Homemakers urged to observe meat usage and soybeans
The Wartime Kitchens column advises restaurants and hotels to follow meat-sparing guidelines to stretch rations. It highlights soybeans as a high protein, low starch option for Tuesdays, offers a bean recipe with pork and vegetables, and mentions meat extenders and food choppers as aids in budgeting and cooking. The column also answers reader questions on curing ground meat and cottage cheese with pasteurized milk.
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Tex Sometalers
Boston
Anne Allan
Acton
May 15 1943 Rationing Time Table Summary
Wartime ration notes list coupon validity for coffee tea and sugar. Coupons 1 2 45 and 6 7 8 active May 27 with no expiry. Blue B for sugar cooking valid till May 31. Butter coupons 6 7 9 10 expire May 31. Coupons 12 13 active May 27 expire June 30. Each item limited to specified weights per coupon.
Sugar rationing limit announced for home canning
The Wartime Prices and Trade Board ration administration says one hundred million pounds of sugar will be available for home canning this year, about half the amount requested by Canadian housewives. Ottawa sets ten pounds per person, while Toronto area quotas are not yet fixed.
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Prices and Trade Board
Ottawa
Toronto
War Plant Chaplains Aid British War Workers
In British war factories, part time chaplains are appointed as counselors for young men and women seeking guidance on personal and family problems.
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Manchester
Britain
Women lead fashion shift in wartime Britain Dalton notes
London reports Hugh Dalton of the British Board of Trade endorses relaxed dress for men and women amid wartime rationing. He cites women setting the example by ditching stockings, embracing bare legs and baggy office wear while clothing coupons govern purchases and dictate styles.
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London
Hugh Dalton
Ttade
Dalton
Ralings
St. Dalton
Great Britain
House of Commons
Contrasts On War Fronts And Domestic Strikes In Canada
In late March front pages highlighted North Africa progress with Rommel in retreat and Montgomery advancing miles toward a trap while Canada faced the Montreal tramway strike halting war production. Vancouver shipyard walkout involved about 5 000 workers over union card rules amid federal labor accusations.
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Canada
Sth
Mareth Unne
Rommel'a Afrikan Korpa
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Rth
Montreal
North Africa
Vancouver
Ilegal
Humphrey Mitchell
Department of Labor
Victory Loan cheers despite heavy rains and farm woes
The writer notes the Fourth Victory Loan ended with demand for future drives while weather drenches fields delaying seeding. Potatoes found in the root cellar cheer a family, as poultry and meat rations loom and a Canadian airman recalls discipline in England. Florence Marris dies at Romford Cemetery while tending graves.
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Trafalgar
Milton
Queen Elizabeth Way
John
Ant
England
Canada
Malta
Crete
North
Africa
Rabbits Die of Thirst on Arid Australian Plains
Report from Western Australia describes migratory rabbit invasions from Rawlinna to Cook and Ooldea amid a severe drought. Rabbits, bloated by dry feed, die for lack of water while trappers remove carcasses. mice plague camps as bore operations fight the infestation.
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Nullarbor
Kalgoortle
Rawlinna
Cook
Ooldea
Rawlinas
Naretha
Healthier Now Than in 1939
Britain claims major health gains for children during wartime due to united efforts of Health Minister Brown Food Minister Woolton and Board of Trade. From January to April the deaths from measles diphtheria and scarlet fever fell sharply compared with 1939 and 1940, with children 30 percent healthier overall due to rationing dieticians and nationwide monitoring.
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London
Brown
Lord Woolton
Board of Trade
Dalton
Britain
Mr. Brown
Ministry of Food
Scottish Women Demand Drink Rationing Resolution
At Glasgow a Scottish Christian Union of the British Women's Temperance Association conference passed a resolution demanding rationing of all drinks.
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Glasgow
Christian Union
British Women’s Temperance Association
How Farmers Can Beat Fuel Shortage
A farmer outlines sustainable woodlot management to preserve fuel supply in Canada. By selecting dead and deficient trees first and rotating harvests across five to ten acre sections, land can yield cord per acre annually while keeping stands healthy. Regular, partial cuts prevent crowded crowns and long recovery gaps.
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Sticenge
Canada
Meatless Days Don’t Stymie New Canadians
War migrants from Europe share meatless dish ideas for Canadian households under rationing. Recipes include hot Nightingale style potato and applesauce mash, smoked sausage with mashed potatoes and kale, beet soup with sour cream, Russian style vegetable pies, a plant based sandwich spread, and home canning tips using stream refrigeration. Wartime Prices and Trade Board circulated the suggestions.
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Noronto
C. P
Cannda
Netherlands
Ellen Hartog
Toronto
Welland
Canada
P. Skey
Rusa
Europe
Berry festivals ended in Britain during war
London reports the Food Ministry bans fresh soft fruit festivals and orders all soft fruit bought for jam to conserve transport. The move aims to stockpile fruit for wartime needs and reduce movement.
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London
Britain
Food Ministry
Home Produced Protein For Chicks Feed Guide
Dominion Department of Agriculture officials outline home produced protein feeds for chicks when commercial feeds are scarce. Ground grains with supplement, boiled infertile eggs with bread or milk curd, and fish oil supplements support starter diets. Feed four times daily and allow outdoor access with greens and sunlight.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Double Duty Sheep Produce Lamb Chops Year Round
Britain uses a hormone from pregnant mares to stimulate follicle activity in sheep, allowing two lamb crops per year. The method, injected by a shot, could also cause cows to bear twins or even quintuple calves, expanding meat output and altering farming cycles.
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New York
Britain
Monthly
Science News
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