AB4.ancaster Farming, Saturday, December 19, 1998
Winter Solstice
December 21 is the shortest day of the year, a mere
nine hours and five minutes long. The afternoon
daylight is already lengthening, however, and by the
second week in January, the morning sunrises will
begin coming earlier, too. St. Thomas, patron
saint of masons and architects, har
feast day on the 21st. In some rui
areas, employers are expected to givt
small monetary gifts or a celebratory
drink to their laborers on this day
St. Thomas received money to builr
a great palace. Instead, he spent tl
money on the poor, “thus erectin
superb palace in heaven.”
Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas tonight.
~ Phfhpt Brooks
ear What do children want for Christmas? Time and tradition.
Real Eggnog
12 egg yolks
1 cup superfine sugar
1 quart milk
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground elovss
1 quart half-and-half
1 to 2 cups rum (optional)
freshly grated nutmeg
Whisk egg yolks and
sugar in a large bowl,
until smooth. Combine
milk, cinnamon, and cloves
in a large saucepan and
heat slowly until mixture
just reaches a boil. In a
thin stream, whisk the hot
milk into the yolks and
sugar, whisking constantly.
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Return mixture to pan and
cook over low heat, stir
ring frequently with a
wooden spoon, until mix
ture coats the back of the
spoon (about 12 minutes;
do not let mixture boil).
When thick, pour into a
large bowl and let cool.
Stir in the half-and-half
and rum, if using. Chill for
3 hours or overnight.
Sprinkle each serving with
grated nutmeg.
i Makes 10 to
12 servings.
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FARMER’S
WEATHER
PROVERBS
Frost on the
shortest Jay
(Dec. 21) is
saiJ to
inJicate a
severe winter.
if the Sun
shines though
the apple tree
on Christmas
Day, there will
he an ahunJant
crop in the
following year.
Special Oftar.
Handy chart full of
interesting weather
proverbs Send $3
to Weather Chart,
Dept. UF, The Old
Farmer’s Almanac,
PO Box 520,
Dublin, NH 03444
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Four States
Livestock
Hagentown, Md
December 16, 1998
Report nipplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 128 HEAD. 1.00
HIGHER. UTIUTY 34.00-37.50; HIGH
DRESSING 38.00-40.50; CANNERS
30.00-34.00; SHELLY 29.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 10 HEAD. YG#l 43.00-45.25;
YG#2 37.00-40.75.
FED STEERS: 25 HEAD, STEADY TO
1.00 LOWER. HIGH CHOICE 1200-1400
LBS. 61.00-62.25; CHOICE 58.00-60.00;
LOW CHOICE 55.00-58.00; SELECT
50.00-55.00.
FED HEIFERS: 7 HEAD. HIGH
CHOICE TO PRIME 61.00-62.00, 1 AT
64.00; CHOICE 56.00-60.00.
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Closed Christmas Day & New Year’s Day
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1 Mohnton, PA 19540
m 717-484-0551
VEAL CALVES: 140 HEAD. LOW
CHOICE 200-300 LBS. TO 63.00; CULLS
85-110 LBS. 20.00-27.00, 60-83 LBS.
13.00-22.00.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 95-120 LBS. 80.00-93.00, 83-93 LBS.
40.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1
93-120 LBS. NONE, 80-93 LBS.
90.00- BEEF X BULLS TO 87.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 45 HEAD. #l*2
240-275 LBS. 17.00-23.00; #l*3
12.50-14.00.
SOWS: 500-600 LBS. 11.00-13.00.
STOCK CATTLE: 208 HEAD.
STEERS, SCARCE. 200-400 LBS. TO
67.50; 400-600 LBS. 52.00-60.00;
900-1050 LBS. 54.00-58.00.
HEIFERS: MED. AND LARGE
FRAME 300-500 LBS. 53.00-60.00;
500-700 t RS 47.00-56.00; 700-900 LBS.
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Monday Friday 7 00 am 9 00 pm
Saturday 8 00 am 5 00 pm Q
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BULLS: MED. AND LARGE FRAME
200-400 LBS. 59.00-09.0 fr, 400-600 LBS.
57.00- 600-SOO LBS. 45.00-52.0 fr, 1
ANGUS 975 LBS. AT 48.00.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: 87 HEAD,
LARGE FRESH AND SPRINGING
975.00- 1375.00; MEDIUM
725.00- SMALL 450.00-650.0 fr,
JERSEYS 500.00-625.00; HOLSTEIN
BULLS 400.0fr-575.0fr, SMALL HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS 190.00-270.00.
LAMBS: 32 HEAD. CHOICE TO
PRIME 120-130 LBS. 57.00-58.00; GOOD
TO CHOICE 100-120 LBS. 54.00-58.00,
60-90 LBS. 75.00-87.00.
ALL WED. SALES HELD AS USUAL
OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
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