tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post4334010310378279832..comments2023-12-29T04:56:40.723-05:00Comments on NineteenTeen: Girls and World War I, Part 3: Getting Down and Dirty (in the Garden)Marissa Doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11248406475808085694noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730888263639781223.post-32525013187261802322014-10-01T18:13:39.695-04:002014-10-01T18:13:39.695-04:00Canning and dehydrating centers were set up so wom...Canning and dehydrating centers were set up so women who couldn't do it at home or didn't know how could go there and get help. There were even booklets that told you what to do. I love this poster http://rifoodwars.tumblr.com/post/42325612527/food-conservation-canning-and-preserving<br /><br />Salads or sallats go back to colonial times but I think they've gone in and out of popularity. I'm seeing fruit salad, watercress salad and lettuce salad on the menu in 1918. http://rifoodwars.tumblr.com/post/43930031754/patriotic-food-production<br /><br />Vitamins weren't discovered until just after the war so by WWII you get food groups and the importance of eating right. They may have been just discovering that sort of thing in 1917.QNPoohBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14941631487565237299noreply@blogger.com