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The War Years
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Mazfromnorf | Report | 16 Feb 2008 13:00 |
So would you just chop it all together and blanch it or sweat it off before it went in the pie .my mum makes Bread pudding still out of the left over cakes biscuits hanging about as well as bread |
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Mazfromnorf | Report | 16 Feb 2008 13:11 |
Sounds lovely i shall have a go at that suppose you could use leftover veg .It was mainly cake and scones but she has put in digestive type bisciuts.she soaks it all together as you would thebread |
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MacTheOldGeezer | Report | 16 Feb 2008 18:26 |
I remember 3" of water and only once a week, we used to put Soda Crystals in the water to soften it, if we were short on soap we might put a little washing powder in, the soap we used was mainly the old blocks of Fairy |
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Harry | Report | 16 Feb 2008 19:20 |
Never saw a banana till a returning serviceman brought some for all the children in the street. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 16 Feb 2008 19:35 |
Mac!!! this is it I think! |
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Craftlady | Report | 16 Feb 2008 19:37 |
Mac, |
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~Lynda~ | Report | 16 Feb 2008 19:40 |
I have read through this tread with great interest, thanks to all who have posted, I have enjoyed reading all of the contributions, I am sure others have to. |
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Jean (Monmouth) | Report | 16 Feb 2008 19:43 |
Dont you think we had more fun as children in those days? I feel quite sorry for the young today with no useful interests like the gathering of food and fuel and being able to play anywhere. There is an excellent book out called We'll eat again, and the recipes are mostly quite edible. Some things were still on ration when I married in 1955, and I still have a skirt that I made while at school, because I couldnt afford a New Look garment. There was no such thing as a Bridal wear shop, you made your own, used your mothers , or got a dressmaking friend to make one. I made my own on the barrack room sewing machine, a white dress and jacket, standing on a table while afriend put up the hem. Jean |
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Jean Joy | Report | 16 Feb 2008 22:20 |
I have enjoyed reading this thread. |
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.•:*:•. Devishly Angelic Juliecat & Panda..•:*:•. | Report | 17 Feb 2008 00:24 |
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Mazfromnorf | Report | 17 Feb 2008 04:52 |
Has anyone been to the eden camp in the north it is a museum on the war well wrth the money.the cafe has traditional food too .I think the country folk faired better than the townies food wise .did the wild food such as brambles have to be accounted for ? maz |
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YorkshireCaz | Report | 17 Feb 2008 07:43 |
We have been to Eden Camp, could spend all day there, the bombed out street nearly freaked me out.You could never get a better idea of the war years anywhere else, and what about the street of shops, if it's still the same, it was years ago we went. |
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Staffs Col | Report | 17 Feb 2008 08:32 |
Yes I have visited Eden Camp and was very impressed, another place well worth a visit if you in Cornwall is Flambards, although it has fair rides and may be considered for the youngsters it also has full size reproductions of streets as in Victorian Village and Britain in the Blitz and both are housed under cover |
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Sandra | Report | 17 Feb 2008 08:49 |
My mum knows a lovely lady who collects recipes and bakes 'war' foods.(She's from somewhere in Yorkshire)...I think she goes/went to local rallys and shows to demonstrate. |
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Peterkinz | Report | 17 Feb 2008 08:57 |
Whisky and beer are made from barley - can both be made without sugar - mind you the wartime beer was fairly weak |
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GinaS | Report | 17 Feb 2008 11:23 |
Hi Colin (Staffordshire) |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 17 Feb 2008 12:00 |
War Musem in London had a shelter which you sat in and then the air raid began. I had pure panic set in and yet I was a young child at the time. air raid over and you walk through the bomb blasted streets hear the shouting etc. If it brought it back to me - shows it was realistic |
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Deanna | Report | 17 Feb 2008 12:08 |
This is such a nice thread. I have just been through and read it... so many additions since I added to it. |
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GinaS | Report | 17 Feb 2008 12:14 |
Good one Laura. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 17 Feb 2008 12:14 |
I still have my old identity card too. It says on it "do nothing with this until you are told". I used to love those dried bananas we used to get during the war and the day in school when we were all given a shiny red apple donated by Canada. Dried eggs made fab omelettes. With regard t chickens, Mum used to lure a neighbours chickens into our house by laying a trail of corn into the kitchen. Once in she would be behind the door with a hatchet and wham!! before the chickens were in at night said chicken had been feathered and cleaned and was in the oven.!! hope none of them are reading these threads!! |
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