820-llanc«st*r Farming, Saturday, June 24, 1995
Cream Of The
(Continued from Pago B 19)
CRACKER PUDDING
1 quart milk
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup coarse soda cracker
crumbs
*A cup coconut
Vi teaspoon vanilla
Bring milk and cracker crumbs
to a boil. Meanwhile, put eggs,
sugar, and vanilla in blender and
mix well. Add to boiling milk.
Bring to boil again, stirring con
stantly. Remove from heat and add
coconut. Pour into dishes. Makes 2
dishes. )
We recently moved into a new
home on 6'A acres of land. We
have about 3 acres soybeans and 2
acres of meadow. Our children
enjoy all the space they have for
playing.
Loretta Zimmerman
Manheim
FROZEN BERRY FLUFF
2 cups graham crackers
Vicup butter
2 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 cups crushed berries
Mix together crumbs and butter.
Press in buttered pan. Bake at 250
degrees for 8 minutes. Beat egg
whites and vanilla slightly in bowl;
gradually beat in sugar. Beat at
high speed 12-15 minutes, until
fluffy.
Fold in berries and whipped
cream. Spread over crumb crust
Freeze overnight
This is a quick, simple, and
refreshing dessert for summer
time. We live on a dairy farm and
find plenty to keep busy.
M. Reiff
Shippensburg
DROP COOKIES
2 cups sugar
1 cup melted butter
1 cup buttermilk
3 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
VA teaspoon vanilla
4 cups flour
Mix together and bake at 350
degrees for IS minutes. Top with
your favorite frosting.
/ live on a farm. The cows and
calves make a noisy charm. My sis
ter and I sometimes feed the
calves. But mostly, my brother,
Wilson, does.
Clifford, Wilson, Lisa, Dawn,
tavern, are all my brothers and
sisters. / am 12 years old.
Karen Martin
Bernville
BANANA SPLIT
3 cups graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons melted butter
Put in 9-inch by 13-inch pan.
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
3 /« cup butler
2 eggs
Beat until fluffy. Spread over
crumbs.
3 bananas (sliced lengthwise)
12-ounce can crushed pineap
ples, drain
Whipped cream
Nuts
Chill. Do not freeze. Ready to
eat in 154 hours.
/ have six brothers and four sis
ters. I also have four nieces and
two nephews.
I am working as maid for my sis
ter they have 60 cows and five
calves. My nephew, Daryl, keeps
me pretty busy sometimes.
Pauline Horning
Lebanon
CORN CHOWDER
V* pound bacon, diced
3 medium onions, chopped
3-4 potatoes, peeled and diced
Vi cup water
4 cups com, cut from cob
1 quart milk
2 teaspoons salt or less
Vi teaspoon pepper
Fry bacon until almost crisp.
Add onions and cook until golden
brown. Drain some fat if desired.
Add potatoes and water. Sim
mer S minutes. Add com. Cook S
more minutes or until tender.
Stir in milk, salt, and pepper.
Heat slowly until chowder is pip
ing hot Serves 6-8.
Greetings from Benton, Colum
bia County, a lovely part of God's
creation.
/ live on a small farm and rent
out farm acres. / am retired but
never a dull moment. I enjoy gar
dening, lawn work, cooking,
crafts, and work in my church.
Ruth J. Heath
Benton
APPLE FRITTERS
2'/icups mashed potatoes
114 cups sugar
\'A cups butter
6 eggs
4-5 cups chopped apples
5 pounds flour
3 cups warm water
2 tablespoons yeast
2'/a teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
VA cups raisins
Soften yeast in water. Mix
together all ingredients. Let rise
until double. Pat out to l A -inch
thickness on floured surface. Cut
in VA -inch square pieces. Let rise
again. Deep fry in 350 degree oil.
Brown on both sides. A few
minutes after they are out of the
fryer, dip them in glaze. (Use the
same glaze as used for donuts.
Line on racks or paper to dry.
We enjoy life on the farm. It may
not be a big paying proposition,
but it has lots of other benefits. It is
an excellent place to raise a
family.
Mary Gehman
Thompsontown
VANILLA ICE CREAM
VA quart of milk
2 cups sugar
3 /< cup cornstarch
V* teaspoon salt
6 egg yolks
VA quarts thick cream
1 A teaspoons vanilla
6 egg whites
I'A package gelatin
Scald milk and add sugar, corns
tarch, and salt, which has been
blended with one cup milk. Cool
until thick. Add egg yolks which
have been beaten with two tables
poons milk. Cook one minute. Add
gelatin mixture which has been
soaked in three tablespoons cold
milk. Remove from heat and let
cool. Then add cream, vanilla, and
well-beaten egg whites. Freeze.
For chocolate ice cream add:
3 'A cups sugar
1 cup cocoa or 2 squares
chocolate
We have eight in our family,
three boys and three girls. We usu
ally like to make ice cream and
have it for our dessert with cake.
Every now and then we invite our
aunts and uncles and have some
for a treat. Good luck with your ice
cream!
Katie Ann Smoker
Myerstown
Crop
SPINACH PIE
1 package (10 ounces) of spi
nach, slightly steamed.
'A cup chopped onion
1 cup shredded cheese
3 eggs
V/i cup milk
V, cup Bisquick baking mix
'A teaspoon salt (optional)
V* teaspoon pepper.
Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Lightly grease a 10-inch by
V/i -inch pie plate. Slightly steam
spinach until tender. Drain
thoroughly.
Mix spinach, onion, and cheese
in pie plate. Beat remaining ingre
dients until smooth (IS seconds in
blender on high or one minute with
hand blender). Pour into plate.
Bake until knife, inserted into cen
ter, comes out clean, about 30
minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Garnish
if desired.
We enjoy the variety of recipes
featured each week.
E.R. Brenneman
Lancaster
RAINBOW CREAM
8 ounce package cream cheese,
room temperature
2 cups milk
small box vanilla instant
pudding
1 pound 1 ounce can fruit
cocktail
1 cup miniature marshmallows
To the softened cream cheese
add l <4 cup milk and mix until
well-blended. Add another IV4
cups milk and the instant vanilla
pudding. Beat slowly for one
minute. Drain the Emit cocktail and
stir the fruit into the pudding mix
ture, along with the one cup of
miniature marshmallows. Chill.
My brother and / own and oper
ate Mountain Springs Farm, along
with our parents. We live in central
Pennsylvania on a farm thru has
been continuously farmed for over
200 years, and it has been in our
family for over 50 years. It is a
dairy aid beef operation with my
brother recently expanding into
the dairy operation. / use many
dairy products in cooking and
enjoy trying new recipes. This is a
quick and easy dessert to make on
a busy day.
Robin Warntz
Aaronsburg
SOUTHWEST CHEESECAKE
16 ounces of cream cheese
2 cups shredded sharp chedder
chccsc
2 cups sour cream, divided
\'A packets taco seasoning
3 eggs, room temperature
4 ounce can green chillies,
chopped and drained
% cup salsa
tortilla chips
Combine cheeses and beat until
fluffy. Stir in 1 cup of sour cream
and taco seasoning. Beat in eggs
one at a lime. Fold in chillies. Pour
into 9 inch springform pan. Bake at
350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or
until center is just firm. Remove
from oven and cool 10 minutes.
Spoon remaining sour cream over
top of cake. Return to oven for five
minutes. Coo' completely on wire
rack. Refrigerate covered over
night. Remove from pan and place
on serving plate. Top with salsa.
Serve with tortilla chips. Yield 50
servings.
If you're a “hot" food fan like'’
me. you'll love this!
TWINKIES
1 box yellow cake mix
3 ounce box instant vanilla
pudding
1 cup water
4 eggs
'A cup shortening
Mix all together. Bake in two
greased wax paper lined jelly roll
pans at 350 degrees for 15-20
minutes
Filling;
5 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
'A cup shortening
Vt cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cook flour and milk until thick.
Let cool before adding to the rest
Mix other ingredients. Beat until
fluffy. Add milk paste. Spread on
top of one cake. Put other cake on
top.
Hi! I always enjoy reading the
recipes, especially in June! We are
dairy farmers in Berks County
near the Christmas Village. We
milk 60-70 cows. We have four
children, Linnea 7, just completed
first grade and is a big help in lots
of ways. Kayla 4. likes holding her
little brother and playing house or
church. Sharitz 2, is a busy little
girl who likes to follow her older
sister around. Weldon, SVi
months, is getting to be an active
little boy discovering the world
around him. We’ll be looking for
ward to hearing about other farm
families this month.
'A cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
'A cup milk
VA cups flour
'A teaspooon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
V* teaspoon vanilla
Cream butter and sugar. Add
one egg at a time. Beat well. Add
sifted dry ingredients alternately
with milk. Add vanilla. Pour into
greased pan and bake at 350
degrees for 40 minutes. Eat warm
with crushed fresh strawberries on
top.
Mix together.
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup marshmallow creme
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Chill about one hour. Serve with
fresh fruit. It’s very good!
Our family loves this dip at holi
days, picnics, or any occasion. Vm
Erin Williams, Lebanon County
Li’l' Dairy Princess. I live on a
dairy farm with my parents David
and Christine Williams, a sister
Lauren and a brother Matthew. On
the dairy farm / leave the cows out
in the evening. Sometimes I help to
feed calves. Also I have a bunny
rabbit that I received for my eighth
birthday in April. I have enjoyed
my year as Li’l’ Miss, especially
doing school promotions.
The Conodoguinet 4-H Sheep
Club held its annual sheep work
shop on Saturday. June 10 at home
of Mark Myers.
The workshop started with a
demonstration of trimming a
sheep. All members took turns
shearing the animals.
Mattie Lapp
Myerstown
Anita Moyer
Bernville
STRAWBERRY
SHORTCAKE
Anna Mae Martin
Kutztown
FRUIT DIP
Conodoguinet 4-H
SPAGHETTI PIZZA
1 pound spaghetti, cooked
1 egg, beaten
'A cup milk
cup butter, melted
2'Acups shredded mozzarella
cheese
14-ounces spaghetti or pizza
sauce
V* cup Parmesan cheese
1 cup sliced pepperoni
Combine spaghetti, egg, milk,
and butter with 'A cup mozzarella
in a bowl, mixing well. Place on
greased 10Vi xIS-inch baking
sheet Spread sauce on top. Top
with parmesan cheese, remaining
mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40
minutes or until bubbly. Serves
6-8.
I am an insurance agent and
school van driver for handicapped
children. I enjoy sports, travel, and
walking. I also love making pizza.
John Ingalzo
Pine Grove
CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE
1 pound box graham crackers
2 boxes instant vanilla pudding
(3 1 / ounce size)
3'A cups milk
9 ounce frozen whipped topping
Frosting:
3 tablespoons cocoa
3 tablespoons softened butter
2 tablespoons oil
l'/a cups confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons white com syrup
3 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
Butter bottom of 9 by 13 cake
pan and sprinkle 'A of graham
crackers in bottom. Mix pudding
and milk at medium speed two
minutes. Blend in whipped top
ping. Pour half of mixture over
bottom of pan and sprinkle with
another 'A graham crackers, and
then pour remaining pudding and
last'A of graham crackers on top.
Frost and refrigerate overnight
We milk 46 cows.
RHUBARB COFFEE CAKE
VA cups brown sugar
'A cup vegetable oil
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
A teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
VA cups rhubarb, chopped
Topping:
!A cup sugar
% cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Mix together and pour into a
greased and floured 9x13x2-inch
pan. Crumble lopping mix evenly
over top and bake at 350 degrees
for approximately 40 minutes.
Makes a very moist cake.
Velma Koons
Felton
Instructions were given to the
new members on how to show
their animals at the roundup. A
picnic lunch was served followed
by a stockman’s contest.
The next meeting is set for July
19 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of
John Witter.
Katie Click
Mill Hall