(Continued from Page B 9) Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake 3 cups unsifted flour 1 Vi cups real mayonnaise 1 Vz cups sugar 1 V 2 cups water Va cup cocoa 1 Vi teaspoons vanilla 2 V«teaspoons baking powder 1 Vi teaspoons baking soda Sift dry ingredients together into a large bowl. Gradually stir in mayonnaise, water, and vanilla until well blended. Pour into two greased and wax paper-lined 9-inch cake pans. Bake layers at 3ao degrees for 30 minutes or until cake test done. Cool and frost. Note: Cake contains no additional eggs or oil other than what is in the mayonnaise and stays moist. ANSWER Jody Applebee wanted a recipe for corned beef hash. Thanks to Ted Wills, Sr., for sending in a recipe. Corned Beef Hash 4 large red skin potatoes 1 medium yellow onion 1 can corned beef Salt and pepper to taste Boil potatoes with skins on until soft. Let cool with skins on. When cool, peel and dice into large chunks. Peel and dice onion and add to potatoes. Add corned beef. Chop with metal spatula until all ingredients are mixed well. Fry until onions are soft and serve. This recipe is for four peo ple. ANSWER Em Snyder, Red Lion, wanted a recipe to make venison sweet bologna. Thanks to Vickie Copp, York, for sending in the recipe. Deer Bologna 33 pounds ground deer or beef 3 pounds brown sugar 4 pounds white sugar 2 cups table salt 2 tablespoons pepper Va ounce saltpeter (available at drug stores) mixed with approximately 1 tablespoon warm water Mix all well. Stuff into 9X24 inch cloth bags. You may add two ounces of liquid smoke to ground mixture if desired. Either liquid smoke coat or smoke in smokehouse. Hang at least two weeks or until desired dryness. ANSWER Ms. Wm. Stevens, Starrucca, re quested the best recipe for baked corn in order (Continued from Page B 14) lace, Betty MacDonald writes that she is part of the “Liberty Lacers” in the Philadelphia area which meets one day and one evening a month, with ad ditional workshops. There are also groups in the Harrisburg and Pittsburgh areas. If interested contact president Tina Allen at 2636 Parma Rd., Phila. 19131 at TINAGCZU RIGHT.COM or (Harrisburg) Bobbi Donnelly, 1 Amherst Dr., Camp Hill 17011-7701 at bobbilace@juno.com or (Pittsburgh) Pittsburgh Lace Group 214 Central Avenue, Pittsburgh 15238 at gibbons2l4aol.com /ANSWER - Stephen A. Lapp, 69 Long Lane, Kirk wood, PA 17536, likes to watch the stars. He re quested information about telescopes before spend ing a lot of money on buy ing one. Bill Fletcher, Tru mansburg, N.Y., wrote that Mr. Lapp should write of call “Meade Instrument Corp. at 16542 Millikan Ave., Irvine, CA 92606, phone (714)756-2291. They have a free catalog with lots of information. Also Pocono Mountain Optics at 104 NP 502 Plaza, Mos cow, PA, 18444, phone (717)842-1500, a retail store with a large stock. Mr. Fletcher recom mends starting with a set of good binoculars 7X50 or larger. To look through a “big” telescope call any large college and ask if they have an astronomy department. The ones that do usually have a telescope to look through. Christian Weaver, Ephra- ta,, writes that Mr. Lapp could also call 1-800-676-1343 for a free catalog or write to Orion Telescopes and Binoculars, P.O. box 1815 Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1815. To look through a big telescope call Dick Sauder at (610)273-2234. ANSWER - Melvin Baughman, Glencoe, re quested information re garding splash guards for drinking cups that resem ble two crossed tarp straps. He also wants in formation on a PTO for a TD6 International. Sylvan G. Ressler writes that the splash guard is available from Mummau Sales, 1116 May Post Office Rd., Quar ryville, PA 17566, phone (717)786-7079. ANSWER Robert Lam mers, Laurel Md., wanted to know of someone who restores or sells parts for a 1940 Montgomery Ward wood cookstove. A reader from the Southeastern area writes that Mr. Lam mers should try Unity Stove of Florida, Inc., 537 US 1, Suite IA, North Palm Beach, FL 33408 or Macy’s Texas Stove Works, 5515 Alameda Road, Houston, TX, 77004. ANSWER - Marlin Hege, Chambersburg, wanted to know of someone who car ries replacement parts for wheelchairs, hospital beds, etc. Margaret Koser, Lan caster, writes that Mr. Hege could try Keystone Mobility, 37 S. Market St., Elizabethtown, PA. to serve it for her senior citizens group. Mrs. Daniel Yoder, Lewistown, sent in a recipe which appeared previously in Lancaster Farming. Baked Com 1 cup com Va cup milk 1 tablespoon butter % tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon sugar Salt to taste Blend all ingredients together. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or until set. The amount to make depends on the number you will feed. ANSWER - Jean McCaffrey, Ironia, N.J., was looking for a recipe for Chinese Lo Mein. Thanks to Lee Laverty, Dover, N.J., for sending in the recipe. Lo Mein 1 /j pound flank steak, partially frozen Vi pound fresh Chinese noodles or packaged vermicelli 3 tablespoon oil 1 garlic clove, minced V* teaspoon minced ginger 1 scallion, thinly sliced 1 can sliced water chestnuts (drained) 1 cup bamboo shoots (drained) 1 cup sliced mushrooms (canned or fresh) 1 cup fresh or canned bean sprouts (if canned, drain) 3 tablespoon oyster sauce 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons dry sherry Vz teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon sugar Slice steak across the grain as thinly as pos sible. Boil noodles or pasta until just tender and drain. Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan over high heat. Add garlic, ginger and scallions and stir-fry 30 seconds. Add flank steak and stir-fry 2-3 minutes, until the meat loses it pink color. Add the bean sprouts, chestnuts, snoots, seasonings and noodles, toss to blend and heat through. Serve immediately. Use up leftovers by substituting with roast pork or chicken. ANSWER Rachel Seller, Paradise, re quested a recipe for steak sauce. An anony mous reader sent in the following recipes which can be used for steak sauce: Lemon or Vinegar Sauce Combine and heat over simmer burner: 3 A cup soup stock 1 tablespoon grated onion 1 teaspoon salt Farm Family Appreciation Celebration HAMBURG (Berks Co.) Plans for a second “Farm Family Appreciation Celebration” are underway with the date sched uled for St. Patrick’s Day, March 17 at the Hamburg Field House, Hamburg. Over 700 people at tended last year. “Celebration” includes a hot buffet dinner and hoedown with “Lynn Eckert and the Outlaws.” The purpose is for farmers and non-farmers to celebrate togeth er. Tickets to farm families are available at no charge. Farm TOWANDA (Bradford Co.) Has your child ever come home crushed after losing a ball game? Does he throw a temper tan trum if he doesn’t win the family card game? Is she competitive in whatever she’s doing? Does your child feel a part of the youth group? If you answer yes to these questions and want to learn more about helping youth to cope with competition, you will want to at tend the “Growing Healthy Kids; Kids in Competition” program. The program, which includes a keynote talk and three work shops, has been planned to be of special interest to youth leaders, coaches, school-age child care providers, and parents. Sponsored by Penn State Co operative Extension, “Kids in Competition” will be held on Saturday morning, March 10, at the Patterson Education Build ing of the Guthrie Healthcare System in Sayre. Registration time will be 9 to 9:30 a.m. with the program being held from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There is no fee to participate, family supporters can obtain tickets at $8 per adult and $5 per child (ages 3-11), with children under 3 at no charge. The effort is being coordinated by retired ministers. Pastor Dick and Pastor Ruth Schaefer and a coalition called FARM, Farm Advocacy and Resource Minis try. They work to support pas tors so that pastors may work more effectively with farm fami lies and congregations within their own churches. They have been promoting the message of the importance of local farm Kids In Competition however, persons planning to at tend are asked to make a reser vation by March 2 by contacting the local Extension Office at (570) 265-2896 or bradfor dext@psu.edu. When registering, please give your name, phone number and two workshop choices. All participants will re ceive a certificate of attendance. Licensed child care providers who attend can receive credit for three training hours. The keynote talk, “Competi tion is More than Winning: Moti vating Kids to Do Their Best,” will be presented by Cyndi Regan of Watkins Glen, New York. Cyndi is a 10 time national powerlifting champion. She is the only woman in the world to have benched over 330 pounds drug free at age 42. Professional ly, Cyndi has more than 20 years of experience working as a youth and career development educat or. She is 4-H youth development issues team leader amp coordinator for Cornell Co operative Extension. During her presentation, she will focus on the positive aspects of competi tion, the importance of develop ing a well-rounded life, and how Va teaspoon freshly-ground peppercorns When hot, beat In: 3 tablespoons butter 2 egg yolks Simmer two to three minutes or until thick. Do not boll. Remove from heat and add: 2 tablespoons tarragon or wine vinegar, or 3 tablespoons lemon Juice and Va teaspoon grated rind. Serve at once over steak. Variations: Add any one of the following: two teaspoons horseradish or dried or prepared mustard; two drops tabasco and one finely-diced cucumber; two tablespoons chopped fresh dill or one tea spoon dill seeds; three tablespoons chopped chives or ground parsley. ANSWER A reader requested a recipe for chocolate filled cookies and for raspberry filled cookies like they make at Bird-in-Hand Bake Shop. An anonymous reader from the Wilkes- Barre area who sent in many helpful recipes that we did not have room to print sent in this recipe. Raspberry Marble Teas Sift together: 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 1 teaspoon salt Set aside Add: Vi cup sugar gradually to Vs cup shortening, creaming well. Blend in the dry ingredients alternately with % cup milk. Mix thoroughly after each addition. Chill at least one hour. Pat out rounded teaspoonfuls of dough on lightly-floured surface to 2Vs inch circles. Place a teaspoonful of raspberry preserves in center of each circle. Pull edges of dough up and over jam and salt. Holding sealed edges, dip under side of each into one beaten egg and then into Vz cup sugar. Place sugared-side up on the greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 15 to 18 minutes. Makes about two dozen. Lanraslcr ( See pages 827-833 families and their work. Even though they are involved with the Lutheran and UCC churches, they are ecumenical in their out reach efforts. Sponsors of the event include: Diacon The Lutheran Home at Topton, Mid-Atlantic Group of Lutheran Brotherhood, North eastern PA Synod/ELCA, Penn Northeast Conference/UCC, Penn State Cooperative Exten sion and the Pomona Grange. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the meal served at 7:30 p.m. and the hoedown following at 8:30 p.m. to dispel the myth that if you don’t win you aren’t worth any thing. Workshop topics include “Co operation, Competition and Kids,” “Non-Competitive Games,” and “Recognizing Ille gal Drugs.” Participants in “Cooperation, Competition and Kids” will learn how competition affects youth at different ages, about the types of competition, and what the current research tells us about kids and competition. Workshop presenter will be Claudia Mincemoyer, Ph.D., as sistant professor for 4-H/youth curriculum development in the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education. This will be a hands-on work shop. Participants will play and leam a variety of games to use with youth of various ages. “Recognizing Illegal Drugs” will give participants the oppor tunity to see what illegal drugs look like. Pennsylvania State Po lice Officer, Trooper Knight, based in Montoursville, will bring a display of illegal drugs. He will describe the signs of drug use in youth and what to do if you sus pect drug use.
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