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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1943
Page
6
Wartime cookery advises sugar saving with recipes for steamed Cranberry Pudding and Chocolate Puff Souffle. It suggests using sugar substitutes in cakes and desserts and notes many cake recipes can be made with less sugar. The piece promotes using seasonal fruits and adapting baking to conserve sugar while maintaining flavor.
An old sailor, retired from the sea, is visited each morning by a grubby youngster who asks for a dime by claiming the captain needs him. The old man answers with a sharp rebuke telling the captain to go to blazes. The exchange becomes a village curiosity.
A back and forth between Joe and Bill hints at a joke about a wire walker. Joe recalls his uncle performing tightrope acts but had to quit after a mishap when the wire or balance failed.
A student asks who Minerva was and notes the goddess of wisdom, clarifying she was not married. The exchange centers on the mythic attributes and name origin of Minerva.
In a midflight moment near New York, a hostess asks a passenger if he wants assistance. he declines, preferring to disembark himself once the plane lands. The exchange showcases early in-flight etiquette and passenger autonomy.
A classroom dispute reveals a miscommunication about a grandmother's funeral. Johnny denies claiming the grandmother died and insists he only expressed a wish to attend the funeral. The supervisor recalls seeing the grandmother yesterday on a bus.
In a playful exchange, Harry boasts a stuffed bird valued at a thousand dollars while Jerry jokes about its stuffing. The lighthearted banter centers on the collectible’s price and the quirky item.
The Irishman described traveling to an island and seeing a huge bear. He claimed a single tree stood with its lowest branch 20 feet up, and he jumped for it. He said he failed to grab it on the way up but caught it on the way down.
A humorous exchange between soldiers Rastus and Sambo about hearing a bullet twice. Sambo explains he heard it once as it passed him and again as he passed it, reflecting a playful wartime joke about sound and training.
Jerry says he is not a hard drinker and that soft drinks are the easiest thing he does. The dialogue contrasts a playful stereotype about drinking with a light punchline.
A home tips note urges using skins and greens from vegetables. Scrub and cook with skins on. eat beet and carrot greens. use celery tops and parsley in soups and salads. repurpose stubborn leftovers. check the fridge daily and use all leftovers.
Cookbook column presents Recipes by Lynn Chambers featuring Pan-Fried Liver and Bacon Baked Potato Spinach Apple and Celery Salad Bran Muffins Molasses Gingerbread with prunes topping and Oatmeal Honey Wafers. Includes sugar saving tips and a mailing address for readers to request more ideas.
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