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What people ate | I make a World War 2 Rationing Christmas Cake

RECIPE BELOW ... In this weeks video I am taking you back to 1945 to what some historians call "the most celebrated Christmas ever" to make a traditional Christmas Cake recipe published by the Ministry of Food using rationed ingredients. The war was over but food shortages and rationed grumbled on until 1954. As a social historian I love to research what people ate and how they lived but have rarely had the opportunity to explore the reality by having a go myself - this week I make a 1945 Christmas cake using all the ingredients in the leaflet including some like powdered eggs, powdered milk and soy flour were quite difficult to get hold of in 2024! Most importantly though, is the cake a keeper? I am Lucy, a social historian and I love to share my passion with you, all videos are filmed, directed, edited and researched by myself - I love doing it, and love reading about your own memories and experiences in the comments. If you love social history please do subscribe and join the lovely community of social history lovers in the comments. Christmas Cake (For conversions to grams or cups I suggest using a conversion website – This recipe will turn out best if kept to the Imperial Measurements as written. 3oz Sugar 4oz Margarine 1 Level tablespoon of Syrup (Treacle or Molasses) 8oz Plain Flour 2 teaspoons of baking powder Pinch of Salt 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon 1 teaspoon of mixed spice 2-4 fresh or dried eggs 1lb of mixed dried fruit ½ teaspoon of lemon substitute (this could be lemon extract or an acid ingredient like white vinegar) Milk to mix Cream sugar and margarine, add syrup, add the egg, beat again. Add the flour, spices, baking powder, lemon substitute and fruit and mix. Add milk to make a fairly soft consistency. Line a 6 or 7 inch tin with greaseproof paper and bake cake in a moderate oven for 2 hours (I made a guess on 150 degrees centigrade for 2 hours and it came out well!) The Mock Marzipan was pretty unpleasant and the ingredients cost a lot of money as soy flour is now an expensive ingredient here in the UK. I would suggest if you make this cake using your own favourite marzipan to top it. If you are absolutely adamant you want to try this cake as I made reach out to me and I can link you to the original pamphlet! The icing sugar however was lovely – that recipe can be found here : https://blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/library/201... #socialhistory #socialhistoryofengland #worldwar2history #livinghistory #rationcard #thehomefront #howpeoplelived #foodhistory #foodrations #christmascake #historicalheritage #historyoffood