I cannot recommend enough watching the Wartime Farm - it is seriously mindboggling what happened on british farms during the war. I live in NZ, so your experiences will be especially interesting, being neighbours and all :) For the powdered milk, place it in the freezer - either the whole pack, or in portions. Peanut butter came in with the Yanks.

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Oh I love that series! I love them all, Tudor Farm, Victorian Farm, Edwardian Farm etc. I’m kind of obsessed with Ruth Goodman haha, love her. Wartime Farm is intense to say the least! Thanks for the tip re the milk powder, that’s a really good idea (freezing in batches). I ran out of milk on my 1st week but I have it under control after my 2nd week, having drastically reduced the amount I have in a cup of tea. A woman in one of the Facebook groups I’m part of told me she used to work with an ex WW2 soldier who told her you should be able yo get 40 cups of tea out of one pint of milk!!

@maurarenouf3616

3 ай бұрын

I've watched them all so many times...love them. They are a priceless window into a world and situation that must never be forgotten. History repeats itself often enough for us not to loose sight of the skills learned by so many others who endured and overcame.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

@@maurarenouf3616 Well said, I couldn’t agree more

@agirly1503

3 ай бұрын

Yes!

@kaythegardener

3 ай бұрын

Oh yes, I try to watch all the others every 2-3 years, but re-watch the Wartime Farm, every year!!

Something to remember is people were moving out of the Great Depression and into War rations. People were already struggling with food and portions. Some had money during the depression but many more didn’t. My dad a child of the depression missed many meals even living on a family farm.

As a child in the 50s we didn't have coconut milk my mother soaked desiccated coconut in boiling water then beat it and drained it in muslin and squeezed out the residue, used it in curries, much better flavour than the tinned of today, and used the residue in coconut biscuits.[n Australia..

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’ve still been wondering about the coconut milk! I’m quite impressed with your mothers method, I’m definitely going to try that on the channel at some stage, thank you so much for sharing! 💜

I am in the US and according to my research, peanut butter was commercially available here in the 1920s. My mom was born in the 1930s and tells me about what it was like. She is still alive. I was very close to my grandmother who was born in 1901. She talked about it alot. My aunt was a rationing clerk in their small town and she had great stories about rationing. Most of my family lived where they could have big gardens and chickens and my uncle used to hung rabbits to add to their food.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

That’s incredible! Thanks so much for sharing. I love hearing all about the personal first-hand experiences people had. There are a few shop-keeper diaries from the time I’d love to get my hands on too. I heard that the US sent peanut butter to the UK during the war, it previously wasn’t that common there supposedly. Thanks again for sharing! X

i am excited to follow this. i talked to my gramma about the war and the depression here in the u.s. and how they lived. it made me more grateful and less wasteful. wild game, fish they caught themselves, and a HUGE garden saved them and half the kids in their little town. her dad said his greatest achievement in life was buying a lot of groceries. he grew up hungry and didnt want other kids to know what that was like.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing, what an incredible story! Bless them and their garden. 💚It’s hard to believe how different life was for our grandparents compared to ours today. If we have a roof over our heads, access to clean hot/cold water, fresh healthy ingredients to cook with and the lights come on when we choose - this is the definition of a blessed life in my mind! Thanks for coming along this journey with me x

Even when I was a kid in the late 60s, early 70s in New Zealand, chicken wasn't commonly eaten. Roast chicken was for a special Saturday night dinner. Lamb chops, mince, rissoles, sausages, roast mutton, shepherd's pie from the trimmings, freshly caught fish etc were the meats that made it to the weekly family table. The only coconut milk we saw was the thin, watery stuff from inside an aged coconut (we didn't know the green ones existed), which we collected by banging nails into the top of the coconut and then draining it.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

My mum told me the same thing regarding chicken (she grew up in the 50’s & 60’s) - it really was a special treat. I grew up eating a lot of rissoles & sausages! Traditional meat and 3 x veg dinners.

@cheriemitchell3399

3 ай бұрын

❤

Good on you Jake, have you watched 'The wartime kitchen and garden 'on KZread? The main people on it actually lived through the war. Very Informative. My parents married early 1940 in London and my 19 year old mother was thrown not only into the kitchen but wartime frugality. My Father had an important Job (secret at the time) and was not in the military. He had two Allotments on which he grew food, and he also helped the women in their street set up their home veg gardens. Mum made her own reusable tea bags and reused the tea, luckily dad loved cold tea and took it in his thermos when he went to work on his allotments. I was born in 1951(third child) my eldest sister was one of the few babies born in London during the Blitz (mum wasn't very well) Our favourite post war meals were stuffed Marrow and spotted dick (steamed long pudding with some kind of dried fruit). I've got a lot of books (and recipes ) on the War in Britain. If you need any specific recipes don't hesitate to ask👍

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! I certainly have seen Wartime Kitchen & Garden, love that series. The first wartime recipe cookbook I bought was because I saw the cook in that show, Ruth Mott, using it - Food Facts for the Kitchen Front. It’s fantastic. There are no words to describe how terrifying it must have been during the blitz, especially with a new born! That ‘siren’ gives me chills every time I hear it when I’m watching something on the topic. I’m so intrigued as to how your mother made reusable tea bags! Very thrifty ❤️ It would have been so hard for so many to be thrust into that situation, where they not only had to learn to grow their own but also learn how to cook as well. I read there were frequently traveling demonstrations set up to teach people how to cook etc on top of all the pamphlets the Ministry of Food published which would have been very helpful - I’m learning a lot myself reading those pamphlets! I am so keen to try making some steamed puddings! I’ve never had one. It’s currently Summer here in Australia but once it cools down, will definitely give it a go. Thanks so much for sharing! x x

@cynthia57169

3 ай бұрын

I have muslin reusable tea bags. They’re sold in kitchen supply stores or a person can certainly sew their own

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

@@cynthia57169 Such a great idea

@alegna4132

Ай бұрын

@@thekitchenscrap one of the demonstrators for the Ministry of Food was Marguerite Patten who was a well known cook post war and produced many cook books.

Love your first video Jake- it has all the things: entertainment, intellect, facts, humour, great back ground music, graphics, your voice is lovely to listen to… all the things. Can’t wait to see the recipes and see how you go! You’ve inspired me and I WILL join you intermittently along the way (you are a better person than I, to commit to a year!!). ✨

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Hi Belinda! Oh wow, thank you so much for all your kind words! ❤️ I really appreciate it. And thank you for coming along for the ride! I think this year is going to be a blast and I can’t wait to get stuck into all these wartime recipes. I can’t promise they will all be good haha (I’ve already had a few fails in the kitchen) but let me know which ones you end up trying x

Ooooo, just found your channel and I love you already. I'm quite frugal and love a good swear too! Im going to love your channel. Regards from WA. Xx

@thekitchenscrap

23 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! 💜 Welcome aboard! Haha there’s definitely something therapeutic about a good swear 😉 Thanks so much for the tuning in xx

Olive oil came in tiny bottles from the chemist and was only ever used warmed up to treat earache. Also my dad who was a child during the war told me there was no chocolate or sweets in the shops despite the rations. The veg you got was very much what was in season so tomatoes would only be in the summer. Spuds were available all year round and not rationed so made up a large part of the diet, in fact pastry could be made by mixing mash with flour as the fat ration was low and there wasn't always enough for the week.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Interesting! I never knew that about olive oil. I’ve definitely been reading more and more how the rations were never guaranteed, unfortunately, and there were frequently times when even basic fresh produce was unavailable. Such a difficult time in history

Very well done, Jake! If you intend to save money, I suggest you look into making some of your vegan meats from scratch. I have done a few and they are quite equal in flavor to what you can buy, but far cheaper in price! Jam was part of "ordinary rations," golden syrup and treacle were on "points" at 4 points per pound (you will find them listed in the points section of the document you showed), and honey was not rationed at all, but the demand perhaps was higher for honey during wartime, so it may have been that sometimes you had to hunt for it or pay a bit more than during peace time. We are all paying more for things now, aren't we? Ayayay! Vegetable shortages (onions, tomatoes) occurred in the first eighteen months or so of the war, because Britain had been importing these particular crops from Europe and not growing their own commercially. The good news is that Britain received large seed shipments from North America and started growing their own in their Victory gardens very early, and onions and tomatoes became plentiful again by the summer of 1941. I have seen a MoF leaflet about tomatoes, which later joined the famous three vegetables: potatoes, carrots, and cabbages, and was promoted as an important vegetable to grow and can in the UK. As for garlic, it just hadn't been very popular in English cooking but being from the allium family it can be grown in Britain easily and would have been available for anyone who wanted it, there is even wild garlic in the UK to forage. Coffee could also be found for those who wanted it. Coffee was not rationed in the UK, but it didn't particularly fly off the shelves because it just was not yet popular. Coffee became a little more common later in the war when the Americans came over and sometimes shared time with British hosts. The points system... 16 points or whatever, was applied to every four week period, so there were about 13 periods of points in a year... that will give you just a bit more flexibility in your shopping. Baking powder, bicarb, Worcestershire, OXO, Bisto, stock cubes, Marmite (Vegemite), essences, spices, and many other items were not rationed, and even encouraged to help stretch the foods that were rationed. Check your document again for the points items. If it is not listed there in the points section, it was ration-free. In general, the points rationing was applied to cereals, biscuits, pulses, items in cans or bottles... but that is a generalization as I know with certainty that some bottled items were not on the points system and ration free (such as Worcestershire, and probably prepared mustard and certainly Coleman's dry mustard). Coconut and peanut butter were available and not on ration or points in the US, and I think coconut would have been available in Australia, but not in the UK (though perhaps you could find coconut essence)... you will need to make an executive decision about some foods produced in Australia that were not in Britain during the war. Peanut butter was not yet popular outside of the US, but it became more popular as the US Army traveled with peanut butter and jelly. I find in navigating rationing I am often asking myself, "Where is this made, how is this made?" There is no perfect. If rationing were today would have to be a little different. I think about what can be grown or produced nearby to me today, and use that to temper the history into something that is workable long term. An example of an item I find important in a modern rationing kitchen is nutritional yeast. Brewer's yeast was available during the war and not rationed, and nutritional yeast is a non-active version of this yeast family. Nutritional yeast will allow you to make tasty and healthy "mock" meats at home. Commercially made vegetarian meats are expensive and just my opinion, can have some dodgy ingredients (soy fillers, preservatives, hydrogenated fats). If you make your own, you know what goes in it, and you can save quite a bit of money, too... quite a bit! So, just my thought, but I hope you will experiment with making your own meats. Thank you so very much for your video and I look forward to more! Sorry for the long reply, but I thought you might want some of the rationing/availability info. Well done, you!

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the brilliant reply! This is such a treasure trove of information, you’ve answered so many of my questions, I’m elated! I will definitely message you on FB for some recipes for vegan meats if that’s ok? I typically don’t buy them for that reason - they’re so expensive (and processed) but would love to try making more of my own. Thank you so much for watching and for taking the time to fill in the gaps! X

@jonncatron7381

4 ай бұрын

don't for get the Extra rations for christmass. and fall canning.

Came over from Loving Life on Less, watching from NZ where our food prices are horrific too. This was hugely entertaining, and I'm looking forward to your journey this year. Cheers, Angela

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Angela and welcome! It’s lovely to have you here ❤️ Food prices are still horrific here too, - definitely feel your pain! Our 2 major supermarkets are currently facing a government grilling over price gouging but so far, doesn’t seem like things are changing. At least not yet. Here’s to a (hopefully) cheaper 2024! 🥂

Forgot to say, rationing carried on for a while after the war, mum had kept my baby ration card, we found it when emptying their house last year. Buy pulses/ dried beans by the way you can make really healthy meals using them.

New subscriber I was sent over from Loving life on less! 😊

@cynthia57169

3 ай бұрын

Me, too

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! X

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

@@cynthia57169 Thank you & welcome! X

Tvp is lovely. I add my bouillon powder and herbs to hot water and use that to rehydrate TVP. Don’t add it dry to your recipes. If you are eating tofu, drain it and press it and think of it as a flavour sponge. I like soaking it in hot sauce or teriyaki sauce before sauté ing it. Powdered milk works great for cooking. Store it in a jar with a tight fitting lid in a cool dark spot and it will last. Mine is several months old and is just fine. Remember BEST before, not POISONOUS after. You can also add it dry to hot tea. Expect a few months of “ my food tastes different” to “ yeah, this is good”. Imported onions and garlic meant that people used leeks, which grew locally in the allotment. By removing all of the processed rubbish, you are going to feel great by this time next year. Single people had it the hardest. Being able to take the entire family points was key to nicer meals. I’m looking forward to seeing your progress.

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the tips! That’s great news about putting milk power straight into your tea, I’ll give it a go. I’ve already noticed after two weeks how quickly our tastebuds can adapt! I cooked the tvp in some ‘beef’ stock. It was a little bland but definitely not unpleasant. Will try again in other recipes. The fake bacon was actually delicious, was surprised at how much like the real thing it smelt/tasted - just so expensive

@bettygraham818

4 ай бұрын

Ps you forgot your potatoes ! They formed a large part of uk diets , a lot of recipes included them and indeed were the basis of many vegetarian dishes. Not on ration , easily available and here in the UK still a regular item on our weekly shop.

Excellent video. Really enjoyed it. In answer to a couple of your questions beef stock was available as they often promoted making a 'soup' from them to drink before bed. I do not believe they were on the points system and pretty widely available. I would have to look at some of my research to find out. Bisto and Oxo were the big ones. As for the purist in the mix, that is impossible to do. This is not the 1940's and although there are wars going on we are not in a world war. Back then people would have used/eaten whatever was available. So if they could get their hands on garlic they would have used it. I have studied the rationing system for over 30 years and worked at a military museum so if I can be of any help let me know.

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the compliment and the tips! I’m relieved to hear that Oxo / Bisto stock wasn’t on the point system, although I will be making my own out of vegie scraps etc where possible. It’s quite a compelling rabbit hole, such an incredibly complicated system but sophisticated nonetheless. I’ve only been researching it for the last 6 months so any tidbits of information I can pick up along the way will be most welcome. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment!

Fantastic video Jake, very well researched and really sets the basis for the year. I am sure other followers will continue to help out with their knowledge in the comments section. So interesting to hear what it was like for our grandparents.... so many memories and ao much to learn from tjos memories.

When you spoke about people who might be purists about this, they need to realize that the world is so intensely different from 80 years ago that allowances must be made. Even before you spoke about your family connection, it came through that you’re genuinely wanting to do this to the best of your ability based on available information while not being wasteful by ignoring your modern products that you can’t find definitive information on availability. If anyone alive in the 1940s heard about people wasting any resources they already had available at the start of rationing, they’d probably be furious, so it seems to me it’s far more respectful to just use those items and then not replace as a more authentic way to do this.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your wonderful, thoughtful comment, I really appreciate it and I echo every syllable 💜 They would have used (and reused) what ever ingredients, time saving, cost cutting, fuel efficient methods & appliances they had access to back then so to discard what’s available today for the sake of being 100% authentic would negate the purpose entirely! The amount of waste in almost every aspect of our modern lives is astonishing and even though I’ve always tried to be mindful of this, this little social experiment has opened my eyes even more so. There is so much more I (and society in general) could & should be doing to combat this and with any luck, I hope my little corner of KZread may help with that in some small way. Thank you so much again for your comment x x

@PerilousRainbow

3 ай бұрын

@@thekitchenscrap I’m from the US and my grandmother was born the year the Great Depression began, so I was raised with a lot of money saving and food stretching that I still use. I love watching videos like these because people get so creative in ways I wouldn’t necessarily have considered using the same ingredients, and all things factored in with the current goings on, we need more of that! I’m looking forward to following your journey with this.

Looking forward to following your journey.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It’s lovely to have you here 💜

So excited to see you what recipes you try!

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Loisy! I am too haha

Great video Jake and very entertaining as well as interesting 👍 😊

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 💜

VERY interesting and informative, I'm looking forward to your next video!

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! The next video should be out in a couple of days 😊

Now this is fascinating! I am thrilled to follow along….🎉❤

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Welcome! I’m so happy you will be coming along for the ride 💜

G'day mate! Great challenge! All the best!

@thekitchenscrap

Ай бұрын

G’day! Thanks so much 💜 I look forward to checking out your channel when I finish work 😊

Interesting idea. I subbed to see how it goes.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! And welcome! 💜

I just found your channel and will definitely be coming along for the journey into your one year ration challenge. Very funny and informative video.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! And welcome! I’m so glad you’ll be coming along for the ride! X

Im so downfor this!! New subscriber!! ❤

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Welcome aboard 💜

Great video! A new subscriber from Sweden 😊

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 💖

So glad I found your channel. I love your challenge and so enjoy your videos, style and personality.

@thekitchenscrap

Ай бұрын

Aw, thank you so much! That’s so kind. I’m so glad you’re enjoying them! 💜

Looking forward to seeing what you create through this and ideas.

@thekitchenscrap

Ай бұрын

Thanks Margaret! 💜 It’s been an interesting (and challenging) journey so far. Lots more to come!

I just found your channel and subscribed 5 mins in 😂 So looking forward to watching you through the upcoming year,!

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! That’s awesome, so happy you’ve jumped aboard The Kitchen Scrap express! Thank you for the support! 💜🚂

Store the powdered milk in the freezer in an airtight container and just remove a weeks worth at a time which I would store in the fridge.

Liz from Living Life on Less recommended (this morning) you and your channel, so I'm a new subscriber here. Great video & I'm looking forward to watching all your videos.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Welcome, it’s lovely to have you here x

If you registered as a vegetarian they upped your cheese ration from 4 Oz to 8 tonpossibly 11 ounces depending on what year during rationing. I just found some plant based 'spam' that I can't wait to try. With a baked potato and braised cabbage of course.

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Let me know how the plant based spam goes!

Fantastic Jake..we’ll done..can’t wait to see next one.

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! X

I love this. It gives a perspective of how we can eat. I don't buy butter for frugality and use a raspberry salad dressing which is very light.

Amazing, that's an awesome challenge to undertake. You're so right about the concerning cost of living and levels of waste globally, its the same here in Scotland. Wishing you all the best with your challenge

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Yeah I think at this stage, it’s safe to say the ‘system’ is utterly broken world wide. Here’s hoping things improve quickly in the near future somehow!

I love the background music 💖💖

Oh this is brilliant, you’ve just gained another subscriber!. Looking forward to watching your journey, well done you! 😊 ps. I’m with you on the music 😊

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 💜 I’ve definitely immersed myself in 40’s music this past year. Do you have any favourites?

@Julie-ix7wv

3 ай бұрын

@@thekitchenscrap it’s got to be Glen Miller for me, followed by the Andrews Sisters, yourself? 😊

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

@@Julie-ix7wv Nice, love them both! Atm, I am utterly obsessed with a song called Yes Indeed by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra - that is some foot-stomping greatness right there!

@Julie-ix7wv

3 ай бұрын

@@thekitchenscrap lovely, I will look that up for sure, thankyou and good luck on your challenge 😊

Hi i have just subscribed just wondered if you will be doing a food book ie 365 ww2 days of meals i would be interested lol great challenge by the way very fitting in these frugal times.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Hello & welcome! Thank you so much for subscribing 💜 That is a great idea and definitely worth exploring - you’ve given me food for thought, thank you 😊

Came here from Loving life on less😊 Looking forward to watching your videos. Greetings from DK👋🏻😊

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! And welcome, it’s lovely to have you here! 😊

Another recommendation from Liz at Loving life on less. I also love watching Carolyn as well. Really enjoyed this video and will continue to watch your journey with great interest 🙂

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Carolyn is awesome 😎 So glad you’ll be coming along on this journey! X

I came over from Liz’s channel. Interesting. Look forward to more videos

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and welcome! 💜

The milk ration would do for me too! I drink tons! Re the powdered milk, make it up, then let it sit in the fridge overnight. Tastes far better if it sits and feels. You can keep dried milk, opened, for well over a month as long as it’s sealed well in between use

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Annie! The milk powder has saved me countless times already 😅

Carolyn is great. I'm going to sub here. X

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and welcome! Agreed - Carolyn is awesome! Love her channel and all the hard work she’s put into the 1940’s experiment website & Facebook group 💜

My grandfather told me long time ago, that garlic was used as medicine. It was expensive. When you had a cold, they used warm milk with garlic😅 and sometimes onion.

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Wise words indeed! I always use garlic as a preventative and dose up on it if I ever feel a cold coming on. Never tried it with milk though 🤔

Great vid Jake, gunna be good to follow your journey.

I came across this video by chance and was overjoyed to find such a gem and I thought great I can binge watch this channel only to discover that it’s relatively new and only a few videos out. Nevertheless, I wholeheartedly support your mild obsession with Dame Maggie Smith and look forward to your WW2 rations cooking to come. Keep up the stellar work you are truly fabulous.

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! That’s so kind of you, I really appreciate it! KZread newbie here, just starting to rev the engine 😉 Haha yes, it’s safe to say I am totally obsessed with all things Dame Maggie Smith - and Downton Abbey. Thank you for your lovely comment, you’ve put a step in my day 😊

Looking forward to watching your experiment from Georgia, USA.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! And welcome! Lovely to have you here 💜

Found you from living on rations, 1940’s experiment group, also living in Melbourne. I’m not hardcore, trying rationing more as a way to reduce waste ( and reduce waist!) but also just because I can! It’s a nice interest now I have the time, but must have been really hard when you had to do it.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Hello and welcome! A fellow Melbournian! 💜 Haha I love that (reduce waste/waist). It’s true though, this diet really does help reduce both, I’m two months in and I’ve already lost weight which wasn’t my initial goal but definitely beneficial nonetheless. I can’t imagine how hard it would have been back then, there are so many instances where even the supposed guaranteed rationed items were frequently scarce and people had to go without, to say nothing of dealing with the stress of actual war at the same time. Bless them all x

I love your little edits..

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! X

Spam is a mixture of pork and ham. Usually cut in slices or cubes. Slices can be fried as is or covered in batter and fried. Remember no freezers and mostly no fridges so canned meat was a way of preserving. My parents got their first fridge in the 1950s.

I can't wait to see how you do! Bit of advice, I found I severely underestimated my caloric needs at first; I had to eat way more spuds than I thought just to keep my weight steady, especially if your rationbook is for a singleton. In the words of my dearly departed Grandparents, 'you can't pry my freezer, ice box, and A/C away with a crowbar!' If they had it, they would have used it so to the naysayers I say 😝. Have fun!

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Brittany! Wise words of wisdom from your grandparents, which I echo. Ah yes - potatoes. I don’t think I’ve eaten this many potatoes in my life and it’s only been 2 weeks haha. I’ve never been a ‘breakfast’ guy but I make sure to have a decent lunch then for dinner - a soup starter, large main and pudding or some kind. Really enjoying it so far although I will admit there have been some cravings for some modern convenience foods/snacks that I used to enjoy. We will soldier on though 💪

Great video, best of luck with the challenge. A quick mention about the rationing, it was a SHOULD get not always a COULD get. What you are doing is spot on, what have I got? What can I get? And what can I do with it?

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! You’re absolutely right, I’ve since read that often was the case that basic rationed items were never guaranteed and unfortunately, people had to go without for extended periods of time. Not to mention the price of everything was heavily inflated. Almost two months in now and I can see how people could stockpile leftover tea/sugar & fat rations etc to trade.

You can refrigerate or freeze the milk powder , taste fine

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Great to know, I didn’t want to waste it considering how long it would take to get through

@sarahbrown1929

4 ай бұрын

I've used powder milk well beyond 28 days 😮 buy I do put it in an airtight jar 🫙

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

@@sarahbrown1929 hello there! 👋 That’s good to know because this powdered milk has been a life saver and I’ll definitely get more

Just found you, following you now from Brisbane. I live on the solo disability pension and am always looking for ways to stretch my grocery dollars. Watching with interest 🙂

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and welcome! 💜 So lovely to have you here! I hope the Summer hasn’t been too cruel for you lovely people in Brisbane? It was thankfully quite mild here in Melbourne - until February when someone must have accidentally flicked the heat switch to ‘extreme’! Bring on the Autumn 🍁 I am constantly looking for ways to stretch the grocery budget too. Having spent two months living on rations so far, I can confirm I’ve already saved hundreds!! Thank you so much for joining me on this journey x

@nickiclarke4304

3 ай бұрын

Yes it has been very hot here and I told a friend yesterday that I am officially over it! Melbourne certainly did cop some of it last month too. I am looking forward to watching your other videos and cheering you on. I won’t try to live on WW2 rations but I am certainly being more mindful about what I buy cook and eat. And will be growing a bit this year too. That’s wonderful to read you have saved heaps too 😀

Great video jake, thanks!! Gaz Oakley on youtube makes some great vegan meat however probably not ration friendly!! I nade his turkey and stuffing one year, actually very tasty!! There's even one for 'bacon' . Tastes good, takes some while and again probably not ration friendly... but maybe worth a look for inspiration. I wish hou sll the best with this journey, I'm trying it myself but struggling as I've a house full, and I mean full of food!! And no will power not to stop and get a take away en route home from work!! I will continue to try though.. I've got to get healthier this year, and lose a bit of weight...

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Ellie! I will definitely check him out. Oooo you’re living on rations too! Yeah the cross over was tricky because I still had so much left in my fridge / pantry that simply wouldn’t have been around back then but, it’s a good exercise in making do with what we have, eking out our favourite items and trying to stick to the basics while shopping. Easier said than done! 😉 2 weeks in, I’m actually surprised at how much I have left over in terms of tea/sugar/fats - was not expecting to have any!!

Thank you algorithm for bringing me to your channel!

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

Aww thank you! And welcome! So lovely to share this journey with you 💜

What a fabulous, well edited, entertaining & interesting first channel video. Very enjoyable indeed. We look forward to watching your channel and cheering on your journey. Subbed obvs. 😊 🥰 xx

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! That’s so kind of you, I really appreciate it 😊 Thank you also for subscribing! 🫶 I look forward to checking out your videos once I finish work this evening! x

This is absolutely fascinating. With the corn meal/flour, I wonder if it was not on the point system, because they could grow their own veggies. Corn can be dried then milled into flour. Powdered milk can go into the refrigerator, more so since you are single. A family of four would go through it quicker. New subscriber. Looking forward to learning about the Australian journey back in history

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for joining me on this adventure! 💜 I think you’re probably onto something there with the corn flour. I still have a substantial amount of milk powder left nearly two months in! Refrigerating it has worked a charm and I must say, it’s saved my bacon many times throughout when cooking / baking. I’m converted though, I think I will always have some on hand beyond this year of rationing. Thanks again for subscribing! X

@potpourrioflife

2 ай бұрын

@@thekitchenscrap The more we learn and share, the more enhanced our lives become. Enjoy!!

you need to save your sugar up to make jam/preserves from fruit /veg you grow or collect from the wild & to bake your own cakes, scones & biscuits. My parents were both became teenagers during the war dad in the country & mum in the city - very different experiences!

@thekitchenscrap

28 күн бұрын

I can only imagine how different their experiences would have been! Would have been incredibly difficult from every aspect for a multitude of reasons. They say people in the country had it easier food wise as they were able to forage, had more space to grow their own and barter with neighbours but I’ve also read many other accounts that state otherwise. So many unique experiences and untold stories. Bless them all 💜

As to storage of that whole milk powder. The secret it keeping it away from oxygen. Keep it in an opaque container with a air tight lid and toss in an oxygen absorber. I got my oxygen absorbers here in the US from Amazon. The whole milk tastes so much better than the non fat milk version I was forced to drink as a child.

I think this is the best "frugal " site I've watched😊 I keep my powdered milk in a plastic container for about 3 months. I believe that 28 day usage, it was a standard caution. I make "cabbage steak " delicious, cheap, easy to make

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! That’s so kind 💜 Yeah the powdered milk is going great in the fridge, I’ll definitely always have some on hand beyond my year of rationing. I love cabbage steaks! X

Hello from Canada! You and Carolyn are both fantastic, and given again the state of the world and the economy, never mind my income, I'm eyeing up the possibility of giving this a go myself, adapted a bit to Canadian local and seasonal vegan products. I don't eat honey or refined sugar, though, so.... maple syrup it is! You're a delight to watch and listen to.

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! 💜 Definitely let me know if you decide to give rationing a go. The brilliance of it is that you can adapt it according to your own tastes and dietary requirements and hopefully save a lot of money in the process 😊 I’ve certainly saved a lot myself these past few months

@DomC-nz5nq

2 ай бұрын

@@thekitchenscrap I tried your red cabbage and apple casserole last night with a bit of crumbled vegan sausage. Only difference I made was to add a squeeze of orange juice from an orange I had on the go, and a tbsp of fennel seed that had been sitting forlornly in my cupboard for weeks. I made a single arepa from some PAN harina I had as well, and together, it was all absolutely fantastic!

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

@@DomC-nz5nq adding the orange juice and fennel is a great idea, I might try that one day myself!

Very interesting. I'm in USA Louisiana

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Hello from Melbourne 👋💜

Drink your tea black! I stopped milk 5 years ago. I love it now (took a week to really get used to it) Its tastes much nicer now. :) Lovely video, you've got the right personality and wit. Could you share your Mums Swede pickle recipe? Thanks for this. Love from Canada. Carolyn and Rebecca are great, my favourites.

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your kind words Ellen! I’ve definitely reduced the amount of milk I have in my tea now and I seem to managing to make my milk ration last the week which is great! Apologies, I think I mumbled a little in that part of video where I mentioned the pickles, they’re sweet* mustard pickles. I think she made them using cauliflower but I can definitely get the recipe for you 😊

@ellendurkee5444

4 ай бұрын

If its the same as you'd use for beans and pickles, I may have it, if its different, then yes please. She'll know.@@thekitchenscrap

The golden syrup can be used to sweeten your tea or coffee

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

I actually tried this the other day! I put some golden syrup in my tea with a little milk and it turned grey haha. Still tasted fine though

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@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

not only was this super interesting & informative but i laughed a lot & i also love pickles *insert pickle emoji*

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha thank you! Pickles = life

You could easily make cheese with your milk allotment. It’s a delicious soft white cheese and quite easy to do.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

I’ve always wanted to try that! 2 months in now and I’ve actually found I’m ok with the cheese ration, I frequently go weeks without and kind of save it for dishes I really want to use it for (mainly baked beans and cheese on toast once a month haha). I’m not really using my eggs or ‘meat ration’ either. Milk is surprisingly the one thing I am still struggling with as I typically drink a lot of it

Golden syrup is great for making cookies

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea! ☺️ I think there may be some golden syrup dumplings on the cards as well at some stage

Hi from the UK. New subscriber! Interested to see how you get on with this. Would be interesting to know about any weight loss or gain too during your journey of rationing.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! And welcome! So I weighed myself just after Christmas (probably the worst time 😂) just a few days before I started rationing. My plan is to weigh myself again every 3 months and create a quarterly summary video detailing savings / struggles / weight fluctuations etc. In the meantime, I’ve definitely lost some weight after 2 months of rationing and while this was never my goal - it’s a bonus!

@kat_ie_9984

3 ай бұрын

@@thekitchenscrap lol you do t look like you needed to. I'm just Interested in how the rations affect the body physically and I guess mentally too. I am enjoying your humour and the effects you've added.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

@@kat_ie_9984 Thank you! I’m so glad you’re enjoying it 😊 There are definitely some struggles here and there - mostly when I’m busy / tired and haven’t prepared anything in advance so the desire to break free and order 10 pizzas and burgers with chips is hard to overcome! So it’s been interesting in the that regard, mapping the psychological triggers*

@kat_ie_9984

3 ай бұрын

@@thekitchenscrap yeah it is a lot mentally adjusting to new ways. Well it is for me anyway. I am trying to eat healthy at the moment, I feel your pain wanting to order pizza lol

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

@@kat_ie_9984 Pizza is life! I resorted to making my own once I found a great dough recipe and found I could make 3 times as much for the same price as getting one delivered (which is fantastic but dangerous!)

Being entitled to so much of something, in your rationing, did not guarantee there was any. You might, in theory, be able to have bread unrationed, but that does not guarantee you will find any where you shop. You might have to queue for an hour for 3 days, before you get your bread loaf. It caused major hysterics, early on, in shops and shopkeepers often had no idea of new rules before customers. The book Rationbook Rebecca recommends, quite expensive, as a collector's item, was reprinted , under a new name, recently. I think the new name called The view from the corner shop. Written by a woman working in a shop in Yorkshire. But edited by 2 people for publication. She explains how irregular and untrustworthy deliveries were, and how it enraged customers. Usually the meat was 1/2- but it did go down to just 1 shilling. And tuppence of your meat had to be in corned beef, so I don't know if you want to choose something inconvenient to use as corned beef, to be more realistic. I think I would have to invent a dairy farmer father, who slipped me a pound of butter every week, to get me through a year. What is hilarious, is that the heavy wholemeal or multigrain bread the well off and educated buy now, is the bread that 1940's people were outraged about. I use a lot of dried milk, now. But LOT is the key word. If I can't come up with a dairy farmer father, I shall have to have a torrid affair with one. I could weep.

You've made a great start Jake 👍🏻 Honey wasn't rationed but it's price was controlled and it could be hard to get your hands on depending where you lived, Country livers were much more likely to find it than townies, city folk rarely saw it! Garlic was barely ever eaten, even in curry's it was just 'curry powder' which was nothing like the mix of tasty curry spices we know today, pretty vile stuff to be honest and most Brits complained if someone did eat garlic. I think the nearest thing that would have been used was wild garlic or garlic chives and the chives were not strong at all. There was a vegetarian diet and I understand that they got extra cheese, but you would have to research that, but I see no harm in utilising modern items, I know that they would have been used if they had been around. Good luck, I thick you might fund the first 2/3 months you may, like a dieter get some really bad rumbly tums, but I'm sure that happened too, oh and as for Oranges, my Mum never saw 1 from the start of the war in '39 to leaving the UK in '48, but occasionally she knew pregnant women did get bottled orange syrup with vit C added... Sorry lol!

@jeanettewatson7614

4 ай бұрын

Oh yes, Homemade jam... when James was made people were allowed a little extra sugar... I'm not sure how much, check, but you could also buy homemade jams, if you saw them, I imagine it was rare'ish as you'd keep most of it for yourself, but I don't think 1 pot for the year would harm. Chicory coffee is vile, yes you can still buy Camp Coffee now, but people actually learned to love it abd so there are still some old people that still buy the stuff now and maybe their offspring now as well¿

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeanette! Oh wow, that’s a long time to go without seeing an orange!! That’s pretty much on par with most things I’ve been reading though. I’ve only seen one wartime recipe that calls for an orange so far so, like garlic etc, I simply won’t be using them this year 😩 I do miss my honey though!!

Remember that gardens were a thing and foraging hedgerows was encouraged. Tisanes like mint and rosehip could replace part of your tea.

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

I wish I had a garden and could forage (I live in the heart of the city and only have a tiny balcony). One day though, when I move back out to the country!

@brandiblair9398

2 ай бұрын

Your "foraging" may have to be at rhe store for practicality with the apartment thing but then you don't have access to the feeding centers.

For powders like the milk, use one of those machines that suck the air out.

Try adding a pinch or two of baking powder (bi-carb powder) in your boiling water to make your tea leaves make a stronger brew which can allow you to use less tea.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Interesting! I’ve not heard of this before, thanks for the tip!

Doesn’t it strike anybody else? Strange that all of a sudden since the pandemic there’s a housing shortage, but the birth rate has been going down for years.

I just subscribed. I was just wondering though, if there is a reason why you are doing British rations and not Australian?

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for subscribing! 😊 Australians weren’t rationed as heavily as the Brits so, aside from my general interest in this part of social history & culture, I thought it would be more of a challenging experience. It’s going great though, just starting my 6th week and I find I always have tea, sugar and fats left over which is fantastic!

If you don't have an air tight container you can stick the bag in to a ziplock freezer bag and stick in the freezer just take out what you need . I you and air tight container had no problems with it in cool dry place.

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Awesome, thanks John 😊

@jonncatron7381

4 ай бұрын

I use it to bake or in cream sauce when cooking @@thekitchenscrap

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

@@jonncatron7381 I’d never used it before until I started rationing, it’s a god send! Very helpful when baking

@jonncatron7381

4 ай бұрын

I only use it to bake , cookand in coffee. I don't drink milk. good luck and welcome to the group. @@thekitchenscrap

Fab ❤

“There’s nothing that I like more….”. 😂😂😂

@KL-tp3gq

3 ай бұрын

That’s tastes like betrayal and deceit 😂

Do you live alone or together with someone, and if so are they also doing this challenge with you. Also how strict are you going to be, like will you also not join in with meals outcwith friends for example

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

I live alone so just me on the rations 😊 You bring up a great point and it’s something I plan to address in a future video. I’m strict with myself but, if there is a special event like birthdays etc and we plan to go out for a meal, I won’t restrict myself in that regard. You were allowed to go out to restaurants and have a 3 course meal during the war but you’d have to surrender half of your ‘meat’ ration for the week, which is how I’d work around that. While there are a few big, special events in my life this year that will require dining out, mostly I won’t have the need. Also, during the war they set up canteens around Britain where you could go for very ‘basic’ meals that didn’t require you to give up some of your meat ration. Statistically speaking, apparently people ate out more often than you’d expect during the war!

Found after watching War Time Farm. LOVE this video!!!

@thekitchenscrap

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! 💜 I love Wartime farm! I watch each season once a year, love Ruth Goodman

I was telling my husband the other day that using the F Word every one was using anymore.When I was a teen in the 1960s the F Word you never would use.It was considered horribly obscene.Very few even the most person that cussed a lot never used that word Now because I think because of the movies using it a lot it has become popular.I think people think it's cool and cocky.I still get insulted when I hear it because of its meaning.

A ps to my 1st comment. Utility Jude is on KZread not Facebook. Sorry.

@annemumford9459

3 ай бұрын

She is on Facebook as well.

@bettygraham818

2 ай бұрын

@@annemumford9459 I didn’t know that !

1 shilling & 2 pence is roughly just under 6 pence in our money today....😊😊I just found your channel I'm in Wales Uk & Im doing a living on wartime rations challenge for 2024 over on my youtube channel I'm doing a wartime kitchen & garden challenge for the whole of 2024 It will be interesting to see how you find it goes..😊😊

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Oh that’s fantastic! Thank you for letting me know., I’m always on the hunt for new ww2 ration content creators - doesn’t seem to be many of us on KZread! I just subscribed, I look forward to start watching your videos and see how you get on. Thanks again for reaching out 😊

Brits didn't really enjoy peanut butter because they were shipped some very low quality peanut butter from North America.

@thekitchenscrap

4 ай бұрын

Seems fair enough!

Check out last years videos on Weight Loss on WW2 Rations. She is vegan and British. She had some very nice recipes on her video's. I learned a lot from watching her.

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

Oh I’m definitely a subscriber! Thats what inspired me to try this for a whole year 😊

And than there's there's the Netherlands with 17 million people in their country.😢😂

Freeze the milk

Whaaaaaat? Prices skyrocketing in other countries besides the US!?! And apparently this is all President Biden’s fault!?! 🤔 At least that’s what we’re to.d here in the US 🤔🙄

@thekitchenscrap

6 күн бұрын

It’s definitely happening globally. It’s never been more expensive to purchase groceries as it has been the last few years. Our Government is currently investigating the two main Supermarkets here in Australia that hold majority of power and it’s since been proven they are guilty of price gouging. The price of basic necessities has risen much faster than natural inflation can account for. The farmers are getting paid next to nothing for their produce yet somehow, the supermarkets are charging almost double what the regular prices should be to the public. We are starting to see minor decreases in groceries this past month due to all the bad press these giant supermarkets are (rightfully) receiving but still have a loooong way to go. People are finally waking up to their disgraceful business tactics and sourcing their groceries from other places. Unfortunately, that’s not always possible for people that live in more isolated rural locations though. Here’s hoping things settle down across the world this year!

Another referral from Liz at Loving life on less. Love your site...subscribed and plan to catch up. Love your sense of humor and totally agree we all need to work together to heal (everyone included.) I am whole food plant based WFPB for health and what is good for the enviroment. No problem with those who choose to eat meat. I'll go on the journey with you this year. May I suggest a great You tube site for storing veg: amy cross , she's at the crosslegacy. Veg lasts for most of a month and is still fresh! LOVE your site and how you present!!! Thank you for all your research Jake🥰

@thekitchenscrap

3 ай бұрын

What a lovely comment, thank you so much! You’ve put a step in my day ❤️ Thank you for subscribing and welcome! I’ll definitely check out that channel, certainly sounds interesting! X