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Description: | In the Second World War cooking was made difficult by the rationing of most foodstuffs. Housewives had to be creative with their ingredients, which included dried egg powder and dried milk.
This metal sheet in enameled yellow would have come with the new cooker. It was printed in black with notes about the operation of this model. It also includes recipes for all the classic British dishes - Yorkshire pudding, Lancashire Hot Pot and baked custards.
In the 1920s Radiation Limited was marketing cookers with their thermostat called the 'regulo', which controlled temperature inside the oven. This meant cooking could become a more exact science. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | MoDA | Rights holder: | MoDA, Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (Middlesex University) | Subjects: | Home and Family | Temporal: | ca. 1945 | Source: | Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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