B—Lancaster Farming, Friday, May 4, 1956 For the Farm Wife and Family This week our first contribu tor to the Lancaster Farming household column is a resident of Rl, Quarryville, Lena Bru-' baker, who will receive a year’s subscription for her contribu tion? SUGAR COOKIES Three eggs Two cups white sugar One cup sour cream One • teaspoon soda One-half teaspoon salt One teaspoon vanilla, About five cups (all-purpose), enough to make a soft dough Cream butter, sugar and un beaten eggs in a big bowl, then stir in the sour-cream and vanil la." Siftr dry ingredients and add them to bowl, -stir all until thoroughly and smoothly mixed. You may have to add a little ■ Special Prices S On 1955 S WASHER & DRYER S DEMONSTRATORS ■ V //f 't Auanioici 'Ao\l ( ' S 0 v* ■ MOW ON DISMAY AT' g : LESTER A. SINGER ’ ■ gT ■ RONKS, PA. J ritiiiHiimiiiii ” C-s . ©IF 1 Mu See us about getting 'blue on the budget plan. Gives you 4 advantage! 1. You get a big special discoui ordering now. 2. You make only H small payment—tailored to your but^ 3. Many months to pay the balance. You have a future supply of ‘blue coal’— at lowest prices., 4. There's no red tape. PEOPLES COAL CO. OF LANCASTER Lehigh Ave and Marshall St Ph. 7-8204 or 7-8205 Lancaster Look for the color—be sure it's 'blue @ coal' Free To Women... One yeas, charter subscrip tion to LANCASTER FARM ING to one housewite eacn , week who submits tne oest letter . . . recipe . . . home making faint. Send your letter to LANCASTER FARMING. Quarryville, fa- more flour, but keep the dough soft. Let -stand overnight. K Next day, roll dough out, cut any shape desired. Sprinkle lightly with sugar and bake in oven 375 degrees F. Cookies may be centered with raisins or nuts or cherries. This makes about- Ifive dozen cookies. You can also drop these cookies on a cookie sheet if desired. This recipe for Sugar Cookies may be cutin half, but after you have tasted these, in all probability the full recipe will be needed ever often,- she adds. *. * .* i From the same reader, anoth er, cookie recipe. This one MOLASSES CRINKLE COOKIES Two cups flour One-half teaspoon salt Two teaspoons soda One-half teaspoon cloves One-half teaspoon ginger One teaspoon cinnamon Three-fourths cup shortening One- egg. One-fourth cup molasses One cup'sugar Roll in' balls, then roll in granulated .sugar; Bake on un- cookie sheets 15 .minutes at 350 degrees. ' *' * k* One of our ..earliest and most faithful readers, Violet Preston of Coatesville, sends along some ONCE A YEAR— ORDER NOW! Farm Women 5 Aid Two Units With Donations Farm Women 5 met Saturday at the home of Mrs. Esther Ment zer, New Holland, when a pro gram was presented by the Can cer Society with Dr.' Wilhelmia Scott m charge. Donations of $lO each were voted to the Cancer Society and the Migrant Work ers Fund. Plans were made for a two-day bus trip in June, seeing Pennsyl vania’s Grand Canyon, the Corn ing, N. Y. glass factory, Watkins Glen and many other points of interest. During the social hour, a quiz was held and prizes were award ed by the hostess. The next meeting will be May 26 at the.home of Mrs. Tillie Mil ler, Rl Manheim, when the speaker will be Mrs. Howard Clark. Household Hints that she wants to share .with other readers off Farm Wife and Family* Wear a white-cotton glove on hand that holds the baby while you bathe it. It helps make sure he won’t slip when wetrand soapy. Pour hot water into sinks and drains to keep them clean and odorless. GREASE SALAD MOLD It’s easy to remove a salad from a mold if you grease the mold with salad dressing before placing the gelatin in to congeal. " HANDY LITTLE BRUSH Use a vegetable brush when cleaning the bathroom basin. It helps get under and behind the faucets. * * * “Could you ask about some old clothes for a poor family I know?” she asks- They would prefer.- chil dren’s clothes or women’s clothes, size 14, children one to eight years. I will, sew anything that needs to be Trousers, size 30, 'needed. sew them or; "ill’"things that - need sewing before I .give- the clothing to them- I love to sew, so I love to help this. family, for they need Little Brown Church in the Vale There’s a church in the valley by the Wildwood, No lovelier place in the dale; No spot is dear to my childhood As the little brown church in the vale. How sweet on a clear Sabbath morning To list to the clear ringing bell; Its tones so sweetly are calling, Oh, come to the" church itf the vale. There, close' by the church" in the valley, Eies one that I loved so -well; She sleeps, soundly Sleeps 'neath the willow; Disturb not her rest in the vale. There, close by the side of that loved one, ’Neath the tree where the wild flowers bloom, When the farewell hyirln shall be chanted, I shall rest by her side in the tomb. - things.” Send your replies to Violet Preston, 553 Chest- _ nut Street, Coatesville, Pa. One of our readers, Grace Chalfant of R 3 West Chester, has' dug into some wartime recipes. Or do, you remember these? Back in the days of ration poiats and all that, ersatz cooking, and such. But some have stayed on, like one she uses a Tot; MASHED POTATO SALAD Three cups leftover 'mashed potatoes One" medium onion, chopped fine One-half cup celery, chopped fine Two hard boded eggs, chopped Five tablespoons mayonnaise or French Dressing Combine ingredients in order given. Mold in custard cups. Turn out on lettuce and. it’s ready to eat. Or you may slice boiled eggs for garnish if you wish. - - To go with her Mashed Potato Salad, here is a recipe for J FRENCH DRESSING Three-fourths cup salad or olive, oil- ' - ’ Four ■fablespoOns: lemon jfaice or vinegar Three-fourths tablespoon salt (Continued/on page nine) : Farm Women 12 - Meet May 19 at Kneisley Home Societyof FantrWomen No.-12 met at .the Creswell Elementary School Saturday at 2 p. m., en tertaining Society 3. Mrs. Paul Harnish had devotions. There were 26 members from No. 12 and 16 from No. 3, with four visitors. The President, Mrs. Lester Sigman, gave a report on the Horrifemakers Day in Lancaster April 25, with a few highlights from the speaker, Mrs. Arthur Burk, who told of her trip up the Amazon River. The County convention will be in the Manheim Township School Nov. 3, 1956. Extension Workers Week will be June 18-21 at Penn State" College and four from Soci ety 12 plan to attend Speaker at the Saturday meet ing was Mrs. Dorothy Stevens from the Women’s Page of WLAN who spoke on Teenagers. She feels that we are, as adults, responsible for them and to them. As a mother of three, she feels we must guide them spiritually, firmly and, above all, try to un derstand and trust them. tor a ay coal’. 'hot She compared her own teen age to the present day teen agers. She feels there is a wide field for advancement for the teen- they are given wide recognition in all kinds of social work, as schools, 4H club work, through various youth clubs, in newspapers, in local groups. We were pleased to have as soloist Miss Carol Kauflman, Conestoga, who sang “Suddenly There’s a Valley” and “He.” She was accompanied by Miss Elaine Charles. Hostesses were Mrs. Aaron Bleacher, Mrs Roy , Eshelman, Mrs. Clarence Witmer, and Mrs. Came Huber. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. George Kneisley, Conestoga, on Saturday, May 19. Ward’s Four-H Cooking Club Names Officers Phyllis'Rutt was elected presi dent of Ward’s 4-H Cooking. Club at the organizational meeting Wednesday - evening, - April 25. Nineteen members attended. Other officers named were: Joyce Bixler, ■ vice president; Esther Demmmg, secretary; San dra Rutt, "treasurer; Janet- Hatt and Faye Bmkley, game leaders; Jillia Keeker, song leader; Janet Halt, pianist, and Josephine Lausch, news reporter. Leaders are Mrs. Harry Sho walter, Mrs: Amos Nolt, Mrs. George Rutt, Mrs. Norman Lausch, and Miss Elmore Grif fith.' Project chosen wis “Mealtime Magic,” ~ which includes yeast rolls, preserves or quick marme lade, Italian spaghetti with meat balls, Salads, etc. * * Next meeting, will be May 9 at Z-P .m. in the. basement of Ward’s Bottle Gas on Route 222 at Ephrata. 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