Rationing In Britain

[@stevep5408]

What a civil society that managed to double food production, come up with a fair system of rationing, and making a large portion of their people healthier, and field a huge army in the field! Amazing!

[@MaryJane-qq9mm]

My foster Mom Joyce used to tell me stories about rationing during ww2. She grew up in Manchester and the war went on for most of her teen yrs. She moved over to Canada after she married and had a 2children.. I met her when she was 72yrs respectively and I was 13yrs old.. She was very popular for her excellent cooking! One of the sweetest people I ever met! She was a rare gem! I used to love hearing her stories.. Everyone loved Joyce! One of the most selfless people I ever met! ☁️🕊️💜🙏🏽💜🕊️🌤️

[@Zooumberg]

I've still got my granddads ration book, and his half a crown. Nothing of any value, but treasured nevertheless.

[@johnking5174]

A half crown was a coin in the pre-decimal coinage era in the UK. It was worth two shillings and sixpence.

[@rosrychaplet]

It's definitely worth a lot to history.

[@Luna.3.3.3]

Value? I would call it priceless! What a wonderful family heirloom to have

[@WorgenGrrl]

It's worth nostalgia and historical value.

[@stevetaylor8698]

@@johnking5174 I have my great grandfather's guinea, it is passed down to sons on their marriage. My son is next in line. Thankfully, guineas do have a value.

[@WakeMeUpInVegas]

"strong enough for a mouse to trot on". 😂 Love it.

[@fauxmanchu8094]

It's been said that the rationing in Britain made the British the healthiest they've ever been.

[@maroulio2067]

possibly, buy why did they need to eat lard?

[@komaedanagito4real]

Maroulio lard is a good fat as long as it’s used in moderation. It’s much better for you then vegetable oil,margarine or crisp. Margarine is one of the worst fat substitutes and I would scream if I was forced to eat it.

[@kickpublishing]

Because sugar and carbs are the cause of almost all Western diet problems - animal fat and organic veg are the secret health food

[@GEOFF0906]

@@komaedanagito4real My 90 year old Mum tells me that the wartime margarine was practically inedible.

[@malcolmdale]

I remember this well. I was seven years old the first time I saw a banana. And dreamed of having two eggs for brekafast. My father used to bring home a Mars bar once a week which my brother and I had to share.

[@Smokdeel]

Similar rationing system we had in Poland that was lifted only 29 July 1989. Imagine! 🖐🏻🤠

[@fulopgabriel5390]

In Romania the same...

[@Luna.3.3.3]

Obesity, heart disease, diabetes... would likely be wiped down to at least 20 per cent if this kind of diet came back. Too many fast food places. Too many unhealthy packaged convenience foods now As far as clothes, waay too many cheap options now - AND I happen to *Love* the fashions of wartime!

[@yvellebradley2502]

I was reading about the health of the UK during wartime and people most definitely were healthier then. Also, people sat down to drink their coffee and tea in ceramic cups. The cups were small in size, too.

[@sapphirecamui6447]

@@yvellebradley2502 yes, and because they were small, you needed far less sugar in them. well, i personally don't like sugar in my coffee, but i do add it (or honey) sometimes to my tea.

[@straightpipediesel]

Incorrect. People back then had around 50% more fat and calories than we do today. Under WWII rationing, the adult standard was 3000 calories/day versus today's 2000. People walked everywhere, and there was no desk job where people sat in front of the computer all day. Train driver meant shoveling coal, not sitting on your butt and turning knobs to run a diesel. If you ate like they did with today's middle-class lifestyle, you'd be dead by age 60.

[@athena1491]

@@straightpipediesel I don't see your point, the 2000 calories thing is just an average, in a peasants farm life they would eat 6000 a day on average, so if rationing was introduced again, it would be to scale, not the same. Fuel rationing would mean more walking as well, at least if cities were designed to be walked and not just to be driven through. But nothing you said contradicts the idea that less junk and fast food would be helpful

[@suzannesadiiqa]

You were not sure of getting your rationed food each week!! Lots of things prevented a completely reliable food supply from transport disruption to bombed shops etc.................ask anyone who was caught up in the Coventry bombings.

[@momof2momof2]

I love these films

[@tilasole3252]

Life was hard for sure, but you spent less on frivolous things and more on things you actually needed or truly wanted. And you appreciated what you had more back then.

[@fortysomethingbadgirls2173]

Might want to broadcast this one in 2020 the way things are going for England, Europe and America!

[@stevetaylor8698]

The British are the fattest people in Europe, it would do us good to have our food rationed. Though not much fun.

[@rosrychaplet]

PLEASE NOTE NO PLASTIC OR PAPER BAGS. JUST REUSABLE BASKETS!

[@franlooving4203]

and metal bins in her kitchen. I don't see nasty plastic anywhere! I can only see a benefit to plastic in a hospital. I have a strong aversion to plastic: the smell, the taste, the touch... Thanks for your comment and BTW her basket is lovely!

[@walterkersting1362]

Plastic is fantastic

[@davidbrown8303]

@@walterkersting1362 guys can't carry baskets because they would look gay.

[@ingrid6752]

David Brown whereas I completely disagree with your statement, it is funny.

[@straightpipediesel]

PLEASE NOTE WOMEN DIDN'T HAVE A JOB AFTER MARRIAGE. So they bought one or two days' worth of food at a time. Shopping was their duty. People today go to the store once per week and fill their car trunks to save time. It is difficult to bring that many reusable baskets in one go.

[@jessicaprintke4973]

I liked these days. People understood quality over quantity

[@suzannesadiiqa]

Ah the good old days when even a train drivers wife sounded so posh...

[@jackkruese9929]

I can imagine a lot of the voices are over dubbed. A common practice back then and still done.

[@NachaBeez]

These are actors…

[@lisahope6876]

Watching this to learn how to save money.

[@kerryjames6312]

Same loose weight

[@rouseg54]

As a point of interest the 'Dad' was played by the late Moore Marriot who was a co-star in most of Will Hay's films.

[@jessicaprintke4973]

Do you understand the value of appreciation? It's a precious gift. Appreciation is Admired by God. Sometimes things must be taken away to teach appreciation.

[@patriciaramsey5294]

"Tea Strong Enough for a Mouse to trot on" 😂

[@nirvanapaulpaulunderhill]

2 food banks opened in my town recently yes its may 2012 people are hungry shocking the uk

[@aaarrrggghhhh]

I did a referral for a client to a foodbank last week and the foodbank staff told me that they are sick and tired of people being referred by social services who never even turn up to collect the food. They are being abused.

[@cas4554]

There still here more than ever in 2024. Thank you Tories😡

[@edwinbentley2469]

Imagine this lot today having this now !

[@berenicemarchese1593]

watching this today in October 2021 after my grocery ran out of toilet paper and all the meat was limited to 2 items per person...

[@ladygreenleaves]

Very interesting.

[@alexbeedle3074]

Fairly sure they eat better than I do in university accomodation

[@grantaum9677]

Only one cake a week yo

[@HydroSnips]

:D People here saying “they appreciated what they had” can’t be British, who as we all know will find a way to grumble at anything - as grumble and complain they surely did in 39-45. Shortages, uneven distribution, shopkeepers showing preference for certain customers, how ‘all in it together’ was nonsense (always easier to get more meat, cheese, butter etc in the countryside - even some veg could be hard to find in cities, and the rich never struggled to find extras in everything). Increasingly-tatty clothes always having to be reworn and repaired and no replacements to be found (even if you’d saved the coupons), rations being tightened even more during times of crisis, battered paperbacks being read over and over because no printing etc etc. Londoners unable to find certain vegetables or adequate coal during the harsh winters (one man in 1943 started dreaming about onions so much he longed just for a taste of one) in houses kept secure by tarps for two years because they were in a lengthy queue for repairs. Govt regularly talked about criminality of the black market, but a lesser, grey market existed with shopped coupons, hoarding, exchanges and trades. Most could point to certain crimes (eg siphoning petrol) as “wrong” but there were a lot of vaguer instances, technically illegal but okay as far as public feeling went. The reality is they hated it, they griped about it, they dreamt of times of plenty, they longed for it to be over, they were tired out - they were human. Think of how grudging people were about lockdowns, seeing the necessity but definitely not a fan, oh bloomin’ no. There were blackout cranks just as much as there were 5G conspiracy cranks. Don’t swallow myths of this big happy society that we should emulate or return to, the truth is far more interesting. Every gripe & moan you hear from today existed back then, about queues, about sexism, about pay, about empty shelves, about food, about government control etc etc etc. We’re not so different, these are our relatives and we’re all chips off the old block ;)

[@another8125]

honestly this was plenty of food, you dont need any more than that a week, all local shops provided this which gave them some business too.

[@ohmeowzer1]

I do like this

[@jessicaprintke4973]

They appreciated the smallest of things

[@emte4236]

That ending killed me! 🤣🍫

[@olwens1368]

Watching in 2020 I found the queue outside the butcher's 'normal' but actual found myself worrying about how close together they were. Amazing how quickly you can be conditioned.

[@ginnybowman6323]

Oh my yes. How clustered up they were was giving me anxiety.

[@GreenLarsen]

To anyone that want to learn more about the british ratios during ww2, kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2qcZJ-Ge6qql6c is prob the best source on youtube

[@kerryjames6312]

Can you reinvent clothing by repurposing

[@ko2998]

Margarine? Unhealthy! Mrs. Green better watch her basket on the way home!

[@momof2momof2]

Unhealthy, yes, but during that time they needed fat in their diet, and you use what you have . I'm sure they also used the rendered fat from cooked bacon too :)

[@melokc7257]

It said 'the others in the family eat out.' How can they if she's spent all their points? At about 5 min in.

[@plauditecives]

Quite a bit of whinging in this film, which I find surprising. Perhaps more reflective of the actual times.

[@GreenLarsen]

@Kit Allow me to direct you to this series on the British Rations (kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2qcZJ-Ge6qql6c), not only were the rations not on a starvation level, but the calorie intake for the averagebrit actually went up during the war compered to pre war. For the rich it was a huge step down, but for the poorer part of the population it was a huge step up. Mortality due to starvation/malnourishment went down during the war.

[@walterkersting1362]

I shall not waste on tooth brushes and tooth paste.- The British

[@greenfingersgardener822]

people go on about others in the world, NO one gived a shit about me, when i was hungry, years ago... all has long back changed now.... i look after my family and friends only.... if your hungry, GET a job, that's what i got told... you do the same... Sorry if my statement offends you,

[@walterkersting1362]

The main thing is don’t get your family fat; poor people are fat.

[@nirvanapaulpaulunderhill]

no chavs lol

[@stace3037]

instead they had spivs who sold black market luxuries

[@albionjq]

not a sign of anyone being Obese or fat , or unhealthy maybe we should adopted rations books once more it would save people from them selfs

[@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus]

Ignorant statement. What you eat, is only a part of being heavy.

[@albionjq]

@@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus it is plus exercise, there have been studies to back it up

[@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus]

@@albionjq But there are other factors other than exercise. There's your metabolism, there's your thyroid, there's whether you have sleep apnea, it goes on and on. Obesity is a horrible problem. But it isn't just because people are overeating. Some things are out of people's control. That's why we have to show a little kindness.

[@pqlasmdhryeiw8]

OK Boomer

[@seachelle7222]

It's an American meme. About generational differences of baby boomers and millenials.

[@kickpublishing]

@@seachelle7222 Like Millenials would last more than 20 mins into a World War without a complete mental breakdown.

[@caroscraftykitchen1806]

pqlasmdhryeiw8 I really find that offensive - but I know that’s the point of it. Just remember - what goes around comes around - someday someone will speak to you dismissively and rudely as well.

[@stargo2931]

@@caroscraftykitchen1806 Just see it as a compliment. These young whipper snappers can pound sand.😀