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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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Meat Pies, 1943

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on April 17, 2021April 22, 2021

The home front housewife was always looking for recipes that helped her stretch meat and…

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Pancakes, Part 3: Large Sweet Milk Pancakes

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on March 17, 2021March 16, 2021

The final pancake recipe this week is a fairly basic recipe. It has several variations…

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Pancakes, Part 2: Bread Crumb Griddle Cakes

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on March 15, 2021March 14, 2021

The second pancake recipe we tried was described as fluffy and old-fashioned. If they were…

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Pancakes, Part 1: Whole Wheat Orange Pancakes for Dessert and Orange Toffee Sauce

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on March 13, 2021March 15, 2021

We are expecting quite a bit of rain this weekend, so my youngest son and…

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Sweet French Rolls

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on January 16, 2021January 15, 2021

Here’s a nice dinner roll recipe for you to try. I want to point out…

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Cottage Cheese Dreams

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on December 31, 2020

Do you like cottage cheese? In my house, you either love it or hate it.…

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Thanksgiving: Bread Rolls

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on November 21, 2020

This month has passed so quickly! I still have several recipes I want to share…

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Thanksgiving: Stuffing

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on November 16, 2020November 15, 2020

This is a Marvel Stuffing Bread ad from 1942. There are three stuffing recipes in…

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Apple Pan Dowdy

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

I know, I know–it’s another apple recipe. But it’s a good one and I definitely…

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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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