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First Monday Menu: School Lunch with Campbells Soup

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on November 1, 2021

This advertisement for Campbell’s soup from the autumn of 1945 includes a menu for a…

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First Monday Menu: Pack Lunches for War Workers

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on June 7, 2021June 9, 2021

Today’s menus are from a little booklet called “How to Pack Lunch Boxes for War…

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Hot Potato Cheese Salad

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on April 25, 2021

Here is a potato salad recipe just in time for your spring picnics. This one…

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Celebrating Two Years of History in the Kitchen!

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on July 15, 2020July 15, 2020

This week marks two years since my first post went up. I thought I’d celebrate…

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Victory Lunch Boxes, Part 3: Menus

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on April 23, 2020

I enjoy looking at lunch box menus from the early 1940s. They were economical and…

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WW2 Ration Cook-in: Victory Lunch Box

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on April 2, 2020

I took today’s Victory Lunch Box menu from The Good Housekeeping Cook Book. They have…

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Victory Lunch Boxes, Part 1: What do I pack?

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on March 14, 2020March 21, 2020

I think I’ve mentioned before that I live on a very rural ranch. Sometimes when…

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First Monday Menu on a Tuesday

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on March 3, 2020

I know that this is a day late, but it includes possibly my favorite recipe…

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First Monday Menu: Cheese Combination Sandwich

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on July 1, 2019

We’ve been relying on quick meals to help us save time this summer. July’s First…

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Victory Lunch Box: Split Pea Soup

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on January 17, 2019March 26, 2019

One of a home front housewife’s jobs was to pack lunches for her family. Her…

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Since this week brought us National Book Lover's Day, I thought I'd add a list of books that were published in 1940. It's been a while since I have done one of these lists, and this time I added children's books to the mix. You can see my entire list on my blog today. Link's in my bio. And, yes, Caps for Sale is on the list.
The American Woman’s Cook Book is one I find myself reaching for again and again. Since today is National Book Lovers Day, I’d love to hear what your favorite vintage cookbooks are. They don’t have to be from the 1940s. Any decade is fine. What are your favorites and why? Do you have a favorite recipe from them? I’d love to hear from you!
Here are some picnic recipes from the July 1939 issue of Woman’s Day. I thought these would make a fun First Monday Menu for the end of summer.
I used this black-eyed pea recipe to finish off my series on the USDA’s shopping guides from 1942. It’s got a bit of a kick to it and would work great with almost any meal. You can read more about the individual charts over on my blog. The link is in my bio.
Look at this almost perfect sample of shelf paper from 1945. I love it! Do you still line your shelves with paper? Did you in the past? You can see the entire page it is on on my blog. Link’s in my bio.
It’s that time of year again! To celebrate 4 years of History in the Kitchen, I’ve rounded up some favorite wartime recipes all in one place. You can find them all, including this wonderful pear cake, on my blog today. Link’s in my bio. Thanks for sharing the past 4 years with me!
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