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{From the Archives of Connie's Letters. April 29, 2011.. 6:22 a.m.}

 

Dear Sisters at Home...

 

This morning I was thinking of the lil magazines I got at our Antique Shops here in our town. . It was when I was a young wife and Mother. . 

They were from the United States Government.  It was during WW2 when they used food coupons to ration out the food. . There wasn't enough food to go around as they needed it for the soldiers in the war. . So anyway, about once a month the Gov. sent out these lil magazines telling the housewife how to use less sugar and other staples. . Because for example .  . the store would get just a certain amount of sugar, So the housewife could only buy maybe 3 pounds of sugar for the month.  So these lil mags would tell the lady of the house how to substitute honey and not use so much sugar. 

These women used to cook with a lot of raisins. . . And the raisins would be the sweetness in her cookies or muffins. . . Of course the folks who lived on a farm fared so much better than the city people, as they could hunt for game and have bigger gardens etc. . 

The little magazines were 2 bucks, back then, when I bought them at the Antique Shop.  So I could only afford one here and there.  But oh how I loved those lil mags. And I would say to the Lord, as I would read them, "Lord I so wish, now days, the Gov. would still send out these magazines to encourage the mothers."

 

Love Connie

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