{"id":420,"date":"2019-03-14T00:51:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T05:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2019-03-14T01:54:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T06:54:28","slug":"the-powerful-potato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/?p=420","title":{"rendered":"The Powerful Potato"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thewartimekit-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B0721W9L4X&amp;asins=B0721W9L4X&amp;linkId=1d17eabc6576be9021013bfa5eedb3b7&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066C0&amp;bg_color=FFFFFF\">&lt;br \/&gt;\n    <\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>The common potato became a key ingredient and a staple of the average diet during Wartime in Britain. Potatoes were easy to grow and abundant in the United Kingdom. Potatoes were also filling and were marketed as an energy food. \u201cPotatoes help to protect you from illness,\u201d said a leaflet on potatoes issued by the Ministry of Food. \u201cPotatoes give you warmth and energy. Potatoes are cheap and home-produced. So why stop at serving them once a day? Have them twice, or even three times \u2014 for breakfast, dinner and supper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>P<\/strong>\u2019s for Protection Potatoes afford;<br><strong>O<\/strong>\u2019s for the Ounces of Energy stored;<br><strong>T<\/strong>\u2019s for the Tasty, and Vitamins rich in;<br><strong>A<\/strong>\u2019s for the Art to be learnt in the Kitchen.<br><strong>T<\/strong>\u2019s for Transport we need not demand;<br><strong>O<\/strong>\u2019s for old England\u2019s Own Food from the Land;<br><strong>E<\/strong>\u2019s for the Energy eaten by you;<br><strong>S<\/strong>\u2019s for the Spuds which will carry us through!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Potatoes plants were found in every Victory Garden. Potatoes were even planted on the tops of Anderson shelters; garden pamphlets encouraged everyone to use any plot of land to which they had access; digging up flower gardens to using backyard plots and even window containers to grow vegetable and herb gardens. Leeks, turnips, cabbage, lettuce, and swedes were popular as seeds were initially and readily available and grew well in British soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A0AC92DF-4E33-46B8-8340-AE30E7264B6B.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A0AC92DF-4E33-46B8-8340-AE30E7264B6B.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A0AC92DF-4E33-46B8-8340-AE30E7264B6B-300x213.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A0AC92DF-4E33-46B8-8340-AE30E7264B6B-768x546.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A0AC92DF-4E33-46B8-8340-AE30E7264B6B-24x17.jpeg 24w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A0AC92DF-4E33-46B8-8340-AE30E7264B6B-36x26.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/A0AC92DF-4E33-46B8-8340-AE30E7264B6B-48x34.jpeg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>14 Oct 1943, Finnamore Camp, Buckinghamshire, England, UK &#8212; The girls of Beal County School evacuated from Ilford to Finnamore Camp, Buckinghamshire, are helping farmers in the district to harvest their potatoes.  The girls do two hours a day while the crop lasts. &#8212; Image by \u00a9 Hulton-Deutsch Collection\/CORBIS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BA4074FB-1A10-473E-805D-B98258CAD903.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BA4074FB-1A10-473E-805D-B98258CAD903.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BA4074FB-1A10-473E-805D-B98258CAD903-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BA4074FB-1A10-473E-805D-B98258CAD903-768x573.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BA4074FB-1A10-473E-805D-B98258CAD903-24x18.jpeg 24w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BA4074FB-1A10-473E-805D-B98258CAD903-36x27.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BA4074FB-1A10-473E-805D-B98258CAD903-48x36.jpeg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Potato Pete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/E936A451-2421-4C2C-8CCC-918EA7A42FCC.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/E936A451-2421-4C2C-8CCC-918EA7A42FCC.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/E936A451-2421-4C2C-8CCC-918EA7A42FCC-193x300.jpeg 193w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/E936A451-2421-4C2C-8CCC-918EA7A42FCC-15x24.jpeg 15w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/E936A451-2421-4C2C-8CCC-918EA7A42FCC-23x36.jpeg 23w, https:\/\/thewartimekitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/E936A451-2421-4C2C-8CCC-918EA7A42FCC-31x48.jpeg 31w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>The Ministry of Food issued pamphlets with information on preparing and preserving food.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;br \/&gt; The common potato became a key ingredient and a staple of the average diet during Wartime in Britain. Potatoes were easy to grow and abundant in the United Kingdom. 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