As for the food question, one paper told me last week that meat might be a little scarce at the week-end, but now (Christmas being over) I could get plenty of turkeys at 1s, 6d. a pound and chickens at a very reasonable price, Another paper, on the same day, said that there would be plenty of meat but poultry was scarce and dear, So where are you? It is all a matter of distribution, The Food Ministry say they have plenty of meat and their aim is to see that public all the papers last week described how the Prime Minister lunched at a certain very famous hotel and only had a leg of a chicken and an apple soufüé, for which his bill was 8s, Even if he had no vegetables, which is unlikely, I flatly disbelieve that he got chicken and souffle (which would take two eggs at 3%, apiece at least) at the hotel named for 3s, But you can't believe everything you see in the papers.
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