Terrace Review — Wednesday, November 29, 1989 .

The Workers’ Compensation
Board in Terrace has introduced
a new, toll-free information line.

_ By calling one number, workers
and: employers in. northwest
B.C. have access to WCB infor-
mation. .

The new WCB Info-Line &
number is 1-800-663-3871. The 3
_Info-Line will handle enquiries &

"on. virtually every aspect of the ©
compensation system, from how
to make job sites safer to ques-
tions about 4 compensation
claim. |

The WCB office in Terrace
‘provides compensation services
to an area bounded by Rivers In-
-let-.in ‘the south, the Yukon
border in the north, the Queen
Charlottes in the west and

. Granisle in the east.

Last year the Terrace office
handled more than 6,100 work-
place injury claims. Almost 25
new claims were reported every
working day. The WCB’s new
Info-Line eliminates long
distance phone charges for
anyone trying to reach the
WCB.

The Terrace District Council of the Boy Scouts of
Canada recently held a fundraising raffle. President
Chris Jennings congratulates winners Hedy Smith (first

- prize), Phil Le Clelr (second prize) and Jennifer Smyth
(third prize). - Photo by Mike Thomas

Wednesday
with
Fae

by Fae Mooney

Not my cup of tea

He shoots — he scores!
Opps, wrong game. It was
Grey Cup weekend, wasn’t it?
Grey Cup is for football,
isn’t it? Or is it the Stanley

Cup...

Lord Broughman said, “Try
to know everything of some-
thing, and something of
everything.”

Well, I know a little bit
about a lot of things, but not
very much about anything.
And when it comes to sports —
the score is zero. To me a golf
club and a hockey stick look
the same.

However, I have observed
one-difference between the
games of football and hockey.
In football, the players get
muddy; in hockey, the
do”’t.

_ And in all televis ay
when the camera z . for
a close-up of a pl: a}
sp" :

“3ut — what cup i:
with which game??? Lord -
Stanley's? Earl Grey’s? Whose

_is who’s?

I looked it up.

-. Lord Stanley has his turn
with hockey just before foot-

-b, season starts. Well, not
ju: fore, but close enough.

Who do we have to thank
for the Grey Cup? .

Albert Henry George Grey,
Governor General of Canada.
from 1904 to 1911.and Fourth
Earl Grey. The trophy was.
donated by Earl Grey and pto-
duced by Birks J ewellers. The |

gciated .

Grey Cup was first awarded in
1909 and has remained a part
of Canadian sports these past ~
80 years. It has even become a
part of our culture.

The original condition for
awarding this Canadian Foot-
ball Championship trophy
stated that ‘‘the cup must re-
main always under purely
amateur conditions.” A lot has
changed since then. |

In the early years of this cen-
tury (1909-24), eastern universi-
ty teams were the Grey Cup
champs. During those years the
University of Toronto won the
cup four times, Queen's Uni-
versity, three times.

' From 1925 to the end of
World War II, football fans
saw senior city leagues gain
supremacy. In 1945, the Toron-
to Argonauts won The Cup,
and again in ‘46 and ‘47,

Into the early 1950's city
leagues continued to contest
The Cup, but professional
teams — later to comprise the
Canadian Football League —
were beginning to dominate.

A landmark year was 1948.
The Calgary Stampeders, who
won The Cup that year, and
their keen supporters trans-
formed the Grey Cup Game, it
is said — “‘into a week-long
carnival of festivities, a na-
tional celebration, and the most
watched sporting event in
Canada.”

That was in 1948. In the 40
years since, the initiators of
‘this Great Canadian Celebra- *

_ tion have wort The Cup only

one more time (in 1971). The

Edmonton Eskimos have been
Grey Cup winners more often
than any other CFL team — 19

- times,

’ In 1962, this ‘national event
known as The Grey Cup Game
was hailed as ‘‘an instrument
of national unity”? and thus it
was decreed by Parliament that
both our major TV networks
‘must make television
transmissions of the game
available... so that all regions’’
of our country could see The
Game,

And in 1966 the CFL itself
finally became trustee of The
Cup.

Earl Grey, Governor General
of Canada, perhaps best re-
membered as donor of the
Grey Cup for “football

-supremacy’’, was himself. more

interested in music and drama
than sports.

Another Grey Cup

While the Couch Potato
Team huddles around the TV
set in the den, I shall repose
serenely on the living room
sofa in the company of another
Earl Grey and sip from my cup
a civilized brew of tea.

Charles, the Second Earl
Grey, is most famous for the
blend of tea that carries his
name.

In turn, Earl Grey tea is the
most famous scented tea in the
West. A good quality Earl
Grey tea is traditionally a blend
of fine black teas from China
— specifically Keemun — and
Darjeeling, India. (Did you
know there are more than
3,000 varities of tea? Most take
their names — as with wines —
from the places where they are
grown, such as Darjeeling,
Assam, Keemun, etc.)

Darjeeling teas impart a
unique, delicate flavor highly
prized by tea connoisseurs.
Black China teas, such as
Keemun, are noted for their
mild, smooth flavor. In:

terestingly, China teas have the

lowest-tannic acid and caffeine |

content of all black teas...

But what gives Earl Grey tea
that special aroma and flavour?
It is the oil of the Bergamot
orange. .

According to the Sixth Earl
Grey: ‘Legend has it that my
ancestor, the Second Earl Grey,
was presented with this ex-
quisite recipe by an envoy on
his return from China,” An-
other source suggests the
original recipe was given to
Earl Grey by a Chinese man-
darin. However, the recipe was
received and by whomever,
since 1830 Earl Grey tea has
been enjoyed and appreciated
by tea drinking enthusiasts.

China — of this there is no
doubt. — is the original home
of tea. It has been cultivated -
there for 1,500 years.

The tea bush, Camellia
Sinensis, is related to the
garden camellia. In its culti- _
vated form, the tea bush, with
its glossy green leaves, remains
a small evergreen tree which is
constantly pruned to no higher
than five feet. In the wild,
however, it can reach heights
of 30 feet, sometimes more.

Tea is considered to be the

‘world’s safest and most eco-

nomical beverage next to water.
If brewed for no longer than
four to five minutes, tea has
less than 10 mgs. of caffeine
per cup.
It is said that tea ‘‘calms the
jitters” and ‘‘relieves fatigue’.
It contains appreciable amounts
of vitamin B2, “‘which aids
digestion, growth and vitality’.
Tea, since Victorian times,
has been associated with

elegance and sophistication;

afternoon tea has become a.

traditional and dignified repast.

Grey Cup recipe
for a non-sports fan

2 Raspberry Jam Squares:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Combine and press in the bot-

tom 1 of a 9”. square ant,

Le, flour | ay
“Yc. butter or margarine
1 egg
Spread generously with Tasp-
berry jam.
Mix together for topping:
le. sugar .
1 c. desiccated coconut’
1 c, sesame. seeds
‘1 tbsp. vegetable: oil
_1 beaten egg
ltsp. vanilla _
Spread evenly on top of rasp- ;
berry jam. ss,
Bake 30 min.
While still hot, cut into
squares. Let cool 10 minutes:
before removing from pan. —

For a perfect cup of tea:
@ start with a clean, pre-
warmed.teapot.
@ fill kettle with cold, fresh
water and bring to a full boil.
@ use one level teaspoon of —
loose tea per six 0Z. cup, OF
one tea bag for every two cups
of tea.
@ fill teapot, to which tea has
been added, with fresh boiled
water.
@ allow to brew no longer
than five minutes, then remove
loose tea or tea bags. Over-
brewing will make tea taste bit-
ter because too much tannic
acid and caffeine has been
released.
@ store tea (whether loose or
in bags) in an airtight container
in a cool, dry place. Blended
teas such as Earl Grey have a
storage life of only a few
months.

Now it’s time to curl up in
front of a cozy fire and browse
through a beautiful and fan-
ciful book like Angela Hynes’
“The Pleasure of Afternoon

_ Tea’,

Tea... such a civilized drink.
No mud. No spit. Just polish.

Who won the Grey Cup last
weekend? The Canucks?
What's that? ‘Wrong game?

Oops.