Show I Genuine Sugar Maples One of the fascinating signs of nature which the beginning of the end of winter is the rising of sap in sugar maples in northerly sections of the country An early sign of spring the process is usually witnessed l about March 1st NOT ONLY is the maple a beautiful tree as part of the landscape and for Its foliage it also produces a superior syrup widely imitated Genuine maple syrup is often missing from store shelves in fact and only substitutes are available which can more often be afforded by the ordinary shopper WHICH BRINGS us around to the somewhat disturbing fact that Americans are eating more and more substitute food We eat artificial this Imitation imitation- f flavor avor that and chemically chemically- fortified the other other and and most of ofus ofus ofus us have long ago ceased to ob object object object ob- ob to such a phony diet Our b bread rea d is che chemically treated to feel fresh for a week or more Our flavors from vanilla and chocolate on down are usually artificial We are even accepting packaged milk In dry form form so so much easier to handle and distribute I IN THE FIELD of cooking the American wife Is turning to frozen dinners frozen pies andall andall and andall all the rest Its It's the sucker who stays In the kitchen and prepares prepares prepares pre pre- pares with 1 loving 0 vi n g hands a dinner dinner fit fitting tin g the specific preferences and likes of the family America is a growing country country country coun coun- try a country of rising incomes mass production and a knack for finding the easiest way the cheapest way In many respects this is a national asset but In some as some as with our foods and family cooking progress cooking progress i is s costing dearly |