2 recipes,
and I picked the best bits out of all of them (to personal preference) and came up with my own version, using some very handy prepared Scotty Brand Casserole Vegetables that I was sent recently…..my prepared casserole vegetables comprise: a convenient mix of prepared swede, carrot, potato, leek and onion – just perfect for casseroles, soups, stews, pies and my steamed pudding! Obviously, by adding vegetables to the steamed pudding filling, I used less of my meat rations, meaning I have some left for another day.
2 Rations
1940: Two Adults:
3 3/4 pints
(2250mls) – used 3/4 pint (450ml)
2 fresh
egg a week – NOT taking this ration up as I have my own chickens
eggs
1 packet
(12 eggs) every four weeks
Pastry
7 ozs
(200g) plain flour
3 ozs
(75g) oatmeal, such as pinhead medium oatmeal
2 1/2 teaspoons
baking powder
salt and pepper
2 to
3ozs (50 to 75g) grated suet (I used vegetable suet)
A hearty hot-pot made with non rationed black puddingand lots of vegetables. Sweets & Chocolate. I still have my bacon andmeat rations left, as well as my cheese and fat rations, but I am saving them for the weekend for some wartime baking and a tasty family Sunday lunch
Sweets & Chocolate. That’s it for today, I hope you have enjoyed my Wartime Fish on Friday post andrecipe, one thing I am learning is just how little you need to add to recipes by way of meat or fish to make a filling family meal……
Or rather I didn't read therecipe carefully enough before starting and I chose something that, for a second dayand for my usual cooking skills, was quite complex
What has become obvious as I have progressed through the week is JUST how little meat, eggs, sugar and fat you actually need in most recipes, and, just HOW small the ingredients amounts are that are needed – most wartimerecipes are for four people and would probably feed two people today, which is shocking
Empty the flour, salt & pepper into a large roomy bowl. This isn’t the first time I have celebrated this day of theNorthernPudding, you can read all about my Grandma’s Traditional Yorkshire PuddingRecipe from last year here
That’s it for day three, do pop back tomorrow to see what I am cooking up in my wartime kitchen, where I will be talking about the British Restaurants……bye for now, Karen
Add thevegetable stock, bring to boil and simmer on medium heat until thevegetables are cooked. Although many ingredients were rationed during the war, the nutritional value of potatoes were recognised at the time andthe Ministry of Food declared that fish and chips would be the only food not to be rationed
You need a bit of time to make this but if you cook themeattheday before it would just be a matter of making the suet pastry (the easiest thing ever) and assembling andthen steaming thepudding on theday
Saute your onions and leek for a couple of minutes, until they're soft, but still light in colour. Don’t be too strict with your choice of ingredients, just enjoy the soup when it’s ready
well, what with doing my Wartime Kitchen and preparing for Christmas, I have not had time to post any meal plans, or indeed any of my new recipes, but, I am rectifying that today with a NEW recipe that’s just right for all the snow and frost we have been having over the last few days – a Scottish inspired Highland Stew
But, it doesn’t have to be that way, and after a couple of experiments on some willing guinea pigs, I have devised a low-calorie and totally delectable pancake recipe for fast days OR for a healthy breakfast for those on the go, Blueberry and Oat Pancakes with Cinnamon
Add all thevegetables to a baking try Sprinkle with some extra smoked paprika and low calorie. In a bowl, mix togetherthe quark, salt & pepper, smoked paprika, cheese and bacon to form smooth mixture
One easy way to cut back on the calories as well as the cream, cheese, mincemeat, roast potatoes, stuffing and all theother high calorie ingredients is to cook and serve fresh fish
Have a great day……. This recipe has fast become a favourite already, and my husband who is NOT on the fasting diet, also loved it and asked me to make it again
I will be partaking in a stack or two of pancakes, well, maybe three or four, and I will leave you with a selection of pancake recipes that I have already posted on the bog, the most suitable ones for Candlemasday being my Quire of Paper Pancakes with Lemon & Sugar
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