Bi2-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 8, 1995
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QUESTION Tim Paulus, Pittstown, N.J., has an old
wooden-box Oliver single-disk grain drill. Where can he find
replacement disk and bearing assemblies #81824A and left
and right shoes?
QUESTION A “regular" reader wants to know where to
buy extra strong flat webbing for lawn chairs.
QUESTION A Pennsylvania reader would like the
address and phone number of the company in New Holland
that makes goat milk cheese.
QUESTION Florence Fisher, Etters, would like to know
what to do to keep pigeons off a tin roof.
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ANSWER Shirley Jean Ash, Bridgeport, W.V., wanted
to know if strawberries may be canned in a light syrup like
other fruit. Thanks to Leora Petet, Hollsopple, and to Rachel
Lapp, Lebanon, who sent recipes for canning strawberries.
Canned Strawberries
1 heaping quart berries
1 cup sugar
'/: cup water
Boil mixture 5 minutes. Add;
1 tablespoon Clear Jell mixed in a little water. Bring to a
boil. Pour into quart jars. Can and seal.
Three Quarts Canned Strawberries
3 quart boxes hulled and washed strawberries
2 cups sugar mixed with
4 tablespoons Clear Jell
Add sugar mixture to crushed or sliced strawberries. Mix
well. Fill quart jarts. Fasten lids. Boil 10 minutes in boiling
water bath. Let set in kettle 10 more minutes before removing
jars. a
ANSWER—Ressa Owens, Beech Creek, wanted recipes
for making and keeping baby food. Thanks to Brenda Breisch,
Bloomsburg, for sending these recipes that she received
through this column previously. To store baby foods, Brenda
finds it best to freeze in small containers. Ball makes 'A -pint
canning jars that work in the freezer. You many use clean
sterilized used baby food jars. One reader suggested freezing
it in ice cube trays.
Vi cubed cooked meat
Dash salt
2 tablespoons formula
Put all ingredients into blender. Process on low until
smooth. Makes one serving. To test for smoothness, put a
small amount between your fingers and rub together. You
should not feel any large particles.
Vegetables For Baby
'/i cup freshly cooked vegetables
2 tablespoons formula
Dash salt
Put all in blender. Process on low until smooth
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Meats For Baby
QUESTION Florence Fisher, Etters, would like to know
what to do to keep chipmunks from digging holes in the lawn.
QUESTION Anna Grace Moore, Cochranville, would
like to know how to make crafts with Christmas or birthday
cards.
QUESTION Walter Lee, Elkton, would like to know
where to purchase a hairclipper with metal guides or gauges.
He writes that every time he uses the ones he has, the plastic
grip that holds the guide on the razor breaks. It gets rather
expensive to purchase sets of guides so often.
QUESTION Carol Brown, Halifax, would like to know
where to purchase patterns to make things out of safety pins
and beads. She especially would like patterns for an angel
and snowman about 10 inches high.
QUESTION Clarence Reeser, Denver, would like to
know the address of Millers Tree Nursery, N.Y.
QUESTION Alverna Martin, Wellsboro, would like the
book “All Around America," printed by Scott/Forseman Co. in
1956. Alverna's fourth grade teacher gave her a book to keep
29 years ago. The book has been so well-liked by her seven
children that it is no longer whole. Please contact her at R.D.
6, Box 174. Wellsboro, PA 16901.
QUESTION —A reader would like to know where to purch
ase goose gourd seed.
QUESTION—George Rousis, Bally, hopes to move to the
Midwest or Montana in a few years. He’d like to know how to
find out weather temperature highs and lows, rainfall, and
snowfall for the individual states during the past 10 years.
QUESTION Helen Mill, Navajo Rd., Box 270 Indian
Orchard, Honesdale, PA 18431, would like to purchase the
new or used book, “Rollin Thunder.”
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(size 12).
QUESTION Ronald
know if the "Rural New Yorl
and where.
QUESTION Conny
like to know how to make
QUESTlON—Afaithfulj
sale source for goose featl
feather Christmas trees.
QUESTION Doris Hi
know where to purchase 3
tall plant, not the wheatt
QUESTION—Jenny P|
like to purchase a wrougl
tree. It may be new or 1
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Hamburg purchased alun
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pany or one that sells simili
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