fl More Dairy Recipes From Contest Entries TEXAS SHEET CAKE Bring to a boil: 2 sticks butter 4 tablespoons cocoa 1 cup water Add: cups sugar cups flour teaspoon salt teaspoon baking soda eggs cup buttermilk teaspoon vanilla Pour mixture into jellyroll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes. Frosting: 1 stick butter 2 tablespoons cocoa 6 tablespoons milk Bring butter, cocoa, and milk to a boil. Cool. Add: 1 pound confectioners’ sugar. Frost cooled cake. I just finished my sophomore year at Penn State, majoring in dairy and animal science. This summer started off with my being in charge of the family farm for two weeks while my parents were in Germany. I will continue helping on thefarm for the remain der of the summer. Jaylene Yoder Belleville The Welderspahn family from Cochranton enjoy life at Yahweh Dairy. Bone On The Range VELVEETA CHEESE SOUP '/< cup butter /< cup chopped onion '/« cup flour 4 cups milk 1 cup velveeta cheese, chopped 1 quart chicken broth 2 cups small macaroni 1 can peas and broth 1 jar pimento, drained Melt butler in saucepan. Add onions and steam until clear. Remove onion mixture from heat and let cool. Blend in flour, add pea juice. Put chicken broth in 3- or 4-quart kettle. Cook macaroni for 5 minutes. When finished, add the onions, butter, and flour mixture; blend. Add the milk and heat thor oughly. Add cheese, let dissolve. Add peas and pimentoes. Heat to eating temperature. Serves 8. We don't live on afarm, but have enough acreage to grow our own food. By the grace of God our freezer is always full until the end of summer. My husband came from a big farm family of 12, and they raised milk cows to supply their needs and to tend market with all the goodies that come from milk and butter. I was a city girl until I married 45 years ago. I have since become a very good cook and / have a following for my delicious chicken corn and salmon soups. / get many good recipes out of your section of Lancaster Farming. / am always proud to share a good recipe with our daughter who lives in Minnesota, knowing that some day she will be able to cook all the Pennsylvania Dutch dishes that I taught her. Vivian Heffner Windsor SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE Cream together 'A pound butter 3 cups sugar Add: 6 eggs, mix well after each addition 1 cup sour cream 3 cups flour V* teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vanilla Grease and flour a tube pan. Bake for 1 to VA hours in 325 degree oven. Cool, eat, enjoy. My family and I run a dairy farm. I have four children, 9. 6,2, and 3 months. We enjoy the farm very much. We grow corn, hay, oats, wheat, barley, and soybeans. All the hard work and time we put in it is worth it. Vicki Supplee Peach Bottom FOUR CHEESE LASAGNE 'A pound lasagne noodles, do not cook 1 tablespoon garlic, minced or crushed 1 medium onion, diced 1 pound ground beef Salt and pepper to taste 'A teaspoon oregano 'A teaspoon basil 'A teaspoon fennel seeds 1 6-ounce tomato paste 1 quart tomatoes or tomato puree Fry together garlic, onion, ground beef, salt and pepper, ore gano, and basil. Add fennel seeds, tomato paste and tomato puree and simmer S minutes. Blend in separate bowl: 2 eggs, beaten 1 pound ricotta cheese 1 cup cottage cheese Set aside: /i pound mozzarella cheese, shredded 'A cup parmesan cheese, grated Layer in a 9x13-inch greased baking pan in this order: thin layer of meat sauce, 'A of the noodles, all the egg mixture, 'A of the moz zarella, 'A of the remaining meat sauce, remaining noodles, remain ing meat sauce, remaining moz zarella, all the parmesan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until noodles are soft when tested with a fork. When still hot, top with additional cheese if desired. Serve with tossed salad, garlic bread, and beverage. We bought our 120-acre farm two years ago after a long prayer ful search of 40 farms. Our farm name, Yahweh Dairy, comes from the Old Testament name for God, Yahweh, who led the Israelites through their 40-year prayerful search for their Promised Land. We milk about 35 Jerseys and Holsteins. All four of us are involved with showing Jerseys. Merideth and Nathan have 4-H cattle projects and sewing projects as well. The whole family, even grandparents, pitch in with the farm labor. Cheryl Weiderspahn Cochranton Richard and Audrey Rohrer with children Rich, 18; Janine, 16; and Julie, 12. CHEESE SPREAD LEMON LUSCIOUS PIE 1 can evaporated milk Baked pastry shell 1 cup milk 1 CU P V* stick butter 3 to 4 tablespoons cornstarch or Heat to almost boiling then add } . V/i pounds sliced white American \ tablespoons butter cheese and a couple of slices of Grated lemon nnd Velveeta cheese. Let the cheese CU P lemon J u,ce melt, then cool mixture. Spread can unbeaten egg yolks be used instead of jam or jelly. 1 CU P mi k Rachel Lantz }“P sour cream Lititz Whipped cream 2 tablespoons nuts, nuts Combine sugar and cornstarch or Clear-jel in a saucepan. Add lemon rind, juice, egg yolks, and butter. Stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring until thick. Cool. Fold in sour cream. Pour into pie shell. Chill 2 hours. Serve with whipped cream and chopped nuts as garnish. Richard and I live on a dairy farm. Our children. Rich, 18; Janine, 16; and Julie, 12; help us do the chores. Life is pretty hectic most of the time trying to get every thing done, but when you work together as a family, it all seems to get done. Richard and I are involved in church work and Ag in the Classroom, which is a nice change from routine. Mark, Oma, and Kevin Zehnder WEIRD CHICKEN 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts A cup bread crumbs 1 can chopped green chili 1 teaspoon chili powder '/> teaspoon garlic salt 'A teaspoon ground cumin 6 tablespoons butter, melted A cup parmesan cheese A cup mozzarella cheese A cup cheddar cheese - Pound chicken to'/ -inch thick ness. Mix together bread crumbs, chili powder, cumin, garlic salt, and parmesan cheese. Stuff chick en with mozzarella, Cheddar, and green chili. Dip chicken in butter and roll in mixed ingredients. Chill 4 hours. Bake at4oo degrees for 20 minutes. Sauce: IS ounces tomato sauce A teaspoon cumin A cup sliced green onions Salt and pepper to taste Combine and heat sauce ingre dients. Pour sauce on top of chick en when ready to serve. Mark is a small farmer. We have some beef cattle and pigs. Kevin, 21 months, likes to play with the animals and ride in the tractor. Me I'm just a mom. Oma Lou Zehnder Waterfall Audrey Rohrer Lancaster BREAKFAST PIZZA 1 8-ounce can refrigerated cres cent rolls 6 eggs, beaten '/i pound bacon, cooked and crumbled 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 1 cup sliced mushrooms, optional Spread rolls into a well-greased 12-inch pizza pan. Firmly press perforations to seal. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over crust. Bake at 375 degrees for IS minutes. Serves 6. Last summer, I found this recipe in a magazine in a doctor's office while my daughter had four wis dom teeth cut out. I tried the recipe and my family likes it. We are a turkeyfarm family with two children, Rebecca. 14, and Wendell, 11. My husband, Kenny, also hauls livestock and grain loc ally. We have subscribed to Lancas ter Farming for a long lime. I only read the B section, but Kenny reads all the rest. We then pass on the paper to Kenny's uncle and aunt to read and enjoy. Carolyn Shank Dayton, VA (Turn to Pag* Bfl)
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