Hearty soup made with made-to-last ingredients like canned corned beef, canned peas, and lots of ketchup

Delicious and nostalgic sloppy joes from American school cafeterias of the 80s and 90s

Complex, delicious rice and egg noodles with shrimp and pork belly

Very dry and dense sugarless ration-friendly cake made with chestnut flour, lemon, and yeast

Crispy, delicious, extremely snackable sugar cookies

A WWII version of a Dutch staple with potatoes, vegetables, and tulip bulbs

If you had cheese pizza at school in the 80s or 90s, this recipe with a pourable crust will be a walk down memory lane

A very different Christmas pudding made with chocolate and gelatin

A tasty, if basic, tuna noodle casserole as it could have been made in the Japanese incarceration camps during WWII

Delicious and hearty soup, even if the vegetables are mushy

Delicious, lightly sweet biscuits with distinct honey flavor

A fennel- and caraway-forward potato casserole as eaten on the German home front in WWII

Cookies with pieces of Baby Ruth candy bars. What’s not to like?

A not-too-sweet tart that tastes like a vanilla cookie with jam with a meringue topping

A smooth, creamy, simple, and absolutely delicious carrot and potato soup that’s perfect for fall and winter

Mock banana cream (made from parsnips and banana flavoring) on the UK’s WW2 National Loaf

A hearty, slightly sweet porridge made from millet and pumpkin

Gooey, fudgy brownies with walnuts that are dense without being heavy with a crackly top

Simple scones that are best used as a vessel for clotted cream

A tasty meatloaf-like mixture from the rationing days of WWII in the US