Welcome to the supplemental blog post for Season 3 - Episode 18 all about the Canadian - American food relationship during WWII! I wanted to extend a big thanks to my guest, Kelsie Lonie, for teaching us more about Candian rationing and for sharing her grandmother's story about being a Farmerette.
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Economy Recipes for Canada's "Housoldiers" |
I wanted to extend another thanks to Kelsey for providing pictures of some of her Canadian resources:
Victory Cook Book
Life Magazine, Sept. 9, 1940
Maclean's magazine ad
Food is Everybody's Business
How to Eat Well Though Rationed
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Victory Cook Book 1943 (the following 4 pictures also come from this book) |
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Maclean's magazine November 15, 1945 |
The American-Canadian relationship was pretty strong during WWII. Besides the pre-Pearl Harbor American secret spy school just over the border in Canada, American citizens signed up with the Canadian military in order to help fight in England and Europe.
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Americans join up with the Canadian military to fight in Europe Life magazine Sept. 9, 1940 |
Food Is Everybody's Business
1944
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Canadian issue of How To Eat Well Though Rationed 1943 |
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Maple Gingerbread How to Eat Well Though Rationed, 1943 |
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Maple Gingerbread photo courtesy of Kelsie Lonie |
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Lobster Puffs photo courtesy of Kelsey Lonie |
Cookbook Feature:
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Apple-Oat Pudding with Honeyscotch Sauce Purity Cook Book, 1945 |
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Maple Butter Tarts Purity Cook Book, 1945 |
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Inside a Maple Butter Tart. Yum! |
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Maple Syrup Butter Tarts Purity Cook Book, 1945 |
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Apple-Oat Pudding Purity Cook Book, 1945 |
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Apple-Oat Pudding continued Purity Cook Book, 1945 |
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Honeyscotch Sauce Purity Cook Book, 1945 |