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  1. Marianne

    WW2 Rationing Recipes - Canadian and British

    The Queen liked scones, as well.
  2. Marianne

    WW2 Rationing Recipes - Canadian and British

    Dropped Scones recipes from this cookbook: Drop Scones aka Scottish Pancakes Sift 4 oz. plain flour with 2 level teaspoons of baking powder and a pinch of salt. Add 1 tbsp dried egg powder then beat in 1 pint milk and 2 tbsp water. Grease and heat a heavy frying pan, electric solid hotplate...
  3. Marianne

    WW2 Rationing Recipes - Canadian and British

    "You can use this custard recipe in a great variety of ways. It's excellent for a trifle, or for a fool made with whatever fruit is available." FOOL? I had to google this. Found this bit at Epicurious. "At the mention of this British dessert, my mind races through the various references to...
  4. Marianne

    WW2 Rationing Recipes - Canadian and British

    My mother would make this once in a while when I was a kid. I thought the egg whites almost had the texture of rubber. I haven't thought about it since then. Ha!
  5. Marianne

    WW2 Rationing Recipes - Canadian and British

    This is what our family called Toad in a Hole. Just an egg in a piece of buttered bread cooked on a griddle. WW2 British called it Mock Fried Egg or Egg in a Nest. It used reconstituted egg powder and if you were lucky to still have some, you fried it in some bacon grease. 1 egg (fresh shell...
  6. Marianne

    WW2 Rationing Recipes - Canadian and British

    I had to google grams to ounces - 600 grams = 21 oz. Seems like a lot of meat during rationing days. Maybe because it's 'shin of beef'? Oh! Back at the top of the page, the recipes have been 'given a modern makeover'. Still looks really good.
  7. Marianne

    WW2 Rationing Recipes - Canadian and British

    Scotch Hotpot Ingredients: • 450g peeled smooth potatoes such as Desiree • 2 tbsp olive oil • 600g shin of beef, cut into 2cm pieces, excess fat removed • 1 tbsp rosemary leaves, chopped • 225g tomatoes • 2 apples, peeled • 2 onions • 1 tbsp plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper • Around...
  8. Marianne

    WW2 Rationing Recipes - Canadian and British

    I cracked up laughing when I saw this picture. "This fun and tasty recipe for potato piglets feeds six people but only uses six potatoes and six sausages. When served with a seasonal salad, this easy and nutritious meal will delight the children and provide a thrifty summertime meal using...
  9. Marianne

    Hello from Alaska

    Welcome from Kansas! :frow
  10. Marianne

    Frustratedearthmother's Journaling Journey

    LOL You'll get it done! At least there's a lot of memories attached. What fun!
  11. Marianne

    Cucumber beetles killing everything

    Dawn also makes a mean wasp killer. Regardless of which soap you use, if you don't have enough in the water, you're just washing 'em. Spray the wasps and they'll drop fast. I think the soap (detergent?) basically suffocates them. They die really fast. I used DE on my dogs for fleas. Borax...
  12. Marianne

    What do you do to cut expenses down?

    Easy peasy - dissolve 1 tsp borax in a cup of hot water, then let it cool. I use a recycled bottle that holds approx 12 oz, so I put the borax water in it, add plain water until it's full. I get about 5 showers worth. I can't say shampoo's because this doesn't suds at all. It's just like rubbing...
  13. Marianne

    Cucumber beetles killing everything

    I never had a great squash harvest out here. Never. And you know that usually there's a bumper crop of zucchini every year. That's interesting about Palmolive, I wish I would have known that back then. Although I now buy Dropps for laundry, I still have a jug of homemade and use that as well. I...
  14. Marianne

    What do you do to cut expenses down?

    It's been forever since I looked at this thread and what fun!! I haven't gone completely through it, but I'll hit it again later today. I'm still cutting DH's hair, having more trouble with my own as time goes on. My dumbass neck just won't turn like it used to. I now make simple bar soaps...
  15. Marianne

    Blackberry Pie

    Who's got his address? We can all meet up there.
  16. Marianne

    Frustratedearthmother's Journaling Journey

    I completely understand. I already gave away all my jewelry, told my daughter to sell the gold, have the stones put in settings that she liked. I'm pretty sure it's all in a dresser drawer. lol I'm getting rid of 'family heirlooms' as well. My mother died last Sept. in another state. My sister...
  17. Marianne

    Cucumber beetles killing everything

    Cucumber beetles have been really bad around here for a few seasons. The last time I had them, I used Neem. That worked better than anything else I had tried. Years ago, a guy on this forum (can't remember his name!!) suggested I use strong Dawn and water mixture for squash bugs. I wonder if...
  18. Marianne

    Our patch of earth

    We want to finish this house before we put it on the market. We're making progress, rather HE is making progress along with our son who is here just half of the time now that he has a girlfriend. So, like I said, we're shooting for next spring. I agree with all the gardening tips and I was...
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