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Soup’s On! How Soups Became a Solution to Food Rationing During World War I

by Kristi Chanda • January 31, 2022 • 0 Comments

During World War I, food was often rationed and sold for an expensive price. As a result, everything was saved and used down to the last scrap. As the article in July 25, 1917 Perth Amboy Evening News mentions, cooks…

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