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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1945
Page
13
A vintage style culinary page presents multiple vegetable recipes aimed at homemakers facing shortages. Includes Stuffed Artichokes, Sour Cream Succotash, Cauliflower Mushroom Souffle, and Potato Ramekins with step by step preparation and substitutions, using common pantry items and simple methods.
Walt Messenger of Ballston Spa urges readers to plant early Alaska peas first in outdoor Victory Gardens. Early sowings yield tastier pods, with trenching and light coverage to deepen roots. He notes cold snaps and snow do not prevent eventual germination and peak crops, advising double rows and brushing for upright plants.
A weekly published guide lists ration dates and stamp validity for April through the heating year. It notes stamps 35 for sugar, stamps 32 through M2 for canned foods, and red book stamps for meat and fats with various good-through dates. Ration boards operate in Rensselaer County and Troy with hours 9:30 to 4 and Saturday 9:20 to 1. A recipe for rice and hamburger meat balls includes ground meat, onion, eggs, cracker meal, herbs, tomato juice, and rice served atop boiled rice.
Cooperative era food bulletin notes department of agriculture insights on 1945 civilian supplies. Beets carrots cabbage celery onions apples remain plentiful in many markets while New York asparagus harvest may begin. Sugar will be scarcer by about 20 percent. substitutes like bran, corn syrup, and legumes gain importance. Coffee tea cocoa remain in good supply. peanuts and soy flour emerge as protein extenders. Meat supplies stay tight. homemakers urged to stretch rations with stuffing vegetables stews and cereal-based fillers.
Improvised recipe for spareribs with sauerkraut. Season with salt pepper Worcestershire and onion. Roast at 325 degrees for 24 hours in a roaster pan. Add sauerkraut and water near end, finish with pan gravy and Worcestershire.
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