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 […]
If you’re looking for a way to mark VE Day this weekend, these recipes extracted from the Imperial War Museum’s Victory in the Kitchen (Published by the museum, £6.99) are perfect. We initially ran these recipes with kind permission of the museum when the book was first published, but this seems the ideal time to …
The recipes in this book can help you get an idea at what is possible, it's a great addition to your preparedness cooking and food storage stockpile. - Page 2 of 12
This WW2 Carrot Cookies Recipe will impress your grandmother! This particular recipe is kind of like a mix of muffins and cookies with a dash of cake - what more could you want? The cream cheese frosting on top gives them a great dessert quality, but if you leave off the frosting, these cookies could easily pass for a decently healthy breakfast treat. Make these tasty vintage cookies for a special occasion like Christmas or Easter, or just a Wednesday you feel like sweetening up!
My youngest boy loves his apples. He probably eats at least two every day ( and after each one he asks “mummy am I stronger now?” Since daddy told him apples make you strong!) so imagin…
(Don't forget to check out my fuzzy brain magazine giveaway on my April 12th post below!) Sheesh, I think my powers of observation must be nonexistent. How did I manage to miss Rednesday with all the blog hopping I have been doing for years?! Boggles the mind. Anyway, I finally noticed it today on Leslie's blog, Brookhollow Lane. Leslie references the blog, It's A Very Cherry World as the originator of all this fun. (Not sure if this was my grandmother's or grandfather's souvenir from a 1913 dance? By the way this is not the lyrics to Row Row Row Your Boat - I'd never heard this before, too funny. ) (My mothers WWII ration cookbook from Swans Down Flour, published in 1942) (My grandfather was in the Navy during WWI and spent time in France, this is one of the postcard booklets he purchased.) (Matchbook from WWI, saved by my grandfather.) (I found this darling - and unsigned - "mechanical" Christmas card in my mother's things. I'm not sure what year it's from??? Her scrapbook it was in had mostly things from the late 40's. I'm guessing she must have bought it for my brother to give my dad???)
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 […]
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 […]
Cooks had to be incredibly inventive during WW2. Rationing was in full force yet the British diet was never before as healthy. See recipes and tips for cooking frugally and in a planet-friendly way.
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 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 …
An authentic WW2 salad recipe where the eggs (which were rationed) are made with carrot, a little cheese and mashed potatoes! This salad looks very attractive and feeds four people with ease. Potatoes, that were home-grown, are put to good use in this salad recipe, which is very healthy due to many raw vegetables. The name "Whit Salad" is thought to be derived from Whitsun, which is an important holiday in the church calendar and was celebrated as a public holiday with picnics, fêtes, galas, walks, dances and church suppers.
Thank you to my Facebook friend Kayleen, who tagged me in a post this morning as she had found a volume of wartime recipe books in a Manchester Photographic Archive on Flickr. This is exciting! I can almost smell the pages! A volume of recipes dating to World War Two. The folder contains manuscript, typescript, […]
Here is the 1st of 100 recipes which will be recreated and photographed over the year of my blog… Nothing Fancy Wartime Loaf * 600 ml (1 pint) of warm water* 5 teaspoons of quick rise yeast* couple pinches of sugar* 2 lb of wholewheat (wholemeal) flour* 1.5 teaspoons salt* 1 tablespoon rolled oats (for […]
A delicious meat and vegetable steamed pudding that would have been popular as a family meal during the war; the meat is padded out with tasty seasonal root vegetables and the suet crust is made from a combination of flour and oatmeal, for a nutty taste and texture. Serve with gravy and steamed seasonal vegetables.
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.
Home cooks quickly learned to stretch their food budget and ingredients during the Great Depression. Here's what they came up with.
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.
An old fashioned way to steam a pudding and a great way to recycle old baked bean tins; these spiced mixed fruit rolls are easy to slice to serve and are also lovely buttered like tea loaf when cold. This recipe is based on several WW2 ration book recipes that I found in various books, where no eggs and sugar are used. Makes two bake bean tin fruit rolls to serve 4 greedy people or 6 restrained diners!
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Home cooks quickly learned to stretch their food budget and ingredients during the Great Depression. Here's what they came up with.
Apart from the strict but necessary food rationing policies implemented in Britain during WWII by the Ministry of Food, a campaign was started to actively involve society in a food-safety strateg…
A collection of recipes to make the wartime rations go further. Has correction pasted onto page 16. The date of this publication is unknown, but likely to...
In response to lots of emails, I have put together a compilation of all my Emergency Bread, Scones and Cakes recipes. Most are yeast, fat & egg free.
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...
You won't be able to take your eyes off this stunning performance. Nine women take the stage as Simon Cowell and his fellow judges prepare to be dazzled on Britain's Got Talent. The women are dressed as if they just walked off a WWII-era film set with their military attire, victory rolls, pinned hair, and
It's day two in my Wartime Kitchen, and today I am turning my attention to vegetables, allotments and an enforced vegetarian diet.
On The Home Front: Original Wartime Recipes from The Great War1914 to 1918, with main course recipes, snacks and tea time treats.
Even without much sugar available, folks got creative with WWII ration recipes for some truly delicious sweet dishes! Have you ever tried molasses cookies?
For five long years during World War Two, meat, sugar and other products were rationed in Canada.
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...
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...
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...
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...
The National Loaf for WW2
