6—Lancaster Farming, Friday, August 30, 1957 For the Farm Wife and Family Fresh Green Vegetables Keep Color If Cooked in Small Amount of Water BOILING FRESH GREEN VEGETABLES Fresh green vegetables need not take on a washed-out look when cooked properly. If they are cooked until tender but still slightly crisp, and cooked under cover, they can look and taste good enough to bring calls for second helpings. FOR SALE * Used Spinet Piano * Rebuilt Grands Also New Pianos and Organs HESS MUSIC SHOP 1660 S. Maiket St. Elizabethtown Gas For Heating Is Best We install and service all sizes of heating appliances. Space Heaters to Complete House Heating Free no obligation estimate given. WARD BOTTLE GAS, Ephrata REimblic 3-2207 P. S. Special low heating rate on gas, -ft# $ • Big New "Visualux” Illuminated Dial Control) • Agitator Wash and Rinse • Mechanically Timed Automatic Cycle' • Amazing "Flex-O-Trol” Automatic Control at taet/ 4e& # FARMERSVIILE EQUIPMENT CO. Eplirata RD2 Ph. EL 4-9221 u Boiling is a very familiar and easy way to cook green vegetables but to keep fresh color and flavor, care needs to be taken not to overcook. For boiling, use lightly salted water half a teaspoon salt and a half to a cup of water, depend ing on cooking time. Bring the water to a boil before adding the vegetables. After adding the vege table, cover the pan. When the water boils again, reduce heat. Some green vegetables, such as shredded cabbage or spinach leaves, may require as little as three minutes to cook tender. Green lima beans may take 20 to 30 minutes, snap beans 15 to 30 minutes. When bojhng leafy greens, such as spinach and beet greens, the water clinging to the leaves after washing them may be all the water needed in cooking Put the greens into the pan, adding salt in layers throughout. Reduce heat after steam begins to escape and cook slowly to prevent stick- THE LITTLE BOYJ BREECHES for" - - (Copyright Weekly Star Farmer) THIS IS THE FIRST in a series of quilt patterns to be offered you in Lancaster Farming. To use the pattern, simply cut your cardboard patterns the same size as shown. Allow extra material for seams. mg. Serve the vegetables promptly. Flavor will suffer when they are allowed to stand. Speaking of vegetables, here is a recipe for beets with orange sauce for added flavor Why not serve a vegetable plate menu as follows- Beets with orange sauce, corn pudding, summer squash, hardcooked eggs and sliced cu cumber salad with mayonnaise dressing on lettuce, whole wheat muffins, -butter and milk, for des sert, sliced fresh peaches and ice cream- BEETS WITH ORANGE SAUCE 3 cups cooked beets Vs cup vinegar 1 cup orange juice 1 tablespoon cornstarch £f&/OP/ wmys/ i OPEN LABOR DAY CLOTHING FOR ALL THE FAMILY S* SHOES ★ HOUSEWARES pTFI ★ LINENS and DOMESTICS IWg ★ HARDWARE MM Maple Grove Bargain Center 8 COLORED 1 tablespoon butter % teaspoon salt Cook beets until tender, then slice, cut in small pieces, or serve whole if beets are small. To make the sauce, combine vinegar and cornstarch and add to it the hot orange juice. Cook sauce until thickened and glossy. Add butter, salt and cooked beets. Heat to blend flavors, and serve. s , * REQUEST Mrs. Charles Graham, Mt. Joy, would like to have recipes for the following; Russian Dressing and French Pastry (pie crust). We hope you ladies will be able to help her out Russian Dressing is a very timely request as we are in the midst of the salad season. So send us your favorite recipe for For Your Shopping Convenience STORE HOURS: Daily 10 A. M. 9 P. M. Sunday 1 P. M. 6 P. M. FORMERLY MAPLE GROVE ARENA REAR OF MAPLE GROVE PARK If you have’ any patterns you would like to have published, simply sketch them on a sheet of paper and send them in. They don’t have to be fancy. Be sure to include any history that the pattern might have. the dressing; and some of you good cooks certainly make French Pastry Mrs Abram E. Landis, R 2 Lit itz has sent us some pickle re cipes. She says in her letter I always enjoy Lancaster Farm ing and always turn to the Wom en’s Page first. As this is pickle canning season, will send a few iccipes we all like. 1 quart vinegar diluted to taste 1 drop oil of cinnamon 1 cup sugar 1 drop oil of cloves (Continued on page 7) 10 A. M. TO 9 P. M. SPICED FRUIT Mrs. Abram E. Landis, R 3 Lititz
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