What Nancy Did Next
Family activities, IWM North
Under rationing during the Second World War, carrots became the most versatile vegetable - replacing sugar in apricot tarts and eaten on sticks like lollies.
Doctor Carrot and his companion Potato Pete were two of the Ministry of Food’s most popular creations, and Pete even had a song about him sung by Betty Driver of 'Coronation Street' fame.
Fish was not rationed during the war but was often scarce, and by 1941 prices were 17% higher than in 1939.
The Dig For Victory campaign was launched in October 1939 by the Minister of Agriculture Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith to encourage civilians to grow their own vegetables.
Rationing continued long after the war. It was finally lifted on 4 July 1954, when meat became freely available for the first time in nearly 15 years.
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Family activities, IWM North
Family activities, IWM North
Family activities, IWM North
Family activities, IWM North
Family activities, IWM North
Tours, IWM North
Family activities, IWM North
Tours, IWM North
Family activities, IWM North
Tours, IWM North

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