General Chat

Okay i do on odd occations read books even if my spelling is terrible,,just read a bit about women in the second ww.. but i got a shock at the ww2 rationing,didn't quite realise so little amount..could you cope..i couldn't,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, top marks to the women who did

ITEM Weekley Allowance Per Person Bacon or Ham 4-8 oz Cheese 1-8 oz Butter 1-8 oz Eggs 1/2-4 Milk 1/2-2pints Tea 2-4 oz Sugar 8-16 oz Sweets & Chocolate 2-4 oz National dried milk 1tin(=4 pints) every 4 weeks Dried Eggs 1 packet (=12 eggs) every 8 weeks

Must have been a lot more healthy i eat almost that much bacon in one sarnie,, an they ate more veggies,,,to fill up

And if you wanted these rations you had to queue for them, the shops used to sell out in no time, then you would have to go back the next dilivery time. Our parents became very good cooks. Rod

We are very lucky today in the wide range of food available to us. I wouldn't like to have to manage on that but they had no choice.

I can remember sweets being rationed,one box of smarties a week,Dad used to count out two of each colour every night ! Wow ! That memory came from nowhere...

How many of us use that in a day,i know its one persons allowance..but,,,,,,,,,,,,,hell i'd be thin note to self put yourself on rationing

I was brought up with the idea, ..Waste not, want not....in the post war years. Mum was a good manager of resources after her wartime experience and hardly ever threw any food away. Bread was made into bread pudding and if she was short of dried fruit for it, a generous spoonful of homemade marmalade helped out. We had no refrigerator but I never remember any problems with upset stomachs. Homegrown veg was a great way of packing out the meal and I remember casseroles with wonderful veg but very little meat, although as a child I didn't notice that. I think many people throw away far too much food, nowadays. Gwyn

It wasn't a case of 'could you..' you jolly well HAD to, it wasnt a choice. People were slimer and fitter, not to mention more appreciative of food. The bit of the meat that we call bacon fat was probably what they called best bacon. We eat far too much rich food these days - we all ought to try it and see just what we could make and how much more we would appreciate food. Off we trot to the supermarket amd fill the trolley - all prepacked and ready prepared.No wonder our food costs more now Jess

I used to do all cooking from scratch, i remember when kids were young we was so broke i sold my wedding ring for £4,50..bought a sack of pototoes an loads os reduced price sausages flour an stuff ,,it lasted till we got some cash an you get versitile with sausages.. but it was a hell of a long time till kids ate sausages again.....that was in the 1980s

I was a child in the war and never remember going hungry. Of course when the war started women were not used to using pre packed food anyway, they already cooked using fresh ingredients but they became very clever at making small amounts stretch. And most people also grew their own vegetables, kept chickens for the eggs and meat etc. We always had a bucketful of preserved eggs in the larder. Dad also used to make cottage cheese. I do remember not having jam that often and the excitement when sweets came off rationing, but by then we were conditioned and I don't remember buying loads of sweets as soon as they came off rationing. An interesting exrecise is to cut the cheeses/butter etc into the amounts for rationing and show your children. The weight doesn't mean anything to them but the size will. Ann Glos Ann Glos

Born during the War (WW2 that is!) and as a child I remember being given a ration coupon to go to the corner shop for sweets. I was always surprised when the lady behind the counter asked for money as well! We had very little - bit then we didn't expect much!