10—Lancaster Farming, Friday, July 4, 1958 For the Farm Wife and Family (■Continued from page nine) teaspoon soda 1 cup sugar Grated rind and juice of one orange 2 tablespoons shortening Boiling water 1 egg, beaten 1 cup coarsely chopped cran- berries 1 cup cut-up walnut meats Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda and sugai into mixing bowl. Fut orange rind, orange juice and shortening in measuring cup Add boiling water to this to make three-fourth cup of liquid Add oiange mixtuie and beaten egg to dry ingredients and stir until flour is just dampened Blend in cianbernes and nuts Pour into a greased loaf pan 3x5x9 inches and bake in a moderate oven, 350*, for about one hour. Cool five minutes, and remove from pan. Let stand several hours or mernight before slicing. This biead is excellent for freezing. Cool loaves thoroughly after baking Then wrap in heavy aluminum foil or plastic and freeze promptly. For a “quickie mam dish” v/hich will bring full shouts of praise, stir together and “serve up” this really super duper rice skillet dish Here is a rice dish v'lth flavor galore GAS INSTALLATION limited time^only Suburban Atlantic States Gas Co. P.O. Box 1267, Lane., Pa. Phone: TWinoaks 8 3371 1*4444444444*444444444444444*444«*4444*44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444«44444444444 444*4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444*4444444444444444444444444444444444444444 (£6cc4m (fyatt&i from GREIDER LEGHORN FARMS, Inc. Tips On Keeping Hens Laying in Hot Weather 1 Put lights on hens from midnight on. This allows them to cat early in the cool pait of the morning Be sure there is plenty of fresh feed avail able in hoppers eai ly in the morning, even if it means filling the hoppers m the evening I would not lecommend lights on laying pullets at this time of year as it may affect production latei on 2 On yearling hens, if an all-mash program is be ing used, feed consumption can be inci eased by switching to an all-crumble or all-pellet program. Hens became lazy m hot weathei and can eat moie with less effoit 3 If }ou have a pen that gets exceptionally hot due to no insulation under the roof, try white washing the loof Ordmarly the white wash will last over most of the hot weather, and you’ll he suipnsed at the difference it'll make 4 Fans really pay off Use large capacity fans and mount them so they blow' into the pen A theimostat can be used to stop fans if weather suddenly gets too cool at night 5 Fheck for lice and mites Lice and hot weather can wieck a good flock of layeis Manv poultiMnen have told us that Gi eider leg- hold up better than most other stiams in hot weather This ability has also been shown in egg la\mg fp sis Whv don’t you tiy a flock of Gi eider and see foi \ouiself Greider Leghorn Farms, Inc. Phone OL 3240 j ML Joy, R. 1, Pa BICE AND HAMBURGER 1 pound ground beef 2 cups cooked rice 1 teaspoon salt i/s teaspoon pepper 1 cup whole kemel yellow corn, drained 1 cup sliced onion 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup tomatoes, drained 1 cup tomato juice In a skillet or large saucepan mix together the giound beef, rice, salt and pepper Fry, stirring frequently, until the ground beef is browned Stir in the corn onions, salt, tomatoes and tomato juice. Cover and cook over a low heat for 30 minutes This recipe makes 10 sewings. QUICK CHICKEN CASSEROLE Place desired amount of cooked rice in a greased oven dish To, with cooked diced chicken Pom diluted cream of mushroom souj over the chicken Top with grated American cheese. Bake at 350 de grees until bubbly and brown on top. RICE WITH PORK AND BEANS Mix three cups cooked rice, c can of Pork and Beans, one cuj water and one-half cup catsup Heat thoroughly m a greased bak mg dish in a 350 degree oven. FREE 7/~i Q) SKILLET EASY PICNIC FARE On summer days, everything teems to taste better served with It garnish of greenery . . . and blue skies overhead. Keep your freezer stocked with picnic fare, to you can take advantage of eat ing outdoors. A package of frozen chicken Can be the mainstay of your pic nic, whether it be a cook-out or t carry-out meal. Take your pack age of frozen chicken from the freezer just before you leave. Then as you tiavel or relax at A cook-out spot, the chicken will slowly thaw and be just right for cooking. Only frozen chicken has this special advantage. Here’s a recipe for Picnic Chick en Italian, highly satisfactory to prepare over grill. This chicken recipe can also be prepared in the STRAWBERRY JAM (WITH POWDERED PECTIN) 3Ms cups fully ripe crushed stidwbernes (about 3 quart boxes) 1 package powdered pectin 8 cups sugar Sort and wash sound, fully npe berries, remove stems and and caps, crush Measure crush ed berries into a kettle Add the pectin and stir well Place on high heat and, stirring constant ly, bring quickly to a full boil vvith bubbles over entire surface Add sugar, continue stirring and heat again to full bubbling boil Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly Remove from heat, jkim and stir alternately for 5 minutes Ladle jam into hot con l-mers and seal immediately Makes about 12 six-ounce glasses STRAWBERRY JAM (WITHOUT ADDED PECTIN) 4 cups crushed berues, som > underripe but fully colored (takes about 2 quait boxes of bemes) 4 cups sugai j*' For every dollar in vested in limestone, ex fl penment stations con ma*. \ V \ dude, three dollars are I returned rn increased crops Sometimes the ratio climbs to one to 15 This explains why the jMjk ’■l Government pays about f« half the cost of applying A 4 limestone, if help is de sired The Government is convinced that farmeis cannot afford to not use limedone' MARTIN'S LIMESTONE han 11. Martin, Inc., Blue Ball, Pa. n. S/S SS kitchen and carried out to your favorite dining spot under the trees. Round out your picnic with corn on the cob (brushed with melted butter and sprinkled with celery salt before roasting), rel ishes and garlic bread. End on a high note with individual cherry pies and plenty of hot coffee. Picnic Chicken Italian 2 packages (1-pound each) frozen chicken thighs, breasts, drum sticks or wings % cup flour (optional) 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 can (10% ounces) spaghetti sauce with mushrooms Thaw chicken as directed or package. Brown in butter; add sauce. Cover; simmer about 3i minutes or until chicken is tender Makes 6 to 8 servings. Sort and wash the berries, re move stems and caps. Crush ber nes. Measure crushed berries into a kettle Add sugar and stir well. Boil rapidly, stirring constantly to 9 degrees F above the boiling point of water, or until the mix ture thickens. Remove from the heat, skim and stir alternately for 5 minutes Ladle jam into hot containers and seal immediatey The most famous of all straw berry desserts, strawberry short cake Here is a recipe for a Stir-N- Roll Shortcake which you might like to try tor a change. STIR-N-ROLL SHORTCAKE 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar ] i cup shortening, such as Wesson Oil, Kraft, etc. z 3 cup milk 1 egg yolk, sliglly beaten Heat oven to 475 degrees Sift dry ingredients together into bowl Pour liquid shortening and (Continued on page 11) Canning Course Being Offered O By Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa For economy and good aating all year ’round nobody has ever introduced anything better than having a variety of home canned foods on the pantry shelves Because of this, Louis Hamil ton, associate professor of nutri tion and health extension, at -the Pennsylvania State University, has written an up-to-date corre spondence course on “Canning and Food Preservation ” Included in the five lesson course are hints on jelly making, preparing food for the freezer, cooking frozen foods, varieties of fruits and vegetables best for fieezmg and canning, how to store vegetables in cellars, how to cure meat, pickle and relish making, drying vegetables and truit, review of nutrition needs, etc The complete course of five lessons, including the cost of ex pert correction and grading of lesson papers, and postage, can be obtained by sending $1 25 to Correspondence Courses, 202 Agricultural Education Bldg., University Park, Pa. included with the course are several timely booklets and charts with canning timetables. 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