814-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5, 2002 Breann Ritchey, left, a 10-grader at Calvary Christian Academy in Cresaptown, and Brooke Ritchey, a seventh-grader at Calvary Christian Academy in Cresaptown, Md., love the competition part of showing sheep. Photo by Sandra Lepley. Ritcheys Ready For Farm Show Competition SANDRA LEPLEY Somerset Co. Correspondent WELLERSBURG (Somerset Co.) The Ritchey fami ly, who live near Wellersburg in southern Somerset Coun ty, make sheep raising and showing a family activity. (Continued from Page B 8) Frosting For Red Velvet Cake (Version 1) 5 tablespoons flour 1 cup milk Boil until thickened, cool. Beat until creamy. Add: 1 cup butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Beat until fluffy. Frosting For Red Velvet Cake (Version 2) 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup water Boil until thickened, cool. Cream together: 1 cup butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Add cold mixture to cream mixture. Whip until consistency of whipped cream. Here’s a different recipe for red velvet cake from Donna Brant, Harrisonville. Red Velvet Cake 1 stick butter 1 yellow cake mix 1 small box of chocolate pudding—instant 4 eggs 1 cup water 1 bottle of red food coloring Vi. teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon vinegar Cream first six ingredients together until creamy. In small bowl, mix the baking soda and vinegar together and fold into the cake mix bat ter. Pour into a greased 13x9-inch pan and bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Frost with a cream cheese frosting or a frosting of your choice. ANSWER See page B 6 for the beginning of the beef contest entries. More will be printed in next week’s issue. Here are several recipes in celebration of National Veal Month observed in October. The Pa. Beef Council sponsors pro grams to encourage consumers to eat more veal and beef. Veal Chop Steak Florentine 1 pound ground veal Salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon oil 10-ounces chopped frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed dry 1 /« cup roasted red peppers Salt and pepper to taste Breann, a 10-grader, and Brooke, a seventh-grader, along with parents, Bobby and Karen, enjoy raising their own sheep and showing them at the Somerset County Fair, other jackpot shows, and the State Farm Show in Harrisburg. Breann and Brooke are each taking a sheep 2 tablespoons butter 4y4-inch thick sliced mozzarella cheese Vs cup parmesan cheese Parsley Mix veal, salt, and pepper. Heat oil in saute pan. Shape veal and press into 3 /4-inch thick chop. Put veal in hot oil. Cook until medium well. In a saute pan, melt butter and add spin ach, red pepper, salt and pepper. Cook until hot. Top veal with spinach mix and top with two slices mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. Heat until cheese is melted. Veal Casino 2 3-ounce each veal cutlets, trimmed, flat tened 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 large can chopped tomatoes 1 can artichoke hearts, drained, halved 1 Vi. cups onion, chopped Dash hot sauce Dash Worcestershire sauce Dash steak sauce 1 small can chopped black olives Flour and oil Flour veal and saute in hot oil until golden brown on both sides. Remove from pan and keep warm. Add all other ingredients to pan. Saute until sauce comes together. Plate veal and top with sauce. 2 portions. 1 pound veal cutlets, trimmed, flattened 1 large can tomatoes 2 large onions Oregano Salt and pepper 1 cup bread crumbs 1 cup grated cheese 3 eggs Vz cup vegetable oil Whip eggs, dip veal in eggs. Mix bread crum bs and grated cheese. Remove veal from eggs and put into bread crumb mixture. Heat oil in saute pan. Put breaded veal in pan and saute until golden brown. Remove veal from pan, re move most of oil and saute onions. When on ions are light brown, add tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper. Cook until sauce comes to gether. Add veal to sauce and cook 5 minutes at simmer. Plate and serve.- Barbequed Veal 3 pounds veal cubes 3 tablespoons oil 1 large can tomato sauce Vi cup water Vi cup ketchup 1 cup onion, diced Vi cup celery, diced V* cup brown sugar V* cup prepared mustard 6 dashes Worcestershire sauce Heat oil in Dutch oven and add veal until browned. Mix together all remaining ingredients and pour over veal. Cover and bake at 350 de grees for one hour. Remove cover and bake 10 minutes to brown on top. Serve over rice or noodles. Veal Pizziola Brooke, left, and Breann Ritchey of Wellersburg in Somerset County compete with lambs they have raised on their farm. Their parents Bobby and Karen Ritchey help with their daughters’ projects. This year the family is going to the State Farm Show and the girls are each taking a Suffolk crossbred iamb. Photo by Sandra Lepley to this year’s Farm Show this week. Both daughters attend Calvary Christian Academy in Cresaptown, Md., and are members of White Oak 4-H. They take competition very seriously and have won many recognitions at the Somerset County Fair in the past. Breann has won homegrown champion and reserve group champion at the fair and Brooke won grand cham pion sheep in 2000 and won second and fifth in 2001. “I don’t get my hopes up for the best so I am not disap pointed, but then I’m really excited if I win,” says Breann, who takes showmanship very seriously. She has been master showman four out of the five years she has showed at the Somerset County Fair. “I try to do the best I can. Our sheep projects teach us consistency most of all,” she said. Father Bobby believes the sheep projects have not only helped his daughters prepare for competition but also it has given them a broader outlook when working with other 4-H kids from other parts of the county and other parts of the state. “They meet a lot of people from other places and that’s ' good experience for them,” he said. “Tliese are friends 4 you could have for the rest of their lives.” Bobby said that Dave and Betty Lou Svonavec of the Rockwood area have been instrumental in helping his daughters with their lamb projects. This year, the girls are taking Suffolk Hampshire sheep they raised on their farm to the FahaShow. “It’s important to look for the right type of lamb when it’s young and then develop it to where it’s competitive,” said Bobby. “We try to raise our own. That makes it more satisfying. Being able to compete with something you raised yourself without a lot of money invested makes it more satisfying. We do the best we can do with what we have and we enjoy doing this together as a family.” In addition to their 4-H sheep projects, Breann and Brooke enjoy playing sports, such as softball, basketball, and volleyball. They also like to work with the horses on their farm. They attend Calvary Baptist Church in Eller slie, Md. Brooke, left, showed the grand champion sheep at the Somerset County Fair a few years ago. She and her sister Breann looks forward to going to competition at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Photo by Sandra Lepley.
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