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PAGE 2 THE SENTINEL THURSDAY, AUGUST 31,1989 The CMosa Commentary FROM A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD N.B.: In the InMlstoffai'ooverageofboth sides of the issue, the following true stJry Is In response to weeks of more responsible cooking &ps tom a certain welHespected member of my family. WARNING: BUTleR IS COIEUSTlBLE. Such a message has nev8l' been seen on the sides of butler packages. As a service 10 all culinary ilUlerales Oike me), I must urge you 10 pay heed to thai warning. But, more on thai story In a momenl As much as I hate to admllll, everyone has certain limitations. like a bIockhead,l often refuse 10 abide by such dmlnlshed expectallons.1 have, however, never tried to top my mother In the gastronomical arts. Not only is she wen edJcaled In the field, but she is an expert practitioner. I, a'ld In no sense is this false modesty, can only hope 10 cook half as weil In just a narrow band of her complete spectrum. From my earliesl chldhood I have set my goais much lower. I felt II would be an accomplishmenllli could only cook as well as my fath8l'.1ndeed, the man is as much an artisan with k>oIs as would be expected from one of our heritage. Fortunately for me, said tools do not Include kitchen utenslls. Now, I'm not referring to balbecuilg on an open Harne. Li(e most fathers, mine is quite good atthal In facl, as one of the InitIaJ signs of my entemg manhood, I was honored when my father sat me down and explained the meaning of \weIkione· \medklm-rare· and \neV8l' pullighler nuld on a buml'lQ fire until you are as old as I am.· Words cannol express the prkIe Instilled within me when he finally pennlned me to chalbrOlllhe steak on our gas gril. Thars easy. What I'm talking aboul here Is kitchen cooking. Baking, broilng, roasting and all those \ing. words which transform raw malerlals Intode/idous dinners. This Is the really hard sMf - the arena In which my mother excels (and which my sisters are slowly becoming more famBiar with). Quite simply, I cannot hope to compele In lhallerritory. No,I have come 10 realize that the family is besl served if each member concentrates on his or her own specially. Mine is not cooking. (Actually, my family station is 10 know as much Star TrektrMa as possl>le.) Nonetheless, as mentioned, I fell I'oughtlo be as good as my father (whose own particular talent seems to have become making his eldest son feel guilty for not visiting him every weekend). Of course, my father's victual reputation was eamed cUing the time my moth8l' spenl in the hospital having my youngest sister. He attempted 10 convince three not-as-oaJve..as.e-thoughl children he made the sauce from saatcil. We were nol amused, and I don't think we even needed the emply jar 01 Ragu 10 It> us off. Nonelheless, he won back our hear1s by laking us 10 the nearesl McOonaJd's (which used 10 be a treat until we could afford II ourselves). With this benchmarl< In mind, I ombarl<oo I4lOn the slow road of cuisine creation. I think I actually went aboulSO yards before I decided It was easier nol to eallhan k> learn k> cook. Twenly-frve pounds of potak> chps and three microwave dnners Iater,l decided I shoukj learn to cook. Then I dscovered tha~ H I worked late enough, I would come home too late for dnner. ThIs seemed 10 be a workable strakJgy - except br weekends. Ullimai9ly, I had 10 face ~ to cooking. MIaowavIng vegeIcbIes is easy. I also have one 01 those stoves thai converts ink> a gliB. As k>r real cooking, I've learned 10 make sauce (this knowledge came In ~he handy my senior year In college) and omelettes. Since sauce Is generally an an day aflaJr (besl suited to COllage weekends or foolbaD Sundays), eggs became the most practiced dish. Eggs are great (assuming you don't mind the c:hoIeslerol). Omelettes are even beIIer. You can put an sons of things In omelettes. Why, with omelettes and toast, you can haw everything from each of the four food ~. Heck. Its 8Y9n fun cutting up green powers or onion-s or mushrooms or p8A)eronl inlo pieces smaJI enough k> fit In an omelette. And they're easy to make. Just grab a frying pan, throw In the bun8l', mix ~ some eggs em milt and pour them In. The various accootre- ments can be diad after the egg begins to solidly. M8I' a few mlnules, ttt> the thing over and presto/you've gol an omelene. My kild of cooking - and cleaning. You only mess ~ a couple of things which wash 011 prel1y easily. Now for the story\M ThIs past weekend I found myself hungry for brunch, cm 1 had the fIxIn's br an omeIene.1 puled out the frying pan, put II on the btrner, and tumedthe bumeron high. 1 klokoutsome eggs. broke them Ink> a mlxilg bowl and added milk. A thorough Illlxilg lien ocx:urred. Meanwhile, the burner (on high, remembel) cId Its JOO most effectively. I decided to get a dxInk of butler (about one tablespoon). Splat went the but1er Ink> the ~ hoi fryilg pan. The butter spit and then H spal . Then H started to smoke. A lot. \SIrange though~ \it never del this before: I turned on the flrl to ctaw In the by now billowing smoke. (n took mere moments to CClflclude the white mist was smoke and not steam.) StOienIy, Ike a prop br a'I old Iashilned photographer, the pan Rashed Into llames. Wow, I observed calmly, llis is a rather large fire k> haw in lie kIIchen. The fan began sudOOg the names. I casuaDy ~ Ille refltJerator to pul out a box ofbakilg soda. But H wasn't lherel I looked badt The fire remained contained within !he frying pan. No need k>r panic. I knew water might spread the lira. I also figured H would be too risky to pIdt ~ the naming tying pan and throw it outthe nearest door (a fuI twenly feet away). Aeludanlly, 1 reached for the dsh towel and covered the frying pM will h, smollering the lire. Ont,' hours later, afIer my sisler, who witnessed the entire even~ had fully recovered, del I cal my mother. \Yes Chris,\ she answered, \I aMa)s . told you buller was ftammable. Why cb you ask? M: Ba:heIor cooking. Not for lie faint hearted. Revision . .. Frompago 1 parcel for an additional parking area. In other business, the board discussed its present and future policy on culverts. Presently, the highway department is installing the tile. However, with an in- crease in Lima construction that policy may not be economically feasible. In order to have Highway Superintendent Ken Barber super- vise the work, consideration is being given to a policy forcharg- ing new construction owners for the highway department's instal- lation. Serious consideration was also given to installing a com- puter system in the town hall for the clerk, court office and asses- sor's oifICC. Since $5(0) has been set aside toward this purchase, Fran Gotscik said that she had discussed it with Don Chase, County Date Processing Direc- tor. He suggested that the Execu- tive Office Systems, a progmm specifically designed for munici- palities, be considered. Village trustee John Wadach asked if it would be possible to tie in to the village system in order to save money. More study will be done on the matter. The board also discussed a future smoking policy. Because of the 1989 New York State Clean Indoor Air Act, which states that all buildings must have a smok- ing area set aside which is not used by the general public, some specific space has to be desig- nated in the town hall for smok- ers by the end of 1989. No action was taken because some addi- tional clarification is needed. Generations · · · Recovery Program In Honeoye Falls: Frompage 1 time farmer at age 16. His father, . Helping Those taught him to tic cradle-scythed' : In Need sheaves, long before the days of com binOOrs ruxl combines. Neigh- For . many years the bors all cooperated in the thresh- Honeoye Falls Village Board has ing of each others' fields - it was provided a meeting place for the nothing to have 10 or 15 extra men Recovery Program in the Village for midday dinner. Plainly spo- Hall. It now meets each Wednes- ken, \It was a lot of work, but we day morning 8110:30 and is open had a lot of fun, too.\ Ivan now to anyone who needs the support takes each day and season as it of group conversations to help comes, but obviously misses the relieve fears and anxiety. close ties of yesteryear, when he Emotional problems and knew everybody foc miles around. nervousness can cause a host of Art Sheeler is married to the very serious symptoms such a~ former Beuy Harris. He has a heart palpitations, sleeplessness, daughter, Barbara Oestrich, who chest pains, fatigue, confusion with her husband Dick and three and even a total loss of ability 10 children, live just across Cheese cope with everyday events and FActory Road. This pleasant pressures. Recovery can help in man's business is typewriter sales many cases. ruxl!a'Vice, but locally he is known Recovery is a 50-year- as the \memn man\ par excel- old organization founded to guide Icnce. Customers travel from as its participants to stable lives far as Geneva just to buy his through 'will' training and by special summertime product stressing that they are not alone Ivan has retired from his in their suffering. At no time arc primary occupation as independ- participants required to give their ent trucker but is still busier than real names, but they arc allowed he cares to be. He anticipates to share their experiences with whittling down his remaining 94 others and encouraged to adopt acres to a more manageable 15 or the Recovery method to strengthen 20, and selling his heavy equip- their lives. ment too. He would like to put Recovery does not take more time into his woodwork- the place of other professional ing: benches, tables, and book- help. It does not counsel, advise, cases, made from hardwoods cut diagnose or treat and there is no on his own property. These arc preaching or teaching. Instead massive pieces, solid and sturdy, the process is based on the theory yet perfectly symmetrical and that fears are belief and that be- graceful, pleasing to the eye. He liefs can be changed. All meet- \wants to do more things that he ings are open for observation. wants to do.\ And who knows, Local resident who feci after 40 years of self-denial, one a need for this support group are of these days he may just hang up a*al to call for a recorded mes- asignreading\GONFFISHING!\ sage II 624-4141 any time. If you have further questions, call 624- 2166 81 reasonable daytime hours. (Old Dunn Oil Building) Next week, as part of our continued volunteerism sa- lute, we will print a case history of a local resident who has bene- filled greatly from this program and who has contributed many hours to this fme organization. ., Complete Import\ Domestic Autom~ Repalrw\ \'In\\'~ 624- 2291 Page, 464-2909 SIte Wortl- ResIdential, Comrnetdal, & InduatrW 8IIc:IdIoes, Dozers, Pan Work, Rolle,., Trudt. Wham c:ou1Osy dwells and selVice exosIs skIce 1956 BOBSloctAl 7200 GALE ROAD, UMA, N.Y. 14485 Do Your Own PIG . ROAST For more information call: 582-1000 I Do you have local news you'd like to share? Send It to us at THESENnNEL PO Box 547 Honeoye FaDs. NY 14472 or can us at 624-5470 THE . MENDON-HONEOYE FAU..MJMA SEl'fTINEL lJSPS.34 PubllheII: SNrIay Alena ctrtstophar carosa EdItor: Sinh P8rkils-BosaI'g AcMIory 8oIrd: Robert 8afschi1g. Sr .• LesIe Edgc:cmb II~ Judlh FamI', Eliott Frank, Dr. mes Franck, The Rev. Cha\ Ies J. l..aIus, J. Am:#J Ladde. Ewrat M. lswis,.klhanna O'BrIen, ~ReynDIds. JIll A:lbeson, Kenneth Sc:lnib, .bhn SIamIU. Rchard A. Waller, RIchard West. Pete Yendel~ Robar1 YOUIYJ PubOshtcI WMkIy by SentInel P\JbIiCa- lions, PO Box 547, Honeoye Fils NY 14472. SIirIey Alena and ~. CWsa. pubIsII8II. ~PIb:$If98CD9'J35ans. One y_ $12.50 (Haw YorIl ~e rosi- dIrI1s); $18.50 (OU! of stale residents), Please allow two weeks for pnx:essilg. Post.lstet, ptease send address ctranges 10 The t.tandon-Haneoye Falls- I.knaSer6lal,PO Box 547, IbIeoye FIlS, NY 14472. T aIephone (716) 624-6410. 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