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stouffville suntribune thursday dec 7 2006 5 blustery weather doesnt affect parade not even the chill of a northwest wind could deter the enthusiasm of spectators lin ing the route of stouffvilles santa claus parade saturday nor the interest of peo ple young and old taking part this kinsponsored event has become a tradi tion in our town dating back further than most can remember award winners were best overall markham stouffville hospital best theme whitchurch-stouf- fville public library most original willowgrove best school summitview most humorousbudget towing judges all kinette mem bers were susan smith carol kidd leslie huke and bonnie gribbon generous gestures the boys and girls of whitchurch highlands public school and the whitchurch- stouffville minor hockey association did themselves proud at the parade collecting items for the whitchurch- stouffville food bank parents brenda amelard and terry spencer spearhead ed the school campaign they collected 900 pounds of food more than double last years take what a party the town threw a staff party friday evening and while everyone didnt attend those who did had a wonder ful time the location was sleepy hollow golf and coun try club two members of staff were honoured paul white- house director of public works received the staff char acter award department employee lori boyd made the presentation development services director tom parry was recog nized by mayor wayne emmerson for his 15year tenure with the town christmas spirit looking a lot like santa claus and possessing the same christmas spirit ron graves of elm gardens apart ments in stouffville has made 90 fruit cakes and 15 dozen mincemeat tarts all to give away ron began his baking binge in october i dont have enough patience to sell the stuff he says he esti mates his cost at 600 all decked out on the subject of elm gar dens apartments resident pam lewis has done a mar vellous decorating job the lounge is decked out in christmas attire making it attractive to all roaming around with jim thomas seasonal showpieces if an award goes for the best christmas window dis play on main street stouf fville florists would be hands- down winners take a bow kim everson aileen little brenda baker and gail gaudet close runnersup are lindys florists and barthau jewellers circle the date not to be missed is the annual home for christmas concert dec 22 at 8 pm hosted by the 50member men of note chorus at christ church anglican also featured is a student choir from stouffville district secondary school bell ensemble and vocal soloists susan brown and jennifer thunem tickets are 12 and available at cards appliances coffee lovers unite two coffee clubs one from markham and another from stouffville enjoyed christmas dinner friday at ebenezer united church in milliken fortyone attended organizers were gord wagg of stouffville and alf shenfield and les hillcoff of markham the late bill hood arranged the initial gathering 10 years ago pile of pies if the city of pickering has a guinness book of records evelyn dunkeld jones of mt zion east of stouffville should be included for her churchs threeday bazaar she baked 97 pies forty were sold the first after noon she also made 70 beef or chicken pot pies plus 20 christmas cakes lions have trees the stouffville lions club is again selling christmas trees from sobeys lot the reg ular price is 25 with a few specials going for 50 all pro ceeds will be returned in the form of community service jim thomas is a stouf fville resident who has written for area newspa pers for more than 50 years hp free range lurkeys its about time to start dunking about your turkeys for the season as you will know from free range turkeys they run loose and eat what they want lots of grain add to this a gentler defeathering process which leaves more of the natural flavour and the odd feather with the turkey and youll have a turkey that exceeds your expectations unless of course youve dined on one of ours before our turkeys are very moist without the artificial aids that butterballs etc receive very tender and flavourful youll also find that they cook a little quicker than most so order one of our old fashioned turkeys they range in size from 14 to 20 lb and from 23 to 26 lb ready to roast they are and despite what you may have read in a recent toronto star article about turkeys the s difference between a hen turkey and a tom is more than just size the better eating turkeys are the larger hens which are usually 17 20 lb in fact a hen this size will usually have more and better meat than a smaller tom in the 21 24 lb size just so you know weve got ams happenin well be making a quantity of our traditional bone- in hams as well as our usual maple sugar hams and smoked black forest hams they are also made by hand they are not machine extended and they have the flavour and texture which made ham such a popular food the first place whats f baking f this weekl this will be the last week of our usual repertoire of products till the new year thats because we have to clear the decks in order to make all the christmas seasonal items in the quantity necessary to please all of you it takes untold extra time to handmake all those items which set us apart from those bakeries which just buyin prepared or semiprepared products the space we work in isnt big in fact your kitchen at home may be bigger so if you have a favourite enjoy it this week it may not be available for a bit what well be featuring this week is almond cream squares made with a rich almond cream a sweetdough bottom crust with either blueberries raspberries sour cherries or mincemeat baked in these are best served a bit st9s warm reg 9 ea amarettq or eggnog creme burle two really nice versions of our crane brule repertoire and as usual the ramekins can be returned for a 50 refund reg- 3 ea almond and saskatoon scones a light scone made with saskatoon berries almond slices and a bit of lemon zest si 49 good morning reg jl s beef barley stephanie volfe y this is one of my fave soups because it has a rich and hearty taste enough seasoning to be noticed and that essential oldtime flavour of beef that you get from cooking the bones down for a long time which we do reg 599 serves 3 to 4 wwhats for 5 h jljinner jvli our curried chicken is the frozen entre feature of this week we use breasts of airchilled chicken and poach them cube them and serve them up in a fairly mild curry youll just need to heat this and serve it hk mssf with rice w jzzjt q reg 1399 each jr t off serves 34 week smoked salmon we have a good supply of coldsmoked bay of fundy salmon the sliced type and an almost endless supply of our warmsmoked fresh atlantic salmon should you wish this salmon made in wholefillet size just ask at the deli or phone 9059401770 with sufficient notice we can accommodate your request thongs that syou hoxildnt si farmers sausages we make these on the finer side and the milder side too its a great rff mjg q dinner p j q sausage reg 399 lb ohp this week b askets although you dont see so many of these in the store rest assured we have made lots in all shapes and sizes even some which are not in a basket whats popular about them is that we use all the good stuff read no fillers and we price them at a flat rate uncharge much like a restaurant corkage fee what you get is a great assortment of my and hopefully your favourite products made to order should you wish we offer good value lir erwtcake its selling down fast weve a few slabs of light and dark available yet come january well be back to making more for next year it seems to me and doreen that the aging makes the big difference in bringing out the full flavour of fruitcake traditional tourtieres theyre available in a 9 size which serves 6 located in our freezer section premium meats if turkey is not your thing we have a good supply of marbled beef tenderloin crowns of ontario limb crowns of ontario pork hand selected for tenderness boneless lamb loins which have been selected for tenderness boned and seasoned its an over the top dinner stuffed lamb legs these would serve 6 10 people fresh atlantic salmon either prepared in roasts or if you order early enough poached and decorated boneless stuffed airchilled chickens with a cranberry chutney dressing available frozen ready to roast grethes cheese apples grethe is the tall danish girl who has worked at our store in various capacities since 1986 shes wonderful and she has a special way with food these cheese apples are made with 5 year old cheddar and brandy among other things they are delicious in fact todays picture is of one of these done by one of her daughters who is equally tall cranberry butter tarts this is a yearround item for us theyre really so good chocolate novelties we probably have the biggest selection of good chocolate in the area youll find an assortment of christmas novelties yet to arrive boxes of assortments from j rogers in victoria a nice selection of chocolates and marzipan from italy and some giant toblerone bars as huge stocking sniffers plum puddings are now available we have some from england and best of all doreen has began malting hers all good neat cheeses we have about 20 varieties of new and fancy cheeses and weve got the crackers to go with them twiglets an english savoury treat which enjoys a cult following seasoned nuts in three varieties very nice and stylish christmas napkins and a new display of candles mincemeat to do your own baking is now available we use bass ale to make it brandy balls these are available at the bakery counter best served at body temperature specials in effect until closing sundat december 10 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 9401770 www thevillagegrocercom all these items will be priced at for next week and beyond watch for yule ia3gs 2 styles starting next week ginger bread cakes with vanilla buttercream icing and gingerbread decorations sugar plum scones sugar plum cheesecake elanswwith sugar plums simmered in brandy cinnamon and brown sugar fanned on a flan with mulled apples deep dish apple- mincemeat pies seasoned with mincemeat if you had the good fortune to have one of these last year youll know that this combo is amazing its delicious lighter version of a traditional mincemeat pie -r- and further we have sausage rolls tourtieries shortbreads gingerbread and lots more wow