What I love about this series is they actually take a cook and a gardener who actually lived during World War II and share their experience of the kitchen and garden

War was not only devastating to human life but also the ecosystem, fish, wildlife, and plantlife were also affected by war! It sometimes takes many, many years for nature to reverse the effects of war. I'm so thankful to all who served during this time. It has afforded me all the Freedoms that I have today! Many blessings from the hills of Tennessee, USA 🇺🇲

I LOVE that they've included real radio broadcasts and PR ideas of the time period. Fascinating and entertaining. Thank you for sharing. LL

This video is a great tool people can use to be more self reliant. God bless

Been watching this series and just love that he gardens in a tie (and sometimes a jacket) reminds me of my dad :)

My german grandparents who experienced Ww ii are long gone. But what they taught us stayed with me. Miss them .

We need to go back to this system just to help people through these tough times.

Pesticides? In the old country, farmers planted hemp, every few rows, because bugs can't stand the smell of it. When my grandfather came to Canada, he did the same thing...until a fellow farmer warned him that the RCMP were visiting farms, looking for hemp plants, because hemp = marijuana. So, my grandfather had to use chemical pesticides, many of which have since been banned. He died of lung cancer.

They took pride in their dishes being served. They made such a pretty presentation…..

I have some powdered eggs. If you put the egg powder into the dry ingredients first before adding the liquid they mix really well. No lumps.

Jess brought me. I'm on my second time watching this series, & I believe I will watch many more times. I cannot express how valuable this is. & when my young daughter ( 4 yr) is a little older, she'll watch & we'll have a living history lesson.

I remember my nan ,telling me things about the war years as I was growing up.One question I asked was "why were foods rationed severely ,when there was always an abundance available on the black market?'.Her reply was that many people questioned that among themselves.

Love Brussels sprouts !

I don't want this series to end!!!

If they sold the cans still, I'd be in for having one of those can sealers even now. I saw them on another old WWII video on YT too; they really did work really well. My Grandmother made french toast out of that gray bread too, then it wasn't so bad, with a little butter & syrup on it. Annie worked long, hard days in the garden, but never complained; I think Harry was really glad to have her because she learned fast too.

The only way to eat nasty bread, is to toast it. I remember as a kid, if there was mold on the bread you just picked it off and ate the bread. Today kids would be gagging if they saw someone do that. Lol

This is such a great series. Gives a perspective that few realized and how daily life in England really was. For sure people today would do well with some belt tightening, the lack of desired food or even how to prepare food when there isn't much.

I've watched this series numerous times, so interesting, and I've actually started cooking from WW2 cook books.. . Thank you xx

Really brings back memories especially of watching my Nan in her kitchen she used to save eggs in water glass

These gals ate pretty good I remember mom talking about during depression when they lived in city they only got meat once a week. After they moved to country they grew their food and meat...plus they hunted.

J'adore la dame, elle est pleine de ressources, d'un calme absolue, et d'une politesse que l'on voit de moins en moins, j'apprends toujours en visionnant cette série. 😊

I never tire of watching this series. Thank you for sharing.

Love this series and love the intro song!!!!!!!!

During and after the war, we kept chickens. Once a week they would be allowed to roam outside their chicken run while the nesting area was cleaned. Any droppings were thrown onto the garden and dug in for fertiliser. The run would be dug over and the chickens had a great time digging, scratching, and eating any worms and other insects they could get. Also, we kept rabbits when we returned to London which was another source of food and income. Still remember that when the milkman, baker, or whoever else was delivering any product by horse and cart, and that included the rag and bone man, stopped and the horse dropped its internal load, people would grab a bucket and small spade and rush out to try to get the droppings and save it for manure. Yes, those were the days, in some ways. 'nuf sed.

I love these.

Love Anne Sheldons voice ,reminds me of my grandad who used to sing some of her songs

The best I can say for salt code is that if you soak it long enough you can get the salt out but even cooked it tastes like paper to me. Something was gone for good when it came to flavor on the other hand it was edible. I suppose smothering it in a good sauce helped.

Thanks....love it😀

My late mother cleaned for an older couple in the 50s and 60s and I remember there being a container of fried egg in their pantryall those years after the war

I would love one of those canning machines.

Talking to the chicken😂

I feel guilty as I have just pulled up a wheel barrow full of nettles including the roots. Birdy

Those mushrooms should have been picked sooner. They've mostly opened out. Most of them should have been picked while closed like the ones further out in the bucket, leaving a few to open out but not that huge clump.

Why can't Ruth ever say 'please'? I would be so annoyed if I were billeted there LOL

Is anyone else having the sound cut out and jumpy video quality around 3 minutes in, I can't tell if it is part of the video or just how the weather interferes with my signal.

And today, theyve done research that whole wheat with all the parts has more nutritional value and vitamins than the bleached and over processed white bread/flour

Mrs. Mott surely is bossy to Joyce!

This is a wonderful series and quite fascinating but the food is uniformly revolting.

Oh! Yes! Carp !,,

What beautiful glowing women.

Lives was so simple then but everything they did it had pround in, not like now 😢so sad

I'm trying to find that black and white movie, "The Great Jay/Jane" anyone have any information about it? Even Google is failing me on this websurf.

What is that dish, Mrs. Mott ?

What is the name of the plant he is popping the tops of in the piece about pests?

I used to rather fancy Annie. 🙂

what was the landgirl movie please?

Wartime Playstation 6🎮🔦📀Epsode 6 Gardening Kichen LetePlay Part6 l'll

The 'dry bread' is just as gluten free bread is today, yuk

Come along Joyce, you so slow dear! 😂

Don’t mean to be nitpicking, oh, wait, yes I do, I don’t know if it’s my connection or the upload, although I don’t think it’s my connection, the picture keeps jumping forward and the sound is dropping of at the same time, it spoils such an excellent programme, and yes I know it’s free. On a lighter note, I don’t think I would have survived the War, I can’t abide sea food, so that’s one avenue of sustenance gone, I drink tea but I can’t live without coffee. eggs, cheese, milk, bacon, and ham are my favourite ingredients in a meal, luckily I love vegetables, especially the ones that Great Britain can produce in abundance, maybe I would make it through, but I would be a lot thinner. It nice, in a sad way, to see what my grandparents and great grandparents went through on the home front so that our fighting men and women would be in the best physical condition to keep us free. A lot of what my family went through got lost in time, but all the things they taught me from their experiences has stood me in good stead all my years, a pity the current crop of youth won’t be able or not want to learn the same skill set. Thanks for sharing this interesting and nostalgic programme.

What drug were they on to think of talking hens? wonder if that was on ration too!

Young farmer? He was middle aged!

Unsafe canning meat wothout pressure canner, you need that to get high enough temperature (botulism is a real kiler)

Ruth never says please or thank you to Joyce. How rude this woman is! Ruth just gives orders!

Why does that lady keep spitting in the egg factory?

That old woman comes across as miserable kill joy. Im sure its just her script

Mrs moo or whatever treats Joyce like her personal slave

You weren't suppose to make scraps. Then scraps were for compost, chicken and pig swill! Talk about making something out of nothing. Crazy

Looks as if Ruth didn't miss any meals.

This lady is really heavy.so much for fruit and veggies and wheat.