816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 8, 1998
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be addressed to You Ask—You Answer, Lancaster
Farming, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Atten
tion: Lou Ann Good.
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QUESTION Mrs. Gross wants to know who can
appraise excavating equipment such as dump trucks
and trailers. Call and leave a message at (717)
292-5620.
QUESTION A faithful reader wants to know
where he can buy small casings to make beef sticks
(Slim Jims).
QUESTION—A Christian inmate wants a Strong’s
Concordance and/or a good study Bible with refer
ences and notes. Write or send to Donald K. Love,
AX8459,1600 Walters Mill Rd., Somerset, PA 15510.
QUESTION Larry Dimmig, Slatington, needs a
water pump and other parts for a six-cylinder continen
tal engine for a 1952 Clark Forklift. Call (610)
767-4735.
QUESTION Ed Parent, 358 Fisher Dam Rd.,
Hamburg, PA 19526-8822, is looking for a service
manual and an operator’s manual for a “Pug,” 4-wheel
drive all-terrain utility vehicler. A sales brochure indi
cates it was made by Bruce Manufacturing Corp. of
Minneapolis, MN. Sources there said the corporation
there is no longer registered.
This vehicle has a 12hp tecumseh motor, topless
fiber-glass body, floatation-type lug tires, steel frame
with articulated steering. It was made in 1970. There
are many accessories available adapting it for farm,
commercial, or recreational use, 1500 lb payload.
Parent will pay to have the manual copied. Write to him
at the above address.
QUESTION Gary Farmer would like information
on the Slaymaker Lock Company in Lancaster. What
years did the company operate, approximate annual
production, and who made the keys for the locks?
QUESTION Esther Lefever, Lititz, would like the
verse for the biblical description of the flowers on the
passion vine.
QUESTION Matthew L. Stephens, Starrucca,
would like the address of the man who collects post
card with covered bridges.
QUESTION Earl Thoman, Southern York Co.,
writes that suddenly the moles have arrived and are
chewing up the lawn. What can he do?
QUESTION Donna Robinette. 6751 Bluebird
Lane. Dover, PA 17315 would like a pattern for an afg
han that starts at a corner and increased to desired
size and then decreased to the next corner.
QUESTION Theodore Bailiff, Rising Sun. Md..
would like to find a source for buying white oak splits,
used for weaving chair seats. He has several short lad
der back kitchen chairs from the mountains of Virginia.
The chairs need new seats, which were originally
woven from white oak splits.
QUESTION Kristina Kreider, Robesonia, would
like to purchase a used game “Five Straight," copyr
ighted 1968 by Straigh Line Products. Cards should be
complete and in good condition. Write to her at 281
Texter Mission Rd., Robesonia, PA 19551-9206.
QUESTION Leon Stoltzfus, Leola, would like to
know where to purchase the round juicing disk for an
Atlas Juicer made by Juice Master Mfg., Co., Model
36. No. D 12041.
QUESTION Leona Leiby, Kutztown, would like
instructions for making homemade soap in an iron
kettle.
QUESTION Pat Elligson, Millers, Md., wants to
know where to get a replacement stopper for a crystal
vinegar cruit.
QUESTION Deanna Cunfer, Lehighton, is look
ing for a source to buy wooden lids for six-sided candy
jars (the kind often used as canister sets in stores that
sell hard candy). She has four different sizes and
wants to replace the metal lids that are tarnishing with
new ones—with or without plastic seals. She recalls
seeing the lids advertised in catalogs, but now that she
needs them, she can’t find them offered. Anyone know
of a catalog or store that sells these lids?
oi ipstion Cindv Eshleman would like an iron
or metal horse sleigh. She saw one at the rodeo in Har
risburg in November. She also would like to purchase
a buckstitched (white leather through brown leather)
reins or bridle with reins in good condition. Willing to
pay reasonable prices for these two items.
QUESTION Anyone looking for a hand cranked
machine that puts lids on tin cans of different sizes? If
so, contact R.G.H. of Layton, N.J. Fax (973) 948-5458
or phone (973) 948-4565.
QUESTION —Walter Breen, Lancaster, would like
to know where to purchase the type of Japanese bee
tle trap where a mason jar screws on to the bottom part
of the yellow plastic vanes, which eliminates the use of
bugs.
QUESTION Kathy Jenkins is looking for an old
book, “Thee Hannah,” written by Marguerite DiAngeli
a, copyrighted 1940. Kathy, who read the book in 1947
when she was in elementary school, has a grand
daughter Hannah and would like to give it to her. If you
have a copy, write to Kathy at 791 N. Reeds Rd., Dow
ningtown, PA 19335.
QUESTION—A reader would like to know where to
get pages for a merry-go-round photo album.
QUESTION Barbara Jennings, R. 1, Box 83,
Canton, PA 17724, would like information on the Apple
Butter Inn Bed and Breakfast in Slippery Rock. She
heard they have a Christley Room. Barbara believes
the inn is the homestead of her ancesters.
QUESTION Lorraine Nash, 192 S. Elk Run Rd.,
Mainesburg, PA 16932 is looking for books in good
condition that are written by Earl Murray, “Thunder in
the Dawn," “Spirit of the Moon," iSong of the Wovoka,"
and “Free Flows the River."
QUESTION —Where can A.M.H. of Narvon purch
ase glass canister milk cans. They are heavy glass,
not ceramic. She has one but did not purchase it
through a store. The milk can is about 7 3 /« -inches tall.
QUESTION Mildred Anderson, Dover, wants to
know what makes lotion made from goat’s milk sepa
rate from the other ingredients. She used beeswax,
coconut oil, sweet almond oil, glycerine, and goat’s
milk. She had combined the beeswax and oils in a pan
of water until melted, added warm milk and glycerine
and beat with a mixer until cool. After it sat for awhile,
the milk separated from the other ingredients. She
would appreciate a recipe that works or ideas on how
to make the recipe she has work.
QUESTION Shirley Schwoerer, Wysox, has a
Plett Pan, which is a cast iron with seven shallow
indentations and no lid. A recipe is attached that
appears to be a thin pancake recipe, but no other
instructions. Do any readers have more information
about Plett?
QUESTION—Patty Clouser wants to know the val
ue of old Briggs and Stratton engines and of a Snappin
Turtle lawn mower with turtle head Model #2V4 STI9
Serial # 7820.
QUESTION—Donna Unger, 133 Krug Rd.. Littles
town, PA 17340-9724 is interested in purchasing Hull
piggy banks, which come in various styles and colors.
The dime banks are marked HPSB on the bottom. The
Jumbo Corky Pig is marked hull © 197, and the sitting
pig is marked hull © 196. The corky pigs are marked
Corky Pig Pat pend. HP Co. © 1957 USA.
QUESTION—DoyIe Whitney wants information on
where employment in an area of ag dealerships or
repair shops might be had where his experience of 25
years could be used. He also wants to know about rur
al communities where a farm could be purchased. Per
haps real estate agents, county extension agents or
someone from the Dept, of Ag could help with the infor
mation. Call him collect at (860) 423-8218 or write to
331 Bass Rd., Windham, CT 06280.
QUESTION A reader would like information on
keeping a pair of swans in their pond in order to keep a
Canada goose population under control. Which breed
of swans works the best? Do you need to clip the wings
to keep them in the pond? What kind of care do swans
require?
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 Mary Pazzaglia, Columbia Cross
Roads, wants addresses for suppliers for chipwood
baskets that measure 4Vi -inch wide and 3% -inch
deep, and 2'A -inches high.
QUESTION Elmer C. Smith is trying to find the
book, "Song of the Susquehanna," by Herbert Stover.
If anyone has a copy to sell, write to Elmer at P.O. Box
176, Linden. PA 17744.
QUESTION Ben Kinsinger, Meyersdale, would
like to know where to get a Farmall pedal tractor like
the Farmall M Tractor. Doesn’t matter if the pedal trac
tor needs repair. He would also like to know where if
anyone has parts for a Farmall Cub for sale. Also
needed is a one gallon glass butter churn.
QUESTION Previously an answer in this column
said that Joel Z. Zook makes miniature balers that
make 2x2x4-inch bales. The address given for him is
insufficent. If you know it, please send the complete
address or the name and address of someone else
who provides this product.
QUESTION Margaret Grieff, Sidman, would like
to know where to buy a disinfectant called Creolin,
similar to Lysol, which they had used for years in chick
en coups and to bathe dogs.
QUESTION Don Miller, Summit Hill, wants to
know who can appraise the value of an antique goat
cart. Call him at (717) 645-9693.
QUESTION R. Himmelberger, 129 Poplar Rd.,
Fleetwood, PA 19522, would like poems with the word
thimble in them.
QUESTION —Art Sholly Jr., Mt. Joy, wants to know
where to find a gas-fired Royal Peanut Roaster, any
condition and any size.
QUESTION Fannie Beiler, Lancaster, would like
.to know where to purchase a Bio-Snacky sprouter of
someone who is willing to sell theirs.
QUESTION Margaret Diamond, Kunkletown,
wants instructions to make lamps or other items from
popsickle sticks.
ANSWER —Connie Salvadore, Newtown, wanted
to know where to purchase the discontinued Tupper
ware Reheatables Line. L. Burkholder, a Tupperware
dealer writes that she has some of the reheatables line
that she would be glad to share. Contact her at 52
Burkholder Lane, Fredericksburg, PA 17026.
ANSWER Mabel Diller wanted to know how to
remove brown discoloration from antique china.
Thanks to Marian Mosemann, Summit Hill, who writes
that sometimes old dishes absorb food stains. If this is
the problem, simply soak the dishes in raw milk or aci
dopholis milk overnight.
If the stains remain, they are not caused by food.
The browing of the china was caused by putting the
china in the oven.
For many years this was a practice of wood stove
owners. The food needed to be kept warm, so the wife
usually placed the dishes in the oven until food was to
be served. There is nothing to do to reverse the dam
age. Usually the china beneath the glaze (which is
crackled) absorbs the heat of the oven and causes the
brown discoloration.
Brown spots on antique china such as Flo Blue or
other china valued for its age does not take away from
its resell value. The discoloration gives us its time
frame and a history of its use.
MILK