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The Swiss hove a word
for it. . . alter luiechli
By DOROTHY KREBS
Acker kuechli (acre cakei)
it traditional Swiss Christ
mas pastry that dates back to
the 13th century, when it was
made by the people who had
their home In the Alps.
Entire families would get
together and spend a day
making enough for all. When
the Swiss came to America,
they brought acker kuechli
with them, and the practice of
making this paper-thin pastry
during the holiday season Is
common today in many Swiss
descended households.
Acker kuechli-making-day
for the Henry Krebs family of
lone is an annual event
presided over by Mrs. Annie
Krebs. She learned the art
from her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Lena Krebs, who was Swiss
born. Annie is now passing the
tradition on to the members of
her family. The following is
her description of how it
should be done.
Mix the following together:
8 eggs, well beaten; 2 cups
heavy cream, slightly warm
ed; one-fourth pound butter,
melted; one-half cup black
coffee; and one-fourth cup
wine.
Stir in enough flour to make
an elastic dough. Knead the
dough vigorously "until your
arms ache and then knead
some more."
Mrs. Krebs emphasizes the
kneading is very important,
otherwise the dough will not
stretch paper-thin. She says
the dough can be smacked
against the table, thrown
against the wall, or pounded
Oeef-O-Rama
planned by
CowBelles
. , A mlni-Beef-O-Rama is be
"( mg planned in March by the
Morrow County CowBelles,
reports Birdine Tullis, chair
man of the event.
Linda Baker, home econo
mist for the Oregon Beef
Council, will be the guest
speaker and she will give
informal demonstration on the
economical uses of beef. She
twill present techniques and
information on how to prepare
different cuts of meats. "...
Door prizes along with
samples from the demonstra
tions will be given. Morrow
County housewives are en
couraged to attend the event.
"Efforts are being made to
permit high school home
economics classes in the.
county to attend the one-day
event," said Birdine Tullis.
The time and place will be
announced later,
80KOPTIMISTS HAVING
CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE
, The Heppner Soroptimist
club is sponsoring a Christmas
baked food sale Saturday.
Homemade holiday candies,
fruit, and nut breads, and
assorted pies will be for sale.
The sale begins at 9 a.m.
inside the Turner-Van Marter
Bryant Insurance office.
HAPPvemAs
The Wagon Wheel
will be closed
Sunday, Monday and Christmas Day
so our employees can enjoy the
Christmas season with their families.
But for now...
mGn40lhnaGndLeisind Bonnie-
and Charlotte and Corky and Betty and
$ Linda and Laurie and Lindia and Leonard
y and Dusty wish for all of you a
with the fist, but Just be sure
plenty of air is worked into It.
The kneading period should
take about an hour.
Put the dough to rest in
warm place for about another
hour. Now, the hard work
begins.
Divide the dough into I
sections. Take each section
separately and roll it as thin
as possible. Cut it Into squares
about 2" x 2" and roll each
again. The squares must be
paper-thin. If you can't see
through them, they are too
thick. After rolling as thin as
can be done by a rolling pin,
pick them up and stretch them
thinner.
Place the squares between
layers of cloth to dry for about
an hour. Drop the dried
squares into hot fat for two or
three seconds, no longer than
that. Remove as soon as they
are golden brown and full of
air bubbles. Sprinkle the
warm acker kuechli gener
ously with sugar. If possible,
find a hiding place where It
can be stored a few days to
age. It has a way of disappear
' tng if the hiding spot is not
kept in closest secrecy.
Mrs. Krebs says that the
making of acker kuechli is
time-consuming and hard
work, but that it has its
reward. The real highlight of
the job comes when the
finished product Is offered to
the family members for their
comments. If a smile appears
and a comment such as "Yup,
you got a good do on It this
year" is uttered, then the
hours of kneading and rolling
has been made worthwhile.
All Saints
Christmas
services
Services at All Saints Epis
copal Church will be held as
follows:
Sunday, Dec. 23, 7:30 a.m.,
Holy Communion and 10 a.m.,
morning prayer;
Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 11
p.m., Eucharist, carols and
sermon;
Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 10
a.m., Holy Communion.
CAROL RAE HUGHES
TO BE MARRIED
Mr. and' Mrs. Homer
Hughes, Lexington, are an
nouncing the engagement of
their daughter, Carol Rae, to
Jon Martin Collins, Pendleton.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Collins, Payette,
Idaho.
The couple plan to be
married Feb. 16, 7 p.m., at the
Christian Church, Lexington.
The Mental Health Clinic
will be closed Friday after
noon, Dec. 21; Monday, Dec.
24; Tuesday, Dec. 25; and
Wednesday, Dec. 26. Dave
Mitchum will be taking vaca
tion time through Christmas
week. The office will be open
Dec. 27-28.
Christmas at the
lone Garden Club
The lone Garden Club met
at the home of Mrt. Fredrick
Martin, Dec. 12, with Mrs.
Martin and Mrt. Gar Swsnson
as hostesses.
Mrt. Lee Pettyjohn, presi
dent, conducted the business
meeting. The program was
given by Mrt. Martin. Each
member related her most
memorable Christmas exper
ience. There was a handmade
gift exchange. Members
brought Christmas arrange
ments for showing, and these
were later presented to the
local lone business houses for
holiday decorations. Mrt.
Pre-Christmas party at
the Collins' home
Thirty Soroptimistt and
husbands and two guests were
seated at dinner during a gala
pre-Christmas party at the
Bill Collins home Thursday
evening, Dec. 13.
Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Weath
erford III, who are visiting
from San Diego, were the
guests.
Nadine O'Brien was in
ducted into the club in a
ceremony conducted by Elea
nor Gonty, Evelyn Sweek and
Justine Weatherford. Gara
Gertson provided the after-
Holidays
begin
Friday
The annual Christmas pro
gram will be presented to
Heppner High School students
Friday, Dec. 21.
The program will begin at
9:35 a.m. with the band and
chorus performing their
Christmas concert for the
student body. A short student
body meeting will follow.
At 10 a.m. the movie,
"Shenandoah," will be pre
sented. School will be dis
missed at 1:30 p.m. for the
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Penland
of,Beaverton were here over
the weekend visiting Mrs.
Penland's parents, Dr. and
Mrs. E.K. Schaffitz. Mr.
Penland, son of the former
owners of the Gazette-Times,
is a radio newscaster for
stations KPOK and KUPL in
Portland.
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A JOYOUS HOLIDA Y SEASON TO
ALL OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
from
Marlene and Randall
Mary Jean and Shirley
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Martlp gave a slide presenta
tion entitled "Flowen and
Music."
The annual Twelfth Night
burning of the green will be
held Jan. 7. The traditional
12th night falls on Sunday, but
the group voted to hold the
ceremony on Monday Instead.
The next meeting of the
Garden Club will be held Jan.
at the home of Mrt. Gar
Swsnson. The program, "How
to Start Seeds Indoort," will '
be given by Mrt. Elsie Fox
and Mrt. W.H.I. Padberg. All
garden club meetings are
open to Interested persons.
dinner program which was a
review of her 1973 visit in
Palestine. Mrs. Gertson cir
culated colored postcards
postcards as she spoke about
the places she saw and her
experiences there.
The Collins home was dec-,
orated outside and inside.
They gave a Christmas
wreath made of dried ma
terial as a guest door prize.
Bill Weatherford had the
winning number, and carried
home the prize.
CHEF SUPREMES
DISH IT OUT'
There's nothing like plan
ning ahead ...
When the Chef Supremes,
4-H cooking club, met at the
Art Lindstrom home Dec. 15,
they dined on a menu planned
at their November meeting at
the Gordon Meyer home.
The main dish was prepared
by Paula Lindstrom and Kim
Pettyjohn. Lisa Meyers, Kelly
Pettyjohn, Teena Lindstrom
and Margaret Kincaid pre
pared the dessert, and Mary
Kincaid and Margaret Ann
Doherty fixed the sandwiches.
CANNED GOODS SOUGHT
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
The Neighborhood Center is
in need of canned goods to
complete Christmas packages
for senior citizens.
Any person wishing to
contribute canned goods may
do so by leaving them at the
Neighborhood Center no later
than Dec. 20.
"Somtiuiitf from the itweWn
U alwoyt Mmtthina special"
JEWELERS
Library
hours
chanced
Because both Christmas.
Eve and New Year't Eve fall
on Monday this year, the
library board and the librar
ian have agreed to transfer
the hour and one-half service
on these evenings to the
Sunday afternoons of Dec. 23
and Dec. 30.
Regular Monday patrons
will find a librarian on duty as
usual from 1 to 8 p.m. on both
Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. Suqday
afternoons, Dec. 23 and Dec.
30, the library will open at 1:30
and close at 3 p.m.
It is possible that the
reading public would like
library service on Sunday
afternoonat least during the
gasoline shortage when people
will be less able to flee the
area. If these two trial days
are helpful and if patrons
approve-Sunday afternoon
openings could be considered
' as a regular practice.
Mrt. Charles Patching
(Lesley) will be in charge of
the library from 1 to S p.m.,
Saturday, Dec. 22, and during
the same hours on Monday
afternoon, Dec. 31, replacing
Mrs. Weatherford.
These hours are temporary.
COOKING CUTIES WHIP
UP SOME PUDDINGS
How to make, serve and
enjoy puddings was demon
strated when the 4-H Cooking
Cuties met Dec. 11 at the
A.C. Houghton school.
Beth Hellberg was recog
nized as a new member. The
leader, Mrs. Hobbs, passed
out record supplies and pre
sented second year books to
Jyl Hobbs and Christy Brandt.
:. Sharon Abercrombie is
president of the club.
SANS SOUCI REBEKAHS
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
The regular meeting of the
Sans Souci Rebekah Lodge
will be held Friday evening,
Dec."21, at J o'clock.
This wilrbe the Christmas
party anjl the observance of
quarterly birthdays. - -
Refreshments will consist of
a "treat table," and members
are asked to bring their
favorite treat for the table.
your
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at Fossil
Herb Wright
EdAsher
Sue Couture
at Olex
Floyd Anderson
at
Dick
at lone
Kenneth Smouse
Paul Tews
at Lexington
Floyd Borman
and fall.
Ccfafe Hasan Sstfris
Heppner, Ore.,
Thespian
club
formed
The Heppner High School
drams department will be
come a Thespian Club,
nation-wide organization for
high school students involved
in drama.
The public will ttill be
invited to perform in the
club's productions should
special parts come up, or if
special interest it shown.
At a Thespian Club, the
group will have more advant
ages than the Heppner Com
munity Drama Club, through
special advertising, new tech
niques and production aids.
Membership it obtained only
by a student getting a certain
number of points for past
involvement in drama.
This year's officers, elected
in late November, are: Greg
Davidson, president; John
Myert, vice-president; Anita
Davidson, secretary-treasurer;
and Tonl Toll, point
keeper. The other charter
members are: Randy Morris,
Tom Wolff, Charma Mar
quardt, Tom Roberts, Jack
Chitty, John Healy, Cyde
Allstott, Debbie Yocom and
Charlie Rawlins. Drama ad
visors are Mrs. Jane Rawlins
and Mrs. Lynda Slusher.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Win
chester attended a perfor
mance of the Ice Follies in
Portland last weekend.
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to all
Morrow County
residents
Knox's
215 East Main
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friends at Columbia Basin Electric
at Condon
Paul Jaeger
Joe Nix
Sharon Peterson
Bob Fitzsimmons
Bill McDowell
Peggy Riney
at Eight Mile
Elmer Palmer
at Heppner
Vick Wilkinson
Randall Peterson
Dave Harrison
Norm Rickert
Elmer Sams
Faye Wilson
Lucia Cutsforth
Karen Palmer
Judy Wright
Bob Lowe
Cecil
Krebs
It has been enjoyable serving you this past year. The fine co
operation from our membership was greatly appreciated. Our
hope is that we may endeavor to improve our efforts on your be
half in the "New Year."
Wo r,rt-ruarlj Gunreciaied your outstanding response in con-
servation in our call for curtailment efforts this past
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Walter Wright
at Heppner
Robert Duncan
Billy Gentry
Jim Prock
Doyle Key
Art Vance
Dan James
Vern Wilson
Bud Marshall
Ed Struthers
Jack McTimpeny
Grant Weatherford
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