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 …
The 1940s were full of swing music, victory gardens and the invention of the microwave. Get a taste of the decade with these spot-on recipes.
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!
I don't make sandwiches often, but they're not anything like these from 1800s cookbooks. I was especially intrigued by the baked bean sandwich recipe and
The 1940s were full of swing music, victory gardens and the invention of the microwave. Get a taste of the decade with these spot-on recipes.
This jam roly-poly recipe without suet is a delicious way to showcase and use up your jam in a frugal dessert. It's adaptable to ingredients on hand as well as gluten and dairy free.
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The 1940s were full of swing music, victory gardens and the invention of the microwave. Get a taste of the decade with these spot-on recipes.
I’m in love with this wartime cookie recipe. These oaty, sweet, buttery, wartime biscuits really make you appreciate a 15 minute break with a hot cuppa tea in some old vintage china. This recipe is super simple and quick. Ingredients 4 oz (115 g) margarine or butter. (I used half and half as butter […]
Looking for some delicious recipes to brighten up your spring meals? This post features 1940s recipes and a menu using these recipes. From savory mains to sweet desserts, these recipes are sure to add some vintage charm to your table.
Have been doing some research into Vitamin, Mineral and Protein content of some wartime recipes and just trying to push the fact that some are infact pretty nutritious and cheap and quick to make… One of my favourites which I make quite regularly COLCANNON: CLICK HERE A thank you to Cheryl who just posted an […]
On The Home Front: Original Wartime Recipes from The Great War1914 to 1918, with main course recipes, snacks and tea time treats.
Browse our royally delicious collection of Victorian recipes for everything from Battenberg cake to kedgeree.
The National Loaf for WW2
100’s of authentic ‘Wartime Recipes’ will be recreated and photographed throughout the year of the 1940’s Experiment. During times of uncertainty and disruption, frugal, storable ingredients to make simple, nutritional recipes come into their own. I hope the wartime recipes I have recreated will help people to feed themselves and their families… Check back here […]
TM 10-412 Army Recipes 1944-08-15 CONTENTS Paragraph Section 1. Introduction 1-4 2. Beverages 5 3. Breads 6-7 4. Cakes and cookies 8-10 5. Breakfast cereals...
It's day two in my Wartime Kitchen, and today I am turning my attention to vegetables, allotments and an enforced vegetarian diet.
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 …
This is another recipe from The Chinese Cook Book (1936.) You can see the Shrimp Fried Rice I made from this book here. This was a cookbook by a Chinese-American woman meant for American cooks wishing to recreate the dishes they were eating in popular "Chop Suey" Houses.
These vintage recipes will give you the perfect taste of the 1930s.
With the latest food trend to bring back forgotten foods, we have decided that it is time to revive some of the good old fashioned foods that we loved from our childhood. Recipes that our grandmot…
On The Home Front: Original Wartime Recipes from The Great War1914 to 1918, with main course recipes, snacks and tea time treats.
These 1940s ration recipes are a look into the past and the struggles of rationing during WWII. Try one of these vintage desserts or dinner recipes today!
As this week marks the centenary of Britain entering the Great War, Anthony Seldon (right) reflects on his grandparents' incredible tale of passion and suffering.
Get a taste of the Roaring Twenties with these vintage recipes for oysters Rockefeller, finger sandwiches, icebox cakes and more. 1920s food had a lot to offer!
From sour cream donuts to old fashioned goulash and hot milk cake, there are over 100 old fashioned recipes for every meal.
On The Home Front: Original Wartime Recipes from The Great War1914 to 1918, with main course recipes, snacks and tea time treats.
No butter is required in any recipe. Crisco is the vegetable cooking fat used instead.--Foreword
There wasn't much to go on with this Ship Wreck Casserole recipe, just a few lines in my grandma's 1940 cookbook. Here's how I made it, and yes - the end result was delicious!
Don’t you dare throw that stale bread ( or breadcrumbs ) away and join the CoronaVirus panic buying throngs who are now discarding all their rotting ‘fresh’ produce. Bread is one of the foods I’m seeing a lot of photos of in dustbins. SAVE IT NOW from the mouth of the hungry metal monster due […]
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.
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.
It’s the final day of my first week on minimum UK WW2 rations. I’ve stuck 100% to what I’ve got in the cupboard and to what would have been allocated to me during the war. As a single woman, money would have been tight for me so I’ve made sure to stick with what I […]
