Warren County Plat Books Available YOUNGSVILLE (Warren Co.) The 2002 Warren County Plat Books, a fund-raising project for Warren County 4-H, are now available. This year’s edition is 106 pages and includes four new helpful ad ditions. There is the usual index of landowners alphabetized by name, plus an additional index organized by county map num bers. Both indexes have page numbers by the owner for easy reference. Map pages have a red color to easily identify maps and boundaries. Street maps of towns are also shown. The book contains landowners Leant Pennsylvania Gennan LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) The Lancaster Mennonite His torical Society will offer a 10-week, introductory Pennsyl vania German dialect class this spring. The class is intended for persons who wish to begin study of the dialect as spoken in the York and Lancaster County area. Instructor Stephen D. Miller will start this year’s introductory class on Tuesday evenings, be ginning March 19 and ending on May 21. Class will be from 7-9 p.m. at the Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancas ter. To aid learning and access to the instructor, class size will be limited to the first 30 applicants on a first-come, first-serve basis. Advance registration for the course is required at $75 per So ciety member and $9O per non member. Interested individuals may contact Lola Lehman, (717) 393-9745 at the Historical Socie ty. The registration fee covers handouts and course work but not the textbook. Miller will use Introduction to Pennsylvania Dutch (1993) by Also • Steel Roof Trusses for Buildings - Portable Hog Buildings - Bucket Elevators - Grain Augers Distributors - Flow Pipes & Accessories Ph: 570-345-3724 Fax: S7O-345-2294 sromrvs welding shop > Owner - Samuel P. Stoltzfus RD 3, Box 331, Pine Grove, PA 17963 of 10 acres or more identified on pages according to townships. Other boundaries, streams and highways are identified. The book is great for outdoor enthusi asts hunters, snowmobilers, etc. crossing land; plus those in terested in real estate. This fund-raising project is for Warren County 4-H educational programming for life skills devel opment, citizenship and leader ship events and project learning. It is done in cooperation with Warren County assessment and mapping offices led by Jerry Jes person, chief assessor. This year’s edition have two Elizabeth Wengerd as the re quired text. Students will also need a notebook. The Society bookshop offers a variety of addi tional dialect books and study aids such as audio tapes con taining the dialect being spoken for those who are interested. Host Families Sought For Japanese Teens COLLEGEVILLE (Montgom ery Co.) Host a Japanese stu dent July 21-Aug. 18. Host families share one thing in common a willingness to welcome a Japanese youngster into their home as a family mem ber, not as a tourist or special guest. Families are required to have a child who is the same sex and who is close in age to the Japanese youth, and they need to have the enthusiasm to share their lives and their culture with their Japanese visitor for the four-week homestay. The Japanese members want to experience daily life in North America, so no special trips or enter tainment are re quired. They look forward to doing family chores, learning new games, shopping, trying new foods, and sharing their own Japanese sizes available 84 by 11 for $3O and 11 by 14 at $4O. They are for sale at Ace/Oneida Hardware on Beech St. and Assessment Office in the Warren County Court house; both Columbus and Sugar Grove D & L Enos Mill ing; Mosher Milling in Bear Lake; Peterson’s Hardware in Sheffield; Tall Tales Sporting Goods in Russell; Trading Post in Tidioute; and Home and Gar den Store (Agway) and Coopera tive Extension/4-H office in Youngsville. Books can be mailed by contacting Coopera tive Extension/4-H at (814) 563-9388. culture, foods and customs with their host family. The Japanese youth are happy to share a room with their host sister or brother. The costs of hosting a Japa nese student are minimal. The Japanese organizations provide complete medical insurance, and students bring their own spend ing money for souvenirs and per sonal purchases. Hosts are not re quired to be 4-H members to participate, although the Penn State University approved screening process is required. Host family applications and additional information about this or other 4-H opportunities are available by contacting Nancy Kadwill at Penn State Coopera tive Extension in Montgomery County at (610) 489-4315. Mont gomery County Cooperative Ex tension is an educational out reach of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University. Consuming Thoughts by Fay Strickler Penn State Extension Home Economist for Berks Co. Quick meals do not have to be boring. In fact, by focusing on foods that cook quickly like pasta, fresh vegetables, boneless chicken, beef and fish fillets, you can turn out a delicious gourmet meal in less than 30 minutes. Fol low these suggestions and try the recipe that follows. • Consult your menu. If you are going to cook chicken on Tues day, take it out of the freezer Monday morning and let it thaw in your refrigerator. If you forget, defrost it in the microwave and take care of other chores while it thaws. It is not safe to thaw foods on the kitchen counter! • Try simple variations on old standbys. Add a bit of orange rind or fresh grated ginger (keep some in the freezer ready to grate) to vegetables while they cook. Or add salsa or drizzle of lemon or lime juice before serv ing. Bake or microwave poultry as usual, but with mustard and herbs, no-salt added tomato puree and herbs, or salsa on top. Or poach in orange or tomato juice or low sodium chicken bouillon with a dash of thyme or cinnamon. For a Mexican touch, spread fish with plain lowfat yogurt and top with salsa before cooking. Add dried fruit or celery, scal lions or mushrooms to a basic rice or couscous recipe. Vary salads by using different in-season vege tables, and lots of them. Experi ment with different flavored vine gars as a dressing. To make salads quickly, wash a few days’ worth of lettuce at a time. Spin or pat dry and store in plastic bags in the refrigerator. • Use leftovers wisely. Leftov ers from the Sunday roast chick- Weight Loss Workshop Begins SPRINGFIELD (Delaware Co.) A 12-week program de veloped by nutrition specialists at Penn State University and based on current research on obesity, weight loss, and coping (relapse) plans, enables most participants to lose Vi to 2 pounds weekly while lowering their risk of heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. “My New Weigh of Life,” teaches participants how to make permanent eating habit changes and increase activity level. Hawaii Farm Tour The Best Escorted Vacations You’ll Ever Find From $2144 P.P. Dbl. Add $llO for some departure cities 15 Days 4 Islands Departs Mondays and Thursdays January 13th thru the 30th, 2003 Includes airfare Hawaiian owned hotels, transfers, baggage handling, Escort flying with you from island to island, staying in OAHU, HAWAII (Kona & Hilo), MAUI & KAUAI Sightseeing includes Honolulu City Tour with Pearl Harbor, Volcano National Park, Kona Coffee Plantation Tour, Parker Cattle Ranch Museum, Orchid Nursery, Macadamian Nut Factory Tour, Wailua Riverboat Cruise, Fern Grotto, Guava Plantation, plus more as listed in brochure W@lV)[Fj TOURS cm for free brochure SINCE 1967 1-800-888-8204 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26, 2002-B9 en can make a wonderful casse role or stir-fiy the next day. Leftover chili becomes a great topper for a taco salad or a baked potato. Leftover pork roast is de licious cubed and tossed with veg etables for an easy curry or crepe filling. • Organize your cooking to use your time efficiently. Start the dish, which needs to cook or ma rinate the longest; chop vege tables while pasta or meat cooks. Easy Chicken Teriyaki For an oriental-style dinner, serve with rice. This dish is also tasty served with baked pota toes, and simple steamed vege tables. Vi cup teriyaki sauce 'A teaspoon ground ginger A cup water 4 skinless chicken breast halves 'A cup white vinegar with/ without bones V* -'A teaspoon garlic powder Stir together all ingredients ex cept chicken in a baking dish or pan. Add chicken pieces, turn a few times to coat well with sauce. If still on the bone, microwave on High, with meatier parts near edge of dish, covered with wax paper 18-20 minutes. Rotate dish A turn after 9-10 minutes. Let stand 4-5 minutes before serving. (Or bake bone-in chicken at 375 with flesh side down in sauce, covered, for 45-50 minutes). If boneless, microwave at medi um-high, covered with wax paper, 15-20 minutes or until done. Rotate Vi way through. Let stand, covered, 2-3 minutes be fore serving. (Or, cook with the marinade in a covered skillet on the stove, simmering 20-25 min utes or until done.) Serves 4. Classes are conducted at Dela ware County Cooperative Exten sion, 20 Paper Mill Road, Smed ley Park, Springfield, on Mondays in the morning from 10 a.m.-ll a.m., starting Jan. 28 or in the evening on Wednesdays from 6:45 p.m.-8:30 p.m. begin ning Jan. 30. To register send a check for $75 made out to DCCE. Fee in cludes a workbook. Light exercise is included in the class. For registration and questions, call (610) 690-2655. 4|f