Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 13, 1981, Image 99

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    Milk drinks
add fun
LANCASTER - Let' “Grape
Gatsby,” “Orange Eskimo,” and
“Peaches VaVoom” introduce you
to a season of summer fun with
milk and other “REAL” dairy
products.
“Peaches,” and company, are
part of a collection of 23 exciting
new flavored jnilk drinks, each
having it’s own distinctive face and
The recipes are being
offered this summer as part of the
“Milk... The Soft Soft Drink”
campaign, aponsoredby your local
dairy farmers. For, a few of the
recipes, turn to page C 12
'Milk plus grape juice, maple
syrup, cream of coconut and even
orange marmalade are some of the
)new and intriguing combinations
contained in such recipes as
“Banana Nana,” “Bali-Hoo” and
“Udder Chaos.” Other dairy
products featured in the recipes
Maryland Grange discusses educational ag program
THURMONT, Md. - The
Maryland State Grange Executive
Committee met May 23 at West
minster and discussed' the
education program pertaining to
the Institute of Applied Agriculture
at the University of Maryland.
The Executive Cpmmittee'voted
to send a letter to key agricultural
personnel hoping that University
of Maryland personnel will try to
make every effort to-continue the
two-year program.
Rodman Myers, Master of the
TourAshlond's Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Ride the Steam Lokie
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine
Who would ever dream that he would have an op
portunity to visit an actual coal mine 7 By now you can,
conveniently and in complete safety, at Ashland, Pa , in
the heart of Pennsylama’s famed anthracite region
Here, thanks to the efforts of a group of civic-minded
citizens who formed a nonprofit organization for the
purpose, a real honest-to-goodness coal mine managed
by real coal miners has been restored as a tourist at
traction
Pioneer Tunnel is what is known as a horizontal drift
mine It runs for 1200 feet straight into the side of
Mahanoy Mountain. You make the trip in comfort, riding
in open cars pulled by a battery-operated mine motor
When you alight, deep inside Mahanoy Mountain, miner
guides tell and show you the fascinating story of an
. thracifecoal
The mine temperature averages 55*, sojjlease bring
your sweater or jacket At times water drips from the
top of the mine and the floor planking is damp Also,
guests ride in open cars behind the lokie, which is a coal
burning engine Visitors are advised to dress ac
cordingly
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.PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE
include ice cream and whipping
cream. Many of the'drinks can do
double duty as' exciting new
summer desert ideas when they
are popped in the freezer.
Along with the recipes, a set of
four 20-oz. plastic cups are being
offered which feature the faces of
four of the flavored milk
“characters.” Order blanks for the
recipe leaflets and cups can be
found' in stores featuring the
“Dairy Days USA” display in their
dairy cases and also in the June
and August editions of popular
women’s magazines.
They are;, also available by
sending $1,50 and two “REAL”
Seals for each set of cups and two
“REAL” Seals for each recipe
leaflet to: Krazy Kups, P.O. Box
14482, Baltimore, MD, 21268. (A
recipe leaflet is included with each
cup order).
State Grange, said the oldest farm
fraternal organization in the state
has always been interested in
educating persons interested in the
field of agriculture.
The Institute provides a two
year program for careers in
agriculture. Many students would
not be able to afford tuition costs
and’other related expenses for. a
four year agriculture program, so
they enroll' for the two-year
program and gain employment in
the field of agriculture, Myers
For Further information Contact
ASHLAND COMMUNITY ENTERPRISES
Lancaster legislator and farmer N„
Wenger samples a Banana Nana, one of the
reported. Later, If they wish, they
have the opportunity to continue
their education for a higher
educational degree.
COME & VISIT
DAILY MAY 30 THROUGH SEPT. 6
WEEKENDS SEPT. 6
THROUGH OCT. 31
A Picnic and playground facilities are
available ir a parlT adjoining Pioneer
Tunnel Also nearby is a state-operated
museum devoted to mining technology and
geology.
- Moving on to the picturesque town of
Ashland, another attraction awaits you, a
bronze replica of Whistler's famous
"Mother" painting, erected as a memorial
to the mothers of Ashland "
Geology buffs will enjoy searching for
fossils near a gigantic exposed fault The
fossil site is located about IV 2 miles from
Pioneer Tunnel, and guided tours can be
arranged at the Tunhel Office
Pioneer tunnel wasiselected as one of the top ten
tourist attractions in PA in 1979, by PA Travel
Advisory Council.
Group rates available on request.
19th & Oak Sts., Ashland, PA 17921
Phone 717-875-3850
“Spend the day with ust”
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, Inna 13,1981-Cll
“summer fun" milk-fruit drinks.
Myers, who represents the
Grange on the University of
Maryland Agriculture Advisory
Board along vyith other
Paiiy Idea
If you like avocados, you’ll like
this dressing, especially over
tossed greens. Place one-half cup
chopped, peeled avocado, two
teaspoons fresh lemon juice, one
half teaspoon salt, one-fourth
A big “added attraction" on ypur visit to Pioneer Tunnel is
an ODDortunity to ride an old-fashioned, narrow-gauge, steam
locomotive (lokie), the Henry Clay The Henry Clay, with its
string of brightly colored mine cars and of course a red
caboose, takes you on a three-quarter-mile ride around the
side of Mahanoy Mountain to show you another kind of mining
known as strip mining. The Steam Lokie will take you to
Mammoth Stripping - an area where an unusually thick seam
of anthracite known as Mammoth Vein bent up to the surface
of the earth. Here, m days gone by, monstrous steam shovels -
of the Panama Cana! type ripped out millions of tons of coal
from the exposed seam and left a lso-foot high man-carved
wall of solid rock extending as far westward as the eye can see
You can look down into the gaping trenches man has left and
almost hear the crashing, clanking, rumbling coal mining
operations dfyesteryear ’
Nearby is a relic “bootleg”-coal hole. This and others in the
area were dug by men who were willing to defy trespass Taws,
brave caverns and company guards to obtam'a few bags of coat
to sell or heat their homes
agricultural members, will meet
June 22 to discuss the future of the
University of Maryland Institute of
Applied Agriculture.
teaspoon celery seed, dash of
pepper and one-half cup dairy sour
cream in blender container. Cover
and puree until smooth. Blend in
an additional 1/2 cup sour cream.
Chill, covered, allowing flavors to
blend.
Steam Lokie
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