Know Terms When Buying Ham Quick cured hams of today are given a mild cure and light smoking. Carol Rothermel, .Chester County Extension home economist, explains that they are prepared by pumping curing pickle into the hams before placing them in' curing vats. After curing, the hams are smoked. Quick cured hams are tender and mild flavored and,, must be kept under refrigeration. To be labeled “ham”, regulations specify that cured or fully cooked hams must not weigh more than the fresh ham weighed before curing. This means that no more moisture may be pumped into the fresh bam for curing than will be removed by smoking and cooking. A ham which contains more than the allowed moisture ANNUAL SPRING SALE NOW IN PROGRESS SAVINGS THRU-OUT THE STORE Now is the time to buy those gifts for Mother's Day and Graduation! Save on Bibies, books, records, games gifts, candles, greeting cards, stationary, etc. I Big Sale - 4 Convenient Locations PROVIDENT BOOKSTORE //WmJ* LANCASTER - PARK CITY y/jS HH 40 East King Strait Park City Shopping Cantor EPHRATA - NEW HOLLAND lll 6« Eajt Mam Stmt M.w Holland East II 23 FARM a There is. a time when it doesn’t pay to have your in too many eggs There are certain advantages to be gained by centering your farm credit needs at Farm Credit. F( example, if your plans for the year ahead include a new piece of equipment, spring fertilizer and see< and perhaps an improvement to your farm home, you can arrange now for a Farm Credit loan to provk the total amount you will need. You can draw on these funds as you need the money. You will pay . interest until the money is actually in use. And then, only on the actual amount in use at any given tinft In addition, by centering all your credit needs at Farm Credit, you will have the convenience of dealir with one source, the security of knowing cash will be available when needed, plus the cost-saving Farm Credit’s v reasonable interest charges. Why not discuss your plans with Farm Credit now. Then when the tune comes to put them into effecl the necessary funds will be waiting for you. mutft be labeled “water added”. Even then, points out Mrs. Rothermel, the finished ham may not exceed the weight of the fresh ham by more than ten percent. Smoked, tendered, tenderized .or ready-to-eat hams have been partially cooked in processing and require a shorter cooking time than old fashioned hams. USDA supervised plants may label a ham “ready-to-eat”, ’’tendered” or “tenderized” when it has been cooked to an internal temperature of 139 degrees Fahrenheit. This is above the 137 degrees tem perature required to kill trichina. the ham is safe for human consumption, but most people prefer further cooking to develop desired flavor and tenderness. A processor may baskets. 411 W. ROSEVILLE RD., LANCASTER PH. 393-3921 cook theham longer if he wishes, according to Mrs. Rothermel. Fully cooked hams, when prepared under USDA regulations, must be cooked to an internal temperature of 148 degrees. This means the hams are cooked longer than the time required for tendered or ready to-eat hams. Most processing plants cook their hams longer than the required time to further develop flavor. Fully cooked hams may be served as pur chased or heated 10 minutes to the pound. • * * Mars’ Temperatures Temperature on the sur face of Mars ranges from SO degrees at noon on the plan et’s equator to about minus 90 degrees at the same place at night. Polar temperatures are considerably colder. p- —»— —— ———•— As we plant our gardens or hoe our gardens we have lots of time to contemplate. We think of early man and his nomadic way of life as he wan dered about hunting food. When he finally settled down and planted seeds,, civilization was changed. The waiting for things to grow took patience and changed men’s lives. We also consider how many more years we will be physically able to care for a big garden. As we consider all the various forces in our lives, there is one thing we are sure of - no matter how carefully we plant and water, only God can make things grow. The other morning I bad to dash for the early bus without being properly dressed. This reminded me of a story which a neighbor lady said had happened to her. One morning she chased the bus in her robe and slippers. On her way home she got a flat tire. A man came out from a nearby house to help her change the wheel. She desperately hoped he wouldn’t recognize her in this unusual attire. But, he said, “Oh, you’re Mrs. Brown’’, and set to work. So when I’m late for a bus, I only feel secure after I’m home again. Our dog has had a running feud with our geese ever since they arrived on the farm from a Connecticut camp. Yesterday he killed one and whether he’s glad CREDIT AGWAY BUILDING, LEBANON PH. 273-4506 Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 28.1973 XXX XXX Ida Risser or sad I can’t say. It doesn’t need to be Thanksgiving to have goose around here. We had to get rid of another unwelcome guest. After receiving complaints for five months about a sheep eating the shrubbery, we contacted neigh boring farmers, the police, the veterinarian, and the Game Protector. No one could help us. We couldn’t catch the animal and so finally shot it. How’s that for beating the high price of meat. Fix-It Tip A bad winter will age a house considerably. Inspect your house and plan for re pairs now. Sidewalks, drive ways, foundations and mor tar joints take a beating from bad weather. Clean away all loose ma terial from cracks in ma sonry. Dig out cracks so that they are wider on the bottom than at the surface. Moisten the inside of the crack and the surface to be repaired. Fill with concrete patch (use a mix to which you add water) and keep moist for several days. After the crack is filled, finish with a wood float for rough surface, a metal trowel for a smooth surface.-Do not attempt re pairs if temperatures are still dipping into the freezing zone. 29
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