Spam Fritters is a piece of Spam, battered and fried. It is a simple, humble meal. It was popular during World War 2 because of its convenience and affordability and was often served in school lunches. During World War II, Spam was a common canned meat in rations and became a staple food for both…
Category: Recipes From Our Kitchen
1940s Bran Muffins
These bran muffins from the 1940s are surprisingly light and fluffy with a moist and tender crumb and a lightly crisp top. To be completely honest, I did not expect that! When I touched the muffin to see if it’d spring back, it felt hard and dried out. So I was delighted to see the…
Bread Pancakes from the 1940s
Nothing went to waste during rationing of the Second World War and resourceful cooks found ways to use scraps, especially bread, and repurpose it into new meals. There’s a plethora of recipes using stale bread but I was especially excited to see bread pancakes! I had never heard of bread pancakes until we started 1940s…
Potato Scones from the 1940s
Potato Scones (also called tatties scones) are an old fashioned, traditional Scottish flatbread made with leftover mashed potatoes. Potatoes were encouraged to be eaten in the UK because potatoes could be grown right there and did not need to be imported. The Ministry of Food published “Food Fact” leaflets that included information and recipes! I…
Mock Goose
Tonight we made a vegetarian version of Mock Goose from the 1940s. There’s several variations of mock goose using lentils or beans, pork sausage, and even offals. Since meat rations were sometimes hard to come by and meatless meals encouraged, we’ll be using lentils this evening for this unique meal from wartime 1940s! I thought…
Lazy Cabbage Rolls
Lazy cabbage rolls have just a few ingredients – rice, bacon, sauerkraut and onion. It’s hard to describe the flavor besides smoky bacon with rice and a touch of sourness from the sauerkraut. It tastes so much better than I could ever describe! These lazy cabbage rolls, also called lazy holubtsi in Ukrainian (pronounced hall-up-chee),…
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…
Week One of our 1940’s Days
My girls and I have decided to do 1940s Days!! We have been reading all about history and rationing of the ‘40s and the response to rationing in different countries. Britain began rationing January 1940, whereas Canada did not begin rationing until 1942 after failed attempts of “volunteer rationing” where the government wanted the citizens…
