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Butcher Meat ?

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Contributed by 
Big_Arthur
People in story: 
Harry Allison
Location of story: 
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire.
Background to story: 
Civilian
Article ID: 
A5483496
Contributed on: 
01 September 2005

My father, a widower was speaking to our next door neighbour's wife, a Highland Lady just after a ration delivery of a tin of corned beef. When the lady asked? What can you do with a tin of corned beef? Dad replied "I make stock for soup and then use the beef. "Och I have never heard of that how do you do that" she asked. "I punch holes in the tin with a hammer and nail to make the stock and then open the tin" We never heard if she had tried it. Just a bit of humour from difficult times.

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