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Marguerite Patten worked for the Ministry of Food in World War II, writing nourishing and inventive recipes for a Britain in the grip of rationing. Check out these tasty dishes from her wartime kitchen…
Extracted from Feeding the Nation by Marguerite Patten OBE, published by Hamlyn, priced £9.99.
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