e Exchange ~. Reel HOME Readers, here’s an S.O.S. We had a chat with a faithful reader this week. They bought a property in the southern end of the county last spring that has, among other things, a dozen wild persimmon trees. They’re loaded with fruit and she says in the last week or so the flavor has changed and they are delicious to eat. Like most of us having fruits and vegetables on hand, she would like to preserve some of the excess vegetables on hand, she would like to preserve some of the excess but doesn’t know what to do with them. So who can advise her on this? She is quite BARBER OIL CO. {TEjyECO] Fuel Chief HEATING OIL A Oil HEATING EQUIPMENT AIR CONDITIONING MOUNT JOY, PA. Ph. 653-1821 A. MYER'S METERED QSgP GAS SERVICE, INC. |~|W PIG BROODERS CHICK BROODERS GAS SPACE HEATERS & FURNACES WE HANDLE A COMPLETE LINE OF GAS AND ELECTRIC APPLIANCES Maytag - Caloric-Amana and Other Well Known Brands * P 0. BOX 71 MANHEIM, PA 17545 Telephone (717) 665-3588 Buy a John Deere Now and Save .*. $ 25 With a John Deere Snow Blower you can clear a blizzard off your sidewalks and driveway in a hurry. And during our special sale you can buy a 5-, 7-, or 8-hp John Deere Snow Blower for $25 off our regular selling price. But hurry! Offer expires 30 November 1973. JOHN DEERE ON THE RANGE anxious for all kinds of suggestions. And here’s another problem for you to help with. Another of our readers says she enjoys reading the recipes but she can’t use most of them because of her weight. She’d like recipes for the over weight or low calorie recipes. Most of us, women particularly, fall into the category where we can use help on preparing meals with far less calories. So how about it, who can help with tasty recipes of hints? Send your replies on either or both subjects to: Recipes, Lancaster Farming, Box 266, Lititz, PA 17543: Those in need will be anxiously awaiting your replies. Creamy Rice Pudding Vi cup uncooked rice 2 cups milk 2 eggs, separated 6 tablespoons sugar Vi teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla Wash and drain rice and add milk. Cook, covered, in' top of double boiler until rice is tender (about 45 minutes). Beat egg yolks thoroughly. Add LANDIS BROS., INC. Ph: 393-3906 1305 Manheim Pike Lancaster, Pa. 17601 XXX four tablespoons sugar, and salt. Stir some of the rice mixture into beaten yolks. Then add yolks to hot mixture and cook two minutes. Stir constantly. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add two tablespoons sugar. Fold beaten whites into custard. Chill and serve. One cup raisins may also be cooked in pudding if desired. Mrs. Isaac Shirk and Mrs. Willis Wenger Lititz RD4 XXX Pie Crumbs Vt cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup flour V* cup soft butter Mix brown sugar, flour and butter until crumbly. Sprinkle crumbs over fruit in pie pan. Enough crumbs for one 9-inch pie. Mrs. Isaac Shirk RDI Narvon XXX Pie Crumbs 2 cups sifted flour l A cup shortening 1 cup granulated sugar V 2 teaspoon, soda teaspoon cream of tartar. Mix. Put in jar to use any time. Will keep a long time on pantry shelf. Mrs. Martin says, in answer to the inquiry of what clear jell is, that it is a thickening agent. While it cannot pe purchased at supermarkets, she says many country stores have it. They buy it in large quantity and re-bag it into smaller amounts. She says to use it pour the juice off, then thicken to desired thickness, then add fruit and bake. It will stay thickened. She says there is a slight taste if not cooked vecy long or not baked afterwards. XXX Crumbs for Grape Pies 1 cup sugar 2 cups flour % cup lard 1 teaspoon soda Pinch of salt Ellen Zimmerman Ephrata RD2 XXX Creamy Rice Pudding % cup rice % cup sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 quart milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla for all your concrete Serving the building industry in Lancaster County with a complete tin R Cl NEW HOLLAND, PENNSYLVANIA / 717 354-2111 Boil rice in salt water until soft. Add milk; bring to boil. Mix eggs, sugar and cornstarch together. Add rice and milk. Boil until thick. Remore from heat and add vanilla. Pie Crumbs 2Vfe cups flour 1 teaspoon cream of tartar x k teaspoon baking powder x k teaspoon salt 1 cup brown sugar x k cup of butter or shortening Mix crumbs as pie crust. Mrs. Dean Tracey Felton RD2 XXX Apple Goodie IV2 cups sugar 2 tablespoons flour Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon VA quarts sliced apples Top part: 1 cup oatmeal 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup flour V 4 teaspoon soda 1- teaspoon baking powder 2- cup butter Mix sugar, flour, salt and cinnamon. Add to apples and mix. Put on the bottom of a greased pan. Mix the ingredients of top part until crumbly, then put on apples and pat firmly. Bake until brown and crust is formed. Serve with milk or cream. Creamy Rice l l k cups rice 1 quart water 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups milk 2 eggs, beaten with beater Sugar to sweeten Cook rice, water and salt until water is absorbed. Stir oc casionally. Then add milk and sugar and boil about two minutes and stir. Beat egg in rice with spoon and bring to boil. Eat hot or cold. Alma Martin Ephrata RD2 Apple Crisp 4 cups sliced cooking apples 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1-3 cup sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup oats, uncooked M> cup brown sugar (scant) V 2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1-3 cup melted butter Place apples in greased baking dish. Sprinide with lemon juice. Combine dry ingredients, add melted butter, mixing until crumbly. Sprinkle crumb mix ture over apples. Bake in moderate over (350 degrees) for 43 minutes. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 20,1973 XXX XXX Mrs. Amos Burkholder Mifflinburg RDI XXX Mrs. Willis Wenger LititzßD4 needs HOLLAND STONE Cuitard Pumpkin Fie 'A cup sugar l A teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 tablespoon flour (level) I cup pumpkin I X A cups milk Beat eggs, sugar, salt and flour together. Add pumpkin and milk. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes or until done. Test with silver knife. “This is also my -mothers favorite recipe, who is now 78 years old.” Mrs. Dekn Tracey Felton RD2 XXX Eggs small onion (sliced) - apples, sliced thin eggs Melt butter in pan. Add onion and apples. Simmer about 10 minutes. Add eggs to mixture and fry till eggs are done. This makes a delicious break fast. Mrs. E. Marvin Hursh Ephrata RDI XXX Tomato Cocktail 46 ounces tomato juice 6 whole cloves 2 whole allspice 1 bay leaf 1 tablespoon instant minced onion ' V 2 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon powdered horseradish 1 packet artificial sweetener Dash of M.S.G. 3 tablespoons vinegar Combine all except vidlgar and sweetner. Bring to a boitosimmer five minutes. Strain. Ada vinegar and sweetner. Chill ami serve cold. Makes six cups. xxx Rice Souffle cup heavy white sauce eggs, seperated cup cooked rice Combine white sauce with slightly beaten egg yolks and cooked rice. (I add aboutone cup cubed or grated cheese to the white sauce.) Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into rice mixture. Pour into an ungreased two-quart casserole and bake for one hour in a 325 degree oven. White Sauce Melt Va cup butter (I usually useless) in a saucepan. Stir in Va cup flour. Then blend in 1 cup mUk and Vz teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 * until thickened. (Or use your own version of making a white sauce.) Mrs. Elam Rutt & RDI gSphrata MILK CHOCOLATE FOR COATING Bulk Chocolate Bits Wilimmi Dsns Dept. Store INTERCOURSE, PA. Dial 717-7S*-*2SI Hours: Thurs. & Fri. Evening; Closed Wed. af ternoon ■OTTLEO GAS TANK TRUCK DELIVERY OF GULF HOME-HEATING OILS KEROSENE DIESEL OIL, EN GINE G»«“ ■-£, GASLITE 25
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