6—Lancaster Farming, Friday, January 6, 1956
For the
Farm Wife and Family
Starting off the New Year, the
mail is picking up again. Too
much cooking during the holi
days to take time out to share
recipes, and. m my own case,
too much travel, too much busi
ness, too many friends to re
new acquaintances with. In the
past week your editor has cov
ered some 3250 miles with a
chance to compare again the
East, the somewhat-south St.
Louis, and the midwestern Corn
Belt-
What you miss most outside
of the rather 'chilling weather
is Pennsylvania cooking.
This jaunt included Christmas
in Falls Church, Va.-with some
wonderful friends, back to Lan
caster County a few days, and
off for St- Louis, Mo., then Des
Moines, lowa. The New Year’s
Eve, always a big event, was
with old friends, and many of
the same group joined in a Sun
day afternoon, Nejv Year’s Day,
reception
Lancaster Farming’s repu
tation has gone far and wide,
and 'the comments on Penn
sylvania cookery, as contain
ed in these columns, has at
tracted a lot of interest for
the out-of-staters. One was
especially taken by the Broc
coli Casserole, that we print
ed In an early-edition. Oth
ers told of cobki recipes
they tried after seeing them
here, and due to this
column sand tarts have
finally made their first ap
pearance, far as we know,
in the land of southern fried
chicken-
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From RD 1, Pequea, comes
this week’s winner of a free
year’s subscription to Lancaster
Farming. This reader writes: ,
“I want to give you two re
cipes I like very much:
CRISP GINGER SNAPS
One pound flour
Half teaspoon ginger
One teaspoon cinnamon
One teaspoon soda
Pinch of salt
One-eighth pound brown
sugar
One-fourth pound lard
Mix this together, then add
first enough baking molasses to
wet enough to roll out, roll thin,
cut out and bake.
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“The other one is
COCONUT SNAPS
One grated coconut
-One half pint table molasses
One fourth pound butter
One and one-fourth ibs dark
brown sugar
' Three-fourths of a pound of
flour
Pinch of salt
Be sure to use butter and they
will not stick. Form into little
balls and bake.
“I would rather you would
not print" my name- lam
sure you will like these re
cipes,” our reader concludes.
Here’s a nice letter from Mrs-
John Dawson, Box 5, New Lon
don:
“I have 3ust seen one of your
copies of Lancaster Farming- I
am sending three household
hints that I fmd a big help in
my kitchen- Hope you can use
them and that they will help
others too.
“Also please find enclosed
$lOO for a-year’s subscription to
your paiper. I will be looking
forward to getting it, ias I was
born and raised in Southern Lan
caster- County. Wishing you all
the luck for' a successful paper-
Mrs. John Dawson.”
Here are her hints
CLEANER FOR WOODWORK
A good cleaner for washable
walls and woodwork can be made
easily and it does a beautiful job
on the dirtiest painted surface-
Use one cup spirits of -am
- monia
One-half cup vinegar
One-fourth cup baking soda
One gallon of water
Of course, warm water cleans
best, but cool water also works
good-
Just a note of caution
be careful in handling am
monia. It can give some
severe eye burns if you are
not careful.
- For another hint, Mrs. Daw
son suggests using a nut crack
er to open small jars and extract
bottles from hot water.
And, to brighten old pans, use
very fine emery paper and a few
drops of 3-in-One oil, or use
cooking - oil. It will make old
aluminum or steel pots and pans
shine again Rub two sheets of
emery paper together to take out
the sharp or high grains and
■these will not make deep cuts-
Reading the last of a let
ter first is a bit strange,
but one from Bird-in-Hand
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PASH lON FEATURES FABULOUS FURS—Almost beyond belief are the, two creations shown
above. Norwegian Blue Fox, at left, is rarely-seen in a full-length greatcoat such as this. Styled
by Genevieve Fath, the Paris offering Is a luxurious one-of-a-kind achievement. At .right is shown
a “mink” bathrobe. If fashioned from Nature’s own mink skins, it would give even a healthy
budget acute anemia in department. Howevrr. the soft, sleek “fur” is a man-made
fabric Known as “Princeton’s mutation,” the material is said to be warmer and lighter, but much
less expensive, than mink fur. A full-length coat is expected to retail for less than $2OO. First
showing of the fabric was made in New York City '
has this note: “Please* don’t
print my name in paper.
Too ‘braggy.’ ” Now, come
if it’s worth printing, it’s
worth giving credit. But if
you do wish your name to be
withheld, we’ll do so. But
here’s the letter from our
Bird-in-Hand reader:
“I would like to send you a,
very old recipe for Crumb _pie,
or Shoo-Fly Pie', as it is some
times called. This is an original
Lancaster County Shoo-Fly pie
recipe, I think. I got it a good
many years ago from an elderly
Amish lady who used it in her
home;
CRUMB PIE
Stir all together:
One-half cup table molasses
One cup water
One teaspoon soda
Then mix separately;
One heaping cup brown sugar
Three cups flour
One-half teaspoon cream of
tartar
One tablespoon lard (I use
Cnsco)
Crumb all ingredients together
and then put half of the crumbs
in the liquid, Pour in lined pie
plates and sprinkle rest of
crumbs on top Bake at 350 de
grees.
“These are , delicious crumb
pies.” our writer adds-
Here’s a letter, a recipe, a
subscription, and a Marl Box
Market ad all in one envelope,
from Mrs M F. Hoffmeier, Box
150, RD 2, Gap, who writes
“I enjoy reading Lancaster
Farming very much and 1 am
sending a recipe for some deli
cious cookies.
MINIATURE FRUITEES
Two cups sugar
Three eggs
One-half pound melted butter
. or margarine
Juice of one lemon
Grated rinds of one lemon and
one orange
One teaspoon vanilla
Two-thirds teaspoon salt
Two teaspoons baking powder
Five cups flour
One cup milk
One cup chopped walnuts
One cup raisins
Mix ingredients in order listed.
Drop b teasponful on greased
cookie baking sheets about three
inches apart. Bake at 350 de
grees about ten minutes.
“This recipe makes 15 dozen
cookies that are truly delicious
and nice for .packing in lunches
also
“I would like to thank you for
previous free copies of Lancas
ter Farming that were sent to
us ”
The old saying too many
cooks often spoil the stew is
too often correct, and some
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One day at atime with its failures and fears.
With its hurts and mistakes, with its weakness and tears,
With its portion of pain and its burden of care; - -
On& day at a time we must meet and must bear.
One day at a time to be patient and strong,
To be calm under trial and sweet under wrong;
Then its toiling shall pass and its sorrow shall cease,
It shall darken and die, and the night shall bring peace.
One day at a time but the day is so long,
And the heart is not brave, and the soul is not strong.
0 Thou pitiful Christ, be Thou near all the way;
Give courage and_ patience, and strength for the day.
Swift cometh His answer, so clear and so sweet:
“Yea, I will be with thee,'thy troubles to meet;
1 will not forget thee, nor fail thee, nor grieve;
I will not forsake thee; I never will leave.”
One day at a time, and the day is His day;
He hath numbered' its hours, though they haste or delay.
His grace is sufficientr we walk .not alone; ,
As the day, so the. strength that He giveth His own.
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