Making their own
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Caroline Harker Reap’s Shona Bain showed a group of Wanaka women how to make a Christmas cake for $7 last week. Yesterday they finished them off with almond and royal icing. “Theywereblownawaybyhoweasy it was,” Shona said. “We used condensed milk, only
20gm of butter and no eggs. It’s a great recipe.” Shona bought the ingredients when they were on special which helped keep costs down. “I’m amazed at the needs in the community,” she said. “A lot of young mums don’t know anything about budgeting, basic cooking or sewing and mending.”
Shona has taught other courses in Wanaka this year including vegetable gardening and sewing. She will be doing one on preserving in February next year. Pictured with their cakes are Lesley Haynes and Amanda Nichol, with tutor Shona Bain, and Amanda’s children Myles, 5, and Kalan, 7.
Lodge donation for hall Master of the Masonic Lodge Wanaka, Graeme Muir (left), presented a cheque for $10,000 to the Hawea Hall committee (pictured are committee members Donald Urquhart and Bill McCarthy) to assist with the extensions of three new buildings. The committee then showed Lodge members through the new building. PHOTO: Supplied
Thursday 20 December to Wednesday 26 December 2012
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