Tim Horton
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Post by Tim Horton on Nov 17, 2019 4:09:16 GMT -5
Sooo... A whole bunch of things led one to another here... With Remembrance Day not shortly gone. The kerfuffle over the hockey guy getting fired, dinner at the Royal Canadian Legion, and being a history buff of sorts. I eventually ran across this site.
Along with this, I've been watching a series of you tube videos "Rationing in Briton" by In Range TV. Last winter we also watched a couple DVD video series "War Time Kitchen" and "Land Girls" This all kind of ties together, but a little off track at this moment.
Anyway, sent this link to Sweetie saying I though this was interesting from a prepper prospective.
Sweetie then saying this looks like a "Julia and Julia" type thing for this winter.
Sweetie being a bread baker, we have already tried a recipe for the "National Loaf" and found it quite good. Not everyday good from a 21st century outlook, but occasionally good none the less.
Of course one of the first recipes we talked about trying is #140 Canadian Bake, well.... just because... eh...
If anyone tries any of these, please post the number and results.
the1940sexperiment.com/100-wartime-recipes/
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Post by brownrexx on Nov 17, 2019 8:27:06 GMT -5
Historic recipes are always interesting.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Nov 17, 2019 9:01:22 GMT -5
Oh, how fun! I adore going through old cookbooks and trying out old recipes. Here's a clickable link the1940sexperiment.com/100-wartime-recipes/This is the first time I've heard of using wartime rationing as a way to lose weight. Turns out there's a whole Ration Diet and everything. I might try a wartime recipe or two.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Nov 17, 2019 11:37:55 GMT -5
That is fascinating. Reading how strict the rations were, no wonder Victory Gardens were promoted so people would have vegetables to fill out their diet.
We have no idea living in the modern era what it is like for the entire population to sacrifice in times of war. War for people - other than military families - is something we see on the news but otherwise has little to no effect on our daily lives.
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Post by paquebot on Nov 17, 2019 13:28:23 GMT -5
Anyone 80 or over has been there and remembers. Since my father was not physically able to enlist, he worked wherever the authorities told him to. That meant as farm hand, canning company field foreman, to lead miner. we had ration coupons for sugar and red OPA tokens for meat. We were lucky to have my paternal grandparents on the farm for chickens and Sunday church sermons were often punctuated by 12-gauge shotgun blasts in our small town. That was my dad shooting pigeons that roosted in the belfry. Could not get shotgun slug ammo so a car battery was melted down to make them by hand. We had venison in 1944 when most others others were eating big bologna! .22 ammo was readily available and we also ate an awful lot of squirrels and jack rabbits.
But we had the fortune of living on a huge lot in the middle of town. At the age of 4 I was "programmed" to walk through the potatoes every day to pick any bugs. The garden was not just for food but also the war effort as any area not in vegetables was castor beans.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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Tim Horton
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Post by Tim Horton on Nov 17, 2019 19:17:15 GMT -5
2019-11-17......... #1.... National loaf... Sweetie is a bread baker.. My shadow is a testament to that...... So today she made two loafs of whole wheat bread from this... Quite good. I think the only 21st century concession she made was to use the Kitchen Aid mixer to do the work. We made this last year from a very similar recipe that was also good. #28..... Cream of Parsnip Soup... We had the veggie on hand, so gave it a try. The only 21 century concession was she used her stick blender. Very good...
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Post by ladymarmalade on Nov 17, 2019 21:29:30 GMT -5
I think 21st Century adaptations are more than acceptable. After all, the blogger with all the recipes veganized all of hers! Those loaves of bread look fantastic!
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