16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 2, 1-963 - BEST FOOD BUYS Lenten Foods Head Lists The Lenten Season, which began on Wednesday of this week, promises to exert consid erable influence on retail food market activities in the weeks ahead, observes Tom Piper, Penn Stale Extension Market ing Agent. Being aware of the Lenten restrictions observed by some families, many retail ers will develop store features around foods appropriate to *he season. All dairy products, eggs and many seafood items are in plentiful supply and subject to promotion in the weeks ahead. March will be observed by many retailers as National Egg Month, Fish and Seafood Time and Good Breakfast Month. Foodshoppers can profit from, the food values offered during these special merchandising events. Livestock markets continue well supplied at barely steady to slightly lower prices. Better buys will appear in pork roasts, chops, hams and bacon and in beef chuck and round roast with some stores promoting steaks. Poultry supplies are moderate and retail prices may vary considerably,, depending upon the promotional plans of individual stores. Fresh fruit and vegetable supplies continue to be hamp Farm Women 5 Make Donation Society of Farm Women 5 voted a $5 donation to the migrant ■work fund in Lan caster County at a recent meeting in the home of Mrs Boy Hershey, 320 High Street, Jtanheim. Members planned a bus trip for Thursday, April i, to a shopping center m New Jersey. Reservations are to be made ■with Mrs. Abram Weidman, Man helm 81, or Mrs Paul Bbersole, 1960 Linden St., East Petersburg. Busses will leave the Manheim Auto Auction and Hast Petersburg Brethren Church at 7 am. Members of Society 5 will be entertained by members of Society 8 on March 16 in the home of Mrs. Paul Witman, Mount Joy. A feature of the program was a review ot the bool "‘Whom the Loi I Loveth by James Huff, given by Mrs Paul Stern. At the next meeting on Saturday, March 30, beginning at 1:30 p.m , member.) of So ciety 22 -will be guests. Farm Women 4 Add Member Mr*. Dorothy Gamble. Muuntville was installed as a member by Farm Women Society 4 at a recent meeting in the P.P.&L. Company build ing. Columbia. Mrs. Paul Kauffman was hostess. Members voted a contribu tion to the migrant fund work. Mrs. Daniel Will presided and Mjs. Frances Brooks was in charge of devotions Roll call was answered by members recalling a humerous cooking incident during her career as a housewife. Mrs. Mary Myers of the P.P. L L staff showed a film ■trip on freezing vegetables and desserts. Keith Mummaw, a kinder garten pupil gave a recitation, and Bonnie Breniser, a sixth grade student played selections on »n electric organ. The next meeting will be held March 30 in the Landis ville Lutheran Church hegmn- Apples and pears remain in ered by the consistent poor adequate supply. ™*se fresh winter growing conditions that £uits are supplemented by the started in January. Best values h ' ghe f bananas grapes in fresh vegetablee will be fou, fawbernes and Imported , . . . ' fruits. The limited volume of nd m sweet potatoes, carrots, , 14