On The Ration

Thursday, 24 December 2009

Listen to Britain



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On the ration

Eight months, off and on, so far, living on 1940s food rations.

Weekly rations per person (1945)

  • These are our rations since February
  • Bacon and ham - 4oz/115g
  • Red meat - £1.32 (adjusted for inflation)
  • Eggs - 1
  • Powdered egg - 0.25 packet
  • Cheese - 2oz/55g
  • Butter, Margarine & Lard - 8oz/230g
  • Sugar - 8oz/230g
  • Tea - 2oz/60g
  • Jam & Marmalade - 4oz/115g

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      • Generosity
      • Christmas curry
      • Peace on Earth, 1939
      • Keeping Christmas merry
      • Christmas Under Fire
      • Listen to Britain
      • Coughs and Sneezes
      • Save Fuel
      • Retro retro
      • Dig for Victory
      • A big ol' pan of fat
      • A question of waste
      • Counterfoil
      • Powdered egg
      • Potatoes
      • Sweet Ration
      • Waste not waist
      • Finished the Woolton Pie
      • Halfway through a Woolton Pie
      • Starting a Woolton Pie
      • Eating well the Frederick Marquis way
      • Add Water
      • Spam spam spam spam spam spam corned beef spam
      • Look After Bread
      • Making a hash of things
      • Now Wait a Minute
      • And the final product
      • It worked!
      • Savoury meat roll
      • Leftover leftovers
      • Rationing in Britain
      • Wartime posters
      • Bubble and Squeak
      • Two Cooks and a Cabbage
      • Positively green
      • Terms of reference
      • Making a start

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