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Travel back in time with these easy WWII recipes that bring history to your kitchen. From hearty stews to simple desserts these dishes offer a delicious glimpse into the past. Experience the flavors of rationing wartime meals community cooking and family traditions with each tasty bite. Perfect for history lovers!

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Wartime homemakers had to balance all these things while also managing ration books and food shortages. Each week, various shopkeepers had to be visited for the rationed amounts of sugar, coffee, processed foods, meat, fats and cheese. #WWII #1943 #dailymenu #cookingontheration #recipes #couponcookery #sandwiches

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Get a look at World War 2 rationing with these food rationing meal plans. They come straight from a Food Fight for Freedom by Home Economics Institute’s booklet issued during the war to help homemakers make the most of their rations. Learn Vintage Cooking Methods, Historical Cooking Techniques Guide, Wartime Cooking Tips, Vintage Homemakers Cookbook, Oldest Cookbook In America, Wartime Recipes, Food Rations, Ancient Recipes, Home Economics

Get a look at World War 2 rationing with these food rationing meal plans. They come straight from a Food Fight for Freedom by Home Economics Institute’s booklet issued during the war to help homemakers make the most of their rations.

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World War II created the need for great economy in the use of sugar, fats, dairy and eggs. Homemakers around the world shared recipes using the least amount—or none at all—of these precious items. #cookies #ginger #gingercookies #goldensyrup #baking #lowsugar

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Never has ration book cooking been so relevant in the modern day kitchen, as most of the population struggle to make ends meet during the recession; and apart from the obvious relevance to thrift and frugal cooking, I also wanted to post my week's ration book cooking in the week leading up to Rememberer Sunday and Armistice Day on the 11th November.

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