This recipe for a ration cake – which is reflective of other war time recipes – is a great example of a treat that would have been made for special occasions.
Canadian homemakers had to be innovative to find ways of making comforting treats without the ingredients upon which they normally relied. Families in the area were all feeling the absence of loved ones, but they were also feeling the constraints in the kitchen. Many soldiers and members of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps were stationed at Fort Rodd and other forts in the Victoria-Esquimalt Coastal Defense system. In order to ensure a fair distribution of the food that was available, the Canadian government implemented rationing coupons for various products.ĭuring this same time, life was busy at the Fort Rodd Hill, as it was the first time that Canada’s West Coast was under threat. Many farmers and other workers had joined the war effort, and as a nation, it became a priority to make regular shipments of food to soldiers. This might just seem like the start of a normal grocery list to us – a few staple food items, generally accessible and relatively affordable – but it wasn’t always so! In fact, during the Second World War, it would have been just the opposite.īy the early 1940s, Canadians’ access to food was beginning to change. By the Visitor Experience team, Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site, BCīutter, sugar, meat, coffee, tea.
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