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Crepes Suzettes, braised veal and chicken meringo are just three of several French dishes prepared by the Gourmet Foods class at the high school last Thursday evening. That's Lois Taylor (left) Liz Arculus, and instructor Joan Quail. By the way, the food was delicious. (continued) night in that Village because of blocked roads. AEE And Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Fawns of Port Perry will no doubt remember their 25th wedding anniversary, They were to have a celebration Saturday, night, but many invited guests were stranded in Greenbank. Determined that the party must go on, many guests arrived by ~~ snqwmobile -at~ the" Fawns' home" Sunday afternoon. It must have been a good party . as some guests were still at the Fawns on Monday after- noon, Road crews in Reach Township had been working all week-end to clear the roads, but many of the banks | were too high for the plow to push the snow up over. As a result heavier equipment was brought in from Van- HOME HEAT | KEN P. MURRAY Electrical Contractor _ Domestic & Industrial WIRING CALL US FOR FREE ESTIMATES ON COMPLETE ELECTRICAL camp and Ira Carr con- tractors on Monday. The storm did produce one bit of irony for the people of Reach who may have found themselves still snowed in by Monday. Reach Clerk-treas- urer Vic Malcolm said Monday. that the Township had submitted specifications - to the Department of Trans- port for a: new truck and _snow plow similar to what-is-- being used now. The Depart- ment would not approve the specifications; saying that the machinery was 'too big." Mr. Malcolm said he made it very clear to the Department that Reach is forced to rent equipment because what they have is not big enough for the job. . Brian Fulford -of Brian's Supertest in Port Perry. said Monday that both tow trucks had been working steady for B Pine Grove Cemetery Annual FRED CHRISTIE President Saturday, February. 26m AT 2.00 P.M. Port Perry Municipal Office ~~ Meeting ~~~ NORMAN HEAYN Sec. - Treas. AR "Second winter storm blocks roads the past .36 hours or so. He said they had pulled out about 125 snowbound vehicles, and he himself had only a couple hours sleep since the storm hit. He said he even got a call to tow the County grader which got stuck on Highway 12 near Epsom because of = cars blocking the road. Beare Motors also ' re- --ported numerous calls from snowbound motorists, with the great majority coming from Scugog Island and Seagrave Road. . Area residents were for- tunate in one respect. Port Perry Hydro Commission -reported- no disruptions in service as a result of the storm. The storm which hit two weeks ago caused wide- spread and prolonged black- outs especially in areas to 'the west of Port Perry. As if two major storms in two weeks is not enough, weather reports Monday morning (February 21) in- dicated the possibility of another major disturbance in this area before the- week-end. Cty. : Homes levy reduced Ontario County's levy for homes for the aged will be "reduced by $2,700 to $271,000 this year county council learned last week. : The levy will be divided so that $159,000 will go to Fairview Lodge in Whitby, and - $112,000 to Lakeview Manor in Beaverton. Estimated revenue for Fairview Lodge is $890,730 compared to $778,740 last year,and estimated expen- ses are $1,106,636, compared to $919,389 in 1971.Alarge portion of the expenditures is a $75,000 capital appropria- tion 'for an elevator now under construction. Estimated revenue for Lakeview Manor is $650,233, compared to $544,430 in 1971, and estimated expenses are $788,940 compared to $610.509 in 1971, December 31 there were 360 residents in the county homes for the aged. 134 paying full maintenance charges of $10.50 per dav. PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1972 - 15 red wine, please" The setting left a bit to be desired. The food was served -off paper plates. There were no candles burning, no violins playing soft music, no gleaming silver, fine crystal or white table cloths. After all, the upstairs home econ- omics room at Port Perry High School can't really be expected to match the at- mosphere of a cafe on the . Right Bank: However, good food is good food, no matter where it's served, and last Thursday night in the upstairs home economics room .at Port Perry High School, the food was simply excellent. As part of their ten-week - night: course in Gourmet Cooking, about twenty ladies - "were concentrating that eve- ning on the preparation of French cuisine. Some of the dishes included beef ragout, chicken marengo, onion soup, "pineapple 'hors d'oeurves, crepes Suzettes, pears simmered in red wine, and flaming cherries jubilee. Under the supervision of Home Economics teacher Joan Quail, the ladies work each week on the prepara- tion of different kinds of food. For example they have already spent time on such things as soups and appet- izers, fondues and: meat dishes, yeast breads, don- nuts and cakes. Mrs. Quail said the ladies seemed to especially enjoy the pre- paration of the fondues. In the next few weeks, the .emphasis-will-be- placed on-- cuisine of distinctive ethnic origins, and will include - Italian, German Polynesian- Hawaiian, "and ~ Chinese ._ cooking. Each ofthe 24 persons enrolled in the ten-week course paid a $10. fee, plus an extra $5 towards the cost of the food. Mrs. Quail says almost all the ingredients used in the dishes can be bought in Port Perry. . She also says that she is trying to show the ladies that the preparation of gourmet dishes can be done easily at home, and at the same time provide a bit of a challenge, ~ simple, especially when it comes to entertaining. Mrs. Art Brunton says she enrolled in the course to learn: something different, "after providing my family for so many years with staples." She recently pre- pared a chowder soup for her husband, "and he liked it." Mrs. H Oosterlo says she had never done any gourmet cooking before. She said she recently prepared a beef stroganoff dish for her hus- band and children, and "they really enjoyed it." Mrs. Quail, who taught a similar course in Whitby says the course in Port Perry is much better because she is allowed to use alcohol, when needed, in the preparation of some of the dishes. In Whitby, she was forced to substitute real .wine with vinegar, and it just isn't the ~ same, she says, As mentioned, the empha- sis last Thursday night was on French cuisine. I can assure you that the samp- lings I had of the chicken . marengo, braised veal, and crepes Suzettes were del- icious. -The.crepes' had a filling made from orange juice and rinds. The chicken marengo was great -- made with a sauce of tomato paste, mushroom gravy and sweet fruit juice and other things. And I'll never eat: pear halves again unless they've been-simmered-in red-wine; -- I'm noexport in what French cuisine is supposed to taste like (though I once blew a hundred francs on a complete 14-course banquet in a cafe inLa Rochelle). But I do know what I like. And I like the samplings so much _that I'm going to take up the ladies' gracious invitation to come back another Thurs- day night. There is one hazard to all this, however. As the ladies were getting ready to leave, I overheard someone say, "I'm so full I can't do my boots up." Somebody fe- plied, boots,what about my coat." plain. cooking-the: "never mind your. "Gaston, a little more QOHC (continued) citizens whose sole source of income 'is Old Age Security and Supplement. Through the questionnaire and survey, 33 senior citizens indicated. they were 'very interested" in this type of accommodation, Of these 33, nearly half have incomes of less than $300 monthly, and the same 'number pay over $90 monthly rent. It was: found that 70 percent of these persons would pay less rent in Ontario Housing than they are paying now. : The average rent in Ontario 'Housing would be $69 for couples and $40 for single senior citizens. OHC initiated-the study on the. need for senior citizen housing as a result of a request made by Council last June 1. This is the first 'Ontario Housing Survey tak- en in Port Perry. The resolution passed by Council giving approval to' the OHC plans also calls for the Village to be responsible for 7.5 percent of any annual loss arising out of the ° operation of the proposed senior citizen housing. The report from OHC did not give any indication as to where the housing would b e located, or when construct- ion would-start. Reeve Robert Kenny said the approval given by coun- cil was an approval in principal, and construction could conceivably not be started for a couple of years. He said the present water shortage in the Village could hold up construction plans. WHY. PAY MORE? SAVE!!! On Premium Quality FUEL OIL STOVE OIL PROMPT, COURTEOUS SERVICE CALL 668-3341 CALL COLLECT OPP. As part of Guide Week.activities, "Police officer for a day." Eh tia a Janice Smith of Seagrave Company is, With Janice is Constable Hans Brachvogel of Whitby