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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1941
Page
7
A guide to hosting a children’s taffy party with hands on pulling small batches. Includes molasses taffy recipe 2 cups molasses 1 cup sugar butter vinegar vanilla water and steps to cook to 260 degrees then cool cut and pull. Also suggests simple refreshments like sandwiches hot chocolate and Millionaire Gold dish with mushrooms and cheese.
A varied menu offers chop suey with rice or noodles, bean sprouts, apricot cream cheese salad, and a mock orange chiffon pie. Recipes include a cheese sauce over mushrooms on toast with bacon garnish, plus a chow mein chop suey meat mixture, and tips for kid friendly lunches with hot foods, wraps, and fresh fruit.
Article reports on Roosevelt scrapping a proposed Albermarle Island naval base off Ecuador due to German propaganda. the plan moved to a private Pacific Development company funded by RFC, aimed at livestock fishing and mining. Jones jokes about spelling the island's name. navy concerns persist and OPM cracks down on defense priority violations.
Kathleen Norris writes of a Brooklyn mother whose son, Don, falls for a two times divorced woman with a child, drains funds, considers marriage against his family’s wishes, and leaves home. The piece advises the mother to withdraw, move to Mexico or China, and allow the son to pursue the marriage while she rebuilds her life.
Lynn urges thrift and resource conservation by reducing food waste. Reading labels and grades helps avoid buying unwanted items. Poor cooking wastes nutrients as meat shrinks at high heat and vitamins degrade when overcooked or aerated. Use quick cooking methods whenever possible.
A quotation attributed to Cicero states that more men are ennobled by study than by nature. It emphasizes study as the key to virtue and character development.
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