B— Lancaster Farming, Friday, November 25, 1955 For the Farm Wife and Family Want to thank you all for your many letters, youi recipes, your household hints We’ll publish as many of these as we can each week, and ask you to send them along as often as you can- If you wish to have your name with held| just add i note to that ef fect Through this column, there can be an exchange of ideas, you can pass, along ideas that have proved successful for you or pick up an idea fiom another letter that you read here Might add at this time that we received » very nice letter from Mrs. Richard Hershey of R 1 Manheim, who wrote “As Thanksgiving Day approaches, all of us ought to think of the many blessings we are so prone to take for granted.” She then listed ten things for which she is thankful, fieedom as Ameri ■cans, for educational publica tions as Lancaster Farming that are aiailable; for pub lic schools and good teachers; for the abundant living Lan- OUPLCX O»APt COMTIOt wkidi maintain* an «y*n, uniform Hr* th* M 4 ianglii »f fir«b»x— anuring b*tlw (••king and baking T*»ult*, I More nil li less fuel! 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Send your letter to LANCASTER FARMING, QuarryviUe, va. caster County Farmers enjoy; for family and friends and good neighhois; for a good home life, warmth and love, laughter and happiness; for the experiences of disappoint ment which later draw us clos er to God and to one another; for the Open Bible, open Church doors and Christian fellowship; for faith in a liv- God; and most of all, “for Jesus Christ our Saviour, the hope of the world, the redeem er of all mankind.” Mrs Hershey closed her letter with a thought that was well put, „ ■> v—*- "■ ~’' r ~7 f ~ •*> -9 tt s ' , r**' v J v V" ■** V ' A, 1 < > ' HARDWARE r j v, I f ' Christiana Site For Lanchester Chorus Program “Christmas m the Air” will be presented by the Lanchester Chorus at the Christiana Fire Hall at 3 p m Sunday, Dec 18. The chorus of 40 voices, with members froto. Lancaster and Chester Counties, is under the direction of Donald Trostle, -di rector of instrumental music at McCaskey ifigh School, Lancas ter Pianist is Richard Wright. “With these blessings and many, many more, should we not all re joice and in everything give thanks?” These are principles one might follow the whole year ’round, instead of just during the happy holiday season Too often we give thanks only when needed or demanded, forgetting that ceiving is year ’round, giving is year ’round, so why should not thanking be year ’round? Mrs. H. B. Shearer, -on R 1 Manheini, -wins this week’s free one-year subscription to Lancaster Farming, for hers was the first of innumerable letters we received. It’s a household hint: “Sprinkle salt on the copper utensil to be cleaned. Moisten cloth with vinegar and rub the surface. Rinse well and dry.” The recipes are rolling in. Be ing an out-of-stater, or a Penn sylvanian by adoption, Shoofly Pie was one of the first bits of that good Lancaster County cook ing I wanted to try. This .recipe from Mrs Frank N. Baer, Sa lunga, helps enlighten, me, and I’m sure some of the kinfolk back home in the mrddlewest will want to try it' Shoofly Pie Syrup * 2-cups molasses, old barrel. 2 cups hot water -1 cup light brown sugar -1 scant teaspoon soda. Use a cup or more of syrup for a six-piece pie Mix syrup in gredients till dissolved- Crumbs 5 cups flour all purpose. 2 cups light brown sugar. 1 cup scant lard or shortening v 2 teaspoon soda. Vs teaspoon cream of tartar. 1 Mix crumbs till crumbly- Put your, syrup in the unbaked crusts and divide the crumbs on top- Bake 10 minutes at 450 de grees, plus a half hour at 375 degrees, and a half hour at 350. The oven temperature may vary with different ovens You’ll have good syrup and good pies- Now that we have one of the traditional Pennsylvania recipes down, who can send in one for Chestnut filling? Back home we have oyster and plain “stuffing” or “dressing,” but I’m sure they’d get a kick out of Chestnut filling if they can find the Chestnuts. There’s always an argument around the house when it’s bed time for the youngsters. One of our St Louis friends, Mrs. L. Newton Kinder, sends this along: Bedtime Five minutes more, five minutes more please! Let me stay live minutes more! Can’t I just tmisn the castle I'm building here on the floor’ Can’t I just finish the story I’m reading here in my book’ Can’t I just finish this head chain It’s almost finished, look' Can’t I just finish this game, please’ When a game’s once begun It’s a pity never to find out Whether you’ve lost or won- Can’t I just stay five minutes, Well, can’t I just stay four’ Three minutes, ‘then’ Two min utes’ Can’t I stay one minute more? —Unknown. Can’t you just hear his ap peals 9 Can’t you just shuffle him After Thanksgiving Turkey A’La King An excellent recipe for turkey a’la king has been devised by P. H. Margolf, poultryman at the Pennsylvania State University Agricul tural Experiment Station, but it makes' 5 gallons. A more suitable recipe for using up left-overs from a holiday feast follows: M cup butter or chicken fat 1 cup milk 4 tablespoons flour 2‘i cups cut-up cooked turkey ' salt Vi cup slivered, green pepper pepper V* cup slivered pimento 1 egg yolk 1' cup sauted sliced mush- IVi cups well seasoned turkey rooms broth Melt the fat and blend in the flour. Remove from the heat and stir in slowly the turkey broth and milk. Bring to a boil and boil one minute, stirring constantly. Stir in gently the remaining ingredients. Mr. Margolfs recipe is obainable on request by persons Cooking for large groups- off to bed as fast as you can, tuck him-in, 'kiss him good night and remember how you once put up the same argument your self? The holiday season is already underway,.and along with all the goodies, the shoo-fly pie and all, there are othe* - delicacies that can’t be overlooked Mrs Joseph H Hess, HI, New Providence, sends this. - Holiday Nut Bread 1 egg, beaten 1 cup butteimilk l 'z cup brown sugar. 1 cup sifted enriched flour. 1 teaspoon soda. teaspoon salt -1 cup Mother's Oats (Quick) 1 cup copp ad dates ’i cup chopped nutmeats 2 tablespoons melted shorten ing. Combine egg and buttermilk" add sugar. Silt together flour soda and salt Add to egg mix- THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE!! (ITS TERRIFIC) We’re Snowed Under - - But Your Subscription will be processed as soon as possible. Please bear with us. P. S. Don’t forget—Free Distribution Ends Soon. Mail Your Subscription Today, Lancaster Farming ture Add oats dates and nut meats, stirring only, enough to combine Lightly stir in melted shortening. Bake in greased, paper-lined loaf pan (1, lb-size) in moderate oven (350 degrees) about one hour. Cool thoroughly and store a day before serving. Here’s a letter from Mrs. Mer _vin Wengfr, over at Manheim R - “We like the old-fashioned Sugar Cookie lecipe. Our reason especially is on days that aren’t so busy, we can stir up a batch of cookies It’s a large recipe- Freeze the remaining ones -for those busy days ahead! Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies 2 lbs granulated-sugar. 1H lbs lard. 6 eggs unbeaten. 1 pint butteimilk or sour milk 3 lbs of flcur. 1 teaspoon cream of tartar. 2 tablespoons soda. Lemon, vara 1 la or nutmeg for flavoring as desired. We prefei (Continued on page 9)
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