This is a preloved book in good condition. 
 
This 1940 cookery book, which is about what we would now call 'foraging', was written at a time when the people of Great Britain genuinely thought the Nazis might invade at any moment, forcing them to find a way to live off the land and find food for free. It is thus a fascinating historical document as well as being full of excellent and unusual recipes (roast hedgehog, anyone?). Vicomte de Mauduit wrote They Can't Ration These in response to the outbreak of World War 2 – after which British cooks might have to rely completely on squirrels, trout, nettles, samphire, beetroot, blueberries and camomile tea; 'for them this book will be a delight' wrote the TLS, and it is true that this book would make a perfect present for the ecologically-minded.
 
Publisher: Persephone Books
 
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