For Farm Women... (Continued from page 6) fQuud one restaurateur who re fused to serve any steak well done- Loses Its he swears- i > While we’re on the subject of steaks, here’s an idea that may be considered likely by some. Others may turn up their noses. But I’ve tried it, and love it. You’ll find the taste of olive oil missing, - despite your earlier fears Place olive oil and bits of gar lic in porcelain or glass tray. Lay steaks in tray and let mari nate several hours. Then turn for an equal number of hours. (Mighty good if you like garlic. Some marinate their steaks two or three hours to £he side, some a day- Excellent when broiled. Mrs. Paul Rudy,- up at 311" Val ley Road, R 5 Lancaster, last week sent in an item about triplet lambs being born on their farm. Many -thanks for the news item, which we used, and here are some recipes from Mrs. Rudy: CINNAMON STICKS Take a loaf of unsliced bread -and remove the crust, cut into pieces or sticky by 1 by % inches. 'Brush sticks with butler and roll in a mixture of cinna mon and granulated sugar. Put into oven for a few minutes or until-lightly browned. Eat while warm. “My guests say they are delicious, and they are also easy ito make,” Mrs Rudy adds. Another recipe from Mrs. Rudy is for CHEESE CARROTS Roll Velveta cheese between the palms of your hands and form into tiny <- carrots; put a small piece of parsley in the wid er end, sprinkle with paprika, fasten to a saltine with a bit of butter. “Nice for a party snack ” , ■» _ When, a man takes his hand to cooking, there’s apt to be confusion in the kitchen. But some meh can cook. Give them credit. Here’s an idea one used for 'a New Year's afternoon open house: Prime rib of beef, well done on the ends, center red rare Tossed salad or talian salad Garlic bread, served hot Trays of celery, pickles, olives, pickled onions, etc To make garlic bread, put sev eral cloves of garlic in a half cup of warm butter. Let stand *V.V.* 1955 % ► ■ , - , $ ViSaifc.' < --i - M "“ GROFF’S Hardware S. Railroad Ave. New Holland, Pa. several hours Take a loaf of hard crust bread (Italian is the best choice for this), slice within a half inch of the bottom crust to leave the loaf intact, make slices half to three-quarters inch thick. Brush bewteen slices with garlic butter, being careful not to break loaf apart Brush top with garlic butter, sprinkle‘light ly with coarse salt- Heat com pletely through in a 400 degree oven and serve hot, letting each guest break <off his own slice. ‘ “My favorite' recipe is quick and easy,” Mrs- Nathan Martin on Vine . Street at Terre- Hill writes ONE EGG CAKE Sift into bowl Two cups cake flour Two and one-half teaspoons baking powder _ One and one-quarter cups granulated sugar One-fourth teaspoon salt Add: One-third cup shortening Three-quarters cup milk One teaspoon vanilla Mix thoroughly. Add and mix one egg, unbeaten. Pour into well greased BxBx2 p3n.~ Bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes. Cool and frost with favorite frosting. Like a hit of poetry’ Here’s one from out west that tells of the She shields her eyes with unflung, work-worn hand, To scan the intervale beneath the-sun Of noon; it’s -tune her man was coming in Shadows'are short beoynd the cattle run. The corn is ripe; the garden is still'-green This year it brought a more’n common yield; The hens scratch busily beyond the fence;' The breeze makes waves of grass across the field Content she gazes, waiting for her man To come to dinner, wafting wholesome smell Behind her, from the kitchen’s open door. She knows her part, and does it, deft and well No longer lithe and straight as when a bride Of seventeen she came to make this place A home, but still the sixty years were kind ’and all the season’s light is in her face- WHAT’S NEWS ? us a letter - if you have farming news to sale coming up, if you schedule a coming event. Our columns are for you. “My r husband aftd I enjoy"’ Lancaster Farming very much,” Mrs- Martin adds. We’ve had Garlic bread, and we’ve had Pontettone Breqd, but not until we received a letter from Narvon did we have a re cipe for HOME MADE BREAD Mix together One cqp mashed potatoes, take the liquid from boiling pota toes and mix in again after mashing Add one cup granulated sugar One half cup. flour Mix into a paste Add lukewarm water to make Vi quarts Add two packages Fleisch m'ann’s Yeast Set in a waim place to rise about one-half hour Now put this yeast, mixture with 5 lbs warm flour, one-half cup lard, scant quarter cup salt in a 15-quart container and knead until smooth Cover and let rise half full. Knead down again- You can do this several times Then let the container get half full. Shape into four loaves; put in greased pans. Bake at 415 de grees 15 minutes, then turn to 400 degrees. Bake 35 minutes longer. The Home Made Bread mak er asked - that her name be withheld, which we are happy to do providing the original request carries the name of the sender. Cookies no other name, but from the looks of the recipe these have character “Here is a fa vorite recipe of ours,” writes Mrs. Roy Keener of R 2 Manheim: COOKIES Oh *cup flour One .fourth teaspoon baking powder One half teaspoon baking soda' FARM WIFE Give LANCASTER FARMING a call - or drop t Lancaster Farming, Friday, December 23, 1955 —1 - Every hostess strives to surprise and please her guests with food that is unusual—the special dish that_ is “different ” From the Pyrofax Gas test kitchen comes the recipe for this pie, perfect for Yuletide entertaining. The subtle blending of pineapple and cran berries results in. a delicious filling and the pie crust tree cut-outs add an attractive touch. You’ll surely want to try it. Cranberry-Pineapple Pie 3J4 tablespoons quick- 3 cups fresh cranberries cooking tapioca 1 can (16 oz ) pineapple tidbits cups sugar Water teaspoon salt 1 pkg. pie crust mix Combine tapioca, sugar, salt and cranberries in saucepan. Drain, {pineapple; measure juice; add water to make IJ4 cups; pour into saucepan. Cover; bring to boil. Cool, stirring occasionally; add {drained pineapple. Prepare pie crust as directed on package; roll out enough pastry for lower crust flinch thick; line 9-inch pie pan; • flute edge. Roll out remaining pastry; cut with Christmas tree cookie cutter. Arrange cut-outs on cookie sheet. Bake pie in hot oven, 425 F., 45 minutes> During last 10 to 12 minutes, bake cut-outs. Arrange on Ipie after it cools. One half teaspoon sail - Two-thirds cup shortening (spry or butter and lard) One cup brown sugar One egg be'aten One teaspoon vanilla Three-fourths cup quick oats One-half cup chopped nuts One-half cup dates One cup cornflakes Sift flour, measure, add dry in gredients and sift again- Cream shortening, add sugar, cream, add egg and vanilla. Mix, add flour mixture, stir in oats, nuts and datqs; mix well Stir lightly when adding cornflakes so as to not pulverize them- By u jing TEXACO FURNACE OIL you can always Garber MOUNT JOY -iim>iiiiinimimttt*T' Please sign all items. B BP 1 Phone: Quarryville 378 !■ ■ Lancaster 4-3047 A Christmas Pie FURNACE OIL Count On A Warm Home CALL US FOR QUICK SERVICE Oil Company | PHONE 3-9331 PENN A. \\ "Quarryville^ it * * Her reference to walnuts stir memories of school days, for when the walnut season was on, any number of us appeared for weeks with hands and fing ers stained deep brown. And nothing but work, pop said, would take off the stain. That’s it, mighty good hearing from you, and may you have the most Merry Christmas- See you next week The average value of listed stocks was down 2£ per cent in October. report, a a. vt ♦♦ *♦ ♦♦ JS
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