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Cherry Dessert Muffins

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on May 11, 2022

It’s been a while since I have tested a wartime recipe. Spring on a ranch…

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First Monday Menu: Dressed Up Meat

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on May 3, 2022

This set of menus is from the May 1943 issue of The American Home. The…

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First Monday Menu: April Roast Beef Dinner

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

This menu comes from Margaret Hewett’s Party Menus and Recipes. Published in 1939, it contains…

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Vacation Cottages, 1941

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on March 23, 2022March 23, 2022

In April 1941, readers of Better Homes and Gardens in the United States were still…

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Spending a Day with a 1941 Menu

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on March 14, 2022

I’m trying something new this month. If it works out well, I might make it…

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First Monday Menu March: Adapting for Children

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on March 7, 2022

This month’s menu is from the May 1939 issue of Woman’s Day. I know that…

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“Made for Make-Up”

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on February 15, 2022

I love this article about dressing tables. I’ve been enjoying thumbing through home decorating magazines…

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Hearty Corn Chowder, 1944

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

I’ve been wanting to make this chowder for a while. It’s from the December 1944…

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How Many Ways Can You Use Fruit Cocktail?

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on January 13, 2022

This ad is from January 1943. It is typical in it’s home front battle approach.…

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A Bowl of Soup Will Warm You Up

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on January 8, 2022January 8, 2022

Canned soup was popular before and during the war both for convenience and as a…

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This month’s First Monday Menu is based on the chart I posted last week. You can find more info on my blog, but here is the main course and the menu for an entire weekend day. These were really good kidney beans, but definitely not enough for a main dish in an evening meal. The menus were for a family of four. You can find the shopping list for the entire week on my blog today, too. Link’s in my bio. Happy Fourth to my United States friends!
This chart from the Bureau of Home Economics was in the May 1942 issue of Woman's Day magazine. It was one of three plans to help women create meal plans on a budget. This one is Plan A. You can see an explanation of how to use the chart on my blog. The link is in my bio. Plan A was heavier on potatoes, dairy, and meat. Plan B had more cereals and leafy vegetables, and Plan C had more dried beans, fat, and eggs. A woman could choose which plan worked best for her family. I'm going to do a short series based on the menus and recipes Woman's Day created for these plans. I'll start with July's First Monday Menu. I'm excited to try some of the recipes and share them with you!
GE Room Conditioners, 1941. You can see the entire ad on my blog today. The link is in my bio. Notice how the ad copy is trying to convince the consumer that they need the air conditioner. Opinions of air conditioning units and what they should do for home owners have definitely changed over time.
This is part of a June 1942 Peter Pan Peanut Butter ad. Peanut butter is surprisingly versatile, and home front housewives in the early 1940s used it in everything from sandwiches to desserts to beverages. If you head over to my blog, I have a couple recipes and the entire ad for you to see. Link’s in my bio.
Here are two of the cold summer drink recipes I have on my blog today. You can find last year's drink roundup in the post, too, and that link is in my bio. These are both from the June 23, 1944 issue of The Family Circle and would be refreshing on a hot day like today! Let me know if you try them.
Today on my blog I have a round up of some movies that folks on the home front would have been watching in the month of June in 1942-44. All are available to watch today. There are a lot of war movies, which is understandable, but there’s also a Bob Hope romantic comedy if that is more your style. The link is in my bio.
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