The War-Time Kitchen: Nostalgic Food and Facts from 1940-1954

The War-Time Kitchen: Nostalgic Food and Facts from 1940-1954

by Marguerite Patten (Author)

Synopsis

Recalls how the housewives of Britain learned how to make do and kept the nation 'fighting fit'. This collection of recipes includes steak and potato pie, stuffed marrow and eggless sponge.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Hamlyn
Published: 15 Jun 2004

ISBN 10: 0600611388
ISBN 13: 9780600611387

Author Bio
Marguerite Patten is one of Britain's most famous cookery writers, with over 160 cookery books, many of them bestsellers, to her credit. During the Second World War, she worked for the Ministry of Food in East Anglia and London. She then took charge of the Ministry of Food Bureau at Harrods, Knightsbridge; her job was to help families prepare nutritious and appetising dishes with their weekly rations.