WW2 Rations 1940: per one person (adult)
Butter: 50g (2oz)
Bacon or ham: 100g (4oz)
Margarine: 100g (4oz)
Cooking fat/lard: 100g (4oz)
Sugar: 225g (8oz).
Meat: To the value of 1/2d and sometimes 1/10d – about 1lb (450g) to 12ozs (350g)
Milk: 3 pints (1800ml) occasionally dropping to 2 pints (1200ml).
Cheese: 2oz (50g) rising to 8oz (225g)
Eggs: 1 fresh egg a week.
Tea: 50g (2oz).
Jam: 450g (1lb) every two months.
Dried eggs: 1 packet (12 eggs) every four weeks.
Sweets & Chocolate: 350g (12oz) every four weeks
Recipes Included
Minced Beef Roll
Curried Mutton
Spiced Beef
Meat and Macaroni Pie
Beef and Sausage Roll
Tripe and Liver Hot-Pot
Sausage and Tomato Pie
Curried Beef
Savoury Roll
Carbonade of Beef
Vegetable Marrow and Tomato
Potato Short Bread
Potato Suet Paste
Potato Pie
Potato Macaroni Pudding
Onion and Cheese Pudding
Haricot Bean Stew
Vegetable Stew
Oatmeal Sausage
Cabbage and Rice
Vegetable Pie with Mashed Potatoes
Pea Soup
Onion and Potato Soup
Butter Bean Soup
Tomato Soup
Mixed Fruit Pudding
Date and Apple Pasty
Syrup Tart
Date and Walnut Loaf
Apple Pancakes
Fig Charlotte
Pineapple Salads