Wartime Rationing

During 1939 - 1945 (otherwise known as world war two) there were a lot of shortages in lots of everyday items. People would use coupons to obtain clothes and food. This was called rationing.

In other words supplies came more and more hard to get in the local shops. Clothes were in desperate needs within time. Women went far to receive clothing. Some used to draw on clothes so they look like everyone else. To do this they stained their legs with tea and used eyeliner at the back as the seams. We found out some recipes, here is just one of them:

Woolton pie

Ingredients:

1lb diced potatoes

1lb cauliflower

1lb diced carrots

1lb diced Swede

3 spring onions

1 teaspoon of vegetable extract

1 tablespoon of oatmeal

a little chopped parsley

Method:
Cook everything together with just enough water to cover, stirring often to prevent it sticking to the pan , let the mixture cool. Spoon into a pie dish, sprinkle with chopped parsley. Cover with a crust of potato or wholemeal pastry. Bake in a moderate oven until golden. Serve with gravy.

Health Bread

Ingredients:

11/2lb self raising flour

1 teacup sugar

1 breakfast cup of syrup

1 egg

1 breakfast cup of raisins with stones removed

1 breakfast cup of milk

a pinch of salt

Mix together the sugar, flour, salt and raisins. Beat the egg and add into the milk and syrup. Mix all ingredients together. Bake in two well greased loaf tins in a moderate oven for approx 11/2 hours. Slice thinly after a couple of days and serve with butter or margarine. Will keep for a month in a tin.

I hope you enjoyed reading our facts and our interesting recipes!

By Alanah Edwards and Chloe Pike