6 Lancaster Farming, Friday, December 30, 1955
For the
Farm Wife and Family
Christmas is over, and the
cooking's done'' But here we’re
wishing you a Happy New Year.
Time to take down the Christmas
decorations, and start another
year.
Want to acknowledge * letter
from Mrs- Roy W. Martin
over at El Marietta. Sorry
her letter was here after the
columns before. Christmas
were written, for it told of
their Christmas Eve family
party, a Christmas greeting
practice of 18 years which
has become a family trad
ition.
spreads from home to elementary
speads from home to elementary
school, to high school, to college,
and to office) waits until we are
aill together on Christmas Eve to
open our greetings. We find the
suspense of waiting and the good
wishes of our friends a fitting
prelude to a Happy Christmas
Day”
Sounds like an excellent idea,
but finding a new home away
from home has aroused my curi
osity to the peak, point. I’m an
xious to see whom I’ve heard
from, and to see where I failed
to send Christmas cards It hap
pens every year-
5. * a-
Although it’s New Year's Eve
almost, the subject of Christmas
is still fresh, and, like Mrs. Mar
tin, we‘U add another idea or two
on the subject of Christmas cards-
Too many friends move too
often, so instead of an ad
dress book, I keep a 3x5 card
file, just like some of the re
cipe boxes you use- If there’s
a change in address, just
type or write in the new
change. Add the- names of
family additions too, and
keep up to date.
If you want to (be more exact
ing, you can use z stamp to show
when you mailed a card at Christ
mastime, and change the date
stamp to indicate that a card was
received.
You know’ There are some
Army friends who are on their
third card front and back in my
file now, but it’s fun to look back
and see where all they have been,
all the APOs they have collected
Enough for Christmas now-
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To Mrs. S. Ralph of R 2 Nar
von, goes this week’s free
year’s subscription to Lan
caster Farming.
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Charter Offer
$l.OO First Year
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Free To Women...
One yeai charter subscrip
tion to LANCASTER FARM
ING to one housewife eacn
week who -submits me ne«
letter . . . recipe . . . home
making hint. Send your letter
to LANCASTER FARMING,
Quarryvllle, ra.
Here’s her letter:
“I want to tell you I enjoy
reading the Women’s pages of
your paper I’d 'like to send you
one of my favorite cookie recipes
for Sour Cream Cookies, I call it.
Aunt Sallie’s Sour Cream
Cookies
Three cups white sugar
One and one-fourth cup butter
and lard . '
One-half cup sour cream
Two-thirds cup buttermilk
Four eggs beaten separately.
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Two level teaspoons soda (one
teaspoonful dissolved in the sour
cream)
Two teaspoons baking powder
and the other teaspoon of -soda
in flour'enough to roll.
Bake in a hot oven-
“These cookies get good for
me,” Mrs Wanner adds.’
It’s always candy-making time,
so here’s another, recipe Mrs.
Wanner likes too. ,
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Sour Cream Panoeha
One and one-half cups white
sugar
One and one-half cups firmly
packed brown sugar
One quarter teaspoon baking
soda
'One quarter teaspoon salt
One cup sour cream
One tablespoon light corn syrup
Two tablespoons butter
One teaspoon vanilla
Combine sugar, soda, salt, syrup
and sour cream Stir sugar until
dissolved. Boil over moderate
heat, stirring until it forms a
soft ball in cold water. Remove
from heat, add vanilla and butter.
Do not stir Cool to lukewarm
Beat with a spoon until creamy
and the mixture loses its gloss
Quickly spead the candy in an
oiled pan Mark into squares.
Store 'in a tightly covered tin
Makes about one and one-half
pounds
“I enjoy reading your re
cipes and helpful hints too,”
Mrs. Wanner adds- “My help
ful hint is:
Before tying a package for
mailing, wet the cord thorou
ghly. The wetting causes the
cord to stretch and when it
dries, it will shrink and tight
en, holding the package se
curely.”
“We are one of your charter
subscribers,” Mrs Wanner adds
Nice little note here from
Mrs. Edwin Helms, R 2 Honey
Brook
“Enclosed is one dollar for
a one-year subscription to
Lancaster Farming as a
Christmas present to my
husband. He says he never
has time' to read farm papers,
but I .have noticed that he
never misses a single issue
of your paper.”
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That’s a bit out of season too,
tout we couldn't tell the man of
the house what he was getting
for Christmas, could we?
Chicken business is big busi
ness in this neighborhood.
What’s your favorite recipe
for preparing chicken? Send
them in. Meanwhile, here are
a few that you may know,
that may be variations on re
cipes you have used, or some
may be new to you.. Look
them over:
Chicken Casserole
.One five lb stewing hen
One cup rice
One-fourth cup butter
One fourth cup Hour
One light cream or top milk
One-half teaspoon salt
Pepper
One cup canned mushrooms
One cup chopped blanched al
monds /
Three canned pimientos diced
Stew chicken, remove meat
from bones. Cook nee in two to
two and one half cups chicken
stock for 15 minutes, Melt butter,
add flour and blend- Gradually,
.add cream, cook until smooth and
thick, stirring constantly- Season.
Into a buttered casserole arrange
layers of chicken, cream sauce,
mushrooms, almonds, pimientos,
and rice with stock. Cover. Bake
in an oven 375 degrees for one
hour-
Chicken Croquettes _
Three tablespoons butter
One-fourth cup flour
One-10 1-2 oz. can condensed
mushroom soup—one cup of
chicken stock
One-fourth teaspoon salt
One-eigth teaspoon mace
One tablespoon minced parsley
One and one-half cups chopped
cooked chicken
Parsley sauce
Melt butter, add flour and
(blend. Gradually add soup and
chicken stock- Cook over low
heat until smooth and thick,
stirring constantly- Add remain
ing-ingredients Chi'll. Form into
croquettes. Dip in one slightly
-beaten egg mixed with 1 table
spoon water, then m fine, dry,
breadcrumbs Fry in deep hot fat
until golden brbwn, from 5 to 7
minutes Serve with parsley
sauce
Parsley Sauce
Two tablespoons butter
Wvo tablespoons flour
One-half cup chicken stock
One-half cup light cream
One-fourth teaspoon paprika
One-fourth cup minced parsley
Melt butter, add flour and
blend- Graually add chicken
stock and cream- Cook over low
heat until smooth and thick, stir
ring all the time Add paprika,
and 'parsley Season to taste-
Fried Chicken
Three and one-half lb fiyer
quartered
'Four tablescioons flour
One and one-half teaspoon salt
One-eig'M'h teaspoon pepper
One teaspoon paprika
One teaspoon marjoran
One teaspoon ginger
One-half cup vegetable shorte
ning
One-half cup butter
Wash and drain .chicken Mix
together the flour, salt, peper,
paprika, marjoram and ginger.
Put in ,a paper bag. Put pieces
of chicken in bag, one at a time
and shake well to coat chicken
evenly. Heat shortening and
butter in a heavy skillet. When
good and hot, put m the chicken.
Turn frequently and let brown
evenly- Cover and cook 10 min
utes. Remove cover and 'let crisp
10 minutes or until chicken is
tender when pierced with fork
Drain on paper towels
Italian Chicken
One 3 1-2 lb young chicken
Oil
Cooked, sliced onion to taste
One clove garlic cut up
One-half lb sliced mushrooms
One cup diced celery
Four canned tomatoes
One small can tomato paste
Wash and wipe dry the chick-
Business leaders predict con
tinued 'boom.
Ferguson Cow Wins Top Honors
Walnut Grove Mable, a pure-bred Guernsey cow bred
by H. R. 'Ferguson, Walnut Grove Farms, recently won
several prizes in national dairy shows. -The animat"was
lone ofl-the prize winners' at the National Dairy Show,
; Waterloo, lowa, and a member of the state herd which
placed first at the show. Latoi she placed third in the
International Dairy Show at Chicago.- The herd honor?
at Waterloo, were the first time a Pennsylvania herd had
been so ranked. The dairy cow, an- extreme type, is now
owned by Dr. Pack, Lauxmont Farms, Wrightsville, Pa.
Elmer Salisbury, Lauxmont manager, assigned his herds
man, Bob Witmer, to care for the animal at the shows.
Topping this, Mrs. Ferguson last week was announced
as one winner in the. nationwide General Mills-Larro
Feeds Contest in naming twin calves. Mrs. Ferguson won
a set of silverware for her selection, “Patience and Pru
dence.” The award was made by S. N. Hertzler, field
representative, and A. L. flerr & Bros., Quarryville,
dealers.
en. Brown in oil- Put in a cas
serole with broth to cover and
cook until tender. Make a sauce
of cooked onion slices, garlic,
mushrooms, celery and canned
tomatoes- Add tomato paste
Cook- Add to the chicken, cover
and bake until thick. Do not thin
the sauce
Hawaiian Chicken
y/i lb chicken, cut into pieces
as for frying
, One cup soya sauce
One teaspoon ground ginger
One-half teaspoon garlic salt
One-half teaspoon sugar
Butter or other fat
Mix together soya sauce, ginger,
garlic salt, and sugar Marinate,
|T " ATTENTION* FARM ER S j
■ If faxmers file income tax by Feb. 15,1956 they need ■
* not file a declaration of estimated tax. , ■
■ Two options are given by which to determine ■
■ amount of income which is subject to the self employ- ■
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5 Dial 3-2370; if no answer, try 3-2406
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SNAVELY’S FARM SERVICE
New Holland
chicken pieces in this saucepan
for an hour or so. Then drain
chicken well, roll in flour. Fry
in butter or other fat. Serve with
fried pmeaple.
Hot Chicken Sandwiches
Brown and serve hard rolls
Chicken salad
Fill brown and serve hard rolls
with your favorite chicken salad.
Chill <Bake until rolls are crusty.
Serve with hot coffee-
You can’t say there isn’t an
international flavor to the-cook
ing we encounter here- Send in
your - favorite recipe or house
hold hint—and well
1 See you next week.
Phone 4-2214