Nostalgic Food And Facts From 1945 - 1954
Most can appreciate the feelings of relief and exhilaration felt in 1945 throughout the Commonwealth and in the countries of of the Allies. The war had been won, we were justifiably proud of our victories and enjoyed celebrating them. The next years were to show that it was not as easy as might have been imagined to return to the status quo of 1939.
First, there was a desperate shortage of food throughout the world. Britian and others had to accept continued food rationing. In 1945, we had no idea that it would be 1954 before the last of the controlled foods became derationed. This book deals with the kind of dishes that were prepared from 1945 to 1954. Recipes underwent fascinating changes, but in spite of rationing our way of regarding meals was different from what it had been in wartime.
