CONTACT 32
October 2001 |
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Greetings to all course members! Walter has appointed me as your new Contact representative. We are grateful to the previous editor, Bill Gelling for his efforts with Contact, after taking over from Dean Wellsman.
Jacques
Morneault's funeral
Barry Jones, Jacques and Suzanne Ferron, Mike and Ada Kolesar, Maurice and Huguette Cormier, John Harrington and I were at the funeral on 10 July, 2001. There were 3-400 hundred family and friends, civilian and military. Bill and Jackie Gelling were also at the visitation the night before, as well as Maurice Cormier and Huguette. Several of you would have like to go but could not, so we transmitted your expression of sympathy to Lise, Monique and the family. Also, we had a bouquet of flowers representing our friendship.
It was a very nice ceremony, with respect, dignity, emotions and even some humour, as Jacques would have liked. (In fact, he may have planned it all!) We learned from Gen. Baril, the CDS, that the military had proposed Jacques for the Order of Canada, and he read out part of the submission. It was a well deserved recognition, but I understand that the honour itself is rarely given posthumously.
Several of you offered to share in the cost of the flowers, for which I thank you, however I had made arrangements with Bill Gelling to use some of the money remaining in the course fund. This was to give him the opportunity to recontact you all, and collect again from you. Now, I have taken over from him, so I hope that you will be as responsive to my call below as you were for the flowers!
Meeting at
l'Estérel
I had inherited from Jacques the coordination of this meeting, for which he had done most of the work already. Lise helped as well.
We met at l'Estérel, in the Laurentians, on 27-29 August; present were John Harrington and Dorothy, Bill Gelling and Jackie, Jacques Ferron and Suzanne, Lise Casgrain, Dean Wellsman and Joan, Walt Dabros and Raye, Claire Moulton, Joyce Ball, Ron McGill and Marylou, and Louise and myself. Also present for the first evening were Lise Ouimet, John McPherson and their son Mark. The Kolesar's, Wilson's and Thomas' had also made early reservations, but had to cancel for more important affairs. We retirees are so busy!
There were two golf parties. In the first one, including Dabros, McGill and Wellsman, Dean was heard to say at mid course that one of them was one under par, one over par, and he was doing better than both. However, when we debriefed Walt at the hostility room afterwards, he said they all had a lousy game. (Blamed it on the weak drizzle that started on the 13th hole). Attached is a film of the event. The other party, including the Ferron and the Asselin went much better: the man in charge of the carts even wanted to keep my score card!
There was, of course, some Bridge being played. In one game Dorothy exploded when I did not use the Jacoby Transfer at the right moment. (Warning: all! Brush up on your conventions before the next reunion!)
Finally, Joyce Ball was caught jumping above the hotel property fence, after venturing outside after curfew.
I am writing this a few weeks after the event, so I hope that I am not distorting the reality too much.
At any rate, we seemed to all like this resort, and expressed willingness to meet there again, some time in the future. The rooms were nice, the food good, the golf across the street, all kinds of water facilities, nice trails for biking (Jackie) or walking (Harrington's).
ANOTHER MINI CLASS 32 REUNION AND VENTURE: JULY, 2001
In the fall of 2000 Ron Bernd began researching a cruise vacation from England to the Baltic Countries. He came up with a plan to travel from Dover on July 16, 2001 and visit the ports of LeHarve, France, Bruges and Antwerp, Belgium, Amsterdam, Holland, Oslo, Norway, Copenhagen, Denmark, Tallinn, Estonia, St. Petersburg, Russia, Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. The Brown's and the Heywood's agreed with plan, and commitments were made.
Peg & Bob Heywood went to England on June 25th and spent almost three weeks traveling about the country tracking down old relatives, with great success. Information on family going back to 1164 was discovered. As well, some living relatives were found resulting in reunions of parts of the family after about 110 years.
The Bernd's and Brown's arrived at London on July 9th and motored to Bath and down into Somerset and Devon country. Ron & Marilyn stayed at the Bown's, while the Brown's and the Heywood's stayed with Malcolm and Pam Holding. An appropriate mini 'mess dinner' was held at a convenient pub and all had a great time.
On July 12th the six travelers motored to London and stayed for three nights. On our first night in town Mike and Judy Steele hosted a wonderful dinner at the Woolich Arsenal Mess. It was a very nice evening and Mike and Judy were in great form.
On July 15th the party traveled by bus to Dover and stayed overnight in a lovely waterfront Hotel. The next day we boarded the Renaissance Six cruise ship and began the wonderful trip to all of the ports listed above. At each port various shore excursions undertaken resulting in many visits to old city centers, cathedrals, canals, castles and other interesting places. Lots of pictures were taken.
The first part of the cruise was hampered a bit by moist weather. Ron Bernd even had to buy an umbrella. Fortunately he will be able to use it where he lives.
The first port of call was LeHarve and we all took the tour of the Normandy beaches. While almost all of the damage of the war has been erased, the hill at Omaha Beach scaled by the U.S. Rangers remains. It was a sober reminder of the sacrifice made by so many young people on that day in 1944, as was the visit to the US Cemetery just above the beach.
The remainder of the trip was an interesting tour through history. The cities in the Low Countries, Belgium, Holland and Denmark are all 16/17 th century cities with many canals and nice old buildings. Tallinn, Estonia was interesting. An occupied country for most of its existence, experiencing independence since the 1992 break up of the Soviet Union. St Petersburg was a unique experience. The opulence of the Hermitage and Palaces of the old regime are a testamentary to reasons for the revolution in 1917. Their mistake was they chose communism instead of democracy. However, on looking around at the limited areas that we had time to visit, they have a long way to go to build a flourishing society.
The Scandinavian countries were all very pleasant to visit, even though all of the capitals are close to 60 degrees North. Stockholm was particularly impressive, being a nice mix of new and old.
From Stockholm, Ralph and Fran ventured off on their own, heading by train back to Oslo, then up to Bergen, Norway where they caught a ferry to Newcastle, England. After visiting Hadrian's Wall, they visited Edinburgh and took in the military tattoo at Edinburgh Castle, which they report was a great event. From Edinburgh, the Brown's flew back to Los Angeles and later to home in the Bay area.
Bernd's and Heywood's flew back to London on August lst, with the Bernd's returning to Washington on August 2nd and the Heywood's returning to Vancouver on August 3rd.
The trip was a memorable one for us all. It was particularly enjoyable to meet up with our English colleagues and to find them all enjoying life. They are all such great hosts.
Lessons learned: Ron Bernd needs a raincoat. The Heywood's need smaller suitcases. The Brown's seem to have traveling figured out best.
Marilyn and Ron Bernd
Ralph and Fran Brown
Bob and Peg Heywood
Reunion
2002
This reunion is planned for Alliston, ON, about 20km south of Barrie, during the penultimate week of August. There is a nice resort there, lots of shopping, golf, and we could visit the Honda assembly plant. Walter is organising it.
25th
Anniversary Reunion, 2004
Preliminary thinking has started on this big one. Walter, Dean and myself are the principal plotters. The intent is to hold it in the Ottawa area. The city will have a big new airport by then, and there will be several of us to accommodate those who come from far and will plan various side trips. The venue would probably be Hotel Cartier, a nice big resort-hotel along the Ottawa river on the Québec side. It is currently in Aylmer, but will be in Gatineau by then (it is not moving, the cities are amalgamating!).
Course fund
The good news is that there is still some $66.24 left in the kitty, before the postage of this news letter. This would not be enough to cover any significant expense, so I think it would be prudent to collect another $10.00 from each of you. Please make your cheques to me, preferably now than later, lest you forget.
Address
list
I had to retype the previous list because Bill had lost the electronic file in a disk crash. So, if anyone notices an error, please send me the correct information. You will note also that I have included, by request of a few, an extra column with the names of those who are no longer with us, so that they not remain forgotten. I need a few dates in that column.
Virus alert
A few of us have received messages from course members containing an attachment with a virus, which is disturbing for both parties. Of course, it is the virus that sent the messages, not the course members. The advice I can give you is never to open an attachment that is not properly introduced by a message that can be attributed without doubt to the sender. For example, a message such as: " Dear Richard, Please give me your advice on the attached letter" must be treated as suspect and deleted immediately. On the other hand, the following should be safe if you can recognize personal information that the virus would be unlikely to know: "dear Richard, Can you give me some advice on the attached document. Thanks, Gerry, PS: How is Louise?" Also, be very careful before deciding to double click any attachment that ends by .exe. This attachment is a program that will be executed when you open it. Most viruses use this entry mechanism into your computer.
The
Wilson's
We got your request for news just as we were leaving for a few days of baby sitting for John and Clare at Creemore (north of Toronto near Collingwood) and just got back Monday night. They have two children and are expecting a third next March which would bring our total complement to seven. We really don't have much recent news other than our eventual move to a condo in Gananoque whenever we manage to sell our house. The terrible events of two weeks ago seem to have brought the market to a grinding halt. So we may have to be property magnates for a while. We take possession of the condo at the end of October.
Earlier news is that we took a cruise around the Horn from Valparaiso to Rio in March and then drove to a wedding in Jasper in early May via the northern States (as far as Yellowstone) and then back through Canada. It was a lot of driving (about 6000 miles) but we rally enjoyed it. It was good to see people at the Kingston lunch but we were sorry to have to cancel out on Estérel. Our address remains the same for the time-being.
All the best! , Ross.
The
Wellsman's
Both Joan and I are still in good health - travelling as much as we can to see kids and our grandson and generally relaxing. We enjoy 5 months+ in Florida each year in our condo at Pelican Pointe. We are looking forward to the next reunion and urge any and all to put forward their ideas to Walt or Richard or Dean. We will, of course, ignore such solicitations and get on with our own ideas but it would be nice if we could compare ideas.
Best Regards, Dean & Joan
The Boyle's
I don't have any real news for the contact, other than we had Chuck and Max Thomas, their son-in-law and grandchildren visit us for a day at the cottage on the August bank holiday. Jo and I are fine and enjoyed seeing a number of course members at the Old Mill restaurant in July when Fred Mannix was in town. Nothing very newsworthy, I'm afraid, even for the Contact.
Yours, Denny
Les Asselin
Our family is in a rapid growth stage at the moment. Serge(36) was married in September 2000, and Leanne has now provided us with a beautiful daughter, Madeleine, in April 2001. Yves (the twin brother) was married this summer at the cottage. There were 90 guests for the ceremony and evening, and another 100 the nest day for a big beach party. The weather was fantastic and the whole weekend idyllic. Already Sophie has promised us a grandchild for next summer. Yves already has a son, Malcolm(4), from a previous relation with Patricia, and has also adopted her two other children, Shannon(16) and Aylix(8). René(34) has finally found the woman he had been looking for, Heather, and we can expect some announcement in the near future. Natasha(30), who is Louise's daughter, and Jamie have two children, Keigan(9), and the fantastic little Mariah(22 mo.) who cannot have enough of her grand-papa, (to my delight!). In short, 6 grand-children already and expecting more! We are so lucky.
Apart from the many family reunions, we like to go to the National Arts Centre for music or plays, and meet and dine with friends. Louise is Head of the Foreign Language Department at Brookfield Highschool, and this year teaches French, Spanish and German. This school has 1300 students, about 1/3 visible minority, 1/3 other minority and 1/3 "regular" Canadians. More than 100 countries are represented; a model for the future of Canada?
I continue to work two days a week as Director of Publications for the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, and enjoy this much as it allows me to maintain regular contact with the science and my old colleagues. The other days, I spend doing projects, mostly construction and repairs, for our cottage, our city house, or our children.
Richard and Louise
The Dodd's
Not much news to report from this end. We are of course wondering how the get-together at Val David went? Also how the Bernds, Browns, and Heywoods made out on their Baltic trip?
We made our usual trip up to northern Alberta in the spring to see our daughter, came back from that in time for Joanne to take off on a car-safari with my sisters and sister in law to the southwestern USA. Can you imagine four unruly Canadian women loose in the USA and yet no mention of an international incident? They were gone for 16 days and had a really good time visiting such "hot spots" as Death Valley, Reno, Grande Canyon, Taos, Albquerque, Mesa Verde, Yellowstone, and points in between. Right after that we went to Quadra Island for a few days with our hiking group, got bad news about one of Joanne's nephews so hi-tailed it back here for a change of clothing and headed out the same day for Edmonton in time for his funeral. After all that travelling we have stayed close to home and had a fairly quiet summer.
We are both fortunate to be in reasonable health and are doing our best to stay that way. And, seeing as you asked, we now have one grandchild, a girl, age two last April who can count to 15 in both French and English. Needless to say, I am somewhat impressed!
So, that's about it. All the best, Mark
Barry Jones
My only news is that I am seriously contemplating retirement and have so advised the bishop. I await further developments.
I was in San Francisco in May to see the city and tour the coast line. Too many hills.
I expect to be visiting New Zealand in March 02 with my brother, sister-in-law, niece and her s.o. We will rent two motor homes upon arrival and go atouring.
Jacob Ryten paid me a flying visit two weekends ago, He is the same as always.
Aside from that, I am growing old gracefully.
It was good to see a large turn out of people for Jacques Morneault's funeral.
Regards to all, Barry
The
Holding's
As you may have heard from Bob Heywood or Ron Bernd - and maybe from Ralph Brown -the three couples visited Britain in July/August preparatory to joining a Baltic cruise from Dover. The Heywoods and the Browns stayed with us and the Bernds stayed with Geoff and Mary Bown at Clayhanger (incidentally, there is only one m in Somerset). We showed our four guests around Exeter and took them for coffee with friends who live in a 16th century farmhouse and then for lunch on Dartmoor. We also had a mini-reunion in a pub restaurant - Holdings, Bernds, Bowns, Heywoods and Browns, together with Fran's step-sister and her husband, who live in Devon. The following day they all went to London where they had dinner at the Royal Artillery mess in Woolwich with the Steeles.
Pamela and I are well. Our elder daughter Alison, husband Paul, son Alexander (12) and daughter Victoria (10) moved down from Hampshire to Devon last year and now live a half hour drive from us, so we see much more of them now. They have taken over a large old house and have lived in a reconstruction site ever since. Younger daughter Penny, husband Julian, daughter Madeleine (known universally as Tadge( 7) and son Oliver (3) still live in Mombasa. However Penny has recently been awarded a grant by the Wellcome Trust for a programme of research into the effects of cerebral malaria on children's cognitive capabilities, a follow-up to research done for her PhD. This will involve two months' work at Sheffield University in the UK and 10 months at Case Western University in Cleveland Ohio, starting in January, before returning to Kenya.. The family will be accompanying her.
The
McGill’s
They just joined the internet world!
Radm
Ross (Obituary from the Whig Standard)
ROSS Carl Wesley, Rear Admiral (Retd)
At Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario on Monday July 24, 2000 Rear Admiral Carl W Ross (Ret'd) in his 75th year. Beloved husband of the late Helen Ruth (Mustard) Ross. Dear father of H. Bryan (Isabelle) Ross of LaRochelle, France; Brenda (Hendrick) Saaltink of Cornwall. Dear grandfather of
Helene Ross, Robyn, Heather and Emma Saaltink. Fondly remembered by Marilynn. Predeceased by his sister Anita Thompson. Private family service. No flowers please. Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society and would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements are entrusted to Kingston Cremation Services 1020 Bayridge Drive, Kingston, Ontario K7P2S2.
The Fredenburg's (their excuses for cancelling reunion at l'Estérel, Richard).
Greetings from south of the border. It has been a long time since we've seen each other, and I apologize for being so lazy about keeping in touch. I have been retired for more than five years now, with an end to long absences from North America, and yet we haven't attended one reunion yet. It isn't for lack of interest, believe me--we are eager to get back in touch with everyone, but circumstances have conspired against us each time. Unfortunately, this year is no different. As you may know, I am teaching history in a high school here in New York, and just got a call from the principal in charge of my office advising me that I will have a freshman homeroom this fall. That means I am required to be present for an orientation program for my students the week of the reunion. Karen and I are both very disappointed. We had been looking forward to seeing all of you.
Many thanks, as well, for your part in letting us all know about Jacques' passing and for representing the course at his funeral. We were very sad, of course, at the news. It's hard to believe that someone with so much energy and good humor (this is South-of-the-border spelling, not an error!, Richard) would leave us so soon.
Warmest regards, John and Karen Fredenburg
LEMON-AID
Two years ago in Victoria after a lemon pie desert at the dinner at Chuck
Thomas' Golf Club, Marylou McGill and myself were talking about how we enjoyed
lemon recipes. At the time, we suggested forwarding recipes to the Morneaults
and we would ensure that they are printed in a Contact letter. So here we are
now, with many more recipes as those from this summer's reunion are also
included. Bon appétit--Lise C.
HERB-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH LEMON--Peggy Heywood
One 3 ½ lb broler-fryer chicken
1tsp finely shredded lemon peel
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1tbsp chopped fresh basil, or
1tsp dried basil leaves
2 cups cooked rice
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1tbsp finely chopped lemongrass (if desired)
Preheat oven to 375. Mix rice, parsley, lemongrass and lemon peel. Fill wishbone area with rice mixture. Fasten neck skin to back with skewer. Fold wings across back with tips touching. Fill body cavity with rice mixture. Tie drumsticks toghether or skewer to tail.
Place chicken, breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Mix cream cheese and basil. Loosen breast skin gently with fingers as far back as possible without tearing skin. Spread cream cheese mixture between breast meat and skin. Cover breast with skin.
Roast uncovered 1 to 1 ¼ hour or until drumstick moves easily. 6 servings.
Note : The cream cheese mixture that coats the chicken breast keeps the meat moist during roasting, addding a rich basil flavor.
LEMON SQUARES--Peggy Heywood
Crust : ½ cup butter
1 cup flour
¼ cup sugar
Pinch of salt
Blend ingredients well and press into unbuttered 8 X8 inch pan. Bake @350 for 15 minutes.
Filling :2 eggs, beaten
1 cup sugar
Juice and rind of one lemon
¼ tsp baking powder
2 tbsp flour
Beat ingredients well and pour over cooked crust. Bake @ 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with icing sugar and cool. Cut into squares.
GREEK LEMON SOUP « AVGOLEMONO »--Joanne Dodd
5 cups chicken stock
½ cup uncooked rice
3 eggs
juice of one lemon
salt and white pepper
Heat the chicken stock in a saucepan
Add rice, cover and simmer until rice is cooked.
In a bowl, beat eggs and lemon juice together. Add ½ cup stock one tbsp at a time, to the egg and lemon mixture stirring constantly. Pour into chicken stock.
Season to taste with salt and white pepper. (4 servings)
ALMA BULLOCK'S WORLD FAMOUS LEMON SPONGE PIE--Mary Bullock
Make a pie crust to your usual recipe, to fit a 9 inch pie plate.
1 tbsp butter
1 cup fruit sugar
2 tsps flour
2 egg yolks
2 egg whites
juice and rind (grated) of 1 lemon
1 cup milk
Mix all the ingredients together, except the egg whites. Whisk the egg whites until they are stiff. Fold into the other mixture and place in the pie shell. Bake in a slow oven until the top is shightly brown.
Lemon curd in
the microwave--Mary Bullock
3 eggs
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 tbsp grated lemon rind.
½ cup fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp soft butter
In microwavable bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar. Whisk until smooth. Microwave on High for 2 to 3 minutes longer until it boils and thickens slightly; whisk again until smooth. Let cool, then refrigerate (it will thicken a lot more as it chills). May be stored in covered jar in refrigerator for up to a week. Much quicker method than standing over a double boiler and very successful. The lemon curd can be used instead of sponge pie mixture but then requires less cooking and can make lemon tarts or pie.
LEMON HEAVEN--Marilyn Bernd
1 baked 9 inch shell
3 or 4 eggs
½ cup sugar
4 tbsp lemon juice
pinch of salt
1 cup whipping cream
Beat yolks and one white. Add sugar, juice and salt. Cook in double boiler till thick. Cool. Meanwhile, beat egg whites and fold into lemon mixture. Then add whipped cream. Pour into pie shell. Chill in refrigerator one hour or more.
LEMON MERINGUE PIE--Sandy, Bud Stipe's daughter
Blend together :
1 can Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/8 tsp lemon extract
2 egg yolks (save the whites for topping)
Put into a Graham Cracker Pie Crust
Take the 3 egg whites (warmed to room temperature) and beat until stiff. Add ¼ cup white sugar. Place on top of pie and bake @ 350 until slightly browned.
LEMON DELIGHT--Claire Moulton
2 cups graham wafer crumbs
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup melted butter
Mix well together. Save 1/3 cup for topping. Press remainder in 8 X 12 pan. Dissolve 1 small lemon jello in ½ boiling water and the juice of 1 lemon (or 2tbsp Realemon ). Cool.
Beat well 1 can Carnation milk (well chilled in fridge overnight).
Add ½ cup white sugar. Beat again. Fold in lemon mixture with a large spoon.
Pour over graham wafer crust.
Cover with remaining crumbs. Chill several hours in fridge before serving.
Chopped red & green cherries can be added to the filling for Christmas dessert or colored miniature marshmallows.
This is not a rich dessert.
CHEESELESS CHEESE CAKE--Joyce Ball
4 eggs
1 can Eagle Brand milk
2 lemons
25 crushed Graham crackers
¼ lb butter
Beat egg yolks until light. Add lemon juice and grated rind; add milk and beat well. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Melt butter, add cracker crumbs and mix well. Line pan size 9 X 9 X1 ½ inches with half the crumbs. Put remainder of crumbs on top of egg mixture. Bake @ 350 oven about 10 minutes. Turn off oven. Leave in oven one hour.
LEMON PIE--Joyce Ball
4 eggs
1 ½ cup sugar
2 lemons
1 pint heavy cream
salt
¼ tsp cream of tartar
Crust : Beat 4 egg whites with a pinch of salt and ¼ tsp cream of tartar until stiff Add 1 cup of sugar a little at a time, and continue beating until your mixture is glossy and the sugar is dissolved. Spread it into a well-buttered 9 inch pie plate, carrying it well out on the rim. Bake in a very slow oven @ 275 for 25 minutes. Than raise the heat to 300 for another 25 minutes or until a faint brown tinge has appeared. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Filling : Beat 4 egg yolks until thick. Add ½ cup sugar, ¼ cup lemon juice and the grated rind of 1 lemon. Stir and cook in the top of a double boiler until the mixture thickens. (Use a whisk or a spoon to stir). Remove from heat and cool. Whip 1 cup heavy cream. Fold into the cooled filling and turn into the crust. Save the remaining filling and turn into the crust. Save the remaining cup until you wish to serve pie. Then whip and on top of the pie. (Pie should be wrapped well with Saran wrap and kept chilled). (Can be made day before).
GIN TONIC WITH A TWIST OF LEMON!--Orest Cochkanoff
1-2 oz of Gin
Tonic Water
One slice of lemon
Cheers!!
LEMON CAKE--Joan Wellsman
1 pkg lemon jello (3oz.)
1 cup boiling water
Disolve jello in water and cool
Blend 4 eggs
¾ cup Mazola oil
Pinch of salt
Cooled jelo
1 pkg Duncan Hines Lemon (or Orange) Supreme Cake Mix (19 oz)
Cook cake as per instructions on box. (cook in two pans and freeze one for later).
Glaze :
½ cup lemon juice
2 cups icing sugar
Blend with mixer
When cake is cooked and still hot, pierce with fork and pour glaze over top
LEMON LOAF--Joan Wellsman
¼ cup sugar
juice of 1 lemon
½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ cup sifted flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ cup milk
2 tsp grated lemon rind
Heat oven to 350. Grease loaf pan. Combine lemon juice and ¼ cup sugar. Set in warm place until needed-stir occasionally Cream butter--add 1 cup sugar--beat until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time-beating each well. Sift flour, baking powder, salt together and add to creamed mixture, alternating with milk. (begin and end with dry ingredients). Stir in grated lemon rind. Spoon into prepared pan and bake 1 hour (until inserted tooth pick comes out clean).
Leave in pan and pour lemon juice mixture over loaf. Let set until cool and then turn out--wrap in foil and keep in fridge for a day or so.
LEMON MERINGUE
TORTE--Lise Casgrain
Makes 2 pies of 9 inch pans.
Crust : 3 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
½ cup melted butter
Filling : 6 large eggs, separated
2 14 oz cans Eagle Brand condensed milk
1 12 ½ oz can frozen lemonade, thawed
1 pint whipping cream (500ml)
¾ cup sugar
Combine wafer crumbs and butter and press into a foil-lined 13 by 9-inch pan. Bake @ 350 oven for about 7 minutes. Cool. Beat egg yolks, add condensed milk and lemonade (undiluted), and fold in the whipped cream. Pour into cooled crust. Beat egg whites until foamy, beat in sugar 1 tbsp at a time and continue beating until stiff. Spread over the filling. Put under the broiler, 4 inches from the heat, and brown lightly. This takes just seconds. Cover pan without crushing meringue and seal well with foil (I use Tupperware pie plate). Wrap and store in freezer. Remove from freezer about 20 to 25 minutes before serving to soften slightly. Transfer from pan and decorate with lime and lemon slices and fresh strawberries. Excellent and can be done many days or weeks before serving.
US-Canada
power struggle
This is the transcript of a conversation between a U.S. Navy ship and a Canadian off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995.
American: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a collision.
Canadian: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.
American: This is the captain of a U.S. Navy ship. I say again - divert your course.
Canadian: No. I say again, you divert your course.
American: This is the aircraft carrier USS Missouri. We are a large warship of the U.S. Navy. Divert your course now!
Canadian: This is a lighthouse.
We love you guys!
Final Word
I wish to thank all of you who have contributed material for this issue of Contact. I admit that I had solicited by e-mail, and regret that my preliminary call did not reach the ten of you who still do not have e-mail. If you are among those electronically-challenged, try sending me a short letter, by mail or by fax. As soon as I have sufficient material, but not later than next October, I will prepare another issue of Contact.
Richard