‘BY JOAN KINGSBURY
Many readers are familiar with |
the delightful stories by James '
Herriot, the Yorkshire veterinarian
who has immortalized the English
farmer of the 1930’s and 1940’s in his
books. In his most recent book, The
Best of James Herriot, Memories of
a Country Vet, he gives good insight
into the lives of both the farmer and
his wife. The farmer’s wife led a
very hard working existence. In
addition to the usual cleaning,
lawndry and child rearing, she
made her own butter, cheese,
baked her own bread without the
help of electricity and modern
conveniences.
For those unfamiliar with
Herriot’s works, his books combine
humor with the life of a vet in a
community where almost every
resident depended totally on their
livestock. Herriol’s partner,
Sigfried Farnon, a lively dashing
fellow and the younger Farnon
brother Tristan, a vet who was
always at odds; with Sigfried,
definitely add color to each of
Herriot’s books. His wife, Helen,
also featured in his books, actually
suggested Herriot begin recording
his tales of these honest, hard
working and sometimes eccemtric
farm folk. Herself the daughter of a
farmer, Helen wanted the old ways
to be preserved.
Farmers kept their own pigs,
cows and chickens to provide food
for their own families as wel as
milk and meat to sell. This’ meant
that fresh eggs, milk, cream,
butter, bacon and pork products
were always available. The
Yorkshire farmer liked his bacon
The Harveys Lake Women’s
Service Club recently held its
meeting and Arts and Crafts
Contest at the Lake-Noxen School.
Winners are shown here. From left,
O’Connell
graduates
John F. O’Comnell, Jr. graduatedl
recently- from the Art Institute of
Pittsburgh with an Associate
Degree in Specialized Technology,
majoring in Visual Comn-
munications.
He is the son of John and Marilyn
O'Connell of Dallas and is currently
residing in Pittsburgh.
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sweet-flavored, unsmoked and very
fat. November was the time for pig
killing and curing, a very time
consuming job for the farmer’s wife
resulting in lots of homemade
sausage, ham and bacon.
A popular dish was Bacon and
Egg Pie, good for taking into the
fields for the noon time meal or nice
served at tea-time. Bacon is baked
na crust with eggs and seasonings.
Having a good milk herd was
important. Milk was made into
cheese and butter by the farmer’s
wife. From May to October the wife
of a small dairy farmer would
make one or two cheeses a day. The
process of heating, renneting and
molding the cheese took short
periods of work throughout the day.
Although small farms stopped
processing their milk into butter
and cheese for commercial pur-
poses in the 1930’s sending it instead
to factories, the farmer's wife
usually still prepared butter for her
family. A glass church, which held
about a gallon of cream, was used.
The churn was worked by a hand
crank.
After the butter was finished and
separated into pound or half-pound
pats, it was shaped into circles.
Each butter circle was stamped
with a wwoden mold making in-
tricate designs on the butter top.
Birds, fruits, thistles, acorns, cows,
leaves or wheatsheaves were
popular designs.
Bakingalsotook up a good deal of
the day for a farmer’s wife. Until
all breads were
homemade by Yorkshire women.
‘Teacakes, not sweets, but rolls
eaten filled with cold meat and
Faye Birdsall, third place,
Christmas tree ornament; Jane
Balavage, chairman; Peg
Williams, first and second place,
knitted sweaters; Carol Llewellyn,
pickle, were a favorite at teatime,
Parkin is a popular snack
traditionally eaten November 5.
Made from oatmeal, the sttaple
cereal crop of Britain’s northern
region, Parkin was flavored with
corn syrup and ginger.
Corn syrup, dried fruits and
ginger were the most popular
ingredients used in Yorkshire
baking. Gingerbreads were a
particular favorite because they
contained all of the above
ingredients.
Yorkshire Pudding with roast
beef was and stil § a Sunday
dinner tradition. Whether a family
liked small puddings cooked in little
round tins or a large pudding cut
into squares, Yorkshire Pudding is
a must with Sunday roast.
James Herriot’s books are for
everyone, animal lovers, people
lovers, those who have nostalgia for
bygone days. The Yorkshire
recipes below, all taken from The
Best of James Herriot, can add a
special touch to your homecooking.
BACON AND EGG PIE
pie crust (double) for 8 inch pie
8 oz. thinly sliced bacon
4 whole eggs
salt and pepper
Place bottom pie crust in pie
plate. Lay 4 oz. bacon slices in
bottom. Break 4 whole eggs over
bacon, season with salt and pepper.
Place 4 oz. bacon on top of eggs,
cover pie with pastry top. Bake for
30 minutes at 450 degrees.
first place, candlewicking and first
place, Christmas tree ornament;
Lela Stevens, second place, can
dlewicking. Absent at the time of
the photo was Jean Jones, second
place, Christmas tree ornament.
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Such items as eggs, butter and
milk were readily available to the
4 C. sugar { A
Mix salt into bread flour and rub
in lard or shortening. Warm milk.
Mix a small amount of warm milk
with sugar to make a paste. Stir the
paste into the flour and gradually
add remaining liquid to work up a
dough. Allow dough to rise until
doubled in bulk, then knead it until
smooth and springy and divide into
12 pieces. Shape each piece into a
flat disc and on greased baking
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wives of Yorkshire farmers for use
in their daily bread baking. (Photos
trays. Allow to raise until again
doubled in size. Bake for 15 minutes
at 450 degrees.
YORKSHIRE PUDDING
1, t. salt
1 c. flour
11g. egg
1 ¢. milk
2 T. cold water
Addsalt to flour in a large mixing
bowl and make a hollow in the
cinnamon sprinkle cake, milk.
WEDNESDAY --Beef stew over
noodles, pickled beets, Parker
House roll-butter, jello, milk.
THURSDAY--Early dismissal.
Chef’s' surprise.
FRIDAY--French bread pizza,
lettuce-dressing, potato chips, fruit
cup, milk.
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relish, buttered corn, peaches,
center. Drop egg into hollow and
gradually draw the flour into it,
stirring vigorously and adding milk
a little at a time until the batter is
smooth, Leave the mixture stand
for an hour. Heat a little dripping in
an 8 inch baking pan, stir cold
water into the batter, then pour the
degrees for 25 minutes until puffy
and g olden-brown.
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