The Wartime Garden

"In 1941 Lord Woolton, Minister for Food, was determined that the Garden Front would save England. "Dig for Victory" was the slogan, digging for dinner the reality. With food imports dwindling the number of allotments grew ... The national diet was transformed, with swedes grown in place of oranges and hapless children sucking on carrot lollies ... Vegetables rules the airwaves with Mr Middleton's "In Your Garden" whilst Home Guard potatoes became the favourites of the Kitchen Fron"--Publisher's description.