Spuds, Spam and Eating For Victory

Name: Spuds, Spam and Eating For Victory
Brand: The History Press Ltd
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By Katherine Knight

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The battle to keep the nation fed during the Second World War was waged by an army of workers on the land and the resourcefulness of the housewives on the Kitchen Front. The rationing of food, clothing and other substances played a big part in making sure that everyone had a fair share of whatever was available. In this fascinating book, Katherine Knight looks at how experiences of rationing varied between rich and poor, town and country, and how ingenuous cooks often made a meal from poor ingredients. Charting the developments of the rationing programme throughout the war and afterwards, Spuds, Spam and Eating for Victory documents the use of substitutions for luxury ingredients not available, resulting in delicacies such as carrot jam and oatmeal sausages. The introduction of Spam in America in the forties led to this canned spiced pork and ham becoming an iconic symbol of the worse period of shortage in the twentieth century. Seventy years after the outbreak of the Second World War, this book listens to some of the people who were young during the conflict share their memories, both sad and funny, of what it was like to eat for Victory.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

240

Release Date:

2011-03-01

Publication Date:

2011-03-01

Publisher:

The History Press Ltd

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0752459465

ISBN13:

9780752459462

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

222 g

Height:

124 cm

Width:

197 cm

Thickness:

17 cm

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