31 - Wednesday, March 8, 1989 - North Shore News Need help choosing wine? Don't ask Barbara! I LEARNED something about wine last night -—- the best way to judge an unpopular one is that if I like it, few others will. That probably requires an explanation. I don’t even pretend to like the stuff. I found out just how off-beat my tastes are last night at a wine- tasting party. With free trade and the related importing deregulations, our beer and wine stores are now allowed to sell imported wines. This creates a budget beaters Barbara McCreadie problem where shelf space is limited. What gets the boot? What replaces it? One of my daughters is the manager of a beer and wine store and takes her marketing job very seriously. She intends to stock her shelves with only the best, and best value, of the newly available wines. Therefore, she assembled a group of (mostly) young women and handed them a two-page rat- ing sheet. Then, she proceeded to open battles of wine and pass out small tasting cups. The only wines I tasted were the ones everyone was uncertain about. An O.K. from me was the proverbial ‘‘Kiss of death.” As one of the tasters remarked, “‘The only ones you like don’t taste a bit like wine!"’ BRING HOME ped parsley. My ‘‘favorites’’ got tagged with comments such as ‘‘Flat 7-Up”’ and ‘‘Tap water with too much chlorine.*’ And, now you know why there’s never a wine recommendation in Budget Beaters. eee Aside from wine, my daughter and her friends had assembled one of the most delicious and in- novative collections of appetizers I've seen. Our generation of mothers had certainly done something right — aside from the fact that most young men are perfectly adequate in the kitchen — these girls are sensational. I’ve just got off the phone, get- ting two recipes from my daughter. Now she’s on the phone to her friends, begging some of the others. It may take a couple of weeks to pass them along but they are well worth it. Suzy’s Mini-Quiche This recipe makes enough to fill three boxes of Siljans mini- croustade cups (72). Do not fill more than % full as they puff up and ‘‘you’ll have a helluva mess in your oven.’* 2 eggs 1 cup whipping cream ¥2 teaspoon salt % teaspoon cayenne pepper % cup finely grated Swiss cheese 6 slices bacon, crisply cooked and finely crumbled suipped parsley Beat eggs with whipping cream and seasonings. Put a pinch of bacon and cheese in each croustade shell. Add a teaspoon of egg mix- ture. Bake at 400F for 10 minutes, lower the heat and bake at 350F until filling is set — about five more minutes. Sprinkle with snip- fg THE BEST BAKED FRESH DAILY GRANVILLE ISLAND MARKET 685-1618 PLAIN — POPPY — SESAME MULTIGRAIN — HONEY RAISIN PUMPERNICKEL ONION LIMIT 4 DOZEN PER CUSTOMER EXPIRY DATE MARCH 12, 1989 AVAILABLE AT 3 LOCATIONS ONLY WESTMINSTER QUAY MARKET 520-1124 i COUPON PARK AND TILFORD MALL 983-2572 fas es com om me we os nem aes cms mm Suzy’s Ham and Cheddar Puffs l cup water ¥3 cup butter 1 cup flour 4 eggs 1% cups grated sharp cheddar cheese SPECIAL PURCHASE! WEATHERBEATER EXTERIOR STAIN SATISFACTION OR MONEY REFUNDED your money 'S worth WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL COAST-TO-COAST 1 cup shredded banquet ham — deli (this comes ‘‘shaved’" and is easy to shred) 1 teaspoon dry mustard Bring water and butter to a boil in a medium-sized heavy saucepan. Remove from heat and add flour SEARS and more SEARS CARD...CANADA'S #11 DEPARTMENT STORE CREDIT CARD all at once, stirring briskly with a wooden spoon until the flour forms a ball and leaves the sides of the pan. Add eggs, one at a time, beating See Scanner Page 33 4b Sears reg. 35.99 SAVE 60% Sears Weatherbeater semi- transparent or solid, exterior watet-repellant, miidew- resistant stains. Warranted against blistering, pealing and cracking. [T COSTS LESS YOU THINK AT SE HOME OF KENMORE DIEHARD, CRAFTSMAN Prices in effact tit! Sunday, March 12, while quantities last. NORTH VANCOUVER, Capilano Mall, open daify 9:30-5:30, Thurs. and Fri. till 9, Sun. noon to 5 p.m., phone 985-7722 Sears Conada inc. Satisfaction guaranteed of money refunded. “Reg” and “Was” refer to Soors Canada inc. prices. There's » Sears store near you ... shop t oday at: Bumaby 433-3211, Aichmond 278-5542; Surrey 588-0811; Monday. Tuesday and Saturday 9 30 am to 4309mM., Wednesday Thursday and Friday 'i 9 0G pm Shop Sunday trom 12 noon to 500 pm Capilano Mall $85-7722. Shop Monday, Tuesday, Veednescday ang Saturday 330 am 10 5 309m. Thursday and Foday til 900 om Shop Sunday trom 12 noon to 590 om