EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
Clear cold moonlight glistens
from the steeply gabled wooden
rooftops. Darkened dormer win
dows stare vacantly on the tranquil
scene of crooked limbs grasping
upward toward the darkened sky.
The antique style of the buildings
and the serenity of the scene is
evocative of the wild landscape of
medieval Germany. The events
about to be witnessed, however,
will recreate the experiences of
German-speaking pioneers who
traveled to this very spot on the
banks of the Cocalico Creek in
what was then Pennsylvania’s
Conestoga wilderness more than a
quarter of a millenium ago.
Using a technique called first
person interpretation, which com
bines history with theater, visitors
to the Ephrata Cloister on the
evenings of December 27, 28, 29,
and 30 will find themselves trans
ported more than two centuries
into the past where they will be
greeted by Catharina Metlinger on
the evening of December 26,
1784. Just two days before, Sister
Maria Eicher has passed to her
eternal rest in her room at the
cloister. Sister Maria had lived at,
Ephrata for more than SI years,
first settling in a small cabin on the
east side of the Cocalico Creek
with her sister Anna in 1733, and
later serving many years as pri
oress of the community. Follow
ing up two seasons of award-win
ning interpretive Christmas pro
grams, the Ephrata Cloister Chap
ter of the Student Historians of
Pennsylvania will portray Maria’s
contemporaries who reflect upon
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remarkable colonial woman.
The site of one of America’s
earliest communal societies, the
Ephrata Cloister was founded in
1732 by Conrad Beissel, a German
pietist mystic. It is best known for
its fine examples of calligraphic
writing known as Frakturschriften,
its impressive body of choral
UNIVERSITY PARK, (Centre
Co.) If you plan to entertain or
prepare large family meals during
the holidays, don’t let the seasonal
hustle and bustle keep you from
making wise food purchases, said
a family resource specialist in
Penn State’s College of Agricul
tural Sciences.
“If you tack grocery shopping
to the end of an exhausting gift
shopping trip, you may be tempt
ed to rush through the supermar
ket as quickly as possible,” said* -
Dr. Marilyn Furry, associate pro
fessor of extension education.
• “Under those circumstances, you
may buy food more impulsively
and spend more money than you
planned.”
Furry said to get the most from
your food dollar, look for adver
tised specials on items you need.
“If items are advertised, see that
you get them at the price in the
ad,” she said.
Looking at unit pricing, or the
cost per unit of measurement, also
can stretch your holiday food bud
get. “Use unit pricing to compare
the price per quart of soft drinks in
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music, its vast output as a colonial Historical and Museum Comnus
printing center and the survival sion.
of fine Germanic medieval style Owned and administered by the
log and half-timber buildings. The Pennsylvania Historical and
Student Historian Chapter is an Museum Commission, the Ephrata
educational program of the Ephra- Cloister is located at the junction
ta Cloister Associates, the non- of Routes 322 and 272 in Ephrata.
profit volunteer organization The Christmas Candlelight Tours
which helps support the educa- will depart from the visitors Cen
tional mission of the Pennsylvania ter on die evenings December 27,
'"2B, 29, 30 on the half hour from
various size bottles and cans,” 11 “You pay more for less meat
Furry said. “Which size gives you when a turkey is self-basting,
the most beverage at the least Also, an item may not be kosher,
cost?” even if it’s found in a kosher-style
Furry said unit pricing also can display. You have to read the label
help you choose the best values in to be sure.”
other foods. Compare the price To ensure freshness, check the
per pound of fast cooking or sea- “sell by” date on the label. “The
soned rice versus plain rice; sea- dates on packages will give you a
soned vegetables versus plain c i ue about how long perishable
frozen vegetables; and prepared foods such as milk, cream or cot
stuffings versus bread crumbs and tage cheese and eggs will stay
your own ingredients.
“Read the labels on cans for net
weight and content,” said Furry.
“Is it cheaper to prepare glazed
yams or jellied cranberries your
self, or to buy them in cans?”
Be on the lookout for special
holiday packaging that drives up
the cost of some foods. “Watch
out for plum pudding in a Christ
mas box that cost more than the
same product in a plain box,”
Furry said.
In addition to price, you should
pay attention to ingredients,
according to Furry. “For instance,
self-basting turkeys may contain
water, flavor enhancers, colors
and other ingredients,” she said
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LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
From now through December
31, grocery shoppers have a
chance to feed and shelter the
homeless and needy countians.
Participating grocery stores in
the Feed the Hungry campaign,
will display coupons worth $1.44
at the cash registers. Customers
who wish to contribute that
amount, which is the average cost
of a meal at Water Street Rescue
Mission, can tear off the coupon
and hand it to the cashier.
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6:30 to 9 p.m., Tickets arc $6 for
adults, $5 for seniors, and $4 for
youth (6-17). Reservations are
required. For reservations call
717-733-4811 on weekdays or
717-733-6600 on weekends. Indi
viduals with disabilities who
require assistance or accommoda
tion should call ahead to discuss
their needs.
Shopping
fresh in your refrigerator,” said
Furry.
To save money and preparation
time. Furry recommends alterna
tives to the rich desserts often
served during the holidays. “Pies,
cakes and other high-fat desserts
aren’t necessarily the best or most
healthful way to finish a heavy
meal,” she said. “Why not consid
er seasonal fresh fruit with shred
ded coconut instead?”
The cashire will then scan the
amount into the cash register like
other grocery items, adding $1.44
to the customer’s bill.
The stores will forward the coK
lected funds to the Mission.
Participating stores include Dar
renkamp’s Country Market, Fer
guson and Hassler, Fox’s Markets,
Jay’s Supermarkets, John Herr’s
Village Market, Musser’s Market,
Oregon Dairy, Shady Maple Farm
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