824-Lanc«sttr Farming, Saturday, February 10,1996- QCf.ask you (Continued from Pago B 16) QUESTION Glenda Strouse, Northumberland, would like to know the title and author of an excerpt from the follow ing poem. The complete poem appeared in the 12/9 issue, but we need to condense for space. It's her grandmother’s favo rite poem and she could recite every word until a stroke took her voice. She is 89 and in a nursing home, but Glenda reads this pdem to her every Christmas. Glenda said that there may be parts missing or wrong since she wrote it from memory. The yule log blazed in the ancient hold. The begger shrank from the biting cold. The baron’s only daughter, the little Lady Grace was better dressed than any guest and fairer in the face. Yet never a thought of pride had she as she gaily danced round the Christmas tree. QUESTION—Mrs. David Fisher, 1068 Back Maitland Rd., Lewistown, PA 17044, is looking for “Engine Whistles,” the fifth reader from the Alice and Jerry series by Row, Peterson, and Co. QUESTION Al Freysz, Middletown, Md., would like to know where to obtain parte for a Bonanza apple parer. QUESTION David Hoover. Ephrata, wants to know if Joseph Barr one dollar bills are collector items. There are five in a set. ANSWER Thanks to Stan Kitchen, Dallas, for sending recipes, which really answer three requests: Betty Bronson wanted recipes for beef jerky made with strips of beef and also one made with ground beef and then dehydrated. Joanne Trombley's husband wanted recipes for marinades for beef jerky. Remove all fat from round or other venison steak cut in thin strips, cutting along grain of meat or it will fall apart while cooking. Place meat side by side in a square container. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and liquid smoke. Repeat layers until meat is used up. Weigh down top with heavy cover. Chill overnight. In morning drain off liquid and pat dry. Place toothpick through one rack placed at top of oven. Line bottom of oven to catch dripping. Bake at 250 degrees until dried about 3Vi to 4 hours. Cool. Store in light container in refrigerator or at cool temperature. Jerky Cut beef strips with grain about the size of a piece of sliced bacon. Remove all fat. Prepare pickling solution. Add enough cool water to an earthen crock to cover meat you want to brine, about 2 gallons. Add kosher or pickling salt to water until a whole raw egg (in shell) floats. Add about 12 bay leaves, small handful of peppercorns, 2 large tablespoons dry mustard, 2 cupsJarown sugar. Stir until dissolved. Soak venison in brine solution for 24 hours in a cool place. Remove from brine, wash meat in water, rinse out crock and add 2 gallons fresh water. Soak venison in clear water for 8 hours. Remove from water and trim off any fat missed the first time. Dry meat (this step is very important) because you want to dry smoke the meat, not cook it. If too much moisture is pre sent, the jerky will not store well. However, if you choose to keep it refrigerated when completed, drying the meat com pletely is not important. Use one of the following methods to dry meat. Hang meat on clothesline in basement. Paper clips make handy hooks Hang meat outside on a cool day. Place several layers of paper towels, repeat process, alter nating layers of meat and towels. Place in refrigerator, uncov ered. Change towels if necessary after 8 hours (this is my favorite method). Place in smoker and smoke for 8 hours, usually about 3 pans of chips are required over that period of time. Cook's Question Comer (Continued from Page B 9) Deer Jerky QUESTION—Sandra Laughman, Hardin, Mo., wrote that ahe read about a woman who creates pickled fabrics. Sandra would like information on the procedure and ingredients to use. 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