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Episode 5: Trench Cookers and Borsch, 1940-1949

Trench Cookers and Borsch, 1940-1949

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Marguerite Patten's Century of British Cooking, Trench Cookers and Borsch, 1940-1949

Corned Beef Loaf, Jugged Hare and Crumble during rationing.

Corned Beef Loaf, Jugged Hare and Crumble during rationing. A history of 20th-century British cooking. From May 1999.

Borsch, Corned Beef Loaf, Jugged Hare, Crumble, Pickled Red Cabbage and Christmas Pudding. 

Marguerite Patten mingles recipes of the 1940s with memories of the Blitz, pressure cookers, trench cookers, digging for victory, the formation of the NHS and some of her own early broadcasts - in her 10-part history of British cooking. 

Marguerite told us how to make the most of our rations during the Second World War in 'Kitchen Front' on the BBC Home Service. She fronted her first BBC TV cookery show in 1947. 

Born in Bath, the home economist was widely considered to be the first celebrity cook, and wrote more than 170 books with worldwide sales of 17 million. 

A regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme from 1946, Marguerite's final appearance was in 2011. She was awarded the OBE in 1991 and CBE in 2011. 

Born November 4th 1915, Marguerite Patten died just a few months short of her 100th birthday in June 2015. 

Producer: Ian Willox 

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