Beware the Meat Case Traps for Frugal Shoppers
A Cedar Rapids Gazette column warns that 1979 meat prices may rise sharply with estimates around 8.5 percent or more. It counsels shoppers to ignore music in stores, avoid elaborate meat cases, beware of misleading labels and stickers, and compare boneless versus bone-in cuts to save money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Howard W. Hiort
National Livestock and Meat Board
Lawry's Foods, Inc
USA
Lawry's Foods
Clinton
Iowa
Lebanese Triangles Bake Sale Recipe Featured in Gazette
A letter from The Gazette’s Family Focus shares a recipe for stuffed meat triangles. It includes dough ingredients, shaping tips, and baking instructions, noting leftovers can stuff green peppers and inviting readers to share ethnic favorites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Family Focus
Property tax due Saturday
The piece notes the second half property taxes due with no penalty if paid by Saturday. In person at Linn County Courthouse is due Friday, banking institutions accept payments, postmark by midnight Saturday avoids penalty. 1 percent monthly penalty begins Sunday. It also recalls a 1963 federal verdict against Billie Sol Estes for mail fraud and conspiracy in mortgage swindles worth $24 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
James Hennessey
Hennessey
Billie Sol Estes
Facts About Ham Leaflet From National Live Stock Board
A 10 page folder describes ham types selection storage and cooking. It includes a cooking time table nutrition chart serving suggestions and carving tips and offers to mail a stamped self addressed long envelope to the National Live Stock and Meat Board in Chicago for a copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. Ctc
National Live Stock and Meat Board
North Michigan Ave
Chicago
Ill
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