814-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 12, 2002
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QUESTION - Becky
Marshall wants to know
where to find saddle seat
clothing at reasonable
prices. Or the name and
telephone number of a per
son who makes them.
QUESTION - A reader is
interested in purchasing a
large cream separator and
a butter churn capable of
making 40 pounds butter or
more per batch. Any in
formation on these would
be appreciated.
QUESTION Raymond
Fisher, 531 Millheim Nar
rows, Rebersburg, PA
16872, wants to know
where to purchase a
2-gallon glass butter churn
jar only with the opening
measuring approximately
5V2-inches in diameter.
Also wanted is a small
scale milk jugger (bottler).
QUESTION - A Millers
burg reader writes that he
has a cream separator
model 100LPS Delaval tin
with a missing float. He will
consider trading it for a
stainless steel bowl and
motor for another cream
separating unit that has the
two spouts and the sepa
rating discs. He has no idea
what model it takes but
writes that it is a good
chance it might be a Delav
al. Separating cone mea
sures 6V4-inch in diameter.
The number on the cone is
3518895. Can someone
help or direct him to help?
Write to 319 Minnich Rd.,
Millersburg, PA 17061.
QUESTION - Michael
Brennan Sr., Kingston,
writes that for years he has
been using pure ground
black pepper that he pur
chased from the Commis
sary Exchange on a military
base, but the commissary
is no longer selling it. The
pepper comes in one
pound gold cans and was
packed by Gei Spice Co.
Inc., Bayonne, NJ 07002.
He wrote to the company,
but they did not respond.
Does anyone know where
he can purchase it?
QUESTION - Virginia
Conner, 246 Hartzler Dr.,
Belleville, PA 17004 is
looking for a Wooly Bully
Knitting Pattern of a child’s
pullover and beret cabled
to elbow that was sold as a
kit by Family Circle in 1990.
QUESTION - Maryanne
Meehan is looking for an
old kitchen cabinet that is
white with two glass doors
on top, a drawer, and two
doors on the bottom. She
sent no address.
QUESTION - Jean Ben
singer, 737 Summer Valley
Rd., New Ringgold, PA
17960 wants information
on how to make a kitchen
angel with tea towels and
the four to six-line poem
that goes with it.
QUESTION - Anyone
have Lone Ranger books
written by Fran Striker to
sell? A reader requests that
you call (814) 349-5975 and
leave a message.
QUESTION - Lois Bod
ine, 112 Oak Village Park
way, Mooresville, N.C.
28117 wants to buy a paper
flour bag from about
1940-1950 with the inscrip
tion Ben Spence Flour,
Bird-in-Hand. The bag may
be printed with the name
Edward Spence, who
owned the mill before Ben
jamen took over.
QUESTION - Jene
Maute, Elkins Park, has
some old fruit trees, but is
moving away. She wants to
know what procedures fol
low in order to successfully
grow pear trees from the
fruit seeds.
QUESTION - Kitty
Legge, R. 2, Box 1351, Ul
ster, PA 18850, from West
Burlington would like to
know where to buy life
sized, realistic, fiberglass
cows and calves. May be
new or used.
QUESTION - Gretchen
Ham, 247 Kinner Hill Rd.,
Pine City, N.Y., wants to
know where to buy at a
reasonable price a used
Ashford Traveler spinning
wheel.
QUESTION - Judith
Miller, HC 62, Box 660,
Honesdale, PA 18431, is
searching for a detailed
pattern to sew a cute, cloth
baby doll but not Cab
bage Patch types. She
needs this for a school
project in home economics.
QUESTION - A Myers
town reader would like to
know where to obtain the
plastic windshield and inte
rior parts for a 509 Hubley
Corvette toy car that mea
sures about 12-inches in
length. He is also interest
ed in purchasing the model
to restore or use for parts.
Write to B.H. Dove, 41
Kreider Rd., Myerstown, PA
17067.
QUESTION - R.L. King,
319 Hammertown Rd., Nar
von, PA 17555, wants to
know if someone will sell
her the book, “The Lake is
on Fire.” Author unknown.
QUESTION - Earl Tho
man writes that several
months ago, in this column
a reader recommended
using Juicy Fruit gum to
get rid of moles. He wants
to know how large a piece
of gum should be used and
how far apart the pieces
should be placed.
QUESTION - Wilmer
Stauffer, Millersville, wants
to know if anyone has regu
lar Puerto Rican sweet po
tatoes to sell. Phone (717)
872-2544.
QUESTION - Scott
Troutman, Millerstown,
wants to find a new valve
or piece for Hudson drink
ing cups in the cow barn.
Call (717) 589-3407.
QUESTION - R. Stoltz
fus, 6039 Wanner Rd., Nar
von, wants to know where
to buy the following used
books. She does not want
Internet information for
“The Robe,” “The Greatest
Story Ever Written,” and
“Jacob, Have I Loved.”
QUESTION - A reader
wants to know where to
buy winter seed oats that
can be sown in the fall.
QUESTION - A reader
wants to know how to get
raw milk in either Schuylkill
or Columbia county and
wants to try making
cheeses with the milk.
QUESTION - Irene
Strieker, 350 Preston Rd.
Wernersville, PA 19565 re
quests patterns for rug
hooking with V4-inch wide
rug strips.
QUESTION - Mervin
Stoltzfus, 12, collects busi
ness cards and would like
if people would send him
those they no longer use.
Send to 272 Snake Hill Rd.,
Bird In Hand, PA 17505.
QUESTION - Dolores
Caverty, Shavertown, has a
Windsor chair with a brass
plate that reads: The Derby
Chair made by P. Derby and
Co. Inc., Gardner, Mass.
She wants to know if any
information is available on
this chair.
QUESTION - Amanda
Fisher, Kinzer, wants to
knon how to get an instruc
tion book for a 16-quart
Peerless pressure canner.
QUESTION - David
Lounsbury, Chester
Springs, wants to know
where to have old milk
cans replated. What was
the original coating? Was it
food-grade tin plating or
something else?
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
The other week I attended a
banquet celebrating 65 years
since the Rural Youth of Lancas
ter County was established. Only
a few of the original members are
still around. However, it was a
very active group and they pro
duced 37 plays and held square
dances every month.
In 1945 membership grew
from 80 to 140 young people.
This social group also had an or
chestra. Trips were taken to New
York City and many places in
Pennsylvania. They also pub
lished a small newspaper which
was mailed to 250 members for
one cent each.
My husband was not able to at
tend the recent banquet as he had
just come home from the hospi
tal. The operation did not accom
plish the hoped for results, but he
is able to walk around. Since then
he has even helped to fill the silo
on the farm. He has many ideas
about things he wants to do out
side.
QUESTION - Bob Fleck
enstein, Woodstown, N.J.,
wants to know if anyone
has a plastic wheel to fit a
plastic truck named Blippo,
which measures
9 3 /iXI8 1 /2-inches. The wheel
is 3-inches wide and the
axle is 8-inches long and
square.
QUESTION - Michael
Trombley Jr. has a Norm’s
Dairy “pyroglazed” milk
bottle from Albany, N.Y.
Trombley wants to know
how much it is worth.
QUESTION - Helen
Shaffer, Lansdale, wants to
know how to get rid of
sparrows nesting behind
shutters. She tried chasing
them out to no avail.
ANSWER - Stephen
Lapp, Kirkwood, wanted to
know where to find a part
for an old Waltham
15-Jewel watch that needs
a new sleeve. Thanks to L.
Nolt, Leola, who recom
mends Samuel Hurst Watch
and Clock Repair, Terre
Hill. Call (717) 445-5219.
Another reader recom
mends Mahlon Shetler,
12580 Smith Rd., S. Day
ton, NY 14138. If the parts
aren’t available Mahlon
manufacturers the pieces
himself. According to the
reader, Mahlon is a very
gifted watch repairer.
ANSWER - Gary Van
Horn, Snyder County, want
ed the names of persons or
companies that move
houses. He has a farm
house to move back from
the main road. A Leola
reader recommends Verling
H. Wolfe Co., 115 Club Rd.,
Bethel, PA 19507 or call
(610) 488-1020 or (717)
933-4246.
Barbara Ruork, Lionville,
recommends Charles Mul
len, Advanced House Mov
ing Inc., R.R.3, Box 31641 A,
Our oldest grandson, who lives
in Maryland, surprised us with a
visit a few weeks ago. He is
teaching physics and English in a
private school near Washington,
D.C. He declared that the meal
that I prepared for him was quite
different than his usual meals.
We had a pork roast, mashed po
tatoes, gravy, baked com, aspara
gus, cole slaw, bread, jelly, and a
cherry cobbler for dessert. We en
joyed hearing of his trip through
Europe this past summer.
All through the dry summer
I’ve been carrying one sprinkling
can of water to a few plants every
other day. One plant was a gift of
a small butterfly bush. Another
was a tiny azalea plant from
Georgia. Still another that got
watered was a large parsley
plant. And, I’ve planted blue
morning glory plants next to a
crab apple tree so that they can
climb up its trunk. I’m really
hoping they will bloom before too
cold weather comes our way.
Mount Holly, NJ 08060. Call
1-800-446-2168
Another reader recom
mends Dale Aungst House
Movers. Phone (814)
784-3600.
ANSWER - A reader
from the central part of the
state is looking for two
pieces of discontinued
Tupperware. Shirley Orfa
nella, Quarryville, writes
that replacements can be
ordered through Cathy
Brown, 30 Little Britain Rd.,
Nottingham, PA 19362 or
call (717) 529-2572.
ANSWER - A reader re
quested instructions on
how to dry flowers in the
microwave. Thanks to Shir
ley Orfanella, Quarryville,
for sending in instructions,
but she writes that of the 5
or 6 drying methods she
uses, the microwave is her
least favorite but it’s fast.
Perhaps Shirley could send
instructions for her favorite
methods. Here is the mi
crowave instructions:
Cover the turntable with
kitchen paper and arrange
flowers in a single layer
making sure no two items
touch. Process on low
about 3 minutes. Time Will
depend on type of flowers
and micro wattage. Check
ever 30 seconds near end
of time. Remove when
crisp. A few seconds too
long will make them too
brittle. Best to experiment
with your least favorites.
ANSWER - R. Stoltzfus,
6039 Wanner Rd., Narvon,
wanted to know where to
buy “The Greatest Story
Ever Written.” Claudia
Myers, P.O. Box 35, Matta
wana, PA 17054 writes that
she has a paperback copy
of “The Greatest Book Ever
Written,” by Fulton Oursler.
If Stoltzfus wants the book,
he can have it at no charge
except compensation for
postage to mail the book.