52
—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Nov. 8. 1975
USDA
interests her greatly is compliance work. That means,
according to Julie, checking out plants for complaints.
And she says quite emphatically that the consumer does
have a responsibility to complain if things are not what he
thinks they should be. Julie says, "Anybody can make a
mistake, and it is the consumer’s right to complain." She
says she (eels that she may be even stricter than the
average consumer because of her training.
The store is probably the first place a complaint should
be lodged, but action will be taken if the consumer con
tacts the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Customhouse
Building, Second and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
19106.
Julie Houck summarizes her philosophy about work, “I
really think you should set goals for yourself.” She adds
that another long range dream of hers is to become a
veterinarian.
With the dedication and hard work she displays as
senior inspector she most probably can succeed in at
taining any goal she pursues.
Ida’s
Notebook
What ever happened to the
long ago habit of walking to
school? Those who do not
arrive on long, sleek, yellow
buses come raoring in on
motorcycles, jeeps, big and
little cars. One fellow even
came on a one-wheeler
twirling a baton in each
hand.
Now I walked to school and
home again. Sometimes my
hands were almost frozen
and I remember my teacher
putting them in a basin of
cool water to lessen the pain.
If it really poured when
school was over, then a car
might be waiting a block
away. At least we really saw
things on our walk like
flowers blooming, neighbors
talking and always the op
portunity to watch the water
flow over the dam at the
flour mill. Even the dusty
miller stood at the door to
greet us as we went by.
How did I know how other
arrive at school? Because I
drove my children there last
week. Of course, there was a
good reason. Cindy was
announcer on their closed
circut television station and
had to be there early. Then
I LANDIS POULTRY I
TRY OUR
FARM FRESH
TURKEY
FOR THE HOLIOA
PHONE
626-2410
2 Miles North of Lititz on Route 501
I 1
| CHICKEN SALAD - CHICKEN BROTH - STUFFED BREASTS |
(Continued from Pap 50)
Ida Risser
too, there was a package of
scrapple to be delivered to
the Home Ec room and put in
the refrigerator for frying
and sampling during a
Lancaster Co. Landmarks
Club meeting.
We are glad we took the
time to visit Woodrow
Wilson’s birthplace in
Stanuton, Va. He was our
28th president and worked
very hard to start the League
of Nations.
He was born in the Manse
of the First Presbyterian
Church in 1836 as he was the
son of the minister. The
Greek Revival Mansion was
built in 1846 and the front of
the house is now the back.
When it was built a large
field separated it from the
church property but now the
street runs past the back.
Each room has a fireplace
and many original pieces of
furniture including a tiny
family crib.
("Editor’s Note( Due to an
editorial oversight Ida’s
Notebook was not included in
last week’s issue. We
apologize for any reader
mconvience.
Ladies Have
Lancaster Home Economist
How t 0... And
Where t 0... Store
Fresh Garden Produce
In days gone by, families
had “root cellars" - thick
stone ,walls and packed
earthen floors. Some of these
still survive, spared from
conversion into the modem
basement, and some of these
are being pressed back into
service by a new generation.
In dimly-lit, cold, moist air,
fresh vegetables and fruits
are allowed neither to
freeze nor to dry out. For
months the natural order of
things is held at bay, the
process of spoilage and
decay, halted.
But • without a root cellar,
you can still find several
good ways to store fresh
garden produce at your
house this fall and winter,
depending on the vegetables
to be held. Extension hor
ticulturists suggest the
following storage facilities:
an unheated basement or
cellar, an extra refrigerator,
and unheated room, a
partitioned-off comer of a
heated basement, an attic,
an insulated outdoor storage
pit. Most root vegetables
ideally need storage tem
peratures between 32 and 40
degrees F.
A refrigerator is the
modern-day replacement for
both a root celler and a food
storage place at the spring,
offering about the same
temperature range for
keeping foods fresh and safe.
The big difference is the
relative humidity, because
refrigerated air is very-dry.
Perforated plastic bags will
keep out dry air and hold in
the natural moisture of fruits
and vegetables.
An extra second hand
refrigerator could be a good
investment for keeping large
quantities of garden
produce. (Keep it in a utility
room, garage, or even on an
unheated closed-in-porch).
There’s a surprising
variation of temeprature
t> /V
/ < vX'
You Heard?
By Doris Thomas
from shelf to shelf in some
refrigerators. Check with a
thermometer and note which
sections are relatively warm
(over 50 degrees F) and very
cold (32 to 40 degrees F.)
Study your house to see
what additional
arrangements you can make
for proper storage of your
produce. Check the tem
perature, relative humidity
and ventilation of each
prospective storage area.
You should have several
inexpensive thermometers
and humidity gauges (cost
around $lO or less). It’s wise
to buy one of these if you’re
serious about this whole
foodkeeping project.
You need slatted-wood
boxes, shallow lugs, per
forated cardboard boxes and
woven baskets for your
storage containers. Set these
up off the floor on shelves, or
stack them on wood
crossboards to allow air
circultaion in between.
How to Use and
Store Soy Flour
Flour made from soybeans
is becoming a familiar food
in many stores. The soy flour
generally found in stores
contains over 35 percent
protein and 20 percent fat.
Soy flour has many uses in
baking. It helps keep baked
products from becoming
stale. When used in
doughnuts, it reduces the
absorption of fat. Soy
products also have a richer
color, finer texture, and are
more tender and moist than
products made with other
flour.
However, soy flour can't
completely replace all
purpose flour because it does
not contain gluten, which
provides the structure for
baked products.
Here are some suggestions
on using soy flour:
Stir before measuring,
since soy flour tends to pack
in the container.
Spoon the flour lightly into
a measuring cup and level
with a spatula.
Products with soy flour
brown more quickly so you
may have to adjust the
baking time or temperature
slightly.
STOLTZFUS MEAT MARKET
Our Own Beef J \
Right From The Farm I
—FRESH BEEF AND PORK— V M
f \\
OUR OWN HOME MADE fA)
SCRAPPLE & FRESH SAUSAGE ItM]
uf >s^-
Bacon and Country Cured Hams
Orders taken for freezer
Meats Custom Butchering
PH. 768-3941
Directions; 1 block east of Intercourse
on Rt. 772
Reg. Hours: Thurs. 9-5; Fri. 9-8; Sat. 9-5
[•]
r*