Homemaker's War Guide

-

 

Publications mentioned in the above guide:


http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/isl3/id/12464


For a complete guide to Wartime Meals get a copy of:

 

Homemaker’s Guide to Wartime Meals
Recipes, Tips, and Suggestions on How to Do More with Less – From the World War II Homefront


  by: USDA Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1JBWJQF


Do you foresee coming food shortages? Does the rising cost of food make it difficult to feed your family and still make ends meet? Would you simply like to be a bit more independent and self-reliant?
    
In December 1941, the United States entered World War II, and with the nation at war came shortages and rationing at home. The nation’s industrial and agricultural production focused on supporting the war effort. With much of the nation’s resources going overseas to support the troops, those who remained at home were encouraged to do their part to conserve items needed for the war, and to grow crops, keep chickens, and raise livestock to feed their families and to produce an excess to support others.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics published several guides giving advice on how to best use the limited resources available on the home front. These guides included tips, suggestions, and recipes on how to stretch these limited resources and do more with less.

This book compiles several of these wartime references into a single publication.



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Facts About Radio Communication Distance

-
Image
What’s the range for a radio to communicate with someone? How many miles? This is almost the most common question people ask before getting a new two-way radio. But if you check the answers for the same radio, you may find many disappointed people saying that only 0.5 mile, but also some saying 3 miles, 5 miles, and so on. Why they're so different? Because the type of terrain and equipment can greatly affect the talking range. You often see ads for two-way radios saying "up to 36 miles" or more. Here the keyword in the advertisement are "up to". This maximum range is more theoretical than realistic. So how far can you really expect to talk? The key considerations that affect range are: signal type, antenna, obstructions, and signal strength (wattage). No single factor is a silver-bullet to extend your communication range. But taken in combination, they can mean the difference between getting 1/2 mile range, vs 6 miles or more. This article from Baofeng discusses
Read more

What Gets Destroyed in an EMP (And How to Protect)

-
Image
EMP is a low-probability threat, but one with potentially high consequences should it occur. Dr. Arthur Bradley, a recognized expert in EMPs, their effects and how to protect against them, has a video where he offers suggestions on how to protect against an EMP. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNBj3nkVqEQ Dr. Bradley's recommendations are based on his research and would seem to offer a reasonable degree of protection against EMP... unlike some suggestions we see in "prepper" groups suggesting such things as using a microwave oven as a Faraday cage. There is a common misconception that a microwave oven is a Faraday cage. It is not. Not even a close approximation. Go in your kitchen and open the door of your microwave. Look at the mating surfaces between the door and oven. There is no bare conductive metal at all, usually power coated sheet metal or plastic on both surfaces. It is essentially *wide open* from an RF perspective except right at 2.4GHz. Attenuation at 2.4GHz
Read more

Survivalist and Preparedness Blogs, YouTube Channels, and Downloads

-
Image
  There are a large number of Blogs that provide survivalist and preparedness information. Many of these Blogs are an excellent resource, others perhaps less so; but they all provide something of interest to someone. Here is a list to add to your own favorites: A Year Without the Grocery Store - https://ayearwithoutthegrocerystore.com/     American Civil Defense Association - https://tacda.org/ AMP-3 - https://www.amp-3.net/ AmRRON - https://amrron.com/ Ask A Prepper - https://www.askaprepper.com/ Backdoor Survival - https://www.backdoorsurvival.com/ Before It's News (Survival) - https://beforeitsnews.com/survival/ Brushbeater - https://brushbeater.org/ Bunker Basics - https://bunkerbasics.com/ Cascadia Survivalist - https://cascadiasurvivalist.blogspot.com/ Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms - http://www.ccrkba.org/ Common Sense Home - https://commonsensehome.com/ DIY Homeschooler - https://diyhomeschooler.com/ Doom and Bloom Medicine - https://www.doomandbloom
Read more