I enjoy learning about history, especially food history. The 1940’s was quite a challenging time from coming out of the Great Depression and into World War 2, people dealt with food insecurities and going from little to no food, to foods then being rationed. It was a trying time. I read and researched wartime rations…
Category: Food & Food History Experiments
Week Four of our 1940s Days
“A recipe is a story that ends with a goodmeal.” — Pat Conroy Day 25 My hair is so crazy curly and puffy again, so I pinned part of it up and wore a hairnet. I wore a white long sleeve shirt with my beige vest and black skirt with beige polkadots. I wore earrings…
Week Three of our 1940s Days
Week Two of 1940s Days went quite well. We had a lot of rations left since we used them much more sparingly than the previous week. Being as we have extras left, it’ll be easier to make a wider range of recipes requiring such items as lard, cheese, sugar or butter. I can understand why…
Week Two of our 1940s Days
Week One of following World War 2 Rations went surprisingly well although we did run out of rations early on. Learning about rations and how to cook hearty meals from set ingredients has been interesting and trying at times. Some days I was frustrated on what to cook within our rations, and until I decided…
Week One of our 1940’s Days
My girls and I have decided to do 1940s Days!! We have been reading all about history and rationing of the ‘40s and the response to rationing in different countries. Britain began rationing January 1940, whereas Canada did not begin rationing until 1942 after failed attempts of “volunteer rationing” where the government wanted the citizens…
Following World War II Rations — 1940s Days
I enjoy learning about history, especially food history. The 1940’s was quite a challenging time from coming out of the Great Depression and into World War 2, people dealt with food insecurities and going from little to no food to foods then being rationed. It was a trying time. So, why did the government enable…
October’s No Grocery Shopping Challenge – Week Five
It’s Week Five of October’s No Grocery Shopping Challenge! This week has been a bit easier since we did a bit of grocery shopping. The pantry and freezer are looking less packed and the fridge is starting to look bare which is totally fine because that way we can eat up “old” stuff before buying…
October’s No Grocery Shopping Challenge – Week Four
It’s Week Four of October’s No Grocery Shopping Challenge! This week has been a challenge for sure as we have run out of more ingredients. I was confident that we had stocked up for the month, but we unfortunately did not get enough. This was a good way to show me what exactly I need…
