1919::War Cake Recipe
- Papertown Station
- Mar 1, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 10, 2023
From the chef at post-war Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
"War Cake"
Clip: Vancouver Daily World (1919) Vancouver, British Columbia
A popular post-war recipe from the chef at the famed hotel Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
War-time propaganda was credited with persuading Americans to curb their food consumption making this bread an obvious choice and easier on post-war pocketbooks with the omission of key ingredients such butter and eggs.
