Bee Ranch Buzzes With Bee
(Continued from Pago B 2)
are floating roses and poinsetti
candles, which are placed in a
glass bowl with water. The flam
ing flowers make attractive table
centerpieces and bum 2-3 hours.
Beeswax is not plentiful. It
requires about eight pounds oi
honey for every one pound of wax
made.
The average worker bee lives
only six weeks. Honey bees gather
only '/. -A teaspoon of honey dur
ing their lifetime.
Each type of honey has a unique
flavor and color, depending cn the
flowers visited by the honey bees.
More than 300 different varieties
of honey range from lightly sweet
to richly bold.
Rick maintains his full-time job
as a mechanic. In addition to his
beekeeping hobby, Rick also is
restoring his grandfather’s ’49
Massey Harris tractor.
While Rick modestly denies that
he has inborn artistic talent, his
wife reminds him that he used to
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Apple Dumpling Festival, Octo
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these delicious treats. The first of
the fresh, hot homemade dump
lings comes out of the oven at 10
a.m. and the gathering continues
until the last dumpling is sold.
“We made about 1,500 dump
lings last year, and we’re going to
try for that many again this Octo
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Ephrata Cloister Associates busi
ness manager.
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draw pictures and cartoons to send
to her instead of writing to her
before they married.
They like to experiment with
different molds and have used met
al, ceramic, polyurethane, and rub
ber molds. Some of the molds Rick
has made have six pieces.
In addition to molds, the Free
mans have designed table favors
for the Eastern Apiculture Society,
which meets annually in a different
state each time. .
Although the Freemans started
their honey extraction and bees
wax processes in their kitchen,
they soon learned that the jobs arc
best suited for places other than the
family living area. They now have
an outdoor shop dubbed The Hon
ey House with a 30-frame motor
ized extractor and equipment for
the beeswax craft.
They have purchased a large
utility trailer to haul honey and
craft items to shows. Upcoming
shows where the Freemans will be
selling their products include:
n
Cloister Fund,” an endowment
used to purchase original 18th
century artifacts created at the
German religious community.
Funds from the festival have
helped to acquire items such as a
manuscript music hymnal created
in the mid-1700s, a collection of
significant manuscript deeds, and
a rare Cloister built cupboard.
Ephrata Cloister is located in
the Borough of Ephrata, Lancaster
County, on Route 322 at the inter
section with Route 272. The his
toric site is open Monday through
Saturday from 9 a.m. to S p.m.
Sunday from noon to S p.m.
Guided tours present three of the
historic buildings to visitors with
additional structures open for self
guided visits. A family admission
rate allows all members of a
household to visit the site for one
low price. For more information
about Ephrata Cloister and the
Apple Dumpling Festival call
(717) 733-6600.
Myerstown Fall Craft Show, Oct
4; Schuylkill Co. Fall Festival,
Oct. 5; Leesport Craft Show, Oct
11-12 and Nov. 29-30; and Ephra
ta ABWA Craft Show, Nov. 22.
The Freemans belong to Lehigh
Valley, Montgomery County, and
the Schuylkill County Beekeepers.
Rick is vice president of the Berks
County Beekeepers. Both Rick
and Julie are directors of the
Schuylkill County Fair Board.
•In 1994, Julie won the state
apple pie contest with a pie made
•with honey.
Since then, she has not entered
because she believes in giving
other people the opportunity.
However, Julie continues to use
honey in many of her recipes.
Some of the family’s favorite
ways to use honey are in honey
peanut butter cookies, glazing
sweet potatoes with honey and but
ter, and sweetening cooked carrots
with honey. She also uses honey to
sweeten barbecue sauce.
“The quicker, the better,” Julie
said of her favorite recipes.
Here is a “honey” of a recipe for
using the last of the season’s
peaches.
EASY PEACH PIE
I'A cups flour
Vi cup shortening
1 teaspoon salt
Blend with pastry blender until
mixture is the size of peas, add:
4 teaspoon ice water
Roll out pie dough for 9-inch
crust.
Filling;
8-10 peaches
A -A cup honey
A heaping cup flour
Peel and slice peaches. Add
honey and flour. Toss in bowl.
Pour into 9-inch pie crust Sprinkle
with crumb topping:
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Julie experiments by using honey in many of her recipes.
In 1994, she won the state apple pie contest, when she
entered a pie made with caramelized honey at the Pennsyl
vania Farm Show in Harrisburg. Here, she holds a peach pie
made with honey.
Crumb topping:
V* cup flour
2 teaspoons butter
A cup sugar ■
Combine ingredients with fork
or pastry blender until finely
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crumbed. Sprinkle on top of
peaches.
Bake at 425 degrees for 30
minutes. Reduce heat to 400
degrees and bake for 30 additional
minutes.
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