4S I -Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 1, 1977
Junior
Well, it’s now a new year
with plenty of expectations
and New Year’s resolutions.
But, one tradition that is not
new, but goes on year after
year regardless of the
changing times is pulling
taffy. And, this week one
contributor sent to her recipe
for taffy so that all readers of
Lancaster Farming could
get in on the fun. And, now
that we have gotten our first
snow of the year, this recipe
is really in season, since it
calls for placing the hot
mixture in the snow to cool.
Another recipe that came
in to the office is for Pep
pemuts. This is a delicious
Pennsylvania Dutch recipe
that is called “Pfeffemusse”
in Deutsch. Some peppemut
recipes call for V* teaspoon
white pepper, also.
TAFFY
2-% cups white sugar
1-% cups white com syrup
1 teaspoon unflavored
gelatine
% cup milk
1 teaspoon flavoring
Ms inch cut from narrow end
of bar of paraffin.
Soften gelatine in cup with
two teaspoons cold water.
Set aside. Combine sugar,
syrup and milk in saucepan
and bring to rolling boil. Add
gelatine and wax. Continue
boiling until very hard ball
(265 degrees F.) Pour in
greased container and place
in snow or ice water to cool.
As the mixture begins to
harden around the sides, fold
it into the middle. Repeat
this until it is cool enough to
pull. Nail a hook in a cool
place. Place candy on hook.
Pull into a rope twisting it as
you pull. Rehook and pull
longer each time, up to 12 or
15 feet. Continue to pull until
rope begins to break into
threads. Remove from hook.
Cool on board dusted with
powdered sugar. Add fine
crushed nuts to mixture
before pulling for extra
goodness.
Grace Kanagy
Mattawana, Pa. Age 14
BLACK WALNUT
CAKE
3-Vz cups sifted cake flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
l-Vt cups shortening
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
I- 3 /* cups sugar
4 egg yolks
1-Vz cups milk
4 egg whites
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Cooking Edition
I~V* cups chopped black
walnuts
Sift together flour, baking
powder and salt. Cream
shortening; add flavorings.
Gradually add 1-Vz cups
sugar, and , cream the
mixture until light and
fluffy. Add yolks, beat;
alternately add flour mix
ture and milk beating, until
smooth after each addition,
ending with flour. Beatjegg
whites until frothy. Add
remaining V-4 cup sugar;
beat until' meringue is
glossy, but not dry. Lightly
fold meringue and walnuts
into batter. Pour into two
well greased 9 inch layer
pans. Bake in moderate oven
(350 degrees F.) 45 minutes.
Ella Kanagy
Mattawana, Pa.
PEPPERNUTS
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 teaspoon.cinnamon
Vi teaspoon allspcie
Vi teaspoon cloves
M> teaspoon nutmeg
4 tablespoons anise seed or
Vz teaspoon anise oil
Vi cup light syrup
V'z cup molasses
One-third cup water
One-third teaspoon soda
6- 3 /4 cups flour
Cream shortening and
sugar thoroughly.' Add
beaten eggs, spices and
anise seed or oil. Combine
syrup, molasses, water and
soda. Add to creamed
mixture. Add sifted flour.
Chill at least four hours or
overnight. Mold into long
rolls Va inch in diameter. Cut
into one-third inch pieces.
Place cut side down on
greased baking sheet. Bake
in hot oven 400 degrees F. for
eight minutes.
Catherine Kanagy
Mattawana, Pa.
Age 15
DATEPINWHEEL
COOKIES
2-Vz cups dates, cut into
small pieces
1 cup white sugar
1 cup water
Cook until thick. Cool;
Add:
1 cup nut meats, chopped
1 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar, firmly
packed
3 eggs, well beaten
4 cups flour
tz teaspoon salt
Vz teaspoon soda
Mix and divide -into two
parts. Roll out to l 4 inch
thickness. Spread one half of
the date filling on each roll.
Roll as for jelly roll. Let cool.
Slice V 4 inch thick. Bake at
375 degrees F. for 10-12
minutes
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Ruth Kanagy
Mattawana, Pa.
Age 10
RAISIN MUMBLES
Crumbs:
1.% cups flour
Vz teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 cup brown sugar
1-M> cups rolled oats
% cup butter
Filling
2-Vz cups raisins
V'z cup sugar
1 cup water
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
To make crumbs, sift
flour. Measure and add salt,
soda, and brown sugar. Soft
again. Add oatmeal flakes.
Cut shortening into mixture
until itis crumbly. Spread h
of mixture in a greased
baking pan that is 7 x 10
inches. To make raisin
filling, cook raisins, sugar,
water, vinegar and corn
starch together until thick.
Then arrange raisin filling
over crumb mixture Dot
with butter and sprinkle with
granulated sugar. Cover
with remaining crumbs.
Bake at 350 degreesß. for 40
minutes. Cut in squares or
bars while still warm. Makes
17 to 20 square.
Ellen K.Nolt
New Holland, Pa.
ROUND UP STEW
2 sliced medium onions
1 chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons bacon drip-
pings
2 lbs. ground beef
1 (28 oz.) can of tomatoes
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
J /4 teaspoon black pepper
1 lb. can white potatoes
1 lb. can kidney beans
1 (12 oz.) can white kernel
com
Lightly brown onions and
chopped green pepper in
stew pot with bacon drip
pings. Add ground beef.
Cook, stirring occasionally
until well browned. Add
tomatoes, chili powder, salt,
black pepper, and simmer
for 30 minutes. Drain the
potatoes, kidney beans, and
kernel com. Then, cube the
potatoes and add with beans
and corn to stew. Simmer for
15 minutes longer and serve.
Connie Merryman
Whiteford, Md.
Age 13
PICKLED PUMPKINS
Peel and cut neck pum
pkins m l 2 inch cubes. Put in
weak vinegar water over
night. Drain in morning.
Add: 1 cup vinegar
1 cup water
4 cups sugar
Stick cinnamon (small
amount)_
Cook until clear; put in
jars and seal.
Dora Stauffer
Ephrata, Pa.
COLD WATER
SPONGE
3 eggs, well beaten
l-Vz cups sugar
Va cup cold water
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla '
Gradually add sugar to
eggs while beating. Sift
baking powder with flour
and add alternately with
water. Add flavoring. Bake
in 350 degrees F. oven for
approximately 50-55 minutes
or until cake springs back
when touched.
Lena Mae Hostetler
McVeytown, Pa.
Service
honored
NEW HOLLAND, Pa. -
Sperry New Holland honored
two employees who have
completed 25 years of ser
vice with the company in
December. _ M
Those being'honored are:
Harvey Horst, 309 Sun
Valley Dr., Leola, heat treat
operator; and C. Kimber -
Beagle, 1833 Rockford Lane,
Lancaster, profit planning
coordinator.
They will be awarded an
inscribed watch or clock by
the company to com
memorate the anniversary.
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when there's shli plenty
in the other
Farm Productivity
Rose Last Year'!
Farmers’ product.
rose six per cent un
reflecting both imp,
, growing condtions and.
efficient use of resource
most of the major 5
fanning regions. Fan,
were able to produce |
per cent more than they
before, but used two p ei ,
fewer inputs, which ca,
productivity to rise,
cording to an annual r»
released by the
Department of Agrieult®
Economic Research Sen.
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