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but don’t know who to ask for answers.
“You Ask—You Answer” is for non-cooking
questions. When a reader sends in a question, it
will be printed in the paper. Readers who know
the answer are asked to respond by mailing the
answer, which will then be printed in the paper.
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be addressed to You Ask—You Answer, Lancas
ter Farming, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522.
Attention; Lou Ann Good.
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lope for a 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 Jacob Harnish, Willow Street,
wants to know how to get rid of crickets in the house.
Do crickets chew on carpet, wood, or clothing?
QUESTION Austin Knowles, Auburn, writes
that he lives in an old log house that is mostly sur
rounded by wooded area. He knows how to deal with
most problems from nature, but is baffled by the dad
dy long leg spider problem. How do you discourage
or eliminate these critters?
QUESTION Pat Elligson, Millers, Md., writes
that she has a genuine native deerskin jacket that she
wants to clean herself since professional cleaning is
ultra expensive. The deerskin finish is a firm and
smooth, not a furry suede. There are dark soiled
areas on the elbows and cuff edges. Does anyone
have any experience with cleaning deerskin.
QUESTION H. Stauffer, 27990 Point Look
out Rd., Loveville, MD 20656-0115, would like to buy
Madonna Lily bulbs. He will pay shipping.
QUESTION Mahlon Horning, 1694 Turkey Hill
Rd., East Earl, PA 17519, wants copies of Lancaster
Baers Almanacs, years 1990-1993 to fill out a
100-year collection.
QUESTION G. Sweitzer, Airville, wants to know
what types of fruit trees will produce the best fruit
when planted in clay soil partially shaded beneath old
oak trees.
QUESTION A reader from Ephrata wants to
know where to purchase rubber or plastic ends for
croquet mallets. She has two good sets but the plas
tic ends are broken.
QUESTION Thomas Hicswa writes that in his
bam, he has two wicker containers shaped like cof
fins with brass tags that read “manufactured by Frigid
Fluid Co., Chicago, IL. One container is about 4-feet
long and the other is about 6-feet long. Hicswa would
like to know what these wicker containers are called,
the approximate date when used, and if they have
any value.
QUESTION Janet Lawton, Wellsboro, is
searching for the address and phone number for Tom
Schell, who wrote “An Introduction to the Dried Floral
and Woody Ornamental Business.” She believes
Schell lives in Illinois or Indiana.
QUESTION Mabel Harnish, Willow Street,
would like the words to the poem "Rip Van Winkle.”
QUESTION Karen Wampole, Perkasie, wants
to know where in the Lancaster County area are cribs
and changing tables handcrafted?
QUESTION Wilmer and Lueila Reiff, Ephrata,
are searching ton an old book, possibly titled “Golden
Rock” or “Black Rock.” They do not know the author’s
name, but the book is about Indians, a man called
Black Sam, a boy called Dick and their horse
Screamer. They want to buy the book even if it is in
poor condition. Write to the Reiffs at 200 Sheaffer's
School Rd., Ephrata, PA 17522.
QUESTION —Amos S. Fisher, Box 342, R. 3, Mill
Hall, PA 17601, wants to buy gold leaf glass tumblers
that are frosted with a gold rim and S'A -inches tall.
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QUESTION Dorothy Starr, 480 Stover Shop
Rd., Churchvill, Va. 24421, would like to buy milk bot
tles of all sizes from Indian Run Dairy and from
Fishers Golden Guernsey Dairy of Danville.
QUESTION Lois K. Martin, Bridgewater, VA,
wants to purchase the following books written by
Anne Colver; “Bread and Butter Indian,” “Bread and
Butter Journey.” She would also like the book, "Lucin
da,” written by Vesta-Nadine Severs.
QUESTION —Suzy Almony wants a set of red and
white “Currier and Ives” plates made in the U.S.A. by
Homer Laughlin.
QUESTION Karen MuH, Elizabethtown, would
like to know where to purchase an agitator for an
electric butter churn manufactured by Alabama Man
ufacturing Co. The agitator is plastic. The motor sets
on top of a barrel shaped 3-gallon jar. The agitatorfits
on the lid inside the jar. The company must have
gone out of business because letters addressed to
the address on the motor are returned. Anyone know
where to find an agitator?
QUESTION Tom Salvadore, Newtown, wants
to know where to purchase wood chisel handles for
Stanley Wood Chisels #750 for several sizes ranging
from 'k- to Vk -inches.
QUESTION G. Sweitzer, Airville, would like to
know the chemical recipe for the solution in which
apples were dipped prior to cold storage over the
winter. What else can be done to improve the texture
of York Imperial apples stored at 32 degrees?
QUESTION Scott Strosnider of Stephens City,
Va. would like a wholesale source to purchase mar
bles by 50-pound lots. He also wants a supplier for
cast iron bells and doorstops to sell at his shop. Call
(540) 868-1323 and leave a message.
QUESTION A Union County reader is inter
ested in starting a goat dairy. Can anyone provide
information or equipment? Marketing and cheese
making information? Government regulations? Is
there a company that buys goat milk?
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