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years. She filled the office of
Pomona in Fulton Grange for two
years and served as chairman of ‘
the youth committee one year.
Sylvia, engaged to Bill May of
Annville, expects to be married
in the near future and will reside
in Palmyra.
All the Shirk chiljjren were in 4-
H clubs and deceived many
trophies. Herman took them to
the meetings and helped with the
clubs. Gladys was in the capon,
strawberry, sewing and cooking
clubs. Glenn was in the dairy and
poultry clubs. He also was in
charge of the Dairy Exposition at
Penn State and received a trophy
for that. Dale was in the dairy
club. Sylvia was in the dairy,
cooking and sewing clubs.
Herman has served as
chairman of the Grains and
Vegetables Department of the
Southern Lancaster County
Community Fair for several
years. He is a member of the
Pennsylvania Farmers
Association and has served as
membership chairman, was
director several years and was on
the legislative committee.
Mr. and Mrs. Shirk have been
members of the Friendly Far
mers Club for about 15 years.
They meet monthly with dinner
meetings, mostly in the homes of
members. He is a past president
and Mrs. Shirk has served as
secretary several timeg.
Mrs. Shirk has been a member
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of Farm Women Society 11 for
about 15 years. She was on the
program book committee last
year
One doesn’t have to be at the
Shirk home long to observe that
Verna loves flowers and has a
green thumb growing them. Her
many house plants include
geraniums, fuchsias, impatiens,
begonias, coleus, caladium and
rubber plants to mention a few.
Her lawn is a profusion of
bloom from early spring till late
fall with all her crocus, tulips,
daffodils, hyacinths, lily of the
valley, iris, oriental poppies,
peonies, forsythia, lilacs,
hydrangeas, white dogwood,
dahlias,'petunias, geraniumms,
impatiens, marigolds, sweet
allysum and portulacas.
Shirks have quite a few pieces
of antique furniture which are
family heirlooms from the
Stauffer and Shirk families.
Some of the highly prized ones
are a bird cage tilt top table, a
platform rocker and dining
chairs which were Mrs. Shirk’s
great-grandmother’s and must
be 125 to 150 years old. A child’s
rocker which belonged to Her
man’s great-grandmother is over
100 years old.
Mrs. Shirk enjoys traveling but
hasn’t had time to do much since
in the vacation guest business. In
1969 she and her sister went on a
WGSA radio tour that went to
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
and Holland. She especially
enjoyed Mt. Pilatus in Swit
zerland and their visit to the
Pfaltz area of south central
Germany where her ancestors
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Mrs. Shirk has done quite a bit
of fancy work in the past. She
embroidered bedspreads and
other things and crocheted doilies
and covers.
Vema says “Cooking is my
hobby.” She enjoys sitting down
in the evenings and going through
the magazines looking for
recipes. She has a collection of 50
or more cookbooks, including
french cookbooks, and many
loose recipe clippings. Here are
some of the favorite recipes of
her guests.
Strawberry Pie
1 quart berries, hulled
Simmer together about 3
minutes:
1 cup strawberries
2-3 cup water
Blend and add to above mixture:
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1-3 cup water.
Boil one minute, stirring
constantly. Cool. If desired,
spread a little cream cheese over
bottom of baked pie shell. Save
out about x k cup choice berries.
Put balance of berries in baked
pie shell. Cover with cooked
mixture, and garnish with % cup
berries.
Graham Cracker Delight
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
(Save Vz cup for topping).
Melt Vz cup butter or
margarine, mix with crumbs,
and press in bottom of long
cake pan.
Mix together:
1 cup sugar
cups milk
egg yolks
tablespoons cornstarch
Bring to Boil', stirring con
stantly till it thickens. Remove
from stove, and add 1 large
package of lemon jello to hot
mixture. Cool. When cold, fold in
4 beaten egg whites, 1 package of
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 19,1973
Lucky Whip and 1 can of drained
crushed pineapple. Sprinkle
remaining crumbs on top, and
nuts optional. Store in
refrigerator.
Rhubarb Sauce
4 cups of rhubarb pieces
Add 2 cups hot water and bring to
boil
Add:
1 cup sugar
x k teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons tapioca
Simmer about 15 minutes,
Add juice and rind of x k orange,
or 2 tablespoons nectar beverage
mix.
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Pumpkin Bread
cups sugar
cup cooking oil
eggs
Beat together hard about 2
minutes. Sift together the
following dry ingredients:
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
VA> teaspoons salt
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons soda
Add alternately with:
1 cup pumpkin
2-3 cup water
Mix and beat together about 2
minutes. Can add finely chopped
nuts if desired. Bake 1 hour at 350
degrees.
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Cracker Pudding
4 cups milk, heated
2 eggs separated. Mix yolks with
2-3 cup sugar. Pour a little hot
milk into egg mixture. Return
to boiler.
Add:
2 cups coarse cracker crumbs
1 cup coconut
Stir until crumbs are soft and
pudding thickens. Stir in:
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat the 2 egg whites till stiff
with a pinch of cream of tartar
and I k cup sugar.
Fold the hot mixture into the egg
whites. Cool
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Escalloped Tomatoes
Saute M> cup celery and ‘A cup
onion in 3 tablespoons butter or
margarine. In large bowl mix 2
tablespoons flour, 2 tablespoons
sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, 3
slices bread broken into cubes,
and 1 quart of stewed tomatoes
(including juice). Add the
sauteed celery and onions. Bake
about 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Remove from oven and add l A
cup grated cheese and crumbs.
Bake a little longer, or until
syrupy.
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Sausage and Squash
Vk. or 2 pounds sausage (bulk)
Fry in electric skillet. Remove
most of the fat. Add;
Vfe cup chopped oinon
1% cups chopped celery
Cook covered till soft. Add:
6 cups cubed frozen squash
Simmer about 30 minutes with
vent open. Season to taste.
Prior to serving, add Vz to %
cup grated cheese.
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Asparagus Casserole
2 packs asparagus, cooked and
drained
1 can mushroom soup
3 hard boiled eggs, cut up
Salt and pepper
Grated cheese and dried bread
crumbs on top
Dot with butter. Place in
casserole in order given. Bake Vz
hr. at 350 degrees.
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Strawberry Nut Salad
2 3-oz. packs strawberry jello
IVi cups boiling water
2 packs frozen strawberries
11-lb. 4-oz. can crushed pineapple
3 medium bananas, cut fine
1 cup chopped nuts
1 package Lucky Whip
Make jello, then fold in all at
once with juices. Add Lucky Whip
prior to serving.
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Apple Cake
Vfe cup cooked raisins cooked soft
in just enough water that all
evaporates in cooking.
4 cups thinly sliced apples
2 cups granulated sugar
V 2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
Vz cup coconut
y 2 cup cooked raisins (above
raisins, cooling as you mix
other ingredients)
V 2 cup nuts, optional
Put apples in bowl first, add
rest of ingredients and beat with
spoon. Bake at 350 degrees 40-45
minutes. Bake in long pan. No
icing.
Fix-It Tip
A house perfectly safe for
adults is suddenly filled
with hazards for children.
While all paints are wash
able, some are more wash
able than others, so pick
paints that are reasonably
impervious to fingerprints,
crayons and watercolors.
Where there" are small
children crawling around
and chewing on any handy
object, make certain the
paints you use are nontoxic
Avoid paints that contain
lead or lead chromate
Keep lamp cords out of
the way as much as possible
Replace immediately any
that might be frayed or
broken. Check plug ends for
cracks or for exposed wires
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