Just seemed so odd to fill ships with tea when they were rationing nosh?
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An Englishman must have his tea
Anyone who prevents this must die
Tea was considered a morale essential, the British by this point were well and truly addicted to it.
I guess that sort of makes sense. I wonder if the Germans ever had a plan to poison the tea plantations of Ceylon?
As a fairly interesting aside, after the war the government bought tons of an eal like, almost inedible fish called the snook from South Africa. Even though we were near starving people refused to eat it and it ended being dumped or used as cat food. You can lead a horse to water...
Quote: sootyj @ December 2 2012, 8:59 PM GMTI guess that sort of makes sense. I wonder if the Germans ever had a plan to poison the tea plantations of Ceylon?
Now that could have won them the war!
There was never a shortage of tobacco either.
Quote: sootyj @ December 2 2012, 8:59 PM GMTI guess that sort of makes sense. I wonder if the Germans ever had a plan to poison the tea plantations of Ceylon?
We threatened to bomb all the sausage factories in Berlin in retaliation
Quote: lofthouse @ December 2 2012, 9:25 PM GMTWe threatened to bomb all the sausage factories in Berlin in retaliation
That would have just been sour krauts
I thought tobacco was heavily rastioned
I thought tobacco was heavily rastioned
No never rationed, although there was a strong demand to do so, bread wasn't rationed till after the war. Post war Britain was much harsher altogether, we had to feed ourselves and the Germans. I think again for morale reasons cigarettes remained unrationed. Although they were provided as a ration to the armed forces. How expensive they were I don't know, because there was black market for them, especially American cigarettes. Tea rationing was 2oz in 1940 rising to 3oz after the war.Whiskey and beer were never rationed.
Appropose of nothing and because I'm bored, Reg Varney opened the first cash machine in 1967.
My mum lived through the war, and says she remembers broken eggs being sold. We didn't have many eggs, because instead of feeding grain to chickens, we cut out the inefficient chicken-stage and ate the grain ourselves.
Quote: Pingl @ December 2 2012, 9:01 PM GMTAs a fairly interesting aside, after the war the government bought tons of an eal like, almost inedible fish called the snook from South Africa.
Snook is mentioned in Dad's Army as being on the menu.
Can't remember the episode.
Love Chutzpah! it means done with 'cheek' and 'shameless audacity' sounds bit like me, Sootyj might not agree? 
Quote: Oldrocker @ December 4 2012, 8:22 PM GMTSnook is mentioned in Dad's Army as being on the menu.
Can't remember the episode.
They also ate whale.
Imagine going to a chippy and ordering a humpback with chips and mushy peas.
You'd need a bath tub full of vinegar and a 1000 newspapers to wrap it in.
Quote: sootyj @ December 5 2012, 11:59 AM GMTThey also ate whale.
Imagine going to a chippy and ordering a humpback with chips and mushy peas.
You'd need a bath tub full of vinegar and a 1000 newspapers to wrap it in.
Hence the wartime song 'Whale meat again.'
Lets not forget that people were encouraged by the Ministry of Food to eat hedgehog, squirrel and sparrow. Hedgehog was described as a delicacy. Needs must...