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Settlers improvised Canadian Christmas cooking adapts old country recipes MONCTON NB CP1 Ca nadian Christmas cooking bears its own unique stamp of tradition though it has its roots in the countries of our an cestors says culinary arts teacher from Owen Sound Ont Des ite those faroff roots Cana ian Christmas cooking came to life in new and dis tinct manner on our own soil Rose Murray says RELAX TENSE SORE MUSClES lOW ENERGY Treat yourself or someone you love to sauna whirlpool bath Healthful massage by registered massage therapist Gift certificates available and house calls welcome Call 3223711 To prove her point she launched coasttocoast search for festive food ideas which she has compiled into The Christmas Cookbook released this month by James Lorimer and Co In the introduction to her 96 page effort the author notes that the evolution of Canadian Christmas cooking dates to the days of pioneer settlers who longed for their traditional treats each December but couldnt find ingredients which were readilyavailable back home In the fall months some people began hoarding handfuls of scarce luxuries such as sugar raisins and dried fruit but others sought substitutes When ingredients for min cemeat were scarce for in stance apples from the cold cellar and carrots were used in stead to make an unusual and delicious winter pie In time combination of adapted recipes and traditional ethnic favorites came to form distinctive Ca nadian cuisine for the Christ mas season Ms Murray says the tradition was further enriched as recipes were exchanged between friends and neighbors of different ethnic backgrounds COOKIES POPULAR The custom of baking elabo rate Christmas cookies for ex ample was brought to Canada by settlers of German origin and soon became popular in homes across the country The recipes in the book listed with ingredients in both metric and imperial units were gath ered from family collections across the country and repre sent both the traditional ethnic favorites and the Canadian adaptions Chapters include cakes pud dings and desserts cookies holiday breads and spreads candy eggnogs and punches and holiday menu suggestions $AVE DOLLAR Al snunmuo PHOTO 331 BAYFlELD St 7372228 5V2 CLAPPERTON ST 7265401 33 ALLIANCE BLVD 7372225 Buy roll of Kodak color film between now and the end of the year and Shutterbug Photo will give you coupon worth dollar off the developing and printing of any roll of HO I26 or I35 color print film WShutterbug Photo WE USE KODAK PAPER FOR THE GOOD lOOKI year Dial Dial Dial Cgta U9 726441 SimpsonsSears Ltd Store address 509 Baytiela St Georgian Mall Barrie Reg and Was refer to SimpsonsSears Ltd prices Store hours Mon Tues Sat 930 3m to 530 pm Wed Thurs Fri 930 am to 930 pm Brie people From dollar day in bush to mayor By ALISON MERKEL Of The Examiner Its not what happens to you but whahappens Les Cooke sums up his attitude to lifes problems with those words Cooke has managed to shape his own life into series of successful ventures He forged business complex that operates internationally from the humblest beginnings Through business political action and participation in com munity affairs he has affected the lives of many people in the Barrie area 16 barred from school by what was believed to be his impen ding blindness and his fathers ill health he went into the bush Hard labor at dollar day was what his life con sisted of his dream had been university and degree as an engineer Warned not to read by physician the impulse was too strong for young Les few cents he had to spare from work In the busy went into the purchase of books in Huntsville secondhand shop In the heart of the depression the young lad started his process of self education by reading those two volumes one of the Book of Knowledge series and one volume of set of had that reinforced by those around him Maybe he has lost jobs had bad luck he seems to be the kiss of death There is one thing that he does have the resources for success has been there On top there is no reason not to feel self confidence In defeat you learn Any good man has got to have those experiences leaders in many fields man of achievement how does he feel about people who hve been labelled as failure Lets assume man considers himself failure and has There is one thing about the man who has been down He In failure we can examine our attitude Failure becomes considers to be his and business Others may be impressed tical of both success and failure He keeps his eye on what he personal Christian commitment He sees these responsibilities to be to his church community Les ooke left chool at age to because he ws diagnosed as having impending blindness He went to work in the bush for dollar day and Les Cooke is not He is skep Cooke can definitely be labelled as positive thinker At Just call me Santa EDMONTON CP The Jolly man would not hear of for mality Call me Santa he chuckled Everybody else does The spirit of Christmas is very much alive in this 76year old man whom hundreds of chil dren call Santa Claus each Christmas Each year for the last four decades about 300 surprised children have received gift of candy from the incognito Santa who is known the rest of the year as George Lineham Britanica FOUR TIMES MAYOR Today Les Cooke four times mayor of Barrie former alderman founder of business complex that has received at tention by the academic world has an outstanding library He has collected the thoughts and over the next few decades wrked hi way up to founding Cooke Cartage and Storage Ltd history of outstanding and finally Mayor of Barrie four times over Ex aminer Photo He may stop at any home that has children or jump from car when he spots child on sidewalk The children go home and tell their parents they had visit from Santa he says The fact that they have gifts makes some of their parents wonder if Santa really did visit after all Santa Lineham also makes point of visiting children who are confined to hospitals and other institutions CHRISTMAS DINNER TUESDAY DEC 25th It started in 1940 in the ham let of Royalties south of Cal gary when teacher asked Linehams late wife if she could get him to play Santa at Christmas party BECAME TRADITION He was reluctant Santa that year but in the decades to fol low he became so popular with children and parents that he be came Christmas tradition When Lineham moved to Ed monton in 1945 he brought his tradition with him an attitude You are what you think Experience can be rough dirty some people are mean Some people carry bag of these things around and comfort themselves with misery We have choice We can look at ourselves and consider our experience Become open to understanding self We know from defeat what will not work and go onto success GODS SIGN Les Cooke looks upon his own and others failure as sign that God is trying to make something out of you Barrie as community means great deal to Les He remembers coming back to the Barrie district from Toronto in the 1929 depression His fathers health was broken and the family returned to the area which gandfather James Barron Cooke had pioneered Grandfather Cooke had settled in 1862 and had acquired property at Big Bay Point Agnes and Silby Cooke brought their son home to the fami ly land in difficlt times Little could they know the difficult path would bring exceptional achievement Les and his father were very close He recalls his fathers advice Buckshot let them learn you the Kings English so at least you can express yourself Silby Cooke gave his son Les an inheritance of high ideals that have enriched not only the family but the community at lar Lges Cooke was first elected to city council in 1955 and went on to serve the municipality in several capacities in cluding four terms as mayor of Barrie He is past president of the Chamber of Commerce and Ontario Cancer Society He has been an Honorary Presient of the Canadian Jaycees and has received trophy for outstanding service to Barrie From the day in 1938 when Les bicycled to Toronto to buy his first two ton stake truck 1929 GMC with $50 down he has been engaged in the transport business His enterprise was originally known as Les Cooke Ice and Cartage Forty years after the origmal bicycle trip Les reenacted the journey The three and half hours of 1938 became four hours and fifty minutes of what had to be happy reflections about the business The company eventually became Cooke Cartage and Storage Ltd Dell the Mover was acquired by the Cooke firm and the latest acquisition has been Newbury Transport and Supplies an importexport express company Les Cooke resigned as head of the firm at the age of 50 selling his business to number of employees Today he is chairman of the board and at least as busy as ever Why did he hand the controls over at such an early age Cooke says Aught anyone ever retire Retire is final Resign and you make yourself available to other people esigned when was 50 because thought could be around at 70 figure of the past with people waiting for me to die Make room thats my philosophy For 40 years now George Lineham has been playing Santa Claus to hundreds of kids and adults It makes me happy he says and at 76 years of age Santa was back at it again this Christmas CP Photo people places All Purpose Amount Save 20 MM laminaad hrlcnarmi maulnu IITH Cha it me For Re Enjoy it now Use your NEW YEARS EVE live Entertainment with View the Lights Traelways Tours is providing the Barrie Horticultural Socie ty with bus to view the Christmas decorations in the ci ty from pm Thursday December 27 There is no charge Meet at the Wellington Hotel All Welcome Reserve by calling bookers Florence Lockhart between 10 am and pm at 7283873 Margaret Laurence at 72tr679t or May Maxwell at 7288248 BUFFET STYLE OTurkey OPrime Beef Christmas Ham Assorted Vegetables Salad Bar or reservations call 7261834 Christian Singles New Years Eve dropin is being planned at Gwens home Call 7289509 or Lillian at 7260971 for further informa tion Allandale Seniors Allandale Seniors will be hav ing lessons in basic bridge star ting Thursday January from 130330 There is no charge but small book may have to be purchased Instructor will be Mrs Cottie Church Course will run for 10 weeks at Essa Road Church Sons of Scotland The Sons of Scotland BenevolerLAssociation Lovat BOOK YOUR ARTY NOW MIGHTY POPE servations Call 7261834 HWY 90 at the 400 Camp N0 217 Barrie will hold their annual Hogmanay Dinner and Dance in the Willow Room of the Continental Inn on Mon day December 31 at 630 pm hot buffet dinner will be served at pm with dancing to follow at to the music of Syd Stark Tickets are $10 each For information and reservations call 7283048 or 7269960 social notes GETTOGETHER The Senior Citizens Get Together Club want to extend big thankyou to Sa his son and all the staff at the Con tinental Inn for marvellous Christmas dinner on December 16 for about 420 senior citizens This was marvellous gesture to the senior citizens of Barrie 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