l-Lincaster Farming, Saturday, September 9, 2000 824 1C ask • on This column is for readers who have ques tions 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. Questions and Answers to this column should be addressed to You Ask—You Answer, Lancaster Farming, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Attention: Lou Ann Good. Or, you may e-mail questions and answers to lgood.eph@lnpnews.com Please clarify what question you are an swering when responding. Do not send a self-addressed, stamped en velope for a reply. If we receive the answer, we will publish it as soon as possible. -Please include your phone number because we some times need to contact the person to clarify de tails. We will not publish your phone number unless you request it. QUESTION Mrs. Nolt, Leola, wants back issues of Organic Gardening magazines. Please call her at (717) 656-2530. QUESTION Ruth Novinger, Millersburg, writes that she has been searching for the fol lowing items for a long time. Perhaps readers can help her find the following items: A metal jar filler that has two strainers and funnel that can be at tached and exchanged on the bottom of the filler with a metal screw band. Lids to fit pickle jars purchased at gro cery stores. Handles for Wearever cooking pots. She has been using the cookware since 1947 and they are still great but need new handles, which are curved and fastened with two screws. QUESTION Pat Sweetman writes that she had twin grandchildren born the week of July 15. Due to the diffi cult delivery, she was concerned with her daughter’s health and forgot to buy newspapers and magazines to preserve for the twins when they are older. If anyone has newspapers and magazines from that week, she will gladly pay for the postage to have them mailed to 2595 Rehmeyer Hollow Rd., Stewartstown, PA 17363-8940. QUESTION A Kutztown reader wants to buy a good gas tank for a 1969 VW Camper bus. Contact Tim Cherrington, 5 Deer Run Rd., Kutz town, PA 19530. QUESTION Mary Ann Martin, Denver, writes that a school needs 12 copies of “New Songs of Inspiration,” Vol. 11 Song Books. The book is deep red with gold lettering. 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 paint ed for Christmas tree decorations. She lost the recipe and asks if anyone could share it. QUESTION - Mrs. Amos S. Kauff man wants to know if anyone has an abundance of Correlle dishes to sell. She would like to have four to eight cups and saucers plus some other pieces. Contact her at 1860 Cam bridge Rd., Honey Brook, PA 19344. QUESTION Cathy Strine, Dover, wants information and history on a Cambridge 4-harness loom made by Reed Loom Co., Springfield, Ohio. When the loom was purchased, it was not fully assembled. QUESTION A reader wants an old-fashioned hoe with five prongs (7 Vi-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 dealer near Lancaster city would call at (717) 898-4683. QUESTION A reader wants to make kitty and doggie draft guards to keep air from 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 (610) 498-2271. QUESTION Bruce Middlekauff, Bel Aire, Md., is looking for a 19205’ or 19305’ cast iron bird bath approximately 3 or 5 feet in diame ter. 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- SEE ONE OF THESE DEALERS FOR A DEMONSTRATION: MARYLAND NEW JERSEY Belleville Miller-Lake, Inc Dameron Carroll’s Equipment Hagerstown Carlyle & Martin, Inc, Whiteford Deer Creek Equipment, Inc. Elmer Pole Tavern Equipment Sales Corp. PENNSYLVANIA Adamstown Adamstown Equipment, Inc Allentown Lehigh Ag Equipment, Inc. JOHN DEERE 65-, 72-, 80-, AND 90-HP 6000 TEN SERIES TRACTORS 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 Slain would like to know where she could buy a pulpit Bible cover 10x13x3-inch. 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 Seiler Jr., New Holland, would like information on raising nightcrawlers for fishing bait. (Turn to Page 825) Biglerville O.C. Rice, Inc Carlisle Gutshalls, Inc Centre Hall Dunkle & Greib, Inc, Chambersburg Clugston Ag & Turf, Inc. Fairmount City Miller Equipment Co Hanover Finch Services-Hanover, Inc. Lancaster Landis Bros, Inc
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