On Being a Farm Wife (and other hazard; Joyce Bupp Frustrated? Yep. Irritated? Yep. Disgusted? You betcha’. All over the melon-cholic I’ve been battling lately. Reason for this grumbling and bad spelling lies in a cou ple of bad experiences lately with one of our favorite summertime treats. Watermelons. Gone are the days, pretty much, when watermelons were a special summertime treat, served up for family festive or holiday occasions. Summertime picnics, like the classic gatherings of fam ily and friends that will take place this Labor Day weekend, were, and still are, an ideal set ting for enjoying the special treat of a crisp, cold, tasty watermelon. •' King Bed w/Canopy Black, One to a Customer i I—=fc=-i Only 37 to Sell' \ Reg Ret. $399 95 ■ _<rriv. Cash Price $129 95 1 CLOSEOUT ■ .te-W? $ 29 9S J A 'AtJ, ' FRAME EXTRA / Special 1 "'; Reg. Ret. $2100.00 Cash Price $849.95 CLOSEOUT $ 499 03 — - -- -- —-g END~TABLE set' _ > 3 Pack i AVi t'V Reg. 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Visiting, hungry grandchildren help make them vanish even fast er. So whole watermelons still ar rive in our kitchen regularly when in seasonal abundance. And, we usually have pretty good luck with the “knock, knock” test, thumping melons until one answers with a sort of hollow, resonant echo sound. Up until this year, that is. Maybe it’s been the weather, chilly for so long, then brutally humid, but lacking bright sun shine. Maybe the choicest melons are sliced for in-store sale by sec tion, for fruit plates and fruit salad mixes. Whatever the reason, our daughter and I have lamented to gether for weeks about this sea son’s mediocre watermelon quali ty. And the stalks growing in the garden have been so slow that 1 Efi&Lrl Reg. Ret. $729.95 | Cash Price $389.95 • j CLOSEOUT 1 ijl $ 219 95 j CLOSEOUT *1 99 04 J only now does it look like they might actually deliver mature fruit. High hopes for one nice, large melon purchased recently at a local supermarket crashed when The Farmer sliced into it on the kitchen counter. The inside was already way beyond ripe, (closer to rotting) and sticky juice ran all over the counter and the floor. He mopped the mess up as best he could at the time and warned me about the leaky melon resi due. I mopped up the stickiness a second round. The overripe melon went back the next day for a replacement instantly given. But it took an in convenient second trip to get it. And, the irritating scenario was repeated on my next melon purchase a week or two later, this time purchased at a major dis- Penn State Opens Venison Workshop To Hunters UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Time was when every deer hunter was taught how to butcher a deer, process the meat and prepare a variety of tasty venison dishes. But these days, it sometimes seems like that vital information is not passed down. So Penn State’s College of Ag ricultural Sciences is opening its Sept. 10 Venison 101 Workshop —which has been offered to ex tension educators the past three years to the public. “It’s a one day, intensive hands-on program designed for hunters or family members who have an interest in expanding their knowledge of deer diseases, processing venison, and preparing venison for friends and family,” said Cathy Cutter, assistant professor of food sci ence. The workshop, which will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Penn State Meats Lab near Bea- SHIRTS OR SWEATSHIRTS Shirts • 100% Cotton Denim Long Sleeve • Embroidery Blue & Black • Lancaster Farming Logo • Button-Down Collar • Left Shirt Pocket • Stone Bleach Blue $2O - Small, Medium, Large $22.50 - X Large $23.50 - 2X Large Plus $4.50 Shipping & Handling Costs QQ Phone 717-721-4416 Or Mail Your Order To: Lancaster Farming RO. box 609LFS 1 East Main St., Ephrata, PA 17522 Or Stop @ Office -1 East Main St., Ephrata, PA Saves Shipping Cost! Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 30, 2003-B3 counter’s produce section. Slicing this time revealed a melon center barely pink-colored. A refund has been promised on my next visit. “Enough!” I declared. My latest melon purchase was by far the season’s best: right off the stand of a local produce mar ket nearby. Picked fresh from their fields, it was priced more reasonably than either of the re jects and the quality was superb. We truly live in a world mar ket and are blessed with a bounty of food from near and far. We can enjoy fresh fruits and veggies months out of season and exotic tastes which simply can't be homegrown. So, when it comes to food shopping, there’s nothing wrong with thinking global. 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