Postwar British rationing made basic cooking ingredients scarce or unobtainable in 1950

Evidence

THIS book first appeared in 1950, when almost every essential ingredient of good cooking was either rationed or unobtainable. — David, Elizabeth, Book of Mediterranean Food, 32

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David, Elizabeth, Book of Mediterranean Food, 32
• XREF: connects to: Post-war Britain rationed nearly all basic foods including fresh produce — David, Elizabeth, Book of Mediterranean Food, 40

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