GRAN "GIVES THEM BEANS"
of 1ZB, "how news spreads good or ill." Some time ago, "Gran" gave a recipe for preserving vegetables for winter use, and in so doing said that she could vouch for it, as she herself had sampled them during last winter. The recipe came from a good Whakatane housewife, and it was e a queer thing," says "Gran,"
at her table that "Gran" sampled them. Carrots, beans, and several other seasonable vege~tables treated in this way were as fresh as if just out of the garden. "Here’s something for ‘the girls’," said "Gran," and gave the recipe during one of her sessions. The usual thing hap-
pened: "I was called to the ’phone and missed the recipe." "The ’phone rang, would you please repeat the recipe?" etc., etc. But as the recipe was too long to keep repeating, "Gran" offered it to those who cared to send in a stamped addressed envelope. "Oh," says "Gran," "was it a weak moment that I made that offer?" The letters came in by the hundreds from all over New Zealand. So the news spread all right. "But," says "Gran," "it was good news. The housewives had vegetables, and they wanted to preserve them; and now, thanks to that recipe and the enterprising housewife, Mrs. Parsons, who gave it to me, over 600 lassies during the coming winter will be giving the family ‘beans’ and greens, while I can feel happy in the thought that I was able to pass on the good news." _
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 40, 29 March 1940, Page 47
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