—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 14,1970
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Ida’s
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Ida Risser
Trees are a constant
source of inspiration for
many people as they reach
for heaven with their roots in
the good earth. At this
season of the year, many
articles are written extolling
the beauty of the yellow,
orange and scarlet leaves.
But, I’d like to write in a
different vein and tell you
what certain trees mean to
me.
To start, there were many
fruit trees in our yard at my
home and gradually over the
years they were blown dawn
in wind storms. One in
particular that comes to my
mind is a big black cherry
tree where my father had
hung our rope swing. The
problem here was that
barefeet mvanbly stepped
on ripe cherries that had
fallen and were being eaten
by honey bees. Oh, ouch,
ouch.
Even though I admire
great trees like oak, ash,
poplar and sycamore, I’m
one who likes to keep her feet
planted firmly on the ground
and therefore I’ll let others
do the climbing. We have a
stand of beech trees along
the Conestoga River with
many initials carved on
them. If trees could talk,
they’d tell us stories of
romance and intrigue.
There is an oak tree in the
Donegal area that has
managed to grow bark
completely over a road sign
nailed to it more than fifty
years ago. And, the story is
told of another oak tree in
my area which is of huge
proportions. It was not
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always thus. About one
hundred years ago, my great
uncle; while taking a Sunday
walk, decided to cut himself
a cane and cut down this tree
which now has sprouted
again to a majestic size.
Some trees are almost one
of a kind. There was a quince
tree at the edge of our
garden, a Sheldon pear near
our house and a tree in our
meadow with an opening in
its trunk, near the base, that
always contains water. As
children, we probed its
depths with sticks.
Then, there was the day
my father came to Visit and
brought several papaw trees
along. What a time we had
trying to find a fencerow
where they wouldn’t be too
shaded.
And so, I recommend
planting a tree if you want to
be remembered.
Vanilla Flavor Facts
Vanilla extract comes
from the fruit of lemon
yellow orchids which have
no odor despite being the.
source of one of the world's
most aromatic flavors
Vanilla beans grow
primarily on the island of
Madagascar off the east
coast of Africa The finest in
chocolate candy, cakes and
frostings are usually enhan
ced with vanilla extract
Vanilla ice cream, by the
way, is three times as pop
ular as any other flavor of
ice cream in America and
accounts for 750 million
gallons of the frozen vanilla
mixture consumed in the Un
ited States each year
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