826-Lanca*ter Farming, Saturday, October 19, 1996 Q( ask Mou This column is for readers who have questons out don't know who 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. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Attention: Lou Ann Good. Do not send a self-adressed, stamped envelope for a reply. If we receive the answer, we will publish it as soon Cook’s Question (Continued from Page B 8) ANSWER Thomas Martin. Strasburg, wanted a recipe for Banana Whoopie Pies. Thanks to Wendy LeCrone. Marion, for sending a recipe. Banana Whoopie Pies 1 cup banana, crushed 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 egg 1 cup sugar 'A cup oil Vi teaspoon cinnamon 'k teaspoon salt 1 cup nuts, optional 2 cups flour Vi teaspoon vanilla Mix ingredients together, drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Cool. Fill with favorite filling. ANSWER —Laurie Woodrick, Belle Mead, N.J., wanted a recipe for Oil and Vinegar Jalapeno Pickles. Thanks to Verda Petersheim, Gap. and Wendy LeCrone, Marion, for sending a recipe Canned Hot Peppers Whole hot peppers 1 cup vegetable oil 1 quart vinegar 3 cups water % cup salt Garlic cloves Oregano Wash peppers, Cut slits into sides and pack in jars. To each pint, add 1 garlic clove and 1 teaspoon oregano on top. Com bine oil, vinegar, water, and salt. Bring to a boil and pour over peppers. Seal jars and process in boiling water for 5 minutes. Let in jars for six weeks before serving. Yield: 6-8 pints. Canned Hot Peppers 20 hots peppers, cut in strips or slices, seeds removed 2 cups white vinegar 1 % cups water 1 cup oil % cup salt 2 cloves garlic V 4 teaspoon oregano Put cut peppers in a large bowl. Mix remaining ingredients and pour over peppers. Let stand eight hours. Drain peppers and save syrup. Pack in pint jars. Bring syrup and boil and pour over peppers and seal in boiling water bath. ANSWER Donald Love requested a recipe for Mont gomery Pie. Thanks to Anna Martin, Denver, and Susan Weaver, Richfield, for sending the same recipes. Montgomery Pie Bottom part: 'A cup molasses 'A cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup water 2 tablespoons flour Juice and rind of 'A lemon Top part: % cup sugar 'A cup butter 1 egg, beaten 'A teaspoon baking soda 'A cup sour milk I'A cups flour Combine ingredients for the bottom part of pie. Pour into an unbaked pie shell. For top part, combine butter and sugar. Add egg and beat thoroughly. Add milk and sifted dry ingre dients alternately. Spread topping over mixture in pie shell. Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Makes one 9-inch as possible. Please Include your phone number because we sometimes need to contact the person to clarify details. We will not publish your phone number unless you request it. QUESTION —Yvonne Musser, Lancaster, writes that she is planning a trip to see fall foliage and visit family cementaries in the Smithsburg, Md. area. She would like to plan the trip so that she can eat at one of the ham and oyster suppers she heard are served in the area. She would like date, location, time and information on the ham and oyster suppers. QUESTION Mrs. Riehl, Narvon, would like to buy crocks. She needs a large size used for making sauerkraut. QUESTON J. Robert Musser, Lancaster, is restoring a home built in 1813 and needs some hand cut nails in various sizes to attach to hardware corner cupboards and to secure some wood work. His wife read an article some years ago about a company, she thinks was in the New England states, that gave a history of the nails. Does any one know of this company or another source? QUESTION John S. King, Honey Brook, would like to know where to find a sweat plant, which grows in a bottle. QUESTION Salome Fisher, Lancaster, would like to know how to make baskets out of telephone books. QUESTION A Perry County subscriber writes that the family’s farm pond is being overtaken by something similar to sea weed. What can they do to stop it? QUESTION Gerald Rudolph would like to know if there is anyon who presses sorghum living within a 50-mile radius of Adams County. SEE ONE OF THESE DEALERS FOR A DEMONSTRATION: CARLYLE & CLUGSTONAG MARTIN, INC. & TURF, INC. Hagmtown, MD ChambmiHirg, FA ADAMSTOWN 301-733-1*73 717-2*34103 EQUIPMENT, INC Adapstown, PA CARROLL'S DEERFIELD AG & EQUIPMENT 7174M-4MI Route 236 Dtmtron, HD 301 •672*5563 BARTRON SUPPLY, INC. CLUGSTON FARM DUNKLE & Tu EQUIPMENT GRIEB INC. Nutdinora, PA CtntrtHiU.PA 717-573-2215 514-354-1421 TURF CENTER, INC. EQUIPMENT, INC. Watsontown, M Oxford, PA 717-53M587 M0432-MS* JOHN DEERE 714 Mulch Tiller: Maximum Machine for Minimun Tillage • Tru-Depth™ standards go 11 inches deep... work up to 21-feet 3-inches wide, through heavy residue. DUNKLE& GRIEB INC. MIH Halt, M 717-72*3115 ENFIELD ENFIELD EQUIPMENT, INC. GUTSHALL’S INC. Whltttord, MD RD n Box 74-A 301-452-5252 LoyivllK, PA • Adjust coulter gang hydraulically from • Solid rear main frame. QUESTION—EIsie Ki where she could buy a go pan made by the Mirac QUESTION—J. Raul reasonable cost and pos by Arthur S. Maxwell an Publishing Assoc. QUESTION Edgar town, Ligonier, asks if an] fiddle bow. QUESTION Orville source for raw cow horns! or light colored. QUESTION —Sue Bi source to buy British oil,« It contains kerosene, turp Baughmans use the Britis QUESTION Salonw book, “Wildflowers and h QUESTION Rona mounting brackets to me 1976 Cub Cadet tractor, ger available. Call him QUESTION D. Willi) professionally appraises) poses in the Harrisburgi QUESTION Dottle 11 would like to swap smal from Red Rose tea boxes and would like to trade FINCH SERVICES- GUTSHALL'SI HANOVER INC. Carttolt, PA - Hanovtr, PA J 717-246-231: 717-632-2345 K'& W < EQUIPMENT K A.B.C. GROFF, INC. m J Nm Holland PA "if 717-354*4191 LANDIS BROS I m 283 i RLTfI 2710 Ml Joy HI Manholm, PA 111 717-653-23 H A in, Alii nbol id in tine, Ha iorvolu Wished son, < ■could imma,» nysize, iman, G iprevio ie, linse in an of Kher, L Stories mith, K bC-36s [Cadets BIO) 75 i, Liverp que tra< nen, Bo rcelain i iehas7 ones tl LANE I MoorafWd, WVi 304-53M003 SALI Nn
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