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Delivery Bov in 1941- cont^d. anyone noticing. Whatever consequences came of this I never learned. It's a wonder Harold Crimp,the store manager, never caught me. The job at the Highlands Cafe brought with it a wonderful perk. Every Saturday, precisely at noon, I was permitted to have my lunch in the dining room, and was allowed anything on the menu. It must be pointed out here that dining out was a very uncommon experience for most West Vancouverites, much less me, just a kid. I had the same item every week: hamburger steak and onions, followed by pie and ice cream. This was pure paradise. To be completed in the next issue of History-Onics. Canadian War Cake This article was sent in to Tom Taylor by an acquaintance of his. "I am enclosing a recipe from a local tri-weekly paper that was published in 2005, "The Year of the Veteran". I decided to try it. Well, all I can say is that people must have been very desperate for something sweet. I still bake all my own bread, etc., so I know that it was not anything I did wrong. I put chunks of it out on the driveway where I feed the wild birds and they have not touched the chunks of cake. I have seen raccoon tracks in .the driveway as well, but still the pieces of cake sit there!" The recipe as it appeared in the paper: "I haven't made this cake, but I'm including it as an example of the sort of ingenuity people used to "make do" under the restrictions of food rationing during the war years." IV2 cups flour 376ml 1 cup brown sugar 250ml 1 tbsp. baking powder 15ml 1 cup hot water 250ml V2 lb. raisins 227g 1 tbsp. shortening 15ml 1 tsp. cinnamon 5ml 1 tsp. cloves 5ml 1 tsp. vanilla 5ml Pinch of salt Preheat oven to 350°F. Sift flour, brown sugar and baking powder. Combine all other ingredients and boil for five minutes. Remove from heat and add sifted ingredients to boiled ingredients. Pour into an 8x8-inch square cake pan and bake at 350°F for an hour. A Request from the Editor. As in past issues of History-Onics I am asking readers for articles about West Vancouver from the early 1950's and 1960's to the present. I am sure there are many noteworthy stories that are waiting to be told. The changes in West Vancouver during this period must be quite significant. I know the area where I reside has changed tremendously in these last forty to fifty years. Now old houses are being torn down with large houses taking their place. Our neighbourhoods are changing and there must be stories of what the ambience was in West Vancouver in the early 1950's. These reminiscences may be of interest to many of our readers. Please consider sending your memories of them so others may reflect on the changes to our community. Thank you and our Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy, Healthy New Year. Peter Strelaeff, Editor. West Vancouver Memorial Arch July 5, 1925 Dedication of the West Vancouver Memorial Arch by Viscount Byng of Vimy & Bishop A.U. de Pencier Photo Source: West Vancouver Memorial Library July btii, 2007 marked the 82"d Anniversary of the unveiling of the Memorial Arch in West Vancouver. The unveiling in 1925 was presided over by the then Governor General Viscount of Vimy. This historical event was witnessed by a very large crowd, many having travelled from far away places. Each year on Novemebr at 11:00 a.m. a Remembrance Ceremony is held at the Memorial Arch, attended by the Veterans, Legion Members, the police and fire departments, youth organizations and the general public, to honour the services of the men and women of the preceding wars and our service personnel of today in their capacity as Peace Keepers. "At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them". Page 6