C8 - Sunday News, December 21, 1980

THINKING SLIM

By JEAN NIDETCH

You're giving a dinner
party and one of the guests
arrives with a large
homemade cheesecake. “I
wanted to bring something,”
she smiles. If you don't want
to hurt her feelings. you may
just have a piece of that cake

5. Hard-to-find spices
purchased at a specialty
store or by mail order.

6. Ground or bean coffee,
custom blended.

7. An attractive serving
dish or unusual cooking
utensil.

8. A current best-seNer.

9. A unique item from a

Keeping thin at a party

craft store or boutique —
hand-dipped candle,
crocheted potholder, an
interesting wood carving.

10. Finally, a bouquet of
flowers. This classic gift is
always in good taste. Who
doesn't love their colors and
lovely fragrance at the
dinner table?

for dessert — and end up
feeling mad that you've gone
off your weight-loss
program.

Traditionally, food is a
symbol of hospitality — and
of gratitude. But food
choices don’t have to be
fattening to be good. A
thoughtful hostess will
realize that a heavy entree
can spell trouble’ for
someone on a weight-loss
plan.

In a similar way, the
thoughtful house guest can
say “thank you” with a well-
chosen gift. Unfortunately.
most people think this means
bringing things like imported
chocolates or liquor.

If a guest insists, “What
can I bring?” suggest one of
the following ideas as an
alternative to fattening food
gifts. And keep them in mind
when you're the guest, too.
Here are some suggestions:

1. Mineral water, by the
bottle or six-pack.

2. Fresh = fruit out-of-
season (like strawberrnes in
November) purchased at a
specialty shop.

3. A table ornament, such
as a napkin holder or
centerpeice vase.

4. A selection of teas. If
loose, tnclude a tea infuser.

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Prices at MP’s haunt may triple

By SHEILA BRADY

OTTAWA (UPC) - The
pnce of cating im the posh
parhamentary dining room
and several other cafetenas
would have to be almost

Food pnces have nsen by
an additional 105 % since
1979

It now costs about $3 for a
full meal, coffee and dessert
on Parhament Hill

A parhamentary = com-
mittee last approved a pnce
increase in June 1977 even
though they have voted
themselves two substantial
pay increases

tnpled to allow food services
to break even, the auditor ;—
gencral’s annual report said
recently The main
restaurant and = cafetena
complex lost $3.5 milhon in
1979, the 394-page report on
federal spending reveaicd
The main dining) room,
whichis the favorite haunt of
MPs, Senators, semor aides
and journalists, had an
operating loss of $900,000
last year while the coffee
shop and cafecternas scattered
around Parhament Hall lost
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