B—-Lancaster' For the Farm Wife and Family There’s n( thing like snow, a good, warm fn o in_thc kitchen stove, good talk ..nd good eating And good eating we have this week, with lots of recipes, maybe some repeat itcipes, along with a hatful of household hints We sure enjoy hearing from you, and it seems you’re hlyng the column more. Keep those recipes and household hints coming You know these recipes are being tried and true several wrote or told me this week that they have given the column the kitchen test and the results were mighty tasty. . But this week, it’s a couple old tuners, probably from a tattered, well worn recipe book that pro vide a free year’s subscription to Mrs- Abram Summy at Rl, Man heim She writes - “As I have taken some cookies from your paper, I will send some in. I always like new ones and someone might dike to try these They are the old kind from moth er JUMBLES One pound sugar - One and one-fourth pound of flour Three-fourths pound of butter Three eggs One-fourth cup sweet milk One-half teispoon soda Take a small piece of dough in your hand, roll :t and make a ring- These are very good.” Getting to the end of this recipe, I found there was no oven temperature and no time indicated-Being a strict cook book-m-one-hand and spoon-m -the-other, I gave Mrs- Summy FABULOUS FOODARAMA WORLD’S FINEST FOODKEEPER! A [i is The most versatile food'seeper ever built. Only the Foodarama, in one gracefully styledjjcabinet just 47 inches wide, gives you - an upnght 165-pound true home freezer and a roomy 11 cu ft. 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GINGER SNAPS Seven cups of flour .One cup sugar Twb Cups Brer Rabbit Molasses One cup butter One egg One tablespoon good vinegar One teaspoon soda One teaspoon gmgei (or what your taste demands, personal ly I like more)7 “It’s hard to mix all the flour at tunes,” Mrs- Summy adds, “but you should put it in much like the bakers do” Roll, slice and bake- -“Why not add a shoO-fly pie?” Mrs. Summy asks, so Slide out "basket for fruits Twin Moisture-seal Cnspers Exclusive Breakfast Far >. Separate Butter and Cheese Chests. Ph. Butler 44467 Christmas Party ‘ In Quarryville Families of Farm Women’s Society 21 were guests at the annual Christinas party Friday evening in the Fire Hall at Quai vi'lle, Forty attended. Misses Dianne and Nancy Au ment of Quarryville gave two instrumental selections, and Mrs. Zander Herr offered several piano and vocal numbers. After Santa Claus’ arrival and the exchange of gifts, refresh ments were served. In charge of arrangements were Mrs- Parke Ressell, Mrs. Steven Heidelbaugh. and Mrs. Clyde Dubblg. Farm Society 1 Pikas Xmas Party Dec. 29 A covered dish supper will be the family Christmas party for members of Farm Women’s So ciety No 1 at the home of Mrs. Margaret Hopkins, Lititz, on Thursday, Dec- 29. Saturday the group met and ravian Home. Twenty-three guests discussed plans at the Lititz Mo of the home were entertained by the club, with a gift exchange, vocal and instrumental music, and a dinner- „ SUOO-FLY PIE Three-fourths cup Old Barrel Molasses Three-fourths cup water, boiling with" One teaspoon of soda CRUMBS One cup and one tablespoon flour One half cup sugar _ Shortening or an egg Bake in hot oven for 10 minu tes, then slow foi three-fourths of an hour. “Thanking you for your paper,” Mrs Summy tells Lancaster Farm ing- Sunday nights were always nights for popcorn and apples back home. The snow swirled around outside, lard was used unsparingly in the hot cast iron skillet with battered granite lid, and a dishpan was filled for the family- Soon the "task” passed from mother to tliO youngsters, and some lessons were learned- Have you ever tasted popcorn popped in tallow? Tried and tine, we said earlier Here’s a note from one of our readers who submitted an earlier recipe She received a letter from another Lancaster Farming read er “saying it was the best sugar cookie recipe she has ever made She said I should put it in more papers Just to let you know the recipes are tried, and I do enjoy your paper.’’ Mrs Mervui Wenger, R 3 Man heim, 'offers some recipes and household hints that look mightj appetizing Here’s one item: An easy way to keep the oven of your stove clean after bak ing pies that sometimes cook out, sprinkle salt on it wjiil e still! hot See how easy it washes off We might add a warning, be careful about trying to wash splashes off hot porcelain Mrs Wenger also offers a good holiday-time recipe for DATE AND NUT LOAF Foui cups cut-up dates Two cups bi oken nutmeats Two cups boiling water One half cup lard i One and one-half cups brown sugar Four cups flour One teaspoon salt Two teaspoons soda Bake at 350 degrees Pour two cuds Soiling water over cut—up dates and nutmeats and let stand. Cream sugar and shortening, add eggs Add soda to dates and nuts- Stir in flour, salt and fruit mixture alternately, but gently Mix thoroughly. If too ■ Gdloritfg Cottier stiff, add about two-thuds cup cold water. This I never had to dd. Pour into greased -and lightly floured bread pans- - Swinging dowr. into another sec tion of the County, we have a let ter which comes from Kirkwood with the note that the writer does not wish to have Her name used. Faint heart never won-fair lady they always said, and what the statement for the woman- would be, I don't know- But here are the two items from our Kirkwood reader PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES One cup butter or lard One cup granulated sugar One cup peanut butter Cream shortening with sugar and peanut butter. One level teaspoon salt Society 16 Has Christmas Party; Attendance 35 Thirty-five attended the Christ mas banquet of Farm Society 16 at Rhoads Tavern, Quarryville, Wednesday night, Dec. 7 Plans were announced for the next meeting,-the third week_m Jan uary, at the home of Mrs Roy (Frances) Keen, Bartville Date of the January-meeting was chang ed due to conflict with the State Convention at the Farm Show in Harrisburg Games, in which all partiCi nated, were under direction of Mrs. Helen i Floyd) Rinehart, Society president, of Nine Points. Husbands were honored guests, and Christmas themes were used in the decorations and table set tings All bills were paid In their November meeting all officers of Society 16 were reelected In ad dition to Mrs Rinehart they are - Mrs Harriet Giaham, Georgetown, vice president, Mrs. Thomas J (Katie) Matthews, Quarryville, secretary, and Mrs Keene, trea surer Two eggs, beaten Two and onthalf cups flour A little vanilla Two scant teaspoons soda, sifted with .flour, mix; take piece of dough the size of a walnut, press down with fork or pdfato masher, leaving print on top- - Wonder if someone could tell me, this reader continues, why my blooms lust drop off my African Violets just a day or two after they bloom? Oan anyone help this reader out? Just send a note to Women’s Page, Lancaster Farming. Gideon E- Stoltzfuz over at Honey Brook writes that the family copy of Lancaster Planning containing recipes for sugar cookies and apple dumplings has been misplaced. There’s another copy on the way to this subscriber, for they were so anxious to try those two recipes- (Continued on page 9)