What happens
Fibber McGee and Molly host a breakfast argument over land-lease food shipments, and Fibber's sudden hunger for chili sauce, now rationed at 18 blue points a bottle, prompts him to challenge Molly to make some herself. Fibber plans to make a large batch, and the couple gathers tomatoes, peppers, sugar, cinnamon and vinegar. Along the way Fibber visits the doctor, calls the grocery, and gets advice from neighbors, including Mr. Wilcox and Uncle Dennis. The Fibber McGee and Molly series aired on NBC Radio, and this episode first aired on November 9, 1943, starring Harold Peary, Bill Thompson, Gale Gordon and Arthur Q. Bryan.
The McGee home during wartime rationing, where the family kitchen and neighborhood are the main locations.
Characters: Fibber McGee, Molly McGee, Doctor Gamble, Mr. Wilcox, Alice, Uncle Dennis, Harpo
Listen for: Fibber's spirited arguments about land-lease food shipments and his bold challenge to Molly to make her own chili sauce.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.