"'Mike'" wrote in message
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"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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On 20/06/2012 10:18, NT wrote:
On Jun 20, 9:20 am, "'Mike'" wrote:
I wonder if someone can help. As a guest speaker, I give illustrated
talks
and at one to the monthly meeting of a branch of the W.I. on Food
Rationing
during World War II, the subject of Eggs being imported before the
start of
the war came up.

Now considering that nearly all imports were coming in by sea and that
is
not exactly a fast means of transport. Where were they coming from?
Were
they 'as eggs', which I believe they were, or as Dried Eggs ..........
(which made wonderful Omlettes)?

I am booked to give this talk again on at least two occasions so would
like
to have a bit of background, but cannot find it on Google.

At the talk I gave on Monday night, one of the ladies enlightened me on
the
egg ration being reduced if you kept your own chickens and a supply of
meal
made available.

Another question which arose which those in the food newsgroup could
possibly answer. During the War British Restaurants were set up, (I
remember
one I used as the food there was better than the school meals, even
though
it was a Private School) and you could get a meal without Ration
Coupons.
Now I know that they were run by the Council, but can anyone enlighten
me on
how the Ration was worked out for the Restaurant to receive food?

Thanks in anticipation

Mike

I don't know. I know whole eggs were kept for up to 9 months by either
putting them in lime or painting with isinglass, so speed wouldn't
have been a big problem.

Isinglass? I think you mean Water Glass (Sodium Silicate).

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Jeff



I remember that stuff :-( sort of slimy. My Dad used to come home with
trays of eggs and I was 'volunteered' to "PLACE THE EGGS CAREFULLY
MICHAEL" in this bucket of slime. But I never remember having to fetch
them out.

Dried Egg :-)) We had a big tin of the stuff which with a cushion on top
made a seat ;-)

But fresh eggs from abroad? Were these some that I 'put down' in that
slime?

If so, where did they come from?

Mike


Monday's talk at the W.I. has brought two more groups interested in my talk
as their Guest Speaker of the Month, so I really would love to hear just
'where' eggs were imported from BEFORE the war and during the early part of
the War.

Mike
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