and other sources of ignition away from gifts wrapped in very combustible paper pro ducts Even a green tree will burn if ignited by burning materia around the base of the tree After friends are in celebrate the sea son be sure to check the furniture and ash trays for smouldering and dispose of them a Doncombustible container Be sure the battery in jour smoke detec tor has not out Before leaving home be sure all appl lances are off and the fire in solid fuel Ota sta at CliAistmne s you youi and wisd the best Season and coming yeat BONNIE BETTY NANCY KAREN- GALE- SHERRY AND ELIZABETH DASHER v DANCER and all of Santas crew wish you all the bestl to and to our customers a big Thanks GRACE ROBERTSON HELEN Robertsons FLOWER SHOPPE 3720 Jim Chrysta Sandy Acton Photo Camera 13 Willow St S on Earth true mean no of stems from the message hat heralded Pa ace on Earth Good W II to All Men We w a generous share of ma I happ for you And wo take s op port to thank you for your friendly good I Mr Mrs Mike Kmal and Staff HfcUtMY of be Until beautiful 3IIunltQ our Out 8534421 I 124 MILL ST E ACTON and glitter turkey and treats love and laughter that a what holidays are made of Hope your Christmas is the best MANAGEMENT AND STAFF STATION HOTEL PEACE Oil EARTH May the radiance and gift of His light your way to everlasting peace and contentment Best wishes for a joyous Christmas GRANTS MOTORS ACTON For friendship the year offer Mori festive wishes for a stasou filled lots of sheer Have a Tat 8770144 13 Armstrong Avenue Georgetown Two block north of and Guelph intersection on Armstrong Avenue Tbl succulent bird can appear your table with or without Santa easy at counting backward Recount cooking time for perfect turkey Too often otherwise confident cooks panic at the thought of roasting a turkey But there no need to panic say foods and nutrition specialists of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food The secret to a per fectly cooked bird Is to count the cooking time backwards Determine at what time you will want to eat Lets assume its allowing 30 min utes for the bird to stand prior to carving Its now 30 Then consult the note at the end for the roasting timelnalGOdcg 325 deg F oven A five kilogram pound turkey requires to hours of cooking Backtracking it is now between I and noon Whether the bird Is fresh or frozen and thawed it should be out of the refrigerator one hour prior to cook ing bring It to a reasonable tempera ture and to allow time to stuff or prepare It for roasting It is now between 12 noon and noon If the turkey was frozen ideally it should be thawed in the refrigerator allowing 10 hours per kg hours per lb thaw at room temperature you should allow three hours per kg The five kg bird would need IS hours for defrosting bringing the time to bet ween and IS the night before you want to serve the turkey So at that lime you would take the bird of the freezer How ever should the turkey be fresh you would leave It in the refrlg until 15 am the day of the meal it is best to do these calculations on paper and keep the notes handy It avoids a tot of confusion not to men tlon panic at the thought of serving a partially cooked or an overcooked dry turkey Here ore additional tips on handling the bird to ensure it safe to eat and won be the cause of distressing cramps When thawing at room temperature for the required hours place the big bird on a rack In a roasting pan Silt the bag that covers the turkey along the back but leave the bag on The juices lost dur I thawing will drip Into the pan These be discarded and the pan thoroughly washed before cooking the bird in It Slide the pan and turkey a brown paper bag to en sure a more even thaw ing Otherwise the face of the bird will reach room temper before the inside is thawed giving the surface bacteria a chance to multiply readily Remember that lime has been allowed to stuff or prepare turkey lor cooking either after thawing or standing at room temperature This is no time to cheat by flng the bird ahead of time A lot of people do It with fresh birds This is not advised As soon as bird is stuffed It should be slipped into the oven to start the cooking process Always cook a turkey at tau deg Ft and remove any leftover stuffing from the cooked bird before storing it in the refng Leftover turke meat should be cut from the carcass and set In the regrigeralor within two hours of its removal from the oven Cooking a perfect key Is as easy as count ing backwards Try it It works Stuffing for Tom A turkey without all the holiday trimmings is still terrific eating but the festive season means festive turkey and that Includes the stuffing Stuffings can be made in hundreds of ways and everyone has their own favorite The basic is the ever popular bread stuffing a savory blend of bread cubes onion celery and sea If yourc looking for a change this year consider adding chopped apple or dried fruits sausage mushrooms or nuts Allow about t lo cup stuffing for each kg lb or turkey Place twothirds of the stuffing In the body cavity and the re maining third in the neck cavity Pack the stuffing loosely because it swells during cooking Tempting though it Is to prepare and stuff the turkey ahead of time it t be done for several reasons Moistened stuffing t keep well and If It is chilled before cooking will take too long to reach the temperature needed to kill rood spoil age bacteria If you are concerned with saving time pre pare the ingredients ahead of time and com bine them just before the bird and roasting Or cook the luffing outside the key In a covered casse role for to minutes Mushroom Mulling cups soft stale bread cubes l Up- wit 4 up pepper 1 tip sage i lip thyme cup chopped parsley I cup butter melted Hit lui without a win It off I large onion chopped I cup chopped celery cup chopped mush rooms Mix bread cubes sea and parsley Saute onion celery mushrooms In butter and add to bread mix ture Toss lightly but thoroughly Mokes cups stuffing Not Staffing cups fresh bread cubes I cup butter cup chopped celery I cup chopped cran berries t cup chopped dried apricots cup raisins cup chopped walnuts or pecans t tsp salt pepper i savory Prepare bread cubes and set aside En deep bow butter Saute celery cranberries apricots and raisins in half the butter until celery Is lender and fruit is plump Add to bread crumbs In bowl along with the nuts additional butter and to mix Put safety In your partygoer is too tipsy to party plans Makesure your guests leave Iday parties In a sober transportation or keep safe condition If the him over night