BBC wartime thrift article

Errata

ceridwen wrote: »

I remember reading the book that is being talked about - and I gather the "everyone pulled together" talk was not exactly "the gospel truth" and I recall reading people were physically very tired and drained from an inadequate diet for so long.

But then....I always was very cynical about anything "we" are told about Wars that tends to equal "they werent such great hardship you know". I can still see the psychological affects of World War 2 showing visibly decades later on someone I know very closely.

I've read that around 1942/3there was a lot of unrest and people were ready to pack it all in and give in.
People got far more exercise during WW2 which may have contributed to them having a good enough state of health, but it certainly wasn't only due to the food, which was plain, boring and minimal. Not something to look forward to for a woman who'd done an 8 hour shift making munitions with the chance of being blown to smithereens and biked to the factory and back.
No sweeties, and my food treat was 6 raisins !

pigpen

Errata wrote: »

Nope - nor do I fancy the black marketeering and looting that took place during WW2.

Oooh I bet that would be incredibly exciting.. the first few times.. but not as a way of life.. looting must be like a free for all at the local thrift shop!!!

I recently saw a programme that said the average family eats three quarters of a loaf each week. This is four or five times less than the average family in the 50's

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I wish!! we go through at LEAST 2 loaves a day.. sometimes up to 4!!

My poor breadmaker is on 24/7!! It used to cost us about £5 a day for bread.. now I spend about £1... there are enough of us to make 2.5 average familie s though!! LMAO