Cooking with the Home Front Housewife
Sugar was first rationed in 1942. It was the first consumer commodity rationed but was soon to be followed by items like meat, coffee, and processed foods. Beginning on May 5, 1942, each person could receive a half pound of sugar a week. A pound of granulated sugar contains roughly 2 cups. In 1942, this was…
Tomorrow's drink calls for chocolate syrup. I thought it might be fun to make my own syrup with a recipe from 1944. It's in The Good Housekeeping Cook Book in the drinks section, so it's a recipe specifically for adding to beverages. The cookbook suggests using it for iced cocoa or chocolate, chocolate milk, shakes, and so…
Here they are! This is the original recipe for chocolate chip cookies. You can find the history of this recipe in my last blog post: Ruth Wakefield’s Toll House Tried and True Recipes. I'm pretty sure this is the chocolate chip cookie recipe I grew up with. These cookies are the perfect blend of cookie, chocolate,…
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The August 1943 issue of Woman's Day included an article called "The Small Summer Fruits" in the war food section. The article included a selection of recipes for berries, cherries, currants, and other small fruits. I thought this would be a great time to try these 75-year-old recipes since fruits and berries are plentiful right now. We…
The second recipe in the "Baking without...Eggs" series is a crumb cake. If you missed the first in the series, you can find it here: Cocoa Cake. The final post in the series can be found here: Prune Cake. Let's jump right to today's recipe. Ingredients 1 c evaporated milk 1 tbsp vinegar 1 1/2 c…
By 1945, rationing and shortages had created challenges for home front housewives. Cooking practices changed due to the lack of ingredients needed for certain recipes or meals. It was difficult for families that were used to eating meat and potato […]
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Making the blueberry pie for the Summer Lawn Party turned into quite the pie adventure. As promised, here is the recipe and the experience my daughter and I had troubleshooting it. Round One We followed the recipe exactly, using frozen blueberries as suggested. Here are the ingredients. Pastry for a two crust pie 3 c frozen or…
