1& Lancaster Farming. Saturday. February 7.1970
Fancy Home Canned Foods
Win Prizes For Mrs. James Long
B> Mrs. Chailes McSparran She used to exhibit baked
Lancaster Farming Staff Writer goods also at the Eph ata Fair
- . At the Shaefferstow n Haivest
Lancnstei Ccu’i. a top p ize Dav last s ep t om bei 27 she had
winner in the Home economics n entnes and won on all of
Department a. the recent Penna them At the Shaeffeistown Har-
Farm Show was Mrs James B , est Da> dlffe rent ciafts aie do
Lotto (Edna) who lives on Clay nionstrated such as making apple
Road, Lititz R 1 She captured butter, cider, cigars, lugs and
11 blue ribbons (first), 7 red threshing
(second). 2 white (third). 6 gold 3
(fourth) and 2 gieen (fifth) or a Besides the Pennsylvania
total of 28 That s a pretty good Farm Show Mrs. Long exhibits pggj and g ra te the loots, than She has made over 50 braided V& teaspoon cinnamon
average out of 34 exhibits be- atthe following fairs Reading, add vinegar. mgs She has quite a few of Vi teaspoon salt
cause there is stiff competition Allentown, Carlisle Quarryville, them throughout her house. She % teaspoon soda
She exhibited a 1 kinds of canned Blooinsburg Lampeter Ephrata, jf la 84 vears oW made does needlepoint and cross stitch P/ 4 cups flour
J2fSJS’loin and SatlS " H ° lland MaDheim Sr home wk tC LoSS unS embioidery. She has embroider- % cup oil
dried auoles Some of these'nnz. You can be sure she cans many last fall when she had to go to e d several tablecloths, luncheon 3 cups water
es included menu which is a jars f°°d each year She does the hospital and since as been sets > pillow cases, scarves, etc 1 cup cooked pumpkin
quart each of meat vegetable oV€r quarts and 2000 pints, confined to a nursing home She She made needlepoint chair seats 2 eggs
and fruit and displays of canned Y ou f mu f. take P*“s with exhib- helped Edna make chow chow and a stool. Mix d in g re dients and add to
fruit and vegetables Displays lts for fairs and y° u must also and so did Mary Weit and Mrs She likes antiques and used to a ingredients and mix well
must be of five different vanet- have go ° d Quality products to Lester Kline Mrs Long’s sxster- buy quite a few before they were B walnuts Bake 1% ‘
ies Then she had many single P ut m the i ars It is really hard in-law, helped some so expensive. She has a full bed- : t 3g £ de „ rees ’
quart entries in canned fruit, work exhibiting at these fairs Mrs Long helps with the caie 10 ° m suite, a painted one with
vegetables and meats and single aad there is a lot of know-how of the lawn She says “I always flowers on it, that is ovei 100
entries in jellies She also exhib- needed in o.der to win Mis have a lot of flowers outside and y eai 's old Also a hand caived
ited a braided mg and placed Long hkes to give her friends a lot of houseplants, feins etc ’ chair and old table and chairs, 2 cups dark brown sugar
third on it Mis Long has been Bon how to exhibit at fairs She had a goigeous passion-flow- aiso a s P°oI cabinet She collects 3 / 4 cups butter and lard or other
exhibiting at the State Farm and the y m tlun § ive her tips ei last yeai which had between Adams waie and ironstone wheat shortening
Show since 1962 or 1963 when Besides a lot of work theie is a5O and 100 blooms on it at one pattern china She has about 200 3 egffs
she exhibited foui things lot of expense in canning Ja>’s tune individual salts and 2 dozen mas- % water
Mrs Long sta:ted exhibiting at are exipensive these ciavs and so Mis Long grew up on a faim ter salts> j rounded teaspoon soda 4
local fairs in 1950 and Si-nee then 13 tJie tood rebuys coin, aspai- In fact that fa]JT!j the K]me Edna started collecting wood- 3 cups sifted flour *
has received seveial thousand a g»s, meat and different kinds of homestead, is faimeJ now by hei en pencils when she was quite 1 pound dates
ribbons She takes between 75 fruit Sae has a gaiden and idis- brother Lester Kline He 13 the Joung She had over 1000, all iy 2 cups nut meats
and 80 jars of canned foods to a “.‘ i ‘, nds of vegetables, goiuds SjXth geneiatl on to farm it She diffeient which she has given to ~
each fan usually and last yeai etc Loi ? s ai '° freezes a loc says T alwavs used to woik in Ja F In 1938 she joined a pencil Wash dates-and cut into sma.l
won 800 nbbons At one fan in 01 meat eauliflowei, beans, coin the de j ds j ieallv liked being on club, Ameucan Pencil Coliectois P ieces and put in last with flour.
1969 she won 126 nbbons out of and fiUUs I QI jellies She has the faim ” Longs built their pie- Society She has ovei 2000 post P r °P Po-llf cookie skeet *
136 entries of canned goods, jel- I'y° kilge t- eezjis She says “I sent home in 1950 on an acie of cards including an old leather nake at 300 degrees
lies and fancy wolk Of these en I’ke to ao it giound from the old home taim one She had a postage stamp Heie s a couple lecipes to keep
fries in the fancy work she le- She raises seveial bushels of Mr Long has a lawnmowei shop collection which she gave to Jay lai OX . r S f Um^ e * ™ aaVe
ceived first puze on pillow cases gou ds She gives away pump- and besides selling lawn moweis Ongmally she collected unused PJenty oi 11 esn vegetables
first on wool mg and second on k ns, led beets and goiuds and sells all kinds of lawn and gai- ones but has been keeping can
cross stitch scaives and a table does caning for filends She den things such as fertilizers and celled ones since she went to SANDWICH RELISH
cloth There weie 48 jais of jelly sells 1311. es pickel rings and gaiden tools They sell garden school green tomatoes
When she bungs the jelly home chow chew to madside stands plants in the spung Edna makes Edna has scrapbooks She has 1 rp j nPim -„
she gives it to Homes where it She max s hoise-iadish to use artificial flower arrangements cne on news items, anothei one ■, f m3 ii , a r (n m i «weet nirkles
is greatly appiecialed by the and to sell It i s quite a tedious and sells them too Mi Long on all the places Jay played lus !
guests job to make You must semb, woiks at John H Steffy’s as an organ and pnzes he won She j t prep^. ed mustard
auto mechanic He has been a has a scrapbook on things people « tahiisnnnne salt
mechanic over 25 years Mis make She says “I just love to 3 tablesp oons cornstarch
Long tends the shop while he is make things She saves things j w^j t vinegar (ha lf vine
away " se \\ m f klng f some of ke ’ gar and half water)
Longs have a twelve year old hobbies like decoiating eggs She 3 cups granulated sugar
son, Jay, who is in the seventh has several kinds of eggs and
grade in Warwick High School likes to make nurseiy rhyme egg Mix comstaich with a little
He is very talented at playing his frees She has given several of water Chop or grind vegetables.
Baldwin full-pedal electuc org„n them to homes for shut-ins “J do Heat all the ingredients and add
He started to take lessons ween a l°t for others” she says She cornstarch Cook 15 minutes Re
he was four and a half y r eais old I° ves to share with others She move from heat and add 1 quart
and was too short to reach the always makes hei own Christmas of bought mayonnaise (not salad
pedals so they had extensions put decorations, decorates tiee balls dressing). Jar while hot and seal,
on the pedals so he could leach ®tc She does not take part in
He took lessons for five veais organizations but does so many OLD FASHIONED
from Donna Racei and takes les- deeds of kindness Longs belong PICKLE SLICES
sons now from Kathiyn Leuy to Penryn Refoimed Chuich She
who is church organist at the says “I love cooking” Here are 4 qts. thinly sliced unpared
Fust United Methodist Church a lew of her best recipes cucumbers
ir Ephrata Jay used to play at 6 medium sliced onions
local fairs and talent show's and POTATO SALAD DRESSING I green sweet pepper and
was a guest organist foi Sw'amp . . . . 1 red sweet pepper cut in
United Chuich of Chnst Jay I cup granulated sugar strips
helps with gaiden and climes 2 scant teaspoons salt 3 cloves of garlic
around home He also exhibits ? ea spoons prepared mustard i/, cup salt
some of his vegetables at fairs if- I® 8 ?® Oll5 ® ornB f arc h 5 cups g ranu i a ted sugar
Mr and Mrs Long had another „ Ml * t ® gether then add: 3 cups white vinegar (half
son, James, who w’as killed by an f well eggs> vinegar and half water)
automobile while riding his bicy- , cup m vv, . , 2 tablespoons mustard seed
cle in 1961 He also started to cai> "hfr® y ln ®S a, ‘ fr |se half \y., teaspoons celery seed
take organ lessons when he was vinegar ana half w-ater) IV2 teaspon tumeric
foui and a half yeai s old , B 1 f ,°! fi T e es ’ tllan add
lump of butter When cool pour Combine all vegetables, garlic
.Mis fr° n § Brunner- o^el diced potatoes, hard boiled and salt Mix in 3 trays of ice
vi le and .John Beck Scnools and e gg S> chopped onion and celery, cubes and let set 3 houis Then
Rothvilie High School, now Wai- d.am well and combine all in
befoie HI Sd SC afte°i maniacal PUMPKIN BREAD giedients and bung to boiling
BRAIDED RUG which won third place at the Pa. Farm B ombei-erts stoie at E m Makes 1 lonf p ° 3nd s f dlhot M f kes
Chow r ir DU *. Duiuuei ° u s ituie Makes l loaf about 7 pints These pickle slices
anovv - L. F. Photo Mis Long has many hobbies P/2 cups granulated sugar aie nice and crisp.
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MRS. JAMES B. LONG displays the Farm Show where she won 28 prizes,
canned goods she exhibited at the Pa. L. F. Photo
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