Cherry flips

Cherry flips

Jeanie Dubberley offers a recipe for cherry flips, pretty little cookies that taste as good as they look.

Cherry flips114 g (1/2 cup) butter, softened60 ml (1/4 cup) icing sugar1 egg yolk375 ml (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flourpinch salt5 ml (1 tsp) almond extractabout 15 maraschino cherries, well drained and patted dry

Pink icing:125 ml (1/2 cup) icing sugar10-15 ml (2-3 tsp) cream or cherry juicefew drops almond extractfew drops red food colouring (optional)

Preheat oven to 175C (350F). Grease cookie sheet. In medium bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolk and mix well. In small bowl, blend flour and salt; add to creamed mixture. Add almond flavouring. Pinch off about 15 ml (1 tbsp) dough and flatten into a disc in your hand. Place a cherry in the middle and fold dough around it, forming a ball. Place on prepared cookie sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes or just until lightly browned. Make icing by blending icing sugar, cream or cherry juice, and almond extract together until smooth. Spread icing over cooled cookies. Yields about 15.

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A North Dakota man faces a string of charges after police say he fled the Emerson border crossing, leading RCMP on a pursuit along Highway 75.

Emerson RCMP were notified just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday that a man entering Canada from North Dakota had sped away from the port of entry after Canada Border Services Agency officers flagged him for a secondary screening.

Officers from several RCMP detachments and the Integrated Border Enforcement Team were sent to Highway 75.

Police said Morris RCMP tried unsuccessfully to stop the vehicle south of the town. Police later blocked Highway 75 at Provincial Road 210, but said the driver went around police vehicles, drove through a ditch and narrowly missed an officer before continuing north toward Winnipeg.

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There’s a chill in the air, which must mean hockey is right around the corner.

Sure enough, the Winnipeg Jets open training camp this week, full of excitement and hope for the upcoming campaign.

However, there are a few other emotions surrounding the club right now, which were evident when we opened up the monthly Free Press mailbag. Specifically when it comes to a certain goaltender who isn’t expected to show his face  while waiting news on a trade he’s demanded.

Among them: Angst. Apathy. Anger.

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