Home On The Range For our many readers who have asked about the use and differences of shortening we are reporting a few im portant points about lard sent to us by the National Livestock and Meat Board. -Lard has the greatest shortening power of any plastic fat. - Lard is 97 per cent digestible - Lard contains certain food factors necessary for growth and health. -Lard is a rich energy producing food. - Cakes of fine texture and feathery lightness are made economically with lard. Blueberry Treat 11-3 cups graham cracker or vanilla wafer crumbs V* cup sifted 10X sugar V* cup melted butter or margarine 2 eggs, unbeaten 1-3 cup sugar 1 (8 ounce) package softened cream cheese V* teaspoon salt 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries % cup sugar 0° This 2 year old Heifer was classified on June 3, 1974 while -standing dry. Classified very good, score 88. This Heifer was consigned. National Convention sale on June 13th. Selling price $20,500 It is one of many high producing heifers in the Sam & Marian Long Herd. The Rolling herd average as of July, was 16,358 lbs. of 2 tablespoons cornstarch V* teaspoon salt % cup water V* teaspoon grated orange rind Mix together crumbs, 10X sugar, and butter; press in layer BxBx2” pan. Beat eggs; add one-third cup sugar, cream cheese, and salt; blend together. Pour over crumb crust; bake in moderate oven (375 degrees) 20 minutes. Cool. Cover with one cup berries. Blend together one half cup sugar, cornstarch, salt and water. Add remaining blueberries and rind. Cook over low heat until clear and thick, stirring constantly. Pour over berries. Chill before serving. May garnish with whipped cream. Makes eight ser vings. Joanne Burkholder New Holland RDI Graham Cracker Cake 2 sticks (Vi pound) butter or margarine 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 2 teaspoons baking powder Production 18,328 lbs. milk, 583 lbs. fat in 320 days JOHN J. HESS, 11, INC. 1 cup milk 1 can fine'cut coconut 16 ounces graham cracker crumbs 1 cup chopped black walnuts Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in coconut. Mix the baking powder with crackercrumbs. Add alternately with milk. Stir in the nuts last. Divide batter between three large round cake pans, thoroughly greased and floured. Bake 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees. When cool frost between layers and top of cake with - Frosting: combine 1-one pound box powdered sugar, 1 stick butter and 1 small can crushed pineapple. XXX Gingerbread Vi cup butter or lard Vi cup sugar 1 cup baking molasses 1 cup boiling water 2Vi cups flour Vi teaspoon each, ginger, cinnamon, cloves 2 eggs, well beaten 2 teaspoons baking soda Dissolve soda in boiling water. Add eggs last. Bake at 350 degrees for half an hour or till done. Serve with whipped cream. Mrs. Earl W. Zimmerman Annville, RD3 SAM & MARIAN LONG, FOR AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT DOREIGH FARMS MAGIC ROSIE DAUGHTER OF WINFARM RAG-APPLE MAGIC Sweet and Low Nut Cookies Cream together 2 tablespoons shortening and 2 packets Sweet and Low until light. Sift together: Vi cup flour Vi teaspoon baking powder Vi teaspoon salt Sift into the shortening with 2 tablespoons orange juice. Mix well. Add; Vi teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts 1 teaspoon grated orange rind Roll into sausage. Chill 1 hour. Cut 12 pieces with floured knife. Put 2 apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes. Makes 12 cookies, 46 calories. Carol Hursh Ephrata Marshmallow Pudding Bottom: 2 teaspoons gelatine Vi cup boiling water (then let set till cool) 3 eggwhites, beaten stiff Vi cup sugar Add gelatine and beat 7 minutes. Make in morning and put in refrigerator. Chill several hours. Christiana, Pa. ; ''-/>' y : &c'C*r- s’■ milk, 3.9 butterfat test, 637 lbs. butterfat. Included in the herd are 12 first calf heifers, and 7 second calf heifers. This is proof positive of the TOP dairy management breeding and feeding program on this farm. Feeding program on this herd has been Purina, calf heifer, dry cow and milking ration. The forage and feeding program are 50 to 60 lbs. corn silage per day, 5 lbs. hay and 18% dairy ration. XXX Mrs. J. Adam Stumpf RD3, Elizabethtown % ' * * fis- Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Am Top: butter, size of an egg Vi cup dark brown sugar Vi cup light brown sugar 1 quart milk 3 tablespoons flour 3 egg yolks Vi teaspoon vanilla Cook like caramel pud ding. Cool. Pour over bot tom- Catherine Shirk RD3, Ephrata XXX Tropical Pudding 3 eggs Vi cup sugar 3 tablespoons flour Juice of 1 No. 2Vi can pineapple Vi cup water Cook in double boiler until thick, then cool. Mix cubed pineapple, 2 or 3 diced bananas and a dozen or more marshmallows. Cut marshmallows into small pieces and add to above mixture when cool. Elva Stauffer New Holland RD2 XXX Finger Jello 5 packages gelatin 2 cups water 2 packages jello Vi cups sugar 1 cup cold water Put gelatin in cold water. Put 2Vi cups of boiling water over 2 packages of any flavor jellow, sugar. Put in gelatin mixture, stir good and add 1 cup cold water. Place in dishes when set in pieces and eat with fingers. Marian Zimmerman Nottingham Growing Degree Days In Lancaster County the average temperature for the week was 75 degrees which was 3 degrees over the normal seasonal tem perature. For crops starting at 40 degrees the days totaled 3561 which is 27 over the normal. For crops starting at 50 degrees the days totaled 2207 which was only 3 days over the average. Rainfall for the week was .84 inches with the rainfall measured since April 1 totaling 18.53 inches or .8 inches less than the average.
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