PEARS, PEACHES, blue- berries and nectarines — the : jewels of the Okanagan. a And although’ we love a bow! , -heaped with morning-fresh fruit’ or: berries, it’s hard to beat a home- “made fruit pie 6° 6.) «In our family, the dedicated home’ cooks judged each other on . ‘the quality of their pies. And they . “always thought that mixing, chill-~ ing and rolling out homemade pas- try was the one and only way to go.-*: ‘Today, it is possible to buy —. frozen pie shells that are made with. top quality ingredients that taste almost as good as homemade. As for convenience, they cannot be . -beat — no bowl, ‘no rolling pin, no floury countertops and ready i in no) . One of my favorite j pies isa recipe that was printed in Nora Ephron’ ted into a pic plate rather than a rolled out... In Heartburn, Ephron talks -about how she and a friend spent a a ‘week perfecting the peach pie: “We " : -made ordinary peach pie and deep: : _ dish peach pie and blueberry and _ Peach pie, but here-is the best: - peach pie we made." 0 . Tthink so too. : ’ Perfect Peach Pie Pastry: e 1% cup flour -Y tsp. salt . -¥% cup butter: :2 Tbsp. sour cream “Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. ' Add all ingredients to a food _ processor and blend until a ball i is formed.” : Pat out into a ‘buttered pie plate and bake 10 minutes in oven, Cool. Filling: ‘3 egg yolks: lcup sugar ©: 2 Tbsp: fiour © ¥ cup sour cream 3 peaches, peeled and sliced SMS AT APE ORAL At ee A RUARAIRIOE APSR INSPECT EAS NSA LEEPER ELBERT AR PPO LRA LER Linda Webber, of the Okanagan, * ‘sent the following recipe using. B.C. pears. Remember, pears are | ‘like bananas and do not ripen on . the tree so when you are planning . tO serve > them, be sure to ‘0 bring ve ee Pears page 24 novel Heartburn. The ey EDGEMONT VILLAGE,” Corner of Edgentont‘BNG.” & Queens stalin uP Give it an applause - HONEYCOMB SHADES ‘Reduce oven temperature to 350 - degrees F; Beat egg ‘yolks slightly ‘and ‘combine with sugar, flour and sour » “. cream. mete ~ Arrange peaches in crust. Pour egg yolk mixture evenly “over, ‘peaches.’ . ’ : Cover. with foil and bake for 35: minutes... _Remove the foil and bake for 10 WINDOW FASHIONS We resorve the io to {imlt — Prices In stfect Wed. ‘Sept. 13, to Tuas, rate 19, 18 4995. . SUGG. RETAIL . PRICES HAVE |. NEVER BEEN THIS Home of the Silhouette & Duette | Specializing in Blinds and Draperies for. over 10 years 1 12- 949 West 3rd St. N. Van. : 984-41 01) | L 575458 club pack extra lean ground heeft, 5.08 kg tb. og0548 ' Fresh ree romaine lettuce — 533604 each Bakeshop, 8 inch Pumpkin. pies 427849 each cheez whiz processed cheese spread! : at this low price, limit 1 : Foremost”; 4L Parkay, quarters, 1. 36kg. : margarine 872065 at this es price, limi Chel Boyardee, assorted, 425g pasta 033654 President's Choice™, regular or diet 600ml” Bos cola,