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-The. winner of. our’ recipe”
contest this week is. Mrs.

Marie Pachal of North
Vancouver. with her recipe
for ‘‘Banana Calico Bread.’’
Mrs. Pachal wins a voucher

for-$10 worth of meat from
the TOWN BUTCHER LID.

1254 Lynn Valley Rd. North
Vancouver. —

You could: be our next’
winner. Send your favorite
recipe to the North. Shore .

News Recipe Contest. #202,
1139 Lonsdale Ave.; North
Vancouver V7M 2H4. Be
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BANANA CALICO BREAD

1% cups sifted all _purpose
flour

2% teaspoons double action |

_ baking powder .
% teaspoon salt
Y% cup chopped nuts
Ys cup shortening
¥; cup sugar

and biend.. Beat shortening
_2 minutes at medium speed

‘sugar, beating = until. fluffy.
_after each addition. --

- moderate oven 350°F for 60 ©
to 70 minutes.

2 slightly beaten eggs

1 cup. mashed fully ripe §

story of Leon, a cougar who

teaspoon

lemon — juice
added to - .

bananas.

1 _ cup mixed candied fruits HEB sti

and peels

% cup raisins

children’s book). A
descendant of ' the. English |
poet Gerard Manley Hop- mentions - that-. a Toronto

first.

kins, Ms. Hopkins has

recently attracted consider-

able attention in the art
world following her first art
exhibition at the Bau-Xi
Gallery. She i is 83 years old.

“*The thing 1 wish for.
most,’” says Hopkins, ‘‘is not.
success for myself. I just.
wish that many more people
will see that old age is a
beautiful ‘sunset. 1 always
knew it could be. When a
person runs out of interests,
they run out of life. That’s
why its important to have
many different interests to
‘survive with. A dog that
loses a leg, having only four
to begin with, is in a pretty
bad way; but a centipede that
loses a leg runs just ‘as fast as
ever.”

The Painted Cougar i is the

goes out into the world to
prove himself worthy of.
winning the heart of another
cougar; - Lurline. Critical
response to the book has so
far been overwhelmingly
favorable. The charming
naievety of. fier illustrations
and the time-tested appeal of
her plot make for delightful
reading, a refreshing change

of the young husband shortly

thereafter, with a loaf - of
bread and a sausage con-
cealed under his. overcoat!

*:. mow,

' Arid then came the reali-

zation that there was neither.

napkin nor knife; nor fork or
salt, or pepper. Then, as it
comes to young people in

distress very. frequently, a

miracle occurred! Miracles
generally occur on Christmas
and this one required only
two young people in love—
and a call for Room Service:

AND bead BOWL OF

SOUP! - .
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Shorty therealter a some:
what | “perplexed: ' “waiter

powder and: salt. Add nuts
until creamy - 300 strokes or

with mixer. Gradually add

‘Add éggs and beat: ‘til: :
thick. Add flour mixture and’
bananas alternately, biend-
ing thoroughly after each
addition. Fold in “fruits and.
raisins. Grease bottom only —
of a loaf pan about 412x8'4x3 |
Turn batter into. pan. Bake in

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MRS. MARIE PACHAL .

from many of ‘the over-
sophisticated,
books now being turned out
for children.

_over-creative

‘Elisabeth “Hopkins” eyes”

twinkle with mirth when she

‘Globe and Mail critic claimed.
her story was sexist. Such.
nonsense doesn't faze her.
She loves ‘children and has
been entertaining them..on
her. knee. with stories . for.
many,. many years. Hers. is
the unalterable wisdom of.

‘experience: She “maintains

children like stories with -

morals and.that. a: sioryteller
‘must never’: ‘talk ° ‘down’ to
children. ‘They’ re. just too
darn smart for that.

- ALOT OF BEAUTY

“What 1 take exception to
in children’s books nowa-
days,’’ she says, ‘‘is that so
-many things are so gro-
tesque, so ugly. A deer is a”
beautiful - animal. .So why
draw it with long, long legs.

_and enormous eyes. Draw it

as itis. I know that we live in
‘an ugly world and that’s why —
it’s sometimes reflected in
children's books. ‘A: lot of
‘painters paint ugly pictures.
But there’s a lot of beauty
left in life. It. isn’t all
horrible.”’

She takes my two-year-old
and reads. him The Painted

wheeled in a cart, bearing

silver, crystal and. all the ©
necessary hardware. And a-

single bowl of soup.

— And“ as. Christmas Eve |
approached the young couple —

drank their soup and dipped
the bread in the dregs and.

To make sandwich-making
° Sift together fl flour, baking easier:
_ arrange complimentary foods

‘on the same ‘platters... Len

meats .and_ cheese, smoked
| salmon and cream cheese.

ee “Arrange
bowls of: Pickles, ‘oll-mops,
~wine-marinated .:

_ butter around the table for .
"@asy access. This speeds up

running back: and forth for.
refills. It also adds authentic-
ity to. the - Scandinavian- “style

Let: cake “

 @. Have |
~ watercress, lettuce or endive
¢ and ‘even. capers or. truffles,
.-- depending: on. your budget,
to add the finishing touches
~ to the platters. Keep. these
decorate | ‘the | Platters. just .

before serving."

e For dessert, don’ t fuss. A’
huge | .
arranged with fresh fruit and
. setved beside -a basket of.

crispbread with a selection of.

. ending."

Milne. Beautifully packaged
by David Robinson of Talon-
- books?
-, commissioned ‘the book, The

children’s ‘books, relies on
- the personality ofits author

‘thoughtful, not intellectual; :

Grandma’ Moses..
simply a talented and giving .
- person.. If, ‘at age 83, she is

for” “your “guests

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cheese will be” a Perfect:

the importance of age 2 diss
appears.

Hopkins’. artwork - bears
the. peculiar charm. of an?
Henri. Rousseau. painting,:
and her. story. recalls to .-me:
the simple delights. of A.A.

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“who — personally

Painted. Cougar, like. all, good
for its appeal. - Elisabeth
Hopkins is: gentle, not :meek;
hopeful, not ambitious. She

is. no: Margaret Mead or
She _is

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still growing emotionally and.

Spiritually, we -should not
think her remarkable. What
is remarkable is that we live.
in a society which expects oid
age to be an unproductive oe
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Hopkins came to Canada.: At . ,

age 70, she began a career as’

an artist. At age 80, she
published her first book.

Thousands and thousands =
of Canadian children. will-be: @
reading The Painted Cougar ¥
‘now, happily ever. after. .

The waiter shrouded ‘the
poor debris: of their dinner “@ .
and then stopped at the door, i
surprised.

“The check, ‘sir? There is ei
‘none, This is Christmas. It is RT

the policy of. management |
that all guests . may order:

regaled. themselves. with whatever they ‘wish..for 0 a ~ : mr i En
chunks of sausage. which | the: management en ge a an
So, . - wishes (them Metry ft = )
Then they raised ‘the Christmas." - BB.

crystal plasses and drank a.
toast to the year. that had
gone and the year that was to
come. They drank to their
love and to the joy that is
‘Christmas—and_ they. drank:

it in ice water provided by -

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he vis) still |

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