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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1945
Page
13
The issue shows scarce meat supplies with menus reworked to fit limited stock. Breakfasts feature cereals, eggs, and toast while dinners center on lamb, beef, and baked potatoes adjusted for shortages. Menus list various regional dishes and desserts, noting coffee or milk with each meal.
A fragmented menu listing items like nut bread sandwiches, thin custard sauce, drinks tea coffee or lemonade, fresh or frozen green peas, orange and celery salads, raisin crackers, pudding, and various desserts. Other lines note scrambled eggs, toast, cabbage, potatoes, mixed greens, cream cheese, crackers, jelly, and beverages, with several misread or garbled phrases.
An upbeat early 20th century note advises readers to order seeds soon for a victory garden. Editor Walt Messenger explains seed choices, early planting plans, and the value of buying some vegetables where appropriate. He notes ready tomato and pepper seeds, a preferred White Kentucky Wonder bean, and last year's frost experiences shaping this season's layout.
The report notes eggs becoming plentiful and cheaper from March to May as meat and poultry supplies tighten. Eggs are praised for nutrition and digestibility, with guidance to buy by grade, especially favoring Grade A for all uses and Grade B for frying.
Homemakers are urged to plan a joint garden and food storage program to offset shortages. Advice covers egg storage, fruit to sugar ratios for canning, and extending supplies through fall and winter. A burglar incident is noted with wartime sugar allowances influencing household security.
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