Cook’s Question ANSWER Eileen Newcomer, Mount Joy, requested a recipe for Banana Whoopie Pies. Thanks to Sharlene Martin, Chambersburg; Laura Horst, Leba non: and others for sending recipes. Banana Whoopie Pies 4 cups flour 1 cup shortening 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 eggs 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk 1 cup mashed bananas 'A teaspoon salt 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda Cream shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and milk. Mix well. Add mashed bananas. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Whipped Cream Icing: V 4 cup butter 'A cup shortening 3 cups confectioners’ sugar 4 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract Mix together all ingredients. Beat for 5 minutes. Fill whoopie pies with mixture. ANSWER Georgia Bond, Gandeeville, W. Va., wanted a recipe for canning strawberries with epsom salts. No one sent in a recipe using epsom salts, but Mir iam Delong, Quarryville, writes that she has a better idea for preserving berries. Mix strawberry pie glaze according to package direc tions, but add ’/* cup extra water. Put in as many straw berries as can be mixed into the glaze. Fill pint-size freezer boxes and freeze. After thawing, strawberries stay firm in refrigerator for several days. • Winter’s frozen ground conditions reduce soil compaction during spreading. • Freezing and thawing helps distribute the lime through the soil to correct pH. Hi-Calcium rtm LIMESTONE (Continued from Page B 8) Frozen Strawberries Profit from winter lime application 4(1 *■ ’ *• t /*> Why do people collect things? Is it because they have time on their hands due to early retirement or just because some things re mind them of their childhood? I am a saver of many things in cluding siring, buttons, thimbles, stamps you name it and I prob ably have it stashed somewhere. But, mostly I collect paper such as old letters and cards. Just now I’m going through big boxes of old mail from the 19405, 1950 s and 1960 s that was ad dressed to me. I am separating them into packages for my sisters and children. For my sisters it will be like a diary of their children’s growing-up years. And, for my children these letters will remind them of their college days, bur oldest daughter broke the -*■ i r* ' coaSMt b. yo«u* local M»rtti\ LI«M!«hMMt [ duties* M* dtU Blue (800) 233-0205 (717) 354-1370 You're Looking at the Start of Something Big Hardy Brand Hybrid Seed Corn H 86314 H 86450 H 86500 H 86407 114 Days Superior plant health, very high yields in grain H86270M115 Days Fine seedling vigor, excellent yields, strong stalks H 86345 116 Days Tons of quality silage and grain, good agronomics * t-', *, Don't forget about these winners! H 86923 109 Days A proven performer, you can count on H 86334 117 Days Tremendousgrainorsilageandgooddiseasetolerance H 86992 118 Days An exceptional hybrid, outstanding quality Our Reputation is Growing In Your Fields. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 16, 1993-B9 Ida’s Notebook Ida Biaser family circle by going to Alfred University in New York state. She wrote many, many letters home in which she detailed her activities. I reread the letters telling me about her roommates, her studies and her joining a sorority. I had forgot ten that her blue, wool winter coat was stolen at college. Some of my ancestors collected things too. One had a big collec tion of stamps and coins. Another kept printed programs of different organizations. I find it interesting to read my grandfather’s gradua tion program from a business col lege in Ohio. The business records that a great, great grandfather kept of his mill business has been pre served by caring relatives. The dusty boxes stored in attics often yield records of life long ago because someone else cared enough to save them. 97 Days Excellent grain and high quality silage for a early corn 103 Days When the goin' gets tough this one outperforms them all 104 Days This is a 10 for silage or grain has excellent fall health A BeachleyHardy Seed Company 454 Railroad Ave., P.O. Box 3147 Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania 17011 1-800-4HARDY-1 Public Speaking Contest DAUPHIN (Dauphin Co.) For the second consecutive year, a Public Speaking Contest for Dau phin County students in grade 9 through 12 will be conducted by the Dauphin County Conservation District on February 25. The high est scoring contestant will receive a cash award of $l5O. The second and third place awards are $lOO and $5O. The contest is to serve the dual purpose of helping students de velop good communication skill while learning more about our nat ural resources. Accordingly, con testants will be required to deliver 5 to 7 minute informative or per suasvic speeches on the topic of pesticides; their use m and around the home. Students and teachers from any public or private Dauphin County High School may obtain applica tions and more information by calling the District office in Dau phin at (717) 921-8100. _ s^s^ s2i!2!l2!!£ as^ %
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