Of Polish ancestry, Mary
Ann Zier still prepares
many of the recipes she ob-
tained from her grand-
mother, but she usually
prepares these foods when
planning to entertain
members of the family.
They take a lot of time, she
said, and she usually
makes a large quantity
when she prepares the spe-
cial dishes.
When cooking daily for
her husband, Joe, and
small daughter, Karen, she
prepares foods which are
quick and easy to prepare
as well as adaptable to a
small family. Mary Ann
agreed to share several of
each with Post readers.
A native of Nanticoke,
the former Mary Ann
Swirat graduated from
Nanticoke High School,
then accepted a position
with RCA where she
worked until a year after
she was married. Mary
Ann married Joe Zier of
Luzerne eight years-ago
and shortly after, they pur-
chased their home on the
highway at Harveys Lake.
Mary Ann is an ardent
bowling enthusiast and is a
member of the Ladies
She and Joe like to fish and
go both ice fishing and
warm water fishing.
Several years ago, Mary
Ann caught a large trout
fishing through the ice,
which she has mounted.
She refers to it as her
“trophy fish.” This spring,
they plan to initiate Karen
as an angler.
She likes to sew and
makes some of her clothes
as well as drapes, spreads
and other articles for her
home. Mary Ann also does
crewel work.
She likes flowers and
that she has a ‘‘green
thumb” is evident in the
beautiful A greens and
flowering plants through-
out her home. Each year
she brings in her begonias
and they bloom inside for
the winter. In the spring,
she re-plants them outside.
They have renovated and
remodeled their home, tak-
ing out a wall here, adding
a wall or shelf there, until
they have transformed it
Two years ago, their
daughter, Karen, was
born.
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Below are the recipes
which are favorites of
either Mary Ann or Joe.
The entire family and
the Yayechnich is: Joe’s
favorite. The Cheese Rice
make and the ground beef
and macaroni is an easy
casserole meal complete
with a tossed salad and
light dessert, according to
Mary Ann.
PIEROGI
Potato Filling:
6 lg. white potatoes
3 lg. onions, diced
6 slices American cheese
salt and pepper
Boil potatoes. Fry onions
in butter, mash potatoes
and drop in cheese slices.
Put into this about six
tablespoonfuls of butter
from the onions. Add salt
and pepper to taste. Let
cool.
Cheese Filling:
2 sm. pkg. farmer's cheese
1 egg yolk
little sugar
Blend cheese and egg
yolk. Add sugar to taste.
Let stand.
Cabbage Filling:
1 sm. head cabbage,
shredded. Spread and
sprinkle with a little salt.
Let stand about five
minutes. Squeeze out water
and saute 'in margarine
and a little onion; add salt
and pepper to taste.
Pierogi Dough:
31, c. flour
1 T. crisco
milk
water
Knead flour and crisco
together. Add milk and a
little water to make dough
right consistency, not too
thick or thin (a little
sticky). Roll dough out and
use a little flour. Cut in
squares. Put in preferred
filling and pinch the ends
together. Boil until they
come to the top.
Place in large baking
dish by layers placing fried
onions and a little butter on
each layer. Bake for one or
two hours at 250 degrees.
(Cover with aluminum
foil).
YAYECHNICH
(Homemade cheese)
1 doz. eggs
1 qt. milk
1t. salt
Beat ingredients to-
gether, then cook over low
flame until it gets thick.
Mould into a larg ball and
hang in a cheesecloth over-
night so liquid drains out.
Remove cheesecloth and
refrigerate. Cut to serve.
CHEESE RICE BAKE
21, c¢. water
1 cube chicken bouillion
1 c. uncooked rice
1 can cream of chicken
soup
1.-¢.
cheese
two thirds c. evap. milk
Bring water to boil, dis-
solve bouillion. Add rice
and cover. Cook until water
is absorbed. Add soup,
cheese, evaporated milk.
Pour into greased, one and
a half quart baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25
cubed American
minutes or until bubbly.
GROUND . BEEF &
MACARONI
1% lb. ground beef
Y4-Y5 box macaroni
1 can tomatoes or lg. can
tomato sauce
Sharp cheese
Brown meat. Cook
enough macaroni to fill
casserole. Combine meat,
macaroni and sharp cheese
with one can tomatoes or
tomato sauce. Top with
parmesan cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees
about one half hour.
Pennsylvania 76’ers
Good Sam Club held their
November meeting and
dinner party Saturday
evening at the Lehman fire
house.
Joan and Tom Wenner
hosted the affair. Turkey
and all the trimmings were
served. Floyd Wolfe gave
the devotions before the
meal. Committee for the
meeting Joan Wenner,
Hunter, Barbara Glowach.
A short meeting followed
with Wayne Rosencrans,
president, reminding
everyone of the Christmas
party Dec. 17th at 7:30 p.m.
at Pesacreta’s
Any members having a
special campground that
they would like to go to
next camping season are to
give the names to Andy
Glowach, wagon master,
before January.
Jeanne Hunter is
collecting good used
magazines to be donated to
hospitals or nursing
homes.
Games were played
following the dinner.
Barbara Glowach was in
charge. Pat and Gene
Shelly, Phylis and Floyd
Wolfe are in charge of
January activities.
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The Trucksville
Elementary P.T.O. held its
on Nov. 9th.
Mrs.
president,
of a voluntary aide
by the week of Nov. 15th.
It was, also, announced
that $1,100 was realized
from the candy sale, the
P.T.O. ’s one fund raising
project of the year.
Mrs. Elizabeth
Greenwood, vice president,
reported that a Trucksville
Newsletter, which she is
several weeks.
Mrs.
presented an informative
program On a new
instruction program. This
visitation.
On Thursday, Nov. 18th,
the Dallas Borough
Elementary P.T.0. will
sponsor its annual ‘tea’
which is held in honor of
American Education
Week. The theme of this
year’s
schools are yours.
take care of them.”
The Westmoreland PTO
met Nov. 3rd, in the school
cafeteria with a short
program organized by the
music and physical
education departments, in
which a number of
Westmoreland students
participated.
The art department also
took part by displaying
some of the students’ work.
The minutes of the last
meeting were read by Mrs.
Marsha Landis and a
treasurers’ report was
given. A count of parents
was taken to determine
which class will receive the
PTO award for the highest
attendance at the meeting.
Mrs. Mary Lou Swingle,
PTO president, reminded
parents to save Post cereal
box tops and announced the
students = will also be
collecting Campbell’s soup
labels, which will be used
for the purchase of audio-
visual equipment. It was
explained that all equip-
ment purchased through
these collections will be
used exclusively in the
Westmoreland School.
Mrs. Lucy Wasilewski of
the ways and means
committee is presently
working on plans for a PTO
money making project to
be held in the spring.
The PTO agreed to
sponsor an. educational
field trip for the fourth
grade. The trip will last an
entire day, and com-
mercial bussing will be
provided. This will be an
annual event that each
look forward to.
The PTO also will try to
help out on expenses for
shorter field trips for the
lower grades. Mrs.
Lorraine Hilstolsky will be
chairman of the fourth
grade trip, and Mrs.
Bernice Brostbutter will be
child’s school. In the event
parents hesitate to just
“drop in’, specific times
have also been designated.
The special times set
aside for the Dallas
Borough Elementary
18th at 1:30 p.m. Open
house followed by the
P.T.O. tea is at 2:00.
The Community Bible
Church of Sweet Valley,
will host a = unique
missionary conference on
Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
through Wednesday, Nov.
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chairman of the lower
grade trips.
It was announced that
the volunteer aides are now
operating the school
library, but more aides are
needed to keep the library
operating regularly.
Anyone wishing to
volunteer as a part time
aide should contact Mrs.
Alan Landis. Library aides
work in pairs, so volun-
teers are assured they will
not have full responsibility
of the library.
Michael Williams, PTO
Representative to the
school board, read a
grievance list compiled by
the PTO., listing badly
needed repairs for the
Westmoreland School
building for the health and
safety of students.
Dr. Linford Werkheiser,
who attended this meeting,
responded that the board is
aware of these conditions
and that hopefully repairs
will be started in the
spring. Williams will read
the list at the school board
meeting on Nov. 8, and
present them with a copy.
Mrs. Carol Turner,
chairmen of the West-
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Independent
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will be presenting their
missionary work.
munications Group, an-
nounced that the first issue
of the monthly newsletter
the next week. She is also
looking into the possibility
of providing baby sitters
for the Nov. 22 Parent- ° I
Teacher Conferences. If
such services are
available, a notice will be
sent home from school. :
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Mrs. Tur :r introduced °° |
Dr. Richard Shipe, Dr.
Linford Werkheiser, and
Mrs. Gloria Whitman, who |
presented an explanation
of the scope and sequence
program. This was
followed by refreshments
furnished and served by °
the third grade mothers.
Bird shoot
Mountain Post 781,
American Legion, will hold
their annual clay bird and °
turkey shoot, Sunday, Nov.
21 at noon on the Legion -
grounds, Church Road, =~
Mountaintop. oo)
Shells and refreshments o
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