Robbie and FOOD

Stewart 'Robbie' Robinson looks like a big kid. He met Keith when he was 19 years old. Keith mentions Robbie's appetite in some of his letters.  

26 November 1944
'Tell John that Robbie wants to thank him especially for the cracker pickle, he ate darn near all of them himself.'

Rationing was strict so Keith and Robbie went on the occasional black market hunter-gatherer expedition.

30 December 1944
'Robby & I went to a place called Harrogate last night & we bought a dozen eggs off an old lady so tonight we had fried eggs & beans & were they ever good, especially the way I fried them.'

Above is a picture of one week's rations.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/world_war2/food_and_shopping/teachers_resources.shtml