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Saw a video about the effect the Allies' blockade had on Germany in WW2. Bread made with sawdust for example. Grim.Now a gainfully employed bassist again - WooHoo!2
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@CapricornLass, your post reminded me of my granddaughter, age 6, who said, " I think I'll have the squid tempora I've never had it before". Totally agree about children's menus; when was it decided that children could only eat something processed with chips rather than proper food?3
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Some of the war-time recipes are ok, though. I have the Marguerite Patten book We'll Eat Again, which was produced in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum, and some of the soup recipes are lovely. There was also a steamed fish roll, where I substituted smoked fish for fresh-salted cod, and another which was a pilchard Layer loaf - basically a small loaf cut into four layers, and with a small tin of pilchards mashed up and spread between the layers, with the whole lot covered in a thick white sauce, which was very popular with my children. There is also a good pasty recipe.
The only reason I don't do some of them now is because of a gluten intolerance (and said children have left home!)Sealed Pot Challenge no 035.
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I have "We'll Eat Again" DD borrowed it as DGS is studying WW2 at school and had to go into school dressed as a child of that time and take a ration book packed lunch. He took a cheese sandwich, biscuits and a couple of apples. I don't know how much cheese was in the sandwich. Last time I was over there for dinner he sprinkled about a weeks ration of cheese over his pasta.
Has anyone read "Nella Last's War" ? I would love to have seen her recipe book.2 -
Yes, I have, and the one she wrote after the war - I was able to borrow them from the library. She's very readable.Sealed Pot Challenge no 035.
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This would make a great episode of Masterchef! Give them a day's WW2 ration and go!Now a gainfully employed bassist again - WooHoo!6
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But with the equipment they'd have had at the time to cook it with!I removed the shell from my racing snail, but now it's more sluggish than ever.6
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YoungBlueEyes said:But with the equipment they'd have had at the time to cook it with!
No water baths, blenders, blast freezers and silicone moulds.5 -
They couldn't do it although it would be interesting to see them try.3
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YoungBlueEyes said:But with the equipment they'd have had at the time to cook it with!
"You have to prepare three courses of great food. You have ½ oz lard, one egg, one bendy carrot, one furry piece of cheese and an unidentified tin of yellow stuff with 6¼d on it and half a crown to buy anything you can from a Spiv.
You have one hour . Let's GOOOO!"
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