82-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 25,1990 LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff MOUNT JOY (Lancaster Co.) Headlines may accuse eggs as the source of salmoncllc food poi soning and of high cholesterol, but two young women arc determined to show the public that eggs are taking a bad rap. “Eggs are a lot better than they are cracked up to be,” said Debra Wolgemuth, Lancaster County Poultry Queen. An expert omelet maker, Bev Glnder, alternate poultry queen likes to demonstrate omelet making. “It’s all In the wrist,” she claims. WOOD TRUSS MANUFACTURERS of LAMINATED RAFTERS and WOOD ROOF TRUSSES 701 E. Unden St., RICHLAND, PA 17087 Telephone: 717-866-6581 Fax: 717-866-7237 MEMBER Poultry Queens Hope To Unscramble Public's Confusion About Eggs Bev Ginder, the county alternate queen agrees. She wants the publ ic to know that eggs are very low in both fat and saturated fat compared with other sources of high quality protein such as red meats and cheese. “If customers buy eggs that have been refrigerated immediately, and, if they cook the eggs properly, they won’t have any problem with salmonelle,” Debra said. While the public may have Family Farm to Architectural Innovation TUDOR ARCH I Hf«-1 I scrambled thoughts about eggs, these two ambassadors hope to give the public the straight facts that eggs are perfectly safe and nutritious to eat. Not only do they plan to give the straight facts but also they will demonstrate omelet making. “You bet I know how to make a good omelet it’s all in the wrist,” Bev said. Long before being chosen to promote the poultry industry, both women were being unofficially groomed to promote eggs. Since both grew up on a poultry farms, they absorbed many poultry facts by osmosis. Deb assists with egg packing on her parents’ (John and Thelma) Mount Joy farm where they have 100.000 layers, farm 375 acres, operate a farrow to finish pork operation, and raise beef on an adjoining farm. Bev grew up with three brothers. and a sister on her parents, 125-acre farm where they raise 80.000 layers, broilers, and 87 beef cattle and eat eggs. Marlin, Bev’s dad, said, “If everyone ate as many eggs as I do, they’d need to put up a lot more chicken houses.” Cinder, who also drives truck for Heistand Feed Mill, usually eats his breakfast at restaurants. “I always order eggs for breakfast what else is there?” he asked. While Bev and Deb have the egg-eating habit deeply ingrained, they realize many people do not. Over Thirty Years Of Quality Service STRAIGHT BEAM ******* Like all good poultry royalty, Debra eats lots of eggs and gives poultry a plug whenever possible. They’d like to change that not only by doing their part but also by see ing more publicity and promoting of eggs on T.V. Deb estimated, “Beef and milk promotions have about 10 com mercials to every one on eggs.” Her father recalls that several years ago, there was a strong promotion on the incredible egg, but later an egg market slump cut into monies designated for egg promotion. Concerning salmonelle poison ing, Wolgemuth said, “We do our part, but we can’t do everything. We are not the culprits. The food industry must do their part.” While some flocks have been GOTHIC ARCH destroyed, Bev doesn’t think kill ing flocks is the answer to controll ing salmonelle. “Transportation and storage is more of a problem,” she said. Ginder said, “I think salmonelle was around 100 years ago, but peo ple didn’t know what it was called.” Wolgemuth has a son who gra duated from the Culinary Institute of America. During his training, he observed many restaurants prepar ing egg dishes and was appalled at the carelessness of egg handling. “The poultry industry does a lot of testing on their own. We have strict guidelines,” Wolgemuth (Turn to Pago B 3) UNI/FRAME ARCH MANUFACTURERS OF • GLU-LAM ARCHES • GLU-LAM BEAMS . GLU-LAM TREATED POSTS • ROOF TRUSSES • FLOOR TRUSSES • T&G AND V-GROOVE DECKING • WE CUSTOM DESIGN OR MATCH EXISTING BUILDINGS • COMPLETE LINE OF POST FRAME BUILDING MATERIALS • CRANE SERVICE Everyone at Rigidply Rafters, Inc. is fully committed to serving our customers and providing them with the finest products available. The excellence that we strive for is to show our appreciation for our customers continued loyalty to Rigidply Rafters. You deserve the best!
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