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p \{;K 2 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY. DECFMRFR22.1*62 yit Oi. ** odCLL k f heavy duty aluminim foil, using a saucer as a guide. Cut matching circles of pastry rolled 1/8 inch thick. Place pastry circles on top of foil circles. With thumb and forefinger, turn up edges of both foil and pastry 1- inch all around; pinch together at intervals to hold edge up. * \ MR. AND MRS. THOMAS STALEY RESIDE IN OHIO - Newly married Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Staley are making their home in Piqoa, Ohio, following their Nov. 6 exchange of wedding vdws. The bride is the former Karen L. Day, daughter of William and Carolyn D$y of McHenry. Thomas and Janet Staley of Piqua, Ohio are the parents of the bridegroom. Pastor Thomas E. Lowery of The First United Methodist clferch, McHenry and Father Harold J. Sommer of Ohio officiated at the 5 p.m. candlelight ceremony in the First United Methodist church. A reception for 160 fr|ends and relatives was held at Andres Steak House, Richmond, 111. The newlyweds both graduated from Winona State university, Winona, Minn, and ih^groom is employed in the family plumbing business. ' Mincemeat Tarts And Brandied f m Hard Sauce - Festive Dessert • Celebrate the holiday season with a festive dessert. These Mincemeat Tarts with Brandied Hard Sauce add a itive new touch to mincemeat pie. r are inexpensive, easy to prepay require no last minute aration, leaving you free to relax „ entertain your guests. The individual tarts are created by crvnping pastry lined heavy duty aluminum foil circles, filling them with prepared mincemeat, and baking in Ja moderate oven. To serve, place the tarts on doily lined serving plates ai$ top with hard sauce. An aromatic cim of fresh ground coffee or an after dinner liqueur is always a pleasing a<£ompaniment I Mincemeat Party Tarts * With Brandied Hard Sauce Pastry for 9-inch 2-crust pie 1 jar (28 oz.) condensed mincemeat, prepared 1/2 cup butter or margarine softened 2 cups confectioners' sugar 1 tbl. hot water 2 tsp. brandy or rum extract 1 tsp. vanilla Make 10 heavy duty aluminum foil tart shells. Do not prick. Place tart shells on .cookie sheet ; fill each with 3 tbl. mincemeat. Bake in 350 degree F. oven 40 to 45 minutes. To make Brandied Hard Sauce, cream butter and sugar together until smooth. Stir in water, brandy or rum extract and vanilla. Chill. To serve, top each tart with a dollop of sauce. Makes 10,2-1/2 inch tarts. To make heavy duty aluminum foil tart shells, cut 10, 4-1/2 inch circles of JOIN US FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE! •COMPLETE PRIME RIB DINNER •4 HOUR BAR *H0RS POEUVRES •DANCING •BREAKFAST •ENTERTAINMENT BY "IK MAMA t COUPLE A PETER COSTAS PHOMi FOR ttSHVATIONS t * t •Jm M SUNDAY BRUNCH From 10 am. • 2 pm. ALL YOU CAN EAT! Featuring Belgium Woffles. Crepes. Omelets and Fresh Fruit FRIDAY FISH FRY LAKE PERCH. SMELT OR SCROO SOUP ft SALAD BAR AIL YOU CAN EATt •Op#n For Dinnar Wed., Thurs., Fri. £ Sat. •Sunday-Brunch ft Dinner •Closed Christmas Eva and Day \ r...* - •V* w CHAPEL HILL COUNTRY CLUB 2500 N. CHAPEL HILL ROAD McHENRY 385-0333 <.< *.»• CUD COMMUNITY CALENDAR DECEMBER 26 Wonder Lake American Legion Post 1169-E. Wonder Lake Rd.-Breakfast- all you can eat-9 a.m. to 12 p.m. DECEMBER 27 McHenry Senior Citizen's club-no regular meeting-school closed- Christmas holiday. McHenry Woman's club-Board meeting, 10 a.m. -McHenry Public Library. DECEMBER 31 Wonder Lake American Legion Post 1169-WiIl be open. JANUARY 3 Compassionate Friends-meeting, 7 p.m.-Family Service & Community Mental Health Service facility-4302 Crystal Lake road, Suite G. U.M.W. Mission Team (Executive committee)-meeting, 9:30 a.m.-First United Methodist church parlor. JANUARY 4 Marcia Mary Ball Circle-First United Methodist church-parlor, noon. Ruth Circle-meeting, noon-home of Marion Barrows-members bring a sandwich-if weather inclement, call Marion to verify meeting. JANUARY 5 Whispering Oaks Woman's club- Board meeting, 9 a.m.-Community Center. JANUARY 6 McHenry Sportsmen's club- Weingart road-meeting, 8 p.m. JANUARY 8 McHenry Sportsmen's club- Weingart road-practice shoot-open 1 p.m.-public invited. Friendhiip Club Potluck Luncheon- Meeting-1 p.m.-Fellowship hall- First United Methodist church. McHenry Area Toastmasters- meet, 9 a.m.-Letizia Financial Corp- Wonder Lake-guests welcome. JANUARY 9 McHenry Sportsmen's club- Weingart road-meat shoot, 11 a.m.- public invited. JANUARY 12 Kishwaukee Life Member club- Telephone Pioneers of America- monthly meeting, 11:30 a.m.-V.F.W., 240 N. Thrope, Woodstock- reservations by Jan. 5-call 344-4144 c 338-6637. Scouts Make Christmas Stockings or JANUARY 13 . ' Lakeland Park Women's club- potluck dinner, 6:30 p.m.-meeting, 7:30 p.m.-Lakeland Park Community House-1717 N. Sunset Ave. Priscilla Circle-9:30 to 11:30 a.m.- First United Methodist church parlor- babysitter provided. JANUARY 18 McCullom Lake Conservation club- meeting, 8 p.m.-McCullom Lake, Beach House-Orchard Drive. JANUARY 19 Whispering Oaks Woman's club- Community Center-1 p.m. JANUARY 20 United Methodist Women-general meeting, noon-potluck luncheon- First United Methodist church- Fellowship hall. JANUARY 24 McHenry Area Toastmasters-meet 8 p.m.--First United Methodist church-Center & Main streets-guests welcome. SINGLES CLUBS CO-SPONSOR DANCE The Northwest Singles association and the Aware Singles group will co- sponsor a dance from 7 p.m. to midnight on Sunday, Dec. 26, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, River road and the Kennedy expressway, Rosemont. Live music will be provided and all singles are invited. For more information, call 561-1173. The Northwest Singles association and the Aware Singles group are not- for-profit organizations for single people. Amy and Sue Vacnla, daughters of Ana and Ron Vaeula of McHenry are shown working on their recent Christmas project. They, and other members of Girl Scout Cadette Troop No. 41, made 1M Christmas stockings oat of colored nei and sewed them with yarn. When finished, the stockings were filled with candy canes and donated to Christmas Gifts Can Be Nutritious While Delicious Through the years, food has marked some of the happiest and most traditional moments in our lives. And there probably is no bigger food- associated holiday than Christmas. We all have traditional foods we serve for Christmas dinner, and between gift shopping trips, we spend hours on end preparing special candies and cookies to give to friends, neighbors, teachers, etc. These personally made treats in­ dicate that we have given lovingly of our time, but there must be something we can give besides fudge and divinity. We should begin new traditions and come up with alter­ native gift ideas that are appealing, attractive, and nutritious all at the same time. The following are some ideas that may help you plan some nutritious gift ideas. Most of them are economical and, with a little creativity and recycled tins, jars, bottles, or decanters, can make a nice gift. 1) Breads, rolls, or muffins wrapped in a towel and given in a basket or on a bread board. 2) Cheese or herb flavored popcorn or cereal snack mixes given in a decorative tin. 3) Make your own fruit baskets, cheese baskets, or cheeseballs since they will probably be less expensive than pre-packaged ones. 4) Homemade croutons in a decorative glass decanter. 5) Buy loose decaffeinated tea and make a spiced tea mixture by adding spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg to the tea. 6) Share home-canned foods such as soups, vegetables, fruits, spaghetti sauce, or stews and dress up the jar. 7) For a shut-in friend or person living alone, prepare individual frozen entrees for them to store in the freezer for future use. 8) Prepare powdered dry mixes (which only require liquid to be ad­ ded) for hot chocolate, biscuits, breads, or pancakes. 9) Herb and spice sets or seeds-plants in windowsill pots along with a book on their use in food preparation. Herbs and spices can replace high calorie sauces and salt. 10) Nuts, seeds, and dried fruit mixes \n a decorated tin. 11) A collection of your favorite nutritious recipes. By using imagination, new gift ideas can be created which are more nutritious. One of the nicest ways of sharing love during thi£ over- commercialized Christmas season is giving a personally made gift. And if the gift is also nutritious, it shows we care that much more. FISH, along with canned goods and stuffed animals the girls had collected. The troop meets at the Lakeland Park Community club and its leaders are Barb, Kim and Colleen Martin. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD ) % MR. AND MRS. MARK ROWLAND MARRIED IN WAUKEGAN -- St. Paul's Lutheran church, Waukegan, 111. was the setting for the Nov. 27 ceremony uniting in holy matrimony the former Debbie Lynn Pieper of Waukegan and Mark Patrick Rowland, also of Waukegan. The couple exchanged promises of marriage before the Reverend Thomas Church during a 4 p.m. service. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Pieper of Waukegan. Mrs. Alice Reinke of McHenry is the mother of the bridegroom. Following the nuptials, a reception was held at the V.F.W. dub in Waukegan. Photo-Worthley Studio Lakeland Park Women's Club Holds Christmas Dinner Party The Lakeland Park Women's club had its annual Christmas Dinner Party recently at a local restaurant. After enjoying a delicious dinner, the members signed Christmas cards and get well cards for other members. Everyone was reminded that non- perishable food items and paper goods could be brought to any of the officers' homes for prompt delivery to FISH. Santa arrived with ringing bells and received a royal welcome from the ladies. He distributed the grab bag gifts; also the secret pal presents; and from the ohs and ahs, it seems as if everyone was very pleased with the gifts. Of course, Santa insisted on a kiss before surrendering the gifts, and demanded to know whether or not everyone had been good all year. It was a nice party and fortunately the weather was good. The next meeting of the group will be held Thursday, Jan. 13, at the Lakeland Park Community House, and will be a potluck dinner a£ -6:30 p.m.; with the meeting tojaegiri at 7:30 p.m. All ladies of Lakeland Park and Lakeland Shores are invited to come and enjoy the good times, and par­ ticipate in the projects and activities of the club. YOUNG SINGLE PARENTS SET PRE-NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY Tuesday evening, Dec. 28; the North Shore Chapter of Young Single Parents will have a Pre-New Year's Eve Party for members and their chldren. There will be free refresh­ ments for the children, games, prizes and a special Midnight Countdown. The meeting will be held at the Wheeling-Northbrook Holiday Inn on Milwaukee avenue, between Willow and Lake-Euclid. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. and no prospective members will be admitted after 10 p.m. A GIFT TO YOU.... GIFT CERTIFICATE (E A (Christopher'a A Gift Amounting To Great Joy And Peace and Good Health In This Coming Year. To all our customers, both present and future, may our friendships grow stronger and may we have good times together. It's Our Pleasure To Serve You. Merry Christmas & happy New Year! From Our Family To Yours ' !<r* a 9 9 ----