—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 20,1971 22 Mrs. Akers (Continued From Page 17) Everett High School, Bedford County, in 1950 He vras a tester for 11 or 12 years Actually, this is how he met Ruth. He tested milk for hei father A good dany man, he placed second in high butterfat for his herd this year in the county DHIA testing He is a member and director of the Lancaster County Hol stein Bfeedeis Association, and a member of the Pennsylvania and the National Holstein Breed ers Association Akers entertained four Wis consin dairy farmers March 4 to dinner at a restaurant and drove them to see some places The Pennsylvania Holstein Bree ders Association ananged the tour of several Lancaster County Holstein herds March 4 and 5 and motel accommodations for the 44 Wisconsin farmers Akers ship their milk to Ab hotts Dairies in Philadelphia Curtis is milk committee chair man of the Southern Lancaster County Community Fair Asso ciation. Ruth’s parents are Mr and Mrs Daniel E Trimble of Chest nut Level, Drumore Township She was born when they lived along route 272 near Drumore Center. Later, Mr Trimble famed' at Bartville, Coleram Township, at Lampetei,, at Wil low Street and at Chestnut Level Ruth helped with milking and ibarn work, also driving the tractors in the fields as soon as she was old enough She still helps with milking and the barn work morning and evening and works in the fields Her mother was a seamstress, too; she made all of Ruth’s clothes when she was a child Ruth attended Hope School, Kirkwood, for her first grade, Lampeter for second and third grades, then completed elemen tary school at Willow Street She graduated at West Lampeter High School, where she majored in home economics. She attend ed Lancaster School of the Bible two evenings a week for four years. Akers have four childien Gary, 14, is in ninth giade at Solanco High School where he is taking an industrial arts course He plays the trombone in the High School band He enjoys drawing and carpenter work, also cooking and baking He is his dad’s right-hand man on the fai m, since he is old enough now to work in the fields and he helps with evening milking and other jobs. . , „ Gaiy has a 4-H cow and heifer, has been in the Lancaster County Holstein 4-H Club four years and last year had one of the high re cord books in the county Ken neth Ratt is his 4-H leader. Gary is in the dairy club at school They judge cattle on the boys’ home farms This summer they are going to Penn State University to judge in the con test and expect to get m as many judg'ng contests c,s they can Donna, 12, is in seventh grade at Swift Junior High School She plays flute m the Junior High School band She does some Helps With Dairying, But Her Love Is Sewing Mrs. Curtis E. Akers, Mechanic Grove, is making a dress for a friend. In the back ground is her son’s sport coat, her winter sewing, made a pants suit re- Mrs Akers is a member of the cently She had one year in PTA She has been a room 4 H sewing at Quarryville She mother and goes on class trips. has been in Lancaster County ghe lg a member o{ Farm Wo . Holstein 4-H Club two jears d society 31 which organized also had one of the highrecoid June mQ ghe heJ d with books m the county She had a stand had at heifer in the club for two years f sa , £ and went and made some fine recoids with t 0 Conestoga v3ew and her She wi 1s ow e played games with the patients heifer this year. She also cooks PJ y r “ cently had a covei ed and baKes dish SU pp er ant j party in one of Linda is nine and m fourth their homes Their programs grade a 1 Quarryville Elementary have included an aitificial flower % , , arrangement and a candy-making School She is taking clarinet demo ° stratlon lessons Nancy is in first grade at the same school Akeis are members of Calvary REBM EASTER Fa. Smo Open 'i 9 P. M Soft and Creamy Full of Coconut Rabbits Pigs Cats Crosses 25c -40 c -50 c -60 c -75 c - $T .00 Names put on Goods over 50c FREE REBMAN'S ■*■■■*■ ** 800 S. QUEEN, LANC. hours At the end of one hour coat and her 'daughter’s spring suite she you may pour 1 cup tomato maf i e juice or pineapple or any sauce you prefer on ham The sauces are optional. It is tasty without Independent Church and Sunday any sauce - Serves 8. School, Mechanic Grove Mrs. Akers sings solos at cnurch and at weddings. She directed the Junior choir two years and was in the Senior choir until this 1 Mi. North of Terre Hill on Rt. 897 East Earl R, D. 1 Cuts Mowing Time in Half. 2 Year Worronfy See them at GEHMAN BROS. SALES & SERVICE Phone 445-6272 year She plays the piano for hei own amusement at home. She helps with haymaking in the summer. After the garden is plowed she takes it over and tends to it and the lawn, does lots of freez ing. canning and jelly making. She does some painting in their house. She is a fine housekeeper and does a lot of cooking, although tins isn’t her favorite job as a homemaker Here are a couple of her favorite recipes. SHOO FLY CAKE Crumb together;; , 4 cups flour 1 box brown sugar 1 cup shortening ... Reserve 1 cup crumbs. Pour the following mixture over re maining crumbs: 2 teaspoons soda 1 cup molasses 2 cups boiling water Sprinkle reserved cup of crumbs on top. Bake at 350 de» grees for 45 to 50 minutes in a 9 ’ x 13” x 2” pan. HAM LOAF 1 lb. fresh pork, ground 1 lb. cured ham, ground 1 cup bread crumbs 1 egg 1 teaspoon salt V