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Description

A file of radio broadcast scripts of the B.B.C. radio programme The Kitchen Front between January and December 1941. Subjects discussed in the file include the provision of ration books; the prices of commodity foods; buying advice for consumers, including shopping lists; the issue of food shortages; quick recipes for those in full-time employment; the need to save food through the use of leftovers in dishes; and recipes for housewives including soups, pies, puddings, cakes, breakfast meals, Christmas dishes, substitute dishes, and foreign dishes from the Allied nations and the British Empire. Other subjects covered include the provision of nutritional foods for children, including special milk rations; the provision of extra rations for ill people; the need for adults to consume nutritional foods to maintain good health; the storage and preservation of food such as fruit; and the growing of herbs and vegetables at home.

Keywords

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