84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 10, 1987 Bed and (Continued from Page B 2) Grove City and Westminster Col leges and only five minutes from 1-79 and 1-80, The Magoffin Guest House is an ideal place to house visiting parents of college stu dents. Janet made contacts with the admissions and alumni offices of the area colleges and took an album with pictures of the bed rooms. The Magoffin Guest House is now recommended by the col leges for housing on parents weekends. In addition to the billboard on the highway attracting business, guests sometimes arrive as over flow from area motels. Although Janet is the first to admit that they are for everyone, staying at The Magoffin Guest House has con verted many travelers to the jobs of bed and breakfas't. Many guests use The Magoffin Guest House as a base for antiqu ing in the area. They get a certain amount of repeat business from business people, and visiting executives of local industries. They are also listed with Pit tbuigh Bed and Breakfast, a reser vation service, and in publications like Bed and Breakfast USA, the PA edition of Highways and Byways, and a free publication of the state travel bureau. A listing Patricia Green Win Eggs-Pectation Mrs. Patricia Green of Freder ick, Maryland was named fust place winner of the Adult Division and Eric Marder, Randallstown, Maryland was declared the winner in the Youth Division of the “ 1987 Great Eggs-pectation” cooking contest on Saturday, September 26, 1987 at the Annapolis Senior High School. Patricia, one of six finalists, won with her recipe of “Crab and Spi nach Crustless Quiche.” Ms. Green is a native of California but has lived in several other states and countries including Hawaii, Japan and Yugoslavia. Her husband, David, is a pharmacologist in the United States Army. Besides cooking, caring for her two sons, Aaron and Stephen, she enjoys reading and music. Sixteen-year-old Eric Marder was declared winner of the Youth Division with his “Eric’s Break fast Bonanza.” He claims he has The World's Largest Double Door GAS or ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR FROM SIBIR Breakfast that they are particularly proud of is a booklet called “America’s Wonderful Little Inn, and Guest Hosts ” that is available only on the recommendation of a guest Infor mation or reservation can be obtained by writing to The Magof fin Guest House, 129 South Pitt Street Mercer, PA 16137 or by calling 412-662-4611. Running a bed and breakfast is a real family affair. They all have to help to make it possible. Janet handles the managerial affairs of the house, but Rod also helps to greet guests as they arrive, making sure they know where their room is and what is available to them in the house. Daughters Beth, a sopho-’ more in high school, and Laura, a freshman at Penn State, have helped with waitressing. Even 10-year-old Sam has helped to serve breakfast. Janet’s breakfasts usually con sist of fruit and rolls and/or muf fins. Cereal is also available. A specialty of the house is the cinna mon nut roll made with Ron’s grandmother’s recipe. After bring ing fruit to the table, Janet is on hand to see that guests are taken care of and to circulate her guest book which boasts signatures of visitors from far-off lands such as and Eric Marder been cooking and experimenting with food for many years and he wants to be a chef “when he grows up.” Both Green and Marder are now eligible to compete in the national contest later this year. Ms. Green and Mr. Marder will receive their cash awards on October 9, 1987 at the Maryland Egg Council banquet! Other winners in the contest were: Mrs. Dorrie Mednich, Balti more (2nd in Adult Category); Mrs. Virginia Moore, Rockville, Maryland (3rd in Adult Category); and three runners-up: Sandy Jones, Baltimore; Frieda Domin, White Marsh; and Esther Blum, Baltimore. The judges for the contest were: Ms. Betty Duty, Maryland Water men’s Association; Marla Micr isch, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; and Ruth Miller, Calvert County Extension Service. • Effective refrigeration without electricity * * 4 A bedroom in The Magoffin Guest House featuring a typi cal high headboard Victorian bed and marble top table. The bed is walnut with burl walnut trim ($428); the Victorian marble top table has Incised carving and burl walnut trim ($520). the Netherlands, Germany and France. Famous visitors have included Chris Eversol, star of the T.V. Show “The Cavanaughs,” the road company of CATS and a man who was in town to pull horses’ teeth. Janet feels that the real fun of bed and breakfast places is their individual character. 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