Another UK Ministry of Food poster promoting the use of off-ration rabbit meat to supplement rationed meats in wartime Britain.  Worth noting, as far as rabbit pie was concerned, that "Potato Pete's" cookbooks (for such there were) included a recipe for a potato-based "pastry" as topping, a substance that saved scarce (and rationed) fats as compared with conventional pastry.  Best regards, JR.

Bunny's End ...

The efforts of the Ministry of Food to deflect wartime Britons towards foods that could conveniently be supplied within Britain was not confined to vegetables.  They extended to meats not traditionally eaten in Britain, but which were in relatively ample internal supply and therefore not rationed.  Still better if the meat in question could be produced, like Dr Carrot, in one's back garden or allotment.

This poster makes a strong argument for the populace eating rabbit meat.  While this product was available through butchers, and was off-ration, the clear inference of this advertisement is that one should consider producing one's own tasty bunnies for the pot.  No indication, of course, of the difficulties attendant on producing significant numbers of rabbits in one's back garden; or the problem of how to explain to the kids how Flopsy ended up as Stewsie.  That having been said, this was a good idea.  Potato Pete, Dr Carrot, Ted Turnip, along with Roger Rabbit and a good dash of Bovril, could produce a pretty good, nutritious stew for all the family ... Best regards, JR.

Run Rabbit, run, run, run ...

A large display of German toy soliders from the 1930s 