B—Lancaster Farming, Friday, April 5, 1957
For the
Farm Wife and
Want to Know How to Keep Pecans?
Here’s a Way to Can or Freeze Them
A lot of people have been to
the South this winter and be
sides acquiring a good suntan
they have bought up a good
supply ofpecans which are un
usually plentiful this year. If
you have brought home any
amount of these nuts or if you
have been given some by a
friend, you are probably wond-
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enng just how to store and keep
them for future use. We have
here a few suggestions for you.
Because of the high fat con
tent of nuts the fats and oils
give them their charcajteristic
rich jflavor they are a very
perishable food, and when ex
posed to air and warmth they
soon become rancid. Contrary
to a popular belief, pecans keep
better in the shell stored in a
dark place at a temperature be
low 40 degrees F. Even under
these conditions nuts will keep
hardly more than nine to 12
months without becoming ran
cid
To keep small quantities for a
short time the best plan is to
shell the nuts, pack them in
plastic bags, and store in the
freezer or refrigerator This
way they will keep for six
months
Many homemakers have re
quested information for canning
pecans and Here is the most
practical method for canning
nuts at home Nuts packed com
mercially in vacuum tins natur
ally will keep fresher than those
canned at home Commercial
canners are equipped to can
thcnt in a vacuum. Humes do not
have this equipment.
If the pecans arc shelled, use
only unbroken halves. Pack m
sterilized jars, place a double
fold of paper toweling or Kleen
ex in top of jar, and adjust lids
en in top of jar, and adjust lids
according to instructions. ' (If
two-piece lids are used, screw
'lid tight.) Place on rack in pres
sure cooker with two inches of
water. Exhause air, close pet
cock and allow pressure to come
to five pounds. Hold at this pres
sure for five minutes; then open
petcock and exhause,, steam -at
once. Do not allow pressure to
go down before opening.
Pecans canned in this way are
in partial vacuum and may be
kept six months to one year.
They should be stored in a cool
dark place. Regular Mason can
ntng jars with new canning tops
should be used.
We have here a recipe for
Homemade Noodles which was
requested several weeks ago. It
is sent in by Miss Esther Weav
er of Lampeter, who says in her
letter:
Years ago more people made
their own noodles, especially, to
ward fall before eggs got scarce
and high in price. I still make
over Mother’s receipe.
3 big eggs
3 tablespoons of water to each
egg
Pinch of salt
Flour
Beat eggs, whites first, then
yokes, add water and salt and
stir, add the sifted flour and
stir, lastly by hand so as to get
a very stiff dough. Divide in
about four chunks and roll very
thin takes “elbow grease”
Put on a clean cloth over the
back of a chair .and let get sort
of dry, but not too dry or they
break Dust on a little flour and
roll like jelly roll Slice down
with sharp knife, shake apart,
and put on cloth on table in the
pantry or someplace to dry for
a few days. Store in glass jars
and they will keep well. Nice for
soups but I like them boiled' in
salty water with cream and
brown butter poured over.
Miss Weaver sends along this
next recipe, too, which she says
she got from her Franklin Coun
ty cousins many years ago.
“ZEE ZEES”
Esther Weaver, Lampeter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup baking molasses
1 cup lard sometimes I use
half butter, but good either
way
Pinch of salt
1 tablespoon ginger
Mix and let come to a boil
Boil for a minute, stirring con
stantly Remove from fire and
add a teaspoon of soda and mix
in.
Set aside to cool, then add
two beaten eggs and flour to
make a stiff dough. Keep mix
ture warm and roll thin. Cut
out and bake. I often make lit
tle rounds like dollars if they
are to given where there will
be a lot of rich cooking.
These “Hot Cakes” sound as if
they would literally melt-in
your-mouth and Miss Weaver
tells us how to make them.'
HOT CAKES
Esther Weaver, Lampeter
I use “Golden Guernsey”
milk and save some of the top
until I have a big cup of very
rich milk which I let get thick.
When ready, I take % cup sweet
'milk and put in two rounded
tablespons of All Bran and let
soak just while getting organiz
ed Beat two eggs and add; then
add the sour milk and a pinch
of salt and stir. Add a half cup
of flour sifted with a rounded
teaspoon of soda. I also add
some light brown sugar or some
table molasses. Lastly, I add
corn meal to make a medium
batter, not too thin nor too
thick. Have a big skillet with a
little lard in it and bake, turn
ing once. Since the sour milk is
so rich and there’s sweetening
in, they don’t haye to have any
thing spread on them. However,
I always have to warnl some up
and then I spread them with
peach preserves or molasses.
• NOODLES
Esther Weaver, Lampeter
SPONGE CAKE
Esther Weaver, Lampeter
Take four big eggs; beat
whites until light, then .add.
yokes and beat some more. Add
1 cup of granulated sugar and
beat; then add another cup and
beat some more. Have ready a
cup of hot milk-or water. Also
have sifted three cups of flour.
Add some of the liquid and a
cup of flour sifted with a round
ed teaspoon of baking powder.
Continue with the milk, alter
naing with the flour, each cup
of flour having a teaspoon- of
baking powder in it Does not
take quite all the three cups of
already sifted flour. I mix mine
with a wire spoon and sort of
lift up the batter to get air in
it. Can be flavored with vanilla
and baked in four layers and
iced with chocolate icing; or a
cup of prepared dry coconut can
be added and then poured into
a long pan with no icing. The
original receipt was flavored
with lemon extract with white
coconut icing between the lay
ers.
Several weeks ago we gave
you some ways-to fix'ready-to
eat cereals and cooked cereals.
Today we have a few facts
about cereals we thought might
interest you
A colorful package of cereal
is a usual purchase in the week
ly pushcart of groceries of many
families, particularly during the
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