Consuming
Thoughts
by
Fay Strickler
Penn State Extension
Home Economist for
Berks Co.
The holidays are a wonderfully
joyous time when we all love to
entertain friends and family.
Make life easier by providing a
busy cook with some head start
foods for weekday cooking.
If you need a hostess gift, give
Master Gardener
W. PITTSTON (Luzerne Co.)
Penn State Cooperative Exten
sion in Luzerne County is now
accepting applications fur the
Penn State Master Gardener Pro
Recipe Topics
If you have recipes for topics listed below, please share them
with us. We welcome your recipes, but ask that you include ac
curate measurements, a complete list of ingredients, and clear
instructions with each recipe you submit. Be sure to include your
name and address. Recipes should reach our office one week be
fore the publishing date listed below.
Send your recipes to Lou Ann Good, Lancaster Farming, P.O.
Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522.
December
22 Christmas Dinner
29 New Year’s Celebration
January
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a quart of your special home
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ister filled with pasta. Make a
quiche, then give in an attractive
ceramic pie plate for a double-de
light gift.
For an easy side dish to serve
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with any main course, give an
attractive canister filled with
uncooked rice mixed with
dried herbs and spices.
If you don’t have a lot of
time to bake lots of cookies, ar
range a cookie swap with five
friends. Each bakes six dozen
cookies, swaps varieties, and
leaves with lots of cookies and
new recipes. You can have fun
eating them too.
When choosing a recipe for
the holiday gift-giving season,
or for your family’s enjoyment,
consider when you will make
the recipe and how long it
must stay fresh before you give
it. Use the following guidelines
for holiday food storage.
share their experience and
knowledge with others. Week
ly classes will be conducted
from 1 p.m.-4 p.m., beginning
Feb. S and ending April 9.
In exchange for 30 hours of
indoor instruction, candidates
must agree to donate 50 hours
of volunteer service to Penn
State Cooperative Extension
within the first year. To main
tain the status of master gar
dener, candidates must attend
eight hours of update training
and donate 20 hours of volun
teer time each year after the
first.
There is a $45 fee to cover
the cost of the training manu
al and other materials.
For more information, con
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operative Extension at (717)
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toll free at 1-888-825-1701.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 15, 2001
How to Store
Tightly covered container
in cool place or wrapped in
moisture-vaporproof wrap
in freezer.
Tightly covered container
in cool place
Tightly covered container
in cool place.
Loosely covered container
or wrapped in moisture
vaporproof wrap in freezer.
If cookies soften, heat five
minutes in 300 degree oven
Tightly covered container
or wrapped in moisture
vaporproof wrap in freezer
Tightly covered in cool place
or wrapped in moisture
vaporproof wrap in freezer.
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