On Being a Farm Wife (and other hazard: Joyce Bupp Years ago, the cookbooks began collecting in our kitchen. The first came as a wedding gift, a hardcover, loose-leaf ver sion of that long-time kitchen guru, Betty Crocker. It served as a resource to answer questions, as well as provide formulas for pre paring a host of foods. Over the course of the years, Betty’s spot on the cookbook shelf became crowded with an array o£ Other cooking guides. They range from dairy-focused cookbedSs acquired at profes sional nteetiogs to specialities featuring cookies and candies to the popular and comprehensive country cookbook of the Society of Farm Women. I go for the Farm Woman cookbook when looking for direc tions on down-home, basic, re gional recipes, and know that they generally won’t call for some /' " ¥ PC.’ DIMING ROOM Butterfly Leaf j Honey Pine i Reg. Ret. $1,049.95 | Wm AtfK-f Our Price $469.95 i ‘DEALER REFUSAL $ 269 95 ; kc u .a>. /' 6 FC. 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After a little thought, I plunked the directions from a section of the hand-painted box filed la beled “cake mix recipes.” You’d probably never find a section with that label on a com mercially-prepared file. Nor would there be an “impossible,” segmentation, where I file the in gredient lists for goodies made from a base of commercial bisquit mix. Like “Impossible Quiche” or “Impossible Pumpkin Pie.” When you make up your own files, nothing is impossible. The search sent me off on an enjoyable side venture last week end, when I dusted off a personal treasure never really explored in the year I’ve had it: my mother’s cookbook. In the front is her name and the date “1939,” per haps a wedding gift they re ceived. Though the pages of the book itself are not heavily worn— except for a page in cakes and one in muffins—it was stuffed full of recipe clippings, many similar to those in my files. Very special, though, are the hand-written “re- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 22, 2003-B3 ceipts” on the covers and extra as we milked together during last pages, some barely readable from week’s blizzard, which left us age and ingredient spatters, of fa- short-handed for a day or two, vorites she added. she noted that she rarely ever One is a recipe for “Picnic Pie,” a special occasion treat I re member from childhood and which I intend to concoct as soon as possible to see if it tastes as de lectable as in my memory. Also unearthed was a recipe for cook ies we dubbed “Messy Cookies.” They were sort of an oatmeal cookie which included crispy rice cereal, a dough so thick it almost took mixing with one’s hands, earning them the “messy” label. Relating this to our daughter, Break For Breakfast (Continued from Page B 2) V* cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped 1 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded Preheat oven to 425°F. Allow crust to stand at room tempera ture 10 minutes. Unfold crust and place on a 12-inch vented pizza pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Prebake 5 minutes. Once cooled, spread ri cotta cheese over the crust. Sprinkle bacon over the ricotta. Spoon the pie filling over bacon and spread evenly. In a bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon and pecans. Reserve 3 tablespoons. Crumble on top of the apple mixture. Top pizza with Cheddar and mozza rella cheeses. Sprinkle with re maining 3 tablespoons of brown sugar mixture. Bake 8-10 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted. Let pizza cool slightly before cutting. Serves 9. American Dairy Association STACKED TIRAMISU PANCAKES 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 1 package (8 ounces) mascar pone cheese 2 A cup confectioners’ sugar 1 teaspoon instant coffee gran ules 2 tablespoons water 12 4-inch pancakes- Unsweetened cocoa 4 MILL RD. MYERSTOWN, PA EA STE> : ' , i? 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I’m tempted to hit a search en gine with the phrase “messy cookies.” Just to see what turns up. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, mascarpone cheese and confectioners’ sugar. In a small bowl, dissolve coffee granules in the water. Add to the cheese mixture; mix well. Place four warm pancakes on separate plates. Dollop each pancake with cheese mixture, another pancake, more cheese mixture, a third pancake and a final dollop of the cheese mix ture. Sprinkle each with cocoa and serve immediately. Serves 4. -Use homemade or pre-made pancakes. American Dairy Association EGG CROQUETTES 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour V* cup milk little salt dash paprika 4 hard-cooked eggs cracker crumbs 1 egg, slightly beaten Melt butter in top of double boiler. Add flour and stir until blended. Add milk and season ing and cook until mixture is thick. Remove from heat and add chopped hard-cooked eggs. Set aside to cool. When cool, shape into croquettes, roll in cracker crumbs, and dip into egg (diluted with 2 tablespoons of water) and again roll in crumbs. Deep fry in hot fat. Betty Biehl Mertztown
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