b'LOOKING BACKPOST OFFICE & LIBRARY PortPerrysPostOfficewasconstructedafterthefireof1884,onthenorthwestcornerofQueenandJohnSt.,besidetheformerlawnbowlinggreen. ThebuildingwaspurchasedbythevillageofPortPerryandcompletelyrenovated.ItwasofficiallyopenedasthetownspubliclibraryinJanuary1917. Thelibrarywastorndownin1934tobereplacedbyannewimpressivelibrarywhichwasopenedinMayof1935whichservedasPortPerrysLibraryuntiltheopeningofScugogspresentlibrary,inJune1982. ColourizedphotobyJ.PeterHvidstenThe Queen of Butter Tarts(continued from page 7)Patrick Bennett Real Estate Lawyer(905) 620-4499 ext 222pbennett@mbjlawyers.comRalph, the butter tart chauffeur.will get six tarts each time.Itsgoodtohaveanouting, Eleanor commented. We get excited when its our day to make the trip back to Port Perry.WedontknowEleanorssecret recipe, but we did get a few baking tips from The Queen of Butter Tarts. She uses lard, not shortening, for her homemadepastry.Insteadofcorn syrup, she uses real maple syrup. She getshersuppliesattheBulkBarn where fruits and nuts are more eco-nomically purchased.Bakingistherapeutic,said Eleanor. Its good to be able to pro-duce something that you can see.Oneyear,herdonationofthree-dozenbuttertartsfetchedawhop-ping$100inthePortPerryUnited Churchs fall auction. BrooklinPort PerryJudgingbythemanygrateful 79 Baldwin St N229 Mary St.emails and text messages from but-Brooklin ON L1M 1A4Port Perry ON L9L 1B7tertartrecipients,Eleanorhascer-Tel (905) 620-4499 Tel (905) 985-4141 tainly earned the title of The Queen www.mbjlawyers.com of Butter Tarts.By Lynn Campbell, Focus on Scugog8 FOCUS - MARCH 2021'