Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome back to Sunday Morning and the Old Cookbook Show!
Today, we're diving into The Country Housewife’s Handbook, originally published by the West Kent Federation of Women’s Institutes in 1939, with this edition released in 1947. Part homesteading guide, part wartime cookbook, this volume is packed with practical advice on growing food, raising animals, and making do with what you have — perfect for tough times… or zombie apocalypses.
In this episode, we’re trying a wartime potato-based salad dressing—yes, you read that right! A mashed potato salad dressing that’s surprisingly delicious and reminded me of the iconic potato salad from Cherry Street Barbecue here in Toronto. We’ll talk about flavour, texture, and whether it actually works on a regular salad too.
Stick around to see the full process, hear a few stories from the past (and from my film days!), and let me know what you put in your own potato salad in the comments below.
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SALAD DRESSING MADE WITH POTATO
3 tablespoons sieved potato.
I tablespoon vinegar.
3 tablespoons salad oil.
I tablespoon grated horseradish.
Salt, pepper, mustard and sugar..
Mix the potato and seasonings with a dessertspoon vinegar; gradually
stir in the oil, add remaining vinegar and the horseradish.
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Welcome back to Sunday Morning and the Old Cookbook Show!
Today, we're diving into The Country Housewife’s Handbook, originally published by the West Kent Federation of Women’s Institutes in 1939, with this edition released in 1947. Part homesteading guide, part wartime cookbook, this volume is packed with practical advice on growing food, raising animals, and making do with what you have — perfect for tough times… or zombie apocalypses.
In this episode, we’re trying a wartime potato-based salad dressing—yes, you read that right! A mashed potato salad dressing that’s surprisingly delicious and reminded me of the iconic potato salad from Cherry Street Barbecue here in Toronto. We’ll talk about flavour, texture, and whether it actually works on a regular salad too.
Stick around to see the full process, hear a few stories from the past (and from my film days!), and let me know what you put in your own potato salad in the comments below.
▶️ Want more recipes from vintage cookbooks? Subscribe and join us every Sunday morning!
▶️ Watch the music video I mentioned (shot at Cherry Street Diner):
youtu.be/oUxk0Q0vaco?si=en39QmWy52vlN4DB
▶️ Support the channel:
#OldCookbookShow #VintageRecipes #PotatoSalad #WartimeCooking #CherryStreetBBQ #UKCookbooks #MashedPotatoDressing #WestKentWI #GlenAndFriendsCooking #FoodHistory #CanolaOil #WWIIRecipes
SALAD DRESSING MADE WITH POTATO
3 tablespoons sieved potato.
I tablespoon vinegar.
3 tablespoons salad oil.
I tablespoon grated horseradish.
Salt, pepper, mustard and sugar..
Mix the potato and seasonings with a dessertspoon vinegar; gradually
stir in the oil, add remaining vinegar and the horseradish.
2025 Give Hope Wings Fundraiser Page:
https://ca-p2p.engagingnetworks.app/31190/ghw2025/180784/glens-hangar
More info about Hope Air: hopeair.ca
hopeair.ca/impact-report-2024
Here is the link to our Apron: searchandrescuedenim.com/products/s-r-x-glen-friends-chef-apron?country=IO&variant=50865649877152
searchandrescuedenim.com/GLENANDFRIENDSCOOKING
Discount code to be used at checkout: GLENANDFRIENDSCOOKING
Buy us a cup of tea: ko-fi.com/glenandfriendscooking
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