Episode 3 Wartime Kitchen and Gardening

[@cbass2755]

I remember when I was a little girl I asked my mom to see her wedding photos. She brought them out…all 4 of them. Dad was in his Army suit and Mom in a brown suite holding a small Bouquet of flowers. I was like “What? Where’s your dress?” My Mom almost cried saying they were to poor. I felt so sorry for my Mom. But…now as adult I know none of that is important. She and my Dad were married 60 years, had five children and her Mother…my Grandma lived with us. All 8 of us in a three bedroom, one bath slab stick home. I never felt “poor”. It was a wonderful time growing up. Everyone else lived like us too, but my friends all had pictures of their Mom’s in a wedding dress. My Mom looked beautiful anyways, her face was beaming and so proud and happy standing next to my Dad…..I look at it everyday. I miss them

[@nusaibahibraheem8183]

Happiness is more important. I also grew up poor, but very happy. We also didn't really know we were poor until we were a little older😅. We were still happy.

[@jaynehill5855]

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[@thekingsdaughter4233]

When I tell someone about how I grew up... in that old farmhouse in a rural area - it must seem to young people like we lived squalor. It never seemed to us like that- all our neighbors lived simple, too. And four generations under one roof. The memories I have... 🥰 And yes, I realize it wasn't so happy and positive for everyone who lived that life.

[@zacriley1]

Lovely story

[@MamaMudskipper]

🌌💫🩷💙💫🌌

[@JudyShrouds]

I've have watched all these series and Wartime Farms, over and over again. I believe that we will need these lessons in our future. I wish the English gov would produce these pamphlets for ppl to learn from. I live in the eastern USA. I would happily buy them. Blessings

[@donnakennell5111]

Just heard about this series and at 63 years old I'm both reflective and inspired. I pray we have the same fortitude and resilience for the times coming. Blessings to you

[@debbierichard8674]

So do I…. God be with us all….

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

When it comes to the nice older lady, it feels like she is teaching the young boy and feels like a grandma passing on well kept family secrets to the next generation. Very wholesome. 10/10 approved!!!

[@susannasharrock9253]

I wonder if Ruth ever knitted during the war. It was pretty common to find people sitting in the parks or even pubs knitting and having a chat. I taught myself how to knit at twelve years old and I find it hard to stop when sitting and watching these. I love how informative this series is. I have a feeling these skills will be needed within the next few years more than ever before.

[@Thepourdeuxchanson]

I knew the generation that went through the war when I was young. They had different experiences, but the one thing they said - every one of them - was "We were all in it together and we all pulled together."

[@philipanderson4673]

The men were fighting... and the women held it all together and kept things going...

[@Satters]

my grandmother lived through both world wars, she brought me up with the same values as Ruth Mott, and I still cook properly today

[@GinaSigillito]

I love Ruth. She’s serious but with a heart of gold. Her generation was pure gold.

[@janinecorwin9414]

How Ruth's face lit up when she talked about her own wedding cake, and the cakes she made for others. So lovely! Mr. Dobson is simply wonderful.

[@kathyleighton9091]

I really got interested in the 1940's and the war years a few years ago. How I wish my mother and grandmother were still around so I could talk to them about their experiences. My grandmother lived thru both world wars and my mother was born in 1923 so she experienced it as a young girl. My grandmother did alot of canning in the 1960's so I wonder now if this was a holdover from the war or because she lived in the country and it was a few miles to the nearest grocery store and she didnt drive anymore.

[@barbarabrantley4779]

The Brits were so resourceful so brilliant in the way they had for reserving the resources they had at hand. I wish could go back in time and have this gentleman teach me some of his gardening ideas. They had such great leadership. Mr. Churchill was a genius and he worked his heart out for his beloved country. I so loved to listen to his speeches. They inspire me to this day.

[@ameliakat9982]

Check out Charles Dowding on KZbin. He's an excellent resource

[@adrianh332]

Thank you, it breaks my heart that BLM and the woke brigade tried to deface his memorials in London.

[@scruffy281]

@@adrianh332 😔

[@3namechangezalowdevry90day7]

​@@adrianh332They don't like him in India because UK policies lead to famine over there.

[@tracy-dg3qq]

If they showed these programmes in schools the kids would learn alot more about the history

[@CeasiusC]

A lot

[@Silverstreamhomecrafts]

We were shown a programme like this in history class when I was in school

[@leelindsay5618]

@@CeasiusC you got to it before I did 😁

[@kathrynchisholm5536]

And they wouldn't be such spoilt brats either

[@dfddwm]

I did show these as a history teacher. You have to realise these are made for an adult audience. The narrative is clear cut and understandable, but the pace is too slow (it was slow even for the time it was made) and there is a lack of child centred detail or children characters for the age groups in schools 12-14 that cover this topic. You couldn't show the whole series (there isn't enough time for one thing) but 30 mins of excerpts might work. That may have been the way I did it back in the days teachers had the time to plan and organise lessons and teaching wasn't geared to constant testing to suit outside officialdom. However, compared with the Victorian series this series fairly jogs along! For myself I wish they had made 8 one hour programmes instead of a half hour! Not enough of these wonderful people!

[@gjclark2478]

This is compelling watching also with Jack Hargreaves' old country and put of town by Dave Knowles. I'm a professional gardener and we have lost so much knowledge concerning the land. In my nearly 30years of gardening, my clients, majority lived this life, many said they would go back to this life in a heartbeat, rather than today...... That says a lot about modern society 🤔🤔

[@gjclark2478]

*out of town

[@frederickorcutt9112]

I'm only 36 and I wish I lived in a time when people worked together towards sustainability. I moved from Massachusetts to Pennsylvania and people are generally better here. They try to be a community but we are all still largely conditioned to be dependent upon grocery chains. I'm raising 2 boys to have experience with chickens, goats, ducks, fruit and vegetable gardens. God willing they won't have to rely on big business as I have my whole life. I just wish I had this knowledge passed down to use and teach them.

[@debbierichard8674]

Agreed!❤

[@mariacristinalastrabelgran1258]

Those cakes! Resourceful women and men! We've got to learn a lot from them.

[@maureenmckenna5220]

Britain did not stop rationing food until 1954, 9 years after the war ended. Meat was the last item to be derationed.

[@margaretedwards2439]

I love watching Ruth cooking! She reminds me of my mother! In looks and dress! That wrap around apron,the hairstyle and the way she cook's!! Lovely memories of my childhood! Thank you very much for this wonderful program! More please!!

[@Wotdermatter]

What you refer to as a "wrap around apron" is a pinafore commonly known as a pinny in England. 'nuf sed

[@tracysmith245]

reminds me of my granma

[@1caramarie]

I would absolutely not see the thing about wedding cakes happening in the US, in case of extreme rationing. People are now too entitled. Rationing would probably result in riots. Last year, I decide that this year was going to be my last year growing vegetables. Changed my mind with all the news of food shortage all over the planet. I can not depend on others for fresh food. I'm watching all these episodes as a wake up call.

[@oldplaner]

It's good to keep growing your own food.We grow potatoes and grain corn,onions garlic,carrots,squash,beans etc. The grain corn makes good pancakes,cookies and we nixtamalize the corn in lye water made from wood ash to make tortillas. The last three years we've grown sweet sorghum here in BC and get a couple gallons of sorghum syrup. Good on the pancakes!

[@1caramarie]

@@oldplaner Good for you. I live in Northern Minnesota and am lucky to have two maple trees in my yard. I only have 1/3 acre in the middle of town, I turned most of it into a small wildlife habitat and have a lot of fruit trees and my vegetable garden. I do a lot of food preservation. Glad you posted the whole series. Opened my eyes even more. Thanks.

[@leelindsay5618]

@@1caramarie I grew up with a garden at every house and potted plants in the few places I was unable to garden. This past year I was studying soil health (my sister now has 20 acres and I was researching for her) and I came across many things that exploded everything I thought I knew about gardening. Check out any talk by Ray Archuleta you can find on youtube. There are so many other people, but he always does the soil demonstrations or has video of them. Its mind blowing. I changed up even how I deal with my potted plants.

[@marisastoneobrien7834]

When planning my own wedding, I was aghast how expensive even just rentals were. My in-laws church were charging $1000 just for a couple hours of the hall. I love the story of my MIL's wedding in the 1950's. MIL wore a borrowed dress, a family member made the cake, many pitched in with food, another the flowers, bridesmaid dresses were made by each bridesmaid. They slipped the minister a small amount to cover his fee and the church. I wish more wedding were like this, so much more meaningful too.

[@marisastoneobrien7834]

@@oldplaner That is brilliant!

[@drdata1967]

This woman the cook is so calming and relaxing to watch and listen to.

[@seetasingh2032]

My Dad told me that the neighbours traded produce so everyone lived with love and understanding.❤

[@mariacristinalastrabelgran1258]

Thanks so much for posting these true gems.

[@homesteadbythehighway8548]

😊 So much knowledge and resources in this video. I am glad it was recommended to me

[@jerilynbridges1740]

Beet sugar was the Americans’ answer. . And yet during COVID-19, we acted like idiots about getting our hair done.

[@vbuffy5952]

These have been such a very nice and informative series. More people should watch them, maybe they would be more appreciative for the things they have.

[@stevep5408]

I detassled seed corn one summer. They plant six rows of male corn then twelve rows of the "female" seed corn. Went through and cut the tassels off with a mower that cut the "female" corn off at 5' removing most if not all the tassle. Then we went through pulling any remaining tassle out to prevent any pollen from the "female" rows of corn so that cross pollination would take place producing hybrid seed corn.

[@randomasmr4045]

I am loving these. (And taking notes.)

[@chrissyttrs]

Right! That chocolate pudding caught my eye

[@staceyford6733]

@@chrissyttrs looked yummy

[@UrbanHomesteadMomma]

Many of these recipes are still great now a days... that chocolate cake with carrot is great! A good way to hide veg from picky kiddos! I didn’t steam mine I just baked it but the result was much the same.

[@jessmcg4438]

I was thinking about trying it with beets.

[@thisorthat7626]

@@jessmcg4438 That sounds really good. If you tried it, how did it taste?

[@itzakpoelzig330]

Don't trick your kids. My mom did that a few times to us, putting zucchini (one of my most hated foods) into chocolate cake (one of my favorite foods). I found out, and I felt betrayed. Remember that emotions are huge when you're a kid. To this day I neither trust nor like her cooking. Just be honest with whoever is eating your food. Even kids have a right to know what they're eating, and no one likes to feel they've been duped. I have worked with kids for over a decade, and my experience is that kids are happy to eat vegetables if you find some way of preparing them that the kids enjoy, and if you involve the kids in growing and cooking them. Just about every kid will eat carrot sticks and sweet peas dipped in homemade ranch dressing, I've found. Once you've lost the perfect trust of a child, there's no getting it back. Most kids lose their trust of adults at around seven years old, and then they begin to lie and keep secrets. And who taught them that? Okay, rant over.

[@jessiec1194]

She uses that small bowl for so many things, from mixing to cooking. So interesting to watch.

[@dennybenz5846]

Such hard working not lazy people in those days. Their life was hard but rewarding.

[@ДжакетиЛув]

Exactly. My grandmother was born in the 1930's and would tell me how every Monday, the women would spend the whole day scrubbing and washing all of the week's laundry. Something like loading a washing machine that takes us less than one minute today was a whole day of hard effort for them. We complain so much about our lives these days, but we really don't have much to complain about. My grandmother's phrase "The good old days? What was so good about them?!"

[@idaharrison1818]

Me too. She is the epitome of my maternal grandmother. In word and deed.

[@Endless-loveeee]

This kind of time period is what I live for- pictures and films. The only thing I can think of is what would happen now if people didn't fulfill their obligations. In order to survive the conflict, I would prefer to relocate to London, UK. As a Black woman, I am an American. It would be my dream to relocate to London, UK...xoxo🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

[@EmmaAppleBerry]

When we look back now to years gone by to a dark and stormy sky do you remember how we survived come rain or shine it turned out fine though the memories are fading of those days so long ago now when skies were turning grey lets not forget how together we blew away the clouds to let the sun shine through

[@EmmaAppleBerry]

Anyone know the song i cant seem to find it anywhere?

[@squitboss3301]

@@EmmaAppleBerry you found it yet? :p

[@EmmaAppleBerry]

@@squitboss3301 nope. Lol

[@squitboss3301]

@@EmmaAppleBerry :((

[@EmmaAppleBerry]

@@squitboss3301 the d day darlings have some similar songs. And if you search popular wartime music youll find a decent amount with the same nostalgia optimistic type feeling. Let me know if you find the song! I think maybe it was made for this series...

[@grotekleum]

She left a lot of pudding in that mixing bowl.

[@staceyford6733]

I found myself saying out loud, "you left some in the bowl!"

[@serenitybay5544]

That was for the small child to lick the bowl clean!

[@patriciaenglish9270]

Flor the kid, where ever he was.

[@patriciastaton6182]

Yes very good and thanks

[@contact3604]

♥🌹 Moira From England.

[@SAnn-rf3oz]

Thanks for the video😀!

[@SAnn-rf3oz]

It's a wonder they could adapt the dessert recipes to what they had on hand.

[@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus]

A few years after the war, it came out that the troops had gotten so much butter during the whole war. That the soldiers use to grease their guns with it! I can imagine the poor folks who were rationed so severely would have been pretty well ticked off with hearing that!

[@leelindsay5618]

They should have given margarine to the soldiers as well and they could have saved that for their guns.

[@laylahalgharib3150]

Butter has Vitamin K. Needed by the body.

[@m005kennedy]

I’ll have to try this pudding. It seems impossible that carrots can replace sugar!

[@essaboselin5252]

Think carrot cake!

[@najroe]

Beetrootss are supplying most of sugar in northern europe

[@gemofthewoods5802]

One medium sized carrot has about 5 grams of sugar in it, thats equal to a teaspoon plus of white sugar.

[@goodmeasure777]

@@gemofthewoods5802 Wow. Well..when you think of it that way. I'll be trying this cake.

[@Dee-1969]

I grew carrots last year omg so sweet like nothing I have ever bought in the store

[@charliesimpson2974]

Who are the two young women living and working with Ruth and Harry? And what happened to the young son at Ruth's house? None are identified in the credits.

[@dannyhughes9874]

Ah...Mole meat pie.

[@jerilynbridges1740]

Wonder what those Keto folks would have done during the war in certain countries. Of course. We crazy Americans just bought a cow between us.

[@vbuffy5952]

Just wondering, why did the rationing continue for almost nine years after the war was already over?

[@themediaman100]

Because Britain didn't have the money to import goods. Also much of Europe was devastated by the war, and keeping the European countries, including Germany, from starvation took priority over the needs of the Brits who were in marginally better shape. The Marshal Aid heaped on West Germany was a political decision and put Germany back on it's feet within five years. Britain however, had to wait another 20 years to glimpse the daylight.

[@Thepourdeuxchanson]

It wasn't until the end of 2006 that Britain was able to make its final repayment of the over 2 billion dollars that the USA made as a war loan. America only loaned its money, but it gave its soldiers, sailors and airmen.

[@abm672]

@@Thepourdeuxchanson lets be honest, it was in US favor for the allies to win the war

[@larryr.johnson3048]

Is the “war time” cookbook still available?

[@EmmaAppleBerry]

Id be surprised if the kitchen front cookbook wasnt online somewhere i doubt theyd be for sale unless it was a reproduction.

[@EmmaAppleBerry]

www.lavenderandlovage.com/2014/11/on-the-home-front-original-wartime-recipes-from-the-great-war-1914-to-1918.html

[@EmmaAppleBerry]

Did a quick google search on the kitchen front war cookbook recipes and there is also a reproduction book that youd be able to find and a few websites like the one i just posted with some recipes posted on them.

[@StrikeMirror-oh3cn]

Larry R. Johnson There is a little cookbook called “Favourite Ration Book Recipes” published by Dorrigo in the UK. It has about 36 recipes and also lists a typical ration from 1945. May not be strictly authentic, but it’s fun to read.

[@GVAjaxNow]

The Kitchen Front: 122 wartime recipes broadcast by Frederick Grisewood, Mabel Constanduros and others, specially selected by the Ministry of Food by Bruce, P. J. (ed)

[@StrikeMirror-oh3cn]

Can someone explain why a mole is considered a garden pest? I thought moles are carnivores- they wouldn’t bother the vegetables.

[@StrikeMirror-oh3cn]

Alecto 79 ah, ok. I guess it’s a matter of location- here in California I have heavy clay soil and the moles help with aeration. Pocket gophers, on the other hand, are a bit of a plague and I generally “discourage” them. Thanks for the reply!

[@StrikeMirror-oh3cn]

Alecto 79 I can only dream of having soil that friable! Thanks again!

[@StrikeMirror-oh3cn]

Alecto 79 After 35 years of digging in compost, etc. to various degrees of success/disappointment, everything but the fruit trees is now in raised beds with an underlayment of steel mesh. Expensive, but effective. The fruit trees seem to like the extra air around their roots

[@thisorthat7626]

@@StrikeMirror-oh3cn Smart way to handle gophers. I lost my fruit trees to gopher a few years back. it was heartbreaking to lose my lime tree which was 25 years old. :(. I will take moles any day over gophers.

[@MichaelSHartman]

Some people interchange the names, lump them together, don't know the difference, or misspeak. Did Harry, or the narrator say it?

[@flowerpower3618]

Not sure what pudding is. This is not the same as pudding in the states

[@Miniver765]

In the U.K., pudding is, unless otherwise stated, a term for any sort of sweet dessert.

[@emmaschauer5409]

Think of bread pudding and you'll be pretty close.

[@patriciaenglish9270]

Pudding stands for dessert in the UK. But steamed puddings are dessert placed in a bowl steamed until done. My favorite is plum pudding.

[@taraelizabethdensley9475]

All those allotments created, now most have been sold off and built on

[@Sedona-cl6eg]

Waste not want not @2:19 Tuesday special Leeches and Leeks all you can eat 6d Bring a friend!

[@kleoqwer]

Who could possibly know and imagine that my people in Ukraine will have to live through the wartime started by nowadays Hitler - Putin- and by russia.

[@Robert-uy1gd]

Started by your president Zelenski, who was bribed by the Americans to make Uki land part of Nato, the North American Terrorist Organisation. Russia had good reasons to do what it did. The US is having second thoughts now that they see that Russia is going to win....

[@albertafarmer8638]

13:54 the hidden enemy...

[@juliamaitland7160]

I'm surprised they bothered with a pudding and didn't concentrate on the main dish. Nobody actually needs sugar but of course attitudes are different today

[@pheart2381]

So fruit that has to be cooked before eating was to be wasted instead of being turned into a nutritional morale boosting filling dessert?

[@elisehamilton7878]

scrap the bowl

[@hydrotilling7043]

🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓🍓 I saved over 1 million strawberry seeds last year and over 1 million squash seeds the year before

[@anitahale1051]

How in the world is the older woman so large with food shortages and rationing ?

[@glenndavis479]

Anita it is a re-enactment film made way way after the war it's acting and lots of rotund people didn't end up thin as a stick during the war.

[@neonlights8012]

Some people also hold their weight differently.

[@steveharrison3716]

🤣🤣🤣

[@frithar]

Certain things were rationed, certain things were not. I gain weight with carbs, myself. If I had a garden and lots of wheat, I could quite gain that much. Easily.

[@juliamaitland7160]

Bread was a huge staple during the war and bread and jam was what was eaten when there was nothing else so cards and sugar all the way