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Thrifty 1944 Food Outlook urges home gardens and cabbage use
A wartime guidance piece urges households to plant spring gardens as U S civilian food allotments shrink slightly in 1944. It highlights March as cabbage month the victory special, notes potatoes and eggs remain plentiful, and offers menus and cereal based nutrition tips for children including whole grain breads and Raisin Nut Oatmeal Bars.
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Lydia J. Roberts
University of Chicago