Farm Women Plan Camp Swatara Trip and Community Events
The Lancaster County Society of Farm Women executive board met August 5 at the Farm Bureau Cooperative. A trip to Camp Swatara Bethlehem PA is planned for August 25 26 and 27 with reservations through Miss Ruth Kimble. Community migrant worker parties are listed with dates and assisting societies. County Chorus rehearsals begin mid August and the County Convention is set for November 2 at Hempfield High School Landisville with speaker Induk Pak author of September Monkey.
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Lancaster County Society of Farm Women
Farm Bureau Cooperative
Lancaster
John Paevey
Society 2
Elvin Eener
Society
Camp Swatara
Bethel
Ruth Kimble
United Council of Church Women
Hempfield High School
Landisville
Induk Pahk
Poultrymen urged to improve pullet rearing practices
Many farmers fall short in raising pullets. Prepare clean disinfected housing ahead of time with dry litter. Allocate space 1 sq ft per chick up to 8 weeks, 2 sq ft from 8 weeks onward. Ensure some air but avoid chilling. Brooders handle up to 250 chicks. larger units claim more but are not ideal for early ages. Babcock's 1957 literature offers rear and feed guidance and promotes Babcock Bessies. Catalogs and prices available from Russell Mease Route 4 Manheim Pa. Local rep phone MO 5-4705.
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Babcock
America
Spiced peaches method and recipe tips for canning
A farm women guide discusses choosing freestone peaches for spicing and provides a full canning method. It recommends Dixlegem Red haven Halehaven and Southland varieties, notes smaller peaches fit containers, and offers a 7 pound peach and 4 pound sugar recipe with spice bag and kernels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixlegem
Redhaven
Halehaven
Southland
Caramel Peach Batter Pie Recipe
A vintage style recipe for a Caramel Peach Batter Pie with cups of flour sugar and peaches. It details mixing dry ingredients with butter milk and vanilla, beating eggs, folding in peaches, and topping with caramel sauce before baking at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes.
Farm Women 22 Plan Rummage Sale for Oct 15
Farm Women Society 22 met at Mrs John Sigman home Lancaster to plan a rummage sale for October 15. Mrs Raymond Gibble Lebanon demonstrated cake decoration and the group will aid a migrant workers party August 17 at Willow Street E and R Church.
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Funk Bros
Washington
Boro
Willow Street
E&r Church
Donegal Club House
Farm Women
Lancaster U.S.O
Farm Bureau
Farm Women Society
John Sigman
Lancaster
Raymond Gibble
Lebanon
Peach Desserts Highlighted for Summer Treats
A fragment describes packing syrup and peaches into hot jars sealing and processing for 20 minutes. It mentions delicious summer desserts and begins to list a peach dessert recipe.
Peach Custard and Peach Sundae Nest Desserts
A Lancaster Farming recipe feature presents a peach dessert with a cornflake pecan nest and peach halves baked in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes served with cream or ice cream. It also outlines a Peach Custard using egg yolks milk sugar and flavorings, then chilled. The piece notes lemons as thirst quenchers providing vitamin C from fresh and frozen concentrates.
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Swatara
Babcock Poultry Farm, Inc
P. O
Ithaca, New York
Russell Mease
Manheim
Carmel Sauce
Fred Frey
Martin’s
Ivan M. Martin, Inc
Blue Ball, Pa
Terre Hill Hillcrest
New Holland
Gsec- Fens Steel Building
Wilbur Grayhill
Lititz Halfville Pa
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