AMISH
BUGGY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER |
| March 2000 |
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Number 1 |
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| Here is some items of interest of I have
accumulated over the month. The information comes from various newspapers (English and
Amish), magazines, the internet, etc. |
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| This months newsletters includes: |
| Auction prices |
Greeting Cards |
| Recipe |
Farming Info |
| Mishaps-Accidents |
Farming prices |
Sites |
General Trivia |
Saying |
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| AUCTION |
| Antique public auction in Pennsylvania:
there were 525 bidders from 21 states. What was purchased? Queen Ann lowboy
for $20,500
Philadelphia Queen Chair for $450,000
Advertising Cigar Lighter for $3,800
Conestoga wagon made by John Landis for $52,000 |
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| RECIPE |
| TOMATO GRAVY 3 medium sized
tomatoes
flour
margarine
1/4 teaspoon soda
1 to 1 1/2 cup milk
seasoning salt
Slice tomatoes in 1/4" thick
Melt margarine in skillet.
Roll tomato slices in flour and place in skillet and cover.
Flip slices once after about 1 minute and resume cooking until they puree. Turn down heat
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Add 1/4 teaspoon soda and enough flour to make a light paste.
Stir milk in with a whisk and turn heat higher.
Cook until this begins to boil, stirring slowly
Add milk until you have the desired consistency.
Season with seasoning salt.
Homemade bread and fried potatoes make a good accompaniment. bread. |
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| MISHAPS -
ACCIDENTS |
- An Amish couple had the misfortune of a total loss of the their home due to a
propane gas mishap. With the communities help, the house was almost complete in 14 days
and the couple hoped to move in on the 18th day. Wouldn't it be great if
the English system worked this fast!!!!
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- A 38 year old Amish gentlemen was killed on Feb. 23rd. He and his son where
walking on the side of the road. A pickup truck passed another pickup and hit him
from the back. He was life flighted to the hospital but did not survive. He
had 11 children with the oldest child 16 years old.
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| FARMING |
- Maple sap is starting to run. Manure is being hauled. Fields are slowly being
plowed. Horseradish is being dug.
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- Did you know milk components are now bought separately from the farmer? These
components include: butterfat, nonfat solids, protein, and other solids.
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- Quotes from the American Farm Bureau: In 1958 American families spent 22% of their
income on food. In 1999 just 10.9% of their income was spent on food. How does this
compare with other nations: Germany and Japan nearly 18% and Mexico’s figure is 33%.
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- Here is another comparison. What would the cost be to purchase a gallon of milk,
one dozen eggs, five lbs. of sugar, one lb. of cheddar cheese, two lbs. of apples and two
lbs. of sirloin steak.
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| US - $18.95 |
Madrid - $28.14 |
| London - $23.19 |
Paris - $30.10 |
| Rome - $27.38 |
Tokyo - $74.23 |
- A move seems to be underway to put a fuel charge on the price of milk, like all the
truckers are doing. Some hauling rates have gone up $.15.
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| February
prices - selling and purchasing for the farmer |
| Butter $.97 |
Steers $.64 to $.74 |
| Butterfat $.93 a lb. |
Hogs $.39 to $.54 |
| Nonfat solids $0.0857 per lb. |
Rabbits $1.00 to $1.22 |
| Protein $2.167 per lb. |
Bunnies $2.00 to $5.00 |
| Solids $0.050 per lb. |
Beef Cows $.38 to $.70 |
| Cheese barrels $1.10 |
Vealers $.25 to $.80 |
| Ear Corn $128.00 |
Straw $120.00 |
| Propane gas $1.13 |
Alfalfa hay $182.00 |
| Class three milk 9.54 down $.51 from Jan and
now less than the 1978 price. |
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| GREETING
CARDS - Recycle those used Christmas cards |
The children at St.
Judes Ranch for Children recycle used Christmas cards.
Send only the front part of the card to:
St. Judes Ranch for Children
100 St. Judes Street
Boulder City, NV 89005 |
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| GOOD
LINKS - here are a few good URL's worth visiting |
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| GENERAL
TRIVIA |
- A swift may fly 45,000 miles without stopping.
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- Food trivia: (from Bon Appetite Magazine, September
1999 )
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- 1900 - The hamburger is born
1901 - First frankfurter in a bun (nicknamed "hot dog" in 1906)
1902 - Pepsi-Cola Co. founded
1903 - Milton Hershey builds a chocolate factory
1911 - Frank Mars starts a candy company
1912 - Morton introduces free-flowing salt
1919 - Homogenized milk is introduced
1920 - Eskimo Pies, Good Humor bars debut
1921 - "Betty Crocker" is born, courtesy of Gold Medal flour
1930 - Wonder Bread markets first sliced bread
1935 - Pan Am serves first hot in-flight meals
1946 - Maxwell House introduces instant coffee
1946 - Minute Maid markets frozen orange juice
1952 - No-Cal brand Ginger Ale, first sugar-free soft drink
1954 - Swanson debuts TV Dinner 1964 - Introduction of Maxim freeze-dried coffee
1986 - U.S. food makers introduce 278 microwavable products; 962 debut in 1988
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| SAYINGS |
- The only nice thing about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.
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- Let the other fellow do the talking till the storm has rolled away, then he'll do a
lot of thinking 'bout the things you didn't say.
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- The person who is pulling the oars usually hasn't time to rock the boat.
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| Have a safe and happy
month. See you next time. |