rft v c- jir w x business beat wednesday december 7 1983 md3 gdbubbok iisirii fdrlsoi j fancy meals dont necessarily require a great amount of time money or effort to prepare says deborah shearer of union- ville ms shearer has proven that point vjwithjier recentlypublished cookbook undercover gourmet t the book takes the mystery out of gour metstyle cooking said ms shearer a lot of the recipes taste like fancy food but i use simple things to recreate the taste the author employs spices and liquors for many of the recipes which are all her own the book includes recipes forhors doeuvres wok meals dinners and brunch and also ideas for fruit desserts and vegetables concoctions described include fruity stuffed chicken soyad beans and mushies- wok your fiddle and tender turkey ms shearer has taken a light approach with the cookbook and the recipes are hand written in a conversational style the book is illustrated by dan olsen of york universitys fine arts department- the author stresses that the cookbook is practical for almost anyone t its good for those who like to cook but dont have the time and for those who nev er cook but would like to make gourmet- style food she said for ms shearer the book is the product of both her cooking and writing skills a journalism graduate from ryerson polytechnical institute she formerly wrote and produced television commer cials at ckvr in barrie and city and huchm productions in toronto for seven years altogether- the cookbook which costs 795 is avail- able at the kitchen witch on main st unv ionvule ms shearer will be signing books 1 there this sunday between 2 and 4 pm j and green gables books on mainst mar- kham the book is being distributed in southern i ontario ottawa calgary and halifax- a total of 1000 copies have been made so far v and a second printing is planned deborah shearer bia issues new calendar with historical slant theoldmarkham viuage 1984 calen dar now is avail able and local his tory jbuffs will be pleased the calendar produced by the markham bia business improve ment area associa tion contains old photographs from the markham museum and ex- cerpts from the 1884 editions of the mar kham economist on jan 10 1884 for instance the people of markham experienced the heaviest fall of snow inyears anaver- age of more than two feet and eco nomist readers were warned that travelling can now only be done under difficulties the difficulties were too much for some it seems on jan 17 1884 read ers were informed that james speight esq man aging director of the wagon works and his daughter miss martha have gone to pensacola a drawing of one of markhams gazebo bus shelters is fea tured on the cover of the old markham viuage 1984 calendar produced by members of the business improvement area florida to spend the winter the coldest day in ontario since 1854 was felt jan 31 1884 when the ther mometer registered 33 degrees farenheit below zero by march 1884 residents must have r been relieved to read the snow is nearly gone and the danger from spring freshets is about over interesting tidbits are sprinkled thoughout the calen- dar accompanied by an old photo for each month january starts off with an ae- rial shot of a barely- recognizable mar kham circa 1917 other photos in- cludethe maple leaf woollen mill destroyed by fire in 1917 gowers blacksmith shop on main st the gran trunk railway sta tion franklin st public school and a group of deter- minedlooking miisiciansin the markham village brass band circa 1900 the style of the calendar is based on last years design and the cost is last years price of 3 proceeds are going to the mar kham stouffville hospital building fund for that special someone christmas collector plates in the edwin m knowles tradition as traditional as christmas itself the edwin m knowles china company captures the joy the enchantment of christmas in two delightful endearing n collector plates kridwl v christmas christmas the sixth plate in the americano holidays 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