Not long after, readers would see ads from Fazio's and Stump's. By 1976, the Food pages no longer were part of the main paper. In recent years, most area supermarkets have switched their printed advertising to Sunday paper inserts and multipage fliers that are delivered to consumers' doors in plastic bags. Big Bear and Kroger, however, still advertise in the daily paper. Original recipes by Dispatch food editors were a mainstay in the Sunday Magazine until it was discontinued in 1988.
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In 1981, the Food pages became the weekly Food section, devoted exclusively to cooking, nutrition, food trends and news, and new food products. Iced coffee, scones, bottled water and polenta are trendy - again. Kathy Waxler of the Dispatch library staff contributed research for this story.