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This Old-School Steak Dish Was Born During WWII

In the United States, World War II brought about rationing because the conflict affected food stocks in the country. To conserve supplies, the government created a system in which citizens were issued 'points' that had to be used in order to buy certain goods. One of these foodstuffs was meat, and better cuts of meat required a person to turn over more of their rationing points. Thus, home chefs got creative in order to enjoy their favorite meals within these conditions, and a dish called emergency steak was born.

Emergency steak is essentially a meatloaf-type dish in the shape of a T-bone steak — one of the more expensive cuts under rationing. The recipe appeared in a Betty Crocker cookbook called "Your Share" (via Internet Archi

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