Wartime Kitchen – Ration Book Cooking
Recipe round up coming soon
WW2 Rations 1940: per one person (adult)
ham: 100g (4oz)
pints (1200ml).
to 8oz (225g)
Leek and Potato Soup
1 tbsp lard or oil
3 large leeks
1 1/2 lb potatoes
4 pints stock
Heat the oil over a moderate heat, add the cleaned chopped leeks, and
let them sweat for while until they start to soften. Add the potatoes,
chopped into 2in chunks and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the stock
and cook until the leeks and potatoes have cooked, about 30 minutes.
Egg and Sausage Pie
3 eggs
8oz sausages (approx 4 sausages) I browned the sausages first although this is not required
1/4 pint milk
salt and pepper
1/2lb short pastry (I substituted vegetable shortening, couldn’t face lard, for half the butter in this recipe)
Line a deep sandwich tin with pastry, Place sausages, sliced length
ways, on the pastry. Beat the eggs with the milk and a dash of salt and
pepper and pour over the sausages. Bake for 45 minutes in a moderate
oven. Use hot, or when cold cut into wedges and serve with lettuce and
sliced tomatoes.
Porridge
features, not only porridge, but also a ‘Swiss Breakfast Dish’ which
appears to be a version of Bircher Muesli.
the boil and boil for 15-20minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent
sticking.
water. Boil the rest and pour on to the oats stirring well. Add the salt
and boil the porridge for 5-10 minutes stirring at intervals
enough water to cover. In the morning beat up well with the other
ingredients. This is a delicious alternative to porridge on summer
mornings.
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This is a fab idea for a blog! Its amazing how little we had to live off.
This is a great idea for a blog. Its incredible how little we had to live off during the war.
Thanks. I really must complete the round up of recipes, there were more!
I like this idea a lot. That sausage tart looks far too good to be ration food though. I am looking forward to you posting some more recipes.
I,m so pleased to have found your blog, i love anything home front and rationing and have decided in these hard times to try and live on rations for a week or two, lol and make the family do it to 🙂 many thanks for your blog
what a lovely idea, i,m trying to drag my family into trying rations for a week lol…especially in these hard times, and both my partner and i love anythng to do with rationing and wartime, thanks for your blog 🙂
THANK YOU!
Was that list of items for one week?
Jean: yes for one week except where stated. I'll check out your recipe later. Thanks for your interest in Wartime Kitchen.