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Fresh fruit, crunchy top -- it must be a fruit crisp freshly whipped cream or a light ice-milk with a hint of By Brenda Stevenson When the desire for the perfect dessert overcomes me, I don't hesitate for a moment. With fresh seasonal fruit, very little sugar and a whole grain, nutty/crunchy top- ping, the result can only be a homemade fruit crisp: simple, nutritious and satis- fying. i Some will prefer to com- APPLE CURRANT CRISP 3/4 c. Dried Currants 3/4 c. Boiling Water 510 6.large Tart Apples (Spys or Cortlands) 1 tsp. Cinnamon 1 tsp. Ground Orange Rind 1 tsp. Ground Cardamon (optional) 1/2 ¢ Chopped Pecans (or walnuts, or pinenuts) crisp stands on its own. The choice is yours. Here -are two possible creations. The wonderful thing about them, is it's hard to make a bad crisp, unless of course you burn it. The ingredients may be altered a little to suit. 1/2 c. Butter 3/4 c. Whole Wheat Flour 1/3 ¢. Brown Sugar Pour boiling water over currants, and set aside for 10minutes, then drain. Meanwhile, combine flour, nuts, sugar and spices, Cut in butter. Slice unpeeled apples and place in a buttered baking dish. Togs in currants and orange find. Spririkle on topping. Bake "uncovered 35 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees. JS pm Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp 4c. Diced Strawberries 1 Egg, lightly beaten 1/4 c. Brown Sugar 6 tbsp. Whale Wheat Flour 2 tbsp. Orange Juice Combine egg, sugar, flour and juice. Pour over fruit in a butter baking dish. 4 ¢. Diced Rhubarb TOPPING: 1 ¢. Rolled Oats 1/2 ¢. Whole Wheat Flour 1/4 ¢. Oat Bran or Wheat Germ 1 tsp. Cinnam . Pinch of Salt 1/2tsp. Ground Ginger 1/2 c.Butter Combine the topping ingredients and cut in butter. Sprinkle over fruit mixture. Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes at 375 degrees. "vanilla. I feel a good fruit~ [Ink Spotl f | Golden memories It was a double celebration Aug. 24 at the Scugog Island com- munity hall. vah and Cecll Fralick (anniversary Sept. 10) and Clark and Lillian Ross (Aug. 4) celebrated thelr golden anniver- * sarles together. Cecil and LliHan are brother and sister, and the two couples have enjoyed many good times together over the years, especially on long drives. Congratulations! "Scugog Citizen -- Wednesday, September 4, 1991 = 11 a If you have one friend in this hostile old world, then you're lucky indeed Someone asked me the other day why I don't write a column about friends. "Sure," said I, thinking what a wonderful topic to put on paper.....until I sat down and start- ed to write. Nothing. Zip. My have been able to put into words the trust and respect that go hand in hand with a true friend. I have nothing but admiration for the way they can so eloquently take words. and phrases and turn them into feelings of dove and by Helen SuZanne mind went blank. Oh, it's not that I don't love "and cherish my friends. I do! In fact, I think if a person has one true friend in this hostile world, they are indeed fortunate. But, as hard as 1 tried, 1 found it so diffi- cult to Write what was on my mind. People with far greater literary talent than I have written poems, letters, songs and articles about friends that I could never begin to express. They have somehow managed to convey that wonderful feeling, of genuine warmth and cgziness one has with a true friend. They AFFORDABLE PRINTING Flyers or $25.00 Letterheads FOR 1000 Business Cards or $35.00 Appointment Cards FOR 1000 One side; Black ink on White Stock. Artwork and Taxes extra. cai 433-1122 Ask for Carole (REA ER RARE ER RRR RRR RRR REN RHE FY [ hip for a friend With- out fear of sounding foolish or silly. 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