I am only 20 but I love these videos, my late grandmother and her family managed to flee from Austria to England when the war broke out and she kept the wartime mentality for the rest of her life, she never wasted a thing. Christmas paper tied with string - no tape and no ripping it ever, it was all saved for next year. Every scrap of food used up and you had better well clean your plate at her table! I know people my age have a reputation for being lazy and spoiled but many of us are taking on a similar mindset to these old ways to be more environmentally friendly and with the shortages that covid caused. I like to read comments from older folks on these videos talking about how things were done back then to share those ideas with my friends. There is hope for this new generation, I promise! :)
I was raised by family members who went through both the depression and the War. I was taught how to can, primarily water bath canning, cooking, gardening, budgeting, shopping the sales, planning menus and sewing. I find I have used all these things my entire life and am so thankful they took the time to teach me. I'd have to say start with a garden, build up your recipes over time, stick with the basics to begin with (the absolute best, easiest biscuit recipe is on the back of the Clabber Girl baking powder can!!), start with a small garden, definitely learn to sew, again, start with simple projects and a nice little , even used, machine, just to get used to it. It will become a good friend! Invest in a water bath canning pot, maybe 15 or 20 Qt and the accessories, including a book, best one is put of by the company that makes the Ball canning jars, simple, lots of pictures and easy to follow. Don't try to go too big to begin with, start simple until you are comfortable, then expand a little. Enjoy what you do, it can be very relaxing and rewarding!! Good luck!
My great aunt and uncle did the same, saved absolutely everything and reused it long after the war ended till they passed away. They lived in the US during that time so things were not as bad but that same mentality never left them. When they died we even found their unused ration books and stamps. My great uncle did serve in the army during WW2 in France.
The government gave my grandma a pressure cooker. My family were all farmers. Anyway she canned everything from fish to fowl and every fruit and vegetable she could get.. This started in WW2. She died in 1980 but that damn pressure cooker is still being used every year by my aunt! That government pressure cooker has been used yearly since around 1943 or 4 and will be used this year 2021...
Having a difficult and emotional day with this COVID-19 quarantine situation. Watching these videos gives me resolve and perspective. Now I’m out to dig in the dirt instead of wallowing in self-pity.
Good for you Amy. A garden will do you well right about now. Another series to watch is called Wartime Farm. They can be found on UA-cam channel Farmvids.
Amy - - hope you're having a better time of it these days. Your ideas of digging in the dirt inspired me a few weeks ago, to really get out in the yard and kick it up a notch! I know have the prettiest yard on the entire street (flowers, new plants and such)! Something good HAS come from this COVID-19 lockdown, I'm proud to say!
It's been quite a time, hasn't it? I find this series so comforting now and have been doing a lot of cooking and gardening myself. Hope you're doing well. :)
There is a difference. They weren't forced into isolation at any time, in fact, they banded together, as you can see, people grouped up - land girls joining other homes. In the pandemic, most people are forced into complete isolation. It is not humane!
I remember my nan saving fat from meat shed cooked,and any bits of fat cut off meat was put in the bottom of the oven to render down to use later.This was well into the 50s ,and she was an avid recycler(not that she knew that word),She saved any string from parcels ,elastic bands wrapping paper envelopes so the inside could be used for shopping lists etc.Old cotton vests were cut up for floor cloths or dish cloths ,she never wasted anything if it could be reused.She taught me how to sew ,and darn and how to sew buttons to get more wear from garments etc.We need to learn these skills again ,in this wasteful ,throw away world
You are describing my late mother! What a thrifty, sensible and saving generation that was. No waste. If it couldn't be adapted, re-used, altered or repurposed, it was parted with with great regret. I often wonder if our sloppy throwaway society is a direct revolt against those careful, saving days. And that's a shame.
My grandmother was the same way.. my dad was the same way.. in fact he insisted I learn to sew, knit , darn socks and quilt. By the time I left home I could build a house from foundation to finish, overhaul a car, bake a cake from scratch and cook for myself plus all the other things I mentioned. I married a city woman and her family thought I was a genius because I could do “everything”. But it wasn’t that long ago that a man was expected to have life skills and your dad and mom made sure that you did.. Now? No one seems to know how to do shit. I just built a retirement place and put in the plumbing. A young guy helped me and as we were putting in the septic system hi was measuring . He said it was steep enough.. My 11 year old grand sone had to explain the flow rate of “poop” which is 1/4 inch for every foot... any steeper you risk leaving poop behind and any flatter and you risk leaving puddles in the pipe. I was proud because he knew shit...
You are so blessed to have her wisdom and precious memories from her. My mom is still living, but she had to work so much while I was growing up, I feel like she missed out on watching me grow up, teaching me things like this. We live too far from each other now. Her mom, my grandmother, died when my mom was a teenager so I didn’t have a granny. Be sure you share the wonderful wisdom with others.
It's only today that millenials think they are being environmental yet throw away everything. Going to restaurants constantly wasting food, buying fast fashion and never wearing out clothes and shoes, wasting electricity by leaving lights on and leaving heat up and ac up, the list is endless on their waste.
2 years of pandemic… Out on the other side. Now war in Europe. For sure, these are comforting and inspiring videos for these unreal times. I remember my grand parents telling stories from WWII; stories about fear but tight communities and supporting each other through thick and thin. Take care of each other. Bless ❤️
Is it me or does everyone seem happier and nicer back then? So ironic because they were dealing with so much. We're spoiled now I guess. I love this series.
Nicer? I doubt it we still had the rogues, liars, cheats, black market spivs and corruption. None shown here if course its only a film on a particular aspect of how we managed.
Depends on your meaning of nicer people could be very mean to anyone who falls out of society e.g children born out of wedlock, lgbt+ people. Also this is a TV programme filmed in 1993 they're all there to reenact war time life.
Born in Fulham, 1941, and soon after taken to live in Pocklington, Yorkshire with an aunt and her husband. They had a big garden in which we grew all kinds of vegetables and we would often barter them for things we did not grow. My uncle would shoot and/or trap rabbits on his garden and the farm fields or on Pocklington Air Force Base both of which were adjacent to his land. We used many of the growing and preserving techniques shown here but not the sulphur candles. Instead, we would put cut up apples, pears, and other soft fruit into a salt water bath, pat them dry then hang them to dry to preserve them. I still use that technique when cooking when using soft fruits it prevents the fruit from browning. made lots of preserves and jams, etc. There was always something to do even at age three, such as shelling peas and beans which would also be preserved. Many people do not appreciate just what we went through but it never harmed us in any way but rather taught us to be frugal but still eat very good food. Still do the same today with many things, e.g pickles, jams, chutneys, etc. We learnt to eat what was put in front of us as nothing could be wasted. Actually, I feel sorry for those who tell me they don't have time to cook or they don't know how to cook but just go to the store and spend needless money on frozen and commercially preserved canned foods full of salt, sugar, etc. Could go on but must end my rant. 'nuf sed. plamuk aka travellingchef
Todays food is rubbish. Full or artificial flavours and enhancers, preservatives and god knows what else. Veg from fields laden with chemicals, food processed using radium, micro waved rubbish the list is endless and they scratch their heads wondering where all the bowel cancer is coming from!
@@gbwildlifeuk8269 Well I guess it's good I know exactly what I'm adding to the soil on my own smallholding, then. Trying to branch out into grains, but I have to do extensive studying about how to do it right, before I commit to ordering seed in bulk to provide my family with wheat, oats, or rice.
Yes, I was born in Annapolis, MD, in the states here, but I was one of six children & we were poor, so we did go through some rough times back then, but we learned too, to eat what was in front of us or we would go hungry. I learned a lot of things, mainly from both of my grandmothers back then & still practice most of it today. I'm so glad I was into cookbooks too, because I have a lot of the older ones, from around that time & some newer ones, as well. I also have a great collection of recipes & very old cookbooks & pamphlets from them on cooking back then too; I find them so interesting & educational too. I still cook all my food from scratch too; all that "ready to eat" stuff doesn't taste any good, compared to home cooked food. I have made my own bread for years & still do; it especially comes in handy now, that it's so hard to get many things at our groceries. I have to do all of my shopping online, because I have a digestive disease, that doesn't allow me to go to the stores anyway. So, being on lock down is nothing new to me, because I'm always at home anyway. I used to can & freeze everything I could get my hands on; I still freeze some things, but not like I did when my husband was still alive. Take care & Blessings to you too. 🙏💖🙏
Thank you all of you for sharing your experiences, the young generation doesn't know its eating poison when they purchase the processed food from malls. It lacks vitamins and minerals and makes the immune system weak.
I've seen this series a couple of times but it's worth repeating. The Farm series on BBC is also good. I admire the British, I understand rationing went on until 1954.
I have had a allotment for the best part of 40 yrs. And in that time I have seen many people come & go. They seem to think you just dig a hole and throw a potato in, then come back a few months later to dig them up, lol. During the war, as my Nan would say. you grew as much as you stomachs would hold for a year & a night. People don't care as much now. My allotment is peace and tranquility and veg altogether
My 12 year old is enjoying watching and learning from these programmes and is understanding alot more on the wars and ppl were affected these programmes are a good history lesson for the kids of today in schools
The Wartime Farm series is excellent as well. I hope your teacher allows your son to share these vids with his classmates and the teacher might learn something too.@@tracy-dg3qq
@@oldplaner lol his teacher will my son has adhd so anything that catches his intrest is a big thing and the school he gos to are very good and open to different things my son is 12 and has shown his friends the you tube programmes im always sending my son the links hes watching war time kitchen and farm were talking about growing are own veg at the moment were collecting are seeds. I think schools should definitely make learning fun. kids enjoy it more im just hoping my son dont exspect to see veg the next day after its planted
I am watching again in honor of 80 yr anniversary of the invasion of Poland. Thinking of all those who gave so much, fought, survived, worked, etc in World War 2. Thank you!
I've watched this series at least 5 times & here I am again...it's just something different to do, while we're all on lock down, here in the states. After watching this the 1st time, I even bought a Ruth Mott cookbook; she just so impressed me with her food ideas & how she managed with such few rations, not only feeding herself, but also her house guest during this time. I hate wars, so many innocent lives are lost & now this Pandemic & so many more lives are being lost...so sad to see all of these kinds of things happening. Yes, thank you for all those who fought in our wars around the world too. I pray for everyone around the world every day & night. Blessings, Fran & stay well & stay safe. 🙏💖🙏 I actually made this leek pudding & it really tasted good. 🥧
My grandmother was always making suet pudding for lunch - either to eat as a savoury dish to go with the meat course or as a dessert with golden syrup poured over it
Absolutely brilliant series with Ruth & Harry , I’ve lost count on how many times I’ve watched them on UA-cam but it sure beats most of the stuff shown on TV today. I often wonder what happened to Joyce and Annie once filming had ended on this series.
Same here, Christine.. I watch this series at LEAST twice a month.. have been for over a year now. I agree, beats most everything else on TV, to be sure!
Thank you for these films. I’ve always wondered how it was in England during the war. This gives such insight. I heard my mother and grandmother talk of the rationing. It had to have been so difficult. Young people today take everything for granted. If only they’d watch these films there’s so much to learn.
As soon as the war ended, my great uncle flew from NY to London on business, and brought $20 of butter for the English relatives. It was a giant lump. Good butter melts very slowly and it was still solid on arrival. He also brought gutta-percha, for dental fillings.
Bacon fat was used as a seasoning for greens. Ends were put in. That was every Black woman’s first lesson in the South. My grandfather gave us a pig to “raise.”. He explained what was to happen. When the time came and the pig parts were wrapped in butcher paper, the “ Chitterlings “ put in the tub. It was placed in the refrigerator. The expected me to scream. Legend has it that I gave the tub to my sister who showed a fondness for it. Of course that meant my mom would be cooking it. The head, I gave to my grandad. The feet to my other sisters. Even then, I was showing a fondness for bacon and ham. My mom preferred chickens. She bought a few wrung the necks and fricasseed them. We never had lard shortages. My Yaya reminded us that Blacks were sometimes denied rations. She said they still “ fed the neighborhood”. Came to Mississippi from California. Mississippi seemed like a bounty to a young girl. Now I know it was just my grandparents knowing what to do. I think they are looking from heaven with no surprise at my delight at working at the Cultivate food recycling and the Unity Garden. That was 1968. Designer saving has no use around here. .
I love re watching this series. Ruth reminds me of my Great Aunt Mary, who wore dresses and aprons like Ruth. Aunt Mary taught me how to can and save everyyyyything, bless her heart.
Such a brilliant series. A bit of living history. Such a timely subject in recent years during challenging times and the cost of living increasing. Much love C xxxx
I liveinCo Durham we still make leek puds me at least once a month. Me I love a pud.not like that tho Imix flour and suet thenmix in the leeks. Pour into basin cover and steam for two or three hours.serve covered in beef gravy. Heaven.
I watched this series with my parents when it first aired in 93 and am enjoying watching it again. I remember The Victorian Kitchen which aired in 89 by the same people and Ruth and Harry.
That leek pudding looks promising and it shouldn’t be too hard to make gluten-free...I hope... One thing that I never have a shortage of in my garden would be alliums. I’ll probably bake the pudding though, I think that it’d finish better. Most of my alliums are hardy perennials and can be harvested nearly year round
It's these videos of times gone by so informative, relaxing to listen to ,and How housewives managed to feed their Families ,as Far to much Food goes to landfill these daysc
My uncle bought a '39 Buick before the war .. here in the U.S. .. after the war he traded it in on a new '47 Pontiac and that Buick was purchased immediately and shipped to England... my little war story..
I like your other vids too......I've often thought there would be a market for the old BC Mills prefab designs(updated of course). I've worked on a few(painting) and I'm always amazed.....not a single knot in any of the panels....that lovely old growth wood.....:)
I felt the same way! Tough cabbage leaves are great for filling with any manner of meat, potato, and veggies. And they can be steamed, so no need to use precious fat for frying. But I suppose that would have been an eastern European style of dish Brits may not have been aware of then. But I do so love this handing down of wisdom as we seem to move farther and farther away from making do and conserving. And leek tops are magnificent for flavoring broth and stock!
I had to hope the leek tops were used and it just didn't make the final doc cut. No reason that woman wouldn't know. The estate gardener turned cropper scenario, I could easily see him not knowing what all of a vegetable is useful, yet having a great grasp of compost and cloches.
@@rainspringing There are some parts of some plants that are toxic. Rhubarb leaves for example. Somebody in the British government suggested people eat them then the government had to do a rush to get out the word not to eat them.
I'm surprised how much of the plant they composted. I would of thought the leaves would be part of the soups. Maybe dryed for later. I've canned them in my soup mixes.
They also needed green plant matter for compost as well in order to keep a good nutrient rich compost in order to grow another successful crop in following seasons
Excellent series. So full of useful information and delivered so calmly with a very realistic back drop of the slow, for the UK Home Front, start to ww2. Funny as America had over two years of peace thanks to British total war efforts. Sad as I’m watching this as part of my ww3 preps 😿👍🌏🌍🌎 Slava Earth
@@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus utter disregard there for reality. Japan attacked America and Germany declared war. America was sitting on its behind making money
A breast of lamb will cost a fiver now in a super market if you can find one? God I loved my Gran's breast/neck of lamb stew it was best the next day and the sewit dumblings with crusty farmhouse cottage loaf and anchor butter what ever I had to eat at my Gran's was proper grub the women from there day would put Ramsay to shame I think after a taste he would say fu..... Hell that's good
I make the leek pudding with shortcrust pastry. Really tasty. I do add peas. Living with a character like Ruth during the war would've made it very bearable I would suspect. No nonsense and a great cook.
@@commonsense124 I grew up in a household, where my parents had been raised eating all that stuff... so we had to eat it all too. Boiled Tripe, lambs fry, oxtails, kidney's. You name it, if it came out of an animal, it got served up on our dinner plate. The two things that makes me want to puke to this very day is boiled Rhubarb and Parsnips..🤢. We didn't get to "turn it down", we got belted around the head, until it we ate all of it.
The animal fat, especially lamb was a real artery blocker not that they would have known it but had to use what they could get----it makes me heave just thinking about it. My dear grandparents had to cope with all this and I am so proud of them God rest their souls.
I enjoy this series. With useful tips and ideas, we are all going to need for 2022 and beyond. But... I just dislike the way Ruth treated Joyce like she was a child, or an idiot. Unnecessarily condescending at times.
Because the German armour had outrun their supplies and Hitler agreed a rest because Goring assured Hitler that his Lufwaffe could take control of the beaches. Both grossly underestimated the organisation and speed of the evacuation, (Operation Dynamo).
Also, 6 divisions of the German army were occupied pursuing the 51st Highland division that had been cut off by the German advance through Belgium. The pursuit lasted until June 11th well after the evacuation of Dunkirk.
They assumed Britain would surrender. As much as we have in our British consciousness the fear of invasion in 1940 the nazis knew an invasion would be a failure and dreaded the prospect.
I'm watching these during COVID times, and I really wish everyone would pitch in and do their part to defeat this virus... These are great videos! Mask :)p everyone!
It is completely foreign, bizarre even, to think of cooking or ever choosing and eating a food to “fill you up”. I know that it was war time and food was rationed but…. what a bizarre reason to eat something. Here I think ignorance would indeed be bliss. (Let’s eat this white flour and fat because it will fill us up!) They all suffered and did the very best they could . I sure real nutritional concerns were insignificant in light of survival efforts.
I want to say this is where the obsession with codliver oil came from. Vitamins for the children were mentioned in another doc I watched about WWII rationing.
I am only 20 but I love these videos, my late grandmother and her family managed to flee from Austria to England when the war broke out and she kept the wartime mentality for the rest of her life, she never wasted a thing. Christmas paper tied with string - no tape and no ripping it ever, it was all saved for next year. Every scrap of food used up and you had better well clean your plate at her table! I know people my age have a reputation for being lazy and spoiled but many of us are taking on a similar mindset to these old ways to be more environmentally friendly and with the shortages that covid caused. I like to read comments from older folks on these videos talking about how things were done back then to share those ideas with my friends. There is hope for this new generation, I promise! :)
I was raised by family members who went through both the depression and the War. I was taught how to can, primarily water bath canning, cooking, gardening, budgeting, shopping the sales, planning menus and sewing. I find I have used all these things my entire life and am so thankful they took the time to teach me. I'd have to say start with a garden, build up your recipes over time, stick with the basics to begin with (the absolute best, easiest biscuit recipe is on the back of the Clabber Girl baking powder can!!), start with a small garden, definitely learn to sew, again, start with simple projects and a nice little , even used, machine, just to get used to it. It will become a good friend! Invest in a water bath canning pot, maybe 15 or 20 Qt and the accessories, including a book, best one is put of by the company that makes the Ball canning jars, simple, lots of pictures and easy to follow. Don't try to go too big to begin with, start simple until you are comfortable, then expand a little. Enjoy what you do, it can be very relaxing and rewarding!! Good luck!
My great aunt and uncle did the same, saved absolutely everything and reused it long after the war ended till they passed away. They lived in the US during that time so things were not as bad but that same mentality never left them. When they died we even found their unused ration books and stamps. My great uncle did serve in the army during WW2 in France.
I hope so
Good for you! You'll find more tips in vintage housewives books and women's magazines.
The government gave my grandma a pressure cooker. My family were all farmers. Anyway she canned everything from fish to fowl and every fruit and vegetable she could get..
This started in WW2.
She died in 1980 but that damn pressure cooker is still being used every year by my aunt!
That government pressure cooker has been used yearly since around 1943 or 4 and will be used this year 2021...
I betcha that pressure cooker wasn't manufactured in China. Back in the day the West took great pride in manufacturing their own high quality goods.
I just canned my first time ever! made Strawberry Jam. So good. So I am buying my first pressure canner next week. So happy for the old ways.
Having a difficult and emotional day with this COVID-19 quarantine situation. Watching these videos gives me resolve and perspective. Now I’m out to dig in the dirt instead of wallowing in self-pity.
Good for you Amy. A garden will do you well right about now. Another series to watch is called Wartime Farm. They can be found on UA-cam channel Farmvids.
Amy - - hope you're having a better time of it these days. Your ideas of digging in the dirt inspired me a few weeks ago, to really get out in the yard and kick it up a notch! I know have the prettiest yard on the entire street (flowers, new plants and such)! Something good HAS come from this COVID-19 lockdown, I'm proud to say!
Tending a garden is excellent for mental health. Gives you something to work towards (the fruits and vegetables are a nice little bonus as well).
It's been quite a time, hasn't it? I find this series so comforting now and have been doing a lot of cooking and gardening myself. Hope you're doing well. :)
There is a difference. They weren't forced into isolation at any time, in fact, they banded together, as you can see, people grouped up - land girls joining other homes. In the pandemic, most people are forced into complete isolation. It is not humane!
I remember my nan saving fat from meat shed cooked,and any bits of fat cut off meat was put in the bottom of the oven to render down to use later.This was well into the 50s ,and she was an avid recycler(not that she knew that word),She saved any string from parcels ,elastic bands wrapping paper envelopes so the inside could be used for shopping lists etc.Old cotton vests were cut up for floor cloths or dish cloths ,she never wasted anything if it could be reused.She taught me how to sew ,and darn and how to sew buttons to get more wear from garments etc.We need to learn these skills again ,in this wasteful ,throw away world
You are describing my late mother! What a thrifty, sensible and saving generation that was. No waste. If it couldn't be adapted, re-used, altered or repurposed, it was parted with with great regret. I often wonder if our sloppy throwaway society is a direct revolt against those careful, saving days. And that's a shame.
My grandmother was the same way.. my dad was the same way.. in fact he insisted I learn to sew, knit , darn socks and quilt.
By the time I left home I could build a house from foundation to finish, overhaul a car, bake a cake from scratch and cook for myself plus all the other things I mentioned.
I married a city woman and her family thought I was a genius because I could do “everything”.
But it wasn’t that long ago that a man was expected to have life skills and your dad and mom made sure that you did..
Now? No one seems to know how to do shit. I just built a retirement place and put in the plumbing. A young guy helped me and as we were putting in the septic system hi was measuring . He said it was steep enough..
My 11 year old grand sone had to explain the flow rate of “poop” which is 1/4 inch for every foot... any steeper you risk leaving poop behind and any flatter and you risk leaving puddles in the pipe.
I was proud because he knew shit...
You are so blessed to have her wisdom and precious memories from her. My mom is still living, but she had to work so much while I was growing up, I feel like she missed out on watching me grow up, teaching me things like this. We live too far from each other now. Her mom, my grandmother, died when my mom was a teenager so I didn’t have a granny. Be sure you share the wonderful wisdom with others.
It's only today that millenials think they are being environmental yet throw away everything. Going to restaurants constantly wasting food, buying fast fashion and never wearing out clothes and shoes, wasting electricity by leaving lights on and leaving heat up and ac up, the list is endless on their waste.
Just so xx
I tried the leek pudding and it was delicious - definitely recommend - try adding some red onion, thyme and garlic
2 years of pandemic… Out on the other side. Now war in Europe. For sure, these are comforting and inspiring videos for these unreal times. I remember my grand parents telling stories from WWII; stories about fear but tight communities and supporting each other through thick and thin. Take care of each other. Bless ❤️
"Do you remember how we survived.....and blew away the clouds to let the sun shine through...." words to keep in mind.
Is it me or does everyone seem happier and nicer back then? So ironic because they were dealing with so much. We're spoiled now I guess. I love this series.
Nicer? I doubt it we still had the rogues, liars, cheats, black market spivs and corruption. None shown here if course its only a film on a particular aspect of how we managed.
The Us versus Them aspect came into play. I'm sure that was a big part of it.
Yes, we are spoiled. I feel like there has always good & evil...but good always wins. God knows. He's still on the throne. He was then...He is now.
A simpler life, people were more grateful for what they had xx
Depends on your meaning of nicer people could be very mean to anyone who falls out of society e.g children born out of wedlock, lgbt+ people.
Also this is a TV programme filmed in 1993 they're all there to reenact war time life.
Man do we have it easy with our "cloches" today.
Born in Fulham, 1941, and soon after taken to live in Pocklington, Yorkshire with an aunt and her husband. They had a big garden in which we grew all kinds of vegetables and we would often barter them for things we did not grow. My uncle would shoot and/or trap rabbits on his garden and the farm fields or on Pocklington Air Force Base both of which were adjacent to his land.
We used many of the growing and preserving techniques shown here but not the sulphur candles. Instead, we would put cut up apples, pears, and other soft fruit into a salt water bath, pat them dry then hang them to dry to preserve them. I still use that technique when cooking when using soft fruits it prevents the fruit from browning. made lots of preserves and jams, etc. There was always something to do even at age three, such as shelling peas and beans which would also be preserved.
Many people do not appreciate just what we went through but it never harmed us in any way but rather taught us to be frugal but still eat very good food. Still do the same today with many things, e.g pickles, jams, chutneys, etc. We learnt to eat what was put in front of us as nothing could be wasted. Actually, I feel sorry for those who tell me they don't have time to cook or they don't know how to cook but just go to the store and spend needless money on frozen and commercially preserved canned foods full of salt, sugar, etc. Could go on but must end my rant.
'nuf sed. plamuk aka travellingchef
Thank you for sharing. These stories and experiences need to be told, or they will be forgotten.
Todays food is rubbish. Full or artificial flavours and enhancers, preservatives and god knows what else. Veg from fields laden with chemicals, food processed using radium, micro waved rubbish the list is endless and they scratch their heads wondering where all the bowel cancer is coming from!
@@gbwildlifeuk8269 Well I guess it's good I know exactly what I'm adding to the soil on my own smallholding, then. Trying to branch out into grains, but I have to do extensive studying about how to do it right, before I commit to ordering seed in bulk to provide my family with wheat, oats, or rice.
Yes, I was born in Annapolis, MD, in the states here, but I was one of six children & we were poor, so we did go through some rough times back then, but we learned too, to eat what was in front of us or we would go hungry. I learned a lot of things, mainly from both of my grandmothers back then & still practice most of it today. I'm so glad I was into cookbooks too, because I have a lot of the older ones, from around that time & some newer ones, as well. I also have a great collection of recipes & very old cookbooks & pamphlets from them on cooking back then too; I find them so interesting & educational too. I still cook all my food from scratch too; all that "ready to eat" stuff doesn't taste any good, compared to home cooked food. I have made my own bread for years & still do; it especially comes in handy now, that it's so hard to get many things at our groceries. I have to do all of my shopping online, because I have a digestive disease, that doesn't allow me to go to the stores anyway. So, being on lock down is nothing new to me, because I'm always at home anyway. I used to can & freeze everything I could get my hands on; I still freeze some things, but not like I did when my husband was still alive. Take care & Blessings to you too. 🙏💖🙏
Thank you all of you for sharing your experiences, the young generation doesn't know its eating poison when they purchase the processed food from malls. It lacks vitamins and minerals and makes the immune system weak.
I've seen this series a couple of times but it's worth repeating. The Farm series on BBC is also good. I admire the British, I understand rationing went on until 1954.
I have had a allotment for the best part of 40 yrs. And in that time I have seen many people come & go. They seem to think you just dig a hole and throw a potato in, then come back a few months later to dig them up, lol. During the war, as my Nan would say. you grew as much as you stomachs would hold for a year & a night. People don't care as much now. My allotment is peace and tranquility and veg altogether
These need to shown as part of history class in school!
Completely agree. I homeschool. I teach life skills on Fridays after the week's review & quizzes. This series just got put on our curriculum
My 12 year old is enjoying watching and learning from these programmes and is understanding alot more on the wars and ppl were affected these programmes are a good history lesson for the kids of today in schools
I'm very glad to hear that young people are watching and enjoying this series
@@oldplaner my son has asked his teacher if he can show the class
The Wartime Farm series is excellent as well. I hope your teacher allows your son to share these vids with his classmates and the teacher might learn something too.@@tracy-dg3qq
@@oldplaner lol his teacher will my son has adhd so anything that catches his intrest is a big thing and the school he gos to are very good and open to different things my son is 12 and has shown his friends the you tube programmes im always sending my son the links hes watching war time kitchen and farm were talking about growing are own veg at the moment were collecting are seeds. I think schools should definitely make learning fun. kids enjoy it more im just hoping my son dont exspect to see veg the next day after its planted
Yes oldplaner, wartime farm is also a great series. Like your channel, I found it by accident and have enjoyed it very much.
Very interesting and instructive. Keep in mind: history is just about to repeat itself somehow. So, better pay attention😉
The reason I am learning as much as I can… Food shortages will return again soon.. only this time most of our farm land has been built on.
Such useful information for the times we are facing now. So glad these are still on yt.
I am watching again in honor of 80 yr anniversary of the invasion of Poland. Thinking of all those who gave so much, fought, survived, worked, etc in World War 2. Thank you!
I've watched this series at least 5 times & here I am again...it's just something different to do, while we're all on lock down, here in the states. After watching this the 1st time, I even bought a Ruth Mott cookbook; she just so impressed me with her food ideas & how she managed with such few rations, not only feeding herself, but also her house guest during this time. I hate wars, so many innocent lives are lost & now this Pandemic & so many more lives are being lost...so sad to see all of these kinds of things happening. Yes, thank you for all those who fought in our wars around the world too. I pray for everyone around the world every day & night. Blessings, Fran & stay well & stay safe. 🙏💖🙏 I actually made this leek pudding & it really tasted good. 🥧
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Moira
From England.
My grandmother was always making suet pudding for lunch - either to eat as a savoury dish to go with the meat course or as a dessert with golden syrup poured over it
Absolutely brilliant series with Ruth & Harry , I’ve lost count on how many times I’ve watched them on UA-cam but it sure beats most of the stuff shown on TV today. I often wonder what happened to Joyce and Annie once filming had ended on this series.
Same here, Christine.. I watch this series at LEAST twice a month.. have been for over a year now. I agree, beats most everything else on TV, to be sure!
Annie has a youtube account. She posted in the comments of one of these channels hosting the series.
I don't know why I love this so much, but I've been drawn to watch the whole series about once a month, for like, 2 years now, at least.
Thank you for these films. I’ve always wondered how it was in England during the war. This gives such insight. I heard my mother and grandmother talk of the rationing. It had to have been so difficult. Young people today take everything for granted. If only they’d watch these films there’s so much to learn.
Totally agree with you xx
Isn't all creation, just amazing!😊👏🙏 l truly give thanks.
Moira
From England.
As soon as the war ended, my great uncle flew from NY to London on business, and brought $20 of butter for the English relatives. It was a giant lump. Good butter melts very slowly and it was still solid on arrival. He also brought gutta-percha, for dental fillings.
See how Ruth sizes it up for the pot, at 5:02. Pure eyeballing experience.
thank you for these vids - i have 2 spoiled young boys that need to see what hard times are like!
Why and who spoiled them?
Were ALL spoiled. Let's do better. We can all learn.
Volunteer as a family at soup kitchens. Immediately change the perspective of "spoiled". STOP saying YES!
Bacon fat was used as a seasoning for greens. Ends were put in. That was every Black woman’s first lesson in the South. My grandfather gave us a pig to “raise.”. He explained what was to happen. When the time came and the pig parts were wrapped in butcher paper, the “ Chitterlings “ put in the tub. It was placed in the refrigerator. The expected me to scream. Legend has it that I gave the tub to my sister who showed a fondness for it. Of course that meant my mom would be cooking it. The head, I gave to my grandad. The feet to my other sisters. Even then, I was showing a fondness for bacon and ham. My mom preferred chickens. She bought a few wrung the necks and fricasseed them. We never had lard shortages. My Yaya reminded us that Blacks were sometimes denied rations. She said they still “ fed the neighborhood”. Came to Mississippi from California. Mississippi seemed like a bounty to a young girl. Now I know it was just my grandparents knowing what to do. I think they are looking from heaven with no surprise at my delight at working at the Cultivate food recycling and the Unity Garden. That was 1968. Designer saving has no use around here. .
It's good to keep the traditions and know how going so we can be resilient
I love re watching this series. Ruth reminds me of my Great Aunt Mary, who wore dresses and aprons like Ruth. Aunt Mary taught me how to can and save everyyyyything, bless her heart.
Such a brilliant series. A bit of living history. Such a timely subject in recent years during challenging times and the cost of living increasing. Much love C xxxx
With the current cost of living crisis. These programmes are quite useful.
I liveinCo Durham we still make leek puds me at least once a month. Me I love a pud.not like that tho Imix flour and suet thenmix in the leeks. Pour into basin cover and steam for two or three hours.serve covered in beef gravy. Heaven.
I watched this series with my parents when it first aired in 93 and am enjoying watching it again. I remember The Victorian Kitchen which aired in 89 by the same people and Ruth and Harry.
In New England, the lobster pounds will often have free cooked carapaces to take home for stock. That's some luxurious living for free.
Am I the only person who thinks that food doesn’t look half bad
I love this.
That leek pudding looks promising and it shouldn’t be too hard to make gluten-free...I hope... One thing that I never have a shortage of in my garden would be alliums. I’ll probably bake the pudding though, I think that it’d finish better. Most of my alliums are hardy perennials and can be harvested nearly year round
Thank you for uploading. The music is soothing. Preparing baked eggs and watching. Burbs of Atlanta, Georgia USA
I just love this old series!
Thank you for sharing. 👏👏👏
This is so interesting and educating to. I had no idea that people had to indure such hardships. Thank you for sharing.
It's these videos of times gone by so informative, relaxing to listen to ,and How housewives managed to feed their Families ,as Far to much Food goes to landfill these daysc
I appreciate this series, brings the stories I've heard more clearly to the minds eye. Thanks.
Thank you for sharing these videos. (I just found you from Danny at "Deep South Homestead")
Me too
As did I! I love watching this !
Me too
My uncle bought a '39 Buick before the war .. here in the U.S. .. after the war he traded it in on a new '47 Pontiac and that Buick was purchased immediately and shipped to England... my little war story..
Thank you so much for posting these vids. I havent been able to watch the whole series for years....many thanks!
You're welcome!
I like your other vids too......I've often thought there would be a market for the old BC Mills prefab designs(updated of course). I've worked on a few(painting) and I'm always amazed.....not a single knot in any of the panels....that lovely old growth wood.....:)
Those cabbage leaves were edible. Composting them was a shocking waste of food. The same with leek tops. They were edible therefore eat them.
That's what I thought!
I felt the same way! Tough cabbage leaves are great for filling with any manner of meat, potato, and veggies. And they can be steamed, so no need to use precious fat for frying. But I suppose that would have been an eastern European style of dish Brits may not have been aware of then. But I do so love this handing down of wisdom as we seem to move farther and farther away from making do and conserving. And leek tops are magnificent for flavoring broth and stock!
Vegetable stock is a good use for discarded leaves, strained then used instead of water for soup and gravy
I had to hope the leek tops were used and it just didn't make the final doc cut. No reason that woman wouldn't know. The estate gardener turned cropper scenario, I could easily see him not knowing what all of a vegetable is useful, yet having a great grasp of compost and cloches.
@@rainspringing There are some parts of some plants that are toxic. Rhubarb leaves for example. Somebody in the British government suggested people eat them then the government had to do a rush to get out the word not to eat them.
I'm surprised how much of the plant they composted. I would of thought the leaves would be part of the soups. Maybe dryed for later. I've canned them in my soup mixes.
They also needed green plant matter for compost as well in order to keep a good nutrient rich compost in order to grow another successful crop in following seasons
Brilliant. Never seen these.
These are lovely videos. Thanks so much for sharing them.
The cloche is a garden tool I didn’t know about. I could have used a few this year. Not the 1940s version though, Wire and “hospital “ glass panes.
Excellent series. So full of useful information and delivered so calmly with a very realistic back drop of the slow, for the UK Home Front, start to ww2. Funny as America had over two years of peace thanks to British total war efforts. Sad as I’m watching this as part of my ww3 preps 😿👍🌏🌍🌎 Slava Earth
No, America was once again was forced to intervene in another European War.
@@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus utter disregard there for reality. Japan attacked America and Germany declared war. America was sitting on its behind making money
A breast of lamb will cost a fiver now in a super market if you can find one? God I loved my Gran's breast/neck of lamb stew it was best the next day and the sewit dumblings with crusty farmhouse cottage loaf and anchor butter what ever I had to eat at my Gran's was proper grub the women from there day would put Ramsay to shame I think after a taste he would say fu..... Hell that's good
My grandmother used to do leek pudding I loved it
I love these programs
Thanks for the video😀
Excellent series though I'm sure the episodes were longer than 25 minutes when the series was originally shown - I think it has been edited slightly
Imagine modern day kids... Maccas or Leek Pudding ?.
I make the leek pudding with shortcrust pastry. Really tasty. I do add peas.
Living with a character like Ruth during the war would've made it very bearable I would suspect. No nonsense and a great cook.
Cant stand leeks, but I would take leek pudding over maccas anyday
Imagine anyone eating that, but the other option was starvation.
@@commonsense124 I grew up in a household, where my parents had been raised eating all that stuff... so we had to eat it all too. Boiled Tripe, lambs fry, oxtails, kidney's. You name it, if it came out of an animal, it got served up on our dinner plate. The two things that makes me want to puke to this very day is boiled Rhubarb and Parsnips..🤢. We didn't get to "turn it down", we got belted around the head, until it we ate all of it.
love it
Love these videos. I have to wonder if that kitchen equipment is food safe. The nasty look of the shredder and scale makes me wonder.
Back then it was tinplate, not stainless steel. Tinplate tarnishes over time, that's not a problem.
The animal fat, especially lamb was a real artery blocker not that they would have known it but had to use what they could get----it makes me heave just thinking about it. My dear grandparents had to cope with all this and I am so proud of them God rest their souls.
We need this mentality now as much as ever, such a bully is again advancing into Europe!
Ruth Mott! What a woman!
Am I the only one who saw The face when she put her wears in the pan?
I enjoy this series. With useful tips and ideas, we are all going to need for 2022 and beyond. But... I just dislike the way Ruth treated Joyce like she was a child, or an idiot. Unnecessarily condescending at times.
Whish it was on dvd 📀
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The good news of the war was that the English will eat almost anything.
where did the kid go? LOL
Is the little boy in school?
O q é aquilo granulado branco que ela põe na massa?
Suet !
Y did Hitler let the soldiers off the beach of Dunkirk to return to battle latter?
Because the German armour had outrun their supplies and Hitler agreed a rest because Goring assured Hitler that his Lufwaffe could take control of the beaches. Both grossly underestimated the organisation and speed of the evacuation, (Operation Dynamo).
Also, 6 divisions of the German army were occupied pursuing the 51st Highland division that had been cut off by the German advance through Belgium. The pursuit lasted until June 11th well after the evacuation of Dunkirk.
They had a secret deal with Edward the abdicator.
They assumed Britain would surrender. As much as we have in our British consciousness the fear of invasion in 1940 the nazis knew an invasion would be a failure and dreaded the prospect.
What is suet
The hard white fat on the kidneys and loins of cattle, sheep,
And I’m surprised it was poured out of a box. We had to usually grate a piece straight from the butchers to make suet pastry. Very tasty too.
I'm watching these during COVID times, and I really wish everyone would pitch in and do their part to defeat this virus... These are great videos! Mask :)p everyone!
I so wish Winston Churchill was our president in 2020 in the US. We need a leader. So badly.
We had one. His name is Donald Trump
Kids were healthier during war time rations .
No chicken nuggets and chips .
What is the disgusting looking black stuff being positioned on the platter in the beginning of the video? Looks like mud.
I think it’s steamed nettles.
It is completely foreign, bizarre even, to think of cooking or ever choosing and eating a food to “fill you up”. I know that it was war time and food was rationed but…. what a bizarre reason to eat something. Here I think ignorance would indeed be bliss. (Let’s eat this white flour and fat because it will fill us up!) They all suffered and did the very best they could . I sure real nutritional concerns were insignificant in light of survival efforts.
I want to say this is where the obsession with codliver oil came from. Vitamins for the children were mentioned in another doc I watched about WWII rationing.
So much good food wasted. Such dull knives. Clear your plates eh?