6—Lancaster Fanning, Friday, January 13, 1956 For the Farm Wife and Family Our readers range far and wide, and this week’s winner is more distant than most From Pagedale, Mo Mrs. Jim Dame sends what is an appetizing ham loaf. To Mrs. Dame goes this week’s free subscription. HAM LOAF WITH HORSERADISH SAUCE One pound ground pork Two pounds ground ham One cup cracker crumbs .Two eggs - One large can Pet milk Make into loaf, bake in 350- degree oven one hour' Pour one can of tomato soup over leaf, bake one hour more SAUCE One-half pint whipped cream Three teaspoons horseradish Beat until stiff one-half cup Add slowly, beating constantly: V heavy cream Three tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar One-fourth teaspoon salt One-eighth teaspoon paprika Two tablespoons grated horse radish Few grams cayenne pepper Mix well, serve in separate dish, and your guests will find it most tasty. From Leacock comes a candy lecipe from Mrs Louis Hostetter- MILLION DOLLAR FUDGE Three packs 6-oz chocolate bits One pint marshmallow cream One-half pound butter or mar garine Two /teaspoons vanilla Put in large bowl, then mix separately * Four and one-half cups granu lated sugar One large can Pet milk Put in pan and boil for a good, eight minutes. Add two mixtures, mix well un til well blended and until chips are melted. Pour into buttered pans- Make approximately five pounds. .. Over the holidays, there was opportunity to try some of the recipes that have appear ed in Lancaster Farming’s recipe columns. One was for a clam-cheese dip, which turned out most appetitiz ing, despite .fears of some of the land-locked midwestern ers. 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Cakes and pies have made Lancaster County cooking fa mous, and here's one— or two from a reader at Bareville who wishes to have her name with held But here’s her letter: “I’ve been receiving Lan caster Fanning'and find it very interesting for the many recipes and household hints. So I am sending you some more favorite recipes that have been tried and tested: DELICIOUS COCONUT CUSTARD PIES Two pints sweet milk _ One cup white sugar One coconut Two tablespoons corn starch Three egg whites Let the milk come to a boil. Mix corn starch with a little ■milk, stir this lii boiling water, beat- the egg white to a froth, take one-half grated coconut, sugar and egg stir in the time it is on the stove, stir slow ly till it is mixed- It gets like a sponge. Spread it well on baked crusts Put half of a grated coco nut on top- Makes four pies SPONGE CAKE Five eggs, separating yolks from whites One half cup cold water, added , to yolks Beat till thick like cream Add Vk cups sugar 'Beat five minutes again One and three-quarters cups flour ' One-half teaspoon baking powd er, added to and mixed with flour Put half of flour in yolks, let stand Beat egg white half stiff, add three-fourths teaspoon cream of tartar in whites, beat till stiff, then mix all together. WALNUT PIES One cup molasses One-half cuj) sugar One cup water One cup walnuts Two tablespoons flour Two eggs „ Mix all. together, put in un baked pie crusts Makes two pies. Serve with whipped cream. From this Bareville reader comes a household hint that might be saved until gardening time: To raise nice and large cabbage heads, put a little sulphur at the roots when ~ transplanting cabbage plants. This gives strong and healthy looking cabbage stalks- “We have tried some of the recipes that have appeared in Lancaster Farming and liked them So now I’m sending some iiuiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiimiiimiiiuitimimmiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" When we stop to think we realize our everyday living depends on our eyes. Take good care of them. If you are in doubt visit vour eye doctor. Doctors Prescriptions For Glasses Filled. of my own so other readers may try them too;” she concludes. “Thanks for the copies of Lan caster Farming,” writes Mrs- Horst of R 2 New Holland “I’ve enjoyed your paper, very much, especially the Women’s Page Enclosed you will find a check for $lOO for a year’s subscrip tion. I’m sending along a few Household Hints. MELTING CHOCOLATE Before melting chocolate, rub inisde of pan with butter. Choco late will not stick to' pan. STARCH ON IRONS , - To remove starch from an elec tric iron, turn heat indicator to “Rayon,” and rub over sheets of waxed paper. Mayonnaise Dressing is the re cipe offered by Mrs Samuel Keens of R 3 Lititz, plus another for glamorizing sweet potatoes: MAYONNAISE DRESSING One-half cup sugar One-half cup (scant) vinegar One-half cup water One egg One teaspoon mustard One teaspoon butter One teaspoon flour One-half teaspoon salt Combine sugar, salt and mus tard- Beat egg, add to mixture- Add vinegar and water. Boil-in double boiler until thickened. Makes a pint of dressing- ORANGE GLAZED SWEET POTATOES - Wash and cook six sweet pota toes. Peel and put into greased baking dish. Combine; , One cup orange juice Two teaspoons grated orange rind One tablespoon melted butter One-third cup brown sugar One-third cup granulated sugar Pinch ,of salt Pour over potatoes Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees- Baste occasionally. “Enclosed find a recipe you might want for your Women’s Page,” writes Mrs- D. H. Hoffeck er, R 1 Gordonville. And it is one we will enjoy, I’m sure, typical Pennsylvania Dutch, and it’s APPLE STRUDEL First mix together, One and one-half cups flour One-half teaspodh salt Two and one-fourths teaspoons baking powder One-half teaspoon cinnamon One half cup granulated sugar In another bowl mix together One egg One-half cup milk One-fourth cup melted shorten ing Sift dry ingredients together- Add egg. milk and shortening combined. Add one and one-half cups tart, chopped apples. Put on a topping made of the fol lowing: Combine together One-fourth cup granulated sugar - Two tablespoons flour One tablespoon soft butter One-half teaspoon cinnamon Bake at 400 degrees about 30 minutes in an eight-inch greased pan “I am sending a recipe which is very delicious,” writes Mrs Irvin N Miller of R 1 Lititz, and she adds, “I hope everyone else thinks so too.- SOUR CREAM PIE OR UNION PIE Two eggs (beaten well) One cup sour cream One pint thick milk One cup molasses • One cup sugar One teaspoon soda Two tablespoons flour Add ingredients in order and bake until brown on top, at tem perature of 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then 350 degrees until golden brawn Mrs Lura Keene at Quarry ville adds to the 'international flavor of our cooking this week with a recipe for SPAGHETTI SAUCE One pound hamburger TAPESTRY OF LIFE Faith is the' nafro\£, strand of white in my life’s worn, tapestry; It shines out in the darkest night Of trouble an Quality manufacturing is the by word of every John Deere factory. Beginning with incoming ship ments of only the highest-grade materials, each manufactured part ... every finished implement is in spected thoroughly by skilled LANDIS BROS. Latest Improved Farming Equipment 1305 Manheim Pike Phone 3*3906 ~ P. O. Box 484 Lancaster, Pennsylvania THE SIGN O V fPqtt&uJM FARM EQUIPMENT from sewingi at home are large enough to make it ‘ worth the time last from other activities. VARIETY MEATS COME IN STYLE Variety meats come in several styles Tongue comes fresh, can ned, and pickled. , Helen R Denning, extension nutritionist of the Pennsylvania State University, suggests sim mering fresh tongue until tender- Then slice and serve it’either hot or cold. Canned tongue usually is sliced just as it comes from the can or served hot with a brown gravy. Pickled tongue, considered a delicacy by many folks, usually is served cold in slices. 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