Thriftlady's wartime experiment

thriftlady_2

Thanks slrc, that site has been down a long time. The weblog of the 1940s experiment is here.

D&DD

Oh no Thriftlady where have all the posts gone have they been eaten by the site crash thingy?? Does anyone have copies of posts so we can put it back together again??

D&DD

Is it just me or have they fixed it :j :j !!
*goes hunting for the carrot cookie recipe*

thriftlady_2

D&DD wrote: »

Is it just me or have they fixed it :j :j !!
*goes hunting for the carrot cookie recipe*

Looks like it :T

ravylesley

Well I wasnt a war baby and to be totally honest how they survived during the war never really occurred to me,other than they did.But I have spent quite a few hours tonight reading through this thread and have enjoyed it immensely both the recipes and the reminiscences.So to everyone who contributed Thank you a most enjoyable evening has been had

Lesleyxx

teacup_2

there is something on this morning itv right this minute with phil vickery on war time rationing maybe on website too

wornoutmumoftwo

I'm only in my thirties but I am fascinated by how people coped during the war with rationing, (and without a tesco's across the road).

I haven't read through all the posts but when I get an hour to myself I will as I'd love to be more economical with my cooking.

Thanks for such a great thread.

welshgirl78

Thanks for a wonderful thread - Daisy's letters made me cry... had to wipe away tears to keep reading and feel like I'm welling up again!!!

Have just sat and read it all- what a fantastic experiment Thrifylady and glad you won POTM - now must go and get on with sorting out my own life which I have avoided all morning!!!

oldMcDonald

Thank you to Thriftlady for starting this thread and to all who have contributed

I only glanced at this thread a couple of times when it started up, but the children and I have been watching 'The 1940s House' and we were talking about rationing and how interesting it would be to try a wartime diet for a week, when I remembered this thread.

It took a long time, but I have read through it and have made notes of post numbers to go back to in order to copy recipes and ideas. I have really enjoyed reading this and wanted to post to thank you all for shareing your ideas, recipes and stories, and to pull it back to the first couple of pages of the forum, in case anyone new missed it - it really is a fantastic thread.

mama67

I too have spent the last 2 days reading this thread.

DS2 is having a class trip to Eden Camp in North Yorkshire as they are studying WW2. www.edencamp.co.uk

We actually went last summer whilst staying near Pickering.Very good day out, have the Mess hall up and running as the restaurant serving some wartime foods.
Would say be there for opening time as you will easily fill the day.

I keep thinking I would do this experiement as well with our food plan for a week. Might give it a go.