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What does a week's worth of food for two people in World War Two London look like? We bought the whole week's groceries and we will explain what the rations entailed and what we have to work with (this episode was actually filmed the day before the experiment began).

Of course, the typical British family during the war did not have a refrigerator, and the wife would have been shopping for groceries on a daily basis.

Day 2 Menu:

Breakfast: Whole Grain Pancakes, tea

Lunch: Split Pea Soup, bread

Tea: Pumpkin Spice Cookies, tea

Dinner:  Spam, Vegetable Mash, ale

For the recipes for today's dishes - and lots of other details about the experiment - please see our data page at InRange.tv: 

http://www.inrange.tv/british-rationing-recipes/

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Matt136

Would be great to watch if not for the off putting music. Sorry to be THAT guy.

Adam Jacob

I'm sorry but I have to agree with Matt36, the music is a great intro, but turn it MUCH further down before you start speaking, or kill it altogether. You could even turn behind you and fake turning off the radio behind you and drop the volume with the motion. We do that all time in the entertainment business.

Stephen Lee

Hey Ian and Karl, thanks for the new video series. I'm looking forward to seeing what you guys found out. If I could make a suggestion, please fade out the music once your narration starts. While the music works quite well at setting the tone of the video during the intro, it winds up being a distraction during the presentation and sometimes obscures your voice. I hate to leave negative feedback because you cover interesting subjects and do quality productions. I really enjoy watching them. Please keep up the good work!

jesse

Or even if the music was lower. I listen to the podcasts and there is a struggle to hear you, especially while on the road. I do greatly appreciate that you try new things to innovate and evolve your channel. Please keep it up. Content like the above serve as tools that we use to acclimatize others to the culture. I have shown the kiddy gasmask vid to many along with the old west vignettes (I am in California). Honestly, this sort of content is as valuable as the run and gun (possible greater), although in a very different way.

InRange TV

Ian says the audio gets better in the next episode. He edited 1-7 and I did the last episode, 8. ~K

Terry Buchholz

Thank you for the link to the menu and recipes. The "odd" measurements ie: 3/8 of a cup and meager amounts of certain items bring to light the way rationing had an effect on actual cooking and the ingenius substitutes they came up with. Very cool. ; )

jesse

Just saw the recipes. Those add depth and round out the project nicely. Quick question; was the genesis for this project the Q&A on your "favorite food" and "whatcha like to cook"?

Jeff Ehlers

What beer did Ian have on the table?

SirBob42

Is this some kind of advanced preparation for the great big YouTube WWII collaboration?