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ii mawsasisjbi economist suntribune opinion thursday may 2 2002 goodbye smoked aunt marion pork chops sometimes i just want to dance like theres no tomor row other times i want to rock on the porch but this is a time to remember someone else we buried aunt marion today her time was up in fact she overstayed her wel come marion alldread was old she was sick too long her frail little body ached and she didnt deserve the pain while she wasnt the easiest to get along with we were all loved and we loved her back leukemia and diabetes arent a lot of fun and aunt marion wasnt cut out for a life in hospitals or nursing homes she didnt take well to bed pans diapers daily insulin shots daily blood tests chemotherapy and visits to the oncologist aunt marion didnt have the personality for it old age and poor health didnt suit her when she was well aunt marion was spunky at five- foot oneinch tall and weighing almost 100 pounds she was petite she was also a snappy dresser the old photos were telling she was very pretty in her youth attractive in middle age and fine looking in her senior years even when dis ease had taken its toll and she was well into her 80s my aunt would chose her clothes with great care she was a lady of fashion you could introduce her with pride the grass never grew underneath my aunts feet she lived loved life and brightened a room aunt marion was spunky she worked hard swore like a sailor smoked long cigarettes and on the odd occasion enjoyed a drink in an amusing and harm less way aunt marion was nosy the familys self- appointed matriarch she demanded to know exactly who was up to no good when she found out and she always did marion would threaten to box your ears but she never did giv ing you a tongue lashing fol lowed by a hug and aunt marion was a the grass never grew underneath my aunfsfeet she lived loved life and brightened a room joan rartsberry lady of opinion she could deliver a 10minute disserta tion on toast it would start with who in hell made this toast when i was little marion used to tell me my dad was tops and she never forgot my birthday at christmas every niece and nephew could count on a gift from her while our aunt didnt have children of her own she was not childless she loved her sisters and broth ers babies we were many aunt marion was never lonely she had six half brothers and sisters as well she was the eld est of her fathers second family which numbered 14 do the math the family numbered 20 in total i expect aunt marion helped raise more children than all the rest today my mother joined six siblings in the chapel and said goodbye to their eldest sister i joined my many cousins to say farewell to a very special aunt over the last couple of days i thought of my aunt marion and her memorable personality heres a few of the things that shed be quick to tell us to do be good to your mother weed the garden dont be afraid of hard work kiss a baby on the back of the neck dont stray too far from your beginnings sing in the rain give to the poor learn to make a proper pot of tea make time for family dont let the bam cat in the house save your money dont take any wooden nickels count your blessings asthma we can help call the lung association lotjassocm this message brought to you 3s community service nf the fcnnnm fresh ss our smoked pork chops are made with well- trimmed racks of pork which have been selected for their leanness we then cure them in a lowsalt brine and smoke them slowly over maple long enough and warm enough to cook them all you have to do is warm them although the traditional way to serve this cut is to steam it whole or in chops on a bed of sauerkraut or prepared red cabbage its equally great just steamed or gently warmed in the oven great flavour reg 599 lb f k vi off this week our farmers sausages are made with a touch of our english seasoning and finished with some of our german jbratwurst spice jg mil a land youll call m p im ithem delicious jb li jonce you try w k off ithem jsszji it w tius ireg 399 lb j its really great to be able to enjoy a taste of summer even now and speaking of taste we use cling peaches which have ggji s3 a an edge in flavour and wg pf j delicately season them to if faga f what i think is peach pie perfection reg 995 ea 0 off this week beef barley our feature soup is beef barley i love the heartiness of this soup it has great flavour lots of beef brisket point and its filling reg 549 ea cucumbers like most every other product there are various qualities of english cukes available the best are those which are hand wrapped they are the cream of the crop which have been selected as the best the second best are machinewrapped which go through a heat tunnel to shrink the plastic wrap bad for any produce and the third quality are utilities which are of irregular size and form we sell handwrapped whenever we can throughout the year and they are now back for the season large size ontario grown hot deli counter weve got our counter up and running now and were working out some of the bugs as we go the easiest way to run this department is to do as the others do and just buy in in frozen product thaw it and serve it youd know by now that we hardly ever take the easy way we try to do it the best way and that in this case is homemade dinners on a daily basis thats dinner but what about lunch well be serving a hot sandwich every day and this week we have you could win get your raffle tickets you could win a number of great prizes one of which is a years shopping in our store all the money goes to markham- stouffville hospital 45000 last year tickets are 1000 and theyre available from any of the members of the unionville slopitch league or at our store whats for iknnoterl well have our beef bourguignonne on sale this week available in our freezer section its simmered in a burgundy wine and a beef stock gravy to die for accented with caramelized pearl onions is it good you bet reg 1695 serves 34 prime rib sandwiches theyre a 14 lb each with horseradish or mayo and salt pepper and some gravy if you wish on a kaiser whats happened for mothers day like many things in life spontaneity is overrated the anticipation of a plannedout event adds excitement more often than not it would be true in the case of our bakery for next week but with one difference if you plan ahead youll actually be able to get the cake of your choice and they are ras ipberry fi raspl mousse bombes made each whats village utsloe its still a touch too early to plant but its not too early to organize your planting affairs we certainly dont have our full complement yet but its all coming day by day keep an eye out because the really good stuff sells out fast with raspberry mousse covered with slices of raspberry jelly roll apricot glazed and decorated with fresh flowers strawberry shortcake made with velvety white cake fresh california berries whipped cream topped with fresh berries black white mousse cake with dark white chocolate mousses layered with white dark chocolate cakes decorated with as you might guess white dark chocolate shavings lemon mousse cakes with lemon and white chocolate mousse between two layers of white cake with strawberries on the sides cheesecakes in a variety of flavours styles our chocolate cakes decorated with marzipan roses and happy mothers day i love you mom sugar ginerbread cookies grocer qualityfoods specials in effect until closing sunday may 5 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 940 1770 off this week