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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 29, 1949
Page
11
Historical homemaking snippets cover growing tomatoes in the New World, tomato based dishes, stuffed tomato recipes, tomato and macaroni preparation, and requests for a green tomato mince meat filling and Virginia style catsup. Includes prep steps, ingredient lists, and serving ideas for tomatoes.
A Saskatchewan reader recalls a Regina Trader West article about Chaplin and the treeless prairie. The writer, once near Tom Murphy’s farm, identifies George Murphy as the article author and notes shelter belt efforts, then shifts to Ontario fall fair highlights with prize cattle, a Girls' Pipe Band, and farm women’ s athletic display. The column closes with thanks to readers and reflections on community kinship.
The writer muses on crossing Canada from Guelph to Montreal with shifting time zones and inconsistent paper schedules. They joke about setting watches back an hour and the misalignment between radio programs and newspaper times, and mention hoping to resolve the time change confusion.
The Ministry of Food announced last week changes to rationing in Itsitain with increased allowances for butter meat and bacon while sugar allowances are reduced. The measures affect weekly allocations and outline revised limits for households and grocers nationwide.
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