Day 5

We're surrounded by snow today so have turned to more warming comfort food.

Apparently its a bit of a myth that in ww2 they wouldn't have curries. They were just drier and more authentic than the ones we have in Britain today. I've tried to include a few more warming snacks to help hubby feel more satisfied - Potato Floddies seem to have done the trick!

Breakfast 

Welsh rarebit, Jam / Marmalade on Toast

Lunch

Bacon Turnovers, Potatoes, Veg

Supper

Potato & Spinach curry and rice

Snacks (between us not each!)

Potato Floddies / Apple / Pear / Carrot Cookie

Day 4

Today I think the realisation of our diet really kicked in! For me though I'm feeling alot less bloated (I used to feel this all the time) and I'm not hungry between meals at all - just at the next mealtime!

I forgot to check the bread levels last night so had to hurrily bake a loaf this morning so there was enough for everyone!!

The children have basically eaten everything I've put on their plates by the end of the meal even though they protested they don't like sprouts / cabbage at the start. They are still only choosing 3 or 4 small sweets a day from their rations.

Hubby is the one that complaining the most though! Despite proclaiming the meals - better than before rationing (well more filling anyway) he's missing his in between snacks...


Breakfast

Welsh rarebits for everyone!

Lunch

Bacon Turnovers and Potatoes

Snacks
Apples / Pears / Carrot Cookie / Jam Sarnie


Supper

Bubble and Squeak, Vegetables and Bacon Rashers

Day 3

Onto day three and I'm starting to realise that the right breakfast is able to carry you right through to lunch - yesterday's hunger was actaully just a rumbly tummy right on cue at lunchtime!! Only having enough oats left for one more portion of porridge  and wanting a change from fadge. This morning we had welsh rarebit....

Welsh Rarebit Recipe

1 tbsp margerine

1 tbsp SR Flour

2oz Cheese *

1/2 tsp mustard powder **

Milk

Wholemeal Bread

* add what ever amount you have  - this is what we had and was enough for 4 of us

** mustard powder brings out the cheesyness to a low amount of actual cheese

Melt margerine in a small saucepan, remove from heat and add 1/2 flour. Stir together briskly and return to heat, still stiring! Pull to side and add rest of flour - stir! return to heat and stir until roux is formed.

Pull to side and add a drop of milk, stir! Return to heat and stir Repeat method adding milk until a nice thick sauce is made. Stir in cheese and mustard powder until melted.

Toast slices of bread on one side only. 

Turn over and spread thick layer of sauce on untoasted side. Return to grill until golden........yum!!

 Day 3 Menu 

Breakfasts

Welsh rarebits


Lunch

Toad in  the hole & Potatoes  _ kids

Jam sandwiches & Soup - adults

(Lunch was grabbed on the run today for hubby and I,  so nothing too exciting!)



Supper
(We were invited to my mums for tea)

Beef* and Root Veg casserole, Veg and Potatoes

* I've counted this on our ration!


Extras

Fairy Cakes-  Made at school  (children had these as an afternoon snack)


Yoghurts -  (Children had these for pudding at nannys)