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Rationing - Mars Bars and oranges. Unpleasant picture houses

Rationing - Mars Bars and oranges. Oranges were also difficult to get because they came from overseas but I...

Island shortages

I remember that you couldn't get soap and we used a bush which foamed up and cleaned our clothes with...

Knitting to victory

The school mistress used to say to me 鈥淩ita Flower did you do your sewing last week?.. I remember...

Bathtime in Welwick

There was an army camp at Welwick, down at the Humber bank. They used to bring a lorry into the village to...

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The domestic pig

The pig would be fed on leftovers and the sty would normally be constructed next to the privy at the bottom...

An Extra Two Ounces of Butter

We had the ration books, I remember once, we could only get a tiny bit of butter, I was in the queue...

Peaches at the Station

The child chef

My father was serving with the Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders while my mother was working in an...

Icing Sweets

With the icing left over Aunty Annie would make flowers. She used greaseproof paper to make triangular bags...

Silk Stockings

Of course, once the 鈥淵anks鈥 arrived we were able to come by nylon stockings 鈥 which had...

Pig Bins

I can remember putting the flag up with my dad and the party we had for V.E. day... I remember putting all...

Coupons and Rations.

Coupons and Rations. You couldn't go in a shop and ask for a pound of tea or anything because...

After the war ended

I can remember standing by a very high maghogany counter in an office next to where Nat West bank is today...

My War from Malvern

But from Malvern we could see the lights from the bombing at Birmingham and Coventry... I can remember my...

Living under occupation - food shortage

I remember going to Mr De Garis from the Clos Hoguet, who had a crusher, with corn to be ground into flour....

Occupation memories of a toddler - Cheating

Dad used to visit 'Uncle' Tom Camp in La Ram茅e each day with a green bottle so he could bring...

My wartime memories

Food was scarce, dried eggs-dried milk-dried potato... We had lots of foreign soldiers and girls married...

16 when War broke out

We worked with the Lifeboys, taking them trips and training them for displays... I met my husband then, he...

Why the Grocers were tight

The ration book coupons had to be cut out by the shopkeeper... Grocers were accused of being tight, but if...

Small Memories.

Clothing coupons, food coupons. Vegetables instead of flowers in the garden. two brothers and a sister...

V.E. + 60 y

Memories of war, may not be nice As many paid a heavy price Childhood thoughts can still be clear Of how we...

Just a chunk please

I was at school when a plane dropped a bomb on the school just down the road... The Leys School was turned...

Rationing by Helen Young

One day, the buthers around the corner had got in Pork Pies, and were allowing each person as many as they...

Spam Fritters Saved My Life

We were at home eating spam fritters when we would normally be at Highbury Corner, so for all I know, that...

Wartime Britain 1939-1945

A small incident showing how severe rationing of food was in wartime Britain. An observation made by a...

Occupation after D-day 鈥 Corned Mutton and lack of fuel

Particularly the New Zealand boxes had mutton and pea stew, a 15oz can, a big can....

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