6—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Jan. 18, 1957 For the Farm Wife and Family This is the time of the year to repair and refinish any furni ture that may be needing it. Use this first-aid technique for deepiy scratched and gouged furniture If the scratch is not more than 1/16 inch deep, fill with several coats of white shellac, each, ap plied with a very fine paint brush to the scratch only Allow to dry before applying another coat, explains Heflen Bell, ex tension home management spe cialist of the Pennsylvania State University When the shellac filling is flush with the surface, let the last coat dry and sand very light ly to smooth the surface. Rub with polish or an oil stain of the right color and finish with a final polishing Deep or broad gouges may need filling with a wood filler Lightly sand, stain, and polish after the Mler has dried thor oughly ♦ * A new type of'flooring cuts time a room is out of use With .pre-fimshed flooring, a room can be refloored and put back into service the same day, reports Bonnie Dale Sansom, extension specialist in home furnishings of the Pennsylvania State Uni versity. The new custom-sealed oak flooring is nailed right over the old floor It is completely fin ished at the mill, even to final < C° coa Bean Shells jHUh !| For|Mulching & Chicken House Litter SKATES RatJßait & Louse Powder 11 For Cattle Groffs Hardware i; Organic Plant Food Co. '[ grofftown rd. New Holland S ph Lancaster EX 24963 Gas Clothes Dryers Water Heaters Many Other Gas Appliances Priced Low to Sell Our Service the Best WARD BOTTLE GAS EPHRATA, PA Town Store, 25 S. State St. Office Showroom, 1 mile north of Ephrata on Kt, 222 Thoy’ro Worth Mo For the past several years. Pullet end Medium eggs have sold et, or below, the cost of production much of the time. The folks who m»de money were the ones who had lots of Big Eggs all year round, but es pecially from July to January when large eggs ere scarce end sell for a big premium. Prepare now tor batter in come next year. A U waxing and polishing, Mrs L L. Stauffer of Snyder County sends us a helpful sug gestion and also a recipe for Red Candy Apples which was re quested several weeks ago. She says This is how I make tomato soup that doesn’t curdle; first make your tomatoes boi!ing; then put in a little soda, pepper, a little sugar. Stir a little with a spoon and don’t forget to put in a dash of cold water before you add your milk. For you ladies who use canned milk, dilute it before you put it in RED fcANDY APPLES Mrs. L. L. Stauffer, Snyder County Two cups sugar One-half cup light corn syrup Three-fourth cup water Four drops red coloring Two or three drops oil of cin namon Apples Combine sugar, syrup and wa ter in top of aluminum double boiler, place over low heat and stir constantly until sugar is -dis solved and boding begins. Keep crystals wiped from side of pan with fork wrapped in damp cheese cloth 'Boil until syrup reaches 300 degrees Remove from heat and plunge pan of syrup into pan of cold water to stop boiling Gas Stoves s Room Heaters \ Free Parking in Rear for you. Mount Hope Leghorns are noted for large eggs, excellent interior egg quality, and good feed conversion. You get big Premium Eggs when other flocks are laying “Pullets" and "Pee-wees.” Get the facts about "Built-in Profits” in new free Folder... just out. Johnson’s Hatchery Lancaater County’s Only Franchised Mount Hope Hatchery 24 Orange St., Ephrata, Pa. Ph. RE 3.2980 A CALF MAKES a soft resting place for Harold Welk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy Welk, R 2 Strasburg, during the farm show. (Staff Photo, Then 'put it back over hot water to prevent it from hardening Stir in oil of cinnamon and food coloring. This wi.L cover 10 to 12 ap ples Put apples on candy sticks, dip into syrup, hold upright and twirl slowly so syrup will cover entirely. Place on wdl-greased cookie sheet to cool. I suppose there are very few housewives and cooks who have never made or eaten dumplings of some kind or other But have you ever eaten them this way’ Mrs Earl Dowhower, R 2 Eliza bethtown says m her letter We like the Lancaster Fanning paper My husband likes to read the market prices and I like the Farm Women’s pages Here is a recipe I like very much Take a bread recipe (I used the homemade bread sent in by Mrs Mary Klmovski for two small loaves) It is for dumplings to eat in sugar and milk. Make the bread recipe and instead oi mak ing loaves make the dumplings and let rise till done Then steam—ls minutes. I use my dutch oven with the rack in. Put water in the bottom and the dumplings on the rack This makes ten dumplings. From R 1 .Marietta comes this letter. ' We like Lancaster Farming very much, especially the recipes and the news of 25 and 50 years ago Here is my favorite cookie recipe. “SNICKERDOODLES” (Fun to say-to sniff- to eat) . Mrs. Marlin Witmer, R 1 Marietta Mix together thoroughly One cup soft shortening One and one-hasf cups sugar Two eggs Sift together and stir in Two and three-fourths cups sifted flour Two teaspoons cream of tartar One teaspoon soda One-half teaspoon salt Chill dough. Roll into balls the size of small walnuts. Roll in mixture of two tablespoons sugar and two teaspoons cinnamon. Place about two inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake un til lightly browned, but still soft. (These cookies puff up at first, then flatten out with crin kled tops ) .Bake 8 to 10 min utes in a 400 degree oven. A reader who does not want her name used sends us a recipe for the ever-popuSar Sour Cream Cookie. She also says in her let ter: I am enclosing one dollar for another year’s subscription. We all like your paper; it’s interest ing, especially Farm Women’s Page. We read them a5l; some we try, others we don’t. Here is a cookie recipe that is always good. Several batches don’t last long with a bunch of hungry scholars. SOUR CREAM COOKIES One cup shortening One and three-fourths cups sugar Two eggs Two teaspoons extract van illa or lemon or both One cup thick sour cream One teaspoon soda Four and one-half cups "flour Two teaspoons-baking powder One-fourth teaspoon salt Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs and extract and beat until smooth Add cream in which soda has been dissolved, mix; then add flour sifted - with the baking powder and salt Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet and with hands shape into rounds. Press raisins, nut-meats, or chocolate bits into each cookie. Bake in oven 400 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes Makes'six doz en cookies * * * We have still another cookie recipe. This one comes from New Holland R 2. Says Mrs Norman E. Houck Find enclosed on 3 dollar for which renew my subscription to Lancaster Farming for another year I think your paper is a nice paper and I enjoy reading it, especially the page for Farm Wife and Family I have gotten many new recipes and tested them out and they turned out fine I would like to pass along a recipe for little cakes- NANCY CAKES Mrs. Norman E. Houck, R 2 New Holland Three cups white sugar SAVE EFFORT • Fast, 34° to 36° F. Cooling. • Low Power Cost. • All Stainless Steel Construction. • Easy Cleaning. • Permanent Calibration Accuracy. Atmospheric & Vacuum Tanks to Operate with ELECTRIC or DIESEL Come in Now and Get all the Facts. ©Lancaster Co. Farm Bureau Cooperative Association One cup shortening (butter and Bard) Two eggs One-half teaspoon vanilla One cup sour milk Two small teaspoons baking soda Three cups flour Drop from a teaspoon onto well greased pans and bake in a medium hot oven. * * ♦ 5 Another reader who does not wish her name used sends us a recipe for a Chocolate Pie and also some household hints She says. I enioy the Page for the Faira Wife I have tried quite a few recipes with success. Here are a few household hints 1 For a red chocolate cake add a tablespoonful of vinegar be-' fore baking. 2 Paint screen on outside with aluminum paint. You can look out but not in through it. CREAM CHOCOLATE CUSTARD ■ One and one-half pints milk Three tablespoons corn starch One cup granulated sugar One tablespoon butter Three egg yolks One teaspoon vanilla Scald milk in double boiler or pan. Mix sugar, cornstarch to gether, add some of the milk and beaten egg yolks. Stir in milk unti" it boils and add butter and vanilla. For the top part: Beat the egg whites; then add four tablespoons 4X sugar AdcT (Continued on page 7) The Best Broiler Cross * at its Best Martin fuso the work of the m> tion't leading breeders to give yow top quality chicks that mature i early for quick broiler profits. - PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW MARTIN'S HATCHERY POULTRY FARMS, INC. Lancaster, fa. Phone EX 2-2164 Tltoi'OTi/nic/i. / LOW DESIGN t BULK COOLER^ only - 4er/ 'Fronr»:r % IHe : 100, ISO, 200 madili anly 32J4" high. Dillerville Road, Lane., Pa. 300 madai Illustrated.
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