4 rashers bacon
1 egg
1 slice cheese
1½ loaves bread
6 pats butter
⅛ pot jam
15 tea-bags
½ bag sugar
3 pints milk
¼ pound margarine
½ pound minced beef
* Rationing took place in the UK from 1939 to 1954. This represents the typical rations for one adult for one week.
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Paul’s debut collection, ‘Latch’, was published by Lagan Press. Recently his poems have appeared in The Honest Ulsterman, Ink, Sweat & Tears, The Interpreter’s House, Magma, Orbis, Oxford Poetry, Poetry Ireland Review, Poetry Salzburg Review and Vallum. He lives in Co Down, Northern Ireland Visit his website.