"The Most Popular Recipes of the 1940s" Topic

"History has shown us again and again that financial hardship drives people to get a little more inventive in the kitchen. The creativity that blossomed during the Great Depression carried on into the 1940s, as wartime rations necessitated substitutes and ingredient-stretching techniques — eggs and vegetables made popular replacements for meat, while meat-stretching recipes such as meatloaf and tomato-based soups became commonplace in the kitchen. After the war ended, food manufacturers explored methods that gave products a longer shelf life. During the latter half of the decade, more convenience products arrived on shelves as scientists delved into researching food preservation. Scroll through the gallery to see the recipes that ruled the 1940s and give them a try on your own…"

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Armand

Thanks for sharing. The article was interesting… quite a few of those are favorites of mine.

Mother born in 1934 is always talking about meals when she was young.
Corn bread, home made biscuits, dried apples, apple pies, butter, cooked with spoiled milk or butter milk, greens, beans and black eyed peas, boiled or pan fried potatoes, cooked carrots, cabbage.
Meat, fried chicken, fish from the pond, mainly catfish, ham, bacon very little beef until after the war. My grandmother would ask me to go get her some frog legs at the pond. She loved to eat them with green fried tomatoes.

Fried frog legs are tough to beat.

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Armand

Here's What People Ate To Survive During WWII

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Armand

Thanks Tango – this is great. Zebra Cake – my mom always made it for me in my birthday.

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Armand

I don't think corn beef hash or bubble and squeak were limited to the war, I've eaten both in the last ten years. There's a lot on this list that would have been almost fantasy food in the UK.

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Armand