BG'lancMtfer Farming, Saturday, May 13, 1995 Tribute To Mothers Americans have officially cele brated Mother’s Day since 1914 when Anna M. Jarvis of Philadel phia originated the idea to estab lish a nationwide day to honor mothers. Celebrated the second Sunday in May, Mother’s Day has become an important day for families to honor mom and express there feel ings for her. This week’s column is dedi cated to honoring the mothers of our readers. Happy Mother’s Day! BREAKFAST SPECIAL In the bottom of any size pan, place a layer of hash brown pota toes, a layer of scrambled eggs made with milk (still moist). Sprinkle with chipped ham or fried bacon. Top with your favorite shredded cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. My mother, Ruth Rutt, makes this for breakfast a lot, especially when they go to the mountains. Mom has five grandsons, ages 8 years toll months. She is a great mom to all her five children. Hap py Mother’s Day. Linda Zimmerman Lititz ALVERNA’S SHOO-FLY PIE Crumbs; 4 cups flour 1 cup brown sugar V> cup shortening 2 teaspoons baking powder Combine: 2 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups boiling water 2 cups molasses I cup brown sugar 2 eggs, beaten Dissolve soda in boiling water and add remaining ingredients. Take TA cups of the above crumb mixture and mix into the liquid. Stir. Divide into 3 9-inch pie shells. Put the remaining crumbs on top. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. John and Kathryn Hunsberger Perkasie Recipe Topics If you have recipes for the topics listed below, please share them with us. We welcome your recipes, but ask that you include accurate measurements, a complete list of ingre dients and clear instructions with each recipe you submit. Send your recipes to Lou Ann Good, Lancaster Farming, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Recipes should reach our office one week before publishing date. May 20* Rhubarb, Strawberries 27- Dinner’s On The Grill June SWEDISH MOLASSES CAKE Crumbs: A cup granulated sugar 'A cup brown sugar A cup shortening 2 cups flour Pinch salt Liquid: 3 tablespoons molasses 1 cup sour milk 1 teaspoon baking soda (add to milk) Mix crumbs until crumbly. Keep out A cup for the lopping. Add molasses and milk to the mix ture. Sprinkle crumbs on top. Bake in a 9-inch square pan at 300 degrees for 55 minutes. Moist and delicious! We would like to pay tribute to our mother Alverna. Mom is an excellent cook and baker. A mem ory we have is when we traveled home from Boston, at that time. John was in 1-W service. We lookedforward to seeing the fami ly, and eating the wonderful treats mom left on the table for us. The shoo-fly pie and the Swedish molasses cake . . . urn good. Mom is a gifted genealogist, writer, and story-teller. Mom is a blessing to all of us. John and Kathryn Hunsberger Perkasie FILLED RAISIN COOKIF S cups flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon nutmeg VA teaspoon salt 1 cup butter 3 well-beaten eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 4 tablespoons milk Mix all dry ingredients. Mix in lard until mixture is crumbly. Add remaining ingredients and mix until dough forms. Roll out on floured surface to desired thick ness. Cut out with cookie cutter in whatever shape you desire. Put 1 tablespoon filling* on dough shape. Top with matching piece. Press around edges to seal. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 12 minutes, depending on your oven. Filling*: 1 cup raisins, ground up 1 cup sugar 1 cup hot water 1 heaping tablespoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon vanilla Boil until mixture thickens, stir ring constantly. This recipe comes from my grandmother. Dairy Recine Month Teena Fuoss Ruby Austin and bar hus band recently celebrated 60 years of tnarrisd life. ■> *«. tsecowcollectlL .shown by Lou Ann Good, will be given as prizes during the Cow Mania Drawing. Deadline for entries Is June 1. Lancaster Farming Sponsors Cow Mania Drawing Lancaster Farming is holding a Cow Mania Drawing. To be eligible to win one of the collectible cow items offered, send a recipe using at least one dairy product as a sizeable ingredient. The recipe may be for an appetizer, dip. soup, bread, main dish, vegetable, dessert, bever age, snack or salad. It must include at least one of the following ingredients: milk, cream, sour cream, whipped cream, butter, yogurt, buttermilk, ice cream, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, cream cheese, or any hard or soft cheese. Do not send recipes using margarine or non-dairy_substitutes. Clearly print or type your recipe. Be sure to give accurate measurements, temperatures, times, and sizes of baking dishes to use. Be sure to include your name, full address, and phone number on the recipe. Please include a few paragraphs about yourself and your family. Although it is not required, we’d like a picture of you or your family to include with the recipe when it is printed during June Dairy Month. Photos will be returned if you mark yournanje and address on the back of the photo. This is a popular annual event for our readers who not only enjoy the recipes but also read ing tidbits of information about the person who submits the recipe. Send your recipe, accompanying information, and photo to Lou Ann Good, Lancaster Farming Cow Mania Drawing, P.O. Box 609, 1 E. Main St., Ephrata, PA 17522. Only one recipe per family. Send it immediately as the deadline for entries to reach us is June 1. LIME JELL-0 SALAD 2 boxes lime Jell-0 2 cups boiling water Dissolve Jell-0 in boiling water. Let cool slightly. Add; 1 tablespoon mayonnaise Beat in: 8-ounces softened cream cheese Add juices from 1 #2 can crushed pineapple Beat until blended. Fold in pineapple and 1 cup chopped walnuts. Let set overnight in refrigerator. My mother-in-law. Ruby Austin, has been a wondeifid “ mother ■" to me. She is always busy and raised five sons. She always welcomes us all (including 22 grandchildren and 'now great-grandchildren) to her home for big home-cooked meals. We all look forward to her Lime Jell-0 Salad. Ruby and her husband just cele brated their 60th anniversary in April and still work the farm in McKean County. Thanks to Ruby Austin for being a truly special mother to us all. Loving you... Elsie Austin Columbus (Turn to Peg* Bl) ' i,** «■ •44
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