FARM WOMEN NEWS
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Lucky husbands of Society of
Farm Women 2V
They were entertained at a
family style dinner at the an
nual Christmas banquet of the
group at the Dutch Dell Restau
rant. Official hostesses were Mrs.
Clair DeLong, Mrs. Richards
Wood and Mrs. Thomas Bradley.
When the group next meets
on Jan. 9 at the home of Mrs
Woods, Quarryville Rl, Mrs.
Melvin Meek will occupy the
president’s chair for the first
time. Other officers are Mrs.
James Landis, secretary; Mrs.
Morgan Foose, vice president,
and Mrs. Bradley, treasurer.
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The ceremony of the Advent
Wreath was a feature of the
Christmas meeting of Society of
Farm Women 8 in the home of
Mrs. Clyde Wivell, Marietta R 1
Mrs. Dottie Heisey sang the mu
sical portions and the members
assisted with the readings. For
mer County president Mrs Paul
Witman led the devotions.
During the business session,
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Mrs John Warfel and Mrs Roy
Gneder, along with the newly
elected president, Mrs William
Heisey, were named delegates
to the 50th State Convention in
Harrisburg in January.
Retiring president, Mrs. J
Harold Frey, was presented a
gift by the society.
The next meeting will be held
at Walnut Tree Farm, the home
of Mrs Herbert Farver, Mount
Joy Rl, on Saturday, Jan. 11.
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Society of Farm Women 18 This rests on a red velvet
met recently in the home of Mrs. backing on which a Madonna
T Hershey Rohrer, East Peters- and child are mounted. Other
burg, with Mrs. Edward Wissler decorations were made from
presiding. scraps found around the house.
Mrs. Christ Greider ; was in The next meeting of the group
charge of the devotional part of vull be held on Jan 18 at 1-30
the program. p m . in the home of Mrs Ray-
A gift of $25 was sent to a mond Stoner, 1051 Eden Road,
family in the southern section when Mrs. Floyd Rudy will
oi the county whose need was speak on Lace Braiding,
brought to the attention of the (Continued on Page 18)
Start Planning At Home
For Savings At Supermarket
Plan before shopping and you
may be able to reduce food costs
by 10 percent or more, suggests
Harold E. Neigh, extension con
sumer economics specialist of
Penn State University.
Read and use food ads so you
can take advantage of weekly
specials. Also include a few fa
vorites of your family in your
weekly shopping plan.
Plan a marketing list and re
member to take it with you
when you shop. If you list sim
ilar items together, you’ll be
local presidents at a recent ex
ecutive board meeting
Helen Hess, a society mem
ber, displayed a Christmas tree
trimmed in hand-made orna
ments and showed other Christ
mas decorations She substitut
ed for the scheduled speaker
who became ill and could not
attend.
Mrs Hess told the group that
she feels there should be one
main decoration that portrays
the real meaning of Christmas.
Her favonte piece is a della
robbia wreath which she fash
ioned from a garland of small
fruits and illuminated with
small Italian-type lights within
the fruit.
able to save time and many
steps, Mr Neigh points out For
example, listing all items to be
bought at the meat counter to
gether will add to your shopping
convenience.
If you plan to buy all the sta
ples you need and as many per
ishables as you can convenient
ly and safely store, one shopping
trip may be enough, for the en
tire week. However, a second
trip may be necessary for milk,
meat, and vegetables if space is
limited in your refrigerator and
freezer.
Select the store within your
shopping area that gives the
most specials or features you
can use Learn when to shop
Shopping is easier when the
store isn’t too crowded A store
is usually less crowded during
the morning and early after
noon than it is late afteinoon.
If Saturday shopping is a must
for you, you may find the store
is less crowded during the earli
er morning hours, says Mr.
Neigh.
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With the season of holly and mistletoe,
of Christmas bells and friendly
greeting, comes an Inner glow
a measure of thoughtfulness for others an
indefinable blessing known
as the Christmas soirlt.
It is our wish that this inner glow will
gladden and enrich your
Christmas season, j
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Ladies,
Have You Heard? . ..
By Doris Thomas, Extension Home Economist
Tips For Enjoying Holiday Turkey
Never freeze an uncooked stuffed turkey or a roasted stuffed
turkey.
The only positive way to test doneness is
with a properly placed meat theimometer.
Much variation in cooking time and tender
ness is due to inaccurate oven thermometers
or frequent opemng of the oven door
Pieces of small turkey can be fried and
the whole turkey can be cut to yield drum
sticks, thighs, wings, back pieces, and breast
pieces.
Whole turkeys can be cooked on a ro
tisserie, provided the weight doesn’t exceed
the manufacturer’s specifications for operat
ing the rotissene. Stuffing the bird is not en
couraged for rotissene cooking.
You can make gravy using canned turkey
or chicken soup, or chicken bouillon.
Carving and serving will be needle retention and excellent
easier if you use a simple gai- eolor The branches are i on g,
rush foi the bud and needles aie stiff and sharp.
Seive tui key on a hot platter T j le aie brittle and the
and give your family and guests branch 1S not always satis .
hot plates to increase their sat- f j.
isfaction with the holiday bird. TI7 , y ' ,
White pines, too, have good
Characteristics Of Christmas needle retention and excellent
Evergreen Trees color. Their foilage is soft and
Balsam firs have good color, a
pleasing odor, good needle le
tention, and are easy to handle
and transpoit They are very ir
regular in shape and inflamm
able when dry.
Douglas firs have a good color
and appearance and good needle
retention. They are easy to
handle and transport but won’t
support heavy ornaments.
Red pines have excellent
needle retention. They have
long, soft needles and a pleas
ing appearance. The color is
fair and sparse blanching is a
problem.
Scotch pines ha\e excellent
needle retention They have a
good to poor color depending on
the strain. They aie pleasingly
branched and have shoit, sharp
needles But thcy’ie inclined to
have brittle needles if the
weather is cold
Austrian pines have excellent
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has a pleasing appearance, but
sometimes foilage is not very
heavy.
Norway spruces have good
color and a pleasing appearance
with short, sharp needles. But
they have poor needle reten
tion
Colorado blue spruces have
exceptional color and a pleasing
appearance They have short,
sharp needles and poor needle
retention although it is better
than that of the Noiway spruce.
Handle Satin Carefully
If you’re making a dress of
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