From 1935 to 1948 she was the Winnipeg Tribune's Home Ec Editor. During the War she wrote daily about keeping as normal a household as possible when in many cases there was no husband at home, a slashed household income, inflated prices and many staple food supplies were rationed or completely unavailable.
Having to put a brave face on "Thanksgiving" celebrations in the midst of the War must have been difficult at times. Nevertheless, she publised a series of articles each year around the holiday that provided recipe ideas, household hints and a reminder of the dire situation women in many parts of Europe faced.
You can read more about Middleton in a bio post I did of her here. This is a collection of her Christmas holiday-themed columns. Below are just some of her Thanksgiving columns:
Thanksgiving Dinner Menus Feature All Canadian Foods
October 11, 1940, Winnipeg Tribune (source)
Thanks Be For Our Blessings, Let's Make the Most of Them !
October 13, 1941, Winnipeg Tribune (source)
Thanksgiving Dinner Menus Will Feature Simple Dishes
October 18, 1943, Winnipeg Tribune
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