EarthRod Publish time 26-11-2019 05:28:59

Any vegetables that can be grow on an allotment, any fruit off a tree or bush, any meat from domestic livestock that can be kept in a garden. My grandfather, a keen gardener, had a large allotment and in addition kept rabbits and chickens in his council house garden which also had two apple trees in it.

So, during the summer and autumn there was enough to supplement the weekly ration. Winters were a lot harder. My grandmother kept a stock of apples and potatoes in the coal shed to last over winter.

phillyd1981 Publish time 26-11-2019 05:29:00

If you do attempt this take in to account that it will take a lot longer to prep each meal then what it currently does and you should learn how to make spam fritters

EarthRod Publish time 26-11-2019 05:29:00

Best way to start with this WWII rationing stuff is to learn to make your own bread and how use dried powdered eggs in cooking.

Member 55145 Publish time 26-11-2019 05:29:00

Love home made bread data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

TBH shop bought bread goes off that quick now even the convenience isn't worth it.

nheather Publish time 26-11-2019 05:29:00

No cheating data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

When it say margerine it means that foul stuff I had to eat as a kid (Blue Band) and that was in the 60s and 70s so probably a lot better than what they had in the 40s.None of this 'I can't believe it's not butter' stuff.

Can you still get powdered eggs - never seen them, mind you I've never looked.

And your milk will have to be full fat.

Cheers,

Nigel

EarthRod Publish time 26-11-2019 05:29:01

Looks like dried eggs are still available:

Amazon.co.uk: dried eggs

In many different forms and manufacturers data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

IronGiant Publish time 26-11-2019 05:29:01

I particularly like the look of the dried egg and insect mix data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

aVdub Publish time 26-11-2019 05:29:01

Just add drop of water and a cracker and you've got a the perfect afternoon snack data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

EarthRod Publish time 26-11-2019 05:29:01

You can do your Mary Poppins parody with that data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7

marcaaron22 Publish time 26-11-2019 05:29:01

What I am finding baffling is what to have/get (if was available or allowed) in tinned stuff and cereals, and soft drinks,
Or is it basically anything providing it's within the points system?
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