Cooking with the Home Front Housewife
One of the challenges during the war years was creating menus that were varied, healthy, and appealing. As time went on, more and more commonly eaten foods either became scarce or were subject to rationing. Women's magazines, newspapers, and cookbooks frequently contained articles or chapters with information and tips for meal planning with changing food…
For the first Monday of August, we went with something light as the main dish. This menu is from Ruth Wakefield's Toll House Tried and True Recipes (1941). It was listed in the "inexpensive everyday meals" section. This recipe book deserves a post of its own, so I'll have that ready for you later this week. The…
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This prune cake is the final recipe in the "Baking without...Eggs" series. I wasn't quite sure what to expect from a prune cake, so I was excited to bake this one. If you missed the first two recipes, you can find them here: Baking without…Eggs: Cocoa Cake with Chocolate Glaze Baking without…Eggs: Crumb Cake Prune…
I know this isn't the first Monday of this month--it's not even a Monday!-- but what better way to kick off a blog than a fun menu from 1940? On the first Monday of every month, I'll be cooking an entire meal based on either a published menu or recipes from 1940-1945. This month it's…
