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War ration blog

jay-jay
jay-jay Posts: 465 Forumite
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a while ago somebody posted about a lady who was living for a year on a war ration diet, she was writing a blog and on the front page she introduced herself (in sound) Ive lost the link can anyone help, thanks Kerry
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  • Trow
    Trow Posts: 2,298 Forumite
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    Its currently closed for maintenance.http://www.acountrylife.com/journal.php?id=2061
  • Tish207_2
    Tish207_2 Posts: 16 Forumite
    I found a great place for some really fun to try recipes. All are wartime ration recipes so very frugal. Some sound erm....interesting, others sound really nice!

    http://www.acountrylife.com/list.php?c=war&s=title&w=asc&o=&p=&d=0
    I can't even find all the stuff to tell me how much I owe. :eek:
  • emma101311
    emma101311 Posts: 13 Forumite
    Great site, I will definatly be trying some of them recipies
  • bulchy
    bulchy Posts: 955 Forumite
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    Thanks, I've added this to my favourites, will definitely be trying some of these.
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  • savvy
    savvy Posts: 31,128 Forumite
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    LOL phew thought the carrot pudding was a dessert then! :o
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  • Tish207_2
    Tish207_2 Posts: 16 Forumite
    Don't suppose anyone knows where I can pick up jam jars cheap. Mine got recycled the other day.
    I can't even find all the stuff to tell me how much I owe. :eek:
  • rosieben
    rosieben Posts: 5,010 Forumite
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    Great site, thanks for the link :T
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  • rosieben
    rosieben Posts: 5,010 Forumite
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    Tish207 wrote: »
    Don't suppose anyone knows where I can pick up jam jars cheap. Mine got recycled the other day.

    I usually ask around friends and rellies, or you could try asking on your local freecycle
    ... don't throw the string away. You always need string! :D

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  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128 Forumite
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    This is a good site. The lady who runs the site is doing a 1940s experiment and living off rations for a year in order to lose weight. She has a blog about it somewhere on the site.

    Btw carrots were used during the war in sweet dishes a lot. I make one from a Marguerite Patten book called Duke pudding. It is basically breadcrumbs and carrot but is strangely delicious ;)
  • Boomdocker
    Boomdocker Posts: 1,201 Forumite
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    Thats an interesting site, had a look at all the recipes not just the ration ones. Quite like the look of that Green Bread that you basically microwave in a bowl.

    Might have a go at that to see what it comes out like, anyone tried it?
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