816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 14, 2000
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QUESTION - Raymond Fisher, 531 Millheim
Narrows, Rebersbrug, PA 16872, needs a
coarse cutting plate for a New Triumph meat
grinder. Plate size is 1 /«x3-inches.
QUESTION A Manheim reader needs a lid
to the large green Tupperware canister set.
Will buy th whole set of just the large green lid.
Call (717) 665-4198.
QUESTION Douglas Runkle, York, wants
to know how to get rust off the inside and out
side of an iron kettle and keep it off.
QUESTION - L. Fisher, 7622 N. Moscow
Rd., Parkesburg, PA 19365 wants to buy a copy
of National Geographic Aug. 1965.
QUESTION Jake Derstine, Mapleton
Depot, wants to purchase a used tabletop
cream separator in good working condition for
a reasonable price. It can be either a manual or
electric model.
QUESTION If anyone is interested getting
together with a group of people to share in
formation on loom weaving, knitting, and quilt
ing, send your name and address to Lisa Weav
er, 529 W. Siddonsburg Rd., Dillsburg, PA
17019.
QUESTION Eldon Nash, Mainesburg, has a
%-inch drive socket and wrench manufactored
by Husky Tools. He has several broken sockets
and rackets that need replacing, but doesn’t
know of a representative for Husky Tools. Any
one able to help him?
QUESTION A reader requested a reprint
on an article on selective mutism that was
printed in this paper several years ago. Al
though I remember the article, we do not have
the date it was printed nor the name of the
contact person for the article. However, I re
member the person was an avid reader of this
paper. If she reads this, or if anyone has a copy
of the article could you please mail information
to Mrs. Leroy Hertzler, 720 York St., Mt. Wolf,
PA 17347.
QUESTION Kenton Levy, Arcanum, Ohio,
would like to purchase an out-of-print book,
“Plow Peddlar,” by Walt Buescher. The book in
cludes stories by Walt when he worked for
Allis-Chalmers Corp. Call Lavy at (937)
692-8215.
QUESTION Roberta Goldsbough, York, is
looking for an old type of mountain pie maker
used in camping. The type wanted is round and
the pies look tier shaped when cooked, not the
smooth round ones. Call her at (717) 755-8865.
QUESTION Roberta Goldsbough, York, has
old Golden books to sell. Call (717) 755-8865.
QUESTION A reader wants a set of Flex!
blocks to complete a set for her son. The
blocks are similar to Lego bricks. Call (717)
656-8549.
QUESTION Gregory Badger, 3835 Hallam
Ave. Collegeville, PA, wants to buy a large size
T-shirt with the graphics and cartoons depict
ing River Rats, a good-natured group of people
who enjoy water sports in the Harrisburg area.
He writes that the shirts are colorful and fun to
look at.
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 attached and exchanged on the bottom
of the filler with a metal screw band. Lids to fit
pickle jars purchased at grocery stores. Han
dles 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 A Kutztown reader wants to
buy a good gas tank for a 1969 VW Camper
bus. Contact Tim Cherrington, 5 Deer Run Rd.,
Kutztown, 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 Mrs. Amos S. Kauffman wants
to know if anyone has the pattern “Abundance”
in Correlle 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, it was not fully assembled.
QUESTION' A reader would like to buy
used 2-quart canning Jars. Call (717) 859-2802.
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 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 lady from Blain 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 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,
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 and 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 A reader wrote that she and
many other seamstresses often have difficulty
discerning the right and wrong sides of fabric.
She wanted 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. Thanks to a Kinzers reader who
wrote that the holes along the edge are not a
determining factor in revealing the right side of
fabric. Instead, take a hold of the width on a
straight edge, placing thumbs and forefingers
about 2 or 3 inches apart, pull slightly. Which
ever side the fabric curls to indicates the
wrong side. If it doesn’t curl, there is no differ
ence between the wrong and right side. But al
ways mark the inside of the fabric so the fin
ished piece has an even look.
ANSWER Jonas Beiler Jr., New Holland,
wanted Information on raising nightcrawlers for
fishing bait. Thanks to Amos Beiler, Quarryvllle,
who writes that he is not a professional at rais
ing nightcrawlers, but he always has a great
abundance found in a bin of leaves on his farm.
To make a bin, set up a fence among trees in
the woods, using chicken wire. Every fall, fill
the bin with leaves. The following summer, use
the leaves for composting and find hundreds of
earthworms. In dry weather, the pile can be
watered.
ANSWER Jonathan Esh, Lebanon, wanted
to know where to purchase mantles for an an
tique Aladdin Model 12 Kerosene Lamp.
Thanks to K.S., Ephrata, who writes replace
ment parts of Aladdian lamps are available
from Lehman Hardware and Appliances, 1 Leh
man Circle, P.O. Box 41, Kidron, Ohio 44636.
New Sugar Substitute
Drinking one regular soda everyday for a year equals
52,560 calories adding up to a potential IS pounds
weight gain!
In 1976 a discovery was made by researchers in carbo
hydrate chemistry at Queen Elizabeth College, Universi
ty of London. A new sugar substitute Splend# was
born!
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of great taste and versatility.
-Made from sugar and tastes like sugar.
~No unpleasant aftertaste.
-Can be used like sugar and replace sugar in most
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-Only 2 calories per teaspoon.
-Does not promote tooth decay.
-Can safely be used in all food and beverage products.
Internationally, Splenda 1 " has been on the market
since 1991. American consumers can expect it to begin to
appear in products in local supermarkets during the next
two to three years.
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