Time to Cook up a Storm!!

First to those of you in America...Happy Thanks Giving!!!!

Now, I promised you some WW2 recipes that people used during rationing and so I thought I had better stick to my promise and give you at least one. I have to admit that choosing one that may be popular was a difficult choice...food tastes were certainly different in Britain..or perhaps it was necessity. If you only have limited ingredients then you have to get inventive!!

The recipes for things like Sheep's Head Roll, Mutton Mould and Carrot Jam..I thought ...perhaps not!! But how about this one Woolton Pie, named after the Minister of Food, Lord Woolton, it was one of my dads favourites.

WW2 Woolton Pie - Cooking Time - 1 hour, 4 Helpings

1. Dice and boil 1lb of each of the following vegetables:

Potatoes, cauliflower, swede and carrots

2. Strain but keep 3/4pint of the vegetable water.

3. Arrange the vegetables in a large pie dish or casserole.

4. Add a little vegetable extract , 1 oz rolled oats or oatmeal to the vegetable water. Boil this gently until it thickens and then pour over the vegetables.

5.Add 3-4 chopped spring onions.

6.Top with mashed potato or potato pastry and if available a very little grated cheese.

Serve with brown gravy.

You can see that things were heavily dependant on vegetables, locally grown. So much so that carrot jam, homemade pickles and chutneys became important for eating with some of the dishes for additional taste.

Everything was used, no waste was allowed..not even the sheep's head!! One of the slogans at the time was "today's scraps are tomorrow savories". I know it's hard to believe but even the fat from cooking pans, stews etc was collected and recycled. When they had enough they put them in a pan, added boiling water ( 1pint to 2oz of fat) and left to cool. When the fat part had solidified, the solid was lifted off and the sediment from the bottom was scraped up to be reused. Remember that most fat then was solid animal fat based.

But enough of this talk of food and the 1940's!! Let talk scrapping!!

First I have a Quick Page for you as my freebie I hope that you can find a photo to use in it.

You can download The Christmas Quick Page here

Now on to the star of today's show!!! It's elves and presents from Kim in the latest addition to the CT Collab Kit. Kim has sumptuous papers and fun elements to make your Christmas pages sparkle!! So don't miss it!!

 

Drop by Kim's Scrappin' and collect her wonderful kit!!

I hope that you all have a terrific day and for those in US..once again Happy Thanks Giving!!!

See you tomorrow. 

 

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