The Ration Book Diet

razra

Ive just picked this up from the library and having a very quick flick through it looks quite good.

Has anyone read it?

The isbn is 0750939443

You can see it here

Ration Book Diet

Errata

Read it ? I'm old enough to have eaten it! And it made for a very miserable life indeed.

dizzydolly

yes ,ive read it too ,couple of recipes sounded nice enough but wasnt all that impressed ,sold the book on ebay soon after and got more or less full money back.

Chipps

Actually, I think it was a discussion about the Ration Book Diet, or some related topic that was the first one I got involved with on here all those years ago (well, 3) when I first found MSE.

Pink.

Hi razra,

There are some mentions of the Ration Book Diet on these threads:

The Ration Book Diet

WWII cookery books

WWII Rations

Book on World War Rationing ?

I'll merge your thread with the other one on The Ration Book Diet some time tomorrow to keep all the replies together.

Pink

razra

Thanks Pink

Actually now I have had a read its actually not that good after all, so glad I didnt buy it.

The first few pages made it sound like it was going to be really good

razra

Errata wrote: »

Read it ? I'm old enough to have eaten it! And it made for a very miserable life indeed.

I guess from a youngies point of view all I ever hear about the rationing is the odd bits on tv etc which always make it sound really good, I dread to think how peeps would cope nowadays if they had to go back to rationing

I was kinda hoping the book may show me recipes that used very basic ingrediants or how to use leftovers etc but it just seemed to be more like a history book if that makes sense

Sharifa_2

I was born a few years before rationing ended, and errata is right; it wasn't a pleasant time. I'm still amazed at the luxury available in the shops today compared to then.

Errata

razra wrote: »

I guess from a youngies point of view all I ever hear about the rationing is the odd bits on tv etc which always make it sound really good, I dread to think how peeps would cope nowadays if they had to go back to rationing

I was kinda hoping the book may show me recipes that used very basic ingrediants or how to use leftovers etc but it just seemed to be more like a history book if that makes sense

Leftovers? When the weekly ration per person was 4 ounces of this and 2 ounces of that, there weren't any. Except for snoek - which hardly anyone ate because it was truly disgusting and even dogs and cats wouldn't touch it.

Topher

I'm very interested in 1940s Domestic Life, and have for some years collected original books from the time (re: cooking) and added to this more modern books about Wartime Cooking. I borrowed The Ration Book Diet, and for various reasons, really didn't like it as much as other books I've got/read. I'ts a shame, as I like Mike Brown's work usually ( I seem to remember he co-wrote the R.B.D.) Its only my own opinion, but I think there are better books around, it depends what you originally wanted from it.
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