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Whit Salad – Mock Potato Eggs
Whit Salad – Mock Potato Eggs
About the Recipe: Eggs were rationed during WWII so this authentic salad recipe used only carrots, cheese, cabbage, and mashed potatoes. It’s a healthy meal that could feed an entire family of four. The best part was potatoes weren’t rationed and could be home-grown. This attractive salad, served in Great Britain, was only lightly seasoned.
About the Name: Whitsun, also known as Whit Sunday or Whit, is the name given to the celebration of Pentecost in the UK. The name is a contraction of White Sunday.
AND SO THE STORY GOES…One of the characters used to encourage people to eat potatoes during the war was called Potato Pete. He appeared with his recipes in many WWII cookbooks and recipe leaflets. No one said it better than the Song of Potato Pete
Potatoes, new, potatoes old
Potatoes (in a salad) cold
Potatoes baked or mashed or fried.
Potatoes whole, potato pied
Enjoy them all, including chips
Remembering spuds don’t come in ships!
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1940’s – The “We’re Gonna Win”
War Times Menu
What’s Happening?
As Depression times disappeared, Americans welcomed new kitchen appliances and enjoyed a buying frenzy. But these blue skies were soon clouded by the bombing of Pearl Harbor and World War II, bringing with it times of rationing and food shortages. No Butter. No Eggs, No Dairy. – Rationing of food stuffs was a real life challenge. Cooks made cakes without flour and crackers became pie crust. Victory Gardens were common place, and Americans united as never before, rallying around each other and the country.
It was the strength of a nation coming together. Moms took over industry jobs, supporting the nation, which brought about a demand for faster meal preparation and increased the use of pressure cookers, oven meals, and home canning. Informal was in; fancy formal china gave way to oilcloth covered tables.
Towards the end of the 40’s, Americans happily headed for new food blenders, grilling gear, and dishwashers. It was a time to have fun doing the newest jitterbug dance, see “Gone with the Wind,” enjoy family vacations traveling on the trains, and be amazed by the entertainment of something called a television. Popular foods included avocados, shrimp, a fantastic new vegetable zucchini, and vacuum packed nuts. But a popular munching treat were some chocolate chippers called Toll House Cookies.
Some of the food on that War Times menu…Rumford War Cake, Eggless Sponge Gone Wrong, Wartime Salad Cream or Mayonnaise: Lemon Cheese Curd, Bakewell Tart, Meaty Gravy, Wartime Vegetable Turnovers.
Did you know that these were popular in the 40’s?
Meat Loaf Ring, Angel Salad, Chicken Fricassee, Rice Croquettes, Ham Loaf, Veal Birds, Hamburger Pie, Perfect French Fried Onions, Oxtail Stew with Dumplings, Boston Brown Bread, Cherry Winks, Brownie Pudding
