820-Lmcaster Farming, Saturday. December 3, 1994 Cook’s Question QUESTION Faye Detter, Mechanicsburg, was looking for a recipe for Friendship Cake that is made from fermented fruit. Thanks to Mary Elane Fritz, Boothwyn, for sending direc tions for the fermenting fruit as well as the sauce for the cake. Also, thanks to Martha Martin, Mount Joy, for sending one that may be combined with a box mix. Vintage Fruit Sauce To ferment fruit: , % cup drained canned peaches, cut into pieces % cup drained canned pineapple tidbits 6 maraschino cherries, cut in half I'A cups sugar 1 package instant blend dry yeast Combine ingredients and place in colored glass jar an apothecary jar is perfect. Stir several times the first day, then stir once a day. Use a jar with a loose fitting lid. At the end of two weeks, this starter has fermented enough to make the sauce. Tips: For best results use fruit in heavy syrup. One cup of the starter is enough to make the sauce so the other cup may be given to a friend along with the recipe or used to start a sec ond batch of sauce. We do not recommend doubling the sauce .recipe. 1 cup fermented fruit Vt cup drained canned peaches, cut into pieces Vt cup drained canned pineapple tidbits 6 maraschino cherries, halved 1 cup sugar Combine all ingredients in a glass jar with a loose cover; stir well. Set in a fairly warm place. Continue to stir once a day. Sauce can be served after one week. Fruit and sugar must be repeated every two weeks. Do not refrigerate. Sauce will keep many months if directions are carefully followed. Vintage Fruit Sauce Upside Down Cake % cup butter 'A cup firmly packed brown sugar Vi cup chopped nuts 1 cup drained vintage fruit sauce I'/«cup flour 3 /« cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon Vi teaspoon salt Vi teaspoon nutmeg Vi cup Vintage Fruit Sauce Syrup ’/. cup cooking oil 2 eggs Melt butter in 8-inch square pan. Add brown sugar, drained Vintage Fruit Sauce and nuts; mix well. Set aside. In medium mixing bowl, combine remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour batter over topping in prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes until golden brown. Cool 5 minutesHoosen edges with knife and invert onto serving plate. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired. Friendship Cake Put into a glass gallon jar: IVz cups starter juice from peach juice 1 quart peaches, chopped 2/2 cups sugar Stir. Let mixture stand for 10 days. Stir each day. On the 10th day, add: 2'A cups sugar 1 large can crushed pineapple and juice Let stand 10 days, stir each day. On the 20th day, add: 2'A cups sugar 1 large can fruit cocktail and juice 1 large jar maraschino cherries end juice, chopped Let stand 10 days, stir each day. On the 30th day, drain fruit. Save juice for starter. Mixture is enough to make three cakes as follows: For Cherry Chip Cake: 1 box cherry chip cake mix 1 small box instant coconut pudding % cup oil 2 cups fruit, drained 4 eggs 1 cup nuts Mix together and pour into angel food cake pan or layer cake pans. For Pineapple Cake; 1 box pineapple cake mix ■ 1 small box pineapple instant pudding % cup oil 2 cups fruit 4 eggs 1 cup nuts For Cake of your choice, follow directions for other cakes except substitute desired flavor for the cake mix. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes. Keep fruit at room temperature. Cover jar with plastic wrjap. Cakes freeze well. May frost if desired. (Continued from Page B 8) Sauce Ida’s Notebook by Ida Risser Time to turn the calendars to December. A friend of mine told me that whoever changes the cal endar to a new month will be boss that month. I’ve heard many, many superstitutions over the yearn, but I had never heard that one. Time passes quickly and you can surely realize it when your chil dren are the age that you think of yourself as being just a few years ago. Recently, we attended a ser vice to celebrate 30 years of opera tion of a local retirement communi ty and the publishing of a booklet to commemorate the occasion. This community, Landis Homes, has grown rapidly to almost 500 residents. It is located on a farm owned by my grandfa ther and then my uncle, Clayton Right now, dig up deep discounts on all John Deere tillage tools and update your tillage system for less. HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FROM YOUR JOHN DEERE DEAIEI Give a heart-warming present with this 55,000- Btu/hr. Model T 55 kerosene forced air heater. Stay toasty warm in workshops, barns, sheds -*just about , anywhere. Also available - the 110,000-Btu/hr. Model TllO and the 150,000-Btu/hr. Model Tl5O. T 55 is only $292.85* (TY8535) Landis, who donated the farm on an annunity basis. Graybill Landis gave $lOO,OOO to start the project as a home for retired missionaries in 1964. But, now others are accepted here too. A waiting list of 880 people are on their books. The staff includes not only health care service personnel but also recreational leaders, and an adult day care center. A large pool and a shuffleboard area are part of the available activities. There are two chapels and many cottages on the tract. During the many years when you are busy raising your family you never even think of growing old. But then one day, the last child leaves for college or gets married, and all of a sudden the house is so- GROUND-BREAKIN TILLAGE SALE Makeovers NEWARK, Del. —Are you looking forward to indulging yourself over the holidays? By making just a few changes in youi favorite recipes, you’ll be able to enjoy guilt-free eating and may also prevent those unwanted pounds that always seem to show up at the end of the year. 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