Don’t you just love it when you have everything planned out
then something happens to throw a monkey wrench in the works? I had originally planned to pick up my
library books this evening, peruse the books tonight and make any additions to
my shopping list for tomorrow morning.
As it turns out my husband has to work extra this weekend so we had to
get our grocery shopping done tonight.
(Insert sad face here.)
My husband was able to stop by the library on the way home
tonight and pick up my holds. Even if I
did not get a chance to peruse them, at least they are now in my possession. Fortunately, I have done a lot of research on
WWII recipes online and I was already prepared to get my shopping done.
As expected, there was a number of items on my list that
were only available in larger quantities or that were significantly cheaper in
larger quantities. While WWII rationing
would not have allowed an individual to purchase certain items in larger
quantities, at least part of my reason for trying this experiment is to try to
save money while cooking real food.
Therefore, I will be taking some time tomorrow to portion out my weekly
rations in the specific amounts that I mentioned the other day. Anything extra
will either be frozen or tucked away in a separate area of my cupboard.
I am so excited for the book that I ordered from Amazon to
arrive. It is a British book so since I
will be following a British ration system, it may be a bit easier to prepare
foods using those recipes than with American recipes from the same era. Only time will tell. The books that I checked out are both American
wartime cookbooks and I can say that they really look like wonderful
references! I have not had a chance to
read through them in detail but some of the recipes I saw while flipping
through looked delicious. I am
definitely going to be copying down a lot of recipes!
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