88-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June IS, 1985 Cook’s Question QUESTION - Dons Grube, New Providence, would like a recipe for a filling for pita bread QUESTION - Fran Westfall, Spring Grove, would like a recipe for heavy German cheesecake not made wtih cream cheese It was sold in New Jersey and New York about 30 years ago QUESTION - Audrey Nemeth, Mt Vernon, Maine, would like recipes for pumpermckle bagels and for rhubarb bread While Jeanette Sauder of Remholds didn't provide a rhubarb bread recipe for Audrey, she does have a rhubarb cake recipe to share Rhubarb Cake 3 to 4 cups chopped rhubarb V 2 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 cup sugar, scant 1 3-ounce package straw- 1 beaten egg berry jello 3 A cup milk 11/?I 1 /? cups flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon mixed ‘/z teaspoon salt with 1 tablespoon sugar Combine rhubarb, sugar and jello in bowl and set aside As with other fruits, use sugar according to taste Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together Cream butter, sugar, and beaten egg. Add dry ingredients along with milk and vanilla, saving out sugar and cinnamon Mix, blend until batter is smooth Make a layer of fruit mixture in bottom of deep, buttered baking pan or dish, 11/?I 1 /? to 2 quarts Spread batter over fruit and sprinkle top with cinnamon and sugar Bake at 350° F for 35 to 40 minutes Cut in squares to serve May be served with milk ANSWER - Mrs Bertha Mocker, Cogan Station, requested a recipe for asparagus soup Thanks go to Dons Grube, New Providence, for the following recipe Cream of Asparagus Soup 2 bunches of asparagus 3 tablespoons flour Ismail onion 4 cups milk 3 tablespoons butter Salt and pepper Make a white sauce with butter, flour and milk Set aside Cook chopped asparagus and onion in salt water for 20 minutes Combine with white sauce and bring to a boil Season to taste (I like te puree in a blender before ser ving) ANSWER - Edith Miller, Lincoln University, requested a recipe for smeary pie - a Pennsylvania Dutch pie made with cottage cheese Thanks go to Mrs Nevm Horst, Elkton, Md , for sharing her Cottage Cheese Pie recipe Cottage Cheese Pie 1 pound cottage cheese IV* cup sugar 3 eggs, separated 1 large can evaporated milk l A teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla Add egg yolks, salt and sugar to cottage cheese Add milk, evaporated milk and vanilla When throughly combined, add beaten egg whites Pour mixture into crust Bake at 400° F for 10 minutes and 350° F for 20 to 35 minutes Makes one 9-mch and one 8-mch pie ANSWER - Grace Ikeler, Bloomsburg, requested recipes for cooking cabbage with sweet and sour dressing Thanks go to Mrs Jay Spyker, Dallastown, for her Down Home Cabbage recipe and to Fran Westfall, Spring Grove, for her Cabbage Sweet and Sour recipe Down Home Cabbage 2 pounds cabbage, cut up 2 tablespoons flour 2 teaspoons salt 6 slices bacon 1 medium chopped onion 8 teaspoon pepper Heat 1 inch of water to boiling Add cabbage and salt, return to a boil Cover and cook 5 minutes. Dram well, reserving 1% cups cooking liquid Cook bacon until crisp Remove bacon and break into 1-mch pieces Discard all but 1 tablespoon bacon drippings Add onion to drippings, saute until golden, stirring occasionally Sprinkle in flour and sugar Stir until smooth Stir in reserved cooking liquid, vinegar and pepper Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened Add bacon and cab bage, stir gently to coat Makes 6 servings, about 120 calories each Cabbage Sweet and Sour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt Cabbage 1 egg l A cup vinegar Shred cabbage rather finely Put in saucepan and sprinkle with salt Cover pan and place over low heat and steam until tender Beat the egg, add vinegar sugar and salt and pour over the steamed cabbage Heat five minutes and serve at'once tr' t 7 ' * f 3 tablespoons cornstarch 2 cups milk 2 tablespoons sugar V* cup cider vinegar STATE COLLEGE - The Pennsylvania State Lamb Cook- Off Contest is scheduled for Aug. 2 at the new Ag Arena, Penn State, m conjunction with the Penn sylvania Sheep Field Day and Craft Show. Any Pennsylvania resident, 18 years of age or older with non professional food status may compete for $3OO in prize money, sheep skins and selected cuts of fresh American lamb. A maximum of two recipes may be entered per person. The deadline for entries is July 1,1985. ANSWER - Hilda M Blatt, Honestown, requested a recipe for Red Beet Relish Thanks go to Ruth Shirk, Richland, for sharing the following recipe 12 medium red beets, cooked m skins, peeled and chopped fine 6 peppers 1 stalk celery Chop and cook each separately Mix and add 1 cup red beet juice 3 cups sugar 2 cups vinegar Bring to a boil and can ANSWER - Grace Ikeler, Bloomsburg, and Nancy Koons, Lebanon, both requested recipes for potato salad with a good dressing Thanks go to Fran Westfall, Spring Grove, for the following recipe. Hot Dutch Potato Salad 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon sugar legg 4 slices bacon V: cup chopped onion V? cup chopped green pepper 'A cup vinegar 1 teaspoon salt 3 hard boiled eggs Dice bacon and pan fry. Add chopped onion and green pepper Cook 3 minutes, add vinegar, salt, pepper, sugar and beaten egg Cook slightly Add cubed potatoes, grated carrot and diced hard cooked egg Blend and serve hot ifct Murphy Bru-Mash... All The Time! Anytime of any year, Murphy Bru-Mash helps boost production economically and efficiently • with top quality by-paas protein, digestibility and palatablllty. As a source of protein and energy. Bru-Mash is hard to beat And there's a lot more to the Bru-Mash story. Tests conducted at Michigan State University, The University of Tennessee. North Carolina State University, The University of Mississippi and many other schools show that Bru-Mash helps increase milk production more efficiently! So. don't think of Bru-Mash as an extender of your normal feeding program think of Bru-Mash as part of vour normal feeding program You’ll discover Improved feed conversion, higher production, greater palatablllty and remarkable digestibility Your Murphy representative has complete storage, handling, and feeding guidelines and he'll also help you analyze your forages and formulate a custom ration based on your herd's needs. Call us soon for more details Bremers grains and a whole lot more. Lamb cook-off slated for Aug. 2 Any original recipe using lamb shoulder, nblets, neck, shank, breast or ground lamb may be entered. The dish must contain a minimum of one and not more than five pounds of fresh American lamb. Recipes should serve a minimum of four persons. Recipes will be screened by a panel of three judges. Recipes will be judged on taste, ease of preparation and practicality, appearance and presentation. Finalists will be notified of their selection July 5 and will prepare their dish at University Park on Red Beet Relish 1 head cabbage 1 quart hot cubed cooked potatoes Va cup grated raw carrot CALL THIS TOLL-FREE NUMBER 1-800-722-0035 MURPHY PRODUCTS CO. c/o Stroh Brawary, PO Box 2968, ALLENTOWN, PA 18001 The lamb and wool promotion boasts 100 commercial and craft exhibits ranging from fencing systems to lamb and wool related crafts, pottery, paintings and wool fashions. Contests will be held in sheep photography, art, wool crafts, sheep shearing fleece and youth exhibits. More than $l,OOO is of fered in prize money. For a copy of the Pennsylvania State Lamb Cook-Off rules and entry form, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: LAMB COOK-OFF, Dr. Clair Engle, 316 Wm. Henning Building, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802. / J//' // // / // // / // //// / //// /// / / TO ORDER, Aug. 2. The first place winner receives $5O plus a Pennsylvania sheep skin, valued at $65, donated by L & M- Fur Company, Quakertown, Bucks County. Second Prize is $35 plus a gift pack of Pennsylvania valued at $5O, from the Ap palachian Lamb Company, Greencastle, Franklin County. Third prize is $25 plus a leg of lamb valued at $25, donated by Ap palachian Lamb Company; Fourth through tenth place finalists receive $lO. All finalists also receive ribbons and an American Cookbook. Demonstrations scheduled throughout the event include spinning, weaving, wool crafts, lamb cookery, Scottish Highland dancing, working sheep dogs and sheep industry related forage and management seminars.