814-Lancastar Fanning, Saturday, Juna 12,1W3 (Continued from Pag* Bl) CARAMEL PUDDING 2-quart milk S tablespoons cornstarch 5 tablespoons flour 6 eggs, beaten 'A cup butter 2 cups brown sugar 2 tablespoons vanilla Melt butter and brown sugar. Mix together milk, flour, and cornstarch; add to brown sugar mixture. Add beaten eggs and van illa. Heat slowly until it thickens, stirring constantly. Pudding may be poured into a blender for extra smoothness after it is thickened. Mary Jane Molt Peach Bottom Lisa and Brad Risser ward to receiving Lancaster Farming every Saturday. HAM AND POTATOES IN SOUR CREAM SAUCE 2 cups sour cream 1 tablespoon melted butter 1 tablespoon flour 1 egg, lightly beaten Pinch salt Pinch nutmeg Bread crumbs; '/> pound ham, thinly sliced 2 cups cooked potatoes, sliced Shredded Swiss cheese 1 tablespoon butter Blend together sour cream, 1 tablespoon melted butter and flour. Gradually stir in egg, keeping mix ture smooth. Add salt and nutmeg. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until smooth and thick ened. Remove from heat at once and cool. Sprinkle a well-buttered 1-quart casserole dish with bread crumbs. Arrange ham in casserole. Put layer of potatoes on ham. Cov er with sour cream mixture. Repeat until all ingredients are used. Sprinkle top with Swiss cheese, dot with butter. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour. Serves 4. My husband and I are dairy far mers in southeast New York. We are milking about 40 cows. During this hectic season, I find the fol lowing recipe to be a great make ahead dish in addition to being a good way to use up leftover ham. Margaret Hess Gardiner, NY More Dairy Recipe Contest Entries ASPARAGUS POTATO SOUP 14 ounces chicken broth 3 medium potatoes, diced '/> cup onion, chopped 5 ounces American cheese '/. teaspoon nutmeg 1 % cup half and half 10-ounces asparagus Combine broth, vegetables, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer IS minutes or until vegetables are ten der. Stir in remaining ingredients and heat thoroughly. Makes 6 cups. We have a 100-acre, 55-cow dairy operation in Lancaster County along the Conestoga Riv er. Our son Brad, 2'/i, helps us out by helping to get the cows up from the meadow, spreading newspaper bedding, and sometimes bottle feeding the calves. Because one of his first words was "moo," we fig ure he will love farming and Cows in particular. We can’t wait for him to begin helping to milk the cows! We live a mile from Brad’s grandparents, whom he loves to visit. The readers of Lancaster Farming hear a lot about Brad, because his grandmother likes to write about him in Ida's Notebook. Lisa, Phil, and Brad Risser Leola Margaret Hess and her husband on their New York farm. JIMMY CARTER CAKE Crust: Vi cup chopped nuts 1 cup flour 1 stick margarine Blend flour and margarine. Add peanuts and press into greased 9-inch by 13-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes and cool. First layer '/> cup peanut butter One 8-ounce package cream cheese 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 cup whipped topping Cream peanut butter and cream cheese; add sugar. Blend in whipped lopping and spread over crust Second layer Blend in small package vanilla pudding, one small package cho colate vanilla pudding, and 2 V, cups milk. Spread over first layer. Top with whipped topping and chopped peanuts and choco late bar. Sarah Ann Lapp Myerstown CHERRY DELIGHT 1 white cake mix 8-ounces cream cheese 1 cup confectioners* sugar 1 cup whipping cream, whipped Vi cup confectioners’ sugar 21-ounce can cherry pie filling Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Bake in greased and floured 13x9x2-inch pan at 350 degrees until done. Let cool. Mix cream cheese and 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; fold in whipped cream combined with 'A cup confectioners’ sugar. Spread on cool cake. Spread cher ry pie filling on top of cream layer. Refrigerate overnight. We live on a dairy farm in Northumberland County. We’re a family of four who looksforward to receiving the Lancaster Farming every Saturday, My daughter and I grab the recipe section, and my husband and son spend hours over the remaining paper. Ruth Schaffer Dornsife The Rosenberry family Includes Charles, Pa. Alternate Dairy Princess Jennifer, Jewel, and Carmen. FARMER’S FAVORITE LASAGNE CASSEROLE Impounds ground beef 8 medium-sized potatoes 1 cup chopped onion 16-ounce bag frozen peas and 1 can (1 pound, 12 ounces) carrots tomatoes 1 pound hot dogs, sliced into 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste 'A -inch pieces 1 can (4 ounces) sliced Vi pound Velveeta mushrooms (drained) 2 tablespoons butter 1 clove garlic, minced Vi cup milk l/i teaspoons salt Wash and peel potatoes. Dice \'A teaspoons leaf oregano into medium bites. Cook until ten- 1 teaspoon MSG der, don’t overcook. Cook peas '/ teaspoon rosemary and carrots until tender. Drain veg- 'A teaspoon pepper etables. In a 4-quart pan, melt but- Lasagne noodles (8) cooked ter. Add milk and Velveeta. Stir 2 cups ricotta cheese over low heat until cheese is i cup grated Parmesan cheese melted. Add vegetables, sliced hot 2 cups shredded mozzarella dogs, and salt and pepper to taste, cheese Serves 4 hungry farmers. In skillet, brown beef and onion. I’m the Pennsylvania First Alternate and Franklin County Dairy Princess. Charles, Jewel, 14-year-old Carmen, and I farm 200 acres of alfalfa, forage, sorg hum, sudax, corn, and wheat, and we milk 70 Holsteins. I usually milk in the evenings after school and on weekends when I’m not promoting dairy pro-, ducts. My parents milk in the morning. In the afternoon, my mom milks with me while my dad does the field work. Carmen feeds the calves. We have a hired man who feeds the cows in the morning and evening and helps in the fields. Retd dairy products are the only products we use for cooking and snacking because Real dairy pro ducts contain vitamins and miner als that build teeth, bones, and muscles and help our bodies to function properly. Sharing a favo rite family dairy recipe with other farm families is a pleasure for us, and we encourage farm families to use their Retd dairy foods for their cooking and snacking. Jennifer Rosenberry St. Thomas LEMON DESSERT Bottom part 'A cup butter 1 cup flour 'A cup nuts (chopped) Mix together and put into a 9-inch by 13-inch pan. Bake 15-20 in a 350-degree oven. Cool. Center part 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 cup whipped cream 8 ounces cream cheese Mix together and spread on crust Top part 2 boxes lemon pudding 3 cups milk Cook pudding with milk. Cool and spread over cream mixture. / live on a 220-acre farm. We have a layer house and about 100 cows. We grow corn and alfalfa, and some beans. Denial Burkholder Fredericksburg drain off fat, add tomatoes, paste and mushrooms, garlic, salt, ore gano, MSG, rosemary, and pepper. Stir and mash tomatoes. Simmer uncovered 1 hour. Layer in lasagne pan: Vs meat noodles (4), 1 cup ricotta. 'A meat, '/> cup Parmesan and 1 cup mozzarella, remaining noodles, meat, remaining ricotta, Parmesan, mozzarella cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. My husband and I own and operate a 100-cow dairy farm and farm more than 200 acres of cropland. Mrs. Robert-Moser Barto IMPOSSIBLE TURKEY PIE 2 cups cut-up cooked chicken or turkey 4/2 -ounce jar sliced mushrooms, drained 'A cup sliced green onions with tops 'A teaspoon salt 1 cup shredded natural Swiss cheese lineups milk V* cup buttermilk baking mix 3 eggs Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 10-inch pie plate. Sprinkle turkey, mushrooms, onions, salt, and cheese in pie plate. Beat remaining ingredients until smooth in blender or hand beater. Pour into pie plate. Bake until gol den brown and knife inserted half way between center and edge comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let stand S minutes before cutting. This is a very easy and good recipe to use leftover holiday turk ey and many variations can be used. Ham for the turkey, Cheddar cheese and lowfat milk, baking mix and egg substitutes can be used for those on restricted diets. Ann Fackler Lebanon (Turn to Pag* BIS)