14-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 4, 2002 B 1 ask % ou This column is for read ers who have questions but don’t know who to ask for answers. “You Ask—You Answer” is for non-cooking ques tions. When a reader sends in a question, it will be printed in the paper. Read ers who know the answer are asked to respond by mailing the answer, which will then be printed in the paper. Questions and Answers to this column should be addressed to You Ask—You Answer, Lancaster Farm ing, P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522. Attention: Lou Ann Good. Or, you may e-mail ques tions and answers to Igoo d.eph@lnpnews.com Please clarify what ques tion you are answering when responding. Do not send a seif-ad dressed, stamped envelope for a reply. If we receive the answer, we will publish it as soon as possible. Please include your phone number because we some times need to contact the person to clarify details. We will not publish your phone number unless you request it. QUESTION - Another reader requested informa tion on getting rid of pesty moles. QUESTION - Kitty Legge, Ulster, wants to know if anyone has inform ation on how to get a pen pal from Scotland. Any age is fine. She also wants to know how to find informa tion on her Cherokee Indi an heritage. She does not have a computer. QUESTION - Simon Renno, Mifflintown, pur chased a grain cradle at a sale. The piece is in good condition, on the side is printed: H.S. Walck Green castle, PA. Renno wants to know who is H.S. Walck, what year the cradles were made by that company, and what year they stop using them. QUESTION - Linda Tyr pin, Jonestown, wants to know how to get rid of un wanted peonies without digging them out. QUESTION - S.E. Brown, Richland, read somewhere that someone makes baskets from old phone books. She would like to know the name and address for the person or organization that does this. QUESTION - Sara Stoltzfus, Cochranville, is looking for someone to fix the motors in her Niagara massage recliner. Does anyone know of anyone who Is able to repair them? QUESTION - Paul Cher niski, Unionville, wants to purchase an aluminum car port from a manufacturer and assemble it himself. The carports he sees for sale cost about $l,OOO, but the salespeople do not manufacture them. They order them, sell them, and install them to make a prof it. He wants the name and phone number of the manu facturer. QUESTION - E.G. Re buck, Klingerstown, wants to know where to purchase rubber fingers for a chick en plugger. QUESTION - Krista Schaible writes that a Bucks County friend needs information on how to get rid of colonies of bats. Their bam is literally in fested with thousands of bats. QUESTION - Shirley Or fanella, 1125 Slate Hill Rd., Quarryville, is looking for an old wooden “spool” like PPAL used for wire. She would like to use it to make a table. QUESTION - L.Martin, Bethel, wants a Tri-Star vacuum sweeper or some thing similar in good work ing condition. If you have one to sell at a reasonable price, call her at (717) 933-8962. QUESTION - Beth, no last name or address given, wants to know how to ster ilize potting soil in the oven before planting vegetable seeds indoors. QUESTION - Ella Eber sol, 311 Newport Rd., Leola, PA 17540, will pay for the following used books in good condition: “Easy Growth in Reading, Looking Forward,” sth reader, Winstone by Ger trude Hildreth (can’t de termine where the book was printed), and “Around the Comer,” a Ginn Basic Reader by Ginn and Com pany, copyrighted 1948-1953-1957-1961, Phillippines copyright 1949. QUESTION - Leon Spory, 730 Roaring Run Rd., Boswell, PA 15531-1946, wants seeds for a pole bean called Lazy wlfe. He believes it is one of the best stringiess bean he ever tried and Is a good producer. He likes to plant a few seeds with the field com, which eliminates the need for poles. QUESTION - Margaret Marshall, Rochester Mills, wants the words to the poem, ‘’Gossip the Barber,” which she remembers was in a prose and poetry high school book in the 19405. QUESTION - C. Faus, Hegins, has some ques tions about rhubarb stalks. She writes that in the fall, before frost kills the leaves, she harvests rhu barb stalks. The leaves will not feed the roots after they are killed by frost any way. Some people say the stalks and leaves have poi son in them at the that time of the year. Is this true? If so, why don’t they have poison in them when har vested before June 21? QUESTION - Nine-year old Alvin Stoltzfus collects business cards. He would like if people would send a few from their businesses or a collection of one if they no longer want it. Send to Alvin Stoltzfus, 1195 Mondale Rd., Blrd-in- Hand, PA 17505. QUESTION - Mary Davis is looking for simple goat milk soap recipe that uses ice cubes. QUESTION - Ronald Strawbridge, Brogue, wants to know where to purchase cast aluminum name plates, cast on one side only. QUESTION - David Sim pler, Elkton, Md., writes that he used a product in 1972 call Purge-O-Matic from Stewatt Chemicals to clean soot from oil burners. It worked great, but he doesn’t know where to get it now. He doesn’t want to use soot sticks, he writes, because it will eat the fur nace. ANSWER - M. Nolt, East Earl, wanted to know where she can purchase a cast iron 12- or 14-inch pizza pan similar to a Pizza Hut pan. Thanks to V. Stauffer for writing that Weaver’s Store in Flve pointviile sells the pans. They work great, she writes. She even sent her favorite pizza crust recipe to make in the pans. Look for it in the Cook’s Ques tion Comer on page 88. ANSWER - Amos Kauff man, 1860 Cambridge Rd., Honeybrook, PA 19344, wanted a used Kitchen Center Oster mixer for parts. They are no longer manufactured, and the gears are worn in his. J. Wine writes that her sister had this same problem on her Oster Center. RAN Electric, Inc. of Mechanics burg were able provide re placement parts and gears. Phone number is (717) 697-4283. RAN also has a business in Wynnewood. Phone (610) 642-3480. ANSWER - Curtis Weav er, 1396 Creek Rd., Car lisle, PA 17013, has an En terprise 2002 sausage stuffer and wanted to know where to buy a lard strainer basket and plate to ftt in side. Thanks to Wayne Grube, Barneaville, who recommends Weaver calls Chop-Rite Two, Inc., 531 Old Skippack Rd., Haiiey svllle, PA 19438. Phone (800) 683-5858. The com pany’s ad appeared in this Some flowers tasty as well as pretty After I planted some pansies last week, a friend told me they are edible. Can I really eat them? Yes, pansies are among a number of edible flowers. The colorful spring flowers can help decorate cakes, add color to salad, or float prettily in a punch bowl. But as with herbs, vegetables, and anything edible from your garden, take a few precautions before popping a flower in your mouth. Be sure not to pick any flowers that have been sprayed with insecticides or other pesticides. Stay away from any flowers you've found growing along a roadside—you don’t know what they’ve been exposed to. Pick flowers when fully blossomed, at their peak, for the fullest flavor. Experts say it’s best to pick them early in the day, after the dew has evaporated, then refrigerate in plastic bags until you're ready to use them. Before using, rinse the flowers thoroughly to be sure any soil and insects are washed completely away. Remove the stamens and pistils to avoid consuming pollen and its off-flavor. And, of course, be certain that paper April 20 on page 5. Qrube writes that he heard Chop-Rite has acquired some of the Enterprise pat ents and have parts for some of the company’s old equipment. Qrube got grinder parts from Chop- Rite. ANSWER - Lisa Ann Deardorff wrote that a hand pump has been on their farm for at least 60 years. It still pumps water; how ever, the handle needs to be pumped at least 10-15 times before the water comes, and the handle will not stay down. When push ed down, it pops back up. She wanted to know what was wrong and how she can fix it? Thanks to R.O. Miller who recommends she replace the lower cylin der check valve leather. Also in the deep well pump, replace the check valve on lower end of cylinder tail pipe. Miller suggests the sucker cup leather be re placed and cheek the leather when you have the cylinder off. JOIN M "TH K FIRM. what you’re eating really is edible. Some plants and flowers taste terrible, and some are even toxic know what you’re about to eat before you eat it. Plenty of reference books and web sites are available that offer detailed information. One site by the Extension Service at North Carolina State University has a list of edible flowers as well as a link to a list of poisonous plants. It's at http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ hort/hil/hil-8513.htm1. That said, you can eivfoy not only the looks but the flavor of a number of flowers, including; • Lilacs. Vary widely in flavor. • Daylilies. Some liken the flavor to zucchini or asparagus. Too many might have the effect of a laxative or diuretic, so eat in moderation. • Roses. Can be sweet or bitter. Remove the white-colored base because it's always bitter. • Rose of Sharon. Often has a mild, nutty flavor. • Bee balm. Can have a citrus, minty or sweet flavor. Can be used to make tea, orma salad. Chow Line is a service of The Ohiq State University. Send questions to Chow Line, c/o Martha Filipic, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1044, or filipic.3@osu.edu. ANSWER - Mable Ham ish wanted to know how to keep deer from eating her flowers. Thanks to Pat El ligson, Millers, Md., who writes that she read the following remedy five years ago and it has worked well for her. Acquire a bag of hair from a beauty shop, cut the legs off an old pair of parity hose and stuff a good handful into the toe. Place a stone in and then another handful of hair. Re peat until the stocking is full. Tie a knot or use a twist tie to close the stock ing. Stretch several of these around the edge of your flower bed. You can gradually push these hair snakes under the greenery as plants fill out. When you water, be sure to wet the hair too. She also places a couple handfuls of hair in old kneehfghs and ties them loobely in the branches/ of fruit trees. This has Worked great for her. (She has no luck In tossing , a little hair around because It blows away).
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