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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1944
Page
5
Effective Sunday April 16 1944 many red blue and air plane stamps become valid for waste fat sugar and shoes. Blue green tokens and new canning sugar stamps extend through 1945 and June 21 for gas coupons. Discontinued tire inspections apply unless replacing tires. Ration books issued to deceased or service members must be returned. Counterfeiting risks cited.
The Office of Price Administration announced no ceiling price changes for alfalfa red clover alsike clover and timothy seeds. Prices remain above CCC support loans as farmer producers hold back supplies. OPA urged selling all marketable legume seed to ease seed shortages and noted no corn price rise planned for the 1944 crop year despite potential benefits to cash farmers.
War Price and Rationing Boards in eastern Missouri report many applicants attach the wrong stamps to canning sugar requests. Spare Stamp No 37 and Sugar Stamp No 40 guidance is ignored. Boards will return incorrect applications. reapply with correct stamps.
War Food Administration launches campaign to curb an oversupplied egg market. Unprecedented production has driven prices down as processing plants struggle to absorb output. WFA proposes household use of a dozen extra eggs weekly and direct purchases from producers at not less than 26 cents a dozen to stabilize the market.
Compulsory periodic inspections of tires on passenger automobiles will be discontinued after April 20. Administrator Chester Bowles of the Office of Price Administration explains the move does not brighten the tire outlook and that civilian tire shortages persist. Motorists may keep inspection records for the rationing program. The truck tire inspection program remains unchanged.
A retro kitchen piece outlines using honey to make an Orange Honey Cake, Honey Butter, and Honey Salad Dressing. It provides a cake recipe with flour, baking powder, butter, sugar, honey, orange juice and eggs, plus steps for baking and frosting. It also explains creating a honey dressing and notes a quirky line about Candy in India equaling 500 pounds.
Experiments at a major appliance maker show that a properly placed electric fan speeds laundry drying by about 3 hours 11 minutes, a 36.7 percent reduction. Best results come from a tablesetup within three feet of hanging garments and non oscillating air.
A vintage cookie recipe yields about 90 cookies. Cream shortening with sugar, add eggs, then mix in sifted dry ingredients and rolled oats. Stir in raisins and peanuts, roll to thickness, cut circles, decorate with currants and candied cherries to resemble faces, bake 12 minutes at 375 F.
Home economist Jessie Allice Cline argues Sunday should be a day of rest from cooking. She suggests weekend prep on Friday or Saturday for breakfast, bread, and dessert, with a mid day roast and ready vegetables to keep the day free for family time.
Home economist Jessie Alice Cline urges more victory gardens in 1944 noting grown vegetables avoid ration points and serve as meat extenders. The guide lists meat and vegetable dishes such as boiled dinners and Victory Garden Stew with stew meat rutabaga potatoes green beans and corn covers simmering times and serving suggestions for six.
Two-thirds cup seedless raisins one-third cup sugar and one-fourth cup water are simmered with grated lemon juice and lemon zest until thickened. Add one and one-half tablespoons flour, cook five minutes, then cool for use as filling.
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