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(20-08-2023, 09:32 PM)Veggie Wrote: Four weeks of rationed food completed, tomorrow I start again, with a bonus of all the food I didn't eat last month. I'm actually amazed at how little fat and sugar I've used. I didn't touch the butter and there's 4oz of marg left, I've used less than 8 oz of sugar from the 2lb I started with. (I'm not counting the sugar that went in the strawberry jam or chutney as there were extra allocations of sugar for preserving). Also have 2 eggs, lots of milk and a tub of yogurt.From what I can gather there was a thriving 'Black Market' of spivs during the war who could get you just about anything you wanted. My preference would have been for beef, half a cows worth would do & extra butter.
I used all the cheese and 16oz of porridge oats. Only used half (8oz) of the lentils and none of the dried peas.
I have 4 Points left of 16 so I might indulge myself next month with something special!
The good news is, I've lost a couple of pounds, probably because I haven't eaten any chocolate or sweet cakes this month. Most of my meals have been based on whatever was in the garden - mainly courgettes, cucumbers and tomatoes. Hoping they'll keep producing for the next 4 weeks or I'll have to find something else to fill up on.
"The problem with retirement is that you never get a day off"- Abe Lemons