Comments on: Wartime Meal-Planning-1943, Part I

By: Modern Retro Woman » Blog Archive » The Food Shopper’s Creed (1953)

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:20:46 +0000

[...] the comments for the Wartime Meal Planning, Part 1, post, Beth remembered reading that Americans throw away as much as 40% of their food, so I [...]

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:22:27 +0000

I read recently that Americans throw away as much as 40% of their food. Clearly, wasting food is a much bigger issue than the media’s constant nitpicking over organic vs. conventional or local food vs. imported. On the other hand, I remember as a child being forced to finish everything on my plate, even if I was already full. As an adult I often feel I “should” eat something so it doesn’t go to “waste”, even though where it ends up going is right to my waist! I’m working now to teach myself about sensible portion size, and to try to get my family to accept leftovers.

By: Kathy Warnock

Kathy Warnock — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:46:00 +0000

I cherish vintage books of all sorts.

My mother had four children to feed during the war. As I recall, she said she didn’t have any difficulty managing with her allotted rations. Didn’t they promote some special recipes during the war? — “Eggless” comes to mind.

I listen to podcasts of “The Great Gildersleeve” that were recorded during WWII. The sponsor was Kraft, and I’m so amused with the Parkay ads. They tout it as a great energy food, a great source of Vitamin A.

By: Dr. Julie-Ann

Dr. Julie-Ann — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:50:09 +0000

I just read your post about old cookbooks and truly believe that you were channeling me when you wrote it!

By: Christy

Christy — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:20:46 +0000

Hello! I just love old cookbooks (just this week blogged about them myself) and really enjoyed this look back at an old gem! I’m looking forward to the rest of the series. Thanks for sharing! Now I have a “new” cookbook to start hunting for.