PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoWW2 weekly ration of sugar, tea, margarine, 'national butter', lard, eggs, bacon and cheese for an adult in the UK, WW2, 1942media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-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-21 year agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-squareHubertManne@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year 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-squareRelentlessArtslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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.