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January 2, 2023

Cakes of Peace and War

Plenty and Want, and Baking as a Creative, Generative Act

I've been thinking about wartime rationing and food recently. How it came to mind isn't entirely clear to me, except that I've been thinking about food security in general, and about external pressures that impact our access to food. Wartime rationing is not something I've ever personally experienced, but I've read plenty of stories of it and talked with elders about the trials and tribulations of planning around rations, particularly when it came to special occasion meals.

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