Women’s Page (Continued from page 6) Be sure to empty all ithe pock ets and treat stains before wash ing A clipping torn from a magazine with Colored illustra tions can work havoc with your, wash. Remember that hot water and soapsuds will set untreated stains The best w&y to wash white cottons and linens effectively by fiand is to use water as hot as your hands will stand. This will be approximately 120-degrees- Ten degrees less isjust right for fast-colored cottons, linens and nylons. - Rayons demand lukewarm wat er about 100 degrees. Silks and woolens wash best m 95 to 100- degree water. When using a bleach of any kind, make sure it is safe for the fabric. Read the directions carefully. Nylon and other man-made fabrics- re quire special bleaches and some times, when the water is hard, a water-softener is necessary- Remember, we’re still an xious to hear from you, and we welcome your letters. If you have a recipe or a house hold hint send them in. Even though you’ve written before, or even though your letter has appeared In these columns, we’ll be glad to share your ideas or recipes again with our. readers. Write: Women’s Page, Lancas ter Farming, Quarryville, Pa. Sweat potatoes offer a wide variety in the menu, and we are sure every housekeeper recog nizes their nutritional value. With the help of these recipes you may be able to maintain interest in your sweet pcftato dishes- BAKED SWEET POTATOES Select potatoes of uniform size. Wash and trim oft ends. Wipe with a slightly greased rag Bake in an oven 300 ; degrees un til soft. Make a crisscross cut in potato and place a generous lump of butter on top. Serve hot. SWEET POTATOES'AND SAUSAGE Baked potato Sausages Sugar , Skin and cut potatoes in halves lengthwise. Fry sausages, then fry potatoes- Arrange on a plat ter with ithe sausages in the cen ter potatoes with a little sugar. Serve hot. CANDIED SWEET POTATOES Six medium sweet potatoes One-ljalf teaspoon salt One-fourth cup water One-third cup molted butter One cup brown sugar One-half cup chopped pecans Juice of one-half orange one-haif orange sliced thin Wash and cook potatoes until tender. Drain, peel, cut in halves lengthwise. Arrange in a shal low greased baking dish Pour juice from one-half of the orange over potatoes, sprinkle with chop ped pecans Cover with the thin orange slices. Make a syrup by cooking butter and sugar to gether for five minutes Pour over potatoes and sprinkle with salt Bake 1 hour in an oven 300 degrees, basting frequently- The potatoes should be transparent when done SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE Two 'and one-half cups mashed sweet potatoes Three tablespoons melted but ter One-half teaspoon salt One-fourth cup hot mange imce One cup crushed pineapple, drained Marshmallows, cut in half Add butter, salt and orange ■juice to mashed potatoes. Beat well. Add pineapple Pour into a greased casserole Dot with but ter Bake in an oven 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Top with marsh mallow halves and bake until marshmallows are golden brown. New Toppings Spice Pumpkin Pie for Any-Season Treat BY DOROTHY MADDOX ]Vr Whip cream with confectioners’ sugar until stiff. Fold in apple blitter and spbon onto pie in 8 mounds. Dip banana slices into lemon juice. Place 1 banana slice and 1 pecan half on each whipped cream mound. Walnut-Crunch Topping, , One-half cup brown sugar, firmly packed. 1 tablespoon milki ■ 1 tablespoon honey, cup chopped walnuts, one 8T or 9-inch pumpkin pie. Combine brown sugar, milk,*honey and chopped nuts. Spread over top of pumpkin pie. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F) for 10 minutes. One egg white, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, dash of salt, Va cup orange marmalade, 1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, V» teaspoon, cinnamon, 1 tablespoon orange marmalade, one 8 or 9-mch pumpkin pie ' • ’ Combine egg white, brown sugar and salt. Beat until meringue SWEET POTATO PUFFS Six medium sweet potatoes Parsley Salt One-fourth teaspoon pepper Three tablespoons melted con fat Three slices cooked bacon slices Cook and mash sweet potatoes. Add the salt, pepper and bacon fat. Mix well- Cool- When cool enough to handle form into round balls, 2 inches in diameter Sprin kle with chopped bacon and brush with melted butter. Brown in an oven 275 degrees for 15 minutes Garnish with parsley and serve hot. SWEET POTATO PONE Three cups grated raw sweet '-potatoes One-half cup melted butter One cup brown sugar Two eggs well beaten One cup milk ‘ One-fourth teaspoon nutmeg Few broken pieces orange peel One-fourth teaspoon cinnamon To the grated sweet potato add melted butter, sugar, eggs, and milk Stir in orange peel, cinna mon and nutmeg. Mix thorough ly. Bake in a buttered baking dish, in an oven 325 degrees for 1 hour. Stir constantly while cook ing. Interest m religion is growing among college students- WHAT’S NEWS 1 us a letter - if you have farming news to report, a sale Our Apple-Cream Topping Orange-Cheese Topping Peel and cut sweet potatoes into sticks one-half inch in thick ness. Drop sticks into hot fat one haM inch in depth- When golden brown lower heat and cook un til done. Dram on absorbent pap er. SEAFOOD CROQUETTES Two cups cooked rice One and one-half tablespoons butter Two tablespoons flour One-half cup milk One 7-oz. can tuna, flaked Two beaten egg yolks One teaspoon salt Three tablespoons grated Am erican cheese Two egg whites slightly beaten One ‘and one-half to two cups dry bread crumbs Melt butter, flour and blend, gradually add milk, stirring con stantly. Cook over low heat un til thick and smooth. Add hot rice to the white sauce, add tuna, elgg yolks, salt and cheese. Spread on a plate and chill thor oughly. Shape into cones, dip in egg whites then in- bread crumbs. Fry in deep fat until golden brown. Serve on rings'of pineapple. Garnish'with lemon wedges Before we wind up we’ll first answer a question from Mrs. Lu ther J- Parmer, R 2, Cochranville: “Can a Chester Countyan come in’” Absolutely, we answer, but Give LANCASTER FARMING a call - or drop coming up, if you schedule a coming event. columns are for you. Please sign all items. GOLDEN STICKS r * J: F Phone: Quarryville 378 Lancaster 4-3047 ' Lancaster Farming, Friday, January 27, 1956 holds in stiff peaks. Blend marmalade, cream cheese and cinnamon. Fold into egg-white mixture. Spread over top of pumpkin pie. Swirl 1 tablespoon orange marmalade through topping. Refrigerate until served. we’ll let Mrs Parmer continue; your kitchen Sit down to do “Please find one dollar for a more household chores. It’s ideal year’s subscription and thanks for ironing as it moves to and for the free copies I received fro and is adjustable in height. earlier. That’s about it for now keep “I like the recipes in your pa- those letters comlng and we . u per as I bake a lot for market gee next week Am sending one for Rice Pud ding; • RICE PUDDING {j One quart rich milk i: LOANS - if Four tablespoons rice Jt One-half cup sugar |; For any Farm Purpose H One teaspoon vanilla » Made the Farmer’s Way H One-fourth teaspoon salt :: tt Bake in slow oven, stir until :: LANCASTER H it gets thick, then let brown. g p ROWJ(:TION CRED j T ASS ’fJ g For our closer, Mrs Ray Snad- jj 39 E> cheitput St ., | er of Terre Hill advises a •} jj j; Lancaster, Pa. ~ HOUSEHOLD HINT « Fh . L , nc . 3.3921 if Don’t throw away that old || H piano stool. Pamt it to match ~;;uuu:;n:::: iiiiiiiniMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii | DR. E. R. GEHMAN | | OPTOMETRIST | | EXAMINATION OF EYES | 1 42 So. Prince St.. Lancaster Pa, _ 1 | OFFICE HOURS 9 A. 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