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e i t i t it i oi e oo it e s o. m t vifes es o on rmers mss oi s I [ 1 mt L[j OAI’/LIE’ (-H/:QA)/C:LG a n ve r I n n I 2€ pec 438 a m m ic es aZ reserigy ;. Ee Remmmmmnmiattmrmommmnrrsmmammmaom By MaNoy Marnn CHRISTMAS INTHE VILLAGE 5 _& io9 @ Sss Srare Wrairer bread confections. houses Ark and Nativity creche F @w mpi omee _ en ce ___> ‘@" x j%%fizfgi‘ifi COLBORNE â€" The spicy smells "We have a Noah‘s Ark this year, _ items are carefully assembled, the ’«-\f\C s ns t e o ces e es of Christmas baking fill the air at the _ a Nativity Scene, two sizes of ginâ€" pieces meshed with heavy sugar 4 Q“:\\?“.\ s »”‘h;:_nw““_NH;“-::p_:w : * Yum Yum Shop these days. gerbread houses and gingerbread mixture. C o mmimone on 1t o s e & Vivian and Jack Wannell and staff _ men," Vivian notes. The icing and decoration of the 1| 18. * o $ are working all hours of the day and In the past three years, the shop‘s _ items takes a steady hand and lots of o MA ; 1=3, hy . Ne night preparing specialty cookie gingerbread orders have grown by concentration. Laurie Grills, in é 1 o s . t efi %i_} . d platters, Christmas cakes and pudâ€" leaps and bounds. between her nursing shifts in f Ts m 0. Gienar ./,{‘ (. dings and the homemade gingerâ€" "We have orders going out to Port Oshawsa, pops in the carefully trim 1 mif _ ,;LM,‘,,-M * se F +/ tee ‘;/ x ons c _ Hope, the baked scenes with coloured ; S o se L TAAWP /)\ A iA %fi mll| 3 c es esd Trenton, icings. 4 l j «T.* ze . 6 iss _,[’ P Wt / f .h 4e y E [ es f, Cobourg "We can customize anything with . |# a 1 }{‘3‘;” _;:*‘,. § =~| ©oaks, / :-3,7" s watfoecâ€" * 7 ie > p < and, of names, too," says Vivian. "For 1. 1. ie Nocs L. ) B 45| _ es i / o d ; ’ ft}? oo e l ‘,/' "?.%féfi course this _ another 10 cents, we will add a d NZM nb [ ue t ”fl 7 tA ' ‘ ? !5 ;{ s n y ui%‘:""%: area," says _ name to the gingerbread man. Many :‘ a o o o ues ,'£ w \T. SSXA OLY 1/ / | /‘ m e . t vivian. people like them as stocking stuffers i;;.v,';";; ::\e\,' es // . #}) 4 i L. e â€" i <lie The or sweet guest gifts." eass # . °J ces ‘\‘5‘! xXA ;'F fuapys Lz | | F2 | ppssas) | molasses The shop also makes dozens and _ [\¢., "<y" 3 mt d!fi 4 9,-â€";__4"“â€""“'*'!-'”\ | \agnts.â€" Yegwsiue" _ [ ue j dough dozens of chocolate houses from c g 7 (Qt_' '“rif)"ef;f{“_ i e . on / | CCr 1t s t ‘Hm whirs and _ Kitâ€"Kat bars touched up with icing . "~gp . 27 h miany M e c( oo imemmady / | fi & w whirs in decoration. ts ol s in e onl _ es o hm o 3 U e ssm the heavyâ€" "A lot of people like to use them _ e taey 2 _ es * b ipi| m ,,‘W duty mixer _ for centrepieces on their tables," A gingerbread Nat|V|ty scene, a smallâ€"sized gingerbread house, right, l 9k _ S to ensure notes Vivian. "And we have one and a solid candy Kitâ€"Kat house are just a few of the samples of F' c ol d 0 c o oprog e p| the right woman from Port Hope who gives _ Christmas goodies prepared by Vivian Wannell, husband Jack and ‘ Roze! Tp 34 "wey _ B | consistency _ them as gifts." staff at Colborne‘s Yum Yum Shop. i. 2 :’ i YJ _ f)| for rolling. The Christmas goodies are equalâ€" | (0 . smart . i We & | Onee opportunity at the Yum Yum Shop. 7 ols i \aae s ’:‘} : ~'-‘» rolled, each We make diabetic cakes. There‘s f ts : | Je . 5/. â€"C l _ <@| part of the _ no sugar added, just the fruit like NEmarnes, ; en ce f | s ty .. '4 threeâ€" apricots dates and raisins make the <Â¥4 cCmm ~ (oad j f | *4 9”,__;3?’ i C are) dimenâ€" cakes sweet," Vivian notes. __“"::Lri:.fi x \""E‘\Tg\a 7 | / &=7»" **%. /‘d:\ \llim â€" sional ginâ€" With three kitchen areas behind Tok L‘;;.f SANSt, _ , | _ ¢ 27 .. . :gg €ig [ | gerbread the coffee shop proper, it‘s not [E t3 "q%;.; x 2l ) ""3â€"; e ‘ ol ht . rec.orfreayd. structures, _ unusual to see Laurie, Jack and P M I j wake P PI | X e â€" ies *g r4 €A and the Vivian and other staff members busy m ocm Sn .27 k&““ S | io. i e %y‘dzflf.’gf‘ 3 gingerâ€" creating their goodies in the separate /‘*«-\}1 '\\g»-*il_,_m:\‘w 11 s ts oc l xn ts u‘éz-, l%- t.u..fl bread aniâ€" _ preparation areas. f 2 t \*"Z’;‘ . ‘\ & L [ d : . . .e t$eee®#=8®e8 ) mosind One day last week, Jack was ~ :‘-’i‘-‘j"'\ is i""*‘f“s' s‘ .. ; | . . es k iih s E '%?g‘; figures, are _ preparing mini Christmas cakes and ,,{// 3 o s ,‘\« e W\T:_"'fi“""" i | ge >= E eg) C W [ _ individuâ€" short bread cookies in one area, Lauâ€" | [Â¥ _ w t yo, ee T i jA Past â€" \%," 3 e 48 : ally cut and _ rie was decorating gingerbread $fi lsae ty ie ) i olatral ; T s es s f and then houses in another and Vivian was [3 hi Coowe. x & >â€" o es . Laurie Grilis of the Yum Yum Shop puts finishing baked. assembling cookie and Christmas a f ysnt iocdy | ): ; touches on yet another gingerbread house at the Yum Once goody platters for a company Christ (Â¥ / s pmagssj tss‘ 1. mtc Yum Shap in Colborne. > cooled, the _ mas reception in the third area. [ "' k CAnce 3 m 1M ;‘ The homemade bread and rolls C /oi w s oc .. nc se '!,5';-‘. s â€"â€"_ are also in big demand for the family _| _ S}M;xf& °> ol 7 *,ikz%fifjlu i i feasts. i lt uinss " :s .. â€" s e The order lists are growing now _ B .. 62 ,,;“‘:s)i }: t . es %‘.&v‘: se t on | that December is upon us. “',:éé? 3 ecemnn immm x "s‘-.N;\. :} 4 "It‘s a lot of work," Vivian admits _ | | is Weiege o i sr :E,‘z" jaa . ‘\:-\ €£ of the bakery enterprise. "But, it‘s _: _â€" y y"" * only once a year and it‘s also a lot of 7 ‘j nc t â€" d / % fun." s j &;‘,‘;«p"?l“if F4 Jack Wannell prepares the fixings for another batch of Christmas cookies. Protos ay Manoy Mantin