Beef tea and such seems stupid now but it genuinely saved people, before we had so many meds available to us 24/7.
Lunavixen15
The beef tea is essentially a light beef stock or soup but with less salt. The iced soup is a bit weird, but there would be nothing stopping someone serving that hot or adding something like chicken to it.
Most older cookbooks are geared around things like rationing and using what was available. I have several war time cookbooks and the differences show when compared to modern ones.
gbroon
Post war food shortages led to some interesting innovation to make the most of what was actually available.
Charming-Resort-9187
Honestly I see the first recipe as having potential. A chilled egg thickened curry cream soup isn’t terrible sounding, bumped up with some herbs, chili, maybe cold shrimp or lobster… crispy shallot maybe to finish. Has potential.
Forward-Emotion6622
Beef tea is drank here in the UK quite often, especially in the Winter at football matches. It’s just beef stock and hot water. Lovely with a touch of white pepper.
pigslovebacon
Beef tea custard sounds a like chawanmushi (which is delicious!!!)
AmphibianReal1265
Cold curry soup is probably alright – we have cold curry sandwiches in the form of coronation chicken. Beef tea looks like homemade Bovril, which is perfect on a winter’s day. Beef tea custard is probably the only one I would expect is unpalatable.
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Beef tea and such seems stupid now but it genuinely saved people, before we had so many meds available to us 24/7.
The beef tea is essentially a light beef stock or soup but with less salt. The iced soup is a bit weird, but there would be nothing stopping someone serving that hot or adding something like chicken to it.
Most older cookbooks are geared around things like rationing and using what was available. I have several war time cookbooks and the differences show when compared to modern ones.
Post war food shortages led to some interesting innovation to make the most of what was actually available.
Honestly I see the first recipe as having potential. A chilled egg thickened curry cream soup isn’t terrible sounding, bumped up with some herbs, chili, maybe cold shrimp or lobster… crispy shallot maybe to finish. Has potential.
Beef tea is drank here in the UK quite often, especially in the Winter at football matches. It’s just beef stock and hot water. Lovely with a touch of white pepper.
Beef tea custard sounds a like chawanmushi (which is delicious!!!)
Cold curry soup is probably alright – we have cold curry sandwiches in the form of coronation chicken. Beef tea looks like homemade Bovril, which is perfect on a winter’s day. Beef tea custard is probably the only one I would expect is unpalatable.
gives me an idea
tomorrow i will have broth coffee
[I smell like beef.](https://youtu.be/Hryj-AszEZc?si=Ga8bS_D5lMxLP_GV)
I have 100 year-old cookbook that includes pretty much every North American animal on the pages.
I should make a post with some selections from that.