A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

WARTIME SOCIAL SURVEY
“EAT MORE POTATOES”
By GERTRUDE WAGNER

CONTENTS

Page

  • 1. Introduction 1

  • 2. Foods of which more is eaten now than a year ago 1

  • 3. Consumption of potatoes and bread 2

  • 4. Reasons for changes in consumption 3

  • 5. Ways in which consumption of potatoes has increased 4

  • 6. The results of prompting informants 5

  • 7. Reasons for not serving potatoes for breakfast 6

  • 8. Reasons for not serving a potato dish as main dish 6

  • 9. Reasons for not having potatoes instead of second helpings of other food 6

  • 10. The use of potatoes in place of flour 7

  • 11 Serving potatoes in new ways 8

  • 12. Reasons for not trying new ways 9

  • 13. Conclusions 9

  • 14. Queueing for cakes 10

  • 15. Sample 11

  • 16. Questionnaire 13

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