—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 2, 1972 8 Old Wives’ Tales Old wives—and young ones, too—subscribe to a number of fanciful tales regarding dairy products. Perhaps the biggest misconception involves dairy foods’ fat content—with many homemakers believing them to be far more “fatty” than they truly are In a recent coast-to-coast survey conducted by USDA’s Stastical Reporting Service Special Surveys Branch, more PAINT NOW. . • then relax for 7 years! NYL.ENE ,tt wava« lot nKcatf** WMTO a«r»* **** BRUSH ON - ROLL ON - SPRAY ON GUARANTEED TO LAST 7 YEARS! The Perfect Coating for INDOORS or OUTDOORS of FARMS. HOMES or INDUSTRIES 100% WATERPROOF 100% SUN PROOF 100% LEAD FREE SWIMMING PO°OLS B o'uTSIDES WONT BLISTER 0R FADE DAIRIES^ < HOUSE* CHOUSES^ O SiRN°5 UT S S 'SS ”r B 7„ EELO rO C » H ' B P O D^V T ? 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All the rest guessed too high—with three in 10 even thinking milk contained 50 percent or more fat The homemakers were equally wide of the mark in judging the Farm Calendar (Continued From Page 1) vo-ag room, Penn Manor High School. Lancaster County Farmers Association board meeting, Farm and Home Center Wednesday, September 6 7 30 p.m Lancaster County Soil and Water Conservation District meeting, Farm and Home Center. Thursday, September 7 Bpm Ephrata Young Far mers officers and committee meeting, vo-ag room, Ephrata High School. Friday, September 8 7pm Pennsylvania Egg Marketing Association meeting, Holiday Inn, Denver NYLENE THE SEVEN YEAR LEAD-FREE COATING FOR USE ON • WOOD • METAL • MASONRY • CONCRETE • EVERYTHING! AVAILABLE NOW AT M MARKET Va mi. west of Ephrata on Rt Mon., Wad & Thurs. Tim <t Sat. Till 5:30 p.m Till 9:00 p.m. Open Every Day at 8:00 a.m. Friday Till 10:00 p.m. Closed Sunday Hurt Dairy Product Sales fattiness of ice cream and American cheese. Fewer than a tenth of the respondents correctly picked the “between 10 and 19 percent fat” category for ice cream. One in 10 scored the fat content too low but almost 60 percent of the homemakers believed ice cream to be more than half fat. The fat content of American cheese, which fell into the category “between 30 and 39 percent fat” was also correctly stated by only one in 10 people. The others were split almost equally between those who un derestimated and those who overestimated. For cottage cheese, two in 10 homemakers pegged its fat content correctly as “up to 5 percent”. Most of the others overestimated, three in 10 by a sizable amount. The respondents did best of all when it came to gaging the fat content of low fat milk perhaps because this item’s fat content is often displayed prominently on the label. About half those interviewed correctly placed low fat milk in the “up to 5 percent fat” category. 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