At the dawn of the 1940s, much of the world was already at war. Less than two years later, the United States would be drawn into the conflict. But by the end of the decade, the U.S. was again at peace ...

Yes, it is that time of year again. And I do not mean Super Bowl, or Valentine’s Day or tax time. It is a time that I let slip by quietly.

The 1940s were a challenging time for home cooks. Rationing meant that baking staples like sugar, eggs, and butter were in short supply. But, despite these constraints — or perhaps because of them — ...

We've had our meats and our veggies. Now it's time for dessert, the dish everyone really shows up for. Personally, I love sweets that throw in a pinch of salty taste, and I'm not alone. That's why my ...

This week we're back with one more week of "clip and save" recipes that have been lingering around in the Montgomery Advertiser's archives since 1940. A brief recap: These are recipes that were ...

Before a million recipes were readily accessible on your smartphone — and before mobile devices existed at all — people were looking for "newfangled" ways to get recipes that didn't involve having to ...

Old homestead handbooks were packed with practical recipes designed to preserve food and stretch simple ingredients. In this ...

The slow cooker has been a fixture in American kitchens since the 1940s, when women who joined the workforce needed to find a way to have a from-scratch meal on the table by dinner time despite ...