{"id":350,"date":"2016-03-08T22:25:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T04:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/?p=350"},"modified":"2016-03-08T22:27:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T04:27:14","slug":"household-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/?p=350","title":{"rendered":"Household Milk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thewartimekit-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B00IAE7ZKG&amp;asins=B00IAE7ZKG&amp;linkId=QBRZ6IL47HFVLYPX&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Household Milk&#8221; was government-issued powdered skim milk distributed\u00a0in Britain during World War II.\u00a0Rationing of bottled fresh milk began in November 1941.\u00a0Distribution of\u00a0&#8220;Household Milk&#8221; began in December, 1941.<\/p>\n<p>The dried milk came in\u00a0a blue and white tin with red stripes and\u00a0a\u00a0printed label stating: &#8220;Specially packed for BRITISH MINISTRY OF FOOD&#8221; along with\u00a0&#8220;Dried Machine Skimmed Milk. Not to be used\u00a0for babies. Contents\u00a0equivalent to\u00a0four pints of skimmed milk. From the United States of America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/household-milk.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-351\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-351\" src=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/household-milk.jpg\" alt=\"household milk\" width=\"154\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/household-milk1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-352\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-352\" src=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/household-milk1-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"household milk1\" width=\"141\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/household-milk1-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/household-milk1.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a>*<\/p>\n<p>A ration coupon was required and the dried milk cost about 9 pence. Each person was entitled to 1 canister of dried Household Milk every four weeks.\u00a0In addition to powdered milk, each person was allowed 3 pints of fresh dairy milk a week, with amounts varying due to shortages. The allowance of fresh milk was more for\u00a0expectant mothers, children, and those that were ill or had special needs.<\/p>\n<p>Household Milk was not to be confused with\u00a0National Dried Milk. National Dried Milk was dried &#8220;full-cream milk&#8221; that was intended\u00a0for \u00a0babies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dried-milk.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-353\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-353\" src=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dried-milk-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"dried milk\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dried-milk-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dried-milk.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/driedmilk.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-354\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-354\" src=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/driedmilk-172x300.jpg\" alt=\"driedmilk\" width=\"172\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/driedmilk-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/driedmilk.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>*photos from Imperial War Museum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Household Milk&#8221; was government-issued powdered skim milk distributed\u00a0in Britain during World War II.\u00a0Rationing of bottled fresh milk began in November 1941.\u00a0Distribution of\u00a0&#8220;Household Milk&#8221; began in December, 1941. The dried milk came in\u00a0a blue and white tin with red stripes and\u00a0a\u00a0printed label stating: &#8220;Specially packed for BRITISH MINISTRY OF FOOD&#8221; along with\u00a0&#8220;Dried Machine Skimmed Milk. 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