Friday, October 23, 2009

Housewifes beef

While I am on the subject of post war austerity, here is another little ditty from Arnold Silcock dating from the time Labour reduced the meat ration in February 1951 & housewives demonstrated outside the House of Commons.


Mary had a little lamb,
But her sister came to grief.
She lived in 1951
And only got corned beef


Links
MEAT RATION (REDUCTION) (Hansard, 26 January 1951)
Meat Ration (Hansard, 16 April 1951)
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