A BOOK packed with fascinating and amusing nostalgia has been published showing how Britain coped during the war years.

The book, Make Do and Send: Nostalgic Letters, shows how the overwhelming majority in Britain coped with what they had, queued and wrote furious letters when they thought improvements could be made.

Here's a sample letter to enjoy:

Mealy Puddings

SIR – Dr Edith Summerskill, parliamentary secretary at the Ministry of Food, said that haggis would remain unrationed. Mealy puddings came within the definition of flour confectionery and would require the surrender of B.U. coupons. The decision that haggis would remain unrationed was not taken to prevent an uprising in Scotland, but because haggis contained the heart, lungs and liver of sheep chopped up with suet, onions, and oatmeal, while mealy pudding contained oatmeal and fat. Col. Gomme-Duncan (Con., Perth and Kinross) congratulated the honourable lay on having given the first real definition of haggis.

ANONYMOUS

Dundee, 24th July, 1946

* The book is available to buy now in hardback priced at £9.99