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Rationing Desserts – Upside Down Blueberry Cake
I’m gathering quite a collection of World War II cook books that were designed to help housewives cope with rationing while still keeping their families happy. Blueberries from the grocery store...
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World War II Applesauce Muffins
I’ve been doing lots of research for my upcoming lecture at the Wright Museum of World War II History about cooking during the war. My talk will be in February, and I’ve promised to not only give an...
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Looks Good, Tastes Bad Cranberry Molasses Pie
Sure, it seemed like a good idea. But sometimes the most innocent of recipes can go wrong – horribly wrong. My husband Dan is a cranberry hoarder. I know that’s kind of a weird thing to hoard, but if...
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Rationing During World War II
I’ve been doing lots of research on the subject of rationing during World War II for my upcoming talk at the Wright Museum of World War II history. (For those who are in the area, my talk is on...
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World War II Cookies – Peanut Rocks
As I get ready for my talk in two weeks, I’ve been experimenting with different recipes. I’ve promised everyone that samples will be provided! My first attempt at molasses cookies was awful (though Dan...
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Rationing and Yankee Magazine
That’s right, we’ll be talking about World War II rationing and Yankee Magazine today. What do they have in common? Well, not much really. But I have lots of news to share about both. Me giving the...
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Stories From the Home Front
While I was researching my talk for the Wright Museum of World War II history this winter, many of you kindly sent me your memories of rationing and daily life on the Home Front. I thought it might be...
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World War II Victory Cake
This winter I made a Victory Cake for my talk on World War II rationing at the Wright Museum. By far of all the things I cooked for my talk, this Victory Cake was the most popular. I found the recipe...
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WWII Bran Muffins – With a Twist
For those of you who might be first joining me (all you 1940sExperiment groupies!), let me fill you in on what I’ve been doing of late. If you’re like me you’ve got rows and rows of cookbooks. Sure you...
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