822-bncaM*r Fanhlhg, SrtiiMay, July 22. 1995
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This column is lor readers who have questions but
don’t know whom to ask tor 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. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Attention: Lou Ann
Good.
There’s no t need to send a SASE. If we receive an an
swer to your question, we will publish it as soon as possi
ble.
QUESTION Jeff Connors is looking for a painting of a
Lancaster County farm scene with cows, bam, and field work
in it. Contact him at P.O. Box 144, Perryville. Md. 21903.
QUESTION Marcia Richards, Pitman, N.J., collects old
valentines called Penny Dreadfuls or Vinegar Valentines.
They are one-page caricatures with a mean poem printed
beneath the picture. The valentines were mailed unsigned.
She would like information someone might have regarding
the valentines and also to purchase more.
QUESTION A Pennsylvania reader would like to know
where to buy a good book on knitting and crocheting. It should
include patterns and directions for different stitches.
QUESTION A Lehighton subscriber writes that she is
the person who had requested an address for the company of
the Merit Quik Chef Fast Grill. Someone sent an address, but
when she wrote to it, her letter was returned. Does someone
have an up-to-date address?
(Continued from Pago B 8)
ANSWER—For the Somerset reader who wanted recipes for
rhubarb jelly, here are a few from Elizabeth Auker, Manheim;
Mrs. Leid, Ephrata; and other readers.
Rhubarb Jelly
3M. cups rhubarb juice
7 cups sugar
2 pouches Certo liquid pectin
Use about 3 pounds fresh rhubarb, grind and squeeze for
juice. Measure juice. Add sugar. Bring to a boil. Add pectin.
Bring to a full rolling boil. Boil hard one minute. Remove from
heat. Skim off foam. Put in jars and seal.
IVz pounds rhubarb
IVi quarts strawberries
6 cups sugar
2 pouches Certo liquid pectin
Grind rhubarb. Crush strawberries. Mix together. Squeeze
out juice. Add sugar. Bring to a boil. Add sugar. Bring to full
rolling boil. Boil hard one minute. Remove from heat. Skim off
foam. Put in jars and seal.
ANSWER Lorraine Bannon, Waymart, wanted a recipe
for raisin pie just like grandma used to make. Thanks to Alver
na Martin, Wellsboro, for sending a recipe.
1 cup raisins
2 cups water
'A cup sugar
1 egg
3'/z tablespoons flour or minute tapioca
% teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
Pastry for 9-inch crust, baked
Add water to raisins, cover and cook slowly for 20 minutes.
Drain and add enough water to drained juice to make 2 cups.
Combine flour or tapioca, sugar, salt, and liquid.
Cook over direct heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
Pour small amount of hot mixture over beaten egg. Stir
vigorously.
Return to saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat,
add butter, lemon juice, and rind. Cool and pour into baked pie
shell. Serve with whipped topping.
Strawbarb Jelly
Raisin Pie
Enjoy Bramble Berries
HONESDALE (Wayne Co.)
Bramble berries are in season
from July through mid- to late-
August They include raspberries,
blackberries, dewberries, boysen
berries, loganberries and young
berries. The following are some
tips on purchasing, storing and
preparing bramble berries from
your Cooperative Extension Of
fice in Wayne County.
Purchasing Tips: Select berries
that are firm, plump, and solid in
color. While color depends on the
variety, a solid deep color is a
good indicator of ripeness. Imma
QUESTION Does anyone remember a cleaning fluid
called Renusit, available in one-gallon cans. After the gar
ment was cleaned, the fluid was strained and able to be
reused. A Lehighton reader would like to know where to
purchase it.
QUESTION A reader would like to know where to pur
chase Birch Beer Extract and where to purchase finely ground
natural phosphate. She would like a source located in either
Lehigh or Northhampton counties.
QUESTION Gloria Torrieri, Coatesville, would like to
buy a dulcimer. She recalls an article about a man who made
dulcimers appeared in this section several years ago. Does
anyone know to whom she is referring?
SEE ONE OF THESE DEALERS FOR A DEMONSTRATION:
ADAMSTOWN
EQUIPMENT INC.
Mohnton, PA
(n*v AAomitown)
CARROLL'S EQUIPMENT
Route 235
Doimran, MD
301-5724553
7174544351
BARTRON
TunMimLtP* CLU6BTON FARM DUNKLEA ENFIELD LANDIS BR
T WMMoV* EQUIPMENT GRIEB INC. EQUIPMENT INC. G^S^L S | N C . Unc«*
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7174734215 514454-1421 301452-6282 LoywllH, PA
750 No-Till Drill
Why Its Popularity Keeps Growing
• Seeds into virtually any
condition with mini
mal soil disturbance.
• New "live" hydraulics
let you set opener
down-pressure in
seconds.
hire berries do not sweeten after
they ate picked and should not be
purchased. Bramble berries are
very delicate, the less they are
handled before they ate used the
longer they can be stored. Avoid
buying leaky or stained containers
of bramble berries because the
berries may have been overripe
when picked, or damaged.
Storage Tips: Bramble berries
are very perishable and must be
refrigerated immediately after
harvested. Blackberries can be re
frigerated 5-7 days; black raspber
ries, 3-S days; and red raspberries.
(Turn to Pago 823)
CARLYLE A
MARTIN, INC.
Hugontown, MD
101-733.1173
DEERFIELD AG A
TURF CENTER, INC.
Watoontown, PA
717-535-3557
JOHN DEERE
CLUGSTON AG
A TURF, INC.
Ctuunbonburg, PA
717-2034103 '
I M„ KA W EQUt
ENFELD A.B.C. GROFF, INC. cim
EQUIPMENT, INC. Now HoHond, PA MoonfliM,
o»terd, PA 7174544151 30455
5104324555
SEE IT
TODAY
• Exceptional accuracy
and depth control.
with a loose covering, such at
plastic wrap. Do not wash benriei
before storing.
Preparation Tips: Wash bram
ble berries gently and quickly in
cold water just before serving.
Gently lift them from the water
and (bain. Never soak berries in
water or they will lose sugar, fla
vor, and color. All bramble berries
are interchangeable in recipes and
may be substituted for strawber
ries in many recipes. Bramble ber
ries ate excellent to cat our of your
hand, over cereal, in salads and
pies, and in preserves. Avoid us
ing aluminum, tin, or iron utensils
or baking pans when using rasp
berries because the berries can
turn from ted to blue in color. For
more information about preserv
ing bramble berries contact Maria
Lieb, Wayne County Family Liv
ing and Youth Agent and ask for
the Let's Preserve fact sheets.
Fresh Berry Pie
Pastry for 9-inch double emit
pie
2 tablespoons cornstarch or
Clear Jet
/* cup water or fruit juice (mild
grape juice)
I tablespoon lemon juice
FINCH SERVICES* GUT!
HANOVER INC. , c
Hinowr, PA 7
7174324345
DUNKLE t
GRIEB INC.
MID Hill, PA
717*721411$
• Adjustable, corrosion
resistant, 3-position
sced/fertilizcr divider.
• 10-, 15-, and 20-foot
widths. Full 48-inch
clearance. Grain or
grain/fertilizer. Two
unit hitch available.
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