Thursday, 13 September 2018

Invalid's Diet

How's this for wartime diet of someone who was off work, ill? 

Breakfast - bran and hot milk, steamed haddock, toast, marmalade, tea.Lunch - vegetable soup, mince, carrots, mashed potatoes, white sauce, stewed apples and custard, coffee.Tea - macaroni and cheese souffle, brown bread, pancakes and jam, tea.
Jan 1943, Scotland.
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