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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1957
Page
2
Advice spans kitchen and home care including storage, cooking times, and fabric care. Notes on preserving cake, grease removal, ironing bias cuts, and painting techniques for basement pipes and ceilings. Mentions using plastic bags for storage, waxed paper in pans, and terry cloth for drying dishes.
Farm Women 12 hosted 28 members and 12 visitors at the Conestoga elementary school meeting. Mrs Russell Clayton led devotions, a $5 donation was given to the Lancaster County Crippled Children's Society, and plans were made for a May 2 bus trip to Winchester Virginia. Oliver Armstrong showed Africa and Holy Lands films with explanations. Hostesses were Mrs Russell Clayton Mrs Amer Ressler Mrs Edwin Rineer and Mrs Edna Railing.
Society of Farm Women 3 held a Saturday meeting as a school day at Fetters School Cay Two led by Mrs. Harold Fry. Pupils recited poems and songs while committees planned a Ward Party for June 30 at Coatesville Veterans Hospital and Farmers Market Booth at Ephrata Hospital Lawn Fete June 8.
The text advises drying clothes to remove moisture from rooms. It notes salt pork regains flavor by soaking overnight in sweet milk and recommends saving the milk for gravy. It also suggests rolling pork in flour before cooking.
The note asks for rhubarb recipe ideas suitable for pies custards or sauces. It invites readers to share any recipes and promises to return next week with more culinary ideas.
About 50 children attended an Easter Egg hunt organized by Farm Women 23 at Mrs. William Hess’s home in Rt Washington Boro. All received baskets. roll call was How You Spent Easter Day. They plan a May 7 visit to the County Home Society 24 and donated food to Crispus Attucks. Mrs. Charles Nissley will present the program Friday. Next meeting features a Mother Daughter banquet at Creswell School hosted by Mrs. William Hess with co-hosts Mrs. Paul Hess and Mrs. John Herr Jr.
About 250 persons attended the Landis Bros field day on Tuesday at the Abram Kniefly farm near Silver Spring on the Marietta Pike. The event showcased the John Deere Hay Conditioner along with six tractors, plows, transplanters and disc harrows. Elmer Landis said light morning rain hardly affected the demonstration and the day was very successful.
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