B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 1, 1962 For the Farm Wife and Family Planning Ahead For Christmas By Mrs. Richard O. Spence It isn’t too eaily to begin youi plans for making the many delicacies that have become a tiadition ot the holiday season. It takes a lot ot time and eneigy to piepare fnutcakes, plum pnddmgs and the many beautiful cookies that aie so nnuh a part ot Chnstmas But the pleasui e and anticipation the entile family shaies in making and eating them and the fiagiant goodness ot the kitchen while ail ot this is going on make it more than vvoith the eftoit. If }ou have a cool cellar or attic, or better vet a laige freezer, you can enjoy piepar mg many of jom Chnstmas choice lecipes as you find the time Right now is a good time to get youi fimtcakes-out of the way The tlavoi ot fiuit cakes mellows on standing they aie bettei it they have been stoied thiee to foui weeks befoie cutting Alter baking Wanted Alive! 50 BARN RATS For E\i>ciiinciiLUioii 50c each Lone. 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You’ll shop | k m a happy, holiday mood with no worry about im- | | pending bills to hamper your holiday fun. | | Stop in soon! | I 8 i - i I n t I l i I 50 | I 00 | I 00 g & 00 I I £«. I I THE LANCASTER COUNTY i | NATIONAL BANK I ft ft • 7 Comenicnt OfUccs g L wc.vstek d d O East Kins? Stiect (temporary uddrebb) ks 1.58 Noilh Queen Stieet (Diivc-in Window) s 5 p_ J’mne and Janies Sheets (l)u\e-ln Window) ft liintoln Hwv. Kast ft MOl NT .lOY \ ft One W'cM Main Sheet (I)mc-in AVindmv) ft Ql Vtttl'i \ 11. U, I'LOIUN (St State pound) chopped dates 1 cup dark seedless xaisins 1 cup cuu ants led Unit mix 1 cup (S-ounce jai) cand -1 cup (6Vj ounce iar) halved candied chemes n, cup (4-ounce jai) chopp ed citron cup (4-ounce jar) chopp ed candied pineapple Vz cup (1-ounce jai) chopp ed candied oiange peel Vi cup oiange juice cup pineapple juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 cup butter 1 cup gi annlated sugar 1 cup fmnly packed dn k biown sugar 6 CggS 5 cups silted flour Vi teaspoon salt IY> teaspoons cinnamon teaspoons cloies 1 teaspoon nutmeg 2 teaspoons baking ponder V> cup milk 1 ' ! cup light molasses 3/ i cup chopped nalnutb HAVE (Next Christmas) $ 12.50 25.00 50.00 100.00 250.00 FRUIT GRAZE Butter 2 loaf pans, OVi x 3.14- x 2% inches, line with waxed paper Butter and light ly flour waxed paper. Set a sidc Pi spate fnut and soak in a mixtuie of oiange juice, pineapple juice and lemon juice while piepaung lest of battei. Ci earn butter and sugars until light and flutty. Add eggs, one at a time, beat ing well after each addition. Stir 1 cup flour into fiuit mixture Set aside Sift remain ing 4 „ cups flour with salt, spices • and baking powder. Combine milk and mo lasses Add dn mgiedients al ternately with liquid to ci earn ed mixture, beginning and end ing with diy mgiedients Fold in truit and nuts Pour into loat pans and decoiate tops with cut candied fuut Bake 3U houis m a 250 degiee o\eu. Remoie tiom pans onto wue lacks to cool Brush Fuut Glaze oxer top ot fuut cakes. FKITT GLAZE Combine 3 j cup white com sviup and M cup pineapple juice in a saucepan. Bung to IS YOUR WATER SAFE TO DRINK? Uncertainty represents an unnecessary health hazard. Have an approved bacteriological and/or chemical analysis performed at LANCASTER LABORATORIES, INC. 3125 NEW HOLLAND PIKE, LANCASTER, PA. Phone Leola 056-9043 SHARP PENCIL! Takes one, these days, when if comes to fig uring out what is best for a customer in planning the details of a mortgage loan. Closing costs must be held down and terms must conform to income. Interest rates should be reasonable. Prompt service is a must. If you are looking at homes, look in on us when it comes to the loan. You'll be happy that you did. ALL ACCOUNTS INSURED TO $lO,OOO |£FIRST FEDERAL!) ASSOCIATION OF LANCASTER 25 North Duke St. 1 iflffliliTT*) Customer Paiking in Rear Phone 393-0601 a slow boil and cook for 5 minutes. WHITE FRUITCAKE 1i cup fiuit juice Vs pound cition, chopped Vs pound whole candied chei nes % pound candied orango and lemon pee), chopped 2 pounds white raisins s i pound candied pineapple, cut up 2 cups (4 sticks) butter 2 cups sugar 10 eggs 4 cups flour I l * pounds whole shelled pecans Butter 3 pans. 914 x 514 * 2% inches, line with waxed, papei and butter again. Pie pale fruit and soak in lunt juice Set aside Cream butter and add sugar giadually. Tnen add one egg at a time, beating well after ease. addition. Add Hour and im\ well, stir in nuts and fruit and pour into pans Bake 2 hems in a 250 degiee o\en Cool thoroughly /n pans hefoie removing to cake lack. (Continued on Pa§e 9) *