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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1971
Page
5
A reader asks if attending a housewarming party linked to a morally fraught situation is proper. Abby outlines options and notes overwhelming reader responses favor avoiding the event, while a minority endorses attending. the column closes with Abby inviting letters and offering personal replies.
Strong demand for meat products is expected through the decade with beef per capita rising to 130 pounds by 1980 and a need for 11 to 34 trillion more cattle, plus growth in hog production to meet a 1980 projection of 100 to 150 million hogs.
Mrs. Jank Martin credited a television talk show with giving her practical birth knowledge. At 7 a.m. the next morning neighbor Robert Walsh summoned help as her daughter arrived. Linda Martin delivered the baby with TV guidance, including advice on how to position the infant.
Instructions recommend cleaning an electric ice crusher after use. Wipe with a sudsy sponge, rinse, and wash the ice container in soapy water to keep the device clean. The passage emphasizes routine maintenance and sanitation.
Dear Polly letters share frugal kitchen ideas. One writer criticizes wasteful habits among women while another teenager explains making a low cost bulletin board from Styrofoam ice trays and tie rack scraps. A third note recounts visiting a daughter’s house with DIY ideas.
Slove improvises kitchen repair using a wire pastry blender for mashed potatoes and paper clips to hold items during glue setting. A son uses clear shoe polish on scrap lumber frames to achieve a lacquered finish.
A reader asks Polly how to remove heavy rust from several old horse shoes and seeks practical home methods. The note is signed H. and dated with a brief query for cleaning advice.
Warm up after caroling with a frothy milk punch combining chocolate and maple syrup. Melt chocolate in milk, whisk until smooth, then blend in remaining milk and maple syrup. Heat gently, top with whipped cream, and serve four servings.
The article discusses reducing meat portions to lower the food bill. It suggests serving 4 to 6 ounces per person, diverting attention from smaller portions by making the rest of the meal appealing with new homemade breads fruits and vegetables.
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