Tonight we made a vegetarian version of Mock Goose from the 1940s. There’s several variations of mock goose using lentils or beans, pork sausage, and even offals. Since meat rations were sometimes hard to come by and meatless meals encouraged, we’ll be using lentils this evening for this unique meal from wartime 1940s! I thought…
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…
Lazy Cabbage Rolls
Lazy cabbage rolls have just a few ingredients – rice, bacon, sauerkraut and onion. It’s hard to describe the flavor besides smoky bacon with rice and a touch of sourness from the sauerkraut. It tastes so much better than I could ever describe! These lazy cabbage rolls, also called lazy holubtsi in Ukrainian (pronounced hall-up-chee),…
Potato Soup from the Great Depression
I am always on the search for old fashioned recipes — I always have been, since I was a little kid. I enjoy trying different recipes, especially nostalgic ones. When I saw this recipe for potato soup from the Great Depression, on Timeless Family Recipes, I knew I would have to try it! “My mom…
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…
Pork Sausage Gravy
This pork sausage gravy reminds me of hamburger gravy my gramma made when I was a kid. She made hers with beef, and the seasoning was a bit different, but it’s the same idea nevertheless. It’s an easy way to stretch a bit of meat to feed a hungry family. Everyone loved my version —…
Biscuits from the 1940s
I decided to try a biscuit recipe from the 1940s using whole wheat flour and they were actually quite good. These biscuits are not as airy or fluffy as my regular tea biscuits but that’s to be expected since I’m using mostly whole wheat flour. I must say though, that they’re light and flaky and…
Mini Meatloaves
Today I am using our meat rations to make these delicious mini meatloaves for 1940s Days! It takes a handful of ingredients and is easy to prepare. You can also press this into one large meatloaf and cook that way – it’s a versatile recipe! Meatloaf in the 1930s was a way to stretch small…
