While the countryampamprsquos soldiers were fighting in World War II the women who stayed behind were making their own courageousampampmdashand deliciousampampmdashcontributions.ampampnbspAcross the nation women learned to do jobs formerly held by men while their husbands and sons served overseas. But on top of the extra responsibilities they were still expected to cook hearty meals set an attractive table and appear perfectly coiffed for dinner. ampampldquoIn essence women were asked to work harder and harder and they rose to the challengeampamprdquo author Joanne Lamb Hayes writes in this fascinating book.Grandmaampamprsquos Wartime Kitchen shows us how our mothers and grandmothers coped with shortages and strict rationing of meat sugar butter cheese and canned foodsampampmdashall without electric dishwaters and other appliances we take for granted today.