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Oh pshaw, on Tue 06 Jun 2006 07:57:19a, <RJ> meant to say...

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>>"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> I have my mom's 1944 edition of The Good Housekeeping Cookbook which also
>>> has a fair number of recipes that reflect the WWII rationing; e.g.,
>>> "Butterless, Eggless, Milkless Cake", which actually is pretty
>>> good...dark, spicy, and full of raisins. Apart from that, there are good
>>> cake and pie recipes that I have used many times.
>>>

> My wife got a Good Housekeeping cookbook when we got married. ( ca 1962 )
> It had been her kitchen "bible" throughout the years.
> She later gifted it to a daughter-in-law. ( and still misses it )


I bought a Good Housekeeping cookbook in 1963, probably the same edition you
had. It's a frequent reference for me.

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