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WW2 weekly ration of sugar, tea, margarine, 'national butter', lard, eggs, bacon and cheese for an adult in the UK, WW2, 1942 (media.kbin.social)

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[-] Winter8593@lemmy.world 49 points 10 months ago

I'm assuming they got carbohydrates elsewhere? That hardly seems like enough calories to last a working adult for a week. Also that's a ton of sugar it'd take me at least a month to go through that amount but also I don't drink tea like the Brits do.

[-] PugJesus@kbin.social 77 points 10 months ago

Yeah, these are just the rationed goods. Bread wasn't rationed during WW2 for the Brits. Vegetables and the like also weren't rationed.

[-] DillyDaily@lemmy.world 68 points 10 months ago

Bread wasn't rationed but the only bread you could get your hands on was "the national loaf", which my grandmother informed me was "saltier than unwashed seaweed".

Potatos and carrots were abundant so lots of people learned to make potato scones and potato dumplings to make their flour stretch further.

The ministry of food developed recipes to help people make their rations last.

Woolton Pie is one that stuck around because it was so versatile.

[-] PugJesus@kbin.social 15 points 10 months ago

Bread wasn’t rationed but the only bread you could get your hands on was “the national loaf”, which my grandmother informed me was “saltier than unwashed seaweed”.

lmao

Makes one grateful to live in a more plentiful age!

[-] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Vegetables could also be grown in ones garden. My grandma kept her WWII garden until the 90s

[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

That amount of sugar would last me years, and I drink tea everyday, just not with sugar.

[-] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 2 points 10 months ago

I would assume most of that sugar is going into cakes and puddings. If you're only getting one egg a week, it's probably put to more use in baking than eating straight up.

[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I get it. I made a concerted effort to stop using sugar in foods, and I've been quite successful. Carrots are a great way to add sweetness, so I go through a ton of those orange beauties.