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Krisekake

English translation: war recipe cake

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Norwegian term or phrase:Krisekake
English translation:war recipe cake

16:54 May 15, 2004
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Norwegian term or phrase: Krisekake
From WWII. The entire sentence: "En ting er sikkert, det tok mer enn 45 minutter å lage en krisekake."

I feel convinced that "emergency cake" doesn't cut it here:). I understand the meaning of the word, I just don't know if English even has a suitable equivalent.
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war recipe cake
Explanation:
My mom used to make this cake. There was a special Norwegian cookbook that used ingredients that there was some possiblity of getting in Norway during the war.
Here in the US my partner has an old cookbook from his mom that has "war recipes". Even here in the US you couldn't get everything you wanted during the war.
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Erling Dugan
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Local time: 21:03
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5 +1war recipe cake
Erling Dugan
5depression cake
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depression cake


Explanation:
http://www.vitacost.com/science/hn/Recipe/Depression_Cake.ht...

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 21:03
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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war recipe cake


Explanation:
My mom used to make this cake. There was a special Norwegian cookbook that used ingredients that there was some possiblity of getting in Norway during the war.
Here in the US my partner has an old cookbook from his mom that has "war recipes". Even here in the US you couldn't get everything you wanted during the war.

Erling Dugan
United States
Local time: 21:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!

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agree  Roald Toskedal: Yes, and furthermore, there was all sorts of "krise"-stuff, like shoes made from paper or fish skin... Anything with the prefix "krise-" pertains to substitutes invented on account of rationing or shortages during and after WW II.
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