Cook’s Question (Continued from Page B 8) ANSWER Dianne Decker, Shippensburg, wanted a recipe for Kentucky Derby Pie. Thanks to Lee Laverty, Dover, N.J., for the recipe. She writes that the pie is also called First Saturday in May Pie. Kentucky Derby Pie Vi cup melted butter Vt cup granulated sugar Vi cup brown sugar Vi cup flour 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla % cup English walnuts % cup chocolate chips mix in order given; pour into unbaked 9-inch pie shell. Bake at 350 degress for 30 minutes. ANSWER Phyllis Stauffer, Carlisle, wanted a recipe for a clear, reddish orange sweet and sour sauce that tastes like that served at Chinese restaurants. Lee Lverty, Dover, N.J., suggests Phyllis buy the sweet and sour sauce called Dai- Dee Duck Sauce or Gold’s Soo Moy Jung Oriental Style Duck Sauce in the Chinese section of supermarkets. Making it is time consuming. The purchased sauce also makes a wonder ful base for barbecue sauce on chicken and ribs. CORRECTION Sandra Rake writes that the second ingredient for the recipe for Canned Hot Peppers, printed in the Aug. 21, edition, should have been 2 cups vinegar, not sugar. Here is a recipe for picketed hot peppers from Nancy Nolt, New Bloomfield. Pickled Hot Peppers 2 pounds hot pepper, 3-5 inches long Boiling water 2'/: cups white vinegar 2'k cups water 1 cup sugar 8 cloves garlic 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons oil Wear gloves to wash, stem, and cut peppers in half. Pour boiling water over peppers; let set 5 minutes. Drain and pack in four pint jars. Add 2 garlic cloves, % -teaspoon vegetable oil, and % teaspoon salt to each pint. Combine vinegar, water, and sugar. Simmer 5 minutes and pour over peppers. Pro cess 10 minutes in boiling hot water bath. Morton Build' iy. BOO-447-7436 MORTON BUILDINGS P.O. Box 399, Morton, IL 61550 www mortonbuildmgs.com ©1999 Morton Buildings, Inc. WV Contractor’s License #WVOO7B4B ANSWER —The girls from Pennfield Feeds’ customer ser vice department wanted a great-tasting recipe to make Red Velvet Cake. Thanks to Eleanor Kisner, Muncy, for sending this recipe. V 2 cup shortening IVicups sugar ' 2 eggs 2-ounces red food coloring 1 tablespoon cocoa 2Vt cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon vinegar Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, red food coloring, cocoa, and mix together. Add buttermilk, vanilla, vin egar, and mix. Add dry ingredients and mix. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. 5 tablespoons flour 1 cup milk 1 cup sugar 1 cup Crisco shortening 1 teaspoon vanilla Cook flour and milk until thickened. Cool. After cooking, add sugar, Crisco, and vanilla. Mix 10 minutes. Also good with peanut butter added. Thanks to Lee Laverly, Dover, N.J., for sending her mom’s recipe used since the early 19405. IVi -ounces red food coloring 2 teaspoons cocoa Vt cup shortening IVi cups sugar 2 eggs 2% cups cake flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon vinegar Mix food coloring and cocoa; let stand. Cream shortening and sugar and add eggs, then add cocoa mixture and beat well. Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda, and add to creamed mixture. Add buttermilk, vanilla, and vinegar. Bake at 300 degrees for 35 minutes. Farm/Sh Gettysburg, PA 717-624-3331 Meadville, PA 814-336-5083 Pleasant Unity, PA 412-423-7477 Phillipsburg, NJ 908-454-7900 Centre Hall, PA 814-364-9500 Red Velvet Cake Frosting Red Velvet Cake ... Efficient In Ev ’ > '.j/VV it • A continuously ventilated ridge. • Vented overhangs. • Cupolas and weather vanes. • Hi-nb acoustical steel panels • The Energy Performer* insulation system. • Heavy-duty, tedlar-coated skylights. • The AlumaSteel* sliding door system. • A heavy-gauge, aluminum gutter and downspout system. • Insulated overhead doors in widths up to 40’ • Insulated bi-fold doors in widths up to 60’. • Many styles of insulated walkdoors and thermal Andersen, Pella, or vinyl windows with or without shutters. • A protective lightning rod package with concealed cables. • Raised chord trusses in widths of 42’, 48', 54’, and 60’ are available for greater intenor clearance and larger overhead doors Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 4, 1999-B9 •X -&/>* yf *' Lancaster Farm Women Society 18 Lancaster Farm Women Society 18 met at the home of Martha Ston er, president, on Aug. 21. Dessert was enjoyed before the meeting. Evelyn Brubaker led devotions. Roll call required each of the 17 members present to tell and show a favorite basket A surprising num ber of baskets of all sizes from about one-inch to one that was 3-foot high. Construction was as varied as materials used. Some were in the family for generations; all were cherished possessions. After business and announce ments, members were reminded of the September buffet to be held at Yoder’s Restaurant Husbands and guests are welcome. Berks Society 6 Berks County Society of Farm Women #6 held its June meeting at the home of Linda Youse. Five members were present. Dairy Ambassador Vicky Kieffer was the speaker. Also present was Little Dairy Princess Ashley Mohn. Ten members were present at the July 20th meeting held at the home of Maty Jane Hetrick. Mem ber Beth Glick demonstrated flow er arranging. The goup will go to Sunny Crest for lunch in Aug. Dorothy Wagner will hold a family picnic in August at Maty Jane Hetrick’s. Members should bring a small gift to play “Now you have it, now you don’t” A monetary donation was col lected to give to the state project Habitat for Humanity. The county convention will be Oct 2. Wa > /