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In preparation for the second coming of FDR, I took a look through two WW II-era cookbooks that were given to us by Brynn's great-grandmother. The books included some clipped and handwritten recipes, and fascinate me on a number of levels, but on a practical allergic-level, they are a treasure trove of recipes. Food rationing at that time prompted culinary creativity to use little or no eggs, cheese and butter in the recipes. I found a perfect pie crust recipe using shortening, dairy-free caramel sauce and Turkish Delight (just in time to starting reading C.S. Lewis to the kids this winter!)....and of course, recipes for vermin! The economy may be having a rough go, but hopefully won't get bad enough to prompt us to set the Havahart trap to catch some dinner!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Egg and Dairy-Free Marsupial?
Roosevelt Pumpkin Pie... it seems only fitting this year.
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LOL at: "In preparation for the second coming of FDR..." I'm so glad I found your blog after all this time!!
I SCOUR Good Will, Savers, and yard sales for books like those gems. I mostly find books from the 60's with lots of cream of soups in them. Bleh. Treasure those!
(And post lots and lots of recipes so I can live vicariously, OK??).
Do you think it's funny that they couldn't have/afford eggs, milk, or butter, but apparently Turkish Delight was still on the grocery shelves?! :-)
The first year I live out here in rural Ohio the town newspaper ran a recipe for woodchuck stew. The first ingredient was one small woodchuck. I sat down and cried. But from what the locals tell me vermin is mighty tasty. *shiver*
My husband would love that first line. Don't forget to get out your old copies of the Joy of Cooking for the diagrams on where to remove the critter glands!
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