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Show at Pittsburgh She has sold
a number of her pieces
Schmidtkes buy old boards
from houses being torn down.
Carl refimshed an old white
corner cupboard in its original
wood finish, an old plank table
and two chairs that Langes had
out on their lawn for years. Sch
midtkes’ have them in their
house now He also refinished
some antique furniture and made
a pine bed and a dining table. He
made inkle looms with which to
weave belts He also constructed
racks of bins, which line their
craft room in the attic, to store
yarns and various craft
materials Some antiques you
find in their home are an old
Swedish cupboard, a large
spinning wheel, a wooden butter
bowl, a lantern and a slaw cutter
They plan to install a Franklin
fireplace in their kitchen soon.
Margnt also has a large loom.
Yes, the whole family goes for
crafts, even the little boys do
stitchery and Sheila, the oldest
daughter, does weaving on an
inkle loom Sheila is 16 and a
junior at Solanco Senior High
School She belongs to the
equestrian club in high school.
She plans to go to college and be a
designer like her mother or
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mushroom needlepoint
picture she designed. She did
the blackwork embroidered
pillow, blue bargello em
broidered stool top. and the
self-designed “Water Pool”
blue stitchery wall hanging.
Saturday, January 20, 1974
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horses
Suzanne is in seventh grade at
Swift Junior High School where
she is pianist She takes lessons
from Dons Nolt in Lancaster and
wants to make a career of music.
She plays Bach and Mozart
compositions She also plays at
home and the family sings. Both
girls belong to the Quarryville 4-
H Horse Club
Carl (“Sonny”) is five years
and Charlie is four years old
They both will go to school next
year
Dr Carl is a good golfer and a
good athlete He bowls on the
Millersville faculty team. He
used to play football in college.
He is the gardener and raises all
kinds of vegetables which his
wife freezes
Margrit started an herb garden
and has twelve varieties. She
wants to make a sachet She also
raises strawflowers. She makes
dried centerpiece arrangements.
She and the children made
Christmas decorations and
cookies.
Dr. Margnt Schmidtke is
president of the Conestoga Valley
Craftsmen Guild for Lancaster
County which meets monthly.
This chapter is one of 11 chapters
in the Pennsylvania Craftsmen
Guild Dr Schmidtke also serves
on its board of directors. It sends
out a state newsletter. The
Pennsylvania Craftsmen Guild
holds a fair every August and in
recent years has been held at
Millersville State College. It will
be held there August 1973. They
want original work at this fair,
not kits It can’t be a hobby, it
must be a skill The standards
committee requires that m order
to display at the fair you have to
be a member with your dues paid
and must have attended three
meetings Included in the show
are pottery, weaving, stitchery,
woodwork carving and pieces
turned out on a lathe, silver,
pewter, tinware and jewelry.
The craftsmen guild has been
extended to the national level,
known as the American Crafts
Council This week the Junior
League of Conestoga Valley
organized They pay one dollar
dues instead of the five dollars
dues paid by adults They can
participate at the August fair and
can go to workshops where they
teach crafts Anyone interested
in loming either group may
contact Dr Schmidtke People
can join anytime
Dr Schmidtke, having a B S in
Home Economics is also
proficient in culinary arts. Here
are some of her favorite recipes
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Ground Beef Stroganoff
8 oz. uncooked noodles
1 beef bouillon cube
1 garlic clove, minced
1-3 cup onion, chopped
tablespoons cooking oil
pound ground beef
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoons salt
v 2 teaspoon paprika
2 3-oz cans mushrooms
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1 can condensed cream of
chicken soup, undiluted
1 cup commercial sour cream
Chopped parsley
Cook noodles according to
directions, first dropping a
bouillon cube into the noodle
water Brown garlic, onion and
crumbled beef in the oil. Add
flour, salt, paprika and
mushrooms, stir, and let it cook
for 5 minutes. Add soup and
simmer for 10 minutes Stir in
sour cream, keeping the heat low,
so it won’t curdle and let it heat
through To serve, pile the
noodles on a platter and cover
with stroganoff mix. Sprinkle
chopped parsley around in a
lavish band.
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Zucchini Au Gratin
2 tablespoons butter
>/4 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 pounds zucchini, cut in Vz inch
chunks
Vz teaspoon salt
Vs teaspoon white pepper
Vz teaspoon dill weed
16 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
4 oz. Cheddar cheese, cubed
Vz cup soft bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Heat butter in frying pan and
saute onions and garlic. Add
zucchini, salt, pepper, dill weed
and cook for about 5 minutes.
Layer zucchini mixture in but
tered Wz qt. baking dish with
tomatoes and cheese. Combine
crumbs with melted butter.
Sprinkle on top of casserole. Bake
at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Serves 6.
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Cherries with Dumplings
Wz lb fresh ripe cherries, rinsed
and pitted (sour)
Wz cups water
1 cup sugar
I cup sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
v 4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
(peel)
1 teaspoon grated lemon or lime
zest (peel)
1-3 cup milk
2 teaspoons melted butter
Cook the cherries, water and
sugar in a heavy saucepan,
covered, over medium heat until
soft and of sauce consistency,
adding a little extra liquid if
necessary Stir frequently, and
do not allow to scorch
Prepare dumpling batter - Sift
flour, baking powder and salt in a
bowl Add orange and lemon or
lime zest, milk and melted
butter, and mix until dry mixture
is just moist and blended. The
batter should be lumpy. Drop
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Sheila Schmidtke inkle weaving a belt on an inkle loom
made by her father.
batter into boiling cherry sauce
by tablespoons; cover saucepan,
cook over lowered heat about 20
minutes without disturbing.
Serve immediately. Serves 4 to 6.
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Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie
1 1-3 cup sifted all purpose flour
Vz teaspoon salt
Vz cup solid vegetable shortening
3 tablespoons water
1 pt. vanilla ice cream, softened
2 cups (1 lb. can) pumpkin
Vz teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Vz teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon vanilla
Wz cups heavy (whipping) cream
or topping
Vz cup slivered almonds
2 tablespoons sugar
IVz cups sugar
Combine flour and Vz teaspoon
salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening
until uniform, but coarse.
Sprinkle with water, toss with a
fork and press into a ball. On
lightly floured surface, roll out
pastry V/z inches larger than
inverted 9 inch pie plate; fold
under to make a high-standing
rim around edge, then flute.
Prick sides and bottom. Bake in
450 degrees oven 12 to 15 minutes,
or until lightly brown. Cool.
Spread softened ice cream in
cooled pie shell; place in freezer.
Mix pumpkin with V-k cups
sugar, % teaspoon salt, spices
and vanilla. Whip 1 cup cream
until stiff and fold into pumpkin
mixture. Spoon over ice cream in
shell. Freeze uncovered until set,
then cover with foil and freeze
until firm, 6 to 8 hours or over
night. Meanwhile, combine
almonds and 2 tablespoons sugar
in skillet. Stir over low heat until
sugar melts and almonds are
lightly toasted. Spread on waxed
paper or foil; cool; then break
apart. Before serving pie, whip
remaining x k cup cream until
stiff. Spoon over pie and garnish
with almonds.