World War II Archives - VINTAGE COOKBOOK

M.F.K. Fisher’s How To Cook a Wolf: One Great Recipe!

Posted on February 13, 2024
by Cara

M.F.K. Fisher's How To Cook a Wolf: How to Cook a Wolf is my all-time favorite cookbook, probably because it so obviously combines cooking and recipes with a distinct period of American history (World War II) AND exquisite writing. For example, Fisher writes of "half-forgotten…

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War Cake Recipe, How to Cook a Wolf, M.F.K. Fisher

Posted on February 4, 2024
by Cara

War Cake Recipe: Here's an extremely historic recipe from M.F.K. Fisher's How to Cook a Wolf, published in 1942, and republished in M.F.K. Fisher's The Art of Eating: War Cake, a cake to make when resources are tight. It used no eggs! Here's the cookbook: https://vintagecookbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/How-to-Cook-a-Wolf-1942-1944.-M.-F.-K.-Fisher.-Gift-Quality.jpg…

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Wartime Recipes from Connecticut Cookbook, 1944

Posted on January 18, 2024
by Cara

Wartime Recipes from Connecticut Cookbook, 1944: Here's an entire page of World War II economizing recipes from the Connecticut Cookbook, compiled by the Woman's Club of Westport and published by Harper & Brothers in 1944. The recipes are accompanied by a Del King cartoon with…

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Cheese Pie or Sunday Night Supper from American Women’s Voluntary Services Cook Book, 1942

Posted on January 15, 2024
by Cara

Cheese Pie or Sunday Night Supper from American Women's Voluntary Services Cook Book, 1942: Yes, we have the cookbook. See it here: https://vintagecookbook.com/product/american-womens-voluntary-services-cook-book-a-book-for-wartime-living-1942/ American Women’s Voluntary Services Cook Book: A Book for Wartime Living, 1942: This is the cookbook that was compiled and published by American…