Victory Kitchen

Author: Sarah Creviston Lee

Victory Kitchen is an exploration of food rationing in wartime America. Join author, historian, and vintage foodie Sarah Creviston Lee as she delves into World War II cookbooks, recipes and menu plans to discover how our grandmas got their food to fight for victory.
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Episode 44 - The Butter Battle
Episode 44
Monday, 28 September, 2026

Spanning the 19th and 20th centuries, butter and margarine were locked in a legal battle that spanned over 80 years, fighting over margarine's right to exist. In this episode, Sarah explores the history of these two industries' bad feelings, how it was affected by wartime, and the importance of butter and margarine in the American diet. She tries a recipe for Peach Roly-Poly featuring margarine and we hear from two Americans on their feelings about "the butter imposter."To see images, recipes and research conducted for this episode go to victorykitchenpodcast.substack.com. To learn more about Sarah and this podcast go to thevictorykitchenpodcast.com.