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Squad Squat, Uncategorized, WWII Games / 23.11.2011

Squad Squat: Game Kit for Men and Women in the Service

This week I thought I’d provide you with an idea for some family fun to enjoy this Thanksgiving in the form of a 1940s game. The game is called Squad Squat. Beware: it requires quite a feat of flexibility; therefore, I would recommend playing this...

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Honey Rolls, Rationing, Recipes, Spry, Uncategorized / 16.11.2011

Spry Honey Rolls

Cover of the Spry CookbookThis week I experimented with my first ration-era recipe: Honey Rolls. I found the recipe in the Spry shortening product cookbook, and I must say the results were delicious! Now, it's true that shortening and other fats (like butter) were rationed,...

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Uncategorized / 09.11.2011

Veterans Day

With a birthday two days before Veterans Day, I believed as a school-aged child that Veterans Day was simply the Federal Government’s way of saying, “Happy Belated Birthday, Megan!” Belief is maybe an exaggeration, but I did think it was a happy coincidence that my...

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Bedford Boys, Recipes, Uncategorized, WWII / 02.11.2011

Experiencing History

Last week I attended a documentary premier at Chapel Hill High...

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