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stouffville suntribune thursday dec 15 2005 5 yiiletide events f nri free range m smoked jlurkeys aurkeys keep us busy more than 100 seniors the majority from parkview home parkview apartments buck ingham manor and bloom- ington cove were royally treated to a turkey luncheon with all the trimmings dec 5 in the beautiful auditori um at christ church angli can in stouffville the event initiated 25 years ago by jane graham has been capably continued for 17 years by gail wood its another form of community outreach ms wood said emphasizing the tremendous assistance received from members of the congregation yes santa claus was there handing out gifts to every guest seasonal music was pro vided by accordianists bar bara hughes and ede barr ofuxbridge prior to the luncheon a christmas communion ser vice was conducted by rev rob shields assistant curate rev kim mcarthur and lay reader tom butson place to be christ church anglican is the place to be tomorrow at 8 pm when stouffvilles men of note present their fifth annual family christmas concert this 35voice chorus under the direction of dr margot reskind will be com plemented by soloist susan brown and miriam sellick- smiths stouffville district high school choir tickets 12 will be available at the door happy what im doing almost all my yuletide shopping in stouf fville however for a single gift not available here i travelled seven miles south to markville shopping cen tre last week arriving around 10 am before crowds became too prolific after some searching i found what i wanted but at every store without excep tion the farewell greeting was happy holidays to which i forcefully respond ed merry christmas i dont know about you but i find this updated form of seasonal salutation extremely aggravating join the crowd its an event unlike any thing else in ontario the country market christmas dinner dec 25 at eastridge evangelical missionary church in stouffville activi- roaming around with jim thomas ties scheduled to begin at 11 am include the famous austrian family chorus from king city along with a visit from santa claus at noon turkey with all the trimmings will be served to an estimat ed 500 people some of whom would be spending the day alone this massive community undertaking is a goodwill gesture hosted by norm clements and assis tant david knight along with hundreds of energetic helpers a big heart stouffvilles ron graves has a big heart this christ mas he spent 400 baking 72 fruit cakes 65 of which hes already given away in addi tion hes made 14 dozen mince tarts these too hes donating ive been doing this for the past 10 years mr graves says he begins early in octo ber mr graves claims he has as much fun baking as peo ple have eating right now he has six cakes left but expects these to be gone by christmas day towns unite seventyfive chronic cof fee consumers fromtt bakery in markham and dainty donuts in stouffville joined forces for their 10th annual christmas dinner friday at the stakeout grill lounge in ringwood the event originated by the late bill hood was orga nized by alf shenfield of markham and gord wagg of stouffville in demand if you hurry there may still be christmas trees available at the lions lot near sobeys in stouffville initially there were 375 on site but theyre going fast three kinds are featured scotch pine 25 balsam fir 35 and fraser fir 50 all for a good cause jim thomas is a stoujjville resident who has written for area newspapers for more than 50 years its about time to start thinking about your turkeys for the season as you will know from our past ads we sell only free range turkeys they run loose and eat what they want lots of grain add to this a gentler defeathering process which leaves more of the natural flavour and the odd feather with the turkey and youll have a turkey that exceeds your expectations unless of course youve dined on one of ours before our turkeys are very moist without the secondly be sure that you specify smoked turkey otherwise it artificial aids that butterballs etc receive very tender and flavourful youll also find that they cook a little quicker than most so order one of our old- fashioned turkeys they range in size from 14 to 20 lb and from 23 to 26 lb ready to roast they are also well be making a quantity of traditional bonein hams as well as our usual maple sugar hams and smoked black forest hams theyre all made by hand they are not machine extended and they have the flavour and texture which made ham such a popular food in the first place i regret to say that my spiral slicing ham machine is not yet ready but i have a lock on easter itll be good we make amazing smoked turkeys probably because we start with our amazing fresh turkeys they are becoming increasingly popular especially with our asian customers it seems that we always make a few less than what we need which causes a few problems if you would like one it must be ordered in advance before dec 18th because it takes a week to get them ready goes on the list for regular turkeys its easy really order deadline is dec 17th this week holibat things that you bouldnt miss we will be closed christmas and boxing day as well as new years day and the day after well also be closing at 400 pm on the 24 because some of us have to shop some of us have to go to parties and some of us will be resting our fruitcake is almost sold out at this point a few slabs of light and dark are available and a few rounds of light come january well be back to work making even more for next year 1oob0tieees available in 9 and single serving sizes the 1 9 are located in the freezer section and the singles are baked and displayed with our assortment of meat pies jfo0d hampers theyre on display at the flower section custom orders are still possible premium meats if turkey is not your thing well have a good supply of marbled filet mignon crowns of ontario lamb crowns of pork boneless lamb loins usda prime prime ribs and irish organic salmon rogers chocolates there are a few of these still a little taste of history from victoria chocolate pretzels these are available once again a big hit 10 lb toblerone bars youll need a big stocking to hold one of these grethes promised grtta cheese apples grethe is the tall danish girl whos worked at our place since 1986 in various capacities shes wonderful and has a special way with food these cheese apples are made with old cheddar and brandy among other things they look like an apple and are just as delicious greens shortbread these are made in small batches and heavily doted over our largesize entrees will be available as usual as well as the selection of side dishes of sweet potato turnip and scalloped potatoes in the 46 serving size cranberry sauce this is doreens brandied orange cranberry sauce the sauce as well as our turkey gravy will be in good supply well be working like santas elves getting all this ready brie cheese wrapped in our puff pastry with cranberries or blueberries or readytobake or already baked an amazing variety of really nice cheeses copious amounts of hor douvres ready to go including what i think are the best sausage rolls ever as i explained last week there are items from our usual repertoire that we will not be making over the next couple of weeks in order that we can devote pur full attention and space to our seasonal repertoire which i will list below were sorry about this but weve reached the limit of what we can do within the confines of our space y5jle logs well be making two types of these one with chocolate on chocolate and the other white with lemon mouse and white icing theyll be loaded as you might guess with homemade decorations and meringue mushrooms also homemade ifa li ea pand ea tt rome lake i theyll be arriving fresh on thursday all going according to plan if youre thinking duck these are the ones to have from knowlton quebec well be making five delicious types and they are turtle which is made with layers of chocolate caramel and pecans topped with the slowest turtle ever egghog with spiced whipped cream holiday cheesecake with layers of brandied cranberries spiced apples and candied pecans raspberry lemon with lemon curd swirl all the cheesecakes will be available in two sizes priced at j2- to chocolate or white cakes iced and decorated in seasonal festive style gingerbread cakes made with moist spiced gingerbread layers with vanilla bean buttercream surrounded by what seems like an army of merry gingerbread men two sizes ju sugarplum cheesecake flam made with sugarplums which have been simmered in brandy with cinnamon sticks and whole cloves fanned on a flan with spiced apples 17ea pralines cream mn we begin with a chocolate gingerbread cookie crust and fill it with eggnog mousse pralines and caramel jljl csanberrfappie costard cases this is a holiday version with brandied and dried cranberries and spiced apples two sizes i3and black and white mousse cakes all done up for the season isjand 2i pies including four varieties of deepdish being apple cherry applemincemeat a must have and cranberry apple pecan pies either traditional with caramel or with cranberry pumpkin with or without spiced whipped cream and lastly mincemeat pies done in the traditional way creme brulees in eggnog vanilla bean grand marnier and gingerbread muffins available in gingerbread eggnog carrot bran with blueberry cranberry or mixed berry and cranberry orange tbafs itfdks mym tan forget the dht tujemmsy specials in effect until closing sunday december 18 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 m 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 9401770