PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · edit-211 months agoWW2 weekly ration of sugar, tea, margarine, 'national butter', lard, eggs, bacon and cheese for an adult in the UK, WW2, 1942media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1355arrow-down16
arrow-up1349arrow-down1imageWW2 weekly ration of sugar, tea, margarine, 'national butter', lard, eggs, bacon and cheese for an adult in the UK, WW2, 1942media.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · edit-211 months agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squareHubertManne@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agothat would be tough even for me. im not a big tea fan but I don’t think there were many other sources of caffeine or just water flavorings.
minus-squareRelentlessArts@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoDepends at what point during rationing, but it wouldn’t be too hard to get coffee at all. And even then you had the lucrative black market. You would obviously be worse off than your peers who liked tea though.
that would be tough even for me. im not a big tea fan but I don’t think there were many other sources of caffeine or just water flavorings.
Depends at what point during rationing, but it wouldn’t be too hard to get coffee at all. And even then you had the lucrative black market. You would obviously be worse off than your peers who liked tea though.