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The Wartime Kitchen and Garden

By Jennifer Davies

Book information

Publisher
BBC Books
Year
1993
ISBN
0563364378, 9780563364375
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (26971120 bytes)
Pages
256\232
Time added
2024-08-31 11:19:47

Description

Published to tie in with a BBC2 series and an Imperial War Museum exhibition, this book takes readers back to the days when Hitler's U-boats patrolled the Atlantic, and imported foods were scarce. For the men, woman and children left behind during World War II, life changed dramatically. People who had never gardened before had to start growing their own fruit and vegetables, housewives had to cope with rationing, and their families had to get used to unfamiliar foods such as spam and nettle soup. The book includes the personal memories of Ruth Mott and Harry Dodson (television's "Victorian" cook and gardener, respectively), as well as tales and anecdotes from many people who remember wartime cookery and "digging for victory".

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