Month: March 2022

1943 O’Brien Potatoes

These 1942 O’Brien Potatoes are everything you want in a late-winter side dish – savory and warm for those last cold blustery March days. Soft, cubed potatoes are studded with green peppers, onions, and bacon and simply seasoned with salt and pepper to make the perfect, rustic comfort food.

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Old-Fashioned Homemade Chicken Broth

Learn how to make this beautifully nourishing, old-fashioned chicken broth from bones and scraps of vegetables. It’s simple and takes very little effort while it simmers away on a back burner.

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Hunting for the Best Wartime Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe

I’m on the hunt for the best oatmeal raisin cookie recipe from wartime that I can find. In my opinion, Oatmeal Raisin cookies need to be soft, chewy, not too sweet with a good balance of salt. They need to have just enough raisins, and definitely no nuts. But it’s been harder to find in wartime cookbooks than I thought.

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