The Main Dish

194318 minFilm: Documentary

A wartime film showing conservation needs and food planning in regard to wisely chosen cuts of meat. Various cooking methods are demonstrated to help housewives plan meals economically. By planning and cooking well, the wartime housewife helped to solve the problems of rationing during a national food emergency.

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  • Food and Food Industries > Cooking and PreparationFood Shortages, Hunger and FamineWorld War II
  • War, Conflict and Peace - World War II Archival Films > Economic Conditions and ShortagesHome Front