816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 22, 2002
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QUESTION - D. Demp
sey, Schwenksville, writes
that a few weeks ago an ar
ticle on keeping deer out of
the garden mentioned
using soap being placed on
the perimeter. Dempsey
wants to know what kind of
soap and how should it be
placed and other details.
QUESTION - Joan Wisn
er, Frederick, Md., is
searching for Touch-Me-
Not seeds or plants. She
has looked everywhere and
has asked everyone, but no
one seems to know what
she is talking about. The
old-fashioned flowers are
fuzzy pods that spring open
when touched on the bot
tom and drop seeds that
come up the following year.
The seed can also be col
lected to plant the follow
ing spring.
QUESTION - Charity
Miller, Honesdaie, wants to
know if anyone is willing to
sell a set or sets of 33-cent
postage stamps featuring
“Nature of America, Pacific
Coast Rain Forest.”
QUESTION - Yvonne
Whiteleather, Spring Grove,
has a red hot poker plant in
her garden. But the poker
does not turn red. Is there
a solution for making it turn
red?
QUESTION - Henry
Stoltzfus, Mechanicsville,
Md., wants to know where
to buy kerosene incubators
and brooders.
ANSWER - Lydia Beiler,
Drumore, is looking for a
used set of Bible stories by
Arthur S. Maxwell in good
condition. Call (717)
284-4583.
QUESTION - Mervin
Stoltzfus, 12, collects busi
ness cards, he would like
people to send a few from
their own business or a col
lection they no longer
want. Send to him at 272
Snake Hill Rd., Bird-in-
Hand, PA 17505.
QUESTION - Harold
Stoudt, 1241 Hex Hwy.,
Hamburg, PA 19526-8808
writes that many years ago,
he had a solar domestic hot
water system installed. It is
a drainback system that
uses distilled water as the
heat exchange fluid. Stoudt
is unable to locate any rust
inhibitor needed to prevent
corrosion. The inibitor must
be water emulsive and non
toxic due to possible cross
contamination into domes
tic water. Stoudt wants
help—not guesses. He has
had to replace heat ex
changer water due to loss.
He writes that he despera
tely needs a rust inhibitor,
and can’t use a heating
system inhibitor.
QUESTION - Daniel B.
King, 905 May Post Office
Rd., Strasburg, PA 17579,
wants to purchase an old
dinner bell clapper.
QUESTION - Ben Kin
singer, 686 Kinsinger Rd.,
Meyersdale, PA 15552, pur
chased a top for a Gould
water ram but needs bot
tom parts for it. Contact
him if you have parts.
QUESTION - Lloyd Zieg
ler Jr., 34 Springford Rd.,
Limerick,-PA 19468, wants
information about Wilmer
Dairies of Conshohocken,
Pa. The dairy is no longer
in existence. Ziegler only
knows that it operated from
the 19205-19505. Milk was
processed and sold in the
Norristown-Conshohocken
area. Any information, ad
vertising items, or pictures
would be appreciated. Call
(610) 948-1090.
QUESTION - Esther
Leighow, 912 White Hall
Rd., Danville, PA 17321
wants to know where she
can purchase a copy of the
Little Golden Book, “And
the Rabbit is Next.” The
Leighows originally pur
chased the book for their
granddaughter about 22
years ago but haven’t been
able to find a copy since
then for their granddaugh
ter.
QUESTION - Sue
Stoner, P.O. Box 16, Corn
wall, PA 17016-0016,
wants patterns for penny
rugs. (Editor is not familiar
with this term but persons
who make them would un
derstand this request).
QUESTION - In what
year do the 17-year cicadas
appear again?
QUESTION - Prodence
Pendleton, 54 Nygren Rd.,
Lisbon, Conn. 06351 has a
four-cup Norelco coffee
maker for which a replace
ment coffee pot is needed.
QUESTION - Reuben S.
Stoltzfus, 164 California
Rd., Narvon, PA 17555 is
interested in buying a book
in good condition, “Peo
ple’s Desk Reference in Es
sential Oils.
QUESTION - John Hol
loway would like to build a
goat cart and also a wood
en one-person kayak. He
would appreciate if some
one with plans or informa
tion would contact him at
1781 Hazelet Church Rd.,
Cherry Tree, PA 15724.
Hollway would like harness
information with the goat
cart.
QUESTION - A reader
would like a book of plans
for a wooden rocking
cradle for dolls
8-12-inches. Send to Rich
ard Millard, 1480 Easton
Rd., Warrington, PA 18976.
QUESTION - Sallie Nai
lor, 474 Sample Bridge Rd.,
Enola, PA 17025, wants in
structions for crocheting
pineapple doilies and table
cloths.
QUESTION - Timothy
Martin, Mt. Pleasant Mills,
wants to know if a token he
has is of any value. The
taken is slightly larger than
a penny. On one side is a
picture of a railroad car
with the words Pittsburgh
Railways C.O. 1922. The
other side says it is good
for one fare. In the center
is a three-cornered hole.
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 - Shirley Or
fanella, 1125 Slate Hill Rd.,
Quarryville, is looking for
an old wooden “spool” like
PP&L 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 - 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 Corner,” a Ginn Basic
Reader by Ginn and Com
pany, copyrighted
1948-1953-1957-1961,
Phillippines copyright
1949.
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 - Mary Davis
is looking for simple goat
milk soap recipe that uses
ice cubes.
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 - Nine-year
old Alvin Stoltzfus collects
business cards and had re
quested readers to send a
few from their businesses
or a collection of one if
they no longer want it.
Stoltzfus said the response
was great and he wants to
thank everyone who sent
him cards.
ANSWER - Prodence
Pendleton, Lisbon, Conn.,
writes that she has a Stihl
weedeater No. FS62, which
came with a one-string
holder. When it wore out, a
two stringer was installed
as a replacement. Pro
dence is now 73 years old
and hates trying to double
string it, and wanted a one
string attachment? Thanks
to Emanuel Lantz, Narvon,
for recommending contact
ing Stihl dealer A&B Sales
and Service, 370 Newport
and Rt. 772 Roads, Ronks,
which Is two miles south of
Rt. 23. Phone (717)
656-6080.
ANSWER - Sara Stoltz
fus, Cochranville, is looking
for someone to fix the mo
tors in her Niagara mas
sage recliner. Emanuel
Lantz, Narvon, recom
mends Sensenig's
Electronic Repair (717)
445-9905 or 322 Electric
Motor and Tool (717)
354-6141.
ANSWER - Shirley Runk
wanted to know how to get
rid of carpenter bees, those
big bumble bees that bore
holes in wood all around
the house. Pest control
hasn’t helped. She had
someone spray and it only
lasted until the end of sum
mer. The next summer the
bees were back in full
force. Thanks to Arlene
Hershey, Oxford, who
writes that she lives in a
log home and knows all
about carpenter bees. You
can’t get rid of them, only
control them, she writes.
You must exterminate the
bees every spring.
ANSWER - S.E. Brown,
Richland, wanted the name
of a person or organization
of someone who makes
baskets from old phone
books. Thanks to Linda
Willcox, Elizabethtown,
who writes that she meets
a lady at craft shows who
makes beautiful baskets
from Phonebooks. Her
name is Vatcharee Speak
man, 3 Mulligan Dr., Read
ing, PA 19606. Phone (610)
370-9836.
Recipe Entries
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Edna Homing
Lebanon
CARAMEL CHOCOLATE
BARS
Crust:
Vi cup and 2 teaspoons butter
V* cup sugar
V* cup flour
Mix and put in a 9x13-inch pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 min
utes.
Topping:
Vi cup butter
Vi cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons white Karo
'A can sweetened condensed
milk
nuts (optional)
Vi package chocolate chips
Bring to a boil for five min
utes. Remove from heat. Beat
and pour over crust, add nuts
(optional). Melt chocolate chips
and pour over caramel mixture.
Marsha Kuhns
Reedsville
GREEN BEAN
CASSEROLE
2 quarts canned green beans,
drained
V* cup butter
Vi cup flour
1 cup milk
/ Melt butter in saucepan
and add flour. Gradually stir in
milk and cook on low until thick.
Place beans in IVi quart casserole
dish. Add sauce and gently mix.
Topping:
V*. cup butter
Vi cup bread crumbs
Vi teaspoon pepper
V 2 teaspoon onion salt
1 cup shredded cheese
Melt butter and add rest of in
gredients. Mix and sprinkle on
top of beans. Bake for 30 minutes
at 350 degrees.
This is our family’s favorite
green bean dish. We enjoy
farming and raising turkeys
and seeing all the wildlife and
beholding the beauties of na
ture in God’s creation.
It’s a wonderful way to raise
a family!
I really enjoy the recipes in
Lancaster Farming and espe
cially look forward to June
dairy recipes!
Esther Burkholder
Millerstown
Dairy Surplus
Provides
HIV/AIDS Relief
ARDEN HILLS, Minn.
Land O’Lakes, Inc. added its
support to an amendment by
U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN)
and amended by U.S. Sen. Herb
Kohl (D-WI), that would provide
100,000 metric tons of nonfat dry
milk to help international relief
efforts in the fight to combat
HIV/AIDS.
The “Dairy Surplus for HIV/
AIDS Relief Amendment” was
accepted into the Manager’s
Package of the Supplemental Ap
propriations Act for Fiscal Year
2002, H.R. 4775, and would au
thorize worldwide direct feeding
programs to primarily mothers
and children living with HIV/
AIDS in communities heavily af
fected by the disease.
“Dairy products provide an
economical and efficient way to
bolster nutrition levels and ex
tend lives,” said Steven Krikava,
director of government affairs for
Land O’Lakes. “With more than
40 million people more than
half under the age of 15 living
with this disease, this is an excep
tional, humanitarian way to uti
lize America’s 450,000 metric
tons of stored nonfat dry milk.
This is a win-win proposition,
with safeguards in place to pre
vent any adverse impact on the
local dairy industry.”