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losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« on: February 23, 2013, 05:05:50 PM »
http://1940sexperiment.wordpress.com/100-wartime-recipes/

Oh my.

This is a blast.

"100 war-time recipes re-created"

Anzac biscuits, eggless pancakes, pumpkin soup, what not.

Even if one's not into cooking, it's well worth the read at the link above.
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2013, 05:18:27 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on February 23, 2013, 05:05:50 PM
http://1940sexperiment.wordpress.com/100-wartime-recipes/

Oh my.

This is a blast.

"100 war-time recipes re-created"

Anzac biscuits, eggless pancakes, pumpkin soup, what not.

Even if one's not into cooking, it's well worth the read at the link above.

Some of those look worth trying out.
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2013, 05:46:07 PM »
Two pounds of flour?  Also, that's a whole lot of yeast.  Here's my recipe:

4c flour
1-1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp yeast
2 cups of water
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2013, 06:08:37 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 23, 2013, 05:46:07 PM
Two pounds of flour?  Also, that's a whole lot of yeast.  Here's my recipe:

4c flour
1-1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp yeast
2 cups of water

That's really an interesting site; she's British,

Check out the videos of a war-time farm in England.  They're great.
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2013, 10:33:02 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on February 23, 2013, 06:08:37 PM
That's really an interesting site; she's British,

Check out the videos of a war-time farm in England.  They're great.

And since when have the brits been known for good food? That is if you only like bangers and eggs!
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2013, 10:40:46 PM »
I've actually followed her blog for a while.  She used to post on a very regular basis.  She has a lot of very interesting looking recipes.   :cheersmate:
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2013, 10:48:56 PM »
Hey, my mom's British and she's an awesome cook.

It may have had something to do with her working in France for a few years, though.
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2013, 05:43:33 AM »
Quote from: Celtic Rose on February 23, 2013, 10:40:46 PM
I've actually followed her blog for a while.  She used to post on a very regular basis.  She has a lot of very interesting looking recipes.   :cheersmate:

So.....you've heard of her before, and never shared?

It's a very folksy, human-interest, sort of site.
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2013, 06:15:11 AM »
Our friends on EBT could use this site to stretch their monthly food benefits.
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2013, 08:21:33 AM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 23, 2013, 10:48:56 PM
Hey, my mom's British and she's an awesome cook.

It may have had something to do with her working in France for a few years, though.

Nah, mine is a good cook too. She can make anything out of anything and it tastes good. Brits are resourceful that's for sure.

As for traditional British food: they have the art of picnic buffet to a science ie scotch eggs and sausage rolls.....YUM

and Dundee Cake is a fruitcake that's actually edible, not to mention the affinity for alcohol in their desserts :whistling: Good stuff
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2013, 08:51:58 AM »
After reading the ingredients of Bubble and Squeak, I can only imagine its name is derived from what occurs at the end or the digestive system.  :rotf:
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2013, 10:07:16 AM »
Quote from: RobJohnson on February 24, 2013, 06:15:11 AM
Our friends on EBT could use this site to stretch their monthly food benefits.

The WW2 diet was combined with hard work and frugality.....ingredients unknown to modern DUmmies.
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2013, 11:19:22 AM »
Quote from: Dblhaul on February 23, 2013, 10:33:02 PM
And since when have the brits been known for good food? That is if you only like bangers and eggs!

I dunno why the English have this undeserved reputation.

Some of the best eggs, bacon, and potatoes I've ever dined upon were in cheap run-down bed-and-breakfasts in England (I spent three winters there).

I wasn't too fond of the orange marmalade with mold growing on top, or the burnt toast, but the eggs, bacon, and potatoes were usually exquisite; some of the finest food one can hope to dine upon.
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2013, 11:31:11 AM »
I've been watching a lot of episodes of "Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares" lately.  The restaurants are in Great Britain. 
They mostly prepare British style recipes and they look good to me.

He has another show called; "Kitchen Nightmares" that are all in the U.S.

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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2013, 11:49:08 AM »
Quote from: Dori on February 24, 2013, 11:31:11 AM
I've been watching a lot of episodes of "Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares" lately.  The restaurants are in Great Britain. 
They mostly prepare British style recipes and they look good to me.

He has another show called; "Kitchen Nightmares" that are all in the U.S.
I wish I could find the story because my brother loves that show, but the other week I saw an article that said something like 30-40% of the restaurants on his shows fail after the first year.

I'll stick with Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives even if Guy Fieri is an enormous dipshit.  At least the food looks good.
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #15 on: February 24, 2013, 12:28:06 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on February 24, 2013, 11:19:22 AM
I wasn't too fond of the orange marmalade with mold growing on top, or the burnt toast, but the eggs, bacon, and potatoes were usually exquisite; some of the finest food one can hope to dine upon.

Did they just scrape the mold off, like what is commonly done with cheese?
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« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2013, 12:29:21 PM »
That's disgusting.

My mother made her own orange marmalade, but I don't ever remember seeing any mold on it.  Also, orange marmalade is a great base for homemade honey mustard sauce (we ran out at work one day).
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #17 on: February 24, 2013, 12:37:49 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 24, 2013, 11:49:08 AM
I wish I could find the story because my brother loves that show, but the other week I saw an article that said something like 30-40% of the restaurants on his shows fail after the first year.

They were already in the toilet when they call him in to try and turn the place around.  What's funny about the shows are the owners.  It's no wonder some restaurants have a high turnover rate, the people are good candidates for the DUmp. 
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« Reply #18 on: February 24, 2013, 12:41:24 PM »
There's a guy that had a successful restaurant in New Orleans for years that was destroyed during Katrina.  He moved up here and reopened, but apparently wasn't doing too well.  He brought Gordon Ramsay in to film an episode and he said it ruined their business.  I'm not sure how much Ramsay had to do with it, I think he was already in bankruptcy at the time.

Personally, I think his restaurant is in a bad spot.  Lots of cross-traffic with poor parking.
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« Reply #19 on: February 24, 2013, 01:00:15 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on February 24, 2013, 12:41:24 PM
There's a guy that had a successful restaurant in New Orleans for years that was destroyed during Katrina.  He moved up here and reopened, but apparently wasn't doing too well.  He brought Gordon Ramsay in to film an episode and he said it ruined their business.  I'm not sure how much Ramsay had to do with it, I think he was already in bankruptcy at the time.

Personally, I think his restaurant is in a bad spot.  Lots of cross-traffic with poor parking.

When you see the conditions of some of the kitchens and how they handle the food, you wouldn't want to eat under that ownership whether Ramsay had been there or not.  Location, chef, food quality/prices, advertising, competition etc all are factors. 

We have a high end Mexican restaurant nearby that constantly turns over to new management and the food just never improves.  It's a shame.  We had a Casa Maria's there years ago and you couldn't get in that place it was so crowded and the food was fantastic.



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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #20 on: February 24, 2013, 08:06:59 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on February 24, 2013, 10:07:16 AM
The WW2 diet was combined with hard work and frugality.....ingredients unknown to modern DUmmies.

True.
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #21 on: February 24, 2013, 10:32:55 PM »
Quote from: Skul on February 24, 2013, 08:51:58 AM
After reading the ingredients of Bubble and Squeak, I can only imagine its name is derived from what occurs at the end or the digestive system.  :rotf:

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« Reply #22 on: February 25, 2013, 12:00:56 PM »
My British mother has confirmed that she believes bubble and squeak is named precisely for the reasons surmised in this thread lol
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« Reply #23 on: February 25, 2013, 01:13:06 PM »
What did the little chicked say when his momma laid an orange?

"HEY! Look at the orange marmalade!"
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Re: losing weight on World War II-era recipes
« Reply #24 on: February 25, 2013, 05:08:57 PM »
Quote from: Dblhaul on February 23, 2013, 10:33:02 PM
And since when have the brits been known for good food? That is if you only like bangers and eggs!

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