Ration Book Year - Day 7

Sorry about yesterday! I was actually out of house doing something! :O

Ta ta for now! x

Ration Book Year - Day 6

Hello!

Today I have not done a video diary because to be honest i have to talk about in the video. I have been eating pretty much the same meal every single day and i have nothing interesting to talk about.

I also have to admit i have been bored out of head. No watching televsion is okay, but not going on the computer is so hard because that's all I ever did before. I've been trying to keep myself busy with knitting and listening to the radio but I still seem to be bored all day.

I've been trying to put myself in the mindset of someone in the 1940s. Trying to say to myself compter and televsion havent been invented so i'm not missing out on anything but it's really hard.

So yes, this Ration Book Year thing hasn't been as fun as I thought i would be.

Hopefully tommorow I will try and have a different attitude about everything.

Ta ta for now!

x

Ration Book Year - Day 5

Word of the day: boring.


Ta ta for now! x

Ration Book Year - Day 4

Just did a cooking video today!

Not much to talk about today. I had the same breakfast as Yesterday (Grape Nuts and sultanas and a splash of milk) and for lunch i had butter bean soup that i made yesterday.

Will do more of a bigger post tommorow!

Ta ta for now!
x

Ration Book Year - Day 3

Hello All!
I tried to film a bit more today, however i was not looking very glamours at all today so i do apologise for my laziness.

Here is the recipe for Butter Bean Soup:
1/2 onion chopped
lard to fry onion in
1 potato
1 can of butter beans
seasoning
garlic

Fry chopped onion in lard, add garlic. Peel and chop potato, add to pan with enough water to cover. Bring to boil, then simmer for 15 minutes. Add butter beans until heated through. Liquidize then season to taste. Makes 4 generous servings. 


Also i wanted to share with you all a radio programme i thoroughly enjoyed last night.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01lplv4/

Ta ta for now!

x

Ration Book Year - Day 2

Here is my second youtube video.

The recipe for egg less fruit cake.

It it a recipe from Marguerite Patten (one of my favourite people in the whole world!) 

I have definitely enjoyed no TV or computer, i find it quite liberating. Like i'm not wasting my life sitting in front of a screen for hours on tumblr etc.

I find the 'wireless' excellent! You learn so much listening to BBC Radio 4!

I've not must to report really but tommorow i will try and do a cooking video! :)

Ta ta for now! x

Ration Book Year - Day 1

Today is the first day of my Rationing year. Every 2 months will represent 1 year. I am starting in 1940 because in 1939 they didn't have any food rationing, hence the phrase 'phoney war'. 

One week's ration for one adult.

The first meal of my rationed diet i had was corned beef fritters with 2 slices of wholemeal bread and butter and one apple for pudding.

from the book 'We'll Eat Again'

I actually really enjoyed it, but i must admit since having my lunch i am feeling rather peckish but i suppose it's because I've got to get used to not eating as much as i normally do.

As i have restricted myself to no television and little computer this is what i shall be reading a lot of.

I've actually really been enjoying the Cazalets: the light years on BBC 4.

Ta ta for now! Until tomorrow!

 x