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Victory Kitchen

Victory Kitchen

By Sarah Creviston Lee

Victory Kitchen is an exploration of food rationing in wartime America. Join author, historian, and vintage foodie Sarah Creviston Lee as she delves into World War II cookbooks, recipes and menu plans to discover how our grandmas got their food to fight for victory.
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Episode 24 - Captives: Part 2 - Japanese American Internees & POWs

Victory KitchenJan 27, 2022

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Episode 34 - Wax the Way to Victory

Episode 34 - Wax the Way to Victory

Two of the busiest workers on the homefront were honeybees and beekeepers! In this episode, Sarah talks about the insect/human dynamic duo and their important contribution to the war effort along with challenges they faced and solutions for those problems. Sarah tackles a couple honey recipes and a boy in 4-H discovers the joys of beekeeping.

Jan 22, 202452:37
Episode 33 - Deck the Halls
Dec 24, 202349:60
Episode 32 - Frozen Assets
Jul 25, 202356:31
Episode 31 - Hospital Harvest
Apr 21, 202359:31
Episode 30 - Look What the Stork Dropped In
Feb 13, 202357:03
Episode 29 - A Wartime Thanksgiving
Nov 23, 202252:06
Episode 28 - The First Lick Goes To Uncle Sam
Sep 12, 202201:10:58
Episode 27 - Dinner in the Diner
Jul 20, 202201:15:05
Episode 26 - Three Cheers for Trailer Town!
May 20, 202201:22:38
Episode 25 - By Rod, Gun, & Steel
Apr 13, 202201:05:54
Episode 24 - Captives: Part 2 - Japanese American Internees & POWs
Jan 27, 202201:04:55
Episode 23 - Captives: Part 1 - Conscientious Objectors
Jan 14, 202201:00:23
Episode 22 - Americans All/Americanos Todos
Oct 20, 202157:52
Episode 21 - Who's Vital for Victory? Veterinarians!
Sep 16, 202149:16
Episode 20 - Homefront Commandos: 4-H Enlists
Aug 18, 202151:42
Episode 19 - AWLA: 3 Million Women Fight in the Fields
Jul 22, 202101:08:49
Episode 18 - Oh, Canada!
Jul 01, 202101:27:19
Episode 17 - War and Spice
Jan 29, 202101:03:47
Episode 16 - That Old Banana Magic
Jan 15, 202154:14
Episode 15 - Keeping Trim for Uncle Sam
Jan 01, 202101:19:41
Episode 14 - Victory: It's What's for Dinner (or You Are What You Eat)
Dec 06, 202001:12:49
Episode 13 - That's a Lot of Vs
Nov 21, 202053:33
Episode 12 - Eat A Lunch That Packs a Punch!
Nov 07, 202001:07:10
Episode 11 - Of Course I Can!
Oct 28, 202054:55
Episode 10 - Vegetables for Vitality for Victory
Oct 12, 202001:00:05
Episode 9 - Gardening Is War Work!
Sep 24, 202044:08
Episode 8 - The National Pantry Census
May 28, 202046:09
Episode 7 - Ice Cream Goes to War
May 08, 202041:49
Episode 6 - The Dairy Dilemma
Apr 15, 202045:03
Episode 5 - Liver and Tongue and Brains, Oh My!
Mar 31, 202038:36
Special Episode - Modern Lessons From WWII American Food Rationing
Mar 19, 202031:52
Episode 4 - There's Dynamite In That Grease!
Mar 09, 202030:06
Episode 3 - Postum ≠ Coffee
Feb 18, 202033:31
Episode 2 - The Great Sugar Shuffle
Feb 07, 202023:35
Episode 1 - What Do We Eat Now?
Feb 05, 202024:56