Comments on: Ah, Dark Winter — http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/ So, kids are mostly raised & I've just gone back to work... Tue, 03 May 2011 14:46:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: lavenderbay http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2190 lavenderbay Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:35:37 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/#comment-2190 Yes, that's exactly what it was, rations-style cooking. My partner's mum's sister was a war bride, and the whole family decided to move to New Brunswick along with her. You mention something I didn't know, though, about the British keeping their post-war belts tight until the debt was paid off. Bully for them! Yes, that’s exactly what it was, rations-style cooking. My partner’s mum’s sister was a war bride, and the whole family decided to move to New Brunswick along with her. You mention something I didn’t know, though, about the British keeping their post-war belts tight until the debt was paid off. Bully for them!

]]> By: Trika http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2186 Trika Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:05:37 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/#comment-2186 OMG, I'm hungry. OMG, I’m hungry.

]]> By: almostgotit http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2185 almostgotit Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:35:16 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/#comment-2185 <em>((However. We all happen to like baked potatoes with tuna and sweetcorn VERY MUCH.))</em> ((However. We all happen to like baked potatoes with tuna and sweetcorn VERY MUCH.))

]]> By: almostgotit http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2184 almostgotit Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:33:25 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/#comment-2184 <em> Curried SPAM? Wow, PASS! We forget how an early generation of English were on WWII rations for much longer than our own folks (The Brits proudly continued until they'd paid off their war debt!) and clearly some of those "make do" habits have died hard there. But, yes Dave: if I get to the point where I'm eating mushy peas, please just shoot me.</em> Curried SPAM? Wow, PASS!

We forget how an early generation of English were on WWII rations for much longer than our own folks (The Brits proudly continued until they’d paid off their war debt!) and clearly some of those “make do” habits have died hard there.

But, yes Dave: if I get to the point where I’m eating mushy peas, please just shoot me.

]]> By: lavenderbay http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2183 lavenderbay Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:03:39 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/#comment-2183 This reminds me of my partner's favourite example of her London-born mother's cooking: curried Spam. Come to think of it, though, I have fond memories of pre-remote television viewing, when family members would leave the room as soon as a "great moments from Kraft" commercial came on, so I guess England isn't the only guilty party. This reminds me of my partner’s favourite example of her London-born mother’s cooking: curried Spam. Come to think of it, though, I have fond memories of pre-remote television viewing, when family members would leave the room as soon as a “great moments from Kraft” commercial came on, so I guess England isn’t the only guilty party.

]]> By: Dave Mock http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/comment-page-1/#comment-2182 Dave Mock Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:06:29 +0000 http://www.almostgotit.com/2008/12/04/ah-dark-winter/#comment-2182 Baked Potatoes with a filling is the last resort of a scoundrel! But probably better than Cheese on Toast. Come on woman, buck up. Once you start relying on British food you know the race is lost! Baked Potatoes with a filling is the last resort of a scoundrel! But probably better than Cheese on Toast. Come on woman, buck up. Once you start relying on British food you know the race is lost!

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