Lehigh County Extension Revises Weight Loss Program ALLENTOWN (Lehigh Co.) Tempted by holiday goodies that may increase your weight? Plan to take off any extra pounds by enrolling in “My New Weigh Of Life,” a research-based healthy eating/weight management pro gram developed by Penn State and taught by specially trained dietitians at various locations in the Lehigh Valley. The original 12 week/2 hour per week program has been re vised so that it will more easily fit into your busy schedule. The revised program is 10 JL M' it &'■ #■, A-- JL - A. -> --r *% s£ \ One-of-a-Kind Farming Cookbook Perfect Sift for Christmas » Lancaster PHIA has compiled a cookbook, consisting of recipes submitted by members of their organization. There are 1053 “tried and true” recipes, printed in easy to read format, along with doubling indexing, making it easy to find the same recipe twice. The cookbook is encased in a hardbound cover, with large D-rings for ease in page turning. They are ready to be picked up at the office or shipped directly to your home, in time for Christmas. LANCASTER DHIA COOKBOOK ORDER Mailing Address or Questions Jcrc & Kristen High 1 737 Sanctuary Road, Manhcim. PA 17545 1-888-202-3442 Name Phone # Address Ci tv I*' Number of cookbooks ordered A M&. rj v '-■> T p. i > v ’ c > weeks, 1 hour per week, and will cover: components of a balanced diet; understanding and using food labels; recommended por tion sizes; determining a personal healthy weight; components of a healthy lifestyle; preparing for and managing behavior change for a healthy lifestyle; identifying high-risk foods/situations; and more. A participant book and ad ditional materials are provided. Classes will meet every Wednesday from Jan. 7 through Mar. 10 and run from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lehigh County Coopera Please see ordering information below Zip Shipping and Handling One to Two Three to Four $9.00 = Seven or more - call for price Five to Six Total = S Make check payable to Lancaster DHIA Paid cookbooks can be picked up at LbHIA office (Arrangements must be made in advance) Call Jere A Kristen High at 1-888-202-3442 <* .. - £>• State x $l4 00 = $7 00 = $8 00 = r . ;r, live Extension, Lehigh County Agriculture Center classroom, 4184 Domey Park Road, Allen town. The cost is $7O per partici pant. To register, call the Northamp ton County Cooperative Exten sion Office no later than Dec. 30 at (610) 746-1970 or visit our Website: http:// northampton.extension.psu.edu/ Nutrition/wtclsscdl.html. You may contact Lois Killcoyne, food and nutrition extension agent, at the above number if you have any questions. '■l* 1 *■ . . ' i ("tax included) Notebook Apparently we have a raccoon who visits us at night. It comes in the cat door to the garage. Most of the time it will empty the cat dish and walk in the water dish. But, the other night it tore open the sunflower seed bag that 1 bought for the birds. After sweep ing it up, 1 put the bag in a cor ner of the kitchen out of it’s reach. We had guests from Maine for a few days. Our daughter and her husband have three young boys, and they made this a lively place. They like to roll around on my round hassock and wrestle with each other. One boy made a pil low out of a very soft red materi al and gave it to us. Another had drawn a picture so big that I had to put it on the dishwasher door as the refrigerator door is full. We were guests for Thanksgiv ing and enjoyed some turkeys made a different way. A -2 , ■n' tm-' '-'i "-'r X*L*& * - r >!■ ''s“" ‘ sIW- *.&- jfe J'S I ii Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 13. 2003-811 Ida’s Ida Risser 12-pound bird was ready to eat in 30 minutes by doing it in a deep kettle of boiling oil. It was fueled with a small propane tank. Later two grandsons shared a birthday celebration as their spe cial days are only eight days apart. They were thrilled to re ceive many gifts. Children these days would not be satisfied with a 10-cent handkerchief or a string of blue wooden beads. I still have a pair that was given to me dec ades ago. When I’m not thinking about making Christmas decorations, I work on embroidering a pillow case. One is finished and the other might wait a while as I write notes on cards. Several grandchildren have birthdays after Christmas. And, my sister has a wedding anniversary Dec. 22. She had a beautiful church wedding almost 50 years ago.