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During World War I, Americans were asked to voluntarily conserve wheat so it could be shipped to the country's troops fighting overseas, as well as to the nation's allies. This 1918 newspaper recipe accomodates that request by replacing some of the wheat flour with cornmeal, making the cookies bright yellow. Wartime food conservation was portrayed as patriotic, and numerous recipes from the time (like this one) reflect that in their names. See the newspaper recipe for "Victory Cookies" on our si

44K views · 243 reactions | We baked cookies straight from a 1930s newspaper recipe. Did these Great Depression "vegetable cookies" still hold up 88 years later? Watch to see the results! See the recipe on our site: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-recipe-vegetable-cooki/126132968/ Our tips? - We baked our cookies at 350 F for 8 minutes. - We cooked our carrots and potatoes before pureeing them. | Newspapers.com | Facebook

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