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Freezer can be
Many inquiries arc made
to the Home Economics
Extension Office about
frozen food says Mrs Ruth
M. Hand. Extension Home
Economist in Schuylkill Co.
Frozen foods have been
with us a long time from
the old Ice-salt systems used
to freeze food back in the
mid-llOO's or the frozen "boil
in a bag" convenience foods
of today. There were patents
for freezing fish granted In
England in 1842 and in this
country as far back as 1881.
Quick freezing processes and
equipment development
began in the 1920’s but frozen
foods for home use did not
become important until 1940.
From “then 'til now”
however, more than a 10
billion pound per year
freezing industry has
developed in this country
with a volume exceeded only
by canning.
Today, the frozen food
locker, the home freezer,
and even the freezing-it
yourself methods have
become common-place to the
homemaker. Whatever type
of frozen storage you use
you should “make it pay."
Consumers need to know
some of the basic principles
about freezing food, ac
cording to Dr. Evelyn
Johnson of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture’s
Extension Service.
What is Freezing?
It’s subjecting food in
vapor, moisture-proof
packages to the coldest
practical temperature
possible 20 degrees F or
below, and stored at 0
degrees F. Freezing merely
stops or slows the growth of
organisms that cause
spoilage, (until the frozen
food is thawed) it does not
kill the organisms (as in the
canning process). DID YOU
KNOW Any food that can
be canned, can be frozen.
Some things that may seem
questionable to can, freeze
REAL ESTATE
AUCTION
SAT. MARCH 13,1976
Mahantongo Valley, Schuylkill County, Pa. 45
Miles North of Harrisburg; 20 miles South of
Sunbury; 4 miles East of Klingerstown; 7 miles
West of Pitman; V* mile North of Salems Church
along the Klingerstown to Pitman Road
188 ACRE FARM
Parcel No. 1-135 Acres plus or minus approximately
115 Acres Tillable. Bam converted for Hogs; 225 Hog
Capacity 2% STORY FRAME DWELLING with Heat
& Bath Summer House; 26’ x 93’ Block Building ideal
for storage or could be used as a farrowing house. Deep
Well Water, Pond, Stream & Road Frontage.
Parcel No. 2 - 20 Acres plus or minus approximately
17 Acres Tillable Road Frontage on three sides.
Parcel No. 3 - 21 Acres plus or minus.
Parcel No. 4-11 Acres plus or minus.
Both parcels are wooded areas with approximately
750’ Frontage on Township Road. Ideal for County
Homes or Hide-a-Ways. Nice Camp Sites. Close to
State Game Lands and Trout Stream. Good Hunting in
Area.
Farm to be offered in four parcels and as an entirety.
Silo will be offered as a separate unit.
TERMS ON REAL ESTATE: 10 percent down day of
sale
TERMS ON SILO: 20 percent down day of sale.
Further terms and conditions will be announced at
tune of sale.
JAMES H. MASSER &
CHRISTINA M. MASSER
Owners
George N. Deibert, Auctioneer (717) 425-3313
Saturday. March 6. 1976
well Examples are.
vegetable mixtures for
which you do not have
canning instructions; and
seafood, bananas (may be
mashed or blended), table
ready dishes (casseroles),
meal leftovers in individual
portions as well as home
prepared convenience foods
snd baby foods.
All cheeses can be frozen
but changes may occur in
texture. Cheddar cheese
may crumble, but pimento
cheese mixture freezes well.
Frozen milk will keep up to 4
months without losing
nutritive value. Freezing
does alter taste and ap
pearance. Food that has
thawed can be refrozen if
thawed in the refrigerator;
contains ice crystals or was
thawed properly, cooked and
immediately refrozen.
Frozen vegetables and
meats that turn white or
brown on the surface are not
necessarily spoiled. Ex
posure to oxygen in air turns
meat darker and freezer
burns (dries out) exposed
surfaces. This is due to poor
packaging or punctures by
meat bones or in routine
handling.
On Packaging For Freezer
Read the manufacturer’s
labels when shopping for
freezer materials. If pur
chasing freezer containers
make sure the seal or lid will
fit tight. It needs to be air
tight, leakproof, odorproof,
moisture proof, and
vaporproof for highest
quality food.
Remember that liquids
and wet packs require %
inch head space in half-pints
and pints and % inch in
pints. It’s important, always
to remember head space is
necessary in your container
... freezing is liquid ex
pansion, so allow room.
If you freeze food in milk
and cheese cartons, regular
weight aluminum foil quality
may remain good for a short
at 1:00 P.M.
worth its cost
time. but beat packaging
keeps beat quality.
For beat uae of your
freezer it ia Important to
shape packages to fit the
available space. Foil wrap in
convenient shape to pack ...
loose pecans In bags will
freeze and pack to conform
to shapes needed for fitting
into freezer area. If you
make the moat of your
freezer, you can make it pay.
If you have questions con
cerning freezing, contact the
Extension Home Economist.
About the Home Freezer
LOCATION is important
... if you locate it in, or
near, the kitchen, you’ll use
it more often. Check to see
that it is placed away from a
back wall so there’s
adequate air circulation.
Lack of air or dust buildup
can overheat the motor and
add to the operational costs.
Sheep program continued
DENVER Colo. - The
American Sheep Industry’s
“Blueprint for Expansion”
program advanced still
another step wheh leaders of
the industry agreed on
specific assignments to
carry out the nine areas of
the newly established
Blueprint campaign.
The 13 men, which in
cluded presidents and
secretaries of major sheep
organizations, once again
convened at Winrock Farms
PUBLIC SALE
REAL ESTATE, ANTIQUES, HOUSEHOLD GOODS
SAT., MARCH 13, 1976
At 10:30 A.M.
Located V* mile East leading from Nine Points
to Christiana off 896 along Noble Road, first
crossroad, White Oak and Noble Road. Sadsbury
Twp., Lane. Co., PA.
This house is a one story frame with kitchen
(not modern), living room, 4 bedrooms (2 of the
bedrooms are panelled), bath, basement, hot air
oil heat, elec, water heater and a well. The lot
size is 400 x 130.
Real Estate will be offered
at 2 P.M.
Inspection call for appointment
1-215-593-5606
Bow front china closet; secretary desk; 2
cane chairs; odd chairs; 3 & 2 piece living room
suites; old sm. round table; 2 sets end tables &
coffee tables; old bedroom suite; 2 old dressers
with mirrors; 2 single beds; vinyl sofa bed; old
Lane cedar chest; camel back trunk; record
player with 2 speakers & stand; floor & end table
lamps; Caloric gas stove; Bradford 2 door
refrigerator, like new; Kelvmator refrigerator;
wringer Maytag washer; 3 metal base cabinets;
double utility cabinet; 5 piece breakfast set; 7
piece breakfast set; lots of odds & ends of
dishes; pots; pans; some antique glassware;
riding mower. Many more items too numerous to
mention Not responsible for accident day of
sa^e Sale by
Refreshments EDY THE M. BAILEY
Auctioneers:
Lloyd H. Kreider
Randal V. Kline
Atty. Ralph W. Eby, Jr.
OPERATING COSTS per
pound of food are less if the
freezer is kept at least three
fourths full at all tiroes.
Keeping a frozen food longer
than 8-10 months Is not
economical food needs to
be used on a rotating basis.
Frequent opening of the
freezer door increases the
cost of operation.
High electric rates, poorly
operating freezers, or
inefficient use of freezer
space or materials will all
add to the coat. In some
cases, home freezing adds up
to 53 cents a pound to the cost
of food.
For a copy of Food For
Your Freezer send a card to
Mrs. Ruth M. Hand, Ex
tension Home Economist,
Schuylkill County Extension
Service, P. 0. Box 404,
Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972.
near Morrilton, Ark., on
February 17 and 18, where
the Blueprint program was
originally launched in June,
1975.
The meeting was held in
order to review the progress
of the Blueprint program to
date and to identify specific
tasks necessitating action in
the near future to help spur
new growth in the sheep
industry over a 10-year
period.
Power of Attorney
Marcus G. Bailey
fWhat's Newj
CURTIBB PRODUCES
NATION’S FIRST ALL
ANGUS A.I. BEEF
BULLBOOK
Curtiss Breeding Service,
one of the nation's largest
beef and dairy bull studs, has
Just produced a full-color all-
Angus beef bull book for A. 1.,
the nation’s first such book.
The new Curtiss Angus
Bull Book is called the “1978
Planning Guide,” since cows
bred in 1976 will produce
calves that will reach
yearling market age or herd
replacement size in 1978.
This year’s breeding
program will determine
cattlemen's position in the
1978 beef market.
The new Angus book gives
complete data on 23 selected
Angus sires available ex
clusively from Curtiss. The
bulls are pictured in full
color.
A special feature of the
Curtiss Bull Book for 1976 is
the individual sire
evaluation placed (Hi each
bull’s structural soundness
and type traits. The trait
scores were assigned on a 1
to 7 basis by an official
classifier for the American
Angus Association.
Curtiss is offering the 1976
Angus Bull Book at no
charge to all who request it
by writing to: Curtiss
Breeding Service, Division
of Searie Agriculture Inc.,
Cary, Illinois 60013.
SHELL INTRODUCES
XLP-30 PROGRAM
XLP-30, a thirty-day
prenatal litter conditioning
PUBLIC SALE
FARM EQUIPMENT
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1976
11:00 A.M.
Located on the farm at route 4, South Annvilie
Twp., Lebanon County, Penna. Turn north off
route 322 onto route 934 and continue to
Fontana Ave. and turn left to first farm on right
or turn north at Fontana Chapel on 322 and
continue to first farm on left along road.
4 TRACTORS 4
John Deere 2510 real nice condition
John Deere 530 John Deere A
2 Lamco self unloading wagons - both with roofs, 3rd
beaters and reversers -1 left and 1 right unloading; 2
high side wagons; Gehl 50 MX Mixall grinder mixer;
New Idea 217 manure spreader; New Idea 310 corn
picker; John Deere 246 corn planter with band spray; 1
- 3 and 1-4 section spring tooth harrow; New Idea 402 5
bar side rake; JD KBA 28 transport disc harrow;
Brillion chisel plow; NH 30’ bale elevator; Chattanugo
10’ cultipacker; J.D. No. 8 harvester with corn head;
J.D. No. 8 harvester with pick-up; J.D. fluffer; Ontario
7 x 14 grain drill on steel; PTO dump wagon; J.D. 3-16
bottom trip plow; J.D. Fll5 2-16 bottom trip plow;
International 10’ culti-hoe; New Idea 256 3 pt. mower;
N.H. 33 field chopper; Kool KB2O 7’ trough blower and
20’ 4” auger.
MASSEY-FERGUSON SELF PROPELLED
COMBINE MODEL 300
with 10’ head with pick-up reel
Dumore loader; 7’ blade for loader; McDade 5 H.P.
36” drying fan; drag elevator; tractor mounted
seeder; cultivators for A or 530; cultivators for J.D. 40;
J.D. weights and cylinders; 1 -10’ and 1 -12’ wooden
drag; Sears com shelter; Heat housers for J.D.’s; 10'
iron water trough; Zimmerman unloading units; false
fronts; 1 pr. 12-38 and 11-36 tractor chains; fogmaster
(like new); estate heatrola; walking plow; fanning
mill; wheelbarrow; platform scale; 3 feed carts; 4 hog
feeders; J.D. AlB high pressure washer; 2 Sunbeam
Clippers; chains; forks; shovels; a few tools and other
misc. items.
Note: Not many small items, so be prompt.
Conditions by:
J. HAROLD HEAGY
RICHARD ELLIOTT
Harry H. Bachman - Auctioneer
Lunch by Fontana Union Sunday School
program for extra litter
production, has been In
troduced by Shell Chemical
Company, Animol Health.
The XLP-30 program,
which involves starting sows
and gills on an XLP-30
feeding program thirty days
prior to farrowing, can
improve the production
efficiency of a farrowing
operation by increasing pigs
born alive, birth weights,
survival to market, and rate
of weight gain.
"XLP-30 prenatal con
ditioning now gives the
producer a 30-day head start
on developing strong,
healthy litters that can
deliver extra litter
production efficiency from
birth to market.”
Complete swine gestation
feeds and supplements for an
XLP-30 program are now
available from feed
manufacturers. For further
information contact your
feed manufacturer or write
Shell Animal Health, 2401
Crow Canyon Road, San
Ramon, CA 94583.
Fresh Seafood
When buying fresh sea
food. check the eyes first
Fish eyes should be bright,
clear and protruding slightly
from the head The gills
should be bright red or pink
Any fresh cut of fish should
have firm flesh, which will
spnng back when gently
pressed with your finger.
The skin should be shiny and
the fish should have mild,
clean odor
John Deere 40