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1 1 yj i cejjit h p 6 economist sunthe tribune tuesday july 1 1997 drink caroline dewar correspondent happy 130th birthday canada july 1st is a great day for a party and a wonderful occasion for family and friends to share in tra ditions old and new this coasttocoast birthday party is a celebration for all cana dians whether you are out for a fami ly picnic kiteflying in the park or sharing time together in the back yard mark canadas birthday with a special celebration in honor of our home and native land there are a wide variety of uniquely canadian foods avail able in our supermarkets and spe cialty stores which we should be very proud of next time youre shopping sample some canadianmade products and whenever possible choose homegrown fruits and vegetables not only will you be supporting canadian business youll be a- mazed at the high quality and superb taste of canadian food items haye a great canadian birthday party this year and if you do try one of the following recipes dont feel you have to put all 130 can dles on your canada day birth day dessert maple glazed cake when the early colonists arrived in canada they found that the indians made sugar from the sap of some maple trees today maple sugar is still made in much the same way as it was long ago just before the sap rises in the spring holes are bored in the trees tubes are driven in and sap is collected as it drips from the holes the sap is boiled in large evap orating vats until it thickens and turns to maple sugar if maple syrup is desired the evaporation is stopped before the sugar has a chance to crystallize in general the lighter the color the finer the quality of the syrup people enjoy maple syrup in many ways here is just one a maple glazed cake preheat oven to 180 degrees c 350 degrees f grease and dust lightly with flour a 25 cm 10 tubepan blend together 3 cups 750 ml pastry flour 2 12 tsps 12 ml baking powder 12 tsp 2 ml salt in a separate bowl cream 1 cup 250 ml butter blend in beating until light and fluffy 2 cups 500 ml sugar 2 tsps 10 ml maple flavoring add one at a time beating well after each addition 5 eggs stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture alternately with 34 cup 175 ml milk bake for 60 to 65 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched cool 5 minutes and remove from tubepan bring to a boil and simmer to 110 degrees c 232 degrees f on a candy thermometer 250 ml 1 cup of maple syrup brush over warm cake serve and enjoy red and white cherry torte our patriotic celebration de serves a great patriotic dessert perfect for canada day or any other day of the year 1 14 cups 310 ml sugar 1 tbsp 15 ml butter 1 egg j can drained cherries reser- vingjuice 1 cup 250 ml flour 1 tsp 5 ml baking soda 14 tsp 1 ml salt 1 tsp 5 ml cinnamon 12 cup 125 ml chopped nuts cream sugar and butter add egg and cherries and beat well with mixer until cherries are shred ded add remaining dry ingredients and chopped nuts bake in a greased 22 cm x 22 cm 9x9 pan at 180 degrees c 350 degrees ffor 45 minutes meanwhile make sauce sauce juice of cherries 12 cup 125 ml sugar 1 tbsp 15 ml butter 1 tbsp 15 ml cornstarch 14 tsp 1 ml almond flavoring 12 tsp 1 ml salt red food coloring mix the sauce ingredients and bring to a boil wlien thick add red food coloring store sauce in refrigerator until ready to serve put vanilla ice cream or whipped cream over cake and then sauce try maple glazed cake to sweeten up your canada day party l its canada day time to eat strawberries have barbecued hot dogs drink pink lemonade and get together with family and friends and after enjoying a fire works display you can invite everyone back to your house for a slice of maple glazed cake made with one of canadas recognized symbols syrup food for thought lisa cartrvright maple it will take more than an hour to bake the cake so start early the cake requires three cups of pastry flour which can be pur chased at no frills for 349 salt 1 and baking powder 529lb can be purchased at village grocer while loeb has lactantia light butter for 269 five eggs are also needed and can be purchased at no frills for 165 milk sugar and two tablespoons of maple flavoring can be pur chased from any area grocery store after the cake has baked for an hour remove it from the pan and let it cool for five minutes brush one cup of boiled maple syrup dominion ap and ultra food drug has old tyme maple syrup for 249 on the cake slice the cake into pieces and serve with an icecold glass of lem onade fortinos has either no name for 33e or president choice for 49f and loeb has picnic lemonade on for 39