I just ordered, off half.com, "How to Cook a Wolf", by M.F.K. Fisher. It was written at the start of WWll. It looks really interesting! You can 'look inside the cover" at it on Amazon.
My mom said her mother would pretend they were have a special treat- they thought it was a really big deal... baked bean sandwiches.. Grandma was smart and the kids didn't realise this was all she had on hand. My mom still thinks of them as a wonderful thing!