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Feds take aim at high meat
costs, but for the long-range
A long-range
federal effort to permanently bring down
wholesale costs of meat and poultry is about to be put into
action, the Biden administration revealed on 9/26/22. The plan
calls for fostering competition in the highly concentrated beef,
pork and poultry processing industries by funding the startup of
rivals to the four companies that currently control what
President Biden says is 80% of the nations meat supply.
U.S. job openings drop
sharply, labor market starting to loosen
U.S. job openings
fell by the most in nearly 2 1/2 years in August, suggesting
that the labor market was starting to cool as the economy
grapples with higher interest rates aimed at dampening demand
and taming inflation. Despite the 5th month of decreases in job
openings this year reported by the Labor Department in its Job
Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, on 10/4/22 vacancies
remained above 10 million for the 14th straight month.
The share of people quitting
their jobs is also an indicator of workers' confidence that
employment opportunities abound. About 4.2 million
people gave notice in August, slightly more than
during the previous month. That left the rate of people quitting
their jobs - the number of people voluntarily leaving their jobs
divided by total employment - only slightly below the 3 percent
it reached at the end of last year, the highest reading on
record.
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Recipes provided by Walnut
Lawn Bed & Breakfast, Lancaster, PA.
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- 20 oz. can crushed
pineapple, drained
- 1/2 c. white sugar
- 2 T. cornstarch
- 1/4 c. cold water
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 T. vanilla extract
- 1 T. butter
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 8" x 8" baking dish. Mix the pineapple,
sugar, cornstarch, water, eggs and vanilla. Pour mixture into
the pan, then top with pats of butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Bake for 1 hour, serve warm.
Makes a great side dish at
brunch, or with a ham, or as dessert with a topping of whipped
cream.
Baked Oatmeal
- 1/4 c. butter, melted
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 c. milk
- 1 1/2 c. oats (quick or
old-fashioned)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cream butter, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix in egg
and milk. Fold in oats. Bake in 8" x 8" glass baking
dish for 30 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Serve with
banana slices or fresh berries on top and with warm milk to pour
on top. Serves 6-8.
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PABBI Conference + Annual
Meeting
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Innkeeping - It All Begins with I
Inclusive, Imaginative, Improving, Inspirational
Nov. 14-16, 2022
Wyndham Garden State College
Greg DeShields, Executive Director of Tourism Diversity Matters
is this year's keynote speaker. Greg will discuss why Diversity,
Equity & Inclusion should be an integral part of a business
plan implementing strategies that create and market authentic,
inclusive experiences.
To register, please login to
your account on www.painns.com. Member only rate is $189 for first person and
$169 for second person.
A block of discounted rooms are
available at the the Wyndham Garden located at 310 Elks Club
Road, Boalsburg, PA. Please call 814-466-2255 directly and use
group code PABBI22. The room block expires 10/13/22.
PABBI celebrates our 10th
anniversary. Please join the celebration in honoring those
members that have been a member of PABBI since it formed in
2012.
The Annual Membership Meeting
will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 9:15am - 10:15am.
Members will vote for new Board Members. If you are interested
in joining the Board of Directors, please complete the Board Nomination
Form and remit to Rose
Mape, PABBI Director by October 21, 2022.
Let your guests know that you
are aware of good Food Safety Practices by posting a ServSafe
Certificate at your B&B. Join us for an informative 4-hour
session followed by the nationally recognized ServSafe Managers
Examination. Passing the exam will provide you with a 5-year
Certificate. Books will be provided prior to the course for
independent study.
YOU MUST REGISTER BY 10/17/22.
If you are only able to attend the ServSafe
course, please call Rose Mape at 717-525-7799 to register.
Mark you calendars for the
annual PA Tourism Summit to be held on October 24-26, 2022 at
the Hilton Harrisburg. This summit brings all sectors of
Pennsylvania's travel and tourism industry for three days of
insightful and meaningful content and networking. View the conference agenda and consider attending. Adam Sacks of Tourism
Economics will be presenting the State of Tourism on Tuesday,
October 25. One day registration is available.
Know Someone Interested in
Becoming an Innkeeper?
If so, let them know about the
Aspiring Innkeeper Seminar: A Day in the Life of an Innkeeper
that is being held on Monday, Nov. 14 from 10:00am - 5:00pm at
the Wyndham Garden in Boalsburg. A panel of seasoned innkeepers
will walk them through "A Day in the Life of an Innkeeper -
Aspiring, Perspiring, Retiring." With the panels combined
knowledge and experience in owning and operating a bed and
breakfast, this seminar will cover: acquisition, financing,
staffing, marketing, meal preparation, cleaning, and hospitality.
To register, visit
www.painns.com. Cost to attend
is $125 per person or $155 for two people and includes lunch, a
copy of The ABC's of Innkeeping, and a one year PABBI
membership.
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The following vendors will be
exhibiting in this year's Tradeshow Marketplace.
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The Apple Pony Inn in State College, PA
celebrated their grand opening September 23, 2022 and
is open for Penn State home game weekends this
season. The Apple Pony Inn is owned by Tom and Rachel Foster
who moved to Pennsylvania from Colorado in 2021 with their two children. Tom
is a computer engineer and Rachel is a public health
nurse. The Apple Pony Inn will be open for full-time
operation in the summer of 2023 when Rachel ends her current
position with Penn State and moves on to full-time
innkeeping.
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As an avid equestrian, Rachel's vision for the Apple
Pony Inn was brought to life as a stunning, equine-inspired, farm-to-table bed
and breakfast on the slopes of historic Mount Nittany with
seven guest suites on
a 17-acre working farm with horses, chickens, barn cats, gardens
and orchards. The house was built as a bed and breakfast in
2005. The Apple Pony Inn is styled as a farmhouse with
hardwood floors, a beautiful open-concept kitchen, wood-burning
fireplace, and scenic countryside views from every vantage point.
The name “Apple Pony Inn” was inspired by the large
apple trees on the property and serving a Pennsylvania Dutch Apple
Dumpling each Sunday. The Apply Pony Inn still has suites
available for the 2022 football season that can be booked at appleponyinn.com or
by calling 814-777-8466. Follow Apple Pony Inn on Facebook or
Instagram @appleponyinn
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After enduring personal tragedy during the
renovations, Jim Wendel finally completed major renovations on The Hygrade Inn,
a luxury boutique hotel in the heart of the PA Wilds. Currently
retired from a career in corporate America, Jim and his husband
Matt Kowalchik manage the day-to-day and management operations of
the Inn.
With four guest rooms, each with a full en-suite
bathroom, the Inn offers a full breakfast for guests, as well as
optional dinner, both based on a small selection which is offered
(and changes) daily. With a commercially licensed
kitchen, Jim and Matt make sure it’s used to its fullest. They
make different flavors of ketchup and jams which they use for
meals, as well as sell to guests.
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