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Corn Scramble

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on January 25, 2021

This recipe is from a January 1938 Wesson Oil ad. Like the Diamond Walnuts ad…

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Wartime Christmas Dinner Trimmings

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on December 14, 2020

This article from the December 1943 issue of Woman’s Day shows you how you can…

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Thanksgiving: Squash and Brussels Sprouts

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on November 23, 2020

I couldn’t decide which of these two vegetables to include this week. Squash tends to…

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Thanksgiving: Stuffing

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on November 16, 2020November 15, 2020

This is a Marvel Stuffing Bread ad from 1942. There are three stuffing recipes in…

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Thanksgiving: Susan Makes the Gravy

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on November 15, 2020November 14, 2020

During the war years, Good Housekeeping magazine had articles that showed how junior homemaker Susan…

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Thanksgiving: Corn

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on November 11, 2020November 15, 2020

Corn is a traditional part of Thanksgiving, widely used as both a food and a…

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Thanksgiving: Green Beans

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on November 9, 2020November 15, 2020

Green beans have been a Thanksgiving staple for many families through the years. Today’s recipe…

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Thanksgiving: Mashed Potatoes

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on November 7, 2020November 15, 2020

There aren’t many variations on plain mashed potatoes, so I thought I’d just share this…

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Thanksgiving: Honeyed Cranberry Relish and Sweet Potato Balls

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on November 4, 2020November 15, 2020

Let’s start off our Thanksgiving series with two of my favorite traditional foods–cranberries and sweet…

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Rationing Recipes: Halloween Devil’s Food Cake, Liver, and Creamed Potatoes

  • by Shawna
  • Posted on October 28, 2020October 27, 2020

I wanted to bake this cake for you this week, but we are dealing with…

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This month’s First Monday Menu is based on the chart I posted last week. You can find more info on my blog, but here is the main course and the menu for an entire weekend day. These were really good kidney beans, but definitely not enough for a main dish in an evening meal. The menus were for a family of four. You can find the shopping list for the entire week on my blog today, too. Link’s in my bio. Happy Fourth to my United States friends!
This chart from the Bureau of Home Economics was in the May 1942 issue of Woman's Day magazine. It was one of three plans to help women create meal plans on a budget. This one is Plan A. You can see an explanation of how to use the chart on my blog. The link is in my bio. Plan A was heavier on potatoes, dairy, and meat. Plan B had more cereals and leafy vegetables, and Plan C had more dried beans, fat, and eggs. A woman could choose which plan worked best for her family. I'm going to do a short series based on the menus and recipes Woman's Day created for these plans. I'll start with July's First Monday Menu. I'm excited to try some of the recipes and share them with you!
GE Room Conditioners, 1941. You can see the entire ad on my blog today. The link is in my bio. Notice how the ad copy is trying to convince the consumer that they need the air conditioner. Opinions of air conditioning units and what they should do for home owners have definitely changed over time.
This is part of a June 1942 Peter Pan Peanut Butter ad. Peanut butter is surprisingly versatile, and home front housewives in the early 1940s used it in everything from sandwiches to desserts to beverages. If you head over to my blog, I have a couple recipes and the entire ad for you to see. Link’s in my bio.
Here are two of the cold summer drink recipes I have on my blog today. You can find last year's drink roundup in the post, too, and that link is in my bio. These are both from the June 23, 1944 issue of The Family Circle and would be refreshing on a hot day like today! Let me know if you try them.
Today on my blog I have a round up of some movies that folks on the home front would have been watching in the month of June in 1942-44. All are available to watch today. There are a lot of war movies, which is understandable, but there’s also a Bob Hope romantic comedy if that is more your style. The link is in my bio.
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