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Black and white photo of Massey-Harris harvesting flax.

Taking Flax

By SDAHM Staff June 10, 2024

During WWII, flax or linseed provided crucial products for the war effort. Linseed oil, produced from flax, had many uses including paint components war related items, hardeners for plastics, and linoleum. Flax production was a significant part of WWII agricultural South ��ֱ��.

Color photo of Uranium Glass caster set in silver holder. Taken from the side.

Color photo of Uranium Glass caster set in silver holder. Taken from the top.

“Set a fine Table”

By SDAHM Staff June 4, 2024

Uranium glass caster sets added to dining tables, as holders of condiments.

A black and white photo of two men survey sugar beets in a field. Both are wearing hats, one in light colored slacks, the other in bib overalls.

"Sugar Beets are Sweet..."

By SDAHM Staff June 3, 2024

Sugar beets play a significant role in the accessibility of sugar during WWII. Due to difficulty in obtaining sugar cane due to the war, this crop helped fill in the gap, resulting in an increased demand for sugar beets.

A black and white photo of a 1940's woman looking at canned produced in the cellar of the Volga School.

School Lunches for Victory!

By SDAHM Staff May 30, 2024

Even schools motivated for the war effort. Volga schools put up food for student lunches during WWII.

Color Photo of two horseshoes welded together with a clapper to form a dinner bell.

"Call 'Em In"

By SDAHM Staff May 28, 2024

Calling in the field workers took work and time, the dinner bell provided the solution.

Color photo of black and white pressure cooker gauge. Silver top, wooden handles, and orange metal tag visible in photo.

Putting on the Pressure

By SDAHM Staff May 21, 2024

This week's What’s New Wednesday celebrates the pressure cookers of the 1940’s. Rationed during WWII, pressure cookers allowed for safe food preservation, and belonged to the community.

Black and white photo of 11 men standing in front of a large threshing machine.

A Transitional Time

By SDAHM Staff May 15, 2024

Threshing grain took a significant amount of help in the harvest season. Multiple steps demanded people, machinery, and other resources be available to keep harvest progressing. This week’s Throwback Thursday shows the E.M. “Gene” Young threshing crew.

Nothing Counts but Victory! (05/08/2024)

By Staff May 8, 2024

With Europe’s agricultural production being war-torn, the US was forced to feed not only troops and civilians from this country but those from other countries. Rationing evolved from this need to support the Allied Forces. Home front mobilization encouraged recipes that used available food, with as little rationed food as possible.

Patterns for Victory! (05/01/2024)

By staff May 1, 2024

Using reclaimed yarn and fibers, dolls and toys also had to fit into the rationing that occurred. This pattern book, Crochet Your Victory Barnyard, published in 1943, celebrates and reminds to frugally use rationed items.