816-LancMter Farming, Saturday, May 2, 1998
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This column Is for readers who have questions but
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
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In the paper.
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addressed to You Ask—You Answer, Lancaster Farming,
P.O. Box 609, Ephreta, PA 17522. Attention: Lou Ann
Good.
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reply. If we receive the answer, we will publish it as soon
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 Harold Wolf, New Cumberland, is looking
for copies of "Flying” magazine published from the mid 1950 s
to 1962 only.
QUESTION Bill Kelley, Purcellville, wants to know
where to have a meat grinder recoated or refinished. He
writes that maybe the correct wording is "hot dipped.”
QUESTION —Mae Stancill, 2344 Pennington Rd., Bel Air,
MD 21015-1204, would like the words and music for a hymn
that she recalls contained these words: "Mother’s not dead,
she’s only a sleeping/patiently waiting for Jesus to come/
buried up on a hill in the clay.”
QUESTION —Don Berry, 378 W. View Dr., Elizabethtown,
PA 17022, would like the words and music for the song, which
he thinks is titled, "They Call It Heaven, but I Call It Home.”
QUESTION—A. Wenger, Manheim, needs a replacement
for a glass lid that fits an oblong slo-cooker made by West
Bend. Her’s broke.
QUESTION —John Los, York, is looking for somebody to
go over a large stamp collection that he inherited in 1967. His
great aunt had started it about 1894. John would like several
opinions on its value and then to find a new home for it. Write
to him at 2350 Croll School Rd., York, PA 17403.
QUESTION Linda of Carlisle would like information on
Schenck’s Mill covered bridge located on the Chickes Creek,
Lancaster Co. The bridge was built in 1855. Linda wants to
know if a mill was originally located at the bridge. How did it
get the name Schenck’s Mill? If it was named after Schenck's,
what is the first names of the people?
QUESTION —Anna Mae Dukert would like to know where
to get seeds for long neck dipper gourds.
QUESTION Shirley Smith. Linden, wants a pattern for
an oval crocheted pineapple tablecloth.
QUESTION S. Schiaroli, Reading, would like to know
where to purchase a new helmet liner, the type used inside
the army metal helmet of World War 11.
QUESTION Vera Sloop, Landisburg, would like infor
mation on where to buy strainer parts for a galvanized water
ing can.
QUESTION R. Fleckenstein, Woodstown, N.J., wants
information on a double barrel Paragon Model CSI2 gauge
shot gun that he has. How old is it and it’s value?
QUESTION Sharon from Everson is looking for addi
tional pieces to a Pfalzgraff set of dishes that were made
15-20 years ago. Pieces have a cream background with dark
blue accents that include either a cow, a flower, a rocking
horse, a pineapple, a cat, or a farm scene. Some pieces
include the label Spectrum by Pfaltzgraff.
QUESTION Nancy Wallace, 5240 Diem Rd., New Hol
land. PA 17557, would like an old C.W. Wood lard can. Her
father had the buJness in New Holland until 1949. She has
five children and would like a lard can to give to each of them.
Also, she wants old Casper dolls for her daughter who collects
them. She also collects glass chicken on the nest if anyone
has some to sell.
QUESTION—Pete Wesover, Foxglove Farm, 2445 Ridge
Rd., Woodlawn, MO 21244, would like to find a source for a
human yoke—the carved wooden piece that goes across a
person's shoulders enabling them to carry a couple of full
water buckets or whatever. Instructions and tool list would be
helpful too.
QUESTION —A reader is looking for a shower curtain with
cows on it. Where can she find It?
QUESTION—Thane Lafollette. Bernville, would like infor
mation on how and where to sell broom com. He has about 75
stalks to sell.
QUESTION Ruth LaFollette, Bernville, would like to
know where to obtain the instructions to make an oval crochet
throw rug using fabric strips.
QUESTION Bea Maurer, Quakertown, would like to
know the origin and correct words for this ditty she remembers
her grandmother saying: Five little mice on a pantry shelf!
feeding on bread crumbs and something else.
Five little mice in a shelf up hightfeeding so daintly on a pie.
QUESTION Ivan Gromling, Manchester, writes that
when he was young and growing up in the 1950 s and 19605,
his family used Troutaman’s Cough Syrup, which was black in
color. Where can he purchase it today?
QUESTION Kermit Laub, Coopersburg, would like the
name of the person who had advertised a John Deere tractor
with bad wheels and rims. He lost it. Anyone know to what he
is referring?
QUESTION —Maryanne Meebon, Perkimenville, and Lois
Babcock, Friendsville, want the words to the song: My Rag
gedy Ann is a very old doll. She lives in the attic for years. She lives
in the attic for 50 long years with her shoe button eyes made of
?
QUESTION A reader from Upper Dauphin wants to
know how to remove black soot from the outside of copper
kettle and how to restore it.
QUESTION Donna Morrison, Dalmatia, would like to
know where Somerset seed potatoes can be purchased.
QUESTION Adelene Newcomer, Dover, would like the
words to the song “Oh, Ain't We Crazy."
QUESTION Mary Pazzaglia, Columbia Cross Roads,
wants addresses for suppliers for chipwood baskets that
measure 4V4 -inch wide and 3’/« -inch deep, and 2V4 -inches
high.
QUESTION Lloyd Gingrich, Lebanon, wants to know
where to get caps tor croquet mallets.
QUESTION —Terry Lowe, New Park, is hoping to purch
ase wood or coal grates tor a Wincroft #BBBB2R cookstove,
made in Middletown.
QUESTION Bob Zoetewey, Denver, Col., has a POW-
R-TRON Electric hammer Model #2sp Serial #749212 manu
factured in Home, Pa. He needs to correspond or have a tele
phone conversation with some one who has an owners man
ual, maintenance manual or parts catalog for the drill. He’d
like to be able to obtain a copy of the manual and know where
to buy parts for the drill.
QUESTION Mrs. A. Hazelton, Starrucca, would like to
know where to get the address to subscribe to ‘Quelle
Katalog."
QUESTION Harold Miller, Elverson, would like to know
where to obtain parts for a Stewart-Wamer airless paint
sprayer pump Model #327138-2. Serial #261318-K3.
QUESTION Evan Weidman, Westfield, would like infor
mation about old cookers that he has. On top, it says Ameri
can Cooker, patented Nov. 29,1910, other patents pending,
No. 70. the other one says the same thing but has a No. 66 on
it. He’d like to know who made them and any other
instructions.
QUESTION Carl Detwiler, Zionsville, wants to know
where to get wire rope flemish spiced and swaged.
QUESTION A reader wants to know where to buy a
black cast iron trough to put outside under a windmill at the
faucet to wash vegetables in. The size is about 30x15-inches.
Her neighbor lady would like one also. Does anyone have one
or two to sell?
QUESTION William Martin, 17 Clark Ave., Egg Harbor,
N.J. 08234-7309, needs information or manuals regarding
the maintenance and repair of a Gilson Lawn tractor (model
G-10, 42-inch deck).
QUESTION Donald Jones is collecting information on
antique rototillers for a college business course. He'd like to
mail a survey to collectors. Write to him at 734 Cedar Lane,
Perkasie, PA 18944.
QUESTION —Pat Chance, 783 Chance Rd.. Clayton, Del.
19938, would like to make "milk pad dolls." She made them
years ago but lost the instructions. Please send them to her.
QUESTION Ella Keyser, Zieglerville, wants to know
where to buy a belt for an antique sewing machine. The trea
dle machine is a New American #2909819 and Belt No. 25.
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Lancaster
Society 8
Lancaster Farm Women No.
8 met on April 1 at Reich’s
Church in Marietta, and enter
tained Society No. 22 from the
Lampeter/Strasburg area. Mary
Anne Spangler gave devotions
and the hostesses were Doris
Batton, Millie Arndt, Ruth
Drager, Elaine Furman,
Katherine Hess, and Vera Frey.
The Moyers showed their slides
of the Passion Play at
Oberammergau. The next meet
ing will be on May 13.
Sweeten
Without
Table
Sugar
1. Use apple juice concentrate
or white grape juice as all or
part of the liquid in a recipe.
Juices must be counted as part
of the carbohydrate _in the
recipe. Recipes prepared with
juice become sweeter the longer
they sit. You* may wish to pre
pare them the day before you
plan to serve them.
2. Aspartame stays sweeter
longer during heating if the
other ingredients in the recipe
are acidic like fruit. It will also
stay sweet longer if it is mixed
with another sweetener.
3. Any artificial sweetener is
sweeter when combined with
another sweetener.
4. Sugar-free puddings and
gelatins usually substitute per
fectly in refrigerated desserts
and congealed salads.
5. Spices can mask the after
taste of some artificial sweeten
ers. Using less of an artificial
sweetener then needed to exact
ly substitute for the original
amount of sugar in the recipe
may also make the aftertaste
less noticeable.
6. Cinnamon and vanilla
make a food taste more sweet
with less sweetener.
7.Sugar makes a food stay
fresh longer because it helps
retain moisture. You will need to
cover any sugar-free baked
goods well and refrigerate or
freeze them to maintain fresh
ness.
8. Adding sugar-free pudding
or 1/4 cup non-fat dry milk pow
der to a sugar-free cake may
increase the volume and moist
ness.
9. Pureed fruit can add
sweetness and bulk to sugar
free cookies, cakes and quick
breads.
10. Usually you can reduce
the sugar and fat in a recipe by
1/4 to 1/3 without hurting cook
ies, pies and quick breads. This
may not work with cakes.