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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1942
Page
5
A dessert combines ripe bananas and fresh strawberries folded into angel food. Bananas are sieved and mixed with egg whites strawberry preserves and salt then beaten until thick and creamy. The center of an angel food cake is used as a dish and filled with the banana strawberry mix. Top with berries evaporated milk and honey then freeze until solid.
Readers invited to share tested recipes by mail to The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa. The page lists multiple dessert and sauce recipes with instructions and measurements, includes molasses cake, meringue, carrot dish, toffee sauce, orange lemon syrup, and fruit preserves, credited to Homemakers and NEA columnists.
Detroit shoppers learn from the OPA Consumer division that home canning supplies are available. Glass jars and bands are plentiful though metal tops are limited. Sugar rations are set at five pounds per person, with guidance on using less sugar or none in jams and jellies.
Adams pattern 4095 offered in misses and women's sizes including 14 16 WREN 32 34 46 38 40 with size 16 needing 3 yards 39 inch fabric. Ad invites readers to send fifteen cents plus one cent for mating and to order from The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department 244 West 7th St New York NY for the Summer 142 Pattern Book detailing a complete wardrobe plan.
Strawberries plentiful and good flavor shipped from Arkansas with strong canning demand. Pineapples from Cuba are sweet at a medium price. Tomatoes remain fairly expensive with good flavor. Asparagus home grown, scarce with medium price. Radishes home grown, cheap and good. Green onions home grown and cheap. Oranges from California Riverside strong flavor. medium price. Florida juices priced medium. Grapefruit from California quality lower than earlier in season. medium price. Mushrooms scarce with high price. Green beans Florida grown, nice quality, medium price. Carrots from California fine quality and cheap. New potatoes from California and Texas good, price down slightly. New peas from California good quality, medium price. Cucumbers from Florida show declines. Cabbage from Texas cheap, quality fair. Lettuce home grown.
California head notes excellent quality at cheap prices for apples Winesaps broccoli spinach and cauliflower with medium to cheap prices. Eggs supply moderate and prices mid. Dehydrated dog rations appear locally while canned mackerel used by low income families for fish patties is recommended for cat food due to its cheap price and strong fish taste.
A health oriented guide urges careful dieting to gain weight with high calorie foods. It emphasizes including vegetables fruits cereals eggs milk and meat while adding cream butter gravies and fats. Meals should be pleasant undistracted and paced with snacks and caloric beverages.
Neighbors debated generosity toward a poor widow as they chose to spend money on flowers rather than give her cash. The sentiment split along practical versus charitable lines, highlighting community tensions and practical care.
Mary Manners notes a girl named Jean struggles at home with chores and respect. She resents her mother controlling duties while desiring shared responsibilities and social connections. The piece laments neglect of the daughter’s private rights and calls for guidance.
A reader asks how to handle unreturned friendship and romantic advances. The advice: stop pursuing her, be courteous but distant, and seek companionship with other women. Over time she may come to know you better and possibly become a friend.
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands is expected as a guest at the National Convention of Rotary officials in Des Moines. The closing session is noted for a speech by Alexander Louder and remarks from Dr John Roster as part of the district conference events.
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