Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
Summer is a busy time in the
country. If nothing else, there is
always lots of grass growing and
not always where you want it. My
husband and son bought a brand
new riding lawn mower and now
my husband cannot use it as he
fell again. So, our grandson has
been mowing our large lawn. I’m
amazed at his ability to drive it
up and down hills.
So far the electric fence around
the garden has kept the deer
from eating the vegetables. I’ve
been picking sugar peas for a few
weeks. And I’ve been spraying
red beets and lettuce with a repel
lent as there are rabbits here too.
The groundhogs ate the Sugar
Snap peas and instead of their
being three feet high they are
only six inches high.
My daughter-in-law took me
along to a program in an elemen
tary school in our township. It
was a very nice recital by a sec-
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USED RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT
• Pitco Donut or Funnel Cake gas fryer - $1,650
• Howard 4 door glass freezer - $2,700
• Kelvmator 3 door glass refrigerator (like new) - $1,850
• Federal European Style deli case - $1,250
• Hobart 60 quart mixer
• Hobart 20 quart mixer
• Vulcan 4' gas gnll on stainless stand
• U.S. Berkel automatic sheer
• Bakers Pride Y-600 gas pizza oven
• Blodgett 1/2 size double stack electric convection ovens
• 3 compartment pot sink
• Vulcan 6 burner gas range w/smgle oven w/12” grill
• Federal 70” open dairy case
• Gas floor model fryers
• and much more.
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8:30-a.m. to 5 p.ni. Mon. through Fri.,
and 9 a.m. til Noon on Sat.
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in June and July.
ond grade class. Someone spent a
lot of time making costumes as
there were fireflies, honeybees,
ants, beetles, ladybugs, and crick
ets. One child unzipped her co
coon and became a butterfly. The
teacher was the pianist and those
children certainly could sing.
Our youngest daughter, who
lives in Maine, is planning to fly
with her two young boys to Texas
as a friend is being installed as
president of a Business and Pro
fessional Women’s organization.
She expects her younsters to sit
quietly through the meetings.
Meanwhile her husband will visit
his mother with the two-year-old
boy.
Life has changed for many
families in the last fifty years.
Now it is not too unusual for the
man to stay home and tend the
children. Women have become
quite educated and can earn
enough to support the family.
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boys and five girls, ages 23
months to 16 years. So it al
ways takes food around here
and I enjoy making food for
the family and I enjoy new rec
ipes. / always look forward to
the month of June recipes.
Thanks to Annie King for this
yummy Rhubarb Bar recipe.
Very Delicious!
Alma Martin
CRACKER PUDDING WITH
STRAWBERRY TOPPING
2 quarts milk
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup cracker crumbs
4 eggs
Strawberry Topping:
2 egg whites
V* cup sugar
1 cup mashed strawberries
Heat milk to boiling. Mix fine
ly rolled cracker crumbs and
sugar. Stir into hot milk, stirring
until it thickens. Beat eggs and
add a little hot pudding to eggs,
then stir into pudding. Bring to a
boil. Remove from heat and add
vanilla. Cool.
For the topping beat egg
whites until stiff. Gradually brat
in sugar and strawberries. Put on
top of pudding just before serv
ing.
This dessert is very easy to
make and is very tasty. I al
ways enjoy reading the Lancas
ter Farming to see what new
ideas / can get for my cooking.
/ have three brothers and four
sisters who are always eager to
sample anything new I try.
We live on a 45-acre farm
out of which I have a few acres
of pumpkins and ornamental
gourds as my project, so / know
that Vll have plenty of work to
keep me busy this summer. I al
ways enjoy working outside
helping with things around the
farm.
2 cups warm water
2 tablespoons yeast
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Mix together and let set. Then
add 3 cups high gluten Occident
flour and 1 cup all purpose flour.
Knead or use mixer with dough
hooks. Let rise for 10 minutes.
Punch down. Put oil in pans, just
enough to cover the bottom. Oil
hands and divide dough in half.
Spread dough in the pans with
your fingers. Pre-bake crusts for
10 minutes at 350 degrees. Re
move from oven and spread with
sauce, cheese, and toppings. Re
turn to oven till cheese melts.
Makes 2 14-inch round crusts.
Ephrata
I got this recipe from a
friend Since I use it our chil
dren don’t ask for bought pizza
very often anymore. Sometimes
I freeze the pre-baked crusts or
bake the complete pizza and
cut it in slices and freeze them.
Then use the microwave to heat
them up. Both ways are handy,
but the pizza never lasts very
long in the freezer. Thanks for
all the good recipes.
CHICKEN CASSEROLE
4 chicken breasts, cooked and
diced
1 can cream of chicken soup or
mushroom soup
I cup milk
1 to VA cups Cheddar cheese,
grated •
1 box stuffing mix, chicken
flavor
/i cup chicken broth
Cook chicken and dice; save
chicken broth. Place chicken in
9x 13-inch greased baking dish.
In a bowl place soup and milk.
Mix together and pour over
chicken; then top with cheese.
In another bowl mix stuffing
with seasoning packet together
and moisten with 'A cup chicken
broth. Place on top of cheese.
Cover with aluminum foil and
bake at 325 degrees for VA to 2
hours.
This recipe can also be done
in a crackpot on low for about
six hours. It’s very moist this
way. Serve this Casserole with a
side of com or carrots and a
dish of applesauce. What a de
licious meal.
Hello from Armstrong
County. My husband's name is
Alfred and he used to milk
cows but sold them in April
and bought a herd of beef. I
was raised on a dairy farm and
will always love cows. The rec
ipe I submitted is easy to make
and I make it before I go to
work. I work as an office man
ager for a local surgeon. When
I get home, the casserole is
ready and always tastes deli
cious. Remember to support
your dairy farmers.
Marlene Freehllng-
Kammerdiener
Templeton
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SALMON SOUP
V* cup butter
2 medium onions, diced
1 can salmon, drained, boned,
and flaked
12 square crackers, crumbled
2 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste
Melt butter in small frying
pan. Add onions and fry until
light brown.
Put salmon, crackers, and milk
in 2-quart saucepan; add onions
and heat; do not boil. Serve hot.
Makes 3-4 servings. Good with a
crisp salad.
Although this recipe was in a
early 1900’s cookbook, it still
tastes good on a chilly day.
Phyllis Farnsworth
Muncy
RASPBERRY PUDDING PIE
1 package (8-ounce) cream
cheese, softened
1 can (14-ounce) sweetened
condensed milk
Va cup cold water
1 box (3.4-ounce) French vanil
la instant pudding mix
'A pint whipping cream, whip
ped
1 can (21-ounce) raspberry pie
filling, chilled (or use fresh
berries of any kind)
1 pre-made Oreo pie crust (or
make your own)
In a large mixing bowl beat
cream cheese till fluffy, gradually
beat in condensed milk and beat
until smooth. On low speed add
water and pudding mix; mix
until smooth. Fold in whipped
cream.
Spread half of cream cheese
mix into pie shell, top with half
the berries, repeat. Chill 2 hours.
This works well with any pie
filling flavor.
The fat can be reduced in cal
ories by using Nuefatchel cheese
and fat free condensed milk.
We live in upstate N. Y.
about 25 minutes from the Pa.
border. We own a small dairy
farm with about 100-head total
of registered Holsteins. Togeth
er we have five children, 6 to
23 years old. I work off the
farm part-time as a hairdresser
in a retirement community
called Appleridge in Horse
heads, N.Y. I am a 4-H leader
and I use my spare time to sew,
do machine embroidery, and
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