Daytripping Issue - Summer 2020

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brick in a variety of flavours,
and traditional
Limburger.
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...NEWTON, NEW HAMBURG and ST. JACOBS
FACTORY LIMITED
29 Bleams Road East,
NEW HAMBURG
(Exit at New Hamburg, Peel St.
Take first right on Bleams Rd. E.)
Our studio is sll closed to in-person shopping
but we accept phone & email purchases.
Please follow us on Facebook or Instagram
for sales and updates! We’ll be popping up
at various locaons over the summer.
7102 Rd 136, NEWTON 519-501-7356
10 mins. from Millbank & Anna Mae's!
519-662-1212 • Mon-Fri 9-3
We look forward to serving you through social media & popups!
Makers of Fine Quality Cheese Since 1879 CANADIAN BOUTIQUE
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By Laurie Dunlop,
Daytripping
We had a seemingly instant
recognition of each other. No over
excitement, just a calm, look-me-in-theeye
acknowledgement of the fact that I
had finally come to get her. I had my
dog. She stood behind my seat with her
head on my shoulder as we drove away.
Our adventure had begun.
My job in marketing and sales means
a lot of time travelling and long hours
on my computer and phone. With the
back seats folded down, Onyx had her
choice of navigating from the front seat
or snoozing on her bed in the back. At
home she sleeps under my desk. In our
four years together we have gone close
to 150,000 km. My coffee travel mug,
briefcase and my dog are my day’s
essentials.
Over the years I have come to
appreciate her sense of humour. Dogs
can do eye-rolls. I saw it first when a pile
of papers I was juggling while coming
downstairs from the office, slipped, and
flew in the air. She had raced down
TAKEOUT MENU
SANDWICHES
Deluxe: Fries or mashed potatoes
& coleslaw or vegetables
Hot Beef or Hot Turkey
Small $8.50 Large $9.50
Hot Hamburger • $9.50
Quehl’s Clubhouse
$9.50 • Deluxe $14.50
Reuben
$8.25 • Deluxe $12.75
Western
$6.26 • Deluxe $12.75
Grilled Cheese • $5.75
Deluxe $5.75 • Bacon (2) $1.50
Beef Melt on a Bun
$8.95
• Deluxe $13.45
WEEKLY SPECIALS
BURGERS & THINGS
Deluxe: Fries or mashed potatoes
& coleslaw or vegetables
Plain Burger
$6.75 Large $11.25
Cheeseburger • $7.75
Deluxe $12.25 • Bacon (2) $1.50
Monterey Mushroom Burger
$8.75 • Deluxe $13.25
Fish & Chips
One pc. $10.50 • Two Pc. $13.50
Chicken Fingers & Side
Small $10.50 • Large $13.50
BREAKFAST
Served ed All
Day!
LOCALLY INSPIRED
Slow Roasted Beef or Turkey, Country Fried Chicken
Dinners include mashed potatoes and vegetables • $9.95 each
Wednesday: Liver & Onions, Ham & Scalloped Potatoes, Cajun
Caesar Salad, Lemon Meringue Pie
Thursday: Meatloaf, Pork Schnitzel with Hot German Potato Salad &
Apple or Cherry Strudel, Grumbere Salad
Friday: Select two - Pigtail, Rolled Rib or Cabbage Roll, Seasonal
Spinach & Fruit Salad, Homemade Cherry Cheesecake
Saturday: Select two - Pigtail, Rolled Rib or Cabbage Roll, Cobb
Salad, Homemade Yeast donuts
Sunday: Select two - Pigtail, Rolled Rib or Cabbage Roll, Mandarin
Orange & Seasoned Chicken Salad, Handpies & Creampuffs
and was
waiting at
the bottom,
saw the disaster
and quickly looked
away. She then tiptoed out of the room
as the paper fell like giant snowflakes.
Anxiety runs high at deadline and
pacing often becomes the hobby of
the day. I was waiting for a client to
return a call and decided I could start
laundry instead of just being fidgety
at my desk. As I was coming into the
kitchen, the phone rang. I sped up, my
sleeve caught on the doorknob, and I
did an immediate 90 degree turn and
head crash into a bank of cupboards.
I dropped the clothesbasket, jumped
over it and grabbed the phone. Onyx
had been sitting in the kitchen watching
me, and with the crash looked instantly
sympathetic, then just as quickly turned
her head. I’m sure her shoulders were
shaking—in her view probably one of
my best tricks.
Carry
Home
Offering a
large selection
of heat and
serve meals,
the healthy
alternative to
the TV dinner!
Individual
Frozen • $9.95 each
Cabbage Rolls
Roast Beef
Roast Turkey
Rolled Stuffed Ribs
Served with mashed
potatoes & vegetables.
Microwave safe.
Family
Frozen • Serves 4-5
Cabbage Rolls
$15.00
Roast Beef
$19.95
Roast Turkey
$19.95
Rolled Stuffed Ribs
$19.95
Pot Pies $12.00
Served with mashed
potatoes & vegetables.
Oven safe container.
Soups, Desserts,
& More!
HOURS
Wednesday−Sunday:
11am−2pm &
4:30pm−6:30pm
Monday & Tuesday:
Closed
33 Woodstock St S, Tavistock • quehlsrestaurant.com • 519-655-2835
Have you seen Percy the Pig?
On my way west
to Stratford I have
often passed Percy.
Percy likes to hang
out on the front lawn
of The Best Little Pork
Shoppe on Highway
7/8 in Shakespeare.
Percy the Pig
never misses an
appearance because
he’s a statue. Standing proud by the
main road, he makes you think of
bacon, sausage and ham. But I quickly
learned upon entering this darling little
shop, that The Best Little Pork Shoppe
carries hundreds of non-pork products
as well.
What’s better than the smell of
freshly baked cinnamon rolls? I know…
bacon…BUT this was the smell inside
the Shoppe on the Saturday morning I
decided I needed to meet Percy. 10-year
employee Rhonda had just pulled some
hot cinnamon brioche buns out of the
oven at the in-store bakery. The aromatic
atmosphere was pure comfort in the
cozy shop.
I was so thrilled to see such a variety
of pork products: from london broil to
bacon burgers, there was so much more
than just bacon. I noted the sign on the
door that said, “Thank you for supporting
local independent business.”
Not only did I have great choice
in pork, but the selection of locally
made products was also surprisingly
impressive. Don’t like pork? The Shoppe
also offers free-range, drug-free chicken.
Rhonda told me that there are some local
Story and photos by Elaine Ballantyne, Bright
products they have
carried and sold for
over 20 years.
I like to give food
gifts to hard-tobuy-for
men in my
life, specifically my
father-in-law. All
locally made, the
Shoppe had choices
from jams, oils, salad
dressings, rubs and countless pickled
products. The artisan nettle cheese by
Mountain Oak of New Hamburg caught
my eye. I bought some and don’t let the
name “nettle” scare you—it is simply a
superb tasting cheese!
Going strong since 1918, I also bought
a jar of Nith Valley Apiaries cinnamon
honey (have you figured out that I love
cinnamon?). My father-in-law tells me
that this honey spread on your morning
toast is wonderful. And since my fatherin-law
loves pickled eggs, I picked up a jar
made from Stemmler’s of St. Clements.
A dear friend had just lost her beloved
cat to cancer, so I checked out the
cheerful gift area in search of something
to make her smile. I looked at beautiful
notebooks, kitchen tools, garden flags,
tea towels and napkins until I found the
perfect thing. A tea drinker, I found the
cutest cat mug for my bereaved friend
that said “I love you” at the bottom of the
cup (I know her cat would have said that
if he could talk). RIP George.
My experience at The Best Little
Pork Shoppe truly made my day.
With great local products and friendly
knowledgeable staff, this Daytripper had
a happy day.
SUMMER 2020 “To travel is to take a journey into yourself.” — Danny Kaye
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