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Emergency Food Advice

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Could this be connected to wartime Rationing, it seems a little lavish although it is for four people.
 
A can of salmon, Stitcher, I don't remember having that during the war! A few other things there I can't recollect eating either.

Maurice
 
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Could it be a 1950 list of what it would be advisable to stock to prepare for the event of a nuclear strike?
 
I don't remember all them cans during the war, especially vegetables, although we had a decent size garden and our Dad grew our own veg and some fruit plus kept hens for eggs but not to eat - the hens I mean. Eric
 
The suggestion that it's a weeks supply of food makes me think it's about the 40s/50s. Later nuclear attack advice suggested a 14 day supply. Expect more had become known about fallout in the 60s/70s.

When did spaghetti in sauce come into being?

For 2 adults and 2 children. In the 60s wasn't the average nuclear family 2.4 ? Viv
 
Was there some advisory notice about removing the internal doors and leaning them against the wall and placing a settee in front. This would suffice a s a civilian nuclear bunker. I have a feeling we were told to ‘white wash’ the windows too.


The Americans would simply ‘ duck and cover’.
 
Spaghetti in sauce (Heinz) has been on the market since the 1920s. Surprised, thought it was much more modern. Viv.
 
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