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First Monday Menu: Valentine’s Day

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on February 1, 2021

This month’s menu is from The New American Cook Book, 1941 edition. It’s a Valentine’s…

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Ham and Sweet Potato Casserole

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on January 13, 2021

We have been having uncharacteristically cold and snowy weather here. I found this casserole recipe…

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First Monday Menu: Tasty Toasted Sandwiches

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on January 5, 2021

We are still snowed in, so today’s menu is going to be super simple. Fortunately,…

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First Monday Menu: Hasty Holiday Meal

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on December 7, 2020December 7, 2020

This month’s menu is from the Wyandotte County Gas Co.’s Your Gas Range Cook Book…

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Christmas Dinner for the Troops

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on December 6, 2020December 6, 2020

This is a link to a post I wrote last year and I thought I’d…

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First Monday Menu: Thanksgiving Month

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on November 2, 2020November 11, 2020

This month I’m switching it up a bit. I’m going to show you a few…

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First Monday Menu: Halloween

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on October 5, 2020October 11, 2020

I’m switching things up a little this month. Instead of the usual menu, I’m going…

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First Monday Menu: Wrapping Up Summer

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on September 9, 2020October 11, 2020

Due to weather and supply issues at our local supermarket, I decided to give you…

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First Monday Menu: Stretched Hamburgers

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

This menu is adapted from a menu in the August 1943 Woman’s Day magazine. It…

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First Monday Menu: July 4 Porch Supper

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on July 4, 2020July 4, 2020

Happy Independence Day! Here is a menu from the 1941 edition of The New American…

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More Upside-Down Cakes, 1940
Here is part of today’s First Monday Menu. You can find more menus from this article on my blog. The link is in my bio. This is from the March 24, 1944 issue of The Family Circle. This is when Family Circle was still a free weekly grocery store periodical. It was full of news, entertainment, homemaking advice, recipes, and product ads. These menus are from a menu round up Julia Lee Wright, a prominent home economist and author, compiled. Family Circle’s final issue was published in December 2019.
As promised, here is the finished tomato soup cake. The frosting is just a basic cream cheese frosting with cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla. The cake was drier than I thought it would be. You can see in the image how it crumbled when I sliced it. I don’t think the dryness really hurt it, though. It was a typical spice cake and had no tomato soup flavor at all. I was worried about a full cup each of walnuts and raisins, but it ended up being the perfect amount. All of my testers liked this one. I’d make it again. You can find the recipe on my blog. Link is in my bio.
Tomato Soup Cake 1940, Part 1
This is a great article from the February 1943 issue of Woman’s Day. The attitudes toward eyeglasses were quite a bit different than they are today. In the article, the author suggests only wearing your glasses when you absolutely have to so you aren’t known as “the one with glasses.” Contact lenses are mentioned here, too. I did a bit of quick research and found that people were indeed wearing contacts for short periods of time. Let me know what you think of the suggestions here. There’s a larger version on my blog. Link is in my bio.
We are still struggling to recover from the storm that hit Texas. We’ve been without water for about 10 days now, and we are dealing with the challenges that harsh weather brings to a working ranch. I still wanted to get you a 1940s recipe, though. This is a fun one from a Feb 1942 Pillsbury flour ad. What a great surprise for unsuspecting guests! I’ll be back to cooking soon. I wish you all good weather. 🙂
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