Betty Dale
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Introduction
The years of World War 2 caused Britain to suffer food shortages. Basic foods such as meat, chesse, butter and sugar were rationed. As a result the diet in Britain during World War 2 was very simple and unvaried. The rationing and shortage of items such as sugar, certain fruits, meat etc, led to many "mock" fake dishes being created. Other plentiful more simple items were substituted for the often more luxurious items in short supply.
Although the food situation in World War 2 meant people could not enjoy their usual array of food events such as parties, afternoon tea and soforth were still held with the population creating party dishes from what they had.
Try some World War 2 wartime rationing party food with this variety of authentic recipes from wartime Britain.
Currant Cake Potato Mayonnaise Mock Banana Bread Cakes Vegetable Extract on Bread Potato Scones Carrot Sausage Rolls National Loaf Potato and Parsley Sandwiches Chocolate Spread Vegetable Salad Baked Potatoes with Vegetables Pastries Lemonade Fish Paste Potato Pudding Nutmeg Sauce Mock Apricot Tart Beetroot Sandwiches Carrot and Swede Drink Carrot Biscuits Cocktail Sausages Cheese Frizzles Trifle Banana Sandwich Salad Dressing Apple Cake Potato Fudge Chocolate Cake Spam Fritters Tongue Sandwich Carrot Scones Buns Scotch Eggs Fruit and Rice Pudding Carrot Sandwich Ginger Beer Currant Cake Ingredients 800g/28oz of flour 340g/12 ozs of dried currants 56g/2 ozs of margarine 56g/2 ozs of sugar 4.3 fl oz130ml pint of milk 3.3 fl oz100ml of water Put the flour and margarine in a bowl and combine. Add the sugar and fruit and stir in. Whisk the milk and water into the mix. Put in a greased baking tray. Cook for 1 hour 20 minutes at 193C/380F. Potato Mayonnaise Ingredients 120g/4.2oz of mashed potato 130ml/4.5 fl oz of oil half a teaspoon of mustard 1 and a half teaspoons of vinegar Mix the ingredients together in a bowl. Serve in sandwiches or with a salad. Mock Bananas Ingredients cooked and mashed parsnips banana essence or extract sugar Mix the parsnips with some banana essence and sugar to taste. Bread Cakes Ingredients old bread cut into pieces 2 eggs or 1 tablespoon of dried egg mixed with 100ml/3.5 fl ozs of water 1 teaspoon of jam half a teaspoon of vanilla essence margarine Cut up the bread. Beat the egg. Add the jam. Put the bread in the mix and leave for 10 minutes. Fry the bread pieces in some margarine until browned. Vegetable Extract on Bread Ingredients Vegetable extract (marmite etc) national bread margarine Spread the margarine on the bread. Spread on some yeast extract. Cut into pieces and serve. Potato Scones Ingredients 141g/5 ozs of flour 85g/3 ozs of cooked mashed potato 28g/1 oz of margarine or fat 4 tablespoons of milk salt Mix the ingredients to make a dough. Roll out the mix and cut into scone shapes. Cook on a greased baking sheet for 10 minutes in a preheated oven at 200C/400F. Carrot Sausage Rolls Ingredients 3 grated carrots cooked mashed potato half a teaspoon of vegetable extract 2 tablespoons of oatmeal Cooks the carrots for 8 minutes in a covered pan on a low heat. Add the oatmeal and extract and cook for 5 minutes. Take off the heat. Roll out the potato on a board. Cut into small rectangular shapes. Put some of the carrot mix on them, then fold the pastry over to cover. Cook for 30 minutes at 200C/392F. National Loaf Ingredients 453g/1 lb of flour 2 teaspoons of salt 1 tablespoon of yeast 1 tablespoon of treacle/syrup 100ml/3.3 fl oz of warm water Put ingredients in a bowl and mix to make a dough. Knead for 10 minutes on a floured surface. Place in a bowl coated with oil, cover with a damp dishcloth and leave for 2 hours. Knead the dough then divide to get two pieces. Place each piece in a baking pan. Leave for 2 hours. Cook in a preheated oven at 200C/400F for 35 minutes. Potato and Parsley Sandwiches Ingredients National/wholemeal bread margarine of butter mashed potato parsley salt pepper Mix mashed potato with some parsley. Spread margarine/butter on bread, add some potato mix and make sandwich. Chocolate Spread Ingredients 3 tablespoons of mashed potato 1 and a half tablespoons of cocoa 1 and a half tablespoons of sugar 1 teaspoon of allspice/cinnamon Mix ingredients in a bowl to make a paste. Serve on bread or pastry. Vegetable Salad Ingredients grated raw cabbage cores grated raw swede/rutabaga grated raw turnip chopped raw cauliflower grated raw sprouts Put the vegetables in a bowl and mix. Add a little fruit juice, vinegar or mayonnaise to taste. Baked Potatoes with Vegetables Ingredients 4 potatoes cooked vegetables such as carrot, green beans, turnip etc 1 teaspoon of yeast extract Bake the potatoes in their skins (at 200C/400F in a preheated oven for 1 and a half hours) Take out the oven. Remove the potato and mix with the rest of the ingredients. Put back in the skins. Cut the potatoes in half before serving.
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