Fighting the war by feeding the family
Everything was militarized during the Second World War, including the household economy. Women became "housoldiers" whose job was to prepare "appetizing and nourishing meals that protect and preserve the health of their families."
Economy Recipes for Canada’s “Housoldiers” (Toronto: Canada Starch, 1943)
Housoldiers.pdf
(4.63 MB)
booklet, 22 pages, 15.2cm x 22.8cm
War, Memory and Popular Culture Archives - The University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario
Second World War