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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1942
Page
13
The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa invites readers to swap tried recipes on the back fence page. Women and men are encouraged to share their favorite tested dishes or request a recipe they want. Compose your note to the Cooking Page Editor.
A tested cake recipe uses half lard and half butter with honey and almond extract, baked in three layers at 360 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes, filled with lemon cream and boiled frosting. Market notes list fresh produce and canned goods, including bananas, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, pineapples, alligator pears, and new potatoes with price and origin details.
A fragment lists steps to combine hot juice with peas and mushrooms then bake 20 to 30 minutes. It cites W. M. P. of Cedar Rapids and Velda Olsen with an orange biscuit recipe using flour sugar shortening milk orange rind and a 475 degree oven for about 15 minutes.
For the standard tin cans. The jars have no turn-in value but they can be used for butters and jams if covered with parawax next summer. Small cans of pineapple becoming scarce. Lettuce good quality from Arizona priced a little high. New beets good quality and size reasonable. Carrots excellent quality reasonable. Radishes not as plentiful tops damaged growing areas price up a little. Endive nice quality reasonable. Brussels sprouts practically off the market and quality liable to be inferior. Eggs price continues reasonable. Oranges California navel oranges and Texas Valencias reading now medium price. Grapefruit Texas variety juicy and good size. Cheap.
A reader cites Mary Manners as vain and competitive while seeking guidance in a Dear Miss Manners column. The reply notes the caller’s partner in love or work troubles and hints at fairness in layoffs, urging perspective and self‑care despite distress.
A brief recipe notes Lemon Cakes to brighten a refreshment tray. Use condensed milk, lemon juice, grated rind and vanilla wafers to prepare simple refrigerator cakes as a light dessert for entertaining tonight.
A reader asks how to handle personal sadness at work and prods to help a shy boyfriend win acceptance. The columnist urges maintaining a smile at work and suggests inviting the boyfriend to family gatherings to break down misunderstandings.
Dr. Mary MacFadyen explains how vitamin B-1 supports carbohydrate and fat metabolism, the nervous system, and heart health. She notes deficiency signs such as loss of appetite and skin conditions, and recommends whole grains, enriched bread, meats, and vegetables to meet B-1 needs, with doctors able to prescribe supplements if needed.
In Cadillac Michigan 77 year old farmer David Swan walked 16 miles through cold rain to reach the tax office before the Monday deadline. He carried the payment and submitted it on time. Revenue passenger traffic for 17 domestic operators topped three million in October with 396 429 passengers, bringing ten month total to 3 188 431.
A blaze in Traverse City Michigan trapped five family members in their beds killing the mother and four sons. The father and three daughters were hospitalized with burns. A fifth son was away bowling at the time of the fire.
Francis Trenee du Pont, 68, renowned American chemist, died Monday night after a long illness. He was distinguished for his research in smokeless powder and related energetic materials. His work advanced national defense and industrial chemistry. He held leadership positions at major labs and published key findings shaping propellant technology.
The mineral separation process known as sink and float is widely used in coal mines to separate coal from rock and in other mining operations. Du Pont was formerly vice president and director of E. I. du Pont de Nemours of Wilmington.
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