[mdprepper]

I found this posted on "A Taste of Home" when I was googling 'depression era' recipes:

When DH was in the army (a long time ago) I would use the post library. I checked out a book & if I remember correctly, the name of a book was 'Keeping the Wolf from the Door'. It was about incredibly basic survival. One recipe was to remove the hardware off a leather suitcase or brief case & boil the leather to try & make Calf's Foot Jelly. There was a chapter for what to do 'when the jerry's bombed out your kitchen'. Tips on burying food in the ground if you didn't have a root cellar or to put things in a creek to keep them cool. Along w/tips on unraveling sweaters & knitting new ones. I read it several decades ago but it was an interesting book, I'd assume written by an English author (from what I remember because of the WWII references).

So now I am trying to find the book she was talking about. I can not find a book with that title. Do any of you know what the actual title may be? Thanks in advance

 

[JCfans]

is it possible that this is the book: How to Cook A Wolf

Amazon.com: How to Cook a Wolf (9780865473362): M. F. K. Fisher: Books

here is a write up about it

Bookslut | When the Wolf is at the Door, One Turns to the Experts...

 

[mdprepper]

That certainly sounds like the right book. Thank you very much!

Now, has anyone read that book?

From the description on TOH, I thought it sounded like a good "survival" book. But, from what the link tells me, it is more of a "foodie" type of book.

 

[SurvivalNut]

Copies are available on ebay for $6 postpaid. I'll try it for fun.

 

[mdprepper]

Great, please let me know what you think of it.

 

[HozayBuck]

Wolf is easy... slow broil it and serve on a bed of rice and bamboo shoots...add a nice vintage Maddog 20/20 shaken not stirred... your guests will HOWL with delight... caution, do not serve during the full moon!!

:beercheer:

Sorry, sometimes I just have to do these things :dunno: