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Hamilton Spectator
2 days ago
- Business
- Hamilton Spectator
Award-winning Grimsby butter tart maker almost didn't get to the show on time
For Larry Short, this past Friday the 13 th started out with some bad luck but proved to be rewarding. The longtime fruit farmer and co-owner of Sun-Ray Orchards , which has a farm in Beamsville and retail store and bakery on Main Street West in Grimsby, won second place for his pecan butter tarts in the professional baker category at the Egg Farmers of Ontario Butter Tart Contest, part of the Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival in Midland. 'I cried for about half an hour,' said Short after he got word from contest organizers last weekend. There was a mix of happiness and relief in his tears as those pecan butter tarts almost didn't make it out of the kitchen at the retail store and market on Main Street West in Grimsby where all the tarts are made. 'I got a dozen made then the next two trays boiled over on me and we couldn't figure out why,' Short said. 'I just about threw in the towel.' With the clock ticking on the Friday entry deadline and a driver waiting to take the tarts to Midland, Short's daughter Lauren Short, who was busy making scones in the kitchen, figured out a way to prevent the tart sauce from boiling over. 'I (said) the pastry is probably getting too warm, so we need to get them chilled down so they don't get air bubbles in the pastry,' Lauren said. 'That's what causes them to boil over, when the pastry pushes out and pushes out the sauce.' The chilling worked and the pecan butter tarts were soon on their way to the festival. 'It was a little chaotic,' Lauren said. Lauren and Larry Short with a fresh batch of award-winning pecan butter tarts at their Grimsby retail store and bakery. But their difficulties were not over as the driver got stuck in traffic on Highway 400. Short said they made a quick call to contest organizers to let them know they were on the way and despite all their trouble, the tarts were delivered and accepted only 20 minutes late. 'I'm just an old fruit grower in Niagara and to get through all our hurdles and come up with second, it's just as good as first to me,' Short said. 'I was very glad that we got that recognition after all that chaos,' Lauren added. Ninety-five different kinds of butter tarts were entered in the contest, including 35 in the professional category, and a panel of 12 judges rated the tarts in several areas including presentation and taste. Short noted he was taught how to bake butter tarts and other goodies by his mother Margaret who died two years ago. 'She found the base of the (pecan butter tart) recipe when she was probably in her 30s or 40s,' he said. 'She clipped it out of a newspaper; it was a 100-year-old recipe when she found it.' The 60-year-old Short said he started making the tarts himself when his children were playing hockey and would take them to the team parties where they got rave reviews from the other parents and players. Short noted he started making tarts for sale around 2012. 'That year we had a lot of frost damage on the farm and we were looking for extra added value (products),' he said. 'Most of what we bake here is all based on my mom's recipes; it's kind of a tribute to her.' Short noted he has 'tweaked' his mother's butter tart recipe a few times and continues to do so. 'Butter tarts are finicky things,' said Short who noted there's a 'delicate balance' between the sugars and butters. He plans to enter his pecan butter tarts at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto in November. Also, this fall, Short said they will be reviewing their pecan butter tart-making process. While most of the ingredients for the tarts come from Elmira and elsewhere in southern Ontario, Short noted they import their fresh pecans from a farm in North Carolina. In March Canada slapped a 25 per cent tariff on the pecans and other U.S. products in retaliation for duties on Canadian goods that were imposed by the Trump administration. Short said they have not passed on the cost to their customers. 'We're eating (the tariff) at this point,' said Short, who noted they will be reviewing everything, and that could include looking for a domestic source of pecans. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The deadline approaches for Trump's ‘90 deals in 90 days.' So far he has ‘frameworks' for two
President Donald Trump and his team promised '90 trade deals in 90 days,' but so far he has only 'framework' agreements for two countries in place. Trump's sweeping 'Liberation Day' tariffs ushered in on April 2 are set to go into effect on July 8. Skeptics said little progress has been made on making trade deals, leaving American businesses to deal with economic uncertainty. 'We were promised '90 deals in 90 days.' What we have at this point are 'general frameworks' for the U.K. and China,' Marc Short, who served in Trump's first administration as legislative affairs director, told Politico. Short, who also served as Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, said the Trump administration will 'hail these general frameworks as really significant breakthrough deals,' but other countries are watching closely. 'Other countries are seeing that, if I wait this out, [Trump's] going to be overly sensitive to bond market yields, or he's going to get himself into trouble, and then he's going to need to get out of it with a deal,' Short added. This week's trade deal progress with China has been touted as a major win by the White House. 'We're in a solid place going forward in these negotiations, because the country that could most push back here, tried to push back and it didn't really go well for them,' a White House official told Politico, adding that the administration 'feels good' about negotiations with others. Trump declared the deal was 'done' pending a 'final approval' by him and Chinese President Xi Jinping in a Truth Social post Wednesday. Last month the U.K. achieved a series of significant carve-outs from sweeping U.S. tariffs on its carmakers, steelworks and farmers. But the odds of scoring '90 deals in 90 days,' as White House trade adviser Peter Navarro touted in April, are now looking unlikely. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was 'highly likely' the July 8 deadline could slide for countries who are engaging in good faith negotiations with the U.S. 'There are 18 important trading partners. We are working toward deals on those, and it is highly likely that those countries — or trading blocs, as in the case of the EU — who are negotiating in good faith, we will roll the date forward to continue good faith negotiations,' Bessent told the House Ways and Means Committee this week. Trump also suggested he would be open to deadline extensions but said he did not believe it was 'a necessity.' 'We're rocking in terms of deals,' Trump said Wednesday. 'We're dealing with quite a few countries and they all want to make a deal with us.' The president said that letters specifying the terms of trade deals with dozens of countries would be going out in the coming weeks. 'At a certain point, we're just going to send letters out ... saying, 'This is the deal. You can take it, or you can leave it,'' Trump said. 'So at a certain point we'll do that. We're not quite ready.'
Axios
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Richmond attorney competes on Fox's "The Snake"
Local attorney Amanda Short is one of 15 contestants on " The Snake," a new reality show that debuted this week on Fox. Why it matters: Short is competing to be named the final "Snake" ... and take home $100,000. State of play: The show pits (pun intended) 15 "master manipulators" against each other in what Fox describes as a "social survival of the fittest." Each week, the contestants must form alliances and figure out their competitors' true motivations to survive the "saving ceremony." "It's not about who wants you gone, but who is willing to save you," according to the network. To execute the premise, Fox rounded up a group of people from .... er, diverse professions. Short is " The Lawyer" and is, in fact, an associate attorney at Richmond firm Moran Reeves and Conn. She's up against an Indianapolis Colts cheerleader, a Miami-based OnlyFans creator, an Oklahoma City bounty hunter, a Florida cop, a pastor from California and a half dozen others that may or may not include a bull rider. And only one of them can be "The Snake."
Perth Now
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Mind over matter for rejuvenated Australian swim star
When Sam Short's body failed him at the Olympics, so did his mind. The Australian swimmer, cruelled by injury and illness, felt like a failure at last year's Paris Games. Short was a gold medal favourite in the 400m freestyle but finished fourth, missing the podium by 0.14 seconds - a finger nail, as he puts it. The Queenslander was also a medal fancy in the 800m and 1500m freestyles, but didn't make the finals of those events in Paris. "In the eyes of myself and my team around me, we can all admit it was a 'failure'," Short posted, in part, on Instagram on return to Australia. But there were reasons - unexplained during the Olympics, as a dejected Short shunned any public comment. He was ill. Suffering gastro at Australia's trials some five weeks before the Olympics, Short lost five kilograms in weight. Instead of recuperating, he continued to go hard at training, to the detriment of his "cooked" immune system. He was also injured. In January of the Olympic year, Short suffered a torn muscle in a shoulder while also managing tendonitis. Every stroke - he'd do about 1000 of them over eight kilometres every training session - hurt. Post-Olympics, Short knew his body would eventually heal. "I was rehabbing my shoulder, two months out of the water," he said in Adelaide at Australia's selection trials for the looming world championships. "Seven months ago, I was 10 kilos heavier than I am now." But healing his mind was another matter. "It took me a while," Short said. "I did a lot of work with sports psychology just trying to make my mind stronger." Short had previously rejected psychological help, thinking it was a sign of weakness. Now, it's a strength. "Literally, come January 1st (this year), I was: next chapter, world championships," Short said. "That's what I'm thinking about. "Just trying to enjoy racing, race fast, and try and go as well as I know I can." Short's mentality flipped. "I came fourth at the Olympics (in the 400m freestyle)," he said. "In our lives, it's probably a little bit of a failure. "But I've got tons of mates and ... they'd literally probably chop their legs off just to get the opportunity to come fourth at the Olympics, so that put it in perspective." At the Adelaide selection trials for the worlds in Singapore from July 27, Short won the 400m freestyle on Monday night. He finished second on Tuesday night in the 200m freestyle, an event he's using to build early speed for his longer distance races. On Wednesday night, Short will race the 800m freestyle, before contesting the 1500m free on Friday night.
West Australian
10-06-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Mind over matter for rejuvenated Australian swim star
When Sam Short's body failed him at the Olympics, so did his mind. The Australian swimmer, cruelled by injury and illness, felt like a failure at last year's Paris Games. Short was a gold medal favourite in the 400m freestyle but finished fourth, missing the podium by 0.14 seconds - a finger nail, as he puts it. The Queenslander was also a medal fancy in the 800m and 1500m freestyles, but didn't make the finals of those events in Paris. "In the eyes of myself and my team around me, we can all admit it was a 'failure'," Short posted, in part, on Instagram on return to Australia. But there were reasons - unexplained during the Olympics, as a dejected Short shunned any public comment. He was ill. Suffering gastro at Australia's trials some five weeks before the Olympics, Short lost five kilograms in weight. Instead of recuperating, he continued to go hard at training, to the detriment of his "cooked" immune system. He was also injured. In January of the Olympic year, Short suffered a torn muscle in a shoulder while also managing tendonitis. Every stroke - he'd do about 1000 of them over eight kilometres every training session - hurt. Post-Olympics, Short knew his body would eventually heal. "I was rehabbing my shoulder, two months out of the water," he said in Adelaide at Australia's selection trials for the looming world championships. "Seven months ago, I was 10 kilos heavier than I am now." But healing his mind was another matter. "It took me a while," Short said. "I did a lot of work with sports psychology just trying to make my mind stronger." Short had previously rejected psychological help, thinking it was a sign of weakness. Now, it's a strength. "Literally, come January 1st (this year), I was: next chapter, world championships," Short said. "That's what I'm thinking about. "Just trying to enjoy racing, race fast, and try and go as well as I know I can." Short's mentality flipped. "I came fourth at the Olympics (in the 400m freestyle)," he said. "In our lives, it's probably a little bit of a failure. "But I've got tons of mates and ... they'd literally probably chop their legs off just to get the opportunity to come fourth at the Olympics, so that put it in perspective." At the Adelaide selection trials for the worlds in Singapore from July 27, Short won the 400m freestyle on Monday night. He finished second on Tuesday night in the 200m freestyle, an event he's using to build early speed for his longer distance races. On Wednesday night, Short will race the 800m freestyle, before contesting the 1500m free on Friday night.
