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-square61fedilinkarrow-up1354arrow-down16
arrow-up1348arrow-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-square61fedilink
minus-squaresystemglitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoI get it. I made a concerted effort to stop using sugar in foods, and I’ve been quite successful. Carrots are a great way to add sweetness, so I go through a ton of those orange beauties.
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.socialOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoCarrot cake surged in popularity during WW2 for that reason.
minus-squaresystemglitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoCarrot cake is so good! Too bad it took a world war to make it popular.
I get it. I made a concerted effort to stop using sugar in foods, and I’ve been quite successful. Carrots are a great way to add sweetness, so I go through a ton of those orange beauties.
Carrot cake surged in popularity during WW2 for that reason.
Carrot cake is so good! Too bad it took a world war to make it popular.