This weeks shop has been a bit of a record for us… under £25 ! This week we’re trying a few offal inclusive recipes… especially as offal is so cheap.
Most of us at one point or another have tried liver or maybe kidneys…. heart is new territory for me too and I plan to do a slow cook casserole/ on pot job with the heart sliced into small chunks and loads of gorgeous [locally grown] vegetables. CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEKS MENU
| Item | price | what ration | from | |
| Veg bag | £ 1.50 | Eileens | ||
| extra veg | £ 3.50 | LOADS OF | Eileens | |
| Liver | £ 0.64 | NOT RATIONED | Tesco | |
| butter | £ 1.19 | dairy ration | Aldi | |
| sweets | £ 0.89 | sweet ration | Aldi | |
| green beans | £ 0.69 | Aldi | ||
| ham | £ 1.18 | bacon/ ham ration | Aldi | |
| cheese | £ 1.49 | dairy ration | Aldi | |
| rhubarb | £ 0.69 | Aldi | ||
| leeks | £ 0.55 | Aldi | ||
| baked beans (3 tins) | £ 0.90 | points ration | Aldi | |
| carrots | £ 0.65 | Aldi | ||
| jam | £ 0.29 | preserve ration | Aldi | |
| cereal | £ 1.05 | points ration | Aldi | |
| juice concentrate | £ 0.95 | Aldi | ||
| 1.5kg plain flour | £ 0.52 | Aldi | ||
| 4 pints whole milk | £ 1.00 | part of milk ration | Aldi | |
| apples | £ 0.85 | Aldi | ||
| 2L taurus cider | £ 1.95 | rare but not rationed | Aldi | |
| corned beef | £ 1.55 | points ration | Aldi | |
| still need to buy some heart and kidney from Tescos (when they restock) | ||||
| but this shouldn’t cost more than £2.60 | ||||
| TOTAL | £ 22.03 | << not incl heart & kidney not yet bought | ||
Today, since so many have asked, I bought my fave tipple for the summer. Cider! Alcohol wasnt rationed during the war but was still expensive, therefore a luxury (sound familiar). You could also pay to fill a jug full of your favourite drink to take home… again a luxury.
I’m not that big a drinker really, but a bit is nice, so I thought a little May time (apparently british summertime) treat was okay.
If youre wondering where the main meat is on the list, we’ve built up a freezer store over the last few months, just enough for this weeks menu… assisted by the offal of course. (offal ie liver, kidneys, heart, tripe, brain and sausages were not rationed but could make up part of your weeks ration when meat was scarce)
Yes, technically you can eat brain…. but this is one bit of offal I am determined to remain closeminded about….. remember my mother saying she fed it to my sisters as babies 
