17 Jan Nothing Says “I’m Sorry” like a Coffee Cake

Posted at 13:56h in Quick Coffee Cake, ration-era recipe, Rationing, recipe, Recipes, Uncategorized, WWII Rationing, WWII Recipe by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Okay.  So I know I disappeared from the blogosphere for a few months, and I am truly sorry for absence.  I took a few months away from the museum world to student teach, and silly me, I thought student teaching while maintaining a blog would...

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09 Jul Ration-Era Recipes: “Sugarless” Ice Cream

Posted at 14:02h in ice cream recipe, ration-era recipe, recipe, Recipes, sugarless ice cream, Uncategorized, WWII Recipe by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Ahhh. Ice Cream - one of my favorite things about summer, and in the midst of this heat wave in Central Virginia, I thought it was appropriate to test out a great ration-era ice cream recipe.  (The recipe was taken from Grandma's Wartime Kitchen by...

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12 Apr Ration Era Recipe: Faux Whipped Cream

Posted at 17:08h in ration-era recipe, Rationing, recipe, Recipes, Uncategorized, Whipped Cream Recipe, WWII Recipe by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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So our busy season has officially started at the National D-Day Memorial, and we've been running around like crazy people these past few weeks making sure that everything is in ship-shape for our visitors!  So the poor blog has felt a little left-out and perhaps...

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01 Feb Ration-Era Potato Soup

Posted at 16:31h in potato soup recipe, ration-era recipe, Rationing, recipe, Recipes, Uncategorized by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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  This past Monday in Central Virginia was a dreary, cold, rainy day - perfect for a bowl of steaming soup.  So I decided to turn to the trusty "ABCs of Wartime Canning" cookbook for a ration-era inspired meal.  I found just what I was looking...

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04 Jan Yummy Meatless Spaghetti

Posted at 16:57h in ration-era recipe, Rationing, recipe, Recipes, Uncategorized by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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During the War, the government published a series of pamphlets to encourage Americans to stick to rationing and to keep morale high in spite of wartime shortages.  One such publication is "The ABCs of Wartime Canning".  Now most of the recipes & tips in the...

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07 Dec Spry Gingerbread

Posted at 20:24h in Christmas, Gingerbread, ration-era recipe, Rationing, recipe, Recipes, Uncategorized, WWII Rationing by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Since this is my first post in December, I thought it would be appropriate to feature a Christmas-themed ration recipe.  I returned to the Spry cookbook and found a suitable recipe for gingerbread.  In keeping with the spirit of rationing, the recipe called for only...

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16 Nov Spry Honey Rolls

Posted at 19:55h in Honey Rolls, ration-era recipe, Rationing, recipe, Recipes, Spry, Uncategorized by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Cover of the Spry Cookbook This 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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02 Nov Experiencing History

Posted at 14:14h in Bedford Boys, Recipes, Uncategorized, WWII by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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

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