The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 15, 1949, Image 12
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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Farms
&
Folks
By J. M. ELEAZER.
Clemson Collegr Extension Infor
mation Specialist
l
Grass Farming
For a long time, grass has been
the chief enemy of crops in South
Carolina.
Now we are beginning to make a
crop out of it.
And this is not just a flash. It is
a full-fledged change of far-reach
ing proportions.
Listen to County Agent Willis of
Chesterfield: ;
"Chesterfield county farmers
swinging from row crops to grass
farming, as indicated by the requests
lor assistance in seeding winter pas
tures. Another indication of this
was the 400 fanners that packed the
courthouse for the forage school in
September.”
Sucn full-day schools were held
in 36 counties, according to Clem-
son's H. A Woodle, in charge of the
t\*ension agronomy work.
And grass good grass, year-around
grass has much meaning. But I won’t
go into that now
Fairfield Has It
And talking about grass farmflig.
Fairf.e’d is already well along with
it I have told you about it before
F'o: miles you can ride over there
through beautiful rolling pastures
with good.cattle in them. For years
the veteran county agent, R. H. Lem
mon. was talking grass and cattle
there, long before the present gen
ii;.! awakening was started over the
.'tate
Ba. K .n September tney held their
..nnua 1 fall sale of spring calves.
Tne 452 head sold that day brought
M2.24;. And. ol course, the cattle
farmers of Fairlteld( sell regularly on
the Columbia and other markets all
along through the season. The calves
averaged 477 pounds each, netting
$93 47 per head, according to As-
,'istant County Agent E. V. Ragsdale.
Trees Too
County Agent Ezell of Newberry,
reports an attendance of 186 farmers.
,.t th^ir community forestry meet
ings. These meetings were for the
purpose of launching a tree-plant-
.ng campaign,” he says.
Grass and trees! An awakening
them is one of the most signifi
cant things to happen on the farms
of- South Carolina in a very long
'ime And the full meaning of this
leasing to contemplate.
Lesprdrra To Coast
Gradually lespedeza has extended t
- domain tram the red hills of the :
-.-tate to the level lands 1 the
low-country ,
C Agent Jackson said it
’•cd < at an average of about three
:i' of hay per acre in Williams-
i i. g And I have seen it growing
■ ro: on down in sight of the
• oar.
r : hay. soil building, soil hold-
■ and grazing lespedeza is a great
My, What A Morning
*1 .va> a winter day. but my what a
, it was :n Charleston.
l . i ra.ned the night before.
v . • came up in a bright and
o <k> It was shirt-sleeve
. and a mockingbird was as
as I. as it filled Marion'
t with music, from its peren,
‘ * ilagpole of the Old Citadel.;
-V ..dross the street the saber-'
re o! St. Matthews church
■ i away into the clear blue of;
marvelous morn.ng.
Three were many elements there.
Ca'ih'iun of a glorious past. The :
mockingbird thrilled by the living
■ esent. And a beautiful spire point
ing ’o the hereafter.
Boys Are That Way
A' a kid. I don’t remember ever
getting hot at night. Although we
/ • ; ’ under a half-story that must
l a e been torrid at times. L expect
:ne reason is that I : never waked!
t » find out about it. Scraping
v from the frying pan each
norning wa> my signal to hop out,
d bed. into my overalls, and down
’he stairs in three leaps in time for
oreaklast.
Neither do I remember anything
•*b- ut mosquitoes, even though hous
es were not screened then. And I
know they were there, for we had j
thills and fever each spring. That’s
malaria, and it takes mosquitoes to
have it. * .
And it seemed that Christmas
would never come. Now we hardly
get the decorations down from one
before the first frosts of another
winter tell us that Christmas is about
here again. Things just become dif
ferent as we grow up.
Put These Recipes
In Holiday Food Pile
The holiday season is on—and it
doesn't let up until after New
Year’s when the turkey is all gone,
the Christmas tree’s down and gifts
are put dway. Dig down into the
family recipe file and come up with
dishes to fit all occasions—mince
meat pie or a steamed pudding for
Christmas, the recipe for hard
sauce, the one for Grandma's rolls,
and don’t forget the eggnog recipe
that’s a family heirloom.
Because pie is sure to show up
sometime during the holidays, here
is an extra special pie crust, spiced
with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves—
a recipe for your holiday notebook.
Spiced Pastry
(Makes enough for one 2-crust
8 inch pie; two 9 inch pie shells or
twelve 4 inch tart shells).
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
*4 teaspoon baking soda
l 4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
l > teaspoon cinnamon
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' 4 teaspoon ginger |
>4 teaspoon cloves
2-3 cup shortening'
1 tablespoon vinegar
3 tablespoons orange juice or
other citrus fruit juice
Sift dry ingredients together. Cut
in shortening. Mix together vin
egar and fruit juice and add to dry
ingredients. Mix lightly with a fork
Roll dough 1-8 inch .thick and use
for pies or tart shells. Bake at 425
degrees F. about ten to twelve min
utes.
And here's a recipe for the most
delicious tender light waffles you
ever tasted. Serve them for supper
after a heavy dinner/—with creamed 1
turkey if you like. Or treat the fam
ily to a holiday breakfast of these
luscious waffles, adding half a cup
of whole cranberries chopped fine
for a special touch.
Holiday Waffles
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, separated
v 2 cup vinegar
3 >2 cups sweet milk
2-3 cup melted shortening
Sift some flour onto a piece of
waxed paper. Measure 4 cups and
sift with baking soda, sugar, and
salt into lajge mixing bowl. Beat
egg whites until stiff, then yolks
until creamy. ^\dd vinegar and mU^
fo , egg yolks, beat well. Add egg
mixture to dry ingredients: and
melted shortening. Stir until batter
is smooth. Fold in egg whites. Do
not beat. Pour batter on heated iron
to about one inch of edge. Bake
three to four minutes or until waf
fles stop steaming. Serve with but
ter and syrup. Makes twelve to four
teen waffles.
And because cookies are always
in such demand around the holi
days, here’s a recipe for ice-box
cookies. Make up at batch when
things are slow in the kitchen. Shape
the dough into long roll and store
it in the refrigerator. Slice and bake
the cookies when the demand gets
heavy or whenever you have the
oven going for other holiday bak
ing.
Ice-Box Cookies
, 1 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs ‘ v
1 ‘2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups uncooked oatmeal
Cream shortening, add sugar grad
ually and cream together. Beat eggs,
:;dd to cream mixture. Mix and sift
flour, baking soda, salt and cinna
mon. Mix with oatmeal artd add to
egg mixture. Shape into long roll.
Chill for several hours or overnight.
Cut into slices with sharp knife.
Place on greased baking sheet. Bake
in moderately hot oven (400 degrees
F.) eight to ten minutes. Makes
about five dozen one-eighth inch
thick cookies. '
FINAL SETTLEMENT
Take notice that on the 27th day ef
December, 1949, we will render a
final account of our acts and doings
as Administrators of the estate of
Janie Copeland Pitts in the office of
*he Judge of Probate of Laurens
County, at 10 o’clock a.m., and on
♦he same day will apply for a final
Thursday. December 15. 1949
discharge Jrom our trust as Admin
istrators.
Any person indebted to said estate
is notified and required to make pay
ment on or before that date; and all
persons having claims against said
estate will present them on or before
said date, duly proven, or be forever
barred.
DAVID T. PITTS and
JOHN HENDERSON PITTS,
Administrators.
Nov. 23, 1949. 22-4cw
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