M-tahfcait'er Firming, Sdhfrday, June 22, 199f ANSWER Mrs. Gilbert Calhoun asks that why, in the recipe for the Brickerville House chocolate cake Greenwood recipe with peanut butter icing, there is no baking pow- der listed in the ingredients? In the directionsto the mix- Student ing, baking soda, baking powder, and salt are listed ’s She asks if we could please correct this. Elected FFA ANSWER—Verna Achenbach, Lebanon, requested President Question recipes for mountain leeks. Thanks to Eva Southard, Glen Rock, Pa. for the following recipe: MARY LAEGER-HAGEMEISTER Mountain Leeks V*a -:/'•><■& ojs fyi Dauphin Co. Correspondent Part of the green top, as well as the lower white sec- MILLERSTOWN (Perry

HCook — Corner tion, is used. Beardlike roots, upper tops andouter skins Co.) Her one-year duties must be removed. Wash and boil, uncovered, in a large include beingthe leader of 10FFA quantity of salted water, 20 minutes or until tender. Chapters in Perry, Cumberland, Drain, dress with melted butter, margarine or cream, or and Dauphin counties, preside sprinkle cheese, over meetings, and coordinate and If you are looking for a recipe but can’t find It, with mild grated cover and leave over 5 4 implement the area leadership send your recipe request to Cook’s Question Cor- lowest heat minutes or untilcheese melts.Allow 3 or conference for the officers ofindi- to 1 be with potatoes in ner, in care of Lancaster Farming, P.O. Box 609, leeks serving. Can also boiled vidual chapters to be held in Ephrata, PA 17522. There’s no need to meat broth. September. senda BASE. a If we receive an answer to your question, we will ANSWER For the reader that requested recipe Amy Byers, a junior at Green- publish it as soon as possible. for pickled beets recently, Virginia Hayden, Bushwood, wood High School, was recently Md., recipe; area Answers to recipe requests should be sent to the sent the following elected president for FFA. same address. Pickled Beets MeeCee Baker, FFA advisor, Small whole beets explainedthe process. “The cream QUESTION 2 cups water of the crop of the junior class in Patricia Smith, Gore, Virginia, would each school are qualified. Each like a recipe for red pepper soup, which is thick and 2 cups vinegar 2 cups sugar school chapter selects one person cheesy with tiny bits of red pepper. If we do not receive who meets the qualifications to 1 teaspoon an answer to this question within next two weeks, salt compete to be an area officer. the we tablesppon spices will drop the request. 1 mixed Amy then filled out an application QUESTION Mrs. David Fisher, Lewistown, is look- Select small beets, cook until tender in boiling water, and was interviewed by last year’s ing for ways to obtain sugar products from sugar beets. then drain, cover with cold water, and slip off the skins. If officers.” If we do not receive an answer to this request within the beets are larger, they should be cubed or diced. Make When asked what her goals are next two weeks, we will drop it. syrup of the water, vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices tied for her term as officer, Amy said, in a bag, pourover beets and heat to boiling, then cook 5 “I want to have a successful lead- QUESTION Laurie Woodrick of Mead, minutes. Remove spice bag, pack in clean hot jars, and ership conference. I hope to have Belle N.J. that it would like to know if apple fritters fry best in solid shor- seal at once. it motivational so can help tening best, request individual chapters.” or what is since she thinks oil is too absor- ANSWER Elizabeth Stoltzfus answered a Amy has already been motivat- bent and heavy. for apple butter pie from Bette Lawrence. ing others in her own chapter. QUESTION Tina Forry would like a recipe for salt Apple Butter Pie Baker said, “Amy has been a dough pies. 1 gallon apple butter very dedicated leader in our chap- QUESTION Mrs. Jonas Troyer, Wyoming, Del., 6 quarts apple sauce ter. She did an excellent job in would likerecipes for both lemon filling and peanut but- 4 cups sugar coordinating our citrus sale. Cur- ter filling used in doughnuts. 1 teaspoon salt rently she is president of the par- QUESTION Margaret Shaud, Columbia, would 2 teaspoons of cinnamon liamentary procedure team, which like toknow how to make goatmilk candy that tastes like V* teaspoon nutmeg recently won first place in the taffy in vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry 2 cups jel water three-county area competition. flavors. of clear mixed with Furthermore, she is very responsi- Mix all together and put in unbaked pie shell along will fine Betty Light, Lebanon, would like to ble and I’m sure she do a QUESTION with a crust on top. Brush with beaten egg for a nice job as area president” know where she can find dehydrated egg whites and a brown crust. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 mionutes. Amy demonstrates her sense of product that is called egg white substitute. Makes around 22-24 pies. The filling can also be frozen dedication and responsibility in a QUESTION Rhonda A. Scanlon of Cherry Hill, for later use. variety of ways. In FFA, she has N.J., would like a recipe for apple cider donuts. ANSWER A. Hoover, Reinholds, answers a attended national convention for QUESTION Linda Beiler of Ronks would like a request for boiled apple dumplings. two years, state mid-winter con- recipe for homemade energy bars using carob as the Boiled Apple Dumplings vention, and FFA Week at Penn topping. Dumplings in apple syrup sauce: State. Other activities include QUESTION Sherri Meily, Mt. Union, would like to State Legislative Conference, I'A cups corn syrup speaking parliamentary know where to find a used candy melter or coating 1 cup water contest, or a company procedure team, and prepared machine that sells them. 2 tablespoons butter public QUESTION speaking. She has Barb Minich of Shermansdale would 3 medium apples, sliced advanced to area competition in like arecipe for tuna casserole that contains Monterey 'A teaspoon cinnamon speaking and dairy foods. Amy is Jack cheese, pimento, and Bisquick. Dumplings: also part of the livestock judging QUESTION James Coffey of Elkton, Md., would 1 cup flour team and exhibiting animals at the like toknow how to can sugar pod peas. He would also 2 teaspoons baking powder county fair and Farm Show. In addition her various FFA like a recipe to can sweet and sour sugar pod peas. % teaspoon salt to 2 teaspoons sugar activities, Amy is involved in the Perry County 4-H Livestock Club Grove of Somerville, Va., would % nutmeg QUESTION Carol teaspoon and serves as vice president. She recipe for Heavenly Jam thatspecifies the exact milk like the 1/8 cup of is involved in the youth group at measurements of pineapple and whether the juice 1 egg church, Farming’s her SADD (Students should be used. She writes that Lancaster Mix sauce ingredients, bring to boil. Mix dumpling Against Drunk Driving), magazine and stu- food section is better than any other food or ingredients and drop by spoonfuls into boiling syrup. dent council at school. cookbook. Thanks to our readers who make this Cover tightly and cook 20 minutes. Don’t remove cover Amy’s personal career goals

. becoming a state FFA .. cooking , during period. include possible. t QUESTION Loretta Zimmerman of Manheim ANSWER Ruth H. Bushong has sent along two officer and attending Delaware would like a recipe for tomato sauce that tastes like that recipes for Mary Ann Ebersol for ice cream toppings. Valley College to get a degree in by Chef Boyardee Raviola. These two are mint toppings: animal science. Of special interest used to Amy is research. QUESTION R.G. Kamoda of Monongahela would Marshmallow Mint Sauce dumplings and one for When asked what FFA has like a recipe for chicken and V 4 cup sugar done for her, Amy said, “It has chicken and biscuits. Vi cup water given me more would self-confidence QUESTION Connie Weaner of Gettysburg 8 marshmallows and a better attitude to others.” like arecipe for Skippy Peanut Butter Calico Fudge. She 1 egg white saidthe recipe appeared on the Skippy peanut butter jar 1 drop oil of peppermint when she was a little girl. Boil sugar and water 5 minutes. Add marshmallows QUESTION Mrs. Martin from Hagerstown, Md., cut in small pieces (using scissors) and add graduallyto would like a recipe for pizza sauce to can that tastes like egg white, which was beaten until stiff. Flavor, add Pizza Hut’s or Schwan’s. She would also like a pizza green coloring to a desired shade, and chill. crust recipe that tastes like Schwan’s. Pineapple Mint Sauce QUESTION Mrs. Harvey Martin from Denver 1 cup crushed pineapple would like to know where she can buy sugar beet seeds. 1 cup sugar QUESTION Mrs. John Fox, Walnutport, asks if Vi cup water corn cob jelly is made from fresh or dried corn cobs. Green coloring QUESTION*— Constance Copeland of Kirkwood, 6 drops oil of peppermint N.Y., would HWhe recipe for homemade root beer that Simmer pineapple, sugar, andwaterier to minutes had been published several weeks ago in this column. Cool, color, and add peppermint. Chill. QUESTION —A reader from Manchester, Md. would like a recipe to make chocolate-covered raisins. (Turn to Page B 9)