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Brown paper was in short supply in the war, and so was very precious; and goose fat was like gold! for it was saved for medical purposes. It was warmed up and spread on the brown paper, and applied to chest or back as a poultice, as hot as one could bear. It was old-fashioned but successful - it worked.
Scraps of parachute silk were made into underclothes and nightdresses - you didn't need clothing coupons for the scraps.
Pieces of thick plastic, which may have come from aeroplane windows, were made into rings, bracelets and brooches.
Horse manure was prized for the garden, and there was always a race to collect it as the horse went by.
On a Saturday morning there was a children's programme at the Prince of Wales cinema, in Stoney Stanton Road. There was a woman, who worked in that cinema, who lived nearby in a wooden hut - with her six children. I only ever saw her in one coat during the winter, and one dress and cardigan in the summer.

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