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QUESTION Lee Laverty, Dover, N.J.,
writes that when her children were small, she
make a dough out flour, salt, and some other
ingredients, which were cut into shapes and
painted for Christmas tree decorations. She
lost the recipe and asks if anyone could share
it.
QUESTION Mrs. Amos S. Kauffman wants
to know if anyone has an abundance of Cor
relie dishes to sell. She would like to have four
to eight cups and saucers plus some other
pieces. Contact her at 1860 Cambridge Rd.,
Honey Brook, PA 19344.
QUESTION Cathy Strine, Dover, wants in
formation and history on a Cambridge
4-harness loom made by Reed Loom Co.,
Springfield, Ohio. When the loom was pur
chased,4t was not fully assembled.
QUESTION A reader wants an old-fash
ioned hoe with five prongs (TVa-inches) shaped
like a fork, but rounded at the top at handle
and used like a hoe. Although a newer version
is available in stores, she prefers the older
model. Contact her at 1860 Cambridge Rd.,
Honey Brook, PA 193441
QUESTION A reader would like to buy
used 2-quart canning jars. Call (717) 859-2802.
QUESTION Mrs. Amos S. Kauffman wants
to sell an almost complete set of Pfalzgraff
with tan and dark brown colors. She has the
canister set and lots of other pieces in very
good condition. She prefers not to split the set.
If interested, call (610) 273-2075.
QUESTION A reader is in need of several
Fuller Brush items and wants to know if a deal
er near Lancaster city would call at (717)
898-4683.
QUESTION A reader wants to make kitty
and doggie draft guards to keep air from
Tapioca Has Rich, Sticky History
Tapioca comes from the root of the cassava plant, a
tropical plant native to Brazil. You can buy quick-cook
ing tapioca that’s usually used as a thickener in fruit pies
and sometimes soups and stews.
Pearl tapioca, with larger granules, is often used to
make tapioca pudding. Tapioca flour is also available. As
its name implies, it’s finely ground and, unlike the other
forms of tapioca, dissolves completely when used as a
thickener. Granules in quick-cooking and pearl tapioca
become clear and gel-like when cooked, but the gran
ules don’t dissolve completely.
Quick-cooking tapioca is tailor-made for thickening
soups, stews or gravy in slow cookers, because it
doesn’t have to be stirred to prevent it from settling.
Also, it can withstand long cooking times without
breaking down. Similarly, dishes made with tapioca
don’t lose their quality when frozen and then reheated,
because the tapioca retains its thickening capabilities
throughout those processes.
Tapioca is just one use from the cassava plant, whose
roots are well known in the developing world as a good,
creeping beneath the doors and asks what is
put inside to give the form weight?
QUESTION Dennis Dempsey, Royersford,
wants to know where to find a manual for an
early 1950 s Farmall H tractor or a copy of the
same.
QUESTION Art Burt wants a manual for a
Mighty Mac tiller with a 7 horsepower engine.
QUESTION Diane Morris wants to know if
anyone has a quern or a hand-powered corn
mill. Please call her at (510) 498-2271.
QUESTION L. Gingrich, Mercersburg,
would like a copy of the book “Up the Conesto
ga” by Issac Horst.
QUESTION Bruce Middlekauff, Bel Aire,
Md., is looking for a 19205’ or ISSOs’ cast iron
bird bath approximately 3 or 5 feet in diameter.
Bruce is willing to pay a good price. Call him
collect at (410) 879-8039.
QUESTION - J. Good, 5624 Div. Hwy., Nar
von, Pa., has an older type (Model 3c) Kitchen
aid mixer in working condition. The bowl broke
and he would like to replace the bowl or offer
the mixer to someone who has a bowl at a rea
sonable price.
QUESTION A Christiana reader would like
to know where to purchase home canned black
raspberry Juice.
QUESTION A reader from Myerstown
would like information on a Lion Pittsburgh
water heater, patented Oct. 1, 1907, type FI 4.
It was found in a house she purchased. The
heater has pipe coils on the inside and a burn
er on the bottom. How was it used?
QUESTION A reader writes that she and
many other seamstresses often have difficulty
discerning the right and wrong sides of fabric.
She wants to know if the holes along the edge
of the fabric are punched from the right or
wrong side or if that varies and is not a clear
indicator.
QUESTION A lady from Biain would like to
know where she could buy a pulpit Bible cover
10x13x3-inch.
QUESTION Mike Kramer, Quakertown,
needs parts for a Van Wert model VAISOO coal
stoker. The company was from Peckville, and
he understands it went out of business in the
late 1900 s. Does anyone know a source for
parts or if the company’s parts stock was
bought by another company?
QUESTION Mrs. Robert Lowe, Shermans
Dale, wants the music and words to the song:
“Eleven more months and 10 more days, I’ll be
out of this calaboose.” She writes that this is a
very, old song that an older gentleman used to
sing.
QUESTION - Jonas Beiler Jr., New Holland,
would like information on raising nightcrawlers
for fishing bait.
QUESTION A reader wants to find a copy
of Larry Benoit’s book, “How To Bag The Big
gest Buck of Your Life.” He also would like to
find wooden molding planes made by E.W. Car
penter, Lancaster.
QUESTION Stan Szczepanek, Boyertown,
reliable source of carbohydrates. In fact, because of its
high drought-tolerance and ability to grow in low-fertility
soils, cassava is the staple food of around SOO million peo
ple. Another advantage is that the roots can be harvested
anywhere from six to eight months to three years after
planting, making it a good emergency supply of carbohy
drates in times of drought or famine.
Unfortunately, the raw roots and leaves of the cassava
plant can be highly toxic, with bitter varieties containing
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wants information about brooding chickens
using a coal-fired brooder. He wants to know
what time of the year to do this, how often the
fire needs to be fed, etc. He’s also looking for a
pamphlet describing the use of a Eureka Colo
ny Brooder.
QUESTION A Shippensburg reader wants
a pattern bnd instructions to sew a winter
hooded parka in either men’s small or ladies’
medium.
QUESTION Michael Hopkins Jr. would like to
know where he could purchase styrofoam egg
cartons in jumbo and super jumbo sizes. He
prefers a Pennsylvania source.
QUESTION Dale Burkhart is looking for a
lard can lid with the printing: Henry Burkhart
Packing Co. Pure Lard 50 lb. Dayton, Ohio.
Anyone have one they’d like to sell?
QUESTION A Schuylkill County reader
wants to know if anyone knows the value of an
antique dress form from the early 1900 s. It is a
press-and-shape to the form you want to fit.
Any idea of a fair price?
QUESTION I. Wenger wants to purchase
the following three books, but he sent no ad
dress. The books are “More All-Of-A-Kind Fam
ily” and “All-Of-A-Kind Family Uptown” by Syd
ney Taylor; and “The Four-Story Mistake” by
Elizabeth Enright.
QUESTION E. Sheetz, Fleetwood, wants to
know how to repair a burn mark on a leather
table top or the name of a professional service
that can fix it.
QUESTION M. High wants to know if
there’s anything that will remove black spots
off an iron spatula, which accidentally burned
in a trash fire. The spatula was her mother’s
wedding present.
QUESTION Robin Baummer needs some
one to repair a braided rug with a 10x10-inch
section missing. She prefers someone from the
York or Adams County area.
QUESTION G. Sweitzer wants to know
what chemicals to use for treating wood
damaged/infested by Eastern Subterranean
Termites. Also, what chemicals are used out
side the house and where can they be pur
chased?
ANSWER N. Kring wanted to know how to
get rid of thistles. A reader writes that she had
a few patches of thistles in her garden. She
sprayed a little Roundup on the top few leaves
and within a week to 10 days the thistles were
dead enough to pull out. Roundup is available
at any hardware store. Be careful not to spray
it on plants you want to keep. Do not spray
when windy.
ANSWER A reader has an old McCormich-
Derring mower, circa 1920, which they would
like to paint and restore to it’s original color
and requested a reference that includes in
formation on restoring it and the original paint
needed? Thanks to Jim Mazanic, Edmeston,
N.Y., for recommending obtaining a copy of
“American Farm Implements and Antiques,” by
C.H. Wendel. The centerfold of the book shows
the original colors of ail brands of machinery.
This book may be available at your local public
library.
much more of the toxic substance than sweet varieties.
The good news is that this toxin protects the plant from
pests. Peeling the roots gets rid of most of the toxin, and
the rest dissipates when the roots and leaves are cooked.
Tapioca is already processed to the point where the toxin
is totally removed.
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