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- Margaret Downes
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- Civilian
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- A3704438
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- 23 February 2005
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I kept a 鈥淏oots scribbling diary鈥 while at school in 1942 and thought a few school dinner menus might be of interest. (as written)
April 30th
Fish cake, white sauce, a carrot and 15 peas. Pud was a brown one with lots of sultanas and jam sauce.
May 1st
Greens, gravy and meat, a spud. Prunes and custard for pud.
July 24th
Cold meat with mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato and new spuds, a lumpy ground rice with PILES of strawberry jam.
July 20th
Had 陆 greenish tomato, new spuds, spam and a date pud and custard.
Oct 9th
Had fish cakes, parsley sauce, carrots, spuds and steamed pud full of dates.
Oct 16th
Had stewed bif, thick gravy, cabbage, spuds and a raw apple and a chocolate biscuit, 2nd of 陆 apple and biscuit.
Dec 2nd
Had stew, swede, spud and jam roll for pud.
Dec 10th
Piles of mashed spud, beetroot, spam and baked apple and custard.
I have given examples of each season. There was also rice pudding always available, and water to drink.
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