Home on the Range (Continued from Page 49) 1 teaspoon soda, mixed with 1 teaspoon vinegar Crumbs: 5 cups flour 1 cup lard 2 cups brown sugar Va teaspoon soda Put ‘/a of crumbs in molasses mixture, sprinkle the rest on top, then bake in slow oven (about 350) till done Makes 4 - 9 inch pies Mrs. Ephraim G. Zook RD4 Pa FARM s Raised Coffee Cake 2 cups milk Va cup shortening 1 cup sugar Va teaspoon salt 1 egg yolk 6Va cups flour 1 yeast cake (small) 1-3 cup lukewarm water 1 egg white Heat milk to boiling and let it cool until lukewarm Add yeast, which has been softened in 1-3 cup lukewarm water Add milk and flour alternately to above mixture Litit: NOW YOU NEED PEOPLE WHO FARMING AS MUCH AS YOU DO. 41 1 W. ROSEVILLE RD., LANCASTER PH. 393-3921 Beat egg white until stiff and add to batter Allow to rise in a covered bowl overnight or until light Divide in four parts and pat each in a pie pan Let rise 14 hours Sprinkle with crumbs made from the following 4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon U cup sifted flour 3 tablespoons soft butter >2 teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons chopped nuts Mrs David K Stoltzfus R D 2 Elverson Flaky Biscuits 2 cups sifted flour 24 teaspoons baking powder 3 /4 teaspoons salt 2-3 to 3 /4 cup milk 4 to 5 tablespoons melted shor tening Sift flour twice Make same way as pie dough, only roll out, cut in squares and bake till brown. Serve with molasses “Try ’em, you’ll like ’em ” Quick Mix Sponge Cake iy 4 cups sifted cake flour 1 cup sugar v 2 teaspoon salt Vz teaspoon baking powder % cup egg whites (6 medium) 1 teaspoon cream of tartar Vi cup sugar Vz cup egg yolks y 2 cup cold water 1 teaspoon vanilla and lemon extract Sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Set aside Beat egg whites, add cream of tartar and beat till foamy Add one-half cup sugar slowly, beat till very stiff (don’t underbeat) Blend egg yolks, water, and flavoring Add to dry ingredients Fold into egg whites Bake in tube pan at 375 degrees VI BELIEVE IN THE FUTURE OF Getting started in agriculture is no easy job. We know that, and we're ready to back you with money and counsel. We’ll give you short term loans through Production Credit Association, or long-term loans through the Federal Land Bank Association. Our interest rates are the lowest possible. And, we can advise you on land values, crops the - market, or anything else that’ll help. So, if you’re just getting started, start off with a good, experienced friend.. Farm Credit. XXX Miss Eva Brubaker R D 2 East Earl XXX We’re your kind of people. AGWAY BUILDING, LEBANON PH. 273-4506 J_ancaster Farming, Saturday, January 6,1973 Farm Women Societies Society 5 Farm Women Society 5 members met Saturday, December 31 at the home of Mrs Hiram Graybill, Lititz RD2 Mrs J G Longenecker, president, was m charge of the meeting The afternoon was spent reflecting on Christmas ac tivities Various Christmas readings were read, Christmas Carols were sung, and a social period in keeping with the season was observed In response to roll call, each told the most ap preciated gift received Thank you notes from those receiving fruit baskets during the Thanksgiving season from the Society were read The Society gave 42 baskets of fruit to the elderly and ill in the community A donation of $lO was given to the Tuberculosis Society A special gift was given to Vickie Usner and her family, East Petersburg The State Farm Women Convention will be held January 8 and 9 at Harrisburg The Society will be represented by the approximately 40 minutes, or until golden brown Sarah Petersheim R D 4 Lancaster XXX Chicken Salad 1 quart cooked chicken, cut into cubes 1 pint finely cut celery 1 hard cooked egg 1 teaspoon salt V« teaspoon pepper A little paprika Mix and let stand in cold place one hour Serve on lettuce leaves and spread mayonnaise on top Dust with paprika Miss Ruth Ann Martin RD 1 Denver president. Mrs J G Longenecker, and delegates Kathryn Eichelberger and Elizabeth Hotenstein Members of the Society were encouraged to visit sick mem bers Cancerpads will be made at the home of Mrs C H Hotenstein at 1 30 p m January 18 The next regular meeting of Society 5 will be held January 27 at the home of Mrs J G Longenecker Bad Year for Potatoes Final production figures for 1972 have made this the worst year on record for Pennsylvania potato farmers, according to the Crop Reporting Service Although 240,000 tons is a lot of potatoes it’s some 150,000 tons fewer than were harvested last year, a drop of 39 percent This is the first time that production has ever fallen below 300,000 tons Although tropical storm Agnes and its attendant flooding made total losses to some growers in the Susquehanna River Basin, extremely poor weather before and after this disaster would have still left tne Keystone State potato growers with a very bad year Production of fall potatoes was off sharply throughout the nor theast resulting in a drop of eight percent or 934,800 tons less than the fall potato crop of 1971 Pennsylvania ranks 12th in potato production and thanks to generally bad weather throughout the US it is unlikely that Commonwealth farmers will drop any lower 55
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