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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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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: 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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Victory Lunch Boxes: Introduction and Chili-Peanut Sandwich Filling

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on October 18, 2018

The home front housewife had many new challenges when World War II began. Shortages and…

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