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Thriftlady's wartime experiment
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BOUICCA I just remembered what useful fun this thread was when I first found it, it might give you some useful ideas and is definitely worth a good read through, Lyn xxx.0
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brill. Will have a good read.0
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I sometimes come back in here and read wee bits
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BBC ran a series years back called the wartime kitchen and garden.
Not the series with Ruth Goodman in.
I found it very informative and atmospheric.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EeIQcWex5w0 -
It was Ruth Mott who was the cook, fabulous programmes.0
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MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »It was Ruth Mott who was the cook, fabulous programmes.
Ruth Mott reminds me of me nan.....she always wore a pinny too.
And the pots and pans. Just like in nan's kitchen.0 -
I use my wartime cookbooks every day, it's the only way I can make food that tastes like food lol0
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Hopefully this will bump a really useful thread back up the pages. With a possible unknown because of the possibility of Brexit and not knowing what will happen if it goes ahead this thread is full of useful food ideas and might help make what we can get hold of go further.
Made it! it's worth a read through for interest if nothing else but full of information and ideas too!0 -
MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »Hopefully this will bump a really useful thread back up the pages. With a possible unknown because of the possibility of Brexit and not knowing what will happen if it goes ahead this thread is full of useful food ideas and might help make what we can get hold of go further.
Made it! it's worth a read through for interest if nothing else but full of information and ideas too!
Agreed.
Also, given that we’re nearing the 80th anniversary of the start of the war (1st September), it’s worth remembering how people coped.
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2025 Fashion on the Ration Challenge 66 coupons - 29.5 spent.
4 - Thermal Socks from L!dl
4 - 1 pair "combinations" (Merino wool thermal top & leggings)
6 - Ukraine Forever Tartan Ruana wrap
12 - yarn
1.5 - sports bra
2 - leather wallet0 -
Can you imagine the fallout if they had to implement something like this again!!
They'd be very little "keep calm and carry on" going on.
No more "tap the app" and enough food to feed a small country appearing as if by magic. (Not that I've ever used it)How's it going, AKA, Nutwatch? - 12 month spends to date = 2.60% of current retirement "pot" (as at end May 2025)0
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