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  • Roosevelt Coffee on Random Foods People Ate To Survive During WWII

    (#7) Roosevelt Coffee

    Coffee is a must-have for many people, but during WWII, pretty much every coffee bean in America was shipped overseas, making coffee one of the hardest things to ration. Americans were tasked with going through one pound every five to six weeks, which meant they were drinking less than one cup a day. 

    Americans who absolutely had to have a cup of joe started making "Roosevelt Coffee," named for the president at the time. It was simply reused coffee grounds that made a watery coffee substitute. Sometimes ingredients like chicory and Postum were mixed with the coffee. The chicory added spice to the coffee, while Postum is a coffee substitute made of wheat bran, wheat, molasses, and maltodextrin. 

  • Bean Cake  on Random Foods People Ate To Survive During WWII

    (#6) Bean Cake

    Baking without flour may sound impossible, but when this staple was scarce, people living in occupied Poland made do. In many cases, they used beans instead of flour. 

    Beans don't have the same taste or consistency as flour, but when boiled down and minced, they become malleable and can be sweetened and worked into a cake. Beans have an earthy flavor, but thanks to the 6 tablespoons of sugar in this recipe, it was probably quite tasty. 

  • Braised Beef Tongue on Random Foods People Ate To Survive During WWII

    (#9) Braised Beef Tongue

    A cow's tongue is huge, rubbery, and tough - not the thing you imagine a family sitting down to enjoy. But during WWII, American families were only able to buy meat products such as tongue and feet, which made for interesting twists on classic dishes. Beef tongue wasn't just served as a big tongue on a plate; instead, it was presented in something closer to a casserole. 

    Braised beef tongue will be fairly recognizable. One modern recipe calls for carrots, onions, celery, and tomato sauce, plus the tongue. To get the tongue into an edible consistency, it has to be boiled for two hours, then baked for another two in a casserole surrounded by vegetables. 

  • Vegetarian Chopped Liver  on Random Foods People Ate To Survive During WWII

    (#11) Vegetarian Chopped Liver

    Chopped liver is a traditional Jewish recipe that uses schmaltz and gribenes - chicken fat and cracklings - to fortify the chopped liver that makes up most of the dish. 

    During WWII, Jewish families were advised to stretch out their food rations, which might mean using breadcrumbs to reinforce meals or making a vegetarian version. 

    The vegetarian version of this dish made use of fresh fruits and vegetables and whatever was growing in victory gardens.

    Home chefs swapped out the meat for green beans, peas, onions, hard-boiled eggs (if available), and crackers. 

     

  • Onions Stuffed With Grape-Nuts on Random Foods People Ate To Survive During WWII

    (#8) Onions Stuffed With Grape-Nuts

    Vegetables were plentiful in America during WWII. Fresh fruit and veggies were impossible to ship overseas without spoiling, so Americans were told to fill up on them. Onions were easy to grow and extremely hardy, and in the 1940s, cooks began stuffing them with various ingredients

    Grape-Nuts (which contains neither grapes nor nuts, but is made from wheat and barley) was an American staple at the time. Even though some people considered the cereal tasteless, it gave a stuffed onion a consistency similar to an onion stuffed with ground beef. With the right amount of spices, this dish might even make a tasty appetizer today. 

  • Wartime Sponge Cake on Random Foods People Ate To Survive During WWII

    (#1) Wartime Sponge Cake

    Sponge cake is a simple delicacy that's been around since the Renaissance. It's delicious and easy to make, but during WWII, the ingredients - flour, sugar, butter, and eggs - were in heavy demand by soldiers. Eggs and sugar were especially in short supply in grocery stores around the world. 

    This Welsh version of the sponge cake had to be made sans eggs, but with a lot of margarine, syrup, and milk. Jam was usually spread in the middle of the cake's two layers. It wasn't as fluffy as what modern diners are used to, but if cooked properly, it still took on a golden hue. 

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Food is essential to human survival. In WWII, food scarcity is undoubtedly the most deadly blow to the army. The reason why the German army failed on the Soviet battlefield was largely due to insufficient food supply and no food to provide calories and energy. The foods of each country in WWII are different because of the difference in culture, climate, and customs.

War is cruel. War destroyed economic development and the living environment. Food was the most important support during World War II. We would introduce random 12 foods that were supported people to maintain a normal life during WWII.

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