The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-31

Food for Thought. Now that there is again short age of certain foods the housewife IS doing her darnoet to combine ths that and the other thing into hodge podge designed intrigue the fancy but not often the appetite. The food ancier telling us off about not using too much of this, and little more of that IL thumbs down bread and viva la spaghetti NoooleS indicated in many disguses and can of tomato soup is for most anything from diced carrots to dried soy beans The butcher looks sad about 1t al ana t wit couple of cans of beans and prepared ravioli, What, no T-bones! Mo- no T-bones. Inland shore dners are calling to the motorst and forty miles from tne ocean sound, clans and lobster Tn many ny guises threat and promise Then agan close Oc the sad waves you can DICK your ooster rgnt ou u the deep at price Head lettuce from sunny Cal should be helping in the greens and vegetable oesgh in your favorite market, and salmon from ketcnkan' shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico rpened pineapple from
 uha and Hawaii should be popular numbers in your lat est model icebox. One of the best May numbers req tured by the ladyofthektchen to our minds was tne one that started off with goodszed greased casserole beginning the fancful gustatory story with ayer oi cooked lima beans following with tier of sliced onons sliced peppers celery svers plenty or assorted @ alternating catching handful ot bread crumpS en bits of almost any variety of canned fish, such as snrmp tuna or crab, all three and just before the top IS reached covera of tomato soup sufficient to conceal all that is underneath Worth trying day when the last slice of bacon lamb chop has dsappared from the ree ing section of the refrigerator By and large, aoes' there's plenty food for thought when lining up the V ties for the main meal of the day.
 The Connecticut Price Letter contains items of news concerning Price Board Members and Clerks The latest issue is dedicated to Mrs. Edith Benedict of Waterbury It is very friendly gesture and we feel sure that Mrs Benedcts friends not in the state organization Will De interested in reading what her associates thing of her. To witt We will to be grateful to the many faithful volunteers who have worked with us on our pro gram during the past four While we cannot otter them anything material in the of payment we would
 like them to know how much we appreciate tne un- selfish contribution. One of most loyal volunteer
 workers is Mrs. Edith Benedict who has been working at the Waterbury Board office for the past four years In early 1942 Mrs. Benedict started in volunteer assist ant on the sugar ratonng registration in the Waterbury schools After this registration was completed, she worked daily at the Ration Board the sugar ratonng program Many nights she would take home sugar ap- pcatons process and arrange them for filing next day at the Board Mrs. Benedict also helped out the cotee and fuel oil raonng programs and she worked for about three years with the gasoline ratoning panel During that time she would return to the Board two evenings week with her husband who served the Fuel Oil Panel After gasoline ratonng terminated, Mrs. Benedict continued daily stint at the board by assisting gen. orally in the work of the price panel She never misses
 day. rain shne and she stays right at her job until closing time Oftentmes she brings homemade cookies which she has just baked that morning. and from all re- ports there any left by early afternoon We here in the State Office would like to join the Waterbury Board personnel in saying to Mrs. Benedict Many many thank