Vol. 43 No.
10 December 2006
President’s Update
I can’t believe that December is already upon us!
I want to wish each and every Markland Wood resident the Best of the
Holiday
season. The big event in Markland Wood this month is our Annual
Christmas Caravan. This year is the 39th
running of this fantastic event, and it takes place on Sunday,
December 17. Please see the article in
this issue by Marty Ross, the tireless organizer of the Caravan.
A special note: Due to scheduling conflicts, we
have changed the date of our next Annual General Meeting from June 4, 2007
to June 11, 2007. Please take note of the change, and plan to
attend!
We had a very busy Directors’ meeting on November 6,
with several residents in attendance. These meetings are open for
anyone to attend, and take place on the first Monday of the month (see the
web site for details: marklandwood.org). A group of residents from the
NW quadrant have been working together to tackle the increasing problem of
heavy traffic and speeding through Markland Wood. This is an issue
which the Board has been involved in over the last few years. A large
part of the problem is with commuter traffic using
Markland Drive
and
Mill Road
as shortcuts on their way to and from
Mississauga
and other outlying communities. We are forming a coalition to work
closely with City traffic department representatives and elected officials
to come up with solutions to this growing and potentially very serious
problem. Please see the article in this issue for more details.
As you know by now, we had only one submission for the
Scholarship this year. I have received several emails and calls
regarding this issue. We are working on revamping the annual
Scholarship parameters in order to make it more valid. One email that
I got was from a Markland resident and Grade 12 student at Silverthorn
Collegiate, Heather Kindness. Heather has started a chapter of
Free the Children at her school (please see the accompanying article by
Heather). She asked me if we would be willing to donate the unclaimed
$1000 to her group, in order to help meet their goal of raising $6500 to
build a school in
Sierra Leone
. I asked Heather to come and speak to the Directors at the November
meeting. We were all struck by her poise and impressed by her
initiative in starting this group. The Directors voted unanimously
that night to donate the $1000 to the Silverthorn chapter of Free the
Children. This may be the future of the Scholarship as we have had
some feedback that maybe Markland students do not need the money. We
are considering opening it up to Markland students to write an essay, with
the winning submissions getting $1000 to go to the charity of their choice.
I would be interested in getting any feedback on this idea.
It looks like we will revamp our four Crime / Safety
committees into one master committee. Marlene Cater, who has
been heading the At Large Committee has graciously accepted my request to
head the new all-encompassing committee. We will be sending an email
out to all of the people who registered with these committees, and to all
other Markland residents who have registered their email addresses with us.
We are aiming to organize another public meeting in the New Year. This
remains an area of concern, as I continue to get reports of vandalism and
other serious issues within Markland Wood. Please book June 4 on your
calendar if you are a senior, or have a senior in your life. In
conjunction with The Masters, we will be presenting a seminar / meeting in
conjunction with 22 Division, relating to a variety of seniors’ issues,
including safety, health, finances etc. Stay tuned for more details.
Before we leave this subject, I take this from the last 22 Division Police
Report: “Thieves are on the hunt for vehicles left warming up and
unattended by their owners – all too common a practice in colder weather.
DON’T FALL PREY TO AUTO THEFT.” As many of you are aware, several
vehicles have been stolen in Markland Wood over the last few years.
Don’t make it easier for the thieves.
At the end of September, for several days we had what
could have been a very serious problem in Markland Wood. There was a
fire in the telephone relay box on
Markland Dr. east
of
Mill Rd.
Phone service was out in about 1000 homes for up to one week. I
have heard all sorts of rumours as to what happened, but thankfully, it
seems that everyone made it through this without serious repercussions.
There are many senior residents without cell phones, who would not have had
access to 911, if they had needed it. There has been a real lack of
information on this matter. I took it upon myself to call
Bell
and I have to state that it was one of the most aggravating experiences that
I have had in a long time! Suffice it to say, after being told that
the incident basically never happened, and then being told to call 911 to
get an answer, I had to go to the Executive Offices. The very short
synopsis is that there was a fire – no cause given – no Police report
filed. We will continue to pursue
Bell
for some answers as to what happened.
By the time you read this, we should have pretty well
wrapped up our Annual Dues Collection. The Directors are out in the
neighborhood, on their own time, collecting $10 from the vast majority of
houses. I have no problem defending this as a fantastic value for all
that the neighborhood gets back. The Christmas Caravan will be the
next example of what your Association accomplishes. I want to thank
all of the people who have graciously paid their dues. I have one
request to make. We will go back to a house up to 4-5 times attempting
to collect the membership fee. If you are one of the residents who
hasn’t been , or hasn’t had the $10 handy, PLEASE take the time to drop
it off at a Director’s house.
I have run out of space again! Some quick shots: I
continue to take clothing donations at my house – drop them off any time;
we need nominations for Markland’s Finest; we will have photos of our
Markland Wood logo merchandise up on our web site soon; Bob Cooke and Brian
Brennand have been working diligently with the City on custom street signs
for Markland Wood – we hope to have some updates soon. Until next
year!
Best regards, Greg Rohn. President MHA
2006-2007 Board of
Directors
EXECUTIVE:
PRESIDENT: Greg
Rohn
VICE-PRESIDENT: Anna
Schaefer
SECRETARY: Romeo
Sinopoli
TREASURER: Gerard
Betsch
DIRECTORS
Richard Boehnke
Brian Brennand
Patrick Clifford
Bob Cooke
Bev Evans
Michael
Georgopoulos
Bo Lawrentiw
Graham Maguire
Paul Marano
Don Matheson
Tom Napier
Associate Directors
Stephen Blimkie, Helen
Boehnke, Paul Cavanagh, Tamara Greene, Mary Lordan, Peter
Sgro, Ian
Sillars, Irene Sillars, Donna Sokic, MP (Pierina) Stokes, Anne-Marie
Stoneburgh and Patti Thorne.
Christmas Caravan
On Sunday December 17th
the
Markland Homes Association will be celebrating our 39th
Christmas Caravan.
This is our annual event to collect non-perishable foods
from every home on every street in Markland Wood.
No matter what the weather is like, our Caravan, with its
many volunteers, will be knocking on your door to ask for your food
donations.
We will start at the Markland Wood Plaza at 8:45a.m.,
where will be form up and cheerfully collect on the north side of Bloor St.,
break for a hot chocolate, collect some more and then have a quick lunch at
Bloordale United Church. Our afternoon will be the south side of
Bloor St.
starting at around 1:30 p.m., and we should finish around 3:30 p.m., finish
collecting that is. Then it’s time for our human chain gang
to unload the goodies in the trailer into my garage for the Charities to
pick up on Monday morning.
If this sounds like fun to you, well it is, and the
rewards are unbelievable!
Our Caravan consists of a sound vehicle to “herald
a carol”, a jolly old man in a red suit, Police and Fire trucks, a
transport trailer and dozens of “elves”
collecting door to door.
Our charity recipients are The Salvation Army, the Brothers of the Good
Shepherd, the Scott Mission and all monies collected go to the Toronto
Star Santa Claus Fund.
We are always in need of volunteers to help throughout
the day. If you would like to join us for the morning, or afternoon, show up
anytime with a smile, enthusiasm and a warm coat.
If you would like any further information, please call
any MHA Director, or myself.
Merry Christmas and thanks,
Martin Ross
Christmas Caravan Chair, 621-6931
Be the Change!
A phrase that has become synonymous with a group of 30
students from Silverthorn Collegiate, who are trying to do just tha; be the
change the world needs. All of these students are a part of the new Free the
Children chapter at Silverthorn Collegiate.
For those of you who are not familiar with Free The
Children; it is the largest network of children helping children through
education around the world. It is a non-government organization dedicated to
building schools, clean water wells and health care clinics in developing
nations around the world. Through school chapters across
North America
and through individual donations, this organization is raising money to
build schools around the world to both alleviate child poverty and end child
labour. This organization was started 12 years ago by a 12 year old
boy named Craig Keilburger. He was angered one morning by an article he saw
in the paper about a 12 year old boy in
Pakistan
who had been murdered after having escaped child labour and becoming an
activist against it. Craig was shocked and angry and he took the article to
his grade 7 class and said, “I don’t know what we are going to do, but
if you are as angry as I am, then join me”, and 11 of his friends did and
Free the Children was born. At first the organization was about raising
awareness about child labour, but it has since evolved into an organization
that has built over 450 schools in over 22 different countries. Their
philosophy is that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and
stopping child labour, and thousands of children around the world agree. We
certainly do at Silverthorn, and that is why we have decided to begin a
chapter this year, and raise the money to build a school in
Sierra Leone
.
Sierra Leone
is the poorest country in the world. The average yearly
income of a family is about 150 dollars
U.S.
, and the life expectancy is 37.4 years. They have the highest maternal
mortality rate, and 1 in every 3 children will die before the age of five.
Seventy percent of the population lives below the poverty line and 57% of
its people live on less than one dollar a day. Half of the people are
undernourished; there are over three-hundred thousand child labourers, and
the list goes on and on. But the part about
Sierra Leone
that stood out the most to us students was that it has just finished an
11-year civil war, in which almost 100,000 people were murdered, and
thousands more maimed and raped by the rebel armies. All the schools and
health care clinics were destroyed and the government does not have the
money to rebuild them. Free the Children is the only non-government
organization that has stayed in
Sierra Leone
and they are the only ones rebuilding schools, so that these children can
begin to live normally again, and get the education they are entitled to.
They are also helping to rehabilitate the thousands of child soldiers that
were captured by the rebel armies and forced to fight, and these schools are
helping them to re-enter society. Needless to say, we felt that this was the
neediest area and the students at Silverthorne have dedicated themselves to
raising $6,500 to build a school, and we are a third of the way there!
I had the opportunity to travel with Free the Children to
Kenya
this summer to build a school and teach. I can personally account for
the amazing work that Free the Children does, and say that they really do
change the lives of thousands of children everyday, by simply giving them a
chance to get an education. The village I worked with knew how blessed they
were to be given the chance of an education, and the chance at a better
life. The children would literally sprint into class in the morning,
thrilled to be able to be in school that day.
With the help of the Markland Homes Association, we were
able to get one step closer to providing hundreds of children with an
education in
Sierra Leone
. The Markland Homes Association has generously donated the unused
scholarship money from 2006 to our Free the Children chapter at Silverthorn
Collegiate. On behalf of all the students of Silverthorn and Free the
Children, and from the future students of our school in
Sierra Leone
, we want to deeply thank the Homes Association from the bottom of our
hearts.
With this school, we hope to be able to make a change in
the world, if just a small one and we hope that this Free the Children
chapter will be at Silverthorn for many years to come. We want to see every
child have an elementary school education, so we are building a school for
them to go to. We want everyone in our community to know about the
conditions of children around the world, so we are raising awareness.
We want a change in the world, so we are being that change.
Heather Kindness
Traffic
Concerns in Markland Wood
“Speed again has prompted residents of the
north west
quadrant of
Markland Drive
to place pylons, flashing “Slow” lights, stop TTC and School Board bus
drivers and implore motorists to observe the 40 mph maximum speed limit.
A most welcome addition of several new young families with children
has heightened the concern over speeding interlopers from
Mississauga
and elsewhere using the quadrant as a short cut.
A Petition from the residents of the quadrant was
followed by a meeting with Dominic Gulli, Manager of Traffic Operations,
West District of the City, and a representative of Councillor Holyday on
October 24th. The residents
attended and reported to the Board of Directors on November 6th.
Communication to Mr. Gulli has sought intermediate steps
to address this pending the studies promised
by him to be carried out
by the Spring of next year :
1. Place the presently existing 40 kph signs immediately
to be seen when entering the quadrant from the north and south to avoid
drivers thinking they are in a 50 kph zone, while traversing the first
one-thirds of the quadrant;
2. Place stop signs at each end of Cherry Post
3. Inform his colleagues at the TTC and TSB that their
drivers’ excessive speed is endangering our residents.
Make sure, fellow residents, that we are not among the
motorists exceeding posted speed limits.
Give support by emailing Dominic Gulli: dgulli@toronto.ca
Councillor Holyday: councillor
holyday@toronto.ca:
School News
Millwood
Junior
School
Millwood Happenings by Sara
Millwood has had another fun but busy month. On
Halloween, we had an amazing parade. A lot of people came to see our
creative costumes. The weather was cooperative and the rain held off for the
whole day.
Millwood is having its first ever basket ball team this
year. We held a bake sale to raise money for uniforms. This basket ball team
is part of a new program called “Schools on the Move”. This program was
introduced to encourage students and teachers to live a healthy, active
lifestyle and teach them active playground games.
The grade five classes were very fortunate to receive a
visit from Donna Cansfield, our Minister of Transportation. She came in to
talk to the grade fives about her responsibilities.
As Christmas approaches, our students were reminded to
think of others by participating in “Operation Christmas Child”. This
charity collects shoe boxes full of new toys, gadgets and games for children
of all ages in third world countries. This year we collected over 105
boxes!!
As you can see, the students at Millwood have had a lot
of fun during this past month. Stay tuned for more fun at this year’s
Christmas Chaos Dance on Thursday, December 21st.
Millwood Moves by
Eden
Rose
On November 3rd it was a big day at
Millwood… THE LAUNCH for
Toronto
School
on the Move! It started with Safari Fitness and all the kids loved it. They
played various active games with a safari theme. There were big blown up
safari animals, which really made the theme come to life.
In the afternoon there was circuit training. The
Playground Pals led it in their bright yellow hats. They are active experts
on the exercises. Playground Pals also led games at recess. In the
centre of the gym there were muscular endurance exercises and on the outside
of the gym were cardiovascular exercises to get the kid’s heartbeats up.
Boy did they move!
As they skipped out of the gym, all children received a
healthy apple to munch on.
Millwood
Junior
School
continues to be active and healthy. What big event will
happen next?
Silverthorn Collegiate
Halfway into the semester, Silverthorn is busy with
activities.
For the first time in several years, on October 27, SCI
held a Halloween Dance, raising money for the History Department’s spring
trip to
Europe
. The dance acted as an opportunity to increase Halloween spirit as, like on
Halloween Day at Silverthorn, people wore costumes of cats, and even of a
panda.
Over the weekend of October 28th, eleven
leaders from SCI teamed up with students from other students at the Albion
Hills Leadership Training camp and participated in activities to prepare for
each school’s individual leadership camp. These Silverthorn leaders are
anticipating the upcoming Grade Nine leadership camp in February.
On November 1st, Grade Nine students
participated in the Take Your Kids to Work Program, visiting their
parent’s workplace to explore career paths.
The annual Remembrance Day Assembly was held on November
10th. Performances included the String Ensemble, and the
Competitive Dance Team.
Actors and actresses were recently named for the school
play and the annual Sears Festival play. “An Actor’s Nightmare” will
be performed in March or April 2007, while the Sears Festival play, “On
the Other Side of the Closet,” revolves around the issue of homophobia,
and will be performed at the
Etobicoke
School
of the Arts in February 2007.
Mid-term report cards went home on November 17th;
on November 23rd, during Parents’ Night, parents were able to
discuss their children’s marks with teachers.
Also, the Senior Girls’ Basketball Team won the West
Region Championships, but unfortunately lost in the Semi-Finals against
Oakwood by a score of 61 – 56. The Junior Boys’ Football Team lost the
Junior City Championship to Northern Secondary School by a score of 21 –
0. In addition, The Senior Boys’ Football Team unfortunately lost to East
York C.I. in the Toronto Bowl Semi-Finals by a score of 42 – 0.
The Camp Manitou Executive Team for the 2007 Grade Ten
leadership camp was announced; congratulations to Meredith Bawks, Parth
Bhowmick, Bayley Robertson, Santiago Martinez Carranza, Sasi Vinayagmoorthy,
Raja Yarra, and Jessica Zepeda.
The SAC (Student Activity Council) is also busy planning
for the annual Semi-Formal on December 1st. Photographers will be
at Silverthorn from December 5th to December 12th,
taking Grad Photos.
Parents and students should note that TDSB Trustees
approved two extra professional activity (P.A.) days for December 8th
and March 2nd. In addition, the system-wide February 9th
P.A. day has been rescheduled for February 16th.
The Junior Band, Junior Wind Ensemble, Stage Band, String
Ensemble, Orchestra, Concert Band, as well as guest soloists are rehearsing
for the annual “Sounds of the Season” concert on Thursday, December 14th.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
SCI is in the giving spirit this holiday season. As a
result, the school multicultural club, UNITY, is holding a
Food Drive
taking place from November 20th to December 15th.
Proceeds will go to the
United Way
. SCI’s Muslim Students’ Association (MSA) and Prefects’ Organization
are also holding a Holiday Toy Drive with proceeds going to a community
centre. The Free the Children Club is also holding a
Coin Drive
for the holiday season.
In addition, there is a Holiday Assembly on Thursday,
December 21st. The Winter Break will occur between December 25th
and January 7th.
Happy Holidays, Silverthorn!
Sasi
Vinayagamoorthy
Church News
Bloordale United Church
4258 Bloor St. West
.
Etobicoke
,
Ontario
,
M9C 1Z7
621-1710 www.bloordale.ca
Morning
services at 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Stephen Iverson 621-1710
Our Youth Group, grades 6-12, will be meeting on Tuesday,
December 5th and 12th. There will be a flyer coming about upcoming BUC
Juniors events. The group will be selling crafts at the Holly Tea on
Dec. 2nd. Our Christmas pageant,
entitled "The Very Important
Christmas Pageant" will be presented on December 10th,
following our 10:30 a.m. worship service. Our Christmas Eve services are
Carols and
Readings
at 4:30 p.m. and
Communion Service at 9:30 p.m. I if you have inquiries about any of
our events please email me at ted.grady@bellnet.ca.
St.
Clement Church
Saturday: 4:45 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
Confessions
Saturday: 9:30-10:00 a.m., 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday,
December 6 -
Advent Reconciliation Service -
7:00 p.m.
The St. Clement parish community is invited to this
special liturgy with individual confessions in preparation for the upcoming
feast of Christmas. Our Grade 2
students will be celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first
time on this evening.
Tuesday, December
12 -
Advent Family Mass – 7:00 p.m.
Please join the St. Clement Junior Choir with our Grade 4
Hosting class in this special Advent celebration.
Friday, December
22 -
Christmas
School
Mass -
9:30 a.m.
Christmas Mass
Schedules
Will be available at all entrances to the Church.
Renforth Baptist Church
627 Burnhamthorpe Road
. M9C 2Y9, 621-1990
Sunday services at 10:30 a.m.
PASTOR - Rev. Godfrey Green
St.
James United Church
400
Burnhamthorpe Road
.
Just east of Hwy 427 at The East Mall.
Sunday service:
10:30 a.m. with inspirational music by award-winning choirs.
Challenging sermons, children's stories and hymns. Nursery care
available.
The Church of Christ the King
475
Rathburn Road
,
Etobicoke. 621-3630
Just
West of Hwy. 427
Regular
service times:
Sunday: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday: 10:30 a.m.
Also
check us out on our website:
http://www.netcomsolutions.ca/Christ_the_King
Rehoboth Fellowship Christian Reformed Church
800
Burnhamthorpe Road
(just east of
Mill Rd.
)
Etobicoke
622-9647
Worship every Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
Nursery care available. Programs for people of all ages
We welcome you!
Pastor
John Tenyenhuis
St. Matthew’s Anglican Church
3962 Bloor St. W. Etobicoke
416-231-4014 office@saintmatts.ca
Services: Sundays at 8 and 10 a.m.
Children's Program and Nursery at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. (BCP). For more information please call the church
office.
St. Philip's
Lutheran
Church
61 West Deane Park Drive
Etobicoke
,
M9B 2S1
(near Rathburn and The East Mall)
Phone: 622-5577
Web: www.stphilipslutherantoronto.com
Pastor:
Doug Kramer
Pastoral Intern: Gloria Ryder
Director of Children's & Youth Ministry:
Steve Elshaw
Director of Music: Paul Wisniewski
Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School: 11:00 a.m.
Hats Off (belated)
To Jeff Overholt,
for becoming a Canadian Golf Professional this summer. He shot 145 for 36
holes in one day to earn his card. He is currently working at Thornhill Golf
and Country Club as an assistant Pro and as their golf fitness specialist.
Jeff fell in love with the game of golf at our own Markland Wood Country
Club, as a sponsored Junior. His hard work and perserverance made his dream
come true.
Congratulations Jeff,
Love Mom, Dad, Amy, Greg and Katie
People and Places
401st Scout Christmas Trees
The Scouting group at
Bloordale
United
Church
will be selling top quality Christmas Trees again this year.
Our supplier has promised us another lot of fresh trees.
We will be selling Scotch Pine, Balsam Fir and the popular Fraser Fir. This
has always been an annual event and helps support our camps and activities
throughout the year. Your generous support has always been appreciated.
Tree
Lot
Hours:
Saturdays
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sundays
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Weeknights 6:00
pm - 9:00 pm
Thankyou for your continued support
GENEROSITY REQUIRED
A number of Markland residents volunteer at the “Out Of The Cold”
program. This winter program is hosted by St. Matthew's Anglican
Church and Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. We are asking for
donations of "Canadian Tire Money" which will be used to buy
winter wear for our guests and we are also asking for donations of "Tim
Horton's" Gift Certificates. These will be given to our guests on
Christmas Eve, as Christmas presents. It is our intention that every
guest should receive enough "Tim Horton's" Gift Certificates to
buy themselves a coffee and a doughnut. We would like to collect
enough gift certificates for 60 guests. Please call Valerie at
622-8672 for more details. Thank you.
Bloordale
Park
Rejuvenation Update
The kick-off event at Chapters and our Christmas
Wreath Drive
were hugely successful thanks to many of you.
We had a great turnout on the 23rd and sold over 100 wreaths. While
the official results are still being calculated, it looks like the residents
of
Aymarn Court
won the MHA Christmas Challenge - congratulations!
The park thermometer sign went up in late November, so we
can all track progress towards our $80,000 goal.
On behalf of the Friends of Bloordale Park, we thank you
so much for your support and hope you have a relaxing and wonderful holiday
season.
Bloordale
Park
Rejuvenation Project
A
Community in Action
The Etobicoke Newcomers’ Club
for Women
Are you new to the area? Interested in making new
friendships? Join us on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at
Kingsway
Lambton
United
Church
, 85 The Kingsway. For further information call Joanne Longo 255-9032.
Parenting and Family Literacy
Centre
The Parenting and
Family Literacy Centre at
Eatonville
School
is runs from Mondays – Thursdays, 8:45 - 1:45. We are a drop in centre
where you stay and play with your child. It is a free service run by the
Toronto
District
School
Board. Come and play, paint, dress-up, read books and participate in our
story and music time! We are open when the school is open. (unfortunately
not March break or summer).
Ruth
Schefter, Instructor.
The
Neilson
Park
Creative Centre
56 Neilson Drive
,
Etobicoke
ON
M9C 1V7
November
28-December 21
In the Main Gallery
“Escapes”
Louise Cordingley-Zych
A collection of recent works, primarily landscapes,
in acrylic, watercolour and collage.
Reception:
Sunday, December 3 from 1-3 p.m.
In the Hall Gallery
"Hallway Hype"
Eileen Menzel, Chris Proctor, Sue Archibald
An exhibit and sale of affordable art
"
Neilson
Park
Creative Centre 2007 Artists’ Choice Winter Exhibition"
In the Main Gallery: January 8-28, 2007
Painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, prints,
sculpture, pottery, jewellery, fibre arts, calligraphic arts and more
Application forms now available for download.
Application
deadline December 14
www.neilsonparkcreativecentre.com
Email: info@neilsonparkcreativecentre.com
Information: 622-5294
Open: Mon-Sat, 9-3 p.m.
Tuesday, 7-9 p.m.
Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
Wheelchair accessible.
Free admission and parking.
MARKLANDER STAFF
President: Greg
Rohn
Editor: Graham
Maguire
Advertising: Brian
Brennand
Photographer: Tom
Napier
Distribution: Richard
Boehnke
Creative &
Design: BBS Printing & Graphics 231-3693
Printing: BBS
Printing & Signs 231-3693
Anna’s
Recipe
Feels like we just closed the pool yesterday and now I
find myself decorating for Christmas already! Enjoy my famous
Gingerbread recipe and I wish you all a very, Merry Christmas!
Gingerbread Cookies
½ cup unsalted butter
½ cup sugar
½ cup molasses
1 egg yolk
2 cups flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
½ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
Cream butter, sugar, molasses and egg yolk until light
and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Mixture will
seem crumbly but try to form a ball using a large wooden spoon by scraping
the crumbly batter to one side of the bowl. Wrap in saran wrap and
refrigerate at least 1 hour. Roll out, not too thin, and use your
favourite Christmas cookie cutters. Bake at 350F for 11-15 minutes.
Cool on cookie racks. Decorate cookies.
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