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10 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Soturday, April 14, 1962 -- ee choir boys of St. Michael's {Church in Bristol every Tuesday Don't Tempt Fate, Says Legend isc: "then it"was the ony Put On a New Easter Bonnet er If your wife has bought a new)cross buns, have been adopted) "Deserving elderly widows" hat for Easter, don't grumble|in Canada, but others, like Paxjin the London parish of St. about it as an extravagance, foricakes, which remind church-|Bartholomew the Great are pre- joccasion on which the poor ate/comes each Maundy Thursday, | Leicestershire when children |anything but black bread. according to legend, she needs|goers to make peace with their|sented with a hot cross bun and) has been presented to each of i jhips and shoulders and whic | poor. | One of the most famous alms- giving ceremonies in the world |when the Queen gives out silver }pieces in Westminster Abbey. spent their lives helping thelan ancestor to Canadian foot- jand Bottle Kicking" looks like Helpful Hints On Cleaning Oven There is one job that even scramble for huge meat pies|/the most meticulous home- |while adults kick beer-filled/maker hates to tackle--cleaning ball. The celebration is held on |Easter Monday in Hallaton,| tion are worth an hour of clean- ing time. She told us that there are sev- eral tricks that are useful to} keep the oven free of these} crusty films and grease. We} hasten to pass them along. GREASE CATCHER garet: Don't cover.the whole'can also be used to advantage bottom of the oven, as this|in keeping the oven clean, we're changes the heat pattern. In-|told, Set the control at a low' Stead, use a piece just slightly |/temperature--about 325 degrees' larger than the pie plate or cas-\~, -- when you are roasting « serole that may bubble over. | meat, to eliminate the spatter- | The automatic oven control'ing of grease. Each cf the red and white} casks toward the "goal posts", purses this year will contain 36|:49 stream An jpieces, since tradition decleresi 2 ee ee, |that the number must equal the|!00ks a little messy for Easter, neighbors, are unknown here. 'The custom of wearing an In the "Widow's Son", a well- Faster bonnet stems from anjknown London "'pub", a_ hot English legend that any woman|cross bun, has been placed in a unfortunate. enough to enter| wicker basket each Good Friday church on Easter in old clothes|since 1823, when a widow, the will not only have bad luck forjoriginal owner of. the pub, put the coming summer, but thejaside a bun for her sailor son local black birds will fly at her|to eat when he returned from and muddy, the offending gar-/sea. Although the young sailor ments. jnever returned, the widow re- In Britain ancient and my-),; ue api sterious customs are kept very|nued ye & bun for him thuch alive. Easter is the sea-/¢@ch year. This year the first son when they most frequently|Sailor to enter the pub on Good occur, according to the British)FTiday will be asked to a Travel Association. another bun with the time-black- ened remnants in the basket. PEACE CAKES An enormous hot cross bun if to ward off bad luck. fused to give up hope and con-| la new sixpence every Good) |Friday. In a ceremony that goes; COINS AND KISSES } |back 500 years, twenty-one six-| Tithing was the starting point penny pieces are placed on,the|for a gay custom in Hunger- benefactor's tombstone in the/ford. There "Tything men" or churchyard, and as each widow) "'tutti-men" arte elected on the kneels beside the stone to pick)second Tuesday after Easter up her sixpence, she is present-|@Md then go around the streets ed with a half-crown and a hot'with two long flower-decked cross bun. poles demanding a: coin from Pax, or peace, cakes, little Very man and a kiss from shortbread biscuits stamped with|¢very Woman. If the kiss is a lamb and'a flag, have been|SiVen, the woman gets an given out on Palm Sunday since|°F@nse; if she refuses, she must 1688. An even older tradition are|P@Y a penny. After the cere; the Biddenden cakes, given out|monial lunch the remaining of- in Kent on Easter Monday. They|298es are thrown to a large} lare stamped with the picture of/ Crowd of children. | \jtwo 12th century sisters who} An obscure Easter custom monarch's age. but it dates back to a grateful woman who escaped from an en- raged bull when he was dis- tracted by a hare. She willed! that two hare pies should be! the targets for a scramble! every Easter. MOTHERING SUNDAY The Canadian custom of Moth- er's Day has its origin in the English version knwn as '"Moth- ering Day", celebrated the the oven. One can't blame her, because the residue from casse- roles that have boiled over, baked-on grease, crusty films, and such, make for a messy job that requires time, patience and The best method is to put a liquid and grease catcher in the lr) bottom of the oven. Aluminum Ag foil is the most practical, as it we can be replaced as often as ne- 6 We can liy it in a hurry! cessary. effort. | Prevention is the best way to, Here's the trick, advises Mar- solpe this problem, says that) knowledgeable lady, Margaret! Spader, consumer consultant for! the Gas Appliance Manufac-) turers Association. Here is a situation, she says, | when a few minutes of preven-) fourth Sunday of Lent. Mothers are given a_ special delicacy known as Simnel Cake, named after a Roman delicacy, and in the East End of London child- When you need "HOME-NURSING" Call a V.0.N. Nurse 725-2211 ren take flowers to the alter for blessing and then present them Some, like the baking of hot known as a "Tupenny Starver"' were born joined together at the|known as 'Hare Pie Scrambling |to their mothers. "Home-Nursing Care for EVERYONE" superfluous hair. Electrolysis ANAS Removes warts, moles and Over 15 Years' Experience MARIE MURDUFF will be in Oshawa at the || Genosha Hotel; April 17 & 18 PHONE 723-4641 for appointment on these dates | Re) ) v Soy Cuts and Tears re-woven like new on all types of garments ASTER MRS. H. TOT 317 ANDERSON ST., OSHAWA Invisible Ro-Weaving. Cigarette Burns Moth Holes 728-0797 There are more stores... more variety of merchandise from many different manufacturers . . . more beauty parlors, barber shops and all the "little" conveniences that make shopping in Downtown Oshawa so nice and handy. Top notch bus service from all directions 'stop and go" every few minutes from the "corners". Stop Oshawa". SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING DOWNTOWN OSHAWA FIRMS: BLACK'S LADIES' WEAR LTD. 72 Simcoe St. N. BLACK'S MEN'S WEAR LTD. 74 Simcoe St. N. TAMMY FASHION SHOES 79 Simcoe St. N. NESBITT'S LADIES' WEAR 33 King St. E. JURY & LOVELL DRUGS LTD. 8 King St, E. BURNS CREDIT JEWELLERS LTD. 32 King St. W. I. COLLIS & SONS 54 King St. W. PENNYWORTH'S DEPT. STORE 21 Bond St. W. ZELLERS LTD. 21 Simcoe St. S. HOLDEN BROS. FURNITURE CO. 63 King St. E. MONTGOMERY'S LADIES' WEAR 26 King St. E and browse through the Downtown Stores this coming Easter Week... e@ RETAIL STORES -- Approx. 200 to serve you. e@ PARKING -- For over 1200 cars. e BUS SERVICE -- Bus service from all points in Oshawa bring you to "Downtown Oshawa" in only a few minutes. e CHAIN FOOD STORES -- All located inthe "'Downtown" Area. e BANKING -- All major banks located within a few steps in "Downtown e@ POST OFFICE -- Also located "Downtown" at Simcoe and Athol Sts. e@ PERSONAL SERVICE--AIl 'Downtown Stores" are prepared to give you Personalized Service". "DOWNTOWN" WAMSLEY & MAGILL OFFICE EQUIP. 11 King St. E. ROSS E. MILLS CO. LTD. 80 Simcoe St. N. CHERNEY'S 80 King St. E. METROPOLITAN STORES LTD. 60 King St. E. BOLAHOOD'S SPORTSHAVEN 61 King St. E. JOHNSTON'S LTD., MEN'S WEAR 8 Simcoe St. N. KARN DRUGS LTD. 28 King St. E. DANCEY'S SHOES 18 Simcoe S+. S. EDGAR'S DECOR CENTRE 34 King St. W. DAVIDSON SHOE STORE LTD. 31 Simcoe St. N. BURNS SHOE CO. LTD. 1 King St. W. iy 4 $ RELIABLE FURNITURE CO. 96 King St. E. MEAGHER'S TELEVISION 5 King St. W. MODEL SHOE 55 King St. E. MORRISON FUR CO. LTD. 48 Simcoe St. N. ROSE BOWL GRILL 24 Bond St. W. PRESTON'S DECORATING SUPPLIES 19 Bond St. W. A & A SURPLUS STORE 86 Simcoe St. N. ALDSWORTH CLEANERS 36 Athol St. E. EVELYN SHOP, LADIES' WEAR 9 Simcoe St. S. ENGEL'S MEN'S WEAR 16 Simcoe St. North BRADLEY BROS. 29% Simcoe St. S. PATTE'S PAINT & WALLPAPER 85 Simcoe St. N. SAM ROTISH 7 King St. E. KINLOCH'S LIMITED MEN'S WEAR 10 King St. W. KRESGE S. S. CO. LTD. 15 Simcoe St. S. OSHAWA APPLIANCES 78 Simcoe St. N. GENOSHA HOTEL 70 King St. E. FLINTOFF HARDWARE LTD. 13 King St. W. HOUSE OF FABRIC 75 Simcoe St. N. COLETTE SHOES 26 King St. W. L. A. & B. DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES 9 Bond Sit. W. FRANKLIN'S OF OSHAWA 64 Simcoe St. North PEOPLE'S CLOTHING STORE LTD. 36 Simcoe St. N.