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Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Kisser
October is one of my favorite
months. My big rush to preserve
the garden produce is over and I
can still sit outside to hull the lima
beans. As I sit on the ground on the
south side of my kitchen, I notice
the big, bright colored zinnias and
marigolds that Cindy planted this
summer. After years of 4-H Flower
Projects, it is hard to break the
habit of planting flowers in the
spring. They have given me many
bouquets for the dining room table
and for elderly aunts at a nearby
retirement home. Even neighbors
got flowers when I gave them some
of my over abundance of tomatoes,
cucumbers and Chinese cabbage.
An orange and white kitten plays
nearby, it had been dropped off at
a summer cottage, and I enjoy its
antics as it rolls in the grass. As I
glance over the still green garden.
I think of the work yet to be done
this fall. My houseplants must be
potted and put in the house on the
wide windowsills to be enjoyed this
winter. Some iris should be
replanted as the beds are too
crowded.
I also think of the newspaper
article that I sould write
tomorrow. My trusty old
typewriter is over 40 years old but
stUl does the job for me and so I’ve
put off getting an expensive
electric one that might fail me.
And, there is a much older
typewriter in the attic that a great
uncle bought forme when I went to
business college in Lancaster.
However, I did buy one modem
Uweastw Faming, Saturday, October ft, ISB3-819
appliance recently. We now have a
portable television set on the
kitchen counter. So far it is only
used in the evening when my
husband and I might want to see
different programs. My idea of
Survey Shows Most
Americans Eat Chicken
LANCASTER - Chicken is
served in 96 percent of adult
households in this country and in 69
percent it is served at least once a
week, according to a new Gallup
consumer survey.
Price and taste are two chief
attractions of chicken, with 40
percent of those interviewed say
ing the main reason they buy
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entertainment isn’t to watch a
baseball or football game for
hours. I’d much sooner sit on my
favorite chair and read or take a
walk in the woods.
chicken is because it is economical
and 36 percent noting “good
taste” as their primary reason for
serving chicken.
The survey, conducted by G&Uup
for the National Broiler Council,
showed that consumers are about
evenly split between buying fresh
chicken whole or in parts. Forty
nine percent purchase whole
chicken and 47 buy just parts
Chicken breasts are the most
frequently purchased parts,
followed by legs
Baking and frying are the
favorite ways of cooking chicken
Consumers who purchase chicken
primarily because it is nutritious
or because it is low in calories are
more likely to bake it. Those who
say taste is their main reason for
buying chicken prefer to fry it.
The study of consumer use and
attitudes toward chicken was
conducted by telephone among a
national representative sample of
approximately 1000 adults during a
two-week period in June. Other
findings include;
younger households tend to
buy parts while older people lean
toward whole uncut chicken
almost a third '23%) serve
chicken two or more times per
week and four percent serve it at
least four times a week.
those who buy just chicken
parts are least likely to purchase
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