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umajwwwbfc the tribune stouffville ont thursday march 22 1951 dance every saturday night stouffville veterans hall modern old time w w bates orchestra admission 50c ontario dept report reveals interesting assessment comparison population of york county is now well in excess of a million the annual directory issued by the department of municipal affairs ontario reveals the exact figure based on the work of assessors for 1950 is 110s87g with toronto accounting for gg7 187 of that total the following interesting com parisons were worked out by the editor of the richmond hill lib eral total assessment for general purposes is shown as 165s290- g93 with toronto accounting for 1405504489 of that amount other figures of immediate local interest are aurora population 3097 as sessment s212o0s0 newmarket population 5030 assessment i1070sg markham village population 1 5g2 assessment gs9333 richmond hill population 2123 assessment 1519130 stoultville population 1001 assessment ss91013 king township population 5- ss9 assessment 5227100 i markham township population 9209 assessment 7000309 j i vaughan township population j 9305 assessment 5505082 whitchurch township popula tion 4041 assessment 30sg815 taking aurora and rich mond hill for instance the report shows that the population of the former is 71 per cent greater than that of richmond hill yet the assessment value is only 30 per cent greater- another striking difference is shown in markham and vaughan townships with practically sim ilar population markham has an assessed valuation of practically 20 per cent greater than its neigh bour the difference in this case would appear to be due to the larger number of newer houses on subdivisions such as highland park whitchurch township with half of markhams population would have to have its assessment raised 13 per cent to equal markhams figures t4ie comparatively small amount of subdivision property in whitchuich would appear to pro vide the answer together with the amount of lowvalue housing in the lake wilcox area stouffville and markham villages present another picture of what appears on the face of it to be an inequality stouffvilles figures work out to an assessment value of 535 for each member of the pop ulation whereas markham only 102 population less than stouff ville shows an assessed value per person of 141 the mixing bowl r ammt auam hello homemakers many a time i have wished that i had written down the recipes for scones that grandmother used to make she used to bake 7 varieties and always had atout 3 batches baked and stored in covered crocks the stone covers always made a loud noise when we stole into the cold pantry to steal some but grandmother knew we apprec iated them because she brought out honey to add to the ones she sliced for us today we find ourselves sure of good baking results due to modern ranges with accurate temperature controls and delicate flavours from manufacturers tested ingredients especially the canadian milled flour take a tip scones and baking powder bis- ruits are known to home science girls as soft dough mixtures this group of mixes also includes dump lings and drop biscuits but we shall talk about these items in another 1 have all ingredients cold 2 crease cookie or pie plates nursery stocks ornamental trees flowering shrubs perennials fruit trees etc also landscaping agent for pelham nurseries 600 acres in stock don lewis stouffville phone 22jl order now for spring delivery ever so lightly p h featuring the first fullyautomatic transmission in the lowprice field general motors value jour choice for 51- refreshingly thoroughly reliable longer lower wider bigcar look brilliant new styling featuring entirely new grille parking lights fender moldings and rearend design im parting that bigcar look which sets chevrolet apart from other cars in its field even lovelier bodies by fisher more strikingly beautiful lines contours and colors extra sturdy fisher unistecl construction curved windshield and 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lowpriced car 3 sift once an approximate amount of flour from which flx- required amount can then be measured n 4 measure the dry ingredients mix and sift them 3 times into a mixing bowl 5 measure firm cold fat butter shortening lard or margarine by measuring spoon cut fat into flour with a wire blender or a knife until pieces of fat are the size of peas 6 sprinkle cold liquid over the dry ingredients and mix lightly with a fork adding just enough liquid to make a soft but not stickv dough work dough as little as possible to prevent a tough biscuit column 7 knead the dough on a lightly floured board not more than 20 turns 8 flatten gently with a lightly floured rolling pin 9 finish trie product according to directions and bake in a hot electric oven fruit scones 2 cups pastry flour 4 tsps baking powder vi tsp salt 1 tbsp sugar 3 tbsps shortening v cup seedless raisins 3 tbsps chopped cherries 2 tbsps chopped walnuts 1 egg beaten cup milk sift and measure flour mix and sift dry ingredients add shorten ing and blend into the dry ingred ients add fruits now blend egg and milk into the dry ingredients turn onto lightly floured board and knead for one minute divide the dough into 2 parts- and pat into rounds inch thick place on a buttered baking sheet and cut each round into 4 wedgeshaped pieces bake in electric oven at 425 degs about 15 minutes buttermilk scones 2 cups sifted flour 2 tbsps sugar tsp salt 3 tsps baking powder tsp baking soda v cup sugar 2 eggs beaten v- cup buttermilk mix and sift dry ingredients cut in shortening sprinkle buttermilk into the dry ingredients turn onto a lightly floured board and shape into 2 rounds about 1 inch thick not necessary to knead this mix ture place each round on a flour ed pie plate cut into wedges and bake in an electric oven at 450 degs 12 minutes homemade quick biscuits 6 cups sifted allpurpose flour 3 tbsps baking powder 1 tsps sait cup shortening measure sifted flour and baking powder and salt and sift together in a large wooden bowl cut in the shortening until the mixture re sembles oatmeal cover tightly and place in the electric refigerator until needed for tea biscuits we use 2 cups of the biscuit mix and cup water or milk this dough may be used for 1 meat pie toppings 2 plain or fruit tea biscuits 3 cheese biscuits 4 cobblers made with stewed or canned fruit 5 short cakes for fruit or meat 6 scones for skillet baking 1 pinwheel biscuits for jams or jelly mixtures the question box- mrs h mc asks why do the last few biscuits being baked on a cookie sheet burn on the bottom answer if only 3 to g biscuits are being baked at one time do not use the cookie sheet as the metal gets hotter when not filled use a shallow pie plate for the last few cookies or biscuits mrs w e asks why do some of my biscuits look tipsy answer perhaps the biscuit cut- tor has been sticky dip cutter into a mound of flour after each pres sing always press down evenly and transfer ut biscuits to baking sheet with an ecg 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