B4—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March's, 1983
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
March has arrived and with it
the realization that starting a
garden will soon have the top
priority.
The other day I picked up a
thick, brightly illustrated book on
growing vegetables which our
daughter Cindy, was given when
she attended National 4-H
Congress in Chicago two years
ago. Some of the first pictures that
caught my eye were stressing the
value of planting vegetables and
flowers together. One picture
showed marigolds growing bet
ween the cabbage rows while
another had leaf lettuce growing
among the daffodils. Rhubarb
chard was said to add beautiful
color to any garden and have
leaves that are more tender than
the green variety.
Over the years, I have tried
several unusual kinds of plants in
my garden in addition to the usual
peas, beans and com. In the very
early spring, I have green onions
from my Egyptian sets long before
the ground can be worked. They
are planted in the fall and by mid
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summer they form miniature
bulbs at their tips, where most
onions form flowers. I’ve also
enjoyed planting garden cress
which is ready for use in ten days
and tastes similar to water cress.
My Spanish peanuts are always
a conversation piece in my garden.
This year I hung the plants on the
rafters in the cellar only to find out
that, shortly thereafter, either a
mouse or squirrel must have found
and eaten all of them that was a
disappointment. But one thing that
never disappoints me is my Jer
susalem artichokes. There are
always more of them to dig than I
can use and I’d certainly be willing
to give some away.
When I planted red potatoes last
year, I used some that I purchased
in the grocery store. That was not a
good idea because they were
treated against sprouting and they
took weeks to come up. After they
bloom and have tubers, I simply
reach in the loose ground and get
enough for a meal without
disturbing the plant.
Now what should I try this year?
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bees to 60,000 bees. It is possible to
create a new hive by removing a
group of bees and eggs. The bees
will implant royal jelly into one
egg which in turn will become a
Queen bee and be the creation of a
new swarm. x
Barbara’s father extracts his
own honey, process Barbara en
joys helping with. He uses a three
frame extractor which has been
motorized. The honey is heated
enough to strain through a nylon
mesh cloth. “It is nice smooth
honey, and we usually put it into
gallon jars and later into smaller
jars. I Uke working with the honey.
We usually do it twice a year, once
at the beginning to the middle of
June, and then in the middle to the
end of August.”
Has this young bee enthusiast
ever been stung? Yes, she says
with a smile, “But I haven’t
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worked with them as much as
Dad.”
Of course, beekeepers wear
protective gear when working with
the hives or getting out the frames,
and Barbara says that usually
offers good protection, along with
the precaution of smoking the
hives to slow down the movement
of the bees. Occasionally a par
ticularly stubborn bee will
penetrate the gloves that are used
and sting the hand. Sometimes an
ankle will be stung if boots are not
worn.
She works in the' office of
Manbeim Manufacturing and
Belting, and is looking forward to
her presidency. She says her
biggest job will be chairing
meetings in the course of the year.
The best part of the job will be
continuing to tell about the virtues
of honey and the rewards of
beekeeping, a tradition Barbara
P.O. Box 8
began as Pennsylvania Honey
Queen in 1979 and something she
will continue in her role as
president of the Honey Producers
in Lancaster County. The following
is one of her favorite recipes:
WALNUT HONEY BROWNIES
2 02. chocolate
V« cup butter
% cup honey
2 eggs, well beaten
y* cup flour
V« tsp. baking powder
Itsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts
Melt chocolate and butter
together. Mix in honey. Stir into
eggs; mix well. Sift together flour
and baking powder. Combine with
chocolate mixture. Add.vanilla and
walnuts. Pour into a well greased
9” x 11” pan. Bake 45 minutes at
300 degrees. May be iced with a
thin layer of chocolate frosting
before cutting into squares.
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