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  • Ready-to-eat cereals cost more per serving than uncooked cereals.
  • 1949 - Save Money - Vel
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    Vel gives you 25% more for your money than any leading product made specially for washing dishes and fine fabrics!

SURVEY OF THE DECADES - HOME ECONOMICS

The 1940s Home Economist

Modern Menus Economists Offer War Recipe Hints

In face of the present situation home economic experts have developed recipes to meet probable meat rationing. For instance, if your folks prefer a lot of meat at one meal, followed by meatless dinners, you can serve:

  1. Vegetable Scrapple - (Serves 4 to 6)
  2. Stuffed Onions (Serves 6)

 

Grocery Shopping in the 1940s - Prices Back Then
01-1943   Whole chickens for roasting. 5 - 5.5 LB average.   $ 0.47   per 1 LB
01-1943   Lamb Chops, genuine spring rib cut.   $ 0.35   per 1 LB
01-1943   Carrots, fresh crisp   $ 0.04   per 1 BUNCH
01-1943   P. E. I. Turnip   $ 0.10   per 4 LB
01-1943   California Iceberg Lettuce   $ 0.10   per 1 HEAD
01-1943   Tangerines, sweet juicy   $ 0.05   per 1 DOZEN
01-1943   Karo, blue label 5 lb can   $ 0.45   per 5 LB CAN
01-1943   Apple Juice, 20 oz bottle   $ 0.10   per 20 OZ BOTTLE
01-1943   Peaches, large can   $ 0.21   per 1 CAN
01-1943   Baby Food, Gerbers   $ 0.19   per 3 ITEM CAN
01-1943   Tomato Juice, 16 oz can   $ 0.15   per 16 OZ CAN
01-1943   Dill Pickles, quart jar   $ 0.15   per 1 QUART JAR
01-1943   Grapefruit, extra large   $ 0.23   per 5 ITEM
01-1943   Oranges, Large Navel   $ 0.35   per 1 DOZEN

 

 

 

 
IN COMPARISON
  • TREASURY BALANCE JAN.13 1943: $8,884,171,9741941 Red Hot Coupon
    Here's a "Red Hot Coupon" from 1941 to save 7 cents on Tooth Powder and Prophylactic Tooth Brush!

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