10—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday,- February 18, 19B> Best Food Buys Lent Influences Food Promotions . The Lenten Season, which began on Wednesday of this week, promises to exert con siderable influence on retail foodmarket activities in the weeks ahead, observes Tom Piper, Penn State Extension Marketing Agent Being a rare of the Lenten restnet jns observed by some fami lies, many retailers will de velop store features around foods appropriate to the sea son. Traditionally, this is the period during which the sal es of fishery products arc at their annual peak. The fish ing industry plans a concen trated sales promotion th roughout the Lenten Season to further stimulate consu mer purchases* Crab meat • Shrimp trroin page 9 electric mixer or rotary beat er, beat cheese until smooth. Add remaining ingredients; beat just until smooth Over heating will make dip cuo thin) Chill. Serve as a dip with crackers, potato chips, or corn chips, etc Makes 1 1 'z cups CHOCOLATE CHERRY SQUARES 1 cup rolled oats, quick or old-fashioned ij cup sifted enriched flour y o cup brown sugar V> cup butter or margarine 13 cherries 6 ounces (6 -squares) semi sweet chocolate, melted Heat oven to moderate (350 degrees). Combine oats flour and brown sugar Cut in butter until mixture re sembles coarse crumbs. Press into ungreased 8-inch square pan. Bake in preheated oven 15 to 20 minutes. While warm, cut into 25 squares. Melt chocolate over very low heat, (may use double boiler). Cut cherries in half drain well. Place squares on waxed paper; put half cher ry on each; top„with 1 tea spoon melted chocolate Re frigerate Makes 25 squares * * * TOASTED PECANS 3 tablespoons margarine 2 cups pecan Salt Heat oven to moderate (350 degrees). Melt marga rine in a shallow baking pan Add pecans 'and stir un til coated with melted margarine. Place in oven lor about 12 to" 15 minutes until lightly loaded Remove from oven Cool pecans on heavy brown '.paper Salt lightly while still warm FFA WEEK O Feb. 18-25^^4^ S KILL RATS! [ ■ Use ■ | RAT KAKES! S WHEELHORSE and SIMPLICITY Garden Tractors Snavely's Farm Service NEW HOLLAND EL4-2214 Miller Construction Co. Excavating, Bulldozing, Pond building, land clearing, Backhoe work, and trenching. Slrasburg, Pa. OV 7-G277 or Oxford 7-85J3 t continues as a good buy in seafood, sharing this posi tion with fish sticks and por tions, sea bass, scallops, and shrimp In the Chesapeake market area. Eggs and cheese are popu lar substitutes for meat and both items are *n plentiful supply. Right now large size eggs are the best buy and /f Cojv / A \ w \ w • Gets chicks on feed quickly! • Prevents “pasting* when fed! first few hours! 'it's a “pepper-upper* for growing birds and layers. Joseph M. LEOLA QUARRYVILLE FORD PTO MANURE SPREADERS COMPARE, MATURE BY FORD Oi¥iS Rigid steel tax frame with Penta treated wood box Roller chain drives Single lever control of 5 apron speeds Independent throw-out of beaters or apron ■ Disc type friction overload clutch ■ “No arch" design for easier loading, less plugging V Self-cleaning beater teeth and replaceable paddle widespread ■ Quick attaching "Snap-on" PTO coupling GET THE LOW-COST DETAILS TODAY! Elizabethtown Farmers Supply, Inc. Elizabethtown Phone EM 7-1341 Haverstick Bros. Columbia Pike, Lancaster Phone EX 2-5722 Sander Bros. New Holland Phone EL 4-8721 the cost'per serving is lMv:--side. 3 ■ arriving from A wide variety of meat f6a-" Somewhat lower" prices od condition and arereason tores is expected hut at g&i- may be noted On tomatoes, ably, priced. Shipments of erally Unchanged price le- lettuce, sweet com, broccoli green onions from Texas and vels.' Lamb, turkey, ham ahd radishes, and leafy vegetabl- Arizona and xmmarta from certain beef cuts are eligible es. Higher prices are In the greenhouses of Ohio may for this consideration. store for gre'en beans, ahd add a touch of spring to Bananas cohtmue in the cucumbers;'no change likely your wintev £ or value spotlight at the pro- on potatoes, carrots, peppers, a good duce counter The grapefruit i onions, and cabbage. located at the meat counter market continues Vine-ripened tomatoes are in most markets. with fruit being of good qua lity and peak flavor. Orange prices continue firm Some early strawberries are arriving from Florida but prices are on the high 7 Weeks Feed RED COMB CHICK STARTER, for strong yellow shanks, rapid feath ering and quick Charge M RED COMB GRO./ER. RED COMB SCRATCH or your own grams “free Choice" This combination produces sturdy frames and healthy bodies for top egg producers, and quality fryers Gel your supply of RED COMB «l Good & Sons FEATURE MORE! YOU Conestoga Farm Service Park Ave., Quarryville Phone ST €-2597 Allen H. Mate Denver Phone AH 7-SSO2 GET BETTER PROFITS FROM YOUR LAYERS! Feed Poultry Booster Pellets Red Rose Poultry Booster Pellets supply concern trated antibiotics to individual birds temporarily on feed and help speed their return to profitable egg pro duction Chese pellets" reduce absenteeism on the nest, extend the laying season and maintain maximum ra.c ol lay. Feed five pounds daily per 100 hens to pro v.de high protein levels to step up production. Trj them! / A. S. Groff 118 N. Queen. Lancaster. Pa. Chas. E. Sauder & Sons R. D. 2. East Earl, Pa. E. Musser Heisey Musser's R. D. 2. Mount Joy. Pa. The Buck. B. D, 1. Quarry-rule, Pa. Ammon E. Shelly J. C. Walker & Co* R D. 2 L : .ti'z, Pa. . Gap, Pa. FFA WEEK FEB. 18*25
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