This post will take you on a journey to explore the thrifty habits developed during the Great Depression, a period of significant economic hardship that left
A soft and very tasty bread made with just flour, peanut butter, milk, sugar, salt & baking powder.
WW2 Rations for One Person
People who lived through the great depression and WW2 had it rough, no jobs, no money and little food. See their recipes.
We ran a quick Depression simulation for my kids, and they had a blast learning about the Great Depression.
"I wouldn't trade my old ODs for all the Navy's dungarees." -'Dog Faced Soldier', the 3d Infantry Division Song Marnemen every ...
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Never has ration book cooking been so relevant in the modern day kitchen, as most of the population struggle to make ends meet during the recession; and apart from the obvious relevance to thrift and frugal cooking, I also wanted to post my week's ration book cooking in the week leading up to Rememberer Sunday and Armistice Day on the 11th November.
Corned Beef was a popular part of the meat ration due to it’s availability. As it was already cooked it could be eaten cold or used in a variety of recipes. In my 1940’s culinary journey (ha!) I will allow myself 1 can of corned beef (or spam) every 4-6 weeks so I can at […]
Roosevelt's New Deal offered much needed assistance, but not everyone benefited from it.
It’s been quite a while since I last created a wartime recipe and I’ve never actually filmed a WW2 recipe in my kitchen here in Swindon, so after I finished work today I thought it was now or never, grabbed my mobile phone, and a potato and set to work. Anything with potatoes in has […]
Woolton Pie is a vegetarian-friendly WWII dinner recipe created to be a simple, healthy meal during wartime rationing. Fresh vegetables and whole wheat pastry give this British wartime dish lots of fiber and nutrients!
He was a juvenile delinquent, then a world-class miler; a World War II airman, then a POW grotesquely mistreated by the Japanese. Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand's new book tells the remarkable tale of Louis Zamperini.
The National Loaf for WW2
This carrot cookies recipe is not only healthy (no refined sugar) but is also hales from WW2 making it an old-fashioned delicious dessert or snack every house should have on hand... or in the cookie jar!
Never has ration book cooking been so relevant in the modern day kitchen, as most of the population struggle to make ends meet during the recession; and apart from the obvious relevance to thrift and frugal cooking, I also wanted to post my week's ration book cooking in the week leading up to Rememberer Sunday and Armistice Day on the 11th November.
I have always been hugely interested in the way women lived in the Second World War. Obviously for me a huge part of that interest centres on what they ate at a time when food was rationed and not …
***Your Sugar Ration*** New! This image is a new giclée reproduction of a vintage WWI era poster published by Carey Printing Co., New York addressing economic aspects during war effort. Poster showing sacks of sugar, comparing America's voluntary ration to the compulsory rations of 2 pounds in England, just over a pound in France, and less than a pound in Italy. Poster is printed on 100% cotton matte watercolor paper with pigmented Ultra Chrome inks for colorfastness and longevity. Image has been digitally enhanced for color correction and removal of any stains, spots, creases etc. while leaving some artifacts striving to maintain the visual character and vintage ambiance of piece. The printed images are ready to slip into the standard frame of your choice. There will be an additional small white border around print. Also, available custom sizes and on canvas. Please convo me with any custom options and pricing. Thanks for viewing my shop.
Aviators earn their wings at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.
High in fiber and protein, low in fat, easy and really yummy! I've always thought meatloaf looks and smells so delicious and savory so, as a vegetarian, I decided to make a no-meat version! This is basically our favorite meatloaf recipe but with cooked mashed lentils instead of ground meat. The result is a very tasty dinner!
Sample sandwich recipes
Come learn important self-sufficiency lessons from someone who grew up during the Great Depression. We can all learn a thing or two from those who have come before us!
It's a while since I posted one of the wartime recipes so here is a really delicious cookie/biscuit recipe. This recipe gave the option of using lard, margarine or (bleurgh) dripping. I chose …
It's day two in my Wartime Kitchen, and today I am turning my attention to vegetables, allotments and an enforced vegetarian diet.
I have another little booklet to share from General Mills, Inc. and Betty Crocker from 1943. The booklet is aimed at the woman of the ho...
For five long years during World War Two, meat, sugar and other products were rationed in Canada.
This carrot cookies recipe is not only healthy (no refined sugar) but is also hales from WW2 making it an old-fashioned delicious dessert or snack every house should have on hand... or in the cookie jar!
A hearty hot-pot made with non rationed black pudding and lots of vegetables. This nutritious casserole is good served with sliced cooked beetroot.
Here it is… the promised Homity Pie recipe! Let me tell you, it’s totally delicious, TOTALLY! Homity Pie is an open topped pie said to have first been made by Land-Girls during WW2 and supposedly to have originated in the West Country. It’s REALLY difficult finding the original recipe as there are so many bastardised versions […]
A thrifty and yet very tasty wartime dish of fish in a devilled white sauce, cooked au gratin, This recipe makes a pie that is adequate for 4 to 6 people, when served with potatoes and vegetables on the side, or a high tea meal for 4 people when served with bread and butter. The recipe comes from The Stork Wartime Cookery Book.
