s—Lancaster Farming, Friday, Feb. 7, 1958 For the Farm Wife and Family Peas This Year are in Large Supply; Prices are Fire-Sale Low The pea-pickers overdid it this year. There are so many peas m the USA that grocers are offer ing them at less than fire-sale prices, Whether you like your peas canned or frozen, you’ll find this the time to stock up. After laying-in a large supply of peas, you’ll need to guard against serving them the same old way, time after time. The “new taste” in foods is as im portant as the “new look” in clothes. Heie are some ideas for adding flavor 1. Saute a shredded onion in butter and use this onion-butter on peas. 2 Saute sliced almonds or Brazil nuts or even bread crumbs and use the same way 3. Season with finely chopped chives or green onions. 4 Peas and rice mix well and look pretty on a plate. 5. Cream, salt and pepper, and if you want, a dash of nutmeg, (take peas out of the ordinary. 6. An equal mixture of sour cream and mayonnaise, heated HEAR The Mennonite Hour Each Sunday Lancaster WLAN 12‘30 P. M. Norristown WNAR 8:00 A. M Hanover WHVK 1:00 P. M at 1958 Pennsylvania Farm Show FUNK'S G WINS 3 OF TOP 5 HONORS IN PA. YIELD CONTEST Published official record of the 1957 Pennsylvania 5-Acie Yield Contest (open to all hybrid brands) showed: Ist—Funk's G-91 2nd—Funk's G-10 sth—Funk's G-95A FUNK’S G HAS WON THIS CONTEST 3 YEARS OUT OF THE LAST FIVE This is the 60th year of Hoffman Quality seed service For alfalfa, seed corn, clover, pastuie grasses, oats —consult your Hoffman salesman or phone Landisville TW 8-3421. A. H. HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC. Landisville (Lancaster County) Penna. o with the peas just before serv ing, is good too. 7. Fine herbs or chopped fresh mint may add a flavor your family likes. Try these tricks with other green vegetables too. Any fam ily can become interested in vegetables with added zest. Don’t miss your chance to give your family top-vitamin value cook peas just until done; use the smallest amount of water (possible. Speaking of peas, a good way to keep the food budget balanc ed money-wise to serve a low cost food occasionally, such as split peas. This vegetable rates as a bargain in price this year and, as always, it is a bargain in food value. Note the price per pound, and then remember that one pound will make from seven to nine servings. < Split pea soup has long been popular when made with a ham bone, but this vegetable also makes an excellent baked dish. Using the following method, it takes only one hour to prepare. To one cup of dry split peas, add one and one-half cups of hot water and one teaspoon of salt, or one and one-half cups of ham broth. Boil 2 minutes, then —Carroll Hunt (York County) 153 2 bu per acre —Wm Lane & Son (Wyoming County) 147 3 bu per acre Jai> Quesenberry (York County) 1311 4 bu per acre ★ * A Jf/t ifi )k BAKED SPLIT PEAS ★ * LOOKING OVER THE DATE book with Mrs. Ruth Kreibich, home economist, right, is Miss Cynthia Winner, formerly of Clay ton, N.J., who has been assigned as assist ant extension home economist. Miss Win let soak Vi hour in closely cover ed pan. Add one-half to one cup of chopped ham or other meat, bits of cooked bacon, chopped onion or other seasoning Place in baking dish, cover, and bake at 350 degrees (moderate oven) for 25 minutes If overcooked they will become mushy Serves four One of our readers, Mrs Har vey K Shoemaker, Florin, Pa iiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiimtmm Paste This Poem In the Cook Book I jotted this poem in my cook book many years ago, sajs Mrs. Martin S Brandt, R 3 Elizabeth town We may live without poetry, music and art, We may live without conscience and live without heart, We may live without friends We may live without books, But civilized man cannot, live without cooks He may live without books What is knowledge but gnvng 7 He may live without home— What’s passion but pining 7 But where is the man who can live Without dining 7 llllllllllimilllllllllllllllllllllllllll sent us some Christmas recipes which arrived too late to be printed for the holidays. So we’ll file them away for future use She also included two des sert recipes which you might like to try. The first is for POLKA DOT PUDDING Mrs. Harvey K. Shoemaker, Florin 2 cups water Va cup pineapple juice Va cup maraschino cherry juice 4 tablespoons minute tapioca It cup of sugar Va teaspoon salt IVa cups crushed pineapple 10 maraschma cherries cut fine % cup walnut meats 1 cup whipped cream Combine water, fruit juices tapicoa, sugar and salt. Bring mixture quickly to a boil, stir ring constantly for a few minu tes Remove from heat; mixture will be thin Do not overcook Add pineapple and cherries; let stand till completely set or let ner is a graduate of Albright College, Read ing, and worked as a home economist for the Pennsylvania Electric Co., Lewistown, before coming to the county. (LF Photo) I 27TH ANNUAL FEB. SALE I « H »• jj :: Big reduction in our already low prices ~ | Gas Stoves H I! Water Heaters H ♦♦ tt It Room Heaters H ♦♦ Xt g Clothes Dryers n H Automatic Clothes. Washers H ♦♦ || COME IN EARLY FOR THE BEST SELECTION H \\ Some Specials and Demonstrators at H very low prices H | WARD BOTTLE GAS | :: H j; . Ephi’ata, Pa. g *♦ *« ♦♦
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