The Food of WWII

That's true, we don't eat a lot of lamb, although I certainly enjoy it when I have/make it. And I never see anything labeled "mutton". We have beef and veal, but on the sheep side only lamb.

 

Yeah mutton went out in Australia after the depression…We just have lamb, no matter what age.
A couple of Australian lamb ads…

 

I just hope that in the 10,000-year history of the spoon, WW2 will be the only time when spoons were manufactured TOO BIG for (some) human mouths. I mean, we used to have those GI utensils left over after VJ and I remember saying WTF!

 

Do Americans use knives when they eat? I see on tv and movies Americans eat and they use a fork to cut and pick up...Occasionally use a knife then put it down, swap hands and use a fork...?
Brits and Australians have a different way of using our utensils...

 

They were that big because they doubled as entrenching tools don't ya know?

 

Just asked google the question:
In the American Style of dining, the fork is held in the left hand and the knife in the right when cutting food. To cut food, make a gliding motion with the knife positioned behind the fork. Change the fork from your left hand to your right to bring the food to your mouth, fork prongs facing upwards.
AND
In the United States, diners hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right. Once a bite is cut, you place the knife on the plate and switch the fork to the right hand. Essentially, American diners will never place food in their mouths while holding the knife.



Australians always have the knife in the right hand and fork in the left...fork holds the food, knife cuts the food and then put the fork in your mouth. The fork and knife are held a certain way too...Prongs facing down.

 

Fork in left, tines down when cutting and fork kept in left hand while eating. That's natural for a southpaw.

 

Same here.

 

While it was not exactly WW 2, this is probably the most hated military ration ever!

 

I tried ham & mo-fo's in the '70s. Do not want. Lima beans best eaten when dried and salted.

 

Which is what I’m talking about…No one else in the world does this.

 

I find it interesting...In Australia & Europe the KNIFE always stays in the dominant hand...Thats from thousands of years back before forks even. Strength in the right, dexterity in the left.
Sword and shield.