To receive a gasoline ration card, a person had to certify a need for gasoline and ownership of no more than five tires. Rub fat into flour and mix all ingredients together. Bake for 810 minutes until the cookies are almost set. Recipe index page from the wartime cookbook, how to bake by.
How we lived and how we ate during the war, as in ww2, has been well publicised recently with the excellent bbc programme wartime farm, but, my plan to try to live off wartime rations started earlier this year, when i attempted to live on. Gingerbread oatmeal cookies cookie butter and ground ginger add a new layer of flavor. Mix the butter, brown sugar, white sugar, pudding mix, and vanilla. Other meat value of 1 shilling and 2 pence equivalent to 2 chops cooking fat 4 oz.
In a small bowl, stir graham cracker crumbs, baking soda and flour until evenly mixed. How to bake by the ration book the following cookbook, how to bake by the ration book, by kate smith was found in vintage recipe box 150. They might be the best cookies ive ever eaten and ive eaten my fair share of cookies. Note the first stamps in war ration book one will be used for the purchase of sugar. See more ideas about food recipes, wartime recipes and vintage recipes. When i started my wartime kitchen ration book cooking a week ago, it was not just an exercise in thriftiness and the ability to make ends meet, it was my way of commemorating armistice day and remembrance sunday. Quaker oats recipes oats recipes, quaker oatmeal raisin. Front of the how to bake by the ration book cookbook by kate smith published in 1944. As 42 wore on, other foods such as coffee and tea made it onto the ration list. Bbc ww2 peoples war rationing and wartime recipes p. Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt, saving 2 tbsps.
Todays recipe for norfolk plough pudding for plough monday is a wonderful old, english recipe that i remember my norfolk granny making. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias. How to bake by the ration book a delicious cake in one hand, a page of rationing stamps in the other. Eating for victory try these real wartime ration recipes. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Surprisingly, it also saw people eating a more healthy diet than many eat today. Drop from teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheets about 1 inch apart. The best chocolate chip pudding cookies that are gooey on the inside and crunchy on the outside. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Peanut butter pudding cookies kitchen book recipes. Norfolk plough pudding for plough monday lavender and lovage. Wwii broke out on the 03 rd september 1939, ration book cookery will again rise from the ashes like a rather lardy and badly plucked phoenix on the 03 rd september 2014 with new recipes, shopping lists, money saving tips along with some much needed wartime wisdom.
These cookies are light and fluffy, with a perfect vanilla flavor. Bake in an oven at 190c 380f for about 15 minutes until golden brown. Use a cookie dough scoop to make 36 even dough balls. In the kitchen, home cooks found thrifty ways to stretch the familys food. Wartime carrot cake during the second world war, when sugar was rationed to 8oz 230g per week, carrots where used to naturally sweeten cakes and biscuits. Rationing of food lasted for 14 years and ended on july 4, 1954. Ingredients 1 lb stale national loaf, torn into small pieces see recipe with any really hard crust removed. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Add the chocolate chips, reeses pieces, and peanut butter cups and stir gently.
Click here to read more about vintage recipe box 150. The oslo meal was introduced in wwii as a highly nutritious meal devised for schoolage children. The work of issuing ration books and exchanging used stamps for certificates was handled by some 5,500 local ration boards of mostly volunteer workers selected by local officials. Chocolate chip pudding cookies are chewy and soft in the best kind of way. Using a medium 2 tablespoon sized cookie scoop drop dough onto the prepared baking sheet 2 inches apart. Each person in a household received a ration book, including babies and small children who qualified for canned milk not available to others. These pudding cookies are one of my alltime favorites. An antihoarding, prorationing poster from the united states in world war ii. Notice the difference between the two recipes mrs beetons version contains eggs for a start. Best chocolate chip pudding cookies i heart naptime. By 1942 many other foodstuffs, including meat, milk, cheese, eggs and cooking fat were also on the ration. I love it when i cant decide if a cookie tastes better hot from the oven or on the. Chocolate chip cookies are a topic of great debate in my family. Rationing began on 8th january 1940 when bacon, butter and sugar were rationed.
Eric and my dad prefer thin and super crispy cookies think tates bake shop. World war ii 19391945 saw blackouts, bomb shelters, rationing, mass evacuation and the loss of many lives. Chocolate chip pudding cookies my baking addiction. Ration books notice the dates these ration books were issued to doris and montague corri. Click here to view other versions for sale on amazon. In a bowl combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and pudding mix and set aside. Add in pudding mix and beat until well incorporated. This recipe makes a ton, perfect for bribing people into helping you move. These very vanilla pudding cookies might be the best cookies ive ever made. Its also a very clever seasonal winter pudding, as it uses pork, sausagemeat and bacon, all of which would need to be used up before the start of spring and the warmer weather. Quaker oats recipes including the famous oatmeal raisin cookies quaker oatmeal bars. Mix well and add a little milk and water to moisten and stick the mixture together. Using a stand mixer, beat the butter and shortening together until well mixed and smooth.
How to bake by the ration book vintage recipe project. Mix in flour, then stir chocolate chips or other mixins. They taste similar to a classic chocolate chip cookie, but have a softer and more moist texture. Living off rations with ration book cooking day one. Beat the milkmilk water with the egg and add the vanilla essence. The cabinet pudding recipe shown above is from the 1907 edition of mrs beetons book of household management.
Place the cookie balls on a baking sheet and bake 10 minutes. The 1950 pudding recipe has been adapted to suit the ration book britain housewife. Scoop 2 tablespoon balls of cookie dough onto a cookie. Eating for victory try these real wartime ration recipes for ve day with one rationed egg and a packet of powdered milk in the larder, world war iis home cooks had to be creative. A field ration also known as combat ration, ration pack, or food packet is a canned or prepackaged meal, easily prepared and consumed by military troops. Cream butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. The world war ii years were all about making do with less. Ration book cookery eat your way to health and wealth.
The fine and creamy combination of cookies with smores in one. Save some of the candy to press into the top of the dough balls, so they bake up extra pretty. Roll into balls and press down until very thin with the back of a fork or alternatively roll out until thin, cut into rounds and prick all over with a fork. Mother of three lost nearly six stone carolyn ekins had tried slimfast, weight watchers and slimming world but wwii diet was first success for 25st history buff from. A look back at the canadian ration coupon books of ww2. They had to register and buy their food from their chosen shops. Betty crocker has been a cultural icon and part of families food traditionsnot to mention a trusted source for recipes and homemaking knowhowfor more than 90 years. In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed about 1. Civilians first received ration books war ration book number one, or the sugar book on 4 may 1942,11 through more than 100,000 schoolteachers, pta groups, and other volunteers. Within a matter of weeks of these two staples being rationed, coupon books began to be issued to canadians from coast to coast citizens filled out applications and were mailed ration books in the post, the first wave of which was sent out on august 31, 1942. Wartime recipes how we survived in a time of rationing. They are distinguished from regular military garrison rations by virtue of being designed for minimal preparation in the field, using canned, vacuumsealed, precooked or freezedried foods, powdered beverage mixes and concentrated food.
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