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WWII Christmas

During WWII I was a young girl, but I well remember saving sugar stamps so Mother could bake a cake. Sometimes she made a cake by stacking graham crackers and apple butter. I realized years later that the "special" cake was a wartime invention by the ladies to provide a dessert for their families. We used Lemon Drop candy to sweeten our tea. With the kind of sweet tooth our family had, we had to devise some way to get our sugar fix !

When we saved gas stamps enough to make a little trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa, we could always count on a flat tire or some major car problem. With all the shortages however, Mother saw to it that I had clothes with a label..whatever kind of flour she bought the week before!

I suppose times were hard for the adults, but for me, I loved the patriotic programs we gave at school and the national pride that was exhibited throughout the country.
The following is an entry I found in my Mother's scrapbook that shows the kind of spirit that prevailed during this time.

Santa Claus Please Listen

Who was that woman who used to say,ay
"Give me a giddy gift any day;
Give me things that sparkle and shine
With a uselessness almost divine.
Give me things that I’d like to try
But would never, never go out and buy."

Who was she? Well, I might remember,
But, Santa, this is a new December.
The things I want are brand-new tires
and sun-porch screens made of copper wires.
I could use rib roasts for the yawning roaster,
and how I’d love a pop-up toaster.

I’d almost settle
(oh, change most utter)
For some country eggs and a pound of butter!

by Virginia Scott Miner

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(Music is: "Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire")

Happy Holiday
Christmas Letter
Christmas is for Children
The Crippled Lamb
Hark!
In a Manger
Santa is Coming
'Twas the Night After Christmas

( From Christmas in the '40"s)
Christmas Silhoutte
Santa Clause, Please Listen

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