Frugal Maine mother peddles $30 a week grocery plan
Donna McKenna of Casco Maine promotes a thrifty $30 a week grocery budget. She advocates bulk buying homemade meals, skipping convenience foods, and one meatless dinner weekly to stretch a family of six’s finances. Her booklet sells for $5 and has sold thousands after a burst of publicity.
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Candy Sagan
Washington Post
Outer Space
Donna McKenna
Casco
Maine
Amy Decyczyn
Leeds
Donahue Show
Labor Department
U.S. Department of Agriculture
McKenna
Tightwad Gazette
Absent sleep arrangement raises child welfare concerns
Dear Abby advises reporting the 14 year old boy Nicky in the fiancé family to Texas Children’s Services due to an inappropriate sleeping arrangement with his 50 year old mother. The column warns of emotional manipulation and urges advocacy for the child while noting marriage impact. Also includes a reader seeking adult-only Florida vacation guidance.
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Abby
Harold
Nicky
Department of Family and Children’s Services
Texas
Florida
P.O. Box
Los Angeles
Calif
Kosher Soy Sauces Circling For Passover Trends
The San-J brand and Organic Whole Soybean Tamari wheat free label new circle marks signal kosher status. Campbell's introduces Where's Waldo shaped pasta in a twist on SpaghettiOs. Transplanted New Yorkers miss egg creams as Schlemmer catalogues Jeff's Amazing New York Chocolate Egg Cream bottled, 24 bottles for 29.95.
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Waldo
Campbell
Jeff
New York
Los Angeles Times
Chardonnay of the Week 1991 Barrier Reef Chardon nay
Australia offers superb Chardonnays with lime and tropical fruit aroma and a hint of butterscotch. The wine is rich and dry with a crisp finish and, at under $7 in some shops, represents a bargain for richer oaked styles.
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Barrier Reef
Australia
California
Bananas as a healthy quick energy snack with a recipe
The article promotes bananas as a low fat, high energy fruit with rapid sugar use by the body. It notes fiber potassium and vitamin benefits, ripening stages, storage tips, and suggests a banana apricot dessert recipe yielding four servings at 136 calories each. It also mentions plantains as a cooked alternative.
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American Institute For Cancer Research
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U.S. Department of Labor
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Universal Press Syndicate
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FreshTexas
Menard
1St Ave
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Sweet Corn
First Avenue
PEPSI
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