824-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, June 10, 1995
This column is for readers who have questions but
don’t know whom to ask for answers.
“You Ask—You Answer” is for non-cooking ques
tions. When a reader sends In a question, It will be printed
in the paper. Readers who know the answer are asked to
respond by mailing the answer, which will then be printed
in the paper.
Questions and Answers to this column should be
addressed to You Ask—You Answer, Lancaster Farming,
P.O. Bok 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Attention: Lou Ann
Good.
There’s no need to send a SASE. If we receive an an
swer to your question, we will publish it as soon as possi
ble.
QUESTION—Lois Burkholder, Washington Boro, wanted
to know why her iris does not bloom.
QUESTION George Ueltzen, Saylorsburg, wanted to
know how to get rid of carpenter bees in his barn and out build
ings, which are full of holes. Nothing but a tennis racket seems
to stop them.
QUESTION—Lois Burkholder, Washington Boro, wanted
to know why her rhubarb goes to seed as soon as it starts
growing.
QUESTION Margaret Diamond, Kunkletown, would
appreciate information on hair embroidery, instructions on the
craft, items owned with a history, or items for sale. Send it to i
80 Evergreen Lake, Kunkletown, PA 18058-9329.
QUESTION Joan Francisco, Stroudsburg, would like to
know where to purchase oil of cassia, used in Italian cooking.
QUESTION Norma Jean Yankey, Mt. Solon, Va., has a
Burpee pressure canner Model #AR 1525. The screw in the
control valve is weak and the pressure will not register proper
ly. Does anyone know where she can find another control
valve. The canner is approximately 40 years old.
QUESTION—Yvonne Lawrence, Newburgh, N.Y., would
like to know where to purchase a rhubarb and soda mixture
used for indigestion. She used to purchase it in a pharmacy
but finds the New York pharmacies don’t stock it anymore.
QUESTION Mrs. William Pierce, Palmyra, would like to
know where to purchase antique two-bottom dishes for crock
type chicken water fountains. Must be white with 10-inch top
and 8-inch bottom.
QUESTION Esther Miller, Coatesville, and Edgar Jack
son, Ligonier, would like to know how to puff wheat, rice, corn,
and other grains for making cereal. Esther writes that when
she visited Europe, the Austrians especially served puffed
cereals and one of her favorites was puffed peas served with
soup.
QUESTION Patricia Varchol, Reinholds, writes that she
started plants from seed for her large garden. She used a
commercial planting mix for starting the seed, grew the plants
under lights for 15 hours a day. watered from the bottom and
watered only enough to keep them from drying out. She had a
great germination rate, but since then has lost almost all the
seedlings to damping off. Every time she has tried to start
seeds, the seedlings met the same fate.
She knows it’s too late this season, but are there tips or
tricks to try next year to keep this from happening?
QUESTION—Kay McGrath, 68 Hunter St., Tamaqua, Pa
writes that she found an antique in the attic of a deceased
relative. She believes it is a spinning wheel loom. She has a
picture of it if someone collects such objects
, J?^ 8110 * 1 ~ Paul Ear| y. RR -1. Box 632 A, Annville, Pa.
i zoos has a hopper to a wheelbarrow grass seeder that was
made in the 19205. He would like to hear from someone who
has the wheelbarrow part or he would be willing to sell the
hopper.
QUESTION—A Lebanon reader would like to know where
to purchase a Kistka, an instrument that resembles an old
time fountain pen that is used to apply the wax for eoa
decoration.
QUESTION Ruth Dundore would like the book with the
following poems: Brier Rose, The Old Man Goes To School,
The Station Agent’s Store, and The Last Hymn. It was pub
lished about 1900. K
Maxine Tutton, Fort Royal, Va., would like
the address for a mail order company that sells patterns for
clothing that fits cement lawn geese that are so popular now.
Cream Of The Crop
(Continued from Pago B 19)
CHOCOLATE CHIP
ICE CREAM
2'A cups milk
2'A cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2VS cups half and half
IVi teaspoons vanilla
6 cups whipping cream
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
chips
Mixture is for a 4-quart freezer.
Scald milk until bubbles form
around edge. Remove from heat
Add sugar and salt Stir until dis
solved. Stir in half and half, vanilla
and whipping cream. Cover and
refrigerate 30 minutes. Freeze in
QUESTION—JuIia Rissler, Mohnton, would like Sue Bar
ton books by Helen D. Boylston, especially Sue Barton,
Superintendent of Nurses. Call (717) 484-0515, or write to
Julia at 448 Orchard Rd., Mohnton, PA 19540.
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 Jenny Palovitch of Lancaster County would
like to purchase a wrought iron bench that wraps around a
tree. It may be new or used.
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mal soil disturbance.
• New "live" hydraulics
let you set opener
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seconds
ice cream freezer as directed.
Immediately after removing
dasher, stir in chocolate chips.
Cookies and cream; substitute
crushed chocolate sandwich cook
ies for chocolate chips.
lama stay-at-home mom for my
two children ages 2 and 3. My hus
band is a sawyer/mechanic with
Wickizer Wood Products of South
Tamaqua. We’ve started a tradi
tion about two or three years ago
to make the above recipe on
Thanksgiving night. And, as you
can see from the picture, our child
ren, Rebekah, 3, and Luke, I, love
helping to make it—and eat it! I
really like this recipe as well since
the leftovers freeze just like store
(Turn to Pago 825)
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Rebekah, 3, and Luke, a
made ice cream. They are
Taylor of Andreas.
bought ice cream—not icy. As a
family, we prefer the cookies and
cream.
This recipe and more than 250
others can be found in Moyer Fam
ily Cookbook that I had published
last year. It sells for $6 plus $3 for
postage and handling and is avail
able through me at RJi. 1, Box
70-4, Andreas, PA 18211-9739
(717) 386-2568.
Presently, I am starting another
business called, Taylor Personal
ized Products. Through TPP, a
person can purchase personalized
cards, posters, 11 different types of
calendars, and gel all her loon
recipes organized in a cookbook.
Shelly M. Taylor
Andreas
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