I enjoy learning about history, especially food history. The 1940’s was quite a challenging time from coming out of the Great Depression and into World War 2, people dealt with food insecurities and going from little to no food, to foods then being rationed. It was a trying time. I read and researched wartime rations…
Category: Food & Food History Experiments
Week Four of our 1940s Days
“A recipe is a story that ends with a goodmeal.” — Pat Conroy Day 25 My hair is so crazy curly and puffy again, so I pinned part of it up and wore a hairnet. I wore a white long sleeve shirt with my beige vest and black skirt with beige polkadots. I wore earrings…
Week Three of our 1940s Days
Week Two of 1940s Days went quite well. We had a lot of rations left since we used them much more sparingly than the previous week. Being as we have extras left, it’ll be easier to make a wider range of recipes requiring such items as lard, cheese, sugar or butter. I can understand why…
Week Two of our 1940s Days
Week One of following World War 2 Rations went surprisingly well although we did run out of rations early on. Learning about rations and how to cook hearty meals from set ingredients has been interesting and trying at times. Some days I was frustrated on what to cook within our rations, and until I decided…
Potato Soup from the Great Depression
I am always on the search for old fashioned recipes — I always have been, since I was a little kid. I enjoy trying different recipes, especially nostalgic ones. When I saw this recipe for potato soup from the Great Depression, on Timeless Family Recipes, I knew I would have to try it! “My mom…
Brownies from the 1940s
These brownies from the 1940s are simply delicious! They are soft and tender with a chewy edge. They’re not sweet as I had expected them to be because of the corn syrup. They’re not bitter either being as we changed the type of chocolate used. And they’re great because these brownies do not use up…
Following World War II Rations — 1940s Days
I enjoy learning about history, especially food history. The 1940’s was quite a challenging time from coming out of the Great Depression and into World War 2, people dealt with food insecurities and going from little to no food to foods then being rationed. It was a trying time. So, why did the government enable…
October’s No Grocery Shopping Challenge – Week Five
It’s Week Five of October’s No Grocery Shopping Challenge! This week has been a bit easier since we did a bit of grocery shopping. The pantry and freezer are looking less packed and the fridge is starting to look bare which is totally fine because that way we can eat up “old” stuff before buying…
