—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 24,1971
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Ladies,
Have You Heard? ...
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Food Packages Open Dating
Those numbers and letters stamped on food product packages
and containers are causing some controversy.
The numbers and letters are intended
primarily as inventory and quality control de
vices for use by food producers, processors or
retailers But there is no universal coding
system The codes are usually established by
the processor, and may provide various kinds
of processing information including dates
The controversy over coding concerns
whether or not the processor should be 're
quired to “open date” all packaged perishable
foods so consumers could have some idea of
product freshness
Open dating advocates say the informa
tion would help the shoppei in stoi e and at
home as she stores and uses the foods They
also point out open dating would make stock
rotation and out of date food
removal jobs easiei for the re
tailer
Those against open dating be
lieve that it would not be of too
much benefit to the consumer,
because product quality also
depends on temperature con
ditions and handling
They also feel open dating
would be costly to shoppeis
because they would seaich
through products on the shelf
to find the most leeent date
This would cause acceptable
products fo be i ejected and
eventually leach their expira
tion date And this would in
crease the amount of wasted
food
Some people feel the increas
ed waste due to selective buy
ing would lead to higher food
prices And retailers might de
lay restocking until all pro
ducts on the shelf were sold
Still others feel that once the
shopper got used to the read
able dates, there would be no
problem And data from open
dating experiences in this coun
try and m Europe tend to sub
stantiate the opinion
However, even if open dating
becomes a widespread practice,
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1278 LOOP ROAD
Lancaster, Pa. 17604
397-3721
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there’s little chance for agree
ment on what date should be
used the date the product
was processed, the date it is put
on the shelf, the expiration date
for selling, or the expiration
for use in the home
Ventilating The Kitchen
If you can still identify the
odois from last evening’s meal
when you enter your kitchen, it
could be that the ventilation
may not be adequate in your
cooking area.
The answer may be to add an
exhaust fan to the kitchen Or if
you ah eady have one. check the
filtei and operation of the fan
Exhaust fans come in various
shapes and sizes Choose the one
that’s best suited to your needs
The size of the fan is im
portant And the Home Ven
tilating Institute, called HVI,
has established standaids for
fans according to various room
sizes
A fan’s ability to deliver air
is rated of cubic feet
per minute or cfm for short.
Probably nothing smaller than
120 cfm is useful in a kitchen
All fans whether approved
by HVI or not should have a
Society 3
Society of Farm Women 3
met Saturday evening, April 17
in the social room of Salem
Lutheran Church, Ephrata The
members and their families were
entertained at a covered dish
supper The business meeting
was conducted by Mrs Robert
Gregory.
Members of Society 3 were en
tertained by Society 30 on April
19 at New Holland Grace Breth
ren Church The members also
sewed at the Ephrata Commun
ity Hospital on April 20.
A donation of $5O was made
to the American Cancer Society
Sandwiches will be provided for
the USO on May 1.
The Society will pay any 4-H
club member who is the son or
daughter of a Farm Women
member 25 cents a mile for the
Walk-A-Thon on May 5 for the
benefit of retarded children
The piogram for the evening
was “The Family Album ” Mrs
cfm rating and an Underwriters
Laboratoiy label that certifies
the electrical safety of the pio
duct.
Hood fans are popular for
built-in langes and ovens The
most efficient fans carry odors,
heat and gases directly outside
tlnough the ducts Hood fans al
so protect cabinets from heat
and spattering grease Nonduct
ed hood fans are less efficient
than vented ones. They will fil
ter out smoke and grease, but
heat and moisture remain in
the kitchen
Hood fans have be«i design
ed for the island kitchen. This
system requires a fan that’s
strong enough to vent gases
from a range that’s open on
at least two sides.
Don’t let unpleasant cooking
odors be offensive in your
home. Check the possibility of
an exhaust fan that’s best for
your kitchen and range
Farm
Societies
Harold Fry was the narrator
with husbands and sons of mem
bers serving as models
Society 8
Farm Women Society 8 met at
the home of Mrs. Ruth Drager,
Marietta RDI, on April 17. There
were 34 members present with
three visitors
The meeting was in charge of
Mrs Anna Mae Derr. The song
“In The Garden” was sung by
all Devotions were in charge of
Phyllis Endslow Roll call re
sponse was mentioning the first
sign of spring noticed.
Reports from various commit
tees were given during the bus
iness session Final planning for
those wishing to go by bus to
the Spring Rally at Stokesays
Castle on May 12 is to be made
shoi tly
Mrs Robert Hiestand gave a
reading called “Housecleaning”
which in word retraced the pro
cedures ladies often follow as
they do Spring cleaning
Speaker was Mrs Marianna
Hagan, owner of the cookware
shop Chef’s Bazaar in Manheim
As she used her special cook-
May We Suggest?
For Every Day Gifts Weddings
Select Your Gifts From The Popular Brands We Have':
Oneida Stainless Cutlery
Glassware:
Imperial - L. E. Smith
Westmoreland
French Stemware
German Stemware
Armetale 1776
Old Harbor Candles
Noritake China (92-piece set)
Heritage Stoneware (45-piece)
Orders taken for Fathers Day and Christmas.
Items From Our Hardware Department:
Builders Hardware
Schlage - Safe - National - Slaymaker - Reading -
Baldwin and Norton.
Tools - Bright Star Batteries - Weather Stripping
Monarch Kitchen Heaters - Black or White
We Issue Fishing License Order Dog Licenses
Home Appliances
149 East Franklin Street, New Holland, Pa,
Open Daily 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. - Thurs. and Fri
til 9 p.m. Closed Wednesday Afternoon
Women
ware, her unique demonstration
of making the French Crepe was
very informative. Each person
was served a Crepe which was
filled with apricots and marma
lade sauce, making it a tasty
treat.
Hostesses for the afternoon
were Ruth Drager, Pauline Mil
ler, Vera Frey, Margaret Heisey
and Agnes Houseal.
The next meeting will be May
22 at 2 p m. at the home of Mrs,
Grace Bixler, Marietta EDI.
Society of Farm Women 9
entertained County officers
and Society 17 at their April
meeting held in the Boys Club
Camp at Marticville, Pequea
RDI Mrs J. Edward Brenne
man, president, and Miss Clare
Gardner, Society 9 member,
presented a program of slides
and commentary ,on their recent'
trip to the Holy Lands.
They also showed articles
they brought back with them.
Mrs Clarence Carter led the
devotions
Samson Card Tables and Chairs
Mothers Day Plates Are Here!
Stanley Curtain Rods
Society 9
A bus trip is planned to Her
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