Susquehanna times & the Mount Joy bulletin. (Marietta, Pa.) 1975-1975, July 16, 1975, Image 16

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Page 16 — SUSQUEHANNA BULLETIN
How to really enjoy Rubus phoenicolasius

sketch by J, L, Blesecker
by J. L. Biesecker
Berry time is upon us,
nature is giving forth her
fruits in a variety of reds,
blacks, and purples. During
recent weeks our old friends
Morus rubra, Rubus occi-
dentalis and Rubus phoeni-
colasius have visited our
meal time table with great
regularity. These fancy
sounding fellows are not
Roman gladiators, they are
our old friends the Mulberry
(Morus rubra), the Black
Raspberry (R. occidental-
is], and the Wineberry
(Rubus phoenicolasius].
Each July my family
makes regular forays into
the area fencerows and
woodlots where we find
opportunities to combine
berry picking, nature study,
and fun. From our berry
buckets come jellies, pies,
cobblers, syrups, ice cream
toppings, and many more
enjoyable products.
During our berry picking
expeditions I get the oppor-
tunity to scout the area for
fall hunting, observing deer
and small game activity and
signs. The children have
learned much about the
out-of-doors on these trips.
As we slowly pick our way
through the berry patch or
around the tree, there is
opportunity to observe signs
of recent animal visitors, or
actually see some of our
wild neighbors sharing the
berry patch.
We have shared a mul-
berry tree with a rather
unconcerned young raccoon,
observed fox kits romping in
the dust a short distance
Lots
How many fish do you
figure are living in the
Conowingo Pool--the stretch
of the Susquehanna River
between the Conowingo
Dam and the Holtwood
Dam? Here are a few hints
to help you: The pool is 14
miles long, varies in width
from one half to a mile and a
half, is from 12 to 20 feet
deep at the shallow section
near the Holtwood Dam and
of fish
away, and surprised num-
erous groundhogs while
they were berry picking.
Many questions are asked
by the children as they
notice they variety of tracks,
droppings and other animal
signs. As the questions are
answered, they slowly gain
an understanding of the
interrelationship of the vari-
ety of animals in our local
woodlots. They come to see
the real complexity of
nature, and they are devel-
oping an appreciation for
the value of each unique
component.
Through these contacts
we come to view the animals
we observe as being much
more than anthropomorphic
creatures Walt Disney Stu-
dios would have “us to
believe they are.
And through all of this we
gather our little buckets of
summer sunshine, which
are stored in jelly glass or
freezer. Raspberry pies at
Thanksgiving, Wineberry
jelly on Christmas dinner
table and Mulberry syrup on
Buckwheat pancakes on a
cold February morning,
remind us of the warmth of
the summer sun, the family
fun and the bounty of nature
around us.
However, it is now only
July. We have several
months of summer sunshine
left and can expect even
more friends to visit us.
Sambucus canadensis, Vitis,
Prunus serotina, and others
will find their way to our
table. (elderberries, grapes,
black cherries).
in
about 100 feet deep at
Conowingo Dam.
Would you guess a million
fish? Five million? Ten
million? Well, guess again,
the number is over 18
million. Included in that
total are 11.5 million white
crappies in this ‘‘Lake’’ plus
5.1 million channel catfish.
The total weight of all fish in
the Conowingo Pool is
almost 3 million pounds.
river
Mrs. J.L. Biesecker sug-
gests the following recipes
for using the fruits of the
berry-pickers.
Mulberry Pie
pastry for 9°‘ pie pan
3 cups berries, with stems
removed
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
dash salt
1 tbsp. lemon juice
Mix berries, sugar, flour,
salt, and lemon juice, pour
into lined pie shell. Dot with
butter. Cover with top crust
and bake at 400 for 40
minutes.
Mulberry Jelly
(Powdered pectin is a
must - Mulberries lack
pectin.)
Add 1/2 cup water to 2
full quarts of berries,
simmer S minutes. Mash
berries, simmer 10 min.
Strain juice through cheese-
cloth.
Add 2 tbsp. lemon juice
and 1 pkg. powdered pectin
to 4 cups juice. Bring to
boil. Add S 1/2 cups sugar.
Bring to rolling boil for 1
min. skim and then pour
into jelly glasses and cover
with paraffin.
Audrey Lutz
Audrey Lutz
Audrey Lynn Lutz, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Lutz, 348 S. Delta .St.,
Mount Joy, has graduated
from Wilma Boyd Career
School, Chatham Center,
Pittsburg, PA.
She was chosen the
Outstanding Student of her
class.

July 16, 1975
She lived at Robert
Morre’s College during
training for the Airline
Travel Industry.’ She was a
graduate of Donegal High
School.
DAVID REIST
David R. Reist of Mount
Joy received his B. S. from
Findlay College, Findlay,
Ohio. Over 200 seniors
graduated from Findlay this
past June.
DID YOU HEAR
Mrs. Goldie Groff, 194
Main Street, Salunga, and
Miss Betsy Landis, Masonic
Homes, Elizabethtown, are
participating in a five week
program of study in Africa
sponsored by the University
of California.
They will study peoples,
culture, ecology and geo-
graphy -and modern East
Africa.
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