Customer Reviews
Eating through the hard times too - By: Trilliane, 09 Oct 2008 
I bought the pair for my mum a year ago & they have ended up going round the whole family, young & old. Yes they have a nostalgic feel to them & it's food that nana used to make but thats what makes them so good, we are now having to live as if things are rationed, the meals that were made back then weren't full of e numbers & other nasty things (lets face it, we've all become alergic to them all anyway), they were wholesome & filling with no waste, after all I'm sure it's not only me that loves bubble & squeek on a monday with the sunday roast left overs. It has made me realize how lucky I am to have everything I want but I can survive on next to nothing.
Also the Make do & Mend is also full of cleaning tips & a definate must for anyone livingin a period house & trying to keep things going, I livein a stone cottage &in a preservation area, with a house full of original things like Arga'sand stone floors I found good tips on how to care for these items without using chemical cleaners that corrode them away.
Fascinating, enlightening - By: A. S. Gilbert, 10 Jul 2008 
The introduction to this book sets the scene of the wartime kitchen & beyond during rationing, & continues with reproductions of wartime leaflets. For content I would have given this book five stars but marked it down by one since I found some of the reproductions rather difficult to read due to poor quality - even with my super new reading glasses.
This book is not just a nostalgic look at the past but contains valuable nutritional advice which is as applicable today with the range of foods available to us as it was then.
Given the current economic climate & the need for us all to reduce food & energy waste, there are many useful tips to pick up from this book. Filling, wholesome food & a balanced diet is possible with good planning, even with the most frugal ingredients.
I also picked up nutritional tips - the benefits of parsley for example - & how to reduce fat.
Something I now want to do is weigh out the family's weekly wartime rations & see how many days it lasts! No wonder everyone was slim during the war, but apparently slim, fit & much healthier than many people are today.
fascinating collection of WW2 Food Facts and recipes - By: PipneyJane, 21 Jan 2008 If you are interestedin domestic life during World War Two, this is the book for you. It is a fascinating collection of Ministry of Food "Food Facts" & recipes: including how to render fat & bottle tomatoes. A must for anyone who wants to try "Eating for Victory".
