Australian Troops Eating American Coffee and Doughnuts

Australian Troops Eating American Coffee and Doughnuts

Coffee and doughnuts were adopted by Australian civilians and soldiers alike, as Americans and Australians interacted on the home and fighting fronts. Coffee expanded as it took the place of tea after the beginning of rationing(1) and American-style coffee was preferred to the coffee previously brewed in Australia.(2) Doughnuts were welcomed as a pair with coffee.(3)

1. “Coffee,” Port Lincoln Times, 2 April 1942. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96710541?searchTerm=coffee%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=l-decade=194|||l-availability=y%2Ff|||l-australian=y
2. “Brewing Coffee – The American Method,” The Australian Worker (Sydney), 29 January 1941. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/146232450/16676318
3. “The American Way,” The Daily Mercury, 4 May 1942. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170204740?searchTerm=american%20hamburgers%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=l-decade=194|||l-availability=y%2Ff|||l-australian=y

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c. 1944-1945