Out of Helen's Kitchen - The late 90's

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Published on Saturday, November 18, 2017

Helen Drysdale 
Neepawa Banner & Press

The 1995 Quebec referendum is held on sovereignty. The NO side narrowly wins.

1996-February 14 - Mr. Dressup does his last show

1996 December 16 - Chrétien formally apologizes for lying about the GST.

February, 1996 - Royal Canadian Mint unveils two-dollar Polar Bear coin which is quickly dubbed the     toonie.

June 21, 1996 - National Aboriginal Day first celebrated.

May, 1997 - The 1997 flood in Manitoba was called the 100-year flood. It overwhelmed Winnipeg’s existing flood protection system. More than 22,000 people had been chased out of the Red River Valley, turning some 20 southern Manitoba communities into sudden ghost towns.

1997 – Neepawa signs up for 911 service.

January, 1998 - Federal government issues a formal apology to First Nations for past injustices like the residential school.

1998 – A powerful ice storm paralyzed huge portions of Quebec and Ontario. They received up to 100 mm of ice pellets and freezing rain leaving some places without electric power for weeks.

April 1, 1999 - The Creation of the new territory of Nunavut, mainly inhabited by First Nations people.

Y2K bug, or Millennium Bug, that was projected to create havoc in computers and computer networks around the world at the beginning of the year 2000 never materialized in any big way. The supposed upcoming crises did not daunt the Viscount Cultural Council as they compiled a cookbook as a means of raising funds. We are very fortunate in this community to have such a place to showcase our community’s artistic talent, to partake in the many courses offered that help expand our horizons and to have a place to rent for our many celebrations and performances. Kudos to the founding people that had the courage and foresight to help enrich our community.

So from the “Art of Cooking” I present to you several of their recipes.

Potato soup -Val Jarema

2Tbsp. butter
1/4 cup onion chopped
2 tbsp. flour
3 cups milk
1 cup boiling water
3 chicken Oxo cubes or
Chicken in a Mug
2 cups mashed potatoes
chopped fried bacon (optional)

Sauté onions in butter. Add flour. Gradually add milk. Mix water and chicken cubes: add. Lastly add mashed potatoes. Delicious and fast.

Sweet potato and carrot crisp -Jane McLaren

5 large sweet potatoes
2 lb. carrots
3/4 cup orange juice
2 Tbsp. liquid honey
2 Tbsp. butter
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp. salt

Topping:
1 1/2 cups fresh
bread crumbs
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/3 cup melted butter
1 Tbsp. chopped parsley

Cook and mash sweet potatoes and carrots. Add the other 6 ingredients; put in a greased 9x13 inch pan. Combine topping ingredients: sprinkle over potato mixture. Cover with tin foil and bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until heated completely through.

Cherry cake -Ruth Whelan

1 cup Crisco oil
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup white sugar
2 1/2 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 can cherry pie filling

Mix first 7 ingredients until batter is smooth. Pour 1/2 of the batter into a greased 9x13 inch pan. Spread cherry pie filling over batter. Add remaining batter. Bake at 300°F for 1hour or until golden brown.