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WW2 weekly ration of sugar, tea, margarine, 'national butter', lard, eggs, bacon and cheese for an adult in the UK, WW2, 1942 (media.kbin.social)
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[โ€“] PugJesus@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Carrot cake surged in popularity during WW2 for that reason.

[โ€“] systemglitch@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Carrot cake is so good! Too bad it took a world war to make it popular.