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« 4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvilte, December 23, 1987 Section Three "Happy Holidays" Ease your mind while you are away. -- Wedding gift sitting -- Vacation home checking BARINA HOME CHECK NEWTONVILLE 786-2996 7 - 8 a.m. -- After 6 p.m. BARB SHETLER INA COX Holiday'baking tip... Cookies in the microwave: Fast, fun We at BROOKING TRANSPORT wish you and your family a safe and Happy Holiday Season! 281 Liberty St. N. Bowmanville 623-3821 Hold the popcorn--easy on the Irozcn dinners! This holiday season leaves room in your microwave for more tempting treats, such as snappy sesame bars or sweet molasses cookies. According to the Frigidaire Company, the holidays arc surprisingly a micro- wave's busiest season of the year--for baking. Those delectable holiday goodies mom used to spend hours preparing take only minutes to bake in a microwave oven. Frigidaire suggests two simple cookie recipes that will turn you into a true microwave microwave baker. These sesame bars and molasses cookies arc so easy to make, they'll be favorites all year long. SESAME BARS (Makes 25) I cup packed brown sugar V> cup butter or margarine 1 cup sesame seeds 'A cup all-purpose flour '/i teaspoon salt 1 «IS Vi teaspoon vanilla In medium bowl beat brown sugar and butler until creamy. Beat in sesame seeds, flour, salt, egg and vanilla. Spread in 8x8-in. microwave-safe baking baking dish. Shield corners with foil. Place on inverted saucer in oven. Microwave Microwave on 70% power (Medium-High) eight to 11 minutes or until edges begin to ■ pull away from sides, rotating (wo or three 1 times. (Bars will appear foamy on tup.) Allow to stand directly on counter 10 minutes. Cut into I '/4-in. squares. Store at room temperature, lightly covered, no longer than two weeks. MOLASSES cookies (Makes 3 dozen) V. cup packed brown sugar V. cup shortening V. cup molasses I egg I'/i teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger Vi teaspoon ground closes V. teaspoon salt V/i cups all-purpose flour Granulated sugar Place all ingredients except (lour and granulated sugar in large bowl. Beat until light and fluffy. Mix in flour. Chill one. hour. Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place six to eight balls in a circle on wax paper. Microwave on 50% power (Medium) l'A to four minutes or just until until surface is dry, rotating two or three limes during cooking. Remove wax paper with cookies to counter. Sprinkle cookies with sugar while still warm. Repeal with remaining cookies. I (me 'A »Siife 1 (olMay! We're happy to be of service to the folks in our area, and wish you our best this holiday season ! Thanks for doing business with us! Frank and Susan Shane of Darlington Auto Centre 22 Silver St. 623-6900 Bowmanville Studio Teresa and John Boots ^RTISTHtTMAGES 28 Cedar Crest Beach Bowmanville 623-2569 A very merry Christmas to one and all! From the Management and Staff of Macintosh Chrysler Plymouth Limited 331 ParkRd. S., Oshawa Telephone 728-4638 290 North F ront Street Belleville (613) 966-8610 SecAottl Qneeiuufi from Management and Staff of Astro Appliances SALES & SERVICE 119 KING STREET EAST BOWMANVILLE, ONT. Home Service 623-7501 Parts 623-7791 ENJOY THE CONVENIENCE AND VERSATILITY of baking with a microwave oven during the holidays. This Frigidaire model has a built-in browner for traditional traditional pic crusts and meringues. . , Well seasoned wishes for a holiday filled with joy. it has been our great privilege to know and serve you. .JtgfP ms ■¥r >>; M 1988 IIS BLASTING SOFF! m from Management and Staff of Shomey's Opticians 30 King St. W. 623-4477 Bowmanville On the threshhold of the future, we anticipate great things to come. Let's make this New Year the best it can be! HOTEL DRUG MART TELEPHONE 623-2546 BOWMANVILLE MALL