Today I found a cutting from a paper dated July 5, 1916. Can't tell what the name of the paper was, but two of the ads on the back mention Winnipeg. May be "The Grain Growers' Guide".
The column is called The Country Cook, and the theme is Rhubarb, with recipes for Rhubarb Relish, Rhubarb Catsup, Rhubarb and Strawberries, Rhubarb and Pineapple, Plain Canned Rhubarb, Tapioca and Rhubarb, Rhubarb Jam (Scotland) Rhubarb and Fig Preserve, Rhubarb Marmalade, Rhubarb Water Ice, Rhubarb Dumplings, Rhubarb Sherbet and Rhubarb Brown Betty.
They must have been responding to my older brother's wish (when he was a very small boy). He said he wished the whole world was rhubarb.
The ad on the back for men's suits is an interesting contrast to today's advertising. It starts out: "We Want Every Reader of The Grain Growers' Guide to Sign and Mail this Coupon" It goes on ..."Mail it and get free a set of Catesbys' suit patterns and be convinced that it is possible to buy a better suit in London, England, for $13.00 than could be bought in Canada for $25.00. ..."
How things have changed - except for Rhubarb!
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