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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1956
Page
15
Ri Quarryville resident Lena Brubaker earns a year long Lancaster Farming subscription for her Farm Wife and Family contribution. The fragment shows a recipe using three eggs two cups sugar sour cream soda salt vanilla and all purpose flour to make a soft batter, with instructions to beat butter and sugar then fold in sour cream and vanilla.
Readers of Farm Wife and Family share recipes for Sugar Cookies and Molasses Crinkle Cookies plus tips on baby care kitchen cleanliness and mold greasing. Violet Preston of Coatesville contributes household hints and sewers offer to mend and provide clothing for a poor family. requests for children's and women's clothes size 14 and trousers size 30 are noted.
Farm Women 5 met Saturday at Mrs. Esther Ment zer s New Holland home. A Cancer Society program was led by Dr. Wilhelmin Scott. Each donated 10 to the Cancer Society and the Migrant Workers Fund. A June two day bus trip to see Pennsylvania Grand Canyon the Corn ing N Y glass factory Watkins Glen and other points was planned. A quiz during social hour awarded prizes. Next meeting May 26 at Mrs. Tillie Miller s Rt Manheim with speaker Mrs. Howard Clark.
A nostalgic poem recalling the little brown church in the vale its bell and Sabbath calls. It recalls a loved one buried near the church and the speaker’s vow to rest beside her when the farewell hymn is sung.
Grace Chalfant of West Chester shares ration era recipes including Mashed Potato Salad and French Dressing. The piece lists ingredients such as leftover mashed potatoes onion celery hard boiled eggs and mayonnaise plus oil lemon juice or vinegar with instructions to mold and serve.
The Society of Farm Women No 12 met at Creswell Elementary School with 42 members and visitors. Mrs. Lester Sigman chaired with devotions by Mrs. Paul Harnish, notes on Homemakers Day in Lancaster, and a speaker Mrs. Dorothy Stevens from WLAN discussing teen guidance. Next gathering set for May 19 at Mrs George Kneisley’s home in Conestoga.
Ward's 4 H Cooking Club elected Phyllis Rutt president at an April 25 meeting with 19 members present. Joyce Bixler became vice president Esther Demming secretary Sandra Rutt treasurer Janet Hatt and Faye Binkley game leaders Juha Hecker song leader Janet Hatt pianist and Joséphine Lausch news reporter were named. Leaders include Mrs Walwater Mrs Nolt Mrs George Rutt Mrs Norman Lausch and Miss Elinore Griffith. The Mealtime Magic project covers yeast rolls preserves quick marmlade Italian spaghetti with meatballs salads and more. Next meeting May 9 at 7 p m in Ward's Bottle Gas basement Route 222 Ephrata with Morton Levenson speaking. new members welcome and health meeting announced.
Classified pattern offer lists sizes 14 to 24 with given yardage, price five cents extra per additional pattern. Request 35 cents postage with name address zone size and style number to Pattern Dept. 232 West 18th Street New York 11 NY.
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