How rationing changed me
A German and a Brit share food memories of growing up during World War Two
The Food Chain · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Rationing looms large in the memories of a generation who lived through World War Two. Basic groceries were limited and getting enough food on the table became a daily challenge that went on long after the last bombs fell. Ruth Alexander brings together a German and an English woman, who grew up on opposite sides of the world’s deadliest ever conflict, to share their recollections of wartime eating. What was it like struggling to find food, how did they adapt, and how has it changed their approach to food forever?
(Picture: Ingeborg Schreib-Wywiorski and Beryl Kingston, Credit: BBC)
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Contributors: Ingeborg Schreib-Wywiorski and Beryl Kingston.
Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Sarah Stolarz