46—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, August 9. 1975
Farm Women
Societies
Society 4
Farm Women Society 4
will have an outdoor picnic to
be held at Sico Park, Mt. Joy
- Pavilion No. 1. The date for
this picnic is August 23 at
1:30 p.m. Members are
asked to please bring a
finger snack to share.
Society 6
Farm Women Society 6
met in July at the summer
home of Mr. and Mrs. E.
Musser Heisey at Mt.
Gretna. Hostesses with Mrs.
Heisey were Mrs. Joe
Greiner and Mrs. Munel
Saylor. The theme song
“Brighten the Comer” was
used to open the meeting.
Devotions were in charge of
Mrs. Samuel Myer who read
“The Fanner’s Creed” and
the Bible story of the sower
and the seed. Roll call was
answered by telling of a
favorite food your mother
made.
Some members met
recently and made 168 bed
pads which were given to the
Dunker Brethren Home.
Donations were voted for the
Farm and Home Center and
for a 4-H exchange student
who is spending time in West
Germany. The Society had a
birthday party for guests at
the Harrisburg State
Hospital on July 22.
For the program Mrs.
Harry Shonk read for us the
thought-provoking and
appropriate “I Am the
American Flag” written by
Dr. Schuller. This was
chosen for the award as the
most outstanding sermon of
1973 by the Freedoms
Foundation at Valley Forge.
Mrs. Shonk also acted as
auctioneer for canned and
baked goods, and vegetables
brought by members.
The August 2 family
covered dish supper was
held at 6:00 p.m. at the
Milton Grove Sportsmen’s
Club.
Muriel Saylor presented
slides of a three-continent
tour taken last summer. It
included Rio de Janeno,
Victoria Falls in Zambia, an
eight-day safari in Kenya
and Tanzania, and Athens
and Corinth m Greece.
The September meeting
will be held at the Milton
Grove church on September
Society 24
The Society of Farm
Women 24 met at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Mervin
Hoober, New Holland, R 3
July 30, for their annual
family picnic.'A total of 21
members and their families
were present for the evening
of food, fun and relaxation
We were also honored with
the presence of three foreign
exchange students who are
currently residing with three
families from the society. An
announcement was made
that the next meeting will be
at 7:00 p.m. at the American
Golf Course at Groffdale,
instead of what the events
book has printed.
Society 26
Society 26 held their
monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Merville
Messick, Elizabethtown
recently. Mrs. Homer
Cinder also ' from
Elizabethtown was the co
hostess. Mrs. Harold Musser
had devotions.
Mrs. Velma Weaver gave
a talk on ceramics which
was of interest to the
members. Refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Meat
production
up
HARRISBURG - Red meat
production in Pennsylvania
during June was 8 percent
above a year ago. Slaughter
of meat animals was up for
cattle and calves, but down
for hogs, sheep and lambs,
according to the Crop
Reporting Service.
Cattle slaughter increased
40 percent, calves 128 per
cent, while hog slaughter
decreased 10 percent, and
sheep and lambs were 6
percent below June a year
ago.
Nationally, total red meat
production was down 4
percent from June a year
ago, but 1 percent above
June 1973. Number of cattle
slaughter increased 11
percent from June 1974, calf
slaughter increased 118
percent for the same period,
lamb and mutton rose 6
percent from June a year
ago. Hog slaughter was down
14 percent from a year ago
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LADIES,
HAVE YOU HEARD?
By Doris Thomas, Extension Home Economist
Many Perishable now open date only about one
Foods Have half that number of days.
Open Dates The date you see indicates
Most consumers want to best quality if properly
know the foods they buy are handled and used by that
fresh Many food processo-s lime.
and suppliers are using Refrigerated foods, such
codes and dates to inform as meats and dairy products,
consumers of food freshness, should be kept at tem-
These dates promote stock peratures below 40 degrees
rotation and quick sale of F For frozen foods 0 degrees
perishable foods. Some foods F or below is necessary
contain packaging dates Check temperatures in
while others have “sell by” your home freezer and
or "use by” dates. refrigerator Remind store
Food processors can't put personnel of proper
a date on the product in- refrigeration of perishable
dicating when it will spoil, foods. And go directly home
Shelf life is determined by after shopping and im
how store personnel and mediately place perishable
consumers handle products in proper storage,
perishable foods at home. Remember, the key to
Manufacturers know how keeping quality of perishable
long perishable foods keep foods in maintaining proper
under ideal storage con- temperature —4O degrees F
ditions. Most food processors or 0 degrees F. Open dates
Berks County
Farm Women Societies
Berks Co.
Society 3
The Society of Farm
Women 3 of Berks County
held a fashion show at their
monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs. Wilmer
Richard.
Mrs. Ralph Baus modeled
a “cotton dress” made from
cotton balls and a “travel
dress” made of maps and
road signs.
Mrs. Marvin Lindeman
modeled a “presidential
gown” featuring the 34
presidents and a ‘‘wash day”
dress made of laundry
detergent labels.
Mrs Richard Loch
modeled a “wash and wear
dress” of towels and a
checkered dress featuring
checkers and a checker
board.
Miss Hilda Hartman
modeled a dress of nylons
with matching hat and a
print dress of newspapers.
The narrator for the show
was Mrs Joseph Bar
tholomew who modeled a
dress made of burlap bags.
Miss Barbara Bar
tholomew, Mrs. John Bar
tholomew and Mrs. Richard
Loel modeled wedding
gowns from the 20’s, 40’s and
60’s.
Mrs Marvin Lindeman
served as the auctioneer for
the white elephant sale
Berks Co.
Society 5
The regular monthly
meeting of Farm Women
Society 5 of Berks County
was held Monday evening,
July 28 at the home of Mrs.
Julie Grimes, Womelsdorf.
Fourteen members were
present.
Plans were discussed for a
family bowling night to be
held November 15 at the
Berks Lanes, Sinking
Springs, and a family picnic
to be held on Sept 21 at the
Weiss Grove, Rehrersburg.
An announcement was
made by the president Rhea
Schoener that the place for
the October meeting was
changed and will be held at
the home of Mrs George
Manbeck, Womelsdorf
It was decided to treat the
children that helped en
tertain at the Hamburg State
School and Hospital this will
be arranged by Betty
Eisnner and Rhea Schoener.
Plans for the County
Convention were discussed
which will be held on Oct 4
at the Kutztown Grange The
society will be responsible
for the morning coffee hour
and the silent auction
The next meeting will be
held August 25 at the home of
Mrs James Hoover,
Womelsdorf
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are only valid if you and
store personnel properly
handle the products. If
spoilage occurs, it is usually
because proper tem
peratures are not main
tained.
Discourage Home
Canning of Cream-Style
Com and Leafy
Green Vegetables
Canned greens or cream
style corn may be family
favorites. But home canning
of these vegetables is not
recommended, even though
most authoritative canning
references outline
procedures.
Problems involve high risk
of botulism when canning
procedures are not strictly
followed, possible poor
quality of these home
canned products, and high
energy costs from lengthy
processing time.
Both cream-style corn and
greens must be heat
processed in a pressure
canner. Processing time for
hot-filled pints of cream
style corn is 85 minutes at 240
degrees F, with 10 pounds
pressure and 05 minutes for
cold-packed pints. Quart jars
should never be used
because the danger of
botulism is too high.
This lengthy processing
often results in severe
darkening of the com. And
even though recommended
procedures are carefully
followed, high starch content
in some varieties of sweet
corn or in overly mature
corn may cause un
derprocessing and possible
spoilage, especially when
jars are packed too tightly.
Leafy, green vegetables
must be processed 70
minutes at 240 degrees F
with 10 pounds pressure for
pints, and 90 minutes for
quarts. Jars packed too
tightly with hot, wilted
greens may be un
derprocessed even though
recommended processing
time is followed. This means
high risk of spoilage, and
danger of botulism.
If you have an abundance
of corn or green, leafy
vegetables in your garden,
try freezing rather than
canning them. Commercial
canners are able to control
the safety of their canned
corn and greens as carefully
as any other canned food.
But for the home canner, it’s
a risky business.