Your Share

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<div>48 page paperback booklet published in the middle of World War II, aimed at the woman of the house who was doing their part for the war effort while keeping the household running smoothly - and with rationed items. <span class="first-half">This cookbook contains 226 recipes with 52 menus and 369 hints on food buying, preparing, meal planning and serving. There are also hints on Victory Lunch Box Meals and Hospitality in War Time. This copy is in excellent condition, with minimal wearing and mild folding along the edges. The booklet is held together with one staple in the middle of the left side fold - another example of rationing. Size: 5.5" x 8" <br /></span></div><div><span class="first-half"><br /></span></div><div>From: https://www.bettycrocker.com/menus-holidays-parties/mhplibrary/parties-and-get-togethers/vintage-betty/story-of-betty-crocker<br /></div><div>"At the U.S. Office of War Information's request, Betty Crocker hosted a radio program called "Our Nation’s Rations." The program helped homemakers make the most of their rationed food, and almost seven million copies of Betty Crocker's wartime booklet, "Your Share," were distributed. Betty’s wartime efforts didn’t stop there and were recognized by the American Red Cross for outstanding service in the national interest."</div><div><br /></div><div>From: https://rosietheriveter.net/betty-crocker-wwiis-home-front-helper/<br /></div><div>"During WWII, with rationing and shortages at hand, Betty Crocker’s Home Service Department stepped up to provide advice through radio, printed columns in newspapers and women’s magazines, and recipe booklets. She urging homemakers “Let’s Make Rationing Work!” and explaining how rationing will help win the war. With nearly half of women now working outside the home, Betty Crocker and General Mills distributed almost 7 million copies of their booklet entitled, Your Share: How to Prepare Appetizing Healthful Meals with Foods Available Today. It contained recipes, tips on wartime buying, meal planning, and more."<span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:large;"></span></div>

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