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Dig on for Victory by C H Middleton

April 2, 2010
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First published in 1945, it is a week-by-week guide of what you need to be doing and when in your vegetable garden. It may be over 60 years old now, but the unfussy and easily followed advice it contains remains relevant today.

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Victory Cookbook by Marguerite Patten

January 15, 2010
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This fascinating book is both a history of how the population coped with meagre wartime rations, but also a useful reference of low-cost, simple recipes that use few ingredients.

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