For Farm Women... (Continued from page 6) Vz cup syrup Boil sugar, syrup, and one eighth cup water. When it starts to boil add one teaspoon butter. Boil until butter is melted and add one-fourth teaspoon soda. Stir and when it boils up pour over popcorn and make into balls. Enough for % dishpan full. DATE ROLL Mrs. Clyde Coonce, R 5 Poplar Bluff, Mo. 2 cups sugar (one cup brown and one cup white or two cups brown) 1 cup milk Vs teaspoon cream of tartar 4 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Va teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped dates Vz cup nuts Boil gently, stirring frequent ly, the sugar, milk, cream of tar tar, and butter. When soft ball forms when portion is tested in cup cold water, remove from fire and do not stir for 20 minutes. Add vanilla and salt. Beat until creamy. Add dates and nuts. Shape into roll IVa-inches thick. Place m waxed paper and chill. When cold and very stiff cut into Vs-inch slices. George Rutt Stevens R. D. 1. Pa. Millport Roller Mills J. C. Walker & Son S. H. Hiestand & Co. Lititz, R.D.4, Pa. Gap, Pa. Salunga, Pa. Headquarters For/«v Ful-O-Pep Feeds A\\\\\\\\V@V\\\\\\\\\V Mrs. Coonce has also included a recipe for a holiday salad. “PINK ICE” SALAD Mrs. Clyde Coonce, R 5 Poplar Bluff, Mo. 1 package jello 2 cups hot water or one cup water and one cup fruit juice Let stand until firm. Beat with mixer until foamy and light. Blend in one pint of whipped cream and your favorite fruit. What could be more tasty and pretty to look at than a Merry Perry Fluff Pie? Try serving this as an extra-special dessert to your holiday guests. MERRY BERRY FLUFF PIE 1 9-inch baked pie shell cup water % cup sugar 1 cup whole raw cranberries 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon water 1 tablespoon unflavored gela tin (one envelope) 14 cup cold water la cup sugar 2 tablespoons enriched flour % teaspoon salt 114 cups milk . % teaspoon rum extract 4 egg whites % cup sugar Vz cup flaked coconut Combine one-half cup water and two-third cup sugar in small YOUR l of iwtH&l DEALER Extends His Wishes For A Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year Grubb Supply Elizabethtown, Pa. saucepan. Bring to boiling, re duce heat and simmer five minu tes. Add cranberries and cook un til skins burst, about five minu tes. Then combine cornstarch and one tablespoon water. Add to cranberry mixture and cook until mixture is thickened and clear, stirring constantly. Cool com pletely. Meanwhile, soften gelatin in one-fourth cup water. Mix one third cup sugar, flour and salt in saucepan. Stir in milk. Cook un til thickened, stirring constantly. Blend in softened gelatin and rum extract. Cool. Beat egg whites until foamy. Add one-half cup sugar gradually and continue beating until stiff, glossy peaks are formed. Fold into cooled gela tin mixture. Fold in coconut. Spread cranberry mixture in an even layer over bottom of cooled pastry shell. Spoon gelatin mix ture lightly over cranberries. Chill until firm (one to two hours). If you are doing some cookie baking yet before the big day ar rives we have a few cookie recipes you might be interested in. The first one we have is for Molasses Nut Drops and is very easily mix ed up. You’ll like the flavor of these crunchy cookies, for they contain coconut in addition to the nuts and molasses. MOLASSES NUT DROPS 1 cup lard 1 cup 'each, sugar and molas ses D. W. Hoover East Earl, R. D. 1, Pa. Lancaster Farming, Friday, Dec. 20, 1957—7 For the Farm Wife and Family 2 eggs, slightly beaten 4 J 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 tablespoons baking powder I x h teaspoons baking soda 2V4 cups chopped nuts 1 cup milk Cream lard and sugar. Beat in molasses and eggs. Sift flour with baking powder and soda. Stir coconut and nuts into flour mix ture; add alternately with milk to lard mixture. Drop by tablespoon fuls about two inches apart on an ungreased cooky sheet. Bake at 375* for 10 minutes. Yields 10 dozen cookies. MINCEMEAT FILLED COOKIES 4 cups sifted enriched flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Vi. teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon soda 3 4 cup shortening 3 4 cup granulated sugar % cup brown sugar 3 eggs, beaten 3 tablespoons buttermilk or sour milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Mincemeat Filling: 2 cups moist mincemeat 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and soda. Cream to gether shortening and sugars un beat thoroughly. Combine milk sf *3 » $ y m y i y 6 » <| I 1 5? y y iB B y \y y y y y y y y y y y H. % $ y v ur The Fulton National Bank of Lancaster extends to you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year >EHH SQUARE * McCOVErm ave. * mountville * east Petersburg * akrou y »S «? member federal deposit insurance corporation y S a9!2.3!2»2}»552<2!5<5:55K5!2!a2i2i2t5.2,2' < SsS!S.S •» Cut Out Cut notches out while \ our pattern is on the fab ric. When two notches are to gether, cut them as one large notch, advises Mae B. Barton, Penn State extension clothing specialist. This brings to an end our Christmas recipes. We hope you have found some that you like. We want to take this opportunity to wish all of you a Very Her ry Christmas! Dead Animals Removed Promptly Will Pay Full Value For Dead Animals Dealers in Bones, Tallow and Hides FRY’S RENDERING WORKS Prop., John Fry 2114 Hollinger RD. Lancaster Ph. EX 2-4815 Toll Charges Accepted