Sweet and Sour

On our way from Brantford to Hanover on Saturday, a sign outside the Wesley United Church, adjacent the Cambridge (Galt) Farmer's Market caught our eye. Apple Dumplings! Sure we were in a hurry, but our day immediately slowed a little. After a walk through the market we went into the church and purchased a half dozen dumplings, with rum sauce, to go.

The Wesley United Church Apple Dumpling Corps has been selling the dumplings on Saturday mornings for more than fifteen years, raising funds for projects like their church restoration or for worthy community causes.

You can eat in or take away, as we did, enjoying them after a dinner of country garlic sausage (from Carl's Custom Meats, located in the market) and sauerkraut with Marlene's parents.

The sauerkraut isn't the sour in this story. A short while later, as we passed through Harriston, we noticed three snowmobiles driving half the length of the town on the main street sidewalk! I'm sure Saturday is one of the town's busier shopping days, and we all know how difficult it is to get people to stop and shop in small town Ontario. The last thing merchants need is another obstacle to deter visitors and residents from enjoying an afternoon on our streets.

There is an abundance of well groomed snowmobile trails maintained by local clubs throughout Ontario. Saturday snowmobilers - join a club and keep your sleds off our sidewalks.