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Fourteen years of food rationing came to an end in Britain on 4th July, 1954, when restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon were lifted. Members of the London Housewives\u2019 Association held a special ceremony in London\u2019s Trafalgar Square to mark Derationing Day. Meanwhile, The Minister of Fuel and Power, Geoffrey Lloyd, burned a large replica of a ration book.\nRationing had been introduced due to difficulties importing food to Britain by boat during the war, but also affected the supply of clothes, furniture and fuel. During the war, the Ministry of Food urged the British people to grow their own veg to play their part in defeating the Germans.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider the merits of a \u2018mock\u2019 fish and chips recipe; examine how the Conservatives used this \u2018Victory Day for Housewives\u2019 to score a political point of the previous Labour government; and reveal how to avoid \u2018Humble Pie with Hitler\u2019...\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Food Rationing In WW2: When Did It Begin & End, & How Did People Cook?\u2019 (HistoryExtra, 2021): https://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/when-food-rationing-begin-end-ww2/\n\u2022 \u2018The wartime recipes that kept Britain going in the Second World War\u2019 (Country Life, 2017): https://www.countrylife.co.uk/food-drink/victory-in-the-kitchen-easy-wartime-recipes-to-try-149921\n\u2022 \u2018Rationing Recipes from the Second World War - Potato Wrapped Sardines\u2019 (Imperial War Museums, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNWCrYqGVkE&t\n#WW2 #Food #UK #50s\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices