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YoPu and Me. f >Mm BYRUTHCOLES A isit to Red Wing Orchards Anapea day keeps the doctor away. if there is any truth to tbe above quote juat tbl nk Of the benefit to O.H.I.P.!1 Another bonus'for Wbitby, Red Wing'Orchards Pare open to tbe public and tbey are just a delight. There is an ad in the çlassified section of the Whitby Free Press giving times and directions to the or- chard. The, orcbard lis. weil cared for and in, excellent condition., In fact, one. could say it is'very mucb loved byits owners, the Irwins. The whole procedure bas been carefully thought out and runs efficiently and'smoothly for ail con- cerned. On band during visiting hours are six trac- tors and wagons driven by local folk wbicb wend tbeir way tbrough the orchard. There are-about ten supervisors stationed around theorchard in eacb area of ail the apple varieties. Everyone bas their favorite kind of apple and tbere are many. To name a few,' tbere are Maclntosh, Melba, Russet, 'Spy, Delicious, Cortland 'and Macoun trees in abundance. I tbink there are 73 acres 0f apple trees, some »standards, other semi- dwarfs, about 2,500 of these two and about 3,000 dwarf trees. In each area the supervisors have large stocks of fplastic bags wbich bold a half a bushel of apples and these are banded out to the pickers.' If there are any questions they will be answered. Tbere is a very good- parking lot as you turn off Durham Road 23, quite adequate for many cars. Onte out of the car you make your way a short dis- tance to the embarkation point. Here you will1 find Marion Irwin expiaining the procedure. You are told that there is a simple way 0f removing the ap- pie without burting the tree. In ail these years, I didn't realize tbat beside the apple there is a, tiny bud whicb wiil be next year's f apple. To destroy tbis by being carelesa is dedu s aecare, it is easy to do it rigbt way. Marion also bas recipe sheets on band. Do pick one up and enjoy the desserts you can make, every- thing from applesauce to muffins.- I always make j applesauce witb notbing added. I wasb the apples carefuily and cook them in a very smail amount of water until tbey are sof t. Tben they are put into a cone-shaped metal sieve and pushed about witb a wooden cone-sbaped masher, or pestie for want of a btr word. Someone told me recently to peel apples, slice them, and put tbem into salted water for a few min- utes. Then you lay tbem out to dry and put tbem in- to the freezer wrapped in wax paper. Sounds easy and simple but I haven't tried it yet. (jSo many happy groupa of people riding' on the wagons to their favorite trees.Tbere are many Orientais *wbo aiways come to pick their favorite variety, the Deliejous. This is a tradition, probably started when these apples were shipped across the Pacific many years ago to the Orient. Also, the many Orientais wbo live on the west coast in British Columbia bave access to this apple whicb is grown in great abundance in the valley. One of my favorite childhood memories is going to fthe Winter Fair wbich is atm b eld at the Ex in the Coiisseumn. There, in ail their. glory, were bundreds of red, shiny, pollshed Delicious apples, ail beauti- fuily arranged in crates. At that time - and I'm going back fifty or sixty years - they were a B.C. product flot grown ln Ontarlo at ail., My dad always bought me one as soon as we arrlved so0 I -could carry it witb me. Five cents and such a large apple I could bardly clutch it wlth my smali banda. I can still see tbem and savo'r the taste to this day. I baven't seen Russets for years and was deligbt- ed to see them at Red Wing. A rather amati, apple wltb a very distinctive taste. My mother loved these apples and so did my husband's mother, so we were, overjoyed to see them once again, and no doubt we'il go back in t ime as.we eat them.' After you are given a plastic bag you can pick an assortment 0f'the fruit, and maybe try some you bave neyer eaten before. Two bere, four there, they ail costtbe same so do*try ail the varieties and see wbich ones the family likes beast. It's a wonderfui way to spend a few hours for al ages, s0 try to get to tbe orchard before the season ends. It's a short season se take ladvantage now whlle the weatber is so beautiful. An additional $31,000 i tax revenue was rais- ed by the Durham Roman Catholie Separ- ate School Board in its sumxner 'assessment revision prograin, assessment officer Helen McAneney reported Tbursday." The Program,- whicb is designed to' help Catholic ratepayers un- derstand their rigbts and choice in directing scbool supoprt, "is con- sidered a success" and bas secured mucb need- ed revenue, McAneney said. "Catholic home own- ers andtenants do have the choice to direct their achool, support to the Separate Scbool -sys- tem, " McAneney said. The assessment revi- sion programn included visita by assessment personnel to ratepayers whose taxes are now directed to the public achool systein., Catholie ratepayers Dining Guide THE GREAT WALL, 116 Dundas Street West, Whitby 668-7021. A favourite eating spot for Chinese food loyers. A large selection of Canadian dishes also served. Prices -range fromn $3.00 and up, for lunch, and $4.20 and up for dinner. Open from il a.m. to 1 a.m. week- days, Friday and Satur- day open tiIl 2:30 a.m. We are now fully licen- sed. Thesday closed. are encouraged to make sure tbey check with the enumerator that taxes are. directed.» to the board in wbich they want thein to be used. "Scbool support does not automatically move to the new address (when «ratepayers move)," McAneney said. -0mMm WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13,1982, PAGE 13 Parents, shou'd- ehe ck for lice Durham Reglonal Healtb Unit wli no long- er be responsibie for lin- specting scbool children for head lice, unit director Elizabeth Schaefer said Tbursday. The unit is circulating an information 'sheet wbich 'encourages parents to take on the responsibility of check- ing 'their cbildren for lice. "Head lice is flot a school-specific problem, and as -such, cannot be controlled merely by examining .sebool stu-. dents," Schaefer said. "It is a communlty pro- blem." She added. that a* reduction-in staff at the healtb unit made it necessary to eut the. monitoring program., Sbe said cbecking ail the achools costs a minimum '0f $30,000 a year, a price:wbich i steep for taxpayers to pay. The unit's information sheet explains wbat par- ents sbould look for and how to treat. bair,'. as weli as precautions"par- ents'can takre to prevent their children fromn gett- ing lice. Schaefer said -inci- dence of head lice.-in the region as up 33 per cent In the past year. -"44It doesn't take a nur- se to cbeck for lice,", she said. "Anyone -can do: it once, they know wbat to look for."'1-ýýý Visiting assessme nt officers explained that tax support can. be directed to the Separate Scbool Board'éeven when cbildren attend public bigh -achools, 'and that people, witbout cbildren stii pay educational taxes and can direct them, to the -board üf their choice. J EXP'LORER RESTAURANT & TAVERN Ni*ghtly Specials «' (Monday - Thursday) B.B.Qued Spare Ribs Roast Prime RIb of Beef Jr. Filet Mignon New York Sirloin (AILabove include salad, garlic bread, or dinner roll and polatoes.) Open Mon-Sat. 11:00-11:00 *900 Hopkins St.., Whitby 8«95 8,95 8«95 8,095 Su.&Holidays 400-10:0 TAX PROIGRAM RAISES ADDITIONAL $31,000 Good food, fast and friendly service. BREAKFAST SPECIAL bacon or ham. 3 eggs, toast, home fries $ 1.8,3 SUPPER SPECIAL hamburger, french fries, beverage