26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. September 1, 1973
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Extension Home Economist
New Popularity For Seersucker
Today’s seersucker has
changed. With today’s newer
processes and fibers, there’s a
wide range of seersucker and
seersucker-like fabrics suitable
for wearing the year-round
True seersucker is woven right
into the fabric by pulling some
warp fibers tight and giving slack
to others; The slack fibers
pucker. It has a permanent
pattern with an even design
which makes it more expensive.
To test for real seersucker,
unravel a few threads. If the
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We’ve just had noise and more
noise around here. For the past
week, off and on according to the
showers we’ve had, there have
been trucks and a caterpillar
tractor in our meadow.
The four-foot banks of sand and
gravel from Agnes are being
dumped into the large ponds and
used to cover some of the many
fallen trees. So, after getting a
permit to burn debris from the
Department of Environmental
Resources, we didn’t need to use
it. In fact, if we had been willing
to move the trees from one end of
the farm to another end, which is
in a different township, then we
wouldn’t need a permit at all to
burn them.
It will be a pleasure to see
grass grow next year where we
have had only smartweed
growing all this summer.
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There are two sides to every
coin! A large herd of beautiful,
clean, black and white cows
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lengthwise of warp fibers are of
two different lengths, the fabric
is real seersucker.
Seersucker look-alikes can be
made with man-made texturized
yarn. This crinkled yarn is woven
or knit into the fabric and the
pattern is permanent-as long as
the fibers stay crinkled.
Plisse cloth also looks like
seersucker but it tends to flatten
out with continued wear--
especially in places where you
sit. Washing may revive the
puckered look for awhile. But for
best results, use inexpensive
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grazing peacefully on glistening
grass is a wonderful sight to see
early in the morning. It is a joy to
watch them move slowly toward
the bam at milking time.
However, it can be almost a
traumatic experience to find one
dead when you didn’t know it was
sick. And, then the next day to be
told by the veterinarian that
another one has a torn tendon and
must be destroyed. To have them
hauled away to market is one
thing, but to have a favorite pet
butchered before your eyes is
another - only time will cure our
ache.
This past winter racoons have
lived in our haymow and eaten
our silage. Now it is only natural
that they should move to the
sweetcorn patch.
I’ve heard that soaking rags in
kerosene will deter them but I
haven’t tried it. Although we do
have one less, as Allen shot it on a
rafter in the barn.
Dons Thomas
Ida Risser
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Manheim, Pa
plisse for smock tops or other
garments you won’t be sitting on.
The comfort and coolness long
associated with seersucker now
depends on fiber content and
weave. Natural fibers such as
cotton will be more absorbent
closely woven fibers will be
warmer. The seersucker
polyester double knit is just like
other knits-warm. And for fall, a
new acrylic blend is on the
market that looks like wool and
seersucker.
Permanent press isn’t
necessary in narrow-banded
seersucker since you want a
puckered look. But if large areas
of the weave are flat between the
puckered stripes, check to see if
the fabric has a permanent press
finish.
Advantages of Modern
Mushrooms
Several years ago, mushroom
growers of this country all took
long vacations from growing
mushrooms in the summertime.
That’s because mushrooms only
grew in cool weather and sum
mer was off-season. But now the
vacations are over because
modern technology has advanced
to the point where the growers
can produce the kind of climate
mushrooms love-all year round.
That’s good news for con
sumers since mushrooms are low
in calories and perfect for meals
anytime. There’s other good
news about mushrooms. In the
old days before the development
of cultivated mushrooms, many
of the wild types found in the
woods had tough skins and
needed peeling. But modern,
cultivated mushrooms don’t need
to be peeled. Their skins are so
delicate you don’t even notice
them. If you buy canned
mushrooms you don’t have to do
a thing to them except heat and
eat. If you buy fresh mushrooms,
rinse them briefly in cold water
or wipe with a damp towel.
Should they be brown where the
mushroom stem was trimmed,
cut away a thin layer.
Mushrooms are a “natural”
food as well as being a con
venience food. They’ll go with
almost anything. They add flavor
and texture to meat, poultry and
seafood dishes. Cheese and eggs,
too, team up with mushrooms.
Raw mushrooms, sliced, are an
interesting addition to salads of
many kinds, especially those
made with leafy greens.
Remember-modern
mushrooms are available the
year-round. Try some soon.
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Carrots, a versatile vegetable
delicious either raw or cooked
are a boon to your budget. Mrs.
Ruth Buck, Penn State Extension
foods and nutrition specialist,
says carrots are in good supply
the year round. And they’re just
brimming over with vitamin A
and are low in calories. You can
choose between the long, slender
carrots or the short, stubby
types. Both are equally tasty and
rich in vitamin A.
However, the brightest carrots
are also apt to be the oldest and
may not be as tender as younger
carrots. You would be wise to buy
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the slender carrots for salads,
relishes and general munching.
Use the older carrots for cooking
in stews and pot roasts.
Most carrots these days come
to the market cleaned, trimmed,
and packed in clear plastic bags.
If you do buy them by the bunch,
however, be sure to cut the tops
off as soon as you get them home.
The tops draw moisture from the
stalks and cause them to wilt
quickly. Carrots keep best stored
in the refrigerator in a moisture
proof wrapper or in a covered
container.
For an economical and good
tasting vegetable-serve carrots.
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