FOOD IN BRITAIN : RATIONING ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22731, 1 September 1948, Page 4

FOOD IN BRITAIN : RATIONING ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE

Judging by the comments of Mr. James Innes, formerly of Gisborne and now touring in the United Kingdom, the lot of an overseas traveller in respect of food supplies is better than that of the housewife whose main concern is to keep the household commissary in working condition. Mr. and Mrs. Innes have found the rationing system only inconvenience, according to his remarks in a letter to the Herald.

“One gets rather more fish and rather less meat than one would like,” states the tourist. “We should like to have more fruit, for although fruit is not rationed it is generally so expensive that most people can only afford to buy it in small quantities. Sometimes oranges and grape-fruit can be had at reasonable prices, about 8d per lb, and at present cherries are selling at 3s per lb and green gooseberries at 2s per lb. ■‘For some reason the beef we get—and we don’t get much —is of poor quality. I don’t know where it comes from or what kind of beef it is, but it is pretty poor stuff. Whale steak can be had at 3s per lb. I have not tried it, but I am told that it is quite good—but 3s per lb seems a big price to pay for it.”