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This is a site dedicated to maverick takes on food and social history. I’ve written about everything from the mutton-eating parrots of New Zealand to New York City’s raucous luncheonettes to George Orwell’s adventures in hop picking. For more of my work, please also see christinebaumgarthuber.com. And make sure to check out my book Fermented Food: The History and Science of a Microbial Wonder,  as well as my forthcoming book Why Fast?: The Pros and Cons of Restrictive Eating.

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A Film: Food Flash from the Ministry of Food

Here’s a “Food Flash” from the British Ministry of Food. The Ministry of Food’s “Food Flash” series were brief instructional films intended to help the public in rationing food and goods during the Second World War. This one urges the viewer to conserve wheat and offers the potato as a tasty alternative.

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Posted on June 13, 2009 by theausteritykitchen 0

A Film: Rationing in Britain, 1939

Here’s another charming and informative film from wartime Britain; it offers helpful hints about navigating the sometimes perplexing system of rationing and provides novel ideas for making the most of household odds and ends.

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Posted on May 28, 2009 by theausteritykitchen 0

Two Cooks and a Cabbage: A Film from Austerity Britain

Here’s a 1941 instructional film from the Ministry of Food (see an earlier post on the Ministry of Food here). Entitled Two Cooks and a Cabbage, it champions the cause of frugality in the wartime kitchen.

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Posted on April 23, 2009 by theausteritykitchen 0

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