I posted this in rec.food.historic several days ago. That group
seems to be virtually moribund though, and because some folks here
would appreciate this, I will repost the info.

I just received notification from the University of Wisconsin
about a new digital collection entitled "Recipe For Victory: Food
and Cooking in Wartime". I haven't yet explored it, but it looks
worthy of posting here.

See:

<http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/HumanEcol/subcollections/WWIHomeCookAbout.html>

or:

http://tinyurl.com/d5t9hz

I pick up material re wartime cookery when I find it. Obviously,
the WWI-era items are harder to find than the WWII ones.
--
Jean B.

That reminds me of a book about Victory gardens. I think the book only
covered WWII, but maybe some WWI might be included. Eat the whole
apple, but patriotic to the core.

Tom

wrote:
> That reminds me of a book about Victory gardens. I think the book only
> covered WWII, but maybe some WWI might be included. Eat the whole
> apple, but patriotic to the core.
>
> Tom

There were a lot of wartime booklets, and some books, about
Victory Gardens--plus preserving the produce from the gardens. I
have quite a few of them, partly because they are fascinating, and
partly because they may just come in handy.

--
Jean B.

On Mon, 04 May 2009 13:21:17 -0400, "Jean B." > fired up
random neurons and synapses to opine:

>There were a lot of wartime booklets, and some books, about
>Victory Gardens--plus preserving the produce from the gardens. I
>have quite a few of them, partly because they are fascinating, and
>partly because they may just come in handy.

I have my mother's cookbook from WWII that contains a section on
"wartime cookery." It's a bunch of recipes using substitution
ingredients, none of which look particularly inviting, but would keep
you from starving to death.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

On May 4, 9:54*am, "Jean B." > wrote:
> I posted this in rec.food.historic several days ago. *That group
> seems to be virtually moribund though, and because some folks here
> would appreciate this, I will repost the info.
>
> I just received notification from the University of Wisconsin
> about a new digital collection entitled "Recipe For Victory: Food
> and Cooking in Wartime". *I haven't yet explored it, but it looks
> worthy of posting here.
>
> See:
>
> <http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/HumanEcol/subcollections/WWIHomeCook...>
>
> or:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/d5t9hz
>
> I pick up material re wartime cookery when I find it. *Obviously,
> the WWI-era items are harder to find than the WWII ones.
> --
> Jean B.

Interesting to look back at things, isn't it?

Actually, much of that way of life would be a good idea these days,
wouldn't it? Healthier, probably less pesticides, and money-saving to
boot!

Thanks for posting this,
Kris

On Mon 04 May 2009 07:55:07p, Terry Pulliam Burd told us...

> On Mon, 04 May 2009 13:21:17 -0400, "Jean B." > fired up
> random neurons and synapses to opine:
>
>>There were a lot of wartime booklets, and some books, about
>>Victory Gardens--plus preserving the produce from the gardens. I
>>have quite a few of them, partly because they are fascinating, and
>>partly because they may just come in handy.
>
> I have my mother's cookbook from WWII that contains a section on
> "wartime cookery." It's a bunch of recipes using substitution
> ingredients, none of which look particularly inviting, but would keep
> you from starving to death.

My parents married in 1937 and somehow acquired some basic cookbooks from
both the local gas and electric companies. She also had several cookbooks
from the WWII period. Some recipes from all of those books are really
pretty good, if rather basic.

--
Wayne Boatwright
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue ~green meat, that’s bad for
you! ~Tommy Smothers

On Mon 04 May 2009 07:55:07p, Terry Pulliam Burd told us...

> On Mon, 04 May 2009 13:21:17 -0400, "Jean B." > fired up
> random neurons and synapses to opine:
>
>>There were a lot of wartime booklets, and some books, about
>>Victory Gardens--plus preserving the produce from the gardens. I
>>have quite a few of them, partly because they are fascinating, and
>>partly because they may just come in handy.
>
> I have my mother's cookbook from WWII that contains a section on
> "wartime cookery." It's a bunch of recipes using substitution
> ingredients, none of which look particularly inviting, but would keep
> you from starving to death.

My parents married in 1937 and somehow acquired some basic cookbooks from
both the local gas and electric companies. She also had several cookbooks
from the WWII period. Some recipes from all of those books are really
pretty good, if rather basic.

--
Wayne Boatwright
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue ~green meat, that’s bad for
you! ~Tommy Smothers

On Mon 04 May 2009 07:55:07p, Terry Pulliam Burd told us...

> On Mon, 04 May 2009 13:21:17 -0400, "Jean B." > fired up
> random neurons and synapses to opine:
>
>>There were a lot of wartime booklets, and some books, about
>>Victory Gardens--plus preserving the produce from the gardens. I
>>have quite a few of them, partly because they are fascinating, and
>>partly because they may just come in handy.
>
> I have my mother's cookbook from WWII that contains a section on
> "wartime cookery." It's a bunch of recipes using substitution
> ingredients, none of which look particularly inviting, but would keep
> you from starving to death.

My parents married in 1937 and somehow acquired some basic cookbooks from
both the local gas and electric companies. She also had several cookbooks
from the WWII period. Some recipes from all of those books are really
pretty good, if rather basic.

--
Wayne Boatwright
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue ~green meat, that’s bad for
you! ~Tommy Smothers

Wayne Boatwright bored us with:

> My parents married in 1937 and somehow acquired some basic cookbooks from
> both the local gas and electric companies. She also had several cookbooks
> from the WWII period. Some recipes from all of those books are really
> pretty good, if rather basic.


<yawn>

More homo ho-hum from Lil' Wayne...could you tell us something that we
*already* didn't know...???


--
Best
Greg

"The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other
people's money."~~~~Margaret Thatcher

"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
>I posted this in rec.food.historic several days ago. That group seems to
>be virtually moribund though, and because some folks here would appreciate
>this, I will repost the info.
>
> I just received notification from the University of Wisconsin about a new
> digital collection entitled "Recipe For Victory: Food and Cooking in
> Wartime". I haven't yet explored it, but it looks worthy of posting here.
>
> See:
>
> <http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/HumanEcol/subcollections/WWIHomeCookAbout.html>
>
> or:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/d5t9hz
>
> I pick up material re wartime cookery when I find it. Obviously, the
> WWI-era items are harder to find than the WWII ones.
> --
> Jean B.



Lovely, thanks Jean! I love old recipes, menus and the like

Jill

> wrote in message
...
> That reminds me of a book about Victory gardens. I think the book only
> covered WWII, but maybe some WWI might be included. Eat the whole
> apple, but patriotic to the core.
>
> Tom



I also love the idea of victory gardens. I'm no gardener, but I could
probably grow some things in pots.

Jill

On May 6, 12:08*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > That reminds me of a book about Victory gardens. I think the book only
> > covered WWII, but maybe some WWI might be included. Eat the whole
> > apple, but patriotic to the core.
>
> > Tom
>
> I also love the idea of victory gardens. *I'm no gardener, but I could
> probably grow some things in pots.

IIRC there were a couple of radio programs recently where people were
suddenly discovering how valuable a garden could be, given the current
economic times.

I have the original "black" thumb but I imagine someone with a small
garden plot could make a big dent in their food costs with a bit of
skill and dedication. Certainly a couple of books and films that I
have seen suggest this. (References available upon request .

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

jmcquown wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in message
> ...
>> I posted this in rec.food.historic several days ago. That group seems
>> to be virtually moribund though, and because some folks here would
>> appreciate this, I will repost the info.
>>
>> I just received notification from the University of Wisconsin about a
>> new digital collection entitled "Recipe For Victory: Food and Cooking
>> in Wartime". I haven't yet explored it, but it looks worthy of
>> posting here.
>>
>> See:
>>
>> <http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/HumanEcol/subcollections/WWIHomeCookAbout.html>
>>
>>
>> or:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/d5t9hz
>>
>> I pick up material re wartime cookery when I find it. Obviously, the
>> WWI-era items are harder to find than the WWII ones.
>> --
>> Jean B.
>
>
>
> Lovely, thanks Jean! I love old recipes, menus and the like
>
> Jill

So do I! I look forward to seeing more menu postings from you
someday, Jill.

--
Jean B.

John Kane wrote:
> On May 6, 12:08 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> That reminds me of a book about Victory gardens. I think the book only
>>> covered WWII, but maybe some WWI might be included. Eat the whole
>>> apple, but patriotic to the core.
>>> Tom
>> I also love the idea of victory gardens. I'm no gardener, but I could
>> probably grow some things in pots.
>
> IIRC there were a couple of radio programs recently where people were
> suddenly discovering how valuable a garden could be, given the current
> economic times.
>
> I have the original "black" thumb but I imagine someone with a small
> garden plot could make a big dent in their food costs with a bit of
> skill and dedication. Certainly a couple of books and films that I
> have seen suggest this. (References available upon request .
>
> John Kane Kingston ON Canada
>

I also have a black thumb--although I do somewhat better with
outdoor plants than I do with indoor ones.

--
Jean B.

jmcquown wrote:
> > wrote

>> That reminds me of a book about Victory gardens. I think the book
>> only covered WWII, but maybe some WWI might be included. Eat the
>> whole apple, but patriotic to the core.

> I also love the idea of victory gardens. I'm no gardener, but I could
> probably grow some things in pots.

Hey, Jill, check this out, it says you can grow squash in pots.
Well, that sounds kind of weird. (laugh) But it's an easy crop,
they say.

http://www.burpee.com/contentarticle.do?itemID=793

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:
>> > wrote
>
>>> That reminds me of a book about Victory gardens. I think the book
>>> only covered WWII, but maybe some WWI might be included. Eat the
>>> whole apple, but patriotic to the core.
>
>> I also love the idea of victory gardens. I'm no gardener, but I could
>> probably grow some things in pots.
>
> Hey, Jill, check this out, it says you can grow squash in pots.
> Well, that sounds kind of weird. (laugh) But it's an easy crop,
> they say.
>
> http://www.burpee.com/contentarticle.do?itemID=793
>
>

Most veggies can be grown in pots... container gardening is all the rage
now.

brooklyn1 wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> jmcquown wrote:

>>> I also love the idea of victory gardens. I'm no gardener, but I
>>> could probably grow some things in pots.
>>
>> Hey, Jill, check this out, it says you can grow squash in pots.
>> Well, that sounds kind of weird. (laugh) But it's an easy crop,
>> they say.
>>
>> http://www.burpee.com/contentarticle.do?itemID=793

> Most veggies can be grown in pots... container gardening is all the
> rage now.

Definitely. I just thought of a vegetable she would like and
wondered if it was suitable for container growing. I've never grown
squashes of any kind and don't know if they're too viney to
contain.

nancy

Check out www.ContainerSeeds.com for suitable varities.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying
"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> brooklyn1 wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>
>>>> I also love the idea of victory gardens. I'm no gardener, but I
>>>> could probably grow some things in pots.
>>>
>>> Hey, Jill, check this out, it says you can grow squash in pots.
>>> Well, that sounds kind of weird. (laugh) But it's an easy crop,
>>> they say.
>>>
>>> http://www.burpee.com/contentarticle.do?itemID=793
>
>> Most veggies can be grown in pots... container gardening is all the
>> rage now.
>
> Definitely. I just thought of a vegetable she would like and wondered if
> it was suitable for container growing. I've never grown
> squashes of any kind and don't know if they're too viney to contain.
> nancy