January 8, 1940

The battle cry that resonates through the Modage on a fairly regular basis is “FOR SCIENCE!” The Fella and I are both nerds of the highest order. I approached the Fella with a proposal. It went something like this:

Me: Hey, how do you feel about living like a WWII Briton for a month? You know, rationing our food and what have you.

Fella: Why?

Me: “FOR SCIENCE!”

Fella: Alrighty…

I have done this before, on my old blog that is now defunct. There were carrot cookies. There will probably be carrot cookies again. I recognize the fact that this is only one aspect of the difficulties of the people living in WWII Britain. However I believe there is much to be learned from this experiment regarding how a country banded together in the face of adversity and learned to do without.

Fella’s Thoughts:

I think the hardest aspect of this experiment is going to be getting used to portion sizes, because I can be a bit of a heavy eater, and this strikes me as a type of dining that is going to leave me hungry after most meals. Also, Rationed bacon!? WTF is wrong with these heathens!?

The sugar ration I am actually looking forward to, because this might help me fight off my sweet tooth. Miranda can attest to the power of my sweet tooth; it is a fickle bitch, and when it demands satisfaction, I can be a bit difficult to live with. (Miranda nods emphatically.)

[ox_table]

WWII Rations 1940: One Adult Person

Butter	2 oz
Bacon or Ham	4 oz
Margarine	4 oz
Cooking Fat or Lard	3 oz
Sugar	8 oz
Meat (Based on Meat Value)	1 lb to 12 oz
Milk	3 pints to 2 pints
Cheese	2 oz to 8 oz
Eggs	1 fresh egg
Tea	2 oz
Jam (every 2 months)	1 pound
Dried Eggs (every four weeks)	1 packet (12 eggs)
Chocolate (every four weeks)	12oz