- Page •-PL Al* DEALER HERALD, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER*. 1*4 One's blessings can't be numbered Holiday turkey requires special handling up tradition from the early settlers in our country, we set aside one day each year to ponder over our blessings. We call it Thanksgiving Day. As custom for many •v listing thoughts sis the day of feasting nears. Here we go! Forjpm^kin ptes and turkey coal all That I don't have to or carry out ashes. For grandchildren to love and So I Hear by Earl Walsh m For pleasant hostesses, waitresses and nurses. (I love them.) For all who did so much to bring us a new hospital. For those who worked to give us our original hospital. For doctors who Keep me hitting on all six. * For doctors who don't think a little nip or a cigar each day will kill me. For policemen and firemen to otect lives and property, or churches, and clergy of various denominations to call our friends. For hair tonic. I'd be bald without it. For a fine library and those who made it possible. For snow shovsis. (For others to use.) For loyal friends. That Barb Weber has promised to cart me around the McHenry Country Club course next year for the club championship even though I had to back out on our annual date in '84. For our favorite sip and snack places where friendliness prevails. That I 01 for the love they return. For people who give their time, money and efforts to help those less fortunate. That I can still button my old clothes around me. For our back forty to attract birds and squirrels. That more dogs don't pay a visit to our lawn. For flood schools and dedicated board members, administrators and instructors. Qualified judges chosen for LWV essay contest John B. Anderson, former con gressman from the 16th congres sional district and independent candidate for president fen 1980, has agreed to be one of four judges for the League of Women Voter's essay contest. Anderson's extensive political experience qualified him to judge the essays; the theme is "My Fellow Americans: An Inaugural Address If I Were Elected Presi dent," Dave Condon's extensive jour nalistic experience qualified him to judge the contest. Condon is a former "Chicago Tribune" sports columnist. State Sen. Jack Schaffer and Chicago area radio personality Mai Bellairs bring their ex perience in politics and public speaking to complete the panel of judges. The winner of the contest will receive a $100 savings boiid, a membership in the League of Women Voters, and have pie honor of hearing his or her ad dress broadcast on WIVS on In auguration Day and seeing it printed in this paper the week of Jan. 21,1185. it*.. * . -m » - V i ' The contest is open to all young adults, seniors in high school through age 21, who are residents of McHenry County. Deadline for entry is Dec. 4. Entry rules and applications are available at local high schools and public libraries or by contacting Barbara Marrs, 1505 Appaloosa, McHenry; phone 385-1434. ESTAURAN & LOUNOE THANKSGIVING PARTY WED. MOV. 21 8:30 p* WITH D.J. JIMMY MAC •tRKES" TRIVIA QUMTI0H1 FRIDAY HlttHT ALL U CAN EAT FISH FRY WITH C00. HOMEMADE POTATO PANCAKES. COMPLETE SALAO B»« NOLLS t WITTER WEDNESDAY MKIHT-- ALL U CAN EAT CHICKEN DINNER STEAK a SHRIMP B-B-QUE RIBS OMTHt FOX MB I1TWKH THE MIPOES.3M2014 EVEKY NIGHT That cows don't fly. For sports and aporta reports That I don't have to crank my children. God love car. For For them. For snow plows. Our Public Works Department does a great ft* I one owned a pony. That Coach Stringer came into our lives in high school days. He turned things around for the boys. For electric lights. We grew up with kerosene lamps. For chuckles I get out of memories of my maternal grandmother, a real pioneer, she could ride a horse, drive a horse or chop the head off a chicken. That I realize my aches and pains aren't as severe as others must endure. For kindnesses and kind words. For a wife who has shared a good life with me and pulled me over t the rough spots. elections don't come any oftener. For friends like Leo Heimer and Jake Stoffel who remember , early days in McHenry. For plumbing not of the back yard kind. For an electric dishwasher. (That soapsuds were so rough on my hands.) For happy memories of "Earl's Girls," a loyal group who worked for me so many years. That I'm not ashamed of tears in my eyes when things go to my heart. For a good joke. For little prayers my mother taught me. For hearing aids. For times when Alvina tells me I need a haircut. For homemade coffee cake. For Rescue Squads. Those wonderful people really care. That I have only one pinched nerve. For newspapers at our door each morning. For morning coffee at home. Haven't found the likes of it any dace To wi o wake up every For the joy of turning off the alarm clock and going back to sleep. For For snow tires. For a little snow on Christmas Eve. Just a little. For hamburgers. I'd rather a good hamburger than a tough For a napkin I picked up at the Ringwooa Church dinner with the wording: For food and friends we give Thee Thanks. Now, bring on the turkey! May God's spread to on this blessings be mess to all Day. Piaindealer HERALD CUSPS 335-200) Established 1875 - 3ftl2WMtElroStr««t Phoo« 815-385-0170 Circulation 385-0178 McHanry..Illinois 60050 Published Evary Wednesday S Friday of McHenry, Illinois Second Class Postage PAID at AAcHenry. Illinois by SHAW FREE PRESS NEWSPAPER GROUP POSTMASTER Send address changes to AAcHenry Piaindealer 3812 W. Elm St.. McHenry. Illinois 60050 Subscribers are requested to provide immediate notice of change of oddress te the AAcHenry Piaindealer. 3812 W. Elm St., McHenry, III. 60050. A deduction of one month from the expiration of a subscription will be mode where a change of address is provided through the Post Office deportment. Thomas C. Miller-Publisher Donna Santi-Editor StoarO Winning ilrtospaprr MEMBER NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES In McHenry County By Carrier 50 Week 1 Year by Mail.. $19.00 Outside McHenry County '1 Year by Moil $27.00 is almost here again, aad for many families, the highlight of the day will be the main meal of turkey, dressing, crsnberry sauce and other* favorite traditional dishes. The Illinois Department of Public Health cautions cooks to remember that turkeys are often associated with food-borne illness, and therefore require special handling. Turkeys, as well as other poultry and red meat animals, frequently harbor disease-causing bacteria in their intestinsl tracts. The bacteria may accidentally contaminate the meat during slaughter and pro cessing. If organisms are allowed to multiply during preparation and cooking, they can make anyone who eats the contaminated food very ill. What make these organisms multiply while the turkey is cook ing? What often happens is this: a cook purchases a frozen turkey and tries to thaw a 20-pound bird the same way a three-pound chicken is thawed. Sometimes the turkey is stuffed before it is com pletely thawed. The frozen cavity, packed with dressing, provides such complete insulation that suf ficient heat may never penetrate to the center of the bird. The turkey then becomes a vehicle for transmitting disease-producing bacteria. The state health department has some tips that will help avoid bacterial contamination of a turkey: • Solidly frozen turkeys should be thawed in the refrigerator or in some way that will keep the sur face temperature of the bird lower than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. For large birds, particularly pre- stuffed turkeys, complete thawing may take several days. • It is safer to bake dressing in shallow pans rather than inside the turkey. If the bird is stuffed, the temperature in the center of the dressing should reach 165 degrees Fahrenheit to assure that al l harmful bacteria are destroyed. Use a metal-stemmed meat thermometer, and insert it so that the tip of the thermometer is not touching bone. A microwave thermometer should be used if the turkey is baked in a microwave oven. If the turkey is done before the temperature inside the stuff ing reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit, remove the stuffing from the turkey and finish baking it in shallow pans. If the turkey is not stuffed, the meat ther mometer should be inserted into the thickest part of the inner thigh. • Do not keep turkeys in unheated ovens overnight. Lef tovers should never be allowed to sit at room temperture for pro longed periods. All holiday lef tovers which require refrigeration should be stored immediately after the meal at temperatures below 45 degrees Fahrenheit. • Store turkey meat and stock in separate containers. • When serving leftovers be sure they are either cold (right out of the refrigerator) or very hot. Never serve leftovers lukewarm or at room temperature. A simple safety rule Is to keep food hot or cold-below 45 degrees or above 140 degrees-or don't keep it. The Illinois Department of Public Health believes that, by following these suggestions in preparing Thanksgiving dinner, dinner quests' only dlicomfort will be from eating too much good- •and safe-food. & U DON'T MISS LOTTO J YOUR CHANCE TO WIN 2314W. RTE. 120, EASTOF McHENRY OPEN SAT. at 8 a.m., OPEN SUNDAY 10 a.m.J p.m OPEN TH*kil(*'lnilu* *AV A i-- Pepsi, PspsJ Frae (Reg or Diet) "GOOD TIMES COMING TO McHENRY SOON! WATCH OUR AD!" 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