Ida’s
Notebook
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This is a special article for me!
You see it has been 30 years this
month that I began to write for
Lancaster Farming newspaper.
At that time it was published in
Lititz, but now it is stationed in
Ephrata.
I do not believe that I ever
missed a week even when I was
traveling through Europe and
later to Hawaii. That adds up to
1,560 articles. It has become a
weekly routine to sit down and
write to all the Lancaster Farm
ing subscribers.
I’d venture to say that not
many writers have continued for
so long. My first article appeared
in the issue of October 17, 1970,
which had 28 pages in two sec
tions. The September 30, 2000
issue had 192 pages in four sec
tions.
Zane Wilson was the manag
ing editor and he visited me after
I sent him an article that I
thought would be of interest to
the readers. I wanted to call the
column “Down On The Farm”
as our dairy farm “Manheim
dell” is “down” along the Cones
toga River. But, he thought
What’s The
Surprisingly, there’s no good
answer in differentiating between
apple juice and apple cider.
In a country that regulates the
“standard of identity” for every
thing from ketchup to jams and
jellies to evaporated skim milk,
there’s no such standards for
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“Ida’s Notebook” was a better
title as it would cover a multi
tude of topics. 1 guess he was
right. Ever since I was
17-years-old, I have written a
diary every single day. Two
drawers are overflowing with my
diaries.
The 1970 Lancaster Farming
paper was in black and white. It
contained information on cow
shows and cow sales. But, there
was only one advertisement for a
public sale of farm machinery.
Today there are many, many ad
vertisements as I surely know
when I type the “Sale Reports”
for the paper.
Both Farm Women groups
and Granges were given promi
nence in the 1970 paper. Two ar
ticles were also written on an
FFA Convention in Kansas City
and one in New York City by the
600,000 member FHA.
Over the past 30 years, I’ve
shared a lot of good and bad
happenings in my life with the
readers. I have always enjoyed
writing, and somehow the paper
and I have grown older together.
Difference Between Apple Juice And Apple Cider?
apple cider.
Some people say apple cider
and apple juice are just the same
they’re both 100 percent juice
pressed from apples. If you line
up behind that reasoning, the
term “cider” is just a marketing
ploy, aimed at people’s prefer-
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Rita Mae Brown Will Greet Her Fans At
The 55th Annual Pennsylvania National Horse Show
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Author Rita Mae Brown
is an accomplished equestrian
who loved the Pennsylvania Na
tional Horse Show as a child.
Brown, now Master of Fox
hounds for the Oak Ridge Fox
Hunt Club in Virginia and a
polo player, returns to the show
for the first time since childhood
on Hunt Night, Monday, Oct. 16.
Her fans are invited to meet her
from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the setting
in which she feels most comfort
able surrounded by horses.
Brown has written 26 books,
South African Youth Explore The 4-H Movement
WEST SPRINGFIELD,
Mass. A contingent of 15
South African teenagers and
adults is attending the 2000 Big
E to learn about the American
4-H movement. The 11 youths,
aged 13 to 17, and four adult
teachers and agricultural judges
are residents of Mpumalanga
province, located in northeast
ern South Africa. Sponsored by
South African Airways, the
group is exploring the 4-H sys
tem in the United States and
hoping to establish an exchange
program between the two coun
tries for youth in agriculture.
In addition to attending the
numerous 4-H shows and com
petitions that take place during
the fair, the eight boys and
three girls are competing in beef
and dairy showmanship con-
ence for the beverage during the
crisp days of autumn, perhaps
alter a hayride or during a Hal
loween party
Some people say that cider
contains more apple pulp and
other solids, resulting in a slight
ly thicker beverage with, per
haps, a cloudy appearance.
That might be what people
think of when they think
“cider,” but there are no of
ficial federal regulations
stating that.
Besides, most of what’s
sold as apple juice in the
United States is “clarified”
juice filtered to remove
all sediments. That means
that there’s also such a
thing as unclarified juice
that’s “juice,” not cider.
In England, “cider” is an
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many of them set in the fox
hunting country near her Afton,
Virginia home. Her credits also
include a half dozen screenplays
and more than a score of tele
plays, several of which received
Emmy nominations. Her most
recent book, “Pawing Through
the Past,” was published in
April, 2000.
After meeting fans and sign
ing autographs, Rita Mae Brown
will spend the remainder of
Hunt Night enjoying the Penn
sylvania National Horse Show
and perhaps presenting a trophy
or two.
tests using the livestock of Ameri
can 4-H participants. The Big E
also arranged for the group to
visit a large dairy farm in north
western Connecticut and tour the
University of Connecticut School
of Agriculture.
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Latigo 4-H
At its September meeting, the
Latigo Club discussed what topic
club members want to use for
their Educational Equine Exhibit
at the 4-H State Horse Show.
Junior Weekend of the Penn
alcoholic beverage juice allow
ed to ferment. We call that “hard
cider” in the states.
Just a few years ago, consum
ers might have thought that
apple juice was heat-treated to be
shelf-stable, while cider was the
raw juice no heat treatment,
no preservatives, nothing. But
outbreaks of E. coli 0157:H7 in
both untreated apple juice and
cider in recent years have led to
some safety regulations regard
ing juice and cider processing.
While unpasteurized juice and
cider may still be sold, they must
contain a label saying: “Warning:
This product has not been pas
teurized and therefore may con
tain harmful bacteria that can
Weaver Elected Angus Delegate
NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster
Co.) Barbara Weaver, New
Holland, has been elected as a
delegate to the 117th annual
meeting of the American Angus
Association, Nov. 13 in Louis
ville, Kentucky, reports Richard
Spader, executive vice president
of the American Angus Associa
tion.
Weaver, a member of the
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The Pennsylvania National
Horse Show is the country’s larg
est multi-breed indoor horse
show, with more than 1,400 top
horses and riders from nearly
every state and Canada compet
ing. The show runs Oct. 12-21 at
the State Farm Show Arena,
Harrisburg.
General admission tickets are
$lO for adults, $5 for children
under 12 and seniors, except for
Saturday, Oct. 21 when all tick
ets are $lO. For tickets or a free
brochure, phone (717) 975-3677
or visit www.panational.org.
One of the secondary goals is to
set up a reciprocal exchange pro
gram, so that some of the two na
tions’ children can attend and
compete in each other’s agricul
tural shows. International compe
tition is always a good thing.
sylvania National Horse Show
will be Oct. 14-17. Horse judging
training sessions are this fall, and
the Horse Council Awards Ban
quet will be Friday, Nov. 3.
The club’s next meeting is Oct.
20 at Hideaway Hills at 6 p.m.
cause serious illness in children,
the elderly, and persons with
weakened immune systems.”
It’s important to remember to
follow labels regarding refrigera
tion, even for pasteurized prod
ucts. Pasteurization isn’t steril
ization. Proper pasteurization
will eliminate E. coli 0157:H7 in
juices and cider, but tougher
strains of bacteria might survive
in small numbers. Proper han
dling is essential to assure the
safety and quality of the product.
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American Angus Association
with headquarters in St. Joseph,
Missouri, is one of 341 Angus
breeders who have been elected
by fellow members in their state
to serve as a state representative
at the annual meeting. Repre
senting 44 states and Canada,
the delegates will participate in
the business meeting and elect a
new president, vice president and
five directors to the
American Angus Asso
ciation board.
The annual meeting
is held in conjunction
with the annual con
vention and banquet,
and the Super Roll of
Victory Angus show,
Nov. 12-14, during the
North American Inter
national Livestock Ex
position.
The American
Angus Association has
more than 35,000 ac
tive members and is
the largest beef breed
organization in the
world.