Wednesday, June 7, 1989

by Barb Brennan

Whenever we go out to the west
coast of the Island, we make sure
we have a couple of hours for a
visit to what has become one of
our favorite places: the Amphitrite
Light at Ucluelet. A stormy day
may find us perched like a couple
of seagulis.on a rocky vantage
poiint and enjoying the spectacular
sight of 10 and 20-foot waves
crashing on to the rocks below us.

The gulls scream and: wheel
overhead and the constant pound-
ing of the waves coupled with the
- wail of the lighthouse siren makes.
for a scene of hypnotic and noisy.
splendor.

When we finally tear ourselves
away and walk back up the path by
the: lighthouse, the contrast

‘between the raging waters and the —

neatly clipped lawn, the .unmarred
white and red paint on the light-
“house and on the keeper's collage,
7 is@ncredible.

~ L-confess:1 have a thing about’ -
lighthouses: A ‘distant relative ‘was ©

“ the lightkeeper.at San Salvador in

. the: Bahamas, : the island “where:
_ Christopher Columbus came-:'.

"ashore, in. the Western mond in:
1492..

‘Not far. from the memorial to :

that historic occasion is the grave
of my ‘relative, enclosed by a
while-painted picket fence and,

although probably more than 75°-

- years have passed, the grave is well
maintained by the residents of this
iny island.

When The Lighthouse Cook:
book, by Anita Stewart, came
across. my desk recently for

reviewing, | was fascinated not»

only by the resourceful recipes that
‘the lightkeepers and their families
provided, but by the details of their
lives which, for the most part, are
lived in-comparative isolation
except for radio telephone commu-
@oication.

Given. this aspect of their live Ss
many of the recipes. in the book |
show. originality and imagination
in working. with a tinted range ol

ingredicnts,

From the Cape: Mudge light, for
example, comes this delicious:
clam: chowder recipe. Wendy
Abram, the originator, says, “Tis a
ani chim chowder

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who don’t want to be reminded

that they are cating clams.”

_ You can serve this to visiting

Easterners, who may be.a little

squeamish about eating something

that came right out of the sca and

not off the supermarket shelf!
WENDY: ABRAM’S
CLAM CHOWDER

6 tbsp. butter

1 large onion, chopped

1 cup diced celery

4 cups peeled and diced potatoes

1/4 cup minced parsley

1/2 tsp. salt. ~~

1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper

-4 cups chicken stock.

5 strips side bacon

5-6 tbsp. comstarch
- 1/2 cup water

3. cups milk

“1-1 1/2. cups chopped cooked

clams (psst! don’t tell your friends

but you-can use-two, five- “OZ. ins:
of baby clams, drained). ss
“Melt the. butter. ina large: sup!
“kettle. ‘Add-the. onion and: the:
celery, slirring . “over ‘medium heat |
“sanul transparent, about. 10 min.

ulcs.

Measure i in the polatacs, parsley, 4
“Salt, pepper_and stock, Cover and:

bring to a boil. Reduce..the heat |
and simmer until the potatoes are |

tender, about. 30 minutes...
Meanwhile, .cut- the bacon. into
one-inch picces and fry until crisp.
Drain on paper towelling. and ‘add
lo the soup kettle. 7
Mix the cornstarch with the
water and pour into the soup. Stir

until thickened, three or four min-
utes. Add the milk and clams,

Gently reheat forfive to 10

minutes, being careful not to allow. -

it to. boil. Taste: and. correct-the
scasonings., Makes cight 10 10
steaming bowls,

Kathy’ Heise and. Lance Barrett:

Lennard are the lightkeepers. at

Boat Bluff and “nearly vegetar-
ian,” However, when Anita Stew-

cart visited them, they served her
this. wonderful salmon dish which.

is elegant in. its simphieity, -
BAKED Ot, ARINATIL

SALMON.

11/2 Ibs. salmon (illets

2 tbsp, brown sugar

1/2 asp, garlic: powder,

A tbspesoy, sauce

Tethsp, lemon juice

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Lay the salmon fillets in a
baking dish and spread evenly
with brown sugar. Sprinkle with
garlic powder, soy sauce and

lemon juice. Cover tightly with.

plastic wrap, refrigerate and allow
to Marinate for up to eight hours.

As Kathy says, it will turn a
darkish brown and smnell delicious
even before it’s cooked.

Preheat the oven to 400 F and
bake uncovered, for about 10 to 12
minutes.

Baste occasionally with the
juices which accumulate in the
pan.

This salmon is excellent when

barbecued: over medium coals.

Makes six to cight servings.
Author Anita Stewart discovered
that a number of lighthouse resi-
dences are equipped with oilstoves
or woodstoves, but this doesn’t

Mix in the
oughly, Drop by teaspoontuls on to
a well-greased cookie sheet at

sesame seeds thor-

least 2”? inches apart.

Bake for 10 minutes or until.
golden brown. Let cool on the pan
for several minutes before remov-
ing.

Cool completely and store in a
lightly covered container. Makes
two dozen cookies.

This unusual cookbook is pub-
lished by a West Coast firm,
Harbour Publishing of Madeira
-park on the Sunshine Coast, and |,
for one, have certainly enjoyed
trying out some of the recipes.

seem to daunt the cooks who use

them,

At Scarlett Point (what a great
name!) Darlene Tansky bakes
cookies, bread and other goodics

‘in her trusty woodstove. Here’s

one of her cookie recipes:
SESAME CRISPS

1/4 cup butter (at room tempera-

ture)

1/2..cup brown. sugar,

packed |

1 egg, beaten

- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
‘1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 375:E. Cream .
butter, sugar, egg-and vanilla until.
fluffy. Stir together: the. flour and»:
baking: powder and add 10 the

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