You bring utter joy to the world of rations. There's a sentence I never thought I'd say! I've been binge watching, and loving everything you have done so far. I also adore the drawings/illustrations you use for your thumbnails.
You hate peas, I cannot go near seafood. Even pre vego. I buy tinned sardines in oil, for the cats. They suck up every drop of oil, but ignore the fish. They used to leave the fish for my dog, who was always tragically grateful. They used to despise her. Ewww! Eating old fish! Poor girl died at 18. Now I give flesh to magpies.
Please don't apologise for the long video. I and I also think some others love the long video format. I'm still very glad I found your channel. Keep on going. I don't particularly like peas as well but I don't despise them as much as you do. Maybe this might be of interest for you: We have a dish one could kind of translate as a hash. It's made with rice, mincemeat (or ground meat or whatever the correct translation might be) and different vegetables. We often use peas, carrots and sweet corn and sometimes also bell peppers. I'd personally say the peas are not a dominant taste in there maybe they're even masked enough by the other flavours (you might not use too many maybe less then someone would normally put in there). Of course I don't know if that would be good enough for you and you would taste them as everyone is different. Anyways I keep looking forward to the next episode.
@@Hysteria_Costumes Thanks so much for watching and for the recipe idea! 💜 I think I could handle something like that, where the peas weren’t prominent and masked by stronger flavours of other ingredients!
Gidday Jake. I personally love peas, especially split green peas in a soup. I can relate to having personal revulsion’s to food. Mine are coriander, chokoes, mutton. My adult daughter had her own aversions. She loved peas and broccoli, but didn’t like mushrooms, raw tomatoes or cucumber. She likes sweet mustard pickles but not burger pickles. As an adult, she set a very good example for her children. She tried the foods she didn’t like. She now loves tomatoes and cucumbers, but still cannot like mushrooms. I praised her for setting the good example for the kids. As a kid, I could not stomach the thought of raw oysters or offal meat. These days, I eat smoked oysters, chicken pate and ox tail stew (one of my daughter’s fave meals). Tastebuds do change as we get older. It is important to keep an open mind and be willing to try ethnic dishes too. I hate the taste of anchovies but I eat Worcestershire sauce, I hate coriander but eat curries, etc.
I love that story, thank you for sharing 💜 I’m glad she was able to set an example for her children and you’re absolutely right about our tastes ‘evolving’ as we age!
bedknobs and broomsticks is one of the movies my kids always watched when they were unwell at home eating soup and sipping ginger tea. No rosehips, elm bark or stewed nettles for them.
@@sarahpauline4904 It’s a marvellous film! Haha you just reminded me - I was going to insert that clip into the video but totally forgot (rosehips, elm bark and strewed nettles). Next time!
Slippery elm bark, sometimes a rough powder, or normal powder, , is FANTASTIC as a tummy settler. Safe for cats, dogs, horses, people. Excellent for the old 'dire rear.' If you take tablets daily, take the slippery elm as far away from the tablets, as possible - 12 hours after/before. Check dosages for everything. Not to be smirked at and disgarded.
@@sarahpauline4904I first learned about it at my vets. She had big bags, maybe 3 or 4 kgs, for horses - remember they cannot vomit, and can die with a terrible tum! Then I checked for dogs, then cats, then me. If you have a gyppy tummy, I find by next day, I feel okay, and I only take a traspoon of it. I think it actually blankets your tummy, so there is a barrier between lining and upsetting thing. But that is why you want to keep it away from when you take needed tablets. But always check a trusted government based advice line. Never just accept the advice of a stranger online. Also, you have to check your allergies, etc.
We just had fried potato patties for dinner the other day. Leftover mashed potatoes, finely chopped meat leftovers ( i used meatloaf but roast or hamburger would work too)and shredded cheese stuffed inside, dredged in flour and fried in a little oil. I made 15 hamburger sized patties and they were gone in a flash!
That was hilarious. I'm sorry you don't like peas. I love them, especially in winter for a little pop of freshness in a Woolton Pie or a stew, but then I hate cilantro, which the rest of the world thinks is ambrosia. My takeaway from this episode is, if you've got expensive ingredients, make them into soup. You just get so much more food for your money if you eke it out with cheap stuff like potatoes. Or water.
@@lizmednick3842 It’s been really interesting hearing about what people have an aversion to since I posted the video, I’m loving it! I’m one of those weirdos that adore coriander (cilantro) haha. I love making soups and stretching ingredients, something I’ve always done
You are definitely living the dilemma of wartime rationing. Make a few nice things and live off of oatmeal, bread without butter and vegetables for the rest of the week. However, most households had several people in them so several rations worth of marg and milk. The single people had it the hardest. The leftover filling looks like it would be perfect for a shepherd s pie base.
@@MemoryAmethyst totally agree with you - single person households would have struggled a lot. That being said, I usually have enough fats left over and definitely would if I used lard instead of olive oil (I never get through 4 oz of olive oil) but the milk ration still hurts me! Never enough. That’s an excellent idea re the leftover mushroom filling. I think we need to give it a go!
@@thekitchenscrap I experimented with saved bacon fat. I got together about a cup of it and melted it in boiling water Then refrigerated it until I could peel it off the top. I scraped the bottom of the disk for frying and repeated the process twice more. I ended up with a fat clean enough to make pastry out of. It stretched out the fat ration.
People must have grown leeks in their gardens during the war. Out of curiosity I checked online for the price of leeks. Here in Montreal, Canada a bunch of 3 average sized leeks costs $3.79. A single leek is $1.99. The leeks cost $12.36 cad for 10 ( $13.76 aud at today's exchange rate). Have just started watching your videos and have fun each time i watch one. These recipes are encouraging us to try new things. Hope you get some warmer weather.
@@Cookie7294 Thanks so much! 💜 I’m so glad you’re enjoying my silly little escapades 😋 That’s actually not a a bad price ($3.79) for 3 leeks! Some people in the US have been quoting up to $6 per leek depending on where they live, I thought it was bad here in Melbourne!
A bit of Thanks for the video to help with the next Leek (or onion) and to help you recover from the PeasTSD soup incident. Thank you so much for posting these. No video is too long when its from your channel IMO. Thank you from the bottom my little Corgi heart!!
@@GarouLady Good gracious! Thank you so much! 💖❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖 This is extremely generous, thank you so much for all of your support! It truly means a lot. I wish there were a proper way to thank you somehow besides using words 🤔 Do you have any special requests for wartime recipes you’d like to see me try? As long as it doesn’t involve eating animal hearts haha 😉I’ll let you design the menu! X
Thanks for the good laugh Jake. When you kept saying P....P....P at the beginning I was sure you were gonna say Pig Ear or Pig Foot or something super gross. PEAS!! But then you went ahead and made mock fishy things!! I rather take the peas lol. Have you seen the channel "The Past is a Foreign Pantry"?? She made a video per decade, sadly she is no longer uploading but there is a recipe for mock crab in there in the 1910s episode (also war time recipe, just a different war...). Of course I would never try it because YUCK 🤣🤣 Anyway here on the Canadian West Coast, 3 leeks (smaller and uglier than yours) are currently 6 dollars at a big discount store. I don't dare look at a more expensive supermarket....Greetings from Vancouver, Nicole
Thanks Nicole! 💜 Haha I was thinking the same thing while editing, people might think it’s going to be something far worse than peas! I haven’t heard of that channel but thank you for the recommendation, I will definitely check it out!
Hello from frosty country Victoria 😊 Love your channel Jake and thank you for all the extra hours it takes to film your cooking… not to mention all those extra dishes to wash!! The price of fruit and veg 🙄 and don’t get me started on leeks… even in season they’re a luxury vegetable here!!
Thanks so much Kathy! 💜 Totally agree, I feel like the price of leeks are exactly the same all year here in Vic. I’ve been trying my best to avoid shopping at Coles & Woolworths (thankfully I have other options), but fresh produce still costs a fortune! That being said, I’ve heard some horror stories from abroad regarding the cost of leeks - some paying up to $6 per leek in certain parts of the US!
@@scottnewman2542 Thanks so much Scott! 😄 That’s a very reasonable price for leeks. Some of the prices people are quoting in their area are astronomical! 😱
I just discovered your channel and have been binge watching! I love your channel so much, and i love how you say "wack it in the oven". The old timey effects are a nice touch as well. ❤❤❤❤❤
I love, love, love peas ... except for the mushy demons from hell. 🤢 But we had a Border Collie (sheep dog) who hated peas as much as you do. When she ate her favourite dried dog food which, unfortunately, had little green pieces designed to look like peas in it, she would lift all the little green intruders from her dish and line them all up on the floor near the back door. Luckily we had a little terrier that loved to think she was stealing her big sisters food and would surreptitiously take one from the end of the line every time she passed by until there were none left. It kept them both happy. 😄
Granny saved the heels and any stale bits of bread in the freezer until she had enough to make a large batch of crumbs. Toasted up in the oven when she made any casseroles or baked any meats. Crushed with a rolling pin when cold and poured into a jar for later. Today's leeks were much larger than the ones available long ago.
@georgielancaster1356 crust and heels of homemade bread, for sure! However, the store bought loaves just don't make the standard. And while store bought crumbs are cheap, they are often loaded with filler.
Aww thank you so much! That’s so very kind and generous of you! 💜💖💜 Thank you so much for supporting my little channel and joining me on this rationing journey! I would absolutely love to be able to smash out one video each week but alas, finding the time between 2 jobs is tricky sometimes! Never fear though, I’ve been busy working on the next instalment! I’m not sure when it will be finished but hopefully not too much longer 😅 Once again, HUGE thank you for your support and super thanks! I really appreciate it xxx
@@thekitchenscrap Jake, I hope my comment didn't stress you out, I didn't mean to! I once filmed, edited and put together a video about baking a banana bread. The quality of the end product was NOTHING like your production value and it was so much work! So I can only imagine how much effort it all is and I have found new appreciation for my favourite TH-camrs, especially those who do work regular jobs as well! xxx Nicole
@@WestcoastDiaries Thanks Nicole! Don’t worry, no stress at all! I’ve actually come to just accept the videos will be out asap, sometimes sooner - sometimes later haha I try not to let the time frame worry me too much these days (like when I first started TH-cam). I would genuinely love to post a video once a week though, I love the editing process (more than the filming!) and maybe one day I shall be lucky enough to devote more time to it! Fingers crossed anyways. Thank you so much again for all your support! 💜
Great video! This is a tip I learned from a co-worker many years ago. Rather than dip in milk or egg, BRUSH the milk or egg on with a pastry brush. So much less waste and headache. Hope that helps!
@@reneegriffin8904 Thanks Renee! 💜 The first recipe suggested to brush it with milk, I should have just done that with the 2nd recipe! Would have been much easier and will keep that in mind moving forward 😅
I’ve just recently found your channel, your videos are great. I enjoy your concept, which is why I started watching, but your personality shines through in each video and that’s the best part. Thanks for creating 👍🏻
Yes, your back! I have enjoyed all your videos (some several times) and appreciate the time, effort, and fun you include. Thank you! ❤ NOW, when’s the next video? 😉 lol
Thanks Danielle! Haha I’m glad you enjoyed Lady Catherine DeBourgh. I though if anyone was going to tell her to ‘p#*s off’, it should be Pasty Stone! 😂
Hi Jake. Northwest Tennessee USA. We can get five leeks for $3.97 us. I must say you are a delightful young man. I'm thoroughly enjoying your journey this year. Please don't apologize for the length of your vlogs. They are fun, educational and entertaining. Thank you for the time and effort you put into your vlogs. They are very much appreciated.
My oldest son, now aged 56, spat the strained peas out when we were introducng solids at 6 months. He has never touched a pea since.! You are not on your own Jake !
Great selection of food ! Here in Somerset UK fresh leeks around £ 3 plus per kilo I have started buying frozen sliced .leeks at £ 1.50 for 700 g. No washing, no waste and always ready to use for leek and potato soup, chicken and leek pies etc. Best wishes x
I am like you with peas every meal they just about showed up to. But I have found I love cream peas which is just peas in a white sauce with lots of black pepper and just a bit of butter. I also love the little movie bits you put in for us. Mint tea.
@@jonncatron7381 Thanks John! 😊 I admit, your description of cream peas does sound like something I could potentially get behind. I still have quite a lot left so it could be a good experiment (if I’m brave enough!) Ah yes - mint tea! I hadn’t thought of that, thank you 🙏
I am in the Bay Area of California. Depending on the store, one leek is $3.00 each. I use the green parts in recipes, because they taste good, and I enjoy them. If any ends are ugly, they go in my scrap bag for making stock.
Conventionally grown Leeks are currently 2.49 USD in my local supermarket, it’s a bit more if you want organic (those are bundled so it’s not a straight comparison. According to the chart I got from the local farm a few years ago leeks will start being in season next month, so I’d expect the price to go down a bit as the weather cools off.
fyi during ww2 they had what was called victory gardens and they grew their own vegetables during that time to help the war effort. men women and children did war time knitting like wool vests socks and other things for the troopsjust thought you would like to know. my dad was in the army in america and wad a glider pilot and stationed in France he came home safe and sound
You have done it again! Loved the Sweet Brown video insert I had totally forgotten about her😂 also I thoroughly enjoyed watching your struggle with the dreaded green vegetable that shall not be named.
You sound like my older brother, mum tried to hide them in his mashed potato once... he coughed them back up whole! We're over in Victoria's Antarctic left nipple (Ballarat) and I agree with it being so icy!! Will you try a little bit of 'victory' gardening as spring rolls around? I grow herbs on a window sill in the bottoms of milk bottles just to have something fresh on hand. Bush green beans only grow about 20-30cm tall, spring onions will re-grow in a glass of water if they have the roots and carrot tops in a saucer of water will re-grow a little of their green tops which is good for pesto too
I love Ballarat! I almost bought there but was priced out during the pandemic as it seemed everyone in Melbourne had the same idea of leaving so house prices went through the roof in Ballarat, just as I was preparing to buy. That being said, I ended up getting a great deal on my apartment in the city so I can’t complain. One day though, may end up out that way. Unfortunately I have no room to grow my own, would love to though!
Hope you did not toss the pea soup. Add potato, carrot, chick peas, roast pumpkin. (Flavour so much stronger...) Maybe a tiny bit of bacon or veg substitute. If you are trying to stick to rationing misery, you might only get one onion in a year, so can't add another. So lovely and warming! Oh - and barley! Great for that caramelising meat flavour - that vague umami flavour. I would love some of that soup now. But it is cold and I don't want to get out of bed. I could microwave something for 2 minutes, but my feet are voting to stay in bed... Just imagine having to go up on the roof, and fire watch, for four hours!
I'm late to the pea party... leeks are £2.78 per Kg at my local Aldi in Kent, South East England which is around about 4 leeks. Love your channel to bits ❤️ Another leeky recipe you might like is a Glamorgan Ssusage. Think it's an old recipe from coal mining villages in the Welsh Valleys ...even if I got that completely wrong the main thing is they are cheap & delicious 😊
I remember mum making mock tuna in the 70s and 80s. As a kid, I did not like it. It's definitely an acquired taste. I do remember it had tomato in. I'm 90 minutes south of the Adelaide CBD, on the Fleurieu Peninsula/South Coast. One leek in my local Coles, today, is $2.90 each. My son and I both want to go to The Queen Vic market but have to wait until November when we'll be there for the 21 Pilots concert at Rod Laver Arena.
@@tigerguitara Thanks so much! I wish I had the room to grow some plants indoors, they would actually fare quite well as my apartment is flooded with sunshine from noon until sunset but alas, there just isn’t enough room
There sunshine and I say that because you always bring a smile to my dial. My name is Debby and I am from New Zealand so yes I get the cold thing too. Leeks are about $1.99 here
I have to say, and I've thought this before, what a cool challenge to do! This certainly keeps your food budget economical, and it interesting to see what you come up with, each time. I'm sorry peas are your kryptonite! :)
i am in minnesota usa at moment but you know where you are you could be growing some produce in buckets on your balconie, potatoes & tomatoes come to mind. since you can graft a tomatoe plant to a potatoe root stock and grow both in one container, you can also grow onions and or leaks in same kind of containers( i used 5 gallon buckets) it really would make lifew a tas easyer on youh since they did charge you for growing your own foods, they actually encouraged victory gardens
I really wish I had the room to try that but I actually don’t - my balcony is tiny! Just big enough to have one plant and a small seat. One day though, my plan is to move back to country and grow as much of my own food as possible
Love your content and your personality. Your ration series is so fun! I have to agree with you on the peas. I can't stand them cooked. Raw tho, I'll eat peas all day! I was definitely the kid standing in the garden shelling peas directly into my mouth! 😂 Probably late to the party, but seems a bunch of leeks (3-5) are $3.97 US in Colorado right now.
Hey Jake, another fantastic video!!! So proud of you for facing your peas💚 The mushroom shortcakes looked delish!!! I checked our 3 grocery stores in rural Northern California, none at the first one, $6!!! for one large one at the fancy natural food store and $3 for one at the average plain old grocery store. I think I need to start growing them!!! Thanks for all your joy and expertise💜🥰
@@carolnewman4890 Thanks so much Carol! 💜💖💜I can most definitely recommend the mushroom shortcakes 😋 Oh my goodness, $6 for one leek!! That’s daylight robbery!!
If you consider lard wasn't something you could take for granted in that time the 'fried fish" would likely be a real treat especially if you were eating a lot of white beans and other common items of the time.
I really enjoy watching your videos, as a Brit 66 years old I can’t quite remember rationing etc but I do remember my dad and aunties talking about what they ate and a couple of my sliced in prefabs in the sixties
@@paulineclarke5388 Thanks so much Pauline! I’m so glad you’re enjoying them 💜 Thank you for sharing also. I wish my grandparents were still around so I could ask them questions. Mum and dad said one thing in particular they remember is how rare it was to eat chicken, even in the 60’s - it was a very special meal, usually served at Christmas - not like today!
Quirky fun - love your work and character (hope that doesnt sound creepy). I was the opposite of you as a child i LOVED peas. The trick for me as a child was keeping them on the fork. My Dad used to recite some funny saying about peas along this line " I eat my peas with a knife and honey, makes them taste real funny but it keeps them on the knife" OF COURSE my Mum would just shake her head for the implication that i should be eating from the knife ! Good days They met at the start of WW2. She was a trainee nurse and he was in the British army. They didnt like to talk about it tho.
"I eat my peas with honey - I've done it all my life! It makes the peas taste funny, But it keeps them on my knife." Ogden Nash (American poet, 1901-1971) I guess much of his work might be considered doggerel, most of it humorous. Worth looking up.
I am in Georgia, U.S and pd $2.50 per leek at the Farmer's Market earlier in the summer. But leeks require more effort here and buying them from neighbors is a treat unto itself. 😊
I love that you can purchase them from neighbours! 💜 I hope to move out to the country one day and grow all my own and share the excess with family, friends, neighbours etc
My husband does all our cooking, but I am so interested in many of the recipes (this video and all the other's that I have been watching since January) that I am going to have to insist that he give a few of them a try!
@@AmyMLevy Thanks so much for watching Amy! 💜 There are definitely some top-shelf wartime recipes that I will carry into the future. Plus, they’re fairly cost effective so it’s a win/win!
My sister hated peas. Mum would mash her veggies together to get her to eat them. When she went to sleep Mum would have to check and empty the peas out of her mouth where my sister had separated them and swallowed the vegetables she liked. 😂
@@hollygirl1955 Omg that’s hilarious!! Love that story, thank you for sharing. If it’s ok with you, I’d like to read some of the funny responses to peas in my next video and would like to include this one, with your permission?
@@thekitchenscrapsure you can. She also had carrots in the other side of her mouth. She just ate the mashed potatoes. We were amazed at how she could seperate everything. There was a movie that had this girl who could tie a knot in a cherry stalk in her mouth. Now that would be a clip but maybe not even PG. 😂
@@hollygirl1955 I was thinking the same when reading, how on earth did she separate them!! That’s quite the talent. And thank you, I will definitely include that story in the next vid! X
Thank you Jake for another entertaining video. I don't care how long they are, I love your fun content. I also loved your pea-TSD pun 😀 Sadly, a few years ago I developed an anaphylactic reaction to mushrooms. Now every time I eat out I have to check that the food is mushroom free. What a pity as I loved mushrooms and the biggest, tastiest field mushrooms would pop up all over my property. I was in your fair city a couple of weeks ago and agree how cold it is. I looked around in the crowds just in case I saw those dreadlocks! You are showing true wartime spirit by eating something you loathe. Well done.
@@kerryrowles5217 Thank you so much Kerry! 💜 Oh dear - I’m sorry to hear you developed an anaphylactic reaction to mushrooms, especially if you enjoyed them so 😢 You were in Melbourne! That’s awesome. Do you live in Australia or traveling from abroad? (No pressure to answer if you don’t feel comfortable). Thanks for your lovely comment, I hope you’re having a great day x
@@thekitchenscrap I am from Perth, WA. I spent 2 days in Melbourne on my way to the Apple Isle. I would love to have their soil here. Fresh vegetable prices were a little cheaper in Tasmania than in Perth, with apples being the cheapest, only $1.69/kg in Hobart.
Your videos are a joy to watch and, as always, your English accent is brilliant and you sound just like the Headmistress at my school……think Hogwarts, without the magic, but all girls and in the 1960’s. Every time you said ‘mock’ you made me giggle 😂😂 I’m in Lancashire England and In Aldi today 500g of leeks were £1.39
@@MollyDaniels-nu6lx Aw thanks Molly!! That’s so kind of you 💜 I’m glad you’re enjoying them! Hahaha I’m glad I’m giving headmistress vibes! 🎓😂 £1.39 is pretty reasonable for leeks!
Let me know what you think! As I mentioned on the video, as a side dish - I think it’s great, but I did end up turning mine into leek & potato soup as it was too much for me in the end 😅
@@livinglife8333 You didn’t just put ‘mushy peas’ and ‘fish & chips’ in the same sentence did you?! 😂 I shouldn’t knock something I haven’t tried of course. In fact, the more I think about it - it may possibly be the only acceptable way to consume them. I’m just not brave enough! Not yet anyways.
Hi Jake, another fabulous video 😊 I love the mushroom shortcake! I actually made this the other day but made them into tarts in my muffin tin 😊 I'm with you on the pea pod soup ! I do like ham and split pea soup, but the fresh pea soup, hmm, not a fan. You are so brave ! The mock fish I've been curious but haven't taken the plunge on trying it. 😊
@@pinchingpennyseveryday5128 Thanks so much! 💜 Ooooh that sounds like a great idea, turning them into mushroom tarts! I actually don’t mind ham and split pea soup - I can deal with split peas, just not fresh/frozen/canned! 🫣
Funnily enough, I can totally deal with split peas etc. it’s just fresh/frozen I have issues with 😅 I hadn’t made the connection between peas and mint regarding stomach issues 🤔 Interesting!
I was in hospital two weeks ago for 7 days, and I can tell you, you wouldn't survive on hospital food (at least in a public hospital rofl) every lunch and dinner had a huge sea of peas, no exaggeration half the plate was covered. I even had pea soup with my main and it had peas on the side, of course the day I went home was the one day I chose a meal that had no peas and I was excited for Brussel sprouts and didn't get them hahaha. So needless to say I am not touching peas for awhile even though I otherwise do like them. With the mint you can freeze it, and I also make mint tea with it when I buy fresh.
Oh my goodness, I hope you’re ok!? Oh god, serving peas on the side of pea soup!! Talk about an overload. I mean, I guess it makes economical sense for a hospital but dang, that’s a lot of peas! Enough to make one crave Brussels sprouts no less!! I do hope you’re ok though 💜
There was a time when I had that incantation memorized! 😂Another fabulous video! I think perhaps the undisclosed amount of mushrooms and the peeling of them was because in those days most people would have foraged them? Just a thought. I loved the comparison of the two fish recipes! When I made it, I did so without egg (husband's egg allergy, though perhaps I used EnerGee egg substitute) and I did not use potato. I want to try it now with potato for the flakiness and also to try it breaded! You asked the price of leeks where we are. We think this expensive, but we pay $3.97USD for three leeks and that is the price whether they are large or small, so I wait until they are as large as the two monsters you found, and then I split them all, wash, and chop both the whites and most of the green together, only discarding the green parts that seem leathery for the stock bag. This does mean that my leek and potato soup is a bit greener, but it tastes the same and it stretches the leeks. Whatever I don't use of chopped leek from the bunch of three that day I put into a bag for the freezer to call upon as I need it for recipes. We could not possibly eat three large leeks in a week without getting leek-brain, or brain leak? So. this has become my new routine. I do not know how you managed to eat peas for a week! Even a vegetable that I love can get tiring by the weeks end. Well done, Jake! In so many ways, this was spectacular!
@@HollyW-su7qg Thanks Holly! 💜 Hahaha brain-leak, I love it! I’m so glad you had the incantation memorised, so did I! I think you’re right about foraging for mushrooms. I also read that when people installed Anderson shelters in their yards, there was an unexpected advantage of being able to salvage mushrooms that grew in their shadows? I think $3.97 is quite cheap for 3 leeks but, it’s all relative. Some people have been quoting up to $6 per leek in the comments! Madness! Haha nothing wrong with with a ‘greener’ leek & potato soup 😋 Thanks again for introducing me to mock fish! I loved it xx
You make peas and bland food entertaining. If the situation was serious I would blend those vegetable scraps for soup. I have the same reaction to peas. Literally vomit inducing. This week I ordered 2kg mixed frozen veg to challenge myself to eat peas but they didn't arrive with my order. It was a sign, someone is looking out for me 🤣 But peas are so cheap I feel obligated to eat them. I planned to blend the whole bag with cauliflower and the fat cap from the roast, to completely hide the peas.
Thanks so much! 💜 Haha divine intervention indeed!! 😇 If the peas are masked by other strong flavours like what you’re planning, I think I could cope - I just try to never put myself in that situation haha
Love, love, love you! Happened upon your channel a couple of weeks ago and have been binging since😊 Your quite beautiful and extremely hilarious 😂 I do adore a man who makes me laugh..keep doing what you're doing (it's very interesting!) and I will continue to be yours truly😘
I think it would be interesting to see you make the wartime mock ‘meats’ but use them in modern recipes that still fit the spirit of rationing, so anything vegetable heavy. It would be interesting to see if the mock meats hold up to recipes outside the very specific window in which they were created. Might be something to visit when you’re off your year of strict rationing, since you’ve mentioned wanting to revisit some of the recipes. I’d do it myself but I’m in the middle of a huge ‘purge my crap and get everything organized project’ 😂 I can barely feed myself with no restrictions right now due to being so busy with that and 2 jobs.
@@PerilousRainbow That’s definitely something I’d love to explore next year (2025 will be here before we know it!). I can definitely relate - working two jobs and trying to film/edit videos has literally sucked every minute of free time I have available these days. I guess it’s lucky I film what I cook, otherwise I’d be going hungry! Good luck with your purging project! You got this 💪
@@thekitchenscrap thanks! I’ve already made big progress but it feels like a lot to go yet. I’ll be so happy when this is done and I can try and do rationing mixed with modern meals to try and get my diet sorted out for my health issues. It’s not too bad atm but the whole ‘having to make as much from scratch as possible’ is rough at times.
It’s been so long since you posted a video, I really miss them. Hope you are ok
It's been a LONG time since you have posted a video, Jake. Where are you??? I'm missing your posts - they are my FAVE!
He's having too good a time in the real world.
Im also wondering and hoping you are ok
We miss you and your doings xxx
All we are saying, is give peas a chance!
Loving this series and your videos. I hope you are doing well. Looking forward to the next video.
You bring utter joy to the world of rations. There's a sentence I never thought I'd say! I've been binge watching, and loving everything you have done so far. I also adore the drawings/illustrations you use for your thumbnails.
@@CookwitchCreations Thank you so much! That’s so kind of you, you just made my day 💜 I’m so happy you’re enjoying the videos/challenge! X
You hate peas, I cannot go near seafood. Even pre vego.
I buy tinned sardines in oil, for the cats. They suck up every drop of oil, but ignore the fish. They used to leave the fish for my dog, who was always tragically grateful. They used to despise her.
Ewww! Eating old fish!
Poor girl died at 18. Now I give flesh to magpies.
Please don't apologise for the long video. I and I also think some others love the long video format. I'm still very glad I found your channel. Keep on going. I don't particularly like peas as well but I don't despise them as much as you do. Maybe this might be of interest for you: We have a dish one could kind of translate as a hash. It's made with rice, mincemeat (or ground meat or whatever the correct translation might be) and different vegetables. We often use peas, carrots and sweet corn and sometimes also bell peppers. I'd personally say the peas are not a dominant taste in there maybe they're even masked enough by the other flavours (you might not use too many maybe less then someone would normally put in there). Of course I don't know if that would be good enough for you and you would taste them as everyone is different. Anyways I keep looking forward to the next episode.
@@Hysteria_Costumes Thanks so much for watching and for the recipe idea! 💜 I think I could handle something like that, where the peas weren’t prominent and masked by stronger flavours of other ingredients!
Gidday Jake. I personally love peas, especially split green peas in a soup.
I can relate to having personal revulsion’s to food. Mine are coriander, chokoes, mutton.
My adult daughter had her own aversions. She loved peas and broccoli, but didn’t like mushrooms, raw tomatoes or cucumber.
She likes sweet mustard pickles but not burger pickles.
As an adult, she set a very good example for her children. She tried the foods she didn’t like.
She now loves tomatoes and cucumbers, but still cannot like mushrooms. I praised her for setting the good example for the kids.
As a kid, I could not stomach the thought of raw oysters or offal meat.
These days, I eat smoked oysters, chicken pate and ox tail stew (one of my daughter’s fave meals).
Tastebuds do change as we get older. It is important to keep an open mind and be willing to try ethnic dishes too.
I hate the taste of anchovies but I eat Worcestershire sauce, I hate coriander but eat curries, etc.
I love that story, thank you for sharing 💜 I’m glad she was able to set an example for her children and you’re absolutely right about our tastes ‘evolving’ as we age!
bedknobs and broomsticks is one of the movies my kids always watched when they were unwell at home eating soup and sipping ginger tea. No rosehips, elm bark or stewed nettles for them.
@@sarahpauline4904 It’s a marvellous film! Haha you just reminded me - I was going to insert that clip into the video but totally forgot (rosehips, elm bark and strewed nettles). Next time!
@@thekitchenscrap I'll keep my eyes peeled for it!
Slippery elm bark, sometimes a rough powder, or normal powder, , is FANTASTIC as a tummy settler. Safe for cats, dogs, horses, people. Excellent for the old 'dire rear.'
If you take tablets daily, take the slippery elm as far away from the tablets, as possible - 12 hours after/before.
Check dosages for everything.
Not to be smirked at and disgarded.
@@georgielancaster1356 That is very interesting, thank you for the information Georgie!
@@sarahpauline4904I first learned about it at my vets. She had big bags, maybe 3 or 4 kgs, for horses - remember they cannot vomit, and can die with a terrible tum! Then I checked for dogs, then cats, then me. If you have a gyppy tummy, I find by next day, I feel okay, and I only take a traspoon of it. I think it actually blankets your tummy, so there is a barrier between lining and upsetting thing. But that is why you want to keep it away from when you take needed tablets.
But always check a trusted government based advice line. Never just accept the advice of a stranger online. Also, you have to check your allergies, etc.
After reading this morning about Dame Maggie's passing, one of my first thoughts after, "Oh no!" was, "I hope Jake's doing ok?"
We just had fried potato patties for dinner the other day. Leftover mashed potatoes, finely chopped meat leftovers ( i used meatloaf but roast or hamburger would work too)and shredded cheese stuffed inside, dredged in flour and fried in a little oil. I made 15 hamburger sized patties and they were gone in a flash!
Sounds delish! 😋
That was hilarious. I'm sorry you don't like peas. I love them, especially in winter for a little pop of freshness in a Woolton Pie or a stew, but then I hate cilantro, which the rest of the world thinks is ambrosia. My takeaway from this episode is, if you've got expensive ingredients, make them into soup. You just get so much more food for your money if you eke it out with cheap stuff like potatoes. Or water.
@@lizmednick3842 It’s been really interesting hearing about what people have an aversion to since I posted the video, I’m loving it! I’m one of those weirdos that adore coriander (cilantro) haha. I love making soups and stretching ingredients, something I’ve always done
The most underrated Disney movie. Portabello Road is honestly the best musical number.
@@LovingShadow-e3k Totally underrated! The soundtrack is fab.
Looking forward to your next video!!! Hope all is going well for you. Keep Calm and Carry On! 😊
You are definitely living the dilemma of wartime rationing. Make a few nice things and live off of oatmeal, bread without butter and vegetables for the rest of the week. However, most households had several people in them so several rations worth of marg and milk. The single people had it the hardest. The leftover filling looks like it would be perfect for a shepherd s pie base.
@@MemoryAmethyst totally agree with you - single person households would have struggled a lot. That being said, I usually have enough fats left over and definitely would if I used lard instead of olive oil (I never get through 4 oz of olive oil) but the milk ration still hurts me! Never enough. That’s an excellent idea re the leftover mushroom filling. I think we need to give it a go!
@@thekitchenscrap I experimented with saved bacon fat. I got together about a cup of it and melted it in boiling water
Then refrigerated it until I could peel it off the top. I scraped the bottom of the disk for frying and repeated the process twice more. I ended up with a fat clean enough to make pastry out of. It stretched out the fat ration.
Also, make oat milk for baking or drinking. It works for most recipes.
I know most people didn't have freezers in the 40s, but I would try freezing the filets on parchment before coating and frying if you make them again
@@PeiPeisMom That’s a great idea! I wish I would have thought of that. Next time 😅
People must have grown leeks in their gardens during the war. Out of curiosity I checked online for the price of leeks. Here in Montreal, Canada a bunch of 3 average sized leeks costs $3.79. A single leek is $1.99. The leeks cost $12.36 cad for 10 ( $13.76 aud at today's exchange rate). Have just started watching your videos and have fun each time i watch one. These recipes are encouraging us to try new things. Hope you get some warmer weather.
@@Cookie7294 Thanks so much! 💜 I’m so glad you’re enjoying my silly little escapades 😋 That’s actually not a a bad price ($3.79) for 3 leeks! Some people in the US have been quoting up to $6 per leek depending on where they live, I thought it was bad here in Melbourne!
A bit of Thanks for the video to help with the next Leek (or onion) and to help you recover from the PeasTSD soup incident. Thank you so much for posting these. No video is too long when its from your channel IMO. Thank you from the bottom my little Corgi heart!!
@@GarouLady Good gracious! Thank you so much! 💖❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖 This is extremely generous, thank you so much for all of your support! It truly means a lot. I wish there were a proper way to thank you somehow besides using words 🤔 Do you have any special requests for wartime recipes you’d like to see me try? As long as it doesn’t involve eating animal hearts haha 😉I’ll let you design the menu! X
PeasTSD 😂!
Thanks for the good laugh Jake. When you kept saying P....P....P at the beginning I was sure you were gonna say Pig Ear or Pig Foot or something super gross. PEAS!! But then you went ahead and made mock fishy things!! I rather take the peas lol.
Have you seen the channel "The Past is a Foreign Pantry"?? She made a video per decade, sadly she is no longer uploading but there is a recipe for mock crab in there in the 1910s episode (also war time recipe, just a different war...). Of course I would never try it because YUCK 🤣🤣 Anyway here on the Canadian West Coast, 3 leeks (smaller and uglier than yours) are currently 6 dollars at a big discount store. I don't dare look at a more expensive supermarket....Greetings from Vancouver, Nicole
Thanks Nicole! 💜 Haha I was thinking the same thing while editing, people might think it’s going to be something far worse than peas! I haven’t heard of that channel but thank you for the recommendation, I will definitely check it out!
Hello from frosty country Victoria 😊 Love your channel Jake and thank you for all the extra hours it takes to film your cooking… not to mention all those extra dishes to wash!! The price of fruit and veg 🙄 and don’t get me started on leeks… even in season they’re a luxury vegetable here!!
Thanks so much Kathy! 💜 Totally agree, I feel like the price of leeks are exactly the same all year here in Vic. I’ve been trying my best to avoid shopping at Coles & Woolworths (thankfully I have other options), but fresh produce still costs a fortune! That being said, I’ve heard some horror stories from abroad regarding the cost of leeks - some paying up to $6 per leek in certain parts of the US!
I imagine during the war it was common practice to “rug up”. Heating would have been expensive and unreliable. Just like now!
That’s an expensive leek! In the UK right now about £3 a kg, so 50p a leek depending on size. Love the channel btw x
@@scottnewman2542 Thanks so much Scott! 😄 That’s a very reasonable price for leeks. Some of the prices people are quoting in their area are astronomical! 😱
The cheesy leeks would be great on mashed potatoes, with extra pepper of course. 😁
Leeks were a must in victory gardens as onions became difficult to buy.
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I just discovered your channel and have been binge watching! I love your channel so much, and i love how you say "wack it in the oven". The old timey effects are a nice touch as well. ❤❤❤❤❤
I love, love, love peas ... except for the mushy demons from hell. 🤢 But we had a Border Collie (sheep dog) who hated peas as much as you do. When she ate her favourite dried dog food which, unfortunately, had little green pieces designed to look like peas in it, she would lift all the little green intruders from her dish and line them all up on the floor near the back door. Luckily we had a little terrier that loved to think she was stealing her big sisters food and would surreptitiously take one from the end of the line every time she passed by until there were none left. It kept them both happy. 😄
Hahaha I love that story! Thank you for sharing 💜 It actually sounds like that system worked quite well!
Love your videos - hope you post again soon x
Granny saved the heels and any stale bits of bread in the freezer until she had enough to make a large batch of crumbs. Toasted up in the oven when she made any casseroles or baked any meats. Crushed with a rolling pin when cold and poured into a jar for later.
Today's leeks were much larger than the ones available long ago.
Oh crusts!!!
Lots of butter, scrape of vegemite. HEAVEN.
@georgielancaster1356 crust and heels of homemade bread, for sure! However, the store bought loaves just don't make the standard. And while store bought crumbs are cheap, they are often loaded with filler.
My sister used to hide her peas on her chair. Yep, she sat on them!😂
@@kimberlymaehrer6665 hahahaha I love that!
Sending a super thanks because I am super thankful I found your delightful, hilarious channel! (And also to bribe you into uploading again soon 😜)
Aww thank you so much! That’s so very kind and generous of you! 💜💖💜 Thank you so much for supporting my little channel and joining me on this rationing journey! I would absolutely love to be able to smash out one video each week but alas, finding the time between 2 jobs is tricky sometimes! Never fear though, I’ve been busy working on the next instalment! I’m not sure when it will be finished but hopefully not too much longer 😅 Once again, HUGE thank you for your support and super thanks! I really appreciate it xxx
@@thekitchenscrap Jake, I hope my comment didn't stress you out, I didn't mean to! I once filmed, edited and put together a video about baking a banana bread. The quality of the end product was NOTHING like your production value and it was so much work! So I can only imagine how much effort it all is and I have found new appreciation for my favourite TH-camrs, especially those who do work regular jobs as well! xxx Nicole
@@WestcoastDiaries Thanks Nicole! Don’t worry, no stress at all! I’ve actually come to just accept the videos will be out asap, sometimes sooner - sometimes later haha I try not to let the time frame worry me too much these days (like when I first started TH-cam). I would genuinely love to post a video once a week though, I love the editing process (more than the filming!) and maybe one day I shall be lucky enough to devote more time to it! Fingers crossed anyways. Thank you so much again for all your support! 💜
Great video! This is a tip I learned from a co-worker many years ago. Rather than dip in milk or egg, BRUSH the milk or egg on with a pastry brush. So much less waste and headache. Hope that helps!
@@reneegriffin8904 Thanks Renee! 💜 The first recipe suggested to brush it with milk, I should have just done that with the 2nd recipe! Would have been much easier and will keep that in mind moving forward 😅
I’ve just recently found your channel, your videos are great. I enjoy your concept, which is why I started watching, but your personality shines through in each video and that’s the best part. Thanks for creating 👍🏻
That’s so kind! Thank you so much. 💜 I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos. Thanks again for your lovely comment x
You can dry mint leaves in a microwave then crumble them and keep them in a small jar.
That’s a great idea!
Yes, your back! I have enjoyed all your videos (some several times) and appreciate the time, effort, and fun you include. Thank you! ❤ NOW, when’s the next video? 😉 lol
Another excellent video, Jake! I'm so proud of you for giving the pea pod soup a try.
Surprise!LadyCatherinedeBourgh was particularly brilliant!
I loved that too! 😂
Thanks Danielle! Haha I’m glad you enjoyed Lady Catherine DeBourgh. I though if anyone was going to tell her to ‘p#*s off’, it should be Pasty Stone! 😂
Hi Jake. Northwest Tennessee USA. We can get five leeks for $3.97 us. I must say you are a delightful young man. I'm thoroughly enjoying your journey this year. Please don't apologize for the length of your vlogs. They are fun, educational and entertaining. Thank you for the time and effort you put into your vlogs. They are very much appreciated.
Thanks so much Jessie! 💜 That really means a lot, thank you! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos. 5 leeks for $3.97!! Now that is bargain!
I'm pretty sure that leeks are less than £2 a kilo here.
I hope you have fully recovered from the dreaded vegetable, and we will see you again soon.
My oldest son, now aged 56, spat the strained peas out when we were introducng solids at 6 months. He has never touched a pea since.! You are not on your own Jake !
@@bettygraham818 hahaha a kindred spirit!!
My girl is 31 and hasn't had lettuce.
Great selection of food ! Here in Somerset UK fresh leeks around £ 3 plus per kilo I have started buying frozen sliced .leeks at £ 1.50 for 700 g. No washing, no waste and always ready to use for leek and potato soup, chicken and leek pies etc. Best wishes x
Sounds like a good deal!
I am like you with peas every meal they just about showed up to. But I have found I love cream peas which is just peas in a white sauce with lots of black pepper and just a bit of butter. I also love the little movie bits you put in for us. Mint tea.
@@jonncatron7381 Thanks John! 😊 I admit, your description of cream peas does sound like something I could potentially get behind. I still have quite a lot left so it could be a good experiment (if I’m brave enough!) Ah yes - mint tea! I hadn’t thought of that, thank you 🙏
I am in the Bay Area of California. Depending on the store, one leek is $3.00 each. I use the green parts in recipes, because they taste good, and I enjoy them. If any ends are ugly, they go in my scrap bag for making stock.
Sounds like your leek prices are on par with ours in Melbourne!
If you bought tuna in oil the fish cakes would be a nice usage of the leftover oil.
@@robertadunaway7030 That’s a good idea, I will have to try it sometime
Conventionally grown Leeks are currently 2.49 USD in my local supermarket, it’s a bit more if you want organic (those are bundled so it’s not a straight comparison. According to the chart I got from the local farm a few years ago leeks will start being in season next month, so I’d expect the price to go down a bit as the weather cools off.
This is so much fun to watch. I think I will try the oatmeal dumplings. I do like a dumpling
Thank you Maggie! 💜 Let me know what you think of the oatmeal dumplings if you try them 😋
Watching in Midwest USA. 3 leeks $4. Enjoying your videos!
Thanks so much!! 💜
fyi during ww2 they had what was called victory gardens and they grew their own vegetables during that time to help the war effort. men women and children did war time knitting like wool vests socks and other things for the troopsjust thought you would like to know. my dad was in the army in america and wad a glider pilot and stationed in France he came home safe and sound
You have done it again! Loved the Sweet Brown video insert I had totally forgotten about her😂 also I thoroughly enjoyed watching your struggle with the dreaded green vegetable that shall not be named.
Thanks Rosie! 💜 Haha I’m glad you enjoyed it. The struggle was real! But we soldiered on 💪
Some of my kids love to eat frozen peas right out of the bag. One actually prefers them frozen to cooked!
Canned peas are absolutely evil! 🤮 You made me laugh out loud quite a few times, and I really needed the cheering up, thank you 😎
You sound like my older brother, mum tried to hide them in his mashed potato once... he coughed them back up whole!
We're over in Victoria's Antarctic left nipple (Ballarat) and I agree with it being so icy!! Will you try a little bit of 'victory' gardening as spring rolls around?
I grow herbs on a window sill in the bottoms of milk bottles just to have something fresh on hand. Bush green beans only grow about 20-30cm tall, spring onions will re-grow in a glass of water if they have the roots and carrot tops in a saucer of water will re-grow a little of their green tops which is good for pesto too
I love Ballarat! I almost bought there but was priced out during the pandemic as it seemed everyone in Melbourne had the same idea of leaving so house prices went through the roof in Ballarat, just as I was preparing to buy. That being said, I ended up getting a great deal on my apartment in the city so I can’t complain. One day though, may end up out that way. Unfortunately I have no room to grow my own, would love to though!
You are a breath of fresh air compared to Sean of Steel- thanks Jake❤
Thank you so much Marilyn! 💜
I love Sean!
Loving your channel! Can't wait for the next episode. Leeks in Oakland, California are $3.00 per pound.
Hope you did not toss the pea soup. Add potato, carrot, chick peas, roast pumpkin. (Flavour so much stronger...) Maybe a tiny bit of bacon or veg substitute. If you are trying to stick to rationing misery, you might only get one onion in a year, so can't add another. So lovely and warming! Oh - and barley! Great for that caramelising meat flavour - that vague umami flavour.
I would love some of that soup now. But it is cold and I don't want to get out of bed. I could microwave something for 2 minutes, but my feet are voting to stay in bed... Just imagine having to go up on the roof, and fire watch, for four hours!
Just loving what you're doing and the presentations are fabulous - especially the RP! Makes me smile every time. Thank you 😄
Thanks so much Deborah! 💖💜💖
I'm late to the pea party... leeks are £2.78 per Kg at my local Aldi in Kent, South East England which is around about 4 leeks. Love your channel to bits ❤️ Another leeky recipe you might like is a Glamorgan Ssusage. Think it's an old recipe from coal mining villages in the Welsh Valleys ...even if I got that completely wrong the main thing is they are cheap & delicious 😊
As always, superb!❤
@@FlavorsandTextures Thanks so much! 💜
I remember mum making mock tuna in the 70s and 80s. As a kid, I did not like it. It's definitely an acquired taste. I do remember it had tomato in.
I'm 90 minutes south of the Adelaide CBD, on the Fleurieu Peninsula/South Coast. One leek in my local Coles, today, is $2.90 each.
My son and I both want to go to The Queen Vic market but have to wait until November when we'll be there for the 21 Pilots concert at Rod Laver Arena.
In Poland price of leeks varies between shops, but roughly it is between 13 and 18 pln, so 3sth - 4,5 usd per kg
I love Poland! Such a beautiful country and such kind, wonderful people. Although I never could figure out the money!❤
@@KamiJ-xx6qm Thank you for letting me know! And hello from wintery Melbourne!
Could you maybe do a video on what a typical weekly grocery haul looks like for you?
You can grow some plants indoors in a sunny spot in soil and/or hydroponically with an aero garden type of a product. Love your challenge!
@@tigerguitara Thanks so much! I wish I had the room to grow some plants indoors, they would actually fare quite well as my apartment is flooded with sunshine from noon until sunset but alas, there just isn’t enough room
Leek cheese!! We have that every year on Christmas Day
There sunshine and I say that because you always bring a smile to my dial. My name is Debby and I am from New Zealand so yes I get the cold thing too. Leeks are about $1.99 here
Haha thanks Debby 💕
Hey Jake, let us know you are ok?
Found tour channel a couple of days ago and have binge watched all your videos, really enjoying them! Keep up the good work 👍🏻
I have to say, and I've thought this before, what a cool challenge to do! This certainly keeps your food budget economical, and it interesting to see what you come up with, each time. I'm sorry peas are your kryptonite! :)
From Canada here (my husband is from Melbourne) . A bunch ( which is 3) is $5.99 Canadian in our local store.
I think it's really charming the way you roll with the punches!
@@nevaleestone3237 Haha thank you! I suspect there will be some more punches on the horizon with the menus coming up in future videos 🤪
I’m in Texas USA and I can get 3 leeks for less than $4. They are not a super popular veg here. I use them in my potato soup. 😊
Oh wow, 3 leeks for less than $4!! That’s awesome
@@thekitchenscrapYes, but $1 US, is pushing $2 Oz.
I do love how you have made these recipes get back in the kitchen keep up the good work n keep the videos coming ❤
@@ruthbrown7643 Thanks Ruth! 💜 I shall certainly try to keep the videos coming 💪
I immediately thought that mushroom sauce warmed up would be marvellous on toast. Did you enjoy it? Watching from Canada.
i am in minnesota usa at moment but you know where you are you could be growing some produce in buckets on your balconie, potatoes & tomatoes come to mind. since you can graft a tomatoe plant to a potatoe root stock and grow both in one container, you can also grow onions and or leaks in same kind of containers( i used 5 gallon buckets) it really would make lifew a tas easyer on youh since they did charge you for growing your own foods, they actually encouraged victory gardens
I really wish I had the room to try that but I actually don’t - my balcony is tiny! Just big enough to have one plant and a small seat. One day though, my plan is to move back to country and grow as much of my own food as possible
@@thekitchenscrap if you were to graft a tomatoe plant to potatoe root stock in a 5 gallon bucket you would be getting 2 crops in one!
Love your content and your personality. Your ration series is so fun!
I have to agree with you on the peas. I can't stand them cooked. Raw tho, I'll eat peas all day! I was definitely the kid standing in the garden shelling peas directly into my mouth! 😂
Probably late to the party, but seems a bunch of leeks (3-5) are $3.97 US in Colorado right now.
Hey Jake, another fantastic video!!! So proud of you for facing your peas💚 The mushroom shortcakes looked delish!!! I checked our 3 grocery stores in rural Northern California, none at the first one, $6!!! for one large one at the fancy natural food store and $3 for one at the average plain old grocery store. I think I need to start growing them!!! Thanks for all your joy and expertise💜🥰
@@carolnewman4890 Thanks so much Carol! 💜💖💜I can most definitely recommend the mushroom shortcakes 😋 Oh my goodness, $6 for one leek!! That’s daylight robbery!!
Awww , I loved that movie.
If you consider lard wasn't something you could take for granted in that time the 'fried fish" would likely be a real treat especially if you were eating a lot of white beans and other common items of the time.
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Where are you? waiting so patiently for another mealtime...lolol
You are a delight and a joy. Greetings from a little fishing village in Mexico.
@@agnesvanya2329 Thank you so much! 💖 That’s so kind of you. And hello from wintery Melbourne! 👋
Watching from Texas in the USA. Really enjoying your content.
@@alissaroberts2545 Hi Alissa! Thanks so much for watching, I’m so glad you’re enjoying my silly little videos 💜
I really enjoy watching your videos, as a Brit 66 years old I can’t quite remember rationing etc but I do remember my dad and aunties talking about what they ate and a couple of my sliced in prefabs in the sixties
@@paulineclarke5388 Thanks so much Pauline! I’m so glad you’re enjoying them 💜 Thank you for sharing also. I wish my grandparents were still around so I could ask them questions. Mum and dad said one thing in particular they remember is how rare it was to eat chicken, even in the 60’s - it was a very special meal, usually served at Christmas - not like today!
Quirky fun - love your work and character (hope that doesnt sound creepy). I was the opposite of you as a child i LOVED peas. The trick for me as a child was keeping them on the fork. My Dad used to recite some funny saying about peas along this line " I eat my peas with a knife and honey, makes them taste real funny but it keeps them on the knife" OF COURSE my Mum would just shake her head for the implication that i should be eating from the knife ! Good days They met at the start of WW2. She was a trainee nurse and he was in the British army. They didnt like to talk about it tho.
"I eat my peas with honey -
I've done it all my life!
It makes the peas taste funny,
But it keeps them on my knife."
Ogden Nash (American poet, 1901-1971)
I guess much of his work might be considered doggerel, most of it humorous. Worth looking up.
I am in Georgia, U.S and pd $2.50 per leek at the Farmer's Market earlier in the summer. But leeks require more effort here and buying them from neighbors is a treat unto itself. 😊
I love that you can purchase them from neighbours! 💜 I hope to move out to the country one day and grow all my own and share the excess with family, friends, neighbours etc
My husband does all our cooking, but I am so interested in many of the recipes (this video and all the other's that I have been watching since January) that I am going to have to insist that he give a few of them a try!
@@AmyMLevy Thanks so much for watching Amy! 💜 There are definitely some top-shelf wartime recipes that I will carry into the future. Plus, they’re fairly cost effective so it’s a win/win!
I'm at the 31:51 mark and I'm sitting here giggling to myself at the Gigantic! bowl of leeks that you've chopped up! :)
My oldest daughter hates peas. It’s funny to see her plate at the end of a meal that has a pile of peas that she has picked out.
Haha yep, I can definitely relate 😅
My sister hated peas. Mum would mash her veggies together to get her to eat them. When she went to sleep Mum would have to check and empty the peas out of her mouth where my sister had separated them and swallowed the vegetables she liked. 😂
@@hollygirl1955 Omg that’s hilarious!! Love that story, thank you for sharing. If it’s ok with you, I’d like to read some of the funny responses to peas in my next video and would like to include this one, with your permission?
@@thekitchenscrapsure you can. She also had carrots in the other side of her mouth. She just ate the mashed potatoes. We were amazed at how she could seperate everything. There was a movie that had this girl who could tie a knot in a cherry stalk in her mouth. Now that would be a clip but maybe not even PG. 😂
@@hollygirl1955 I was thinking the same when reading, how on earth did she separate them!! That’s quite the talent. And thank you, I will definitely include that story in the next vid! X
I had a dog like that, where unloved food was sieved out by mouth.
I LOOOVE peas. EXCEPT tinned. That is probably the lowest point of food in WW2.
Thank you Jake for another entertaining video. I don't care how long they are, I love your fun content. I also loved your pea-TSD pun 😀 Sadly, a few years ago I developed an anaphylactic reaction to mushrooms. Now every time I eat out I have to check that the food is mushroom free. What a pity as I loved mushrooms and the biggest, tastiest field mushrooms would pop up all over my property. I was in your fair city a couple of weeks ago and agree how cold it is. I looked around in the crowds just in case I saw those dreadlocks! You are showing true wartime spirit by eating something you loathe. Well done.
@@kerryrowles5217 Thank you so much Kerry! 💜 Oh dear - I’m sorry to hear you developed an anaphylactic reaction to mushrooms, especially if you enjoyed them so 😢 You were in Melbourne! That’s awesome. Do you live in Australia or traveling from abroad? (No pressure to answer if you don’t feel comfortable). Thanks for your lovely comment, I hope you’re having a great day x
@@thekitchenscrap I am from Perth, WA. I spent 2 days in Melbourne on my way to the Apple Isle. I would love to have their soil here. Fresh vegetable prices were a little cheaper in Tasmania than in Perth, with apples being the cheapest, only $1.69/kg in Hobart.
Been missing you where are you?🎉😢😢😢😢😢
Your videos are a joy to watch and, as always, your English accent is brilliant and you sound just like the Headmistress at my school……think Hogwarts, without the magic, but all girls and in the 1960’s.
Every time you said ‘mock’ you made me giggle 😂😂
I’m in Lancashire England and In Aldi today 500g of leeks were £1.39
@@MollyDaniels-nu6lx Aw thanks Molly!! That’s so kind of you 💜 I’m glad you’re enjoying them! Hahaha I’m glad I’m giving headmistress vibes! 🎓😂 £1.39 is pretty reasonable for leeks!
In Chichester UK leeks are £2.78 a kilo in Tesco supermarket. I’ve got 2 in the fridge so I might try this on Saturday.
Let me know what you think! As I mentioned on the video, as a side dish - I think it’s great, but I did end up turning mine into leek & potato soup as it was too much for me in the end 😅
😂 peas are fantastic especially mushy peas with fish and chips.
@@livinglife8333 You didn’t just put ‘mushy peas’ and ‘fish & chips’ in the same sentence did you?! 😂 I shouldn’t knock something I haven’t tried of course. In fact, the more I think about it - it may possibly be the only acceptable way to consume them. I’m just not brave enough! Not yet anyways.
Tell me you’re British, without telling me you’re British….
Put water in your pan and boil it and take a spatula and scrape the bottom while boiling should up off
@@cindykimmet4411 thanks Cindy! That’s exactly what I ended up doing, came off nicely 😊
@@thekitchenscrapI am SO juvenile. 😂😂😂
Hi Jake, another fabulous video 😊 I love the mushroom shortcake! I actually made this the other day but made them into tarts in my muffin tin 😊 I'm with you on the pea pod soup ! I do like ham and split pea soup, but the fresh pea soup, hmm, not a fan. You are so brave ! The mock fish I've been curious but haven't taken the plunge on trying it. 😊
@@pinchingpennyseveryday5128 Thanks so much! 💜 Ooooh that sounds like a great idea, turning them into mushroom tarts! I actually don’t mind ham and split pea soup - I can deal with split peas, just not fresh/frozen/canned! 🫣
I suppose, my grandma would cook the pea soup out of dried peas - they are pantry stable and mint minimizes stomach issues caused by peas.
Funnily enough, I can totally deal with split peas etc. it’s just fresh/frozen I have issues with 😅 I hadn’t made the connection between peas and mint regarding stomach issues 🤔 Interesting!
I'm a Texan I like Cream Peas. OH I remember Bed knobs & Broomsticks. 😊
I’ve not tried cream peas before, someone else also mentioned it. I think* I might be game enough to try 😅
I was in hospital two weeks ago for 7 days, and I can tell you, you wouldn't survive on hospital food (at least in a public hospital rofl) every lunch and dinner had a huge sea of peas, no exaggeration half the plate was covered. I even had pea soup with my main and it had peas on the side, of course the day I went home was the one day I chose a meal that had no peas and I was excited for Brussel sprouts and didn't get them hahaha. So needless to say I am not touching peas for awhile even though I otherwise do like them. With the mint you can freeze it, and I also make mint tea with it when I buy fresh.
Oh my goodness, I hope you’re ok!? Oh god, serving peas on the side of pea soup!! Talk about an overload. I mean, I guess it makes economical sense for a hospital but dang, that’s a lot of peas! Enough to make one crave Brussels sprouts no less!! I do hope you’re ok though 💜
@thekitchenscrap sadly back in hospital again but hopefully not as long as last time. But different hospital so I'm hopeful for less peas 🤣
There was a time when I had that incantation memorized! 😂Another fabulous video! I think perhaps the undisclosed amount of mushrooms and the peeling of them was because in those days most people would have foraged them? Just a thought. I loved the comparison of the two fish recipes! When I made it, I did so without egg (husband's egg allergy, though perhaps I used EnerGee egg substitute) and I did not use potato. I want to try it now with potato for the flakiness and also to try it breaded! You asked the price of leeks where we are. We think this expensive, but we pay $3.97USD for three leeks and that is the price whether they are large or small, so I wait until they are as large as the two monsters you found, and then I split them all, wash, and chop both the whites and most of the green together, only discarding the green parts that seem leathery for the stock bag. This does mean that my leek and potato soup is a bit greener, but it tastes the same and it stretches the leeks. Whatever I don't use of chopped leek from the bunch of three that day I put into a bag for the freezer to call upon as I need it for recipes. We could not possibly eat three large leeks in a week without getting leek-brain, or brain leak? So. this has become my new routine. I do not know how you managed to eat peas for a week! Even a vegetable that I love can get tiring by the weeks end. Well done, Jake! In so many ways, this was spectacular!
@@HollyW-su7qg Thanks Holly! 💜 Hahaha brain-leak, I love it! I’m so glad you had the incantation memorised, so did I! I think you’re right about foraging for mushrooms. I also read that when people installed Anderson shelters in their yards, there was an unexpected advantage of being able to salvage mushrooms that grew in their shadows? I think $3.97 is quite cheap for 3 leeks but, it’s all relative. Some people have been quoting up to $6 per leek in the comments! Madness! Haha nothing wrong with with a ‘greener’ leek & potato soup 😋 Thanks again for introducing me to mock fish! I loved it xx
You make peas and bland food entertaining. If the situation was serious I would blend those vegetable scraps for soup.
I have the same reaction to peas. Literally vomit inducing. This week I ordered 2kg mixed frozen veg to challenge myself to eat peas but they didn't arrive with my order. It was a sign, someone is looking out for me 🤣
But peas are so cheap I feel obligated to eat them. I planned to blend the whole bag with cauliflower and the fat cap from the roast, to completely hide the peas.
Thanks so much! 💜 Haha divine intervention indeed!! 😇 If the peas are masked by other strong flavours like what you’re planning, I think I could cope - I just try to never put myself in that situation haha
Love, love, love you! Happened upon your channel a couple of weeks ago and have been binging since😊 Your quite beautiful and extremely hilarious 😂 I do adore a man who makes me laugh..keep doing what you're doing (it's very interesting!) and I will continue to be yours truly😘
Golly, thank you so much! 😳 That’s very kind of you to say, I really appreciate it. I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying the videos! 💜
I think it would be interesting to see you make the wartime mock ‘meats’ but use them in modern recipes that still fit the spirit of rationing, so anything vegetable heavy. It would be interesting to see if the mock meats hold up to recipes outside the very specific window in which they were created. Might be something to visit when you’re off your year of strict rationing, since you’ve mentioned wanting to revisit some of the recipes.
I’d do it myself but I’m in the middle of a huge ‘purge my crap and get everything organized project’ 😂 I can barely feed myself with no restrictions right now due to being so busy with that and 2 jobs.
@@PerilousRainbow That’s definitely something I’d love to explore next year (2025 will be here before we know it!). I can definitely relate - working two jobs and trying to film/edit videos has literally sucked every minute of free time I have available these days. I guess it’s lucky I film what I cook, otherwise I’d be going hungry! Good luck with your purging project! You got this 💪
@@thekitchenscrap thanks! I’ve already made big progress but it feels like a lot to go yet. I’ll be so happy when this is done and I can try and do rationing mixed with modern meals to try and get my diet sorted out for my health issues. It’s not too bad atm but the whole ‘having to make as much from scratch as possible’ is rough at times.
I,m really enjoying your recipes…thank you…in uk, being summer, we,re not eating leeks…but in winter I pick them from the allottment…free?🤓🤓🤓
@@janenewley1014 thanks so much Jane! 💜 I’m so jealous you have an allotment!