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Life on the Home Front was changed irrevocably after the outbreak of World War II in 1939 - from the bombs of the Blitz to digging for victory to making preparations for a possible invasion, the British public had to adapt to a very different way of life in wartime.
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Carrots were the one vegetable which was in plentiful supply in World War II and as a result, they were widely-used as a substitute for more scarce foods and used in several ‘mock’ recipes like apricot tart.
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