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page 23 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII CARD! CANE COOKIES , '3. Head back a tree. even an old one. {80 it is not late than 10 - 15 feet ;tall. (This will result in lots of watersprouts next year. but trin those .off. annually. and you will gradually ,get results.) 1 cup shortening (half butter-half Crisco. 1 cup sifted confectioners sugar 1 088 1 1/2 tsp almond extact 1 tsp vanilla Mix abOVe ingredients thoroughhr Stir into above - 2 1/2 cups sifted flour 1 tap salt la. Feed your tree. Put a good fertilizer ‘(preferahly organic) in holes. 1 foot Edeep: located just within the “drip - n half sline of the branches. Hater this in. 33132332?$3333.33?” o e -‘ the“ m1“ "911- Pull the lulch any Roll 1 tsp. of each colour dough into a THE BONHILL COLUMN 1Efrol the trunk- Phosphate lakes fruit; four inch strip, place strips side by side {nitrate lakes leaves. press lightly together and twist gently - into a rope. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, curve tOp down to form handle on cane. Bake 8-9 min. or until lightly browned in moderate oven at 375 F. While still warm sprinkle with finely crushed peppermint candy stick HOLIDAY WREATH COOKIES Want to set up a Christ-as gift for next August? Or the August or Septem- ber of the year after that? Trim yourself an old apple tree. then sit back aniwatch and wait for the results. If you have a tree that bears good apples occasionally. or whose apples you have tested for flavour. give it a good look-over. then start in with saw and shippers to see what you can do to bring it back into bearing. December is not the ideal time to trin a fruit tree. but it is the 1‘ deal time to SEE how and where it should be trilled - and if you do the [job now. it will be safely behind ‘you. and the tree can get started on ‘its primary job - growing good fruit. is. Watch out for incipient unwanted abranches. When these are in the bud stage. you can remove them with thunb and finger. (Be sure you are not re- aoving fruit spurs - those fat bloss- on bearing buds) 6. To spray. or not to spray? I The choice is yours - but we ' have good apples without doing much about it. except trimning. and harvesting. There ARE new kinds. which are pest resistant. Look for these. if buying new trees. 1 1/3 c. butter, softened B/h 6. sugar l/h tsp. nutmeg l/h tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. ground cardamom(0ptiona1) 1 egg, separated 1/4 cup brandy 2 1/4 cups unsifted all purpose flour green sugar crystals (l/h cup) glace cherries Cream butter and sugar well, blend in V nutmeg, salt and cardamom, beat in 3 lgezefazz :zniczdeis :euhazter th egg yolk and brandy until light and 11 33:“: r V 8 V9 3 e fluff . Gradually add flour until we ' - blendzd. Divide dough into three equal 31’ opeulzpfihe irze' a: thgtia Fifid parts. Wrap each well and chill 1-2 hrs. 9°“ °°“ Y r 6 ‘1‘ 0% ‘- Preheat oven 325° F-grease two cookie 5° the sun can 83‘ “' t°°') sheets; Roll 1 tablespoon of dough on floured surface into a 5" rope, place on cookie sheet form into ring. Brush with beaten egg white -sprinkle with green sugar, decorate with slivers of glace 'cherry to form bow. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake 8-10 minutes 7. Make cuts smooth; they can be painted over. if desired. 8. Remember. you are doing a good deed for the future. per- haps even for much farther in the future than you can forsee. .wellrcared for trees can contin- 5 ue to bear for generations. Do your part to help a tree to 2. The most de51rable limbs come out V help you in the future. at right angles from the trunk. Be sure a good strong one points south. Try to have a good'linb in each direction. 0 NAN BELL INC. 928-2710 or 283-4121. Len Morris, Rep. December Perm Special REGULAR now ONLY $ $28,500 â€" 5 bedroom home in Delta village. Backs onto creek. Aluminum DUE TO THE GREAT RESPONSE TO OUR NOVEMBER PERM SPECIAL, WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTINUE IT ON THROUGH DECEMBER AS A CHRISTMAS BONUS FOR ALL OUR OLD AND NEW FRIENDS WHO MIGHT HAVE MISSED OUT IN NOVEMBER. CALL NOW TO BOOK YOUR PERM APPOINT- MENT AND LET US PAMPER YOU FOR THOSE SPECIAL DATES THROUGH CHRISTMAS AND mumssev or Vicky _ 928 2710 P.S. WE DO EAR PIERCING'FOR $6.50 INCLUDING STUDS. GIFT CERTIFICATES ALSO ARE AVAILABLE. sided home in good condition. MES. 62 acre hobby farm with barn, year round stream, plus renovated 2 bedâ€" room home. Only $62,900. MLS lbl acre working milk farm with quota. 2 storey brick and frame house plus barns. Will sell as full unit or in parcels with or without house. Call for details. 2 Mobile homes for sale. $12,500 and $9,900. 3 bedroom size. MLS 5 Acre lot on Red Horse Lake Road near Lyndhurst. Several other lots available all under $10,000. 1 to 10 acres. 75 acres with 40 tillable near Philipsville. Barn, spring and well included. $35,000.