Thriftlady's wartime experiment

lizzyshep

thriftlady wrote: »

It was me And no I didn't ration wine (are you mad??) or coffee. Neither were rationed in the war, but they were obviously pretty scarce. I didn't ration fruit juice either although have since realised we can manage without and now don't buy it at all.

Here you go.

Thriftlady's Wartime Experiment

That's the one, thanks! I do remember you saying about wine and coffee, think I would struggle without those too!

mardatha

I've just been looking for this and now found it. Thanks to all who have trtied all these things !

Needhelpsaving

This post caught my eye - I have just done a shop to keep us going until payday (only 2 of us, so not much!).

I think i might have a look at the library to see what books they have re rationing and give this a go - I will read the older thread with interest.

mardatha

I have just read through THE WHOLE LOT and my OH had not had his supper because I was too engrossed. I told him we were practising for wartime. H e thinks I'm mad anyway ..:)

Primrose

I really like the idea of this thread. But above all, it makes me wish my mum was still alive. Now I'm a woman of mature years myself and trying to follow in her footsteps myself I just wish she were here so I could tell her how I now understand how difficult it must have been trying to bring up two small children in those conditions, especially when the bombs were raining down overhead.
I do remember her trying to make a substitute for marzipan for a birthday cake which was made with mashed haricot beans and some kind of banana or vanilla essence. It dried out as hard as a rock!

agiaga

thriftlady wrote: »

‘ Breakfast - little pancakes made with sour milk (very wartime) and golden syrup, orange juice

Where do you get sour milk from, thriftlady?
I love sour milk on its own as a drink or as ingredient for cooking. I'm Polish, moved to UK few years ago and tried to find sour milk somewhere here. The only one found was sour milk in Tesco imported from Poland...

thriftlady_2

agiaga wrote: »

Where do you get sour milk from, thriftlady?
I love sour milk on its own as a drink or as ingredient for cooking. I'm Polish, moved to UK few years ago and tried to find sour milk somewhere here. The only one found was sour milk in Tesco imported from Poland...

Not sure if you're being serious, but it goes sour all by itself. It's what milk does.

Grebe

You can sour milk by adding a very small amount of lemon juice to it. I use it to bake with and find whole milk works best. Just take 1 cup of milk and add 1/2 a teaspoon of lemon juice stir well then leave for about 10 minutes and there you go.

MrsChaos

agiaga wrote: »

Where do you get sour milk from, thriftlady?
I love sour milk on its own as a drink or as ingredient for cooking. I'm Polish, moved to UK few years ago and tried to find sour milk somewhere here. The only one found was sour milk in Tesco imported from Poland...

I've found buttermilk in many big supermarkets, if that's what you mean. My nan in Germany left milk out until it thickened, then chilled it and ate it with dutch crispbakes/ German 'Zwieback' crumbled in and a bit of sugar sprinkled over. It was really refreshing in summer, but the last time I tried it the milk was inedible. Something to do with how it's treated?

Grebe

I think it must be buttermilk agiaga is talking about, lot's of people like to drink it. It is quite different from sourmilk which is great for baking with but disgusting to drink.. Buttermilk is the watery fluid left after you have churned butter to make cream, which I did when the supermarket had ton's of double cream selling oober cheap after New Year. Buttermilk makes the best scones ever.