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Life
during the war [part 1]
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How did you cope in the war?
Jess: You
had to cope. I presumed we coped well because we got through
it.
Devina: I
hope we never see another war.
Did you have a pet?
Jess: No
pets. It was hard enough looking after ourselves.
What kind of food did you eat?
Devina and Jess: We
were never hungry. We had a good quality diet, healthy - sweeties
were like gold. My favourite was hazelnut chocolate made by
Duncans.
Jess: My
favourite was Frys cream dark chocolate and you could get
candy and walnut whips (even though they are a quarter of
the size they used to be) for 2 old pence.
John: It
was all rationed. We still got our mince and tatties, fish
and chips- plenty of fish. Most of my family were on the trawlers.
How did you get money for food?
Betty: I
had to work for it [laughs] but then it was rationed you could
only buy so much food because you had to have a ration book
Jess: I
only got my husband forces wages in a pension book .There
was no childrens allowance till after the war, no bank accounts
either.
Devina: On
Friday we gave 1 old penny to the teacher and she wrote it
down in a little green book. After you saved GBP 1.00 you
got a big green book.
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