A Book of Mediterranean Food

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cook. Given the difficulty of finding
basic ingredients to put into my
pots and pans, it is hardly
surprising that shopping for food
took up much more time and
energy than the actual kitchen
preparation and cooking. Still,
everybody was in the same boat,
and somehow we all managed,
even if we did have to eat an awful
lot of beans and potatoes, and I
had one great advantage over my
sisters and friends who had spent
the war years in England. While
their store cupboards were stuffed
with things like packet soups, dried
egg powder, evaporated milk, and

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