Tuesday 14th September

Starting to get into the swing of eating on rations.

breakfast powered egg on toast, and jam on toast.

Lunch more spam sandwiches and a slice of bread pudding

Tea  jacket potato with beans a little salad and one rasher of bacon each.

The bacon tasted wonderful and was enjoyed all by. holly had cheese on her potato  but we never as their was not enough to go round as it still needs to last us into next week

We all went to the cinema which was a nice break from being in the kitchen. 

late home so never made soup for wednesdays lunch!

Monday 13th September

First day working full time and living on rations, the need for coffee and the dishwasher is very great.

Porridge for breakfast with golden syrup .

lunch spam sandwiches  , apple .

evening meal. chicken pie, boiled potatoes, and cabbage.

very tired from cooking and washing up, made bread pudding from sale bread crusts,  and some funny biscuits with powdered egg.

Holly still not eating much more than marmite and toast. 

Sunday 12th September

Sunday 12th September

We were  keen to try the powdered egg, and I was unsure that it would work let alone taste any good. I followed the war time instructions , once rehydrated it cooked just like normal egg , Scrambled egg on toast looked and tasted like normal scrambled egg on toast!

Home grown veg for sunday lunch , sweet-corn, carrots, parsnips.

We had a chicken for lunch we decided that we ha to eat a meat that was cheep and we would all enjoy. We hope to make it last all week.

Made gravy using a oxo cube ( normally use instant) 

apple and blackberry crumble for pud  

Tea  sardines on toast 

Today the washing up seemed to take forever and never end. had to  plan meals for Monday after work so I made  a chicken and veg pie  for mondays meal ( from chicken and veg already cooked)

we then made Jam tarts made from left over pasty.

Veg fro thr Garden 

Holly helped more I think was due to lack of tv  and being board , but she made the pastry and the jam tarts.

I did put the washing machine on as I could not face washing the huge pile of washing by hand and lack 1940’s experiment. 

highlights of today was the cup of camp coffee. and releasing i had worked the sugar rations out wrong and we have alot more sugar than i first thought.

I wish holly would eat more than marmite on toast.

to tired to write much more

September 11th 2010

First day of our 1940’s experiment living on rations.

First job cup of tea, half asleep I made a pot of tea. bit forgot the tea strainer, had to poor it all back into the pot and restrain milk and all!

Today we wanted to go and attend doors open day in bristol so i had acked lunches to make  spam sandwiches  and a apple. I also left holly a packed lunch or marmite sandwiches.

( we have decided to eat half and half bread as holly will not eat brown bread and it would not be fair to starve her) 

Breakfast was great we all had toast  with home made jam ( holly had marmite)

After a great  day out at doors open day we went blackberry picking and apple scrumping.

By this point stating to feel very tired as i have been on my feet since 6am and still not cooked tea. so we went for a easy tea.

Potato  fritters , one sausage each , home made chutney and beans. we finished with tined fruit.

The best bit about today was the washing up as we all helped and it was so much better than me loading the dish washer on my own and every one else just going of to do their own thing.

So with tea cooked washed up dried and put away we all sat down with no TV  it did feel a little strange, I started knitting a hat , holly did her homework and dave read!

By 9.30 we where all ready for bed!!!

Day before

When we wake in the morning our 1940's experiment will start.
One last cup of coffee for 2 weeks! feeling very scared that its here and about to start of 1940"s experiment.
Going to jump on the scales and before we start looking forward to see if we gain or lose weight.
Good night 2010

radio

Enjoying 1940's radio at
http://www.1940sukradio.co.uk/

One week to go until our 1940's experiment.

With Week to go until  our 1940’s experiment , its time to up the pace and start putting all our ideas and thoughts into practice.

Today i emptied all the cupboards and an sorted them into allowed food and rationed food.

It was a good experience. armed with the lap top and my in-laws we started going though the cupboards, in the no pile went the chocolate spread, pasta, sweet chili sauce and  salad cream, and all the good things that we all enjoy  or has holly said all the things she liked.

I weighed out 2 weeks worth of sugar which did not look to bad, and then the lose tea which again looked ok.

I got very sided tracked and learnt alot about home canning! The photos below show my cupboards before and after the clean out. 

The foods that we can't have.

My cleaned out cupboard ready for 1940's living.

powdered egg, powdered milk

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