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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
6
Kathleen Norris defends women’s wartime contributions against critics like Clare Luce and Damon Runyon. She argues women maintain homes and families while men serve, detailing daily tasks from cooking to nursing and stressing that war alters but does not erase a wife’s and mother’s indispensable duties.
The piece argues that women should prioritize home and children over enlisting or taking factory jobs. It notes many serve quietly through Red Cross or home duties, while others join auxiliary services or war plants. The author credits Miss Norris and emphasizes mothers’ vital role.
Dietetic experts warn that juicing oranges discards edible flesh and lowers vitamin C. Slicing preserves ascorbic acid better, and unstrained juice holds more vitamin C than strained juice. Strained juice contains only half to three quarters as much ascorbic acid as orange segments.
In a Missouri park scene set during 1943, Satsuma pranks Lt. Mason of Naval Intelligence to reveal a ruse. Satsuma yields a counterfeit license trace and a staged photo, exposing the plot and ending with Mason confirming the fake’s defeat.
The article notes pie as a homey favorite enjoyed by family members for its aroma and sweet berry fillings. It recalls pie’s lasting appeal through shortages and rationing and also highlights cakes as a pleasant, lower sugar option that is easy to make.
Wartime menus offer Cherry-Rhubarb Pie Pecan Pie Cottage Cheese Pie Cheese Pie and Honey Nut Cake with Mocha Icing. Recipes include crust tips bake times and substitutions for ingredients to stretch wartime rations. Published by Western Newspaper Union.
A guide to quick icing methods and cake toppings. Melt chocolate bits on warm cake under a broiler to flow over the sides. Beat egg whites to stiff peaks and fold in jelly for a colorful icing. Use powdered sugar for angel food or sponge cakes and lift with a doily cut. Honey is added gradually to stiff egg whites, about half a cup per white. For plain yellow cakes creaming butter with brown sugar and chopped nuts, spread on warm cake and broil briefly.
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