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Answers to recipe requests should be sent to the
same address.
QUESTION-Mrs. Donna Steele, Vintondale, would
like a recipe for a dessert called Havanna Banana. It has
a tapioca base
QUESTION-Carol Fantom, Delta, would like a recipe
for soft and fluffy biscuits like those served at fast food
restaurants.
QUESTION-R. Myer requests a recipe for Peach
Marmalade.
QUESTION-Salina Peight, Belleville, would like a
recipe for canning chili soup and vegetable soup without
potatoes.
QUESTION-Mrs. Aaron B. Shirk, Lebanon, would
like to know what are gooseberries and where can they
be found?
QUESTION-Barbara S. King, Atglen, requests a
recipe for tomato butter. She thinks the recipe requires
long cinnamon sticks.
QUESTION-Barbara Reed, Punxsutawney, would
like recipes for canning hot peppers with cauliflower and
one for hot peppers with hot dogs.
QUESTION-Mrs. Paul Beyer, East Greenville, can
not find dear-jell in local grocery stores. She asks if
there is a substitute or another brand name for it.
QUESTION-Mrs. Karen Moyer of Portage requests
recipes for both soft chocolate chip and molasses cook
ies like Archway makes.
ANSWER-Margaret Jones requested recipes using
sugar substitutes for diabetics. Thanks Mrs. J. Newton
Brewer Jr. of Chesapeake City, MD for sending the fol
lowing recipe.
Deep Dish Apple Pie
2 teaspoons sugar substitute
1 tablespoon cornstarch
% teaspoon grated lemon rind
2'A teaspoon lemon juice
% teaspoon nutmeg
VS- teaspoon cinnamon
4 small apples, pared and sliced
1 cup flour, sifted
1 teaspoon salt
% cup reduced calorie margarine
3 tablespoons cold water
Combine sugar substitute, cornstarch, lemon rind,
lemon juice, nutmeg, cinnamon and apple slices.
Place in 9-inch deep dish, pie plate or baking dish. Set
aside.
Combine flour and salt; cut in margarine until mixture
resembles cornmeal.
Blend in water with fork until all dry ingredients are
moistened.
Shape dough into ball
Roll out dough on a floured surface, place on top of
apple filling.
Bake at 425 degrees for 35 minutes or until brown
ANSWER-Mrs. Gene Jennings, Fallston, MD,
requested a recipe titled “Nothing” which appeared in
this column several years ago. Thanks Charlotte Smith,
Mansfield, and Sharon Sensenig of Smyrna, DE for
sending the following recipe.
Nothing
VA cup sugar
2 cups flour
4 eggs
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pie filling of your choice
Beat all ingredients except pie filling with mixer for 3
minutes. Spread into 9X13-inch pan. Mark into 24
squares, drop a spoonful of pie filling on each square (or
cover over all). Bake at 350 degrees for 4'o-60 minutes.
Sprinkle with confectionary sugar.
Cook’s
Question
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At Montgomery 4
Tricia McMahon of Green Lane
and Henry Wojton of Trappe were
named the 1987 Outstanding 4-H
Boy and Girl for Montgomery
County at special ceremonies held
during the recent 4-H Fair in
Creamery. The winners received a
plaque from 4-H and a $5O savings
bond donated by Harleysville
National Bank. Tricia and Henry
will represent 4-H at numerous
functions and will be available for
speaking engagements.
Tricia is an 8 year member who
is active in Furry Friends Rabbit
and Cavy Club and the 4-H Toast
masters Junior Leadership Prog
ram. She had the honor of repre
senting Pennsylvania at the “Pro
files for Tomorrow” program in
Washington, D.C. as one of a
select group of teen leaders who
had input into the future direction
of the 4-H program. Tricia serves
as a teen representative on the 4-H
Cabinet Advisory Board. She has
been a camp counselor, has
attended Leadership Congress,
Capital Days, State 4-H Achieve
ment Days, PAFC and was a staff
member at Pa. 4-H Week at Penn
State this summer. Tricia gra
duated from Boyertown Area High
School where she was active in
music and drama. She plans on
attending Widener University this
fall to major in Hotel
Management.
Henry Wojton has been in the
Trappe Club for eight years. Henry
was just named the state winner in
the Forestry category of the
National 4-H Awards program and
will attend the National 4-H Con
ANSWER-Mildred Laughman, Wellsville, requested a
recipe for Red Cinnamon Cucumber Rings. Thanks to
many readers who mailed recipes. Unfortunately, there
is not space for all of them. Below is the recipe submitted
by Mrs. Ada Krone, Glen Rock.
Red Cinnamon Cucumber Rings
To 2 gallons of large peeled, cored, and sliced cucum
bers, add:
2 cups lime
2 gallons cold water.
Let stand 24 hours. Drain. Wash and let stand in clear
water for 1 hour. Drain again. Add:
2 cups white vinegar
1 tablespoon powdered alum
1 ounce red food coloring.
Add enough water to cover cucumbers. Simmer for 2
hours. Drain. Make syrup of the following ingredients+
10 cups sugar
2 cups water
2 cups vinegar
8 sticks cinnamon
1 (8 ounce) package red hot cinnamon candies.
Pour boiling syrup over cucumbers. Each day for 3
days heat syrup and pour over cucumbers. On the third
day, pack in jars and pour boiling syrup over cucumbers
in jars. Seal.
ANSWER-Margaret Jones, Timontum, MD requested
recipes that use sugar substitutes for diabetics'Thanks
Mrs. L. Shirk of Ephrata for the following cooking recipe.
Diabetic Peanut Butter Cookies
% cup butter
'A cup peanut butter
2 tablespoons liquid sweetner
% cup skim milk
1 egg
1 teaspoqn vanilla
1 cup sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
% ..teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine butter, pea
nut butter and sweetner. Blend well. Add milk combined
with egg and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder and salt
together and add to mixture. Drop by rounded teas
poonfuls onto greased cookte sheets. Flatten with fork
dipped in water. Bake 10 minutes. Makes 48 cookies.
One cookie=34 calories.
ers
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grass in Chicago. He has been a
teen leader teaching bike safety
and archery. As a camp counselor
he served as an archery and ropes
course instructor. He attended
Leadership Congress and was an
advisor for the Pa. 4-H Week. Hen
ry also attended 4-H Capital Days,
Teen Ambassador Weekend, been
named a 4-H Teen Ambassador,
taken the Toastmasters Junior
Leadership Course and traveled to
Colorado this summer with the
Exchange Club. Henry will be a
Junior at St. Pius X School in
Pottstown where he is active in
baseball and football. Henry plans
a career in horticulture and helps
with the family nursery business.
Six other members were also
named as finalists. They included
Sadie Gregory
Three Countians Attend
Citizenship Washington Focus
LANCASTER Three Lan
caster County 4-H’ers participated
in a week-long stay in Washing
ton, D.C., attending Citizenship
H Fair
Dan Cochran of Trappe, Andy
Kumpf of Norristown, Judy Park
and Sheryl Hunter of North Wales,
Cindy Bauman of Lansdale and
Leslie Bartholomew of
Royersford.
According to Nancy Kadwill,
4-H Coordinator, just being among
the finalists is quite an honor.
“These eight teens represent the
outstanding individuals among the
nearly 3,000 4-H members in the
county. We are proud of all of them
and what they have accom
plished.” Kadwill noted the mem
bers were originally selected on
the basis of a detailed record
known as Blue Form. The finalists
were then interviewed by a panel,
of judges to select the top two
individuals.
Washington Focus at the National
4-H Center.
Stacey Goss, Pequea; Sallie
Gregory, Lititz; and Amy Jo
Strausbaugh, Manheim, joined
4-H’ers from 45 other states to par
ticipate in the summer program
designed as a citizenship and lead
ership training program. Stacey is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Goss; Sallie is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gregory;
and Amy Jo is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Strausbaugh.
The young people had the
opportunity to examine the United
Slates Constitution, increase then
understanding of American Gov
ernment, their rights and responsi
bilities as American citizens and
their American heritage.
Throughout the week, the
4-H’ers participated in field trips
to historical and cultural sights
such as Mount Vemon, Arlington
National Cemetery, and the JFK
Center for Performing Arts.
A highlight for the young people
was meeting with Congressman
Robert Walker, and spending a day
on Capitol Hill, getting a close-up
view of the political process.
Amy Jo Strausbaugh