FULL DAY OF MEALS from the 1940s 🍽️ Joy of Cooking recipes from 1943

Join me as I prepare a full day of meals from the 1940s using the 1943 edition of The Joy of Cooking! If you enjoy old fashioned meals, this video is for you. Items from this video: Twist Whisk: https://amzn.to/46GEEyf The Joy of Cooking 1946 Edition: https://amzn.to/3NLynIP The Joy of Cooking 2019 Edition: https://amzn.to/3JUcTbB Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:38 Molasses Bars 8:37 Breakfast - Bacon Cornmeal Waffles 17:23 Lunch - Dried Beef & Scrambled Egg Sandwich w/ Tomato Cheese Sauce 22:53 Dessert - Baked Rhubarb 24:16 Dinner - Canned Lima Bean Casserole 29:53 - Cookbook Talk - The Joy of Cooking (1943/1946) ------------------------------ MOLASSES BARS (pg 589) Sift 1/3c powdered sugar Beat until soft 1/3c butter Add sugar gradually. Blend these ingredients until they are very light and creamy. Beat in 1 egg 1/3c molasses 1/8tsp salt 1/8tsp soda Add 7/8c flour in 3 parts to the butter mixture. Stir in 1tsp vanilla Fold in 1c broken nut meats Bake the batter in a greased 8 x 8 pan at 375 for about 15 minutes. Cut the cake into bars before it is cold. Roll bars in powdered sugar. BACON CORNMEAL WAFFLES (pg 192) Beat slightly 2 eggs Add 1 3/4c milk Sift 1c cake flour 4tsp baking powder 1Tbsp sugar 1/2tsp salt Add 1c yellow corn meal Combine these ingredients with the eggs and milk Add 5Tbsp melted bacon fat or other shortening Cut into halves or quarters 6 to 12 slices bacon Heat a waffle iron. Place a piece of bacon on each section and pour the batter over them. Cook the waffles until they are crisp. BAKED RHUBARB (pg 396) Place in a buttered baking dish alternate layers of sliced rhubarb and sugar Have a layer of sugar on top. Use about half as much sugar as there is fruit. Dot layers with butter. Sprinkle with lemon rind or cinnamon. Bake at 300 until rhubarb is red. ------------------------------ Sources for rationing info - National WWII Museum: https://bit.ly/3OcmkWz Ames History Museum: https://bit.ly/44JCz2H Wikipedia article: https://bit.ly/44ETpQ8 National Women's History Museum: https://bit.ly/472rxb1 Diane Shiffer:    / @dianeshiffer364   ------------------------------ MY FAV KITCHEN GEAR - seriously, I use this stuff ALL the time: Geometry kitchen towels: https://www.geometry.house/?ref=AnnaB15 - use my link for 15% off! Twist Whisk: https://amzn.to/3SBmNCA Ove Glove: https://amzn.to/3CkmyV5 Small offset spatula: https://amzn.to/3GB9Rb7 OXO Mini Angled Measuring Cup: https://amzn.to/3Gx2osz GIR Silicone Spatula: https://amzn.to/3ImvNIs Butterie Flip-Top Butter Dish: https://amzn.to/3YZ8j1I ------------------------------ INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/_cookingthebooks_ FACEBOOK:   / cookingallthebooks   PATREON: patreon.com/CookingAllTheBooks ------------------------------ CAMERA GEAR: camera: https://amzn.to/3WOaIeo mic: https://amzn.to/3X0FwIh lavalier: https://amzn.to/3VBEzFr shooting grip/tripod: https://amzn.to/3i8aGyG phone tripod: https://amzn.to/42DbPja ------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Links included above may be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. You are not required to click through any of my links, and there is no additional cost to you.