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really to talk
_ quality of the grapes which in
turn, is to talk about the |
where: {-

‘pleasant. surprise to. learn. :
that the ‘Okanagan enjoys |
the favourable

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To talk about the quality of
British Columbia wines is
about the

Okanagan Valley

these grapes are prown.
And, jit: may come :as a

many of
characteristics of the world’s

foremost grape growing reg-

ions.

For one thing, it sits just at |

the northern tip of. the
latitude within which these
renowned regions lie. And to
produce a great wine,’ vines

must be grown near the

northern limit of their cul-

_ tural adaptability.

Secondly, on the basis. of

generated Heat Units (which —

are calculated by multiplying

_ the number of growing days |

in any one area by -the |
_. difference between the aver-
age temperature there. and”

50°F) it falls into some pretty
distinguished company:.

Algiers........-....5200

Naples.............5010 |
*Oliver Inkameep. ....:2974.
Beaune...2../...6. 2400 |
Sonoma....... weeee 2360.

*Similkameen Valey. 2392
*Okanagan Centre. . . 1845

Trier... 2 ........... 1730
Geisenheim.........1709

(*Okanagan, British Col- |

umbia).

The harvest is in and the
outlook is promising for feed
grains and meat prices,
according to Retail Council of
Canada in the-latest of its

reports on factors affecting
food prices.

_A number of elements will
likely govern retail price
trends for meat in 1978. On
the supply side, these
include size of inventories,
stage of the production cycle
and feed costs. On the
demand side, consumer
reaction to price changes,
relative prices and substi-
tution between meat prod-

ucts will play an important
‘role.

Where beef inventories
are concerned, it would
appear that 1977. has been
the turning point in recovery
of. Canada’s cattle industry.

Elegant addition to ‘dinner menu

Cauliflower with cheese
sauce becomes an clegant
addition to. your. dinner
menu. Se

| CAULIFLOWER,
: (Au GRATIN

Sauce: oi

4. thep. butter.

4 thap. flour. «
. galt

‘ op
: oor

: pepper

2 cups-coreal cream —

2 eggs yolks (beaten)

% cup grated Cheddar
cheese

. can-

—ali-.
‘Okanagan valley. ~

= “The weather is: the preat-.:
est variable in grape grow-
ing. Bright. ‘sunlight - causes ©
early ripening; overcast skies —
with
minerals which give the wine.
2 long” life. and complexity;
high - “temperatures © “reduce .
acidity: A balance‘of all'these~
coupled with a good growing
Season is most desirable and .
in the |

enrich . grapes,

“are: available _

"Soil is also a vital factor.

Both sugar and acid contents ©
are important . to healthy ©
‘grape | growing ‘and, in this

the Okanagan is.
fortunate in. have excellent -
“water drainage. and mineral .

respect, |

composition |: but |

actively upgrading its posit-
ion by an ongoing program of

‘When inventory ‘reduction. is
virtually completed,

herds must once’ again be |
rebuilt.

: 2g DTU tee oLtante: 4a

between 30° and 40° south. The Oka 2
am regions—Hies at the upper edge of the’ ae

Considering recent -

: better irrigation,

attention: to. stimulating the

. health of the vines." a

sugar-acid ratio of the .area

- simply by the adjustment -of |
one or: two. aspects of. ‘this: :
; overall ‘Program.

‘The valley’ Ss. annual 1 rain-

“fall, or lack of it, is also a plus’
: because,:since. the area: is

actually _ semi-arid, growth

can be fully: ‘controlled by ~
fertilization and. irrigation.
-Low pruning and. the close-.
is ..still. .. ness of the grapes. to the soil
“are added contributors. to

. . Vigorous growth.

“The consumer’ s option to

substitute pork and poultry — |

for beef.

trends in cattle slaughter and -

beef supplies, it is likely that
the price strength evident in
beef this fall will continue
through the end of 1977.

Some moderation may occur’
early in 1978, followed by a

pick-up in prices as the year

progresses.

Any such. _ advances, :
however. will be moderated
by thrve factors:

Adequate supplies
cheap feed grains (despite
wet conditions at harvest
time the world grain crop is

expected to be second only to.

last season’s record)
7 Ample, supplies, of U. Ss.

beef |

Melt butter and stir in
flour. Season with salt and

pepper and gradually stir. in

cereal cream. Cook over low
heat until mixture thickens
and continue cooking 3 or 4
minutes. Remove from heat:

and briskly stir in egg yolks,

Add cheese and. heat. until

melted, stirring constant! We
* Cauiitower pore

2 plig: 10 oz] frozen
cauliflower ~.

% cup bread crumbs
paprike

- coupled with |

_ priced feed grains, augurs |

-- well for ample pork supplies
at reasonable. cost | during:

of

While beef inventories are.
slaughter is

down, - hog.
running about 10 percent
higher than it was.a-year ago
in’ both Canada and the
United States. This factor,

attractively

1978.

Much the same can be said

about poultry in the foresee- J

able future.

Taking | all. ‘these circum--

stances’ into: ‘consideration, it

is expected that the Canad- [>
ian consumer will face only -

in- ..

moderate meat

. price
creases in 1978.

t

2 thop. butter, meled

cheese sauce

Cook cauliflower according |
instructions. |
Drain and. ‘place in. lightly
‘buttered baking dish. Cover '
’ cauliflower with sauce :and

to. package °

sprinkle with crumbs and

7 paprika. Drizzle with melted

butter. Bake uncovered | at
350.5 degrees © PF. for.

minutes or until browned and
‘bubbly.

Serves Six.

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“different. a
. grape varieties, more sophis-
‘ticated ‘pruning and fertiliz-_
ing ‘techniques .. ‘and . more’

‘organisms—a. fact. which,
“coupled with - 7
. control exercised over the

oe importation of. plant mater-
“Many of the farms: in. the oo

valley hhave™ ‘shown. marked -

of the few areas of the world
“ improvement | in the. total _

“that is relatively free of most.
_ grape plant diseases. —

‘safely said that’ the Okan-.
' agan Valley is. ‘presently ‘an_
. excellent grape growing Teg
‘jon’and has the potential to:
“ become one of the very finest
“i in the world:.

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. Moody, B.C.]

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Sunday December. 25, 197,

a ‘Moreover, ‘the. ‘dryness of
“region inhibits the
growth of -many . disease’

the. strict.

ial; makes the Okanagan one

in conclusion, it ‘can be;

an

pericdical . publication . of:
‘Andres Wines [B.C.) . Ltd.
2120 Vintner Street, Port 7 co
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