Food rationing was introduced in England in January 1940 after supply ships were attacked by German U-boats. The first food items to be rationed were butter, sugar, bacon, and ham, though restrictions were also eventually placed on meat, fish, jam, biscuits, cheese, eggs, and milk. In response, the Ministry of Food produced a series of "Eating for Victory" pamphlets that advised the general public on how to cope with these shortages. Designed to lift spirits in a time of shortage, these jolly leaflets contained a variety of recipes and cooking advice ranging from how to make steamed and boiled puddings and hints on how to reconstitute dried eggs. For all the hardship that rationing brought, the food restrictions resulted in many people eating more healthily than ever before. A nostalgic look back at one of the most difficult and yet healthiest times in history, this quaint collection is also a relevant guide to good eating today.
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This review is from: Eating for Victory: Healthy Home Front Cooking on War Rations (Official Wwii Info Reproductns) (Hardcover)
A wealth of information we all might need in the near future. Recipes from limited ingredients, how to make dishes go further, feeding a family well, and use of nourishing food in preference to empty calories. Instruction on nutrition so that all may be fed well and not be too ill or tired to carry on day to day. Commonsense, but we all need to be reminded at times.
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My own mother had one of these pamphlets,
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This review is from: Eating for Victory: Healthy Home Front Cooking on War Rations (Official Wwii Info Reproductns) (Hardcover)
This book needs to be bigger--a LOT bigger! It's full of facsimiles of brochures sent out to British wives to help conserve foods for the war effort, and the recipes and tips inside EASILY translate into today's Obama economic crunch.
Inside, the recipes are written in standard measurements (before England went metric), so American housewives can easily use them straightaway. You ask me, the cookbook industry needs to pull it's head out and bring back simple, honest recipes made more-with-less like these. I'm off to find more such cookbooks! If you're a frugalite, GET THIS BOOK. I had to wait a long time for delivery, but this book came from Britain--the REAL DEAL and was worth the wait.
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Great! Just what it says it is.,
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This review is from: Eating for Victory: Healthy Home Front Cooking on War Rations (Official Wwii Info Reproductns) (Hardcover)
This book is so interesting if you are into historical cooking or the World War 2 Homefront. I can't wait to try some of the recipes and write more about my impressions of this book. It's seperated into sections so it's really a combo of a bunch of short booklets. The hard cover makes the book more sturdy so that is a nice bonus.
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preserving tomatoes, very little boiling salted water, green ration book, put the rubber rings, national flour, saccharin tablets, drain the jars, household milk, blended flour, chopped cooked meat, sandwich tin, pint stock, teaspoon bicarbonate, greased tin, level teaspoon salt, moderate oven, dropping consistency, moderately hot oven, lemon essence, plain flour Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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preserving tomatoes, very little boiling salted water, green ration book, put the rubber rings, national flour, saccharin tablets, drain the jars, household milk, blended flour, chopped cooked meat, sandwich tin, pint stock, teaspoon bicarbonate, greased tin, level teaspoon salt, moderate oven, dropping consistency, moderately hot oven, lemon essence, plain flour Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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