Coffee spices up holiday treats INSPIRATION, good cheer and giving spell magic at this festive time of the year. Coffee perfection is the spirit of hospitality. Why not conjure up.some_holi-.,.. day spirit in your entertaining with these coffee-inspired desserts? English Trifle is a rich and creamy, mocha, raspberry and lemon- flavored special occasion dessert. Holiday Spirits is a quick, easy and elegant coffee dessert drink. English Trifle Sponge cake or ladyfingers 1 cup raspberry preserves 1 cup good quality sherry 8 egg yolks - Ya cup sugar 3% cups light cream - scalded % cup extra-strong coffee ¥2 (easpoon rum extract 1 teaspoon almond extract 2 packages lemon gelatin prepared with one-package directions 1 cup heavy cream - whipped Mocha Custard In top of double boiler, beat yolks with sugar until thick. Slowly 4 jiggers coffee liqueur 2 jiggers cognac or peppermint schnapps :Divide hot brewed coffee be- tween four cups. Add one jigger of coffee liqueur to each cup and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Drizzle half jigger cognac over ice cream. Serve and enjoy. 41 - Sunday, December 6, 1987 - North Shore News stir in scalded cream and coffee. Cook: over simmering water, stirr- © ing constantly until thick. Remove | :from.; heat; stir in extracts. Let . cool. : Line’ a silver or crystal bow! with one-inch thick liner of sponge cake or lady fingers. Spread cake with preserves. ‘Sprinkle on sherry and let soak in. ; + Spoon on alternate layers of mocha ‘custard and chilled gelatin, cut into cubes. Chill. Ou. 1500 needy North Shore families will go without Christmas this year unless we help. In cooperation with the North Shore News, the North Shore Christmas Bureau and - the West Van Santa Claus Fund, the businesses listed below have generously offered to act as food depots. Your donation of food, or a cheque made out to one of the charities: below will be gratefully accepted. _ / Donations by cheque can be forwarded directly to: The North Van Christmas Bureau, ox The West Van Santa Claus Fund Bex 86081, . . Box 9114 North Vancouver, V7L 4J5. west Vancouver, V7V 3N3 Top with whipped cream. Deco- rate with candied cherries and al- ‘mond slices. Tip: To-brew % cup coffee, place ‘a one-cup.. coffeemaker securely on a measuring cup, place filter in. coffeemaker and put cof- fee i in filter. Pour just enough boil- ing water to. make % cup freshly-- _ brewed coffee. . Holiday Spirits 4 cups brewed coffee 4 scoops fine quality vanilla :] The warehouse :s overstocked with “I brarid new 1987 model sewing 24 machines. To make room for 1988 $ stock we are authorized to clear the “1 JANOME SX 2122 and the JANOME . & The decoys from Canyon House Galleria | are hand-carved and | handpainted by the - world’s finest carvers. CHRISTMAS SPECIAL... save 14 on selected ~ country decoys. (CANYON HOUSE 3590 Capilano Rd. N. Vancouver, 988-5169 A Shade Better 1705 Marine Dr. * Homelife-Benchmark 706 East 7th Bay City Realty -1605 Hamilton Block Bros. Realty #107-3711 Delbrook Bricks & Blocks . 1445 Main St. ’ Beaver Lumber 915 West-Ist St. - Buy Low Foods 730 West 14th St. Capilano Nurseries 705 West 3rd (Marine Dr.} Central Auto Parts 817 West Ist St. Crest Realty 650 Westview ’ Dave Buck Ford 879 Marine Dr. Dick Irwin 845 Marine Dr. Earl’s Tin Palace 303 Marine Dr. Alabaster Box 6685 Royal Ave. (Horseshoe Bay) Bell Realty _ 1381 Marine Dr. Hemisphere Realty Caulfeild Village 5317 Headland Dr. Joy Realty 2464 Haywood SUNDAY - Gold's Gym: 901 West 1dtn St. Hemisphere Realty Capilano Mall - Rooftop Henley & Associates #101-123 East 15th St. Imperial Centre 2747 Mountain Hwy. Lonsdale Quay 123 Carrie Cates Ct. {Info Dsk} Lonsdale Quay Hotel . 123 Carrie Cates Court Lumberland | 1160 East 3rd St. (Main St) Mitten Realty 940 West 16th St. North Shore Credit Union 1100 Lonsdale Ave. North Shore Credit Union 399 North Dollarton Hwy. North Shore Credit Union 1247 Ross Road North Shore Credit Union 1080 Marine Di. North Shore Credit Union 3131 Edgernont Blvd. Montreal Trust 657 Marine Dr. North Shore Credit Union 2080 Park Royal South © Peterson Shoes 932 Park Royal South Petro Canada 2196 Marine Dr. Stong’s Dundarave 2491 Marine Dr. THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER North Vancouver Depots: North Shore Winter Club 1325 East Keith Pacific Honda 725 Marine Dr. Petro Canada’ 1245 Lonsdale Ave. Petro Canada 1270 Lynn Valley Road Petro Canada 1980 Marine Dr. Queens Cross Neighbourhood Pub 2989 Lonsdale Ave. Salvation Army 105 W. 12th St. (Lonsdale) Sports Experts 1325 Marine Dr. St. Clair Paint & Paper 118 West 15th St. Stong's 415 Dollarton Hwy. Sussex Realty 2996 Lonsdale Ave. Sutton Realty #102-145 West 15th Time Out Sports Lynn Valley Centre West Vancouver Depots: Sue Hills Fitness 2001 Park Royal South Western Realty #101-100 Park Royal South West Van Furniture 1582 Marine Dr. Windsor Meats 1810 Marine Dr. Heip us help the needy!