The film made with Abingdon Wellbeing Resource Centre members,
inspired a discussion on rationing with a group from John Mason School.
Following this on Thursday 19th April
the Gifted & Talented group at John Mason School embarked on a cookery
project.
The recipe and method was as followed:
Cake
or Pudding Mixture
1 egg
(reconstituted);
4 ozs national
flour;
2 oz
Sugar
1
teaspoon backing powder;
A
little Milk
Method.-
Beat Egg. Cream fat and
sugar,
add
egg and lastly the flour mixed with
the
baking powder. Mix to a soft
2 ozs
sugar;
2 ozs
fat;
1
teaspoon baking powder;
A
little milk.
consistency
with a little milk. Spread in a
tin
and bake for 15 – 20 minutes.
Note. This
mixture can be steamed in a
basin
for 1 hour and served as a pudding
with
jam or custard sauce.
The cake was given to members of the Centre to try
and see if it was how they remembered cakes tasting at the time.
I am still interviewing individual members who are
kindly sharing their memories of time gone by. We have spoken of those who
managed to get away from the islands before the Germans arrived. Many remember
leaving on boats with only a suitcase with them. Others recall losing their
homes when they came up from the Air Raid shelters and found their homes had
been bombed. They spoke of being put up
in a church until such time as they were found other accommodation.
These are funny, sad intriguing stories and only wish
I could spend longer on these very short films.
We have more that will be taking place over the next
six months. Artist Helen Jacobs will be running
workshops in June & July. Co--op Archives Anne Ransome will be visiting,
Helen Fountain and Gill Munday from the Museums, Cait Sweeney will be looking
at the Stars from the Golden Screen. While Isla Goldsmith runs the tabletop
plants and gardening session and we look at the ‘Dig For Victory’ campaign.
Down Memory Lane is funded by The Awards For All Grant – Lottery Fund.
The project is being run with:
Forum Chair- Renee Zarecky
(representing the Oasis group) , Josie Kinduich , Doris Hurley, Janet Churlish, Sylvia
Pead and Mary Southey
Jackie Bowler – Abingdon Resource and Wellbeing Centre
Abigail Brown – Arts Development Officer Vale of the White Horse
District Council
and
Pauline Krason, Pat Taylor, Jean Abraham, Sarah Holloway, Lina Mokute,
Christine Sadler and Jackie Richards.
Sharon Woodward – Filmmaker/Artist in Residence, Project Co-ordinator
