The 1940's Experiment

[Dani]

This is a find from a member on another forum.

https://the1940sexperiment.com/100-wartime-recipes/

 

[Mountain Dragon]

I do have such reciepe books too from Germany, motly from WW1 and some from WW2, for civilians and if i'm correct there is an WW1 soldier cooking booklet around as well.
Unfortunately hard to read about the old fonts and old german writing, but very interesting.

 

[DrHenley]

Unfortunately hard to read about the old fonts and old german writing, but very interesting.

They don't teach Fraktur in schools anymore? I had to learn to read Fraktur when taking German in the US.

 

[Mountain Dragon]

They don't teach Fraktur in schools anymore? I had to learn to read Fraktur when taking German in the US.

Lol, i know i'm almost an bit older since i was in school. But Fraktur was definitively not an topic in Switzerlands schools in my time.

 

[Mountain Dragon]

For those who can read German - and Fraktur.

 

[GaRp58]

For those who can read German - and Fraktur.

Excellent!! I not only made myself into a German translator within 9 months of getting there in June of '78, I also taught myself to read the old Gothic/Fraktur letters and can do well with these recipes...Gary

 

[Psalm7]

I do have such reciepe books too from Germany, motly from WW1 and some from WW2, for civilians and if i'm correct there is an WW1 soldier cooking booklet around as well.
Unfortunately hard to read about the old fonts and old german writing, but very interesting.

Seems like I heard somewhere that Gummy Bears came out of war time Germany .

 

[Psalm7]

In my prepper " library " I have cook books going back to the Civil War .

 

[Oddcaliber]

Depression area recipes are out there too.