ECONOMIES IN BRITAIN

Evening Star, Issue 23679, 12 September 1940, Page 13

ECONOMIES IN BRITAIN

NEW VEGETABLE SOUPS The Savoy Hotel is specialising in some new and delicious soups made from .parts of vegetables which would be wasted otherwise. Outside leaves of lettuce, asparagus ends, and the ends of French beans all go into the stock. They are concentrating on encouraging customers to choose plats de jour, which usually supplement meat rations, by making the most of fish, rice, and vegetables. From June 3 the butter ration was reduced from Boz to 4oz per head. Glucose was rationed from June 1, and the decrease in the sugar ration from 12oz to Boz per head took effect from May 27. Sugar and butter rations in restaurants and canteens are decreased too. Economically-minded people who began to turn their old envelopes almost as soon as war began are being given the Post Office’s sanction. They are allowed to use them now, provided that white paper is pasted on to cover the old address, stamp, and postmark. This change of attitude is only the first of a series of economy measures which the Post Office is planning. Dissipation—which is a stronger word than London’s war-time gaieties justify —lies in simple things. There are dinner dances once a fortnight at the Dorchester for war debutantes. ‘ Gone With the Wind ’ —at 8s 6d to 3s Gd a seat—is running at three of London’s largest picture theatres simultaneously. One V.A.D. told me that it had cost her 17s because she could only see it in two instalments. ‘La Popote ’ and ‘ L’Abri ’ —the Ritz’s two war-time efforts which combine food and air raid shelter—are tremendously popular for a night out or a drink before going on duty. ‘La Popote ’ is probably London’s gayest dug-out. Its barricades are made of champagne cases.