more than one serving of meat, game, poultry, fish, eggs, or cheese. Anton Cartoon from Punch 1941 I should imagine that the cooks who worked so hard to provide hot, nourishing meals at the hundreds of British Restaurants throughout the UK (by the mid-1941 over 200 of these restaurants existed in the London County Council area, although the Wartime Social Survey conducted in 1942-43 indicated they were more popular in London than in the rest of the country. In November 1942 there were 1,899 restaurants, in November 1943 there were 2,145 and in December 1944 there were 1,931) , would have been very pleased to have a nice bit of fresh black pudding at their disposal, and as I discovered when I made this recipe, a little goes a long way. Black Pudding Hot-Pot Recipe The recipe suggests you serve this hot-pot with cooked beetroot and who was I to change the meal plan, so cooked beetroot was indeed served with this hearty luncheon dish, and it was a curiously comforting accompaniment, the earthiness of the beetroot complimenting the spiced black pudding hot-pot perfectly. This hot-pot serves four people and apart from the beetroot, nothing else is needed to supplement the dish as you have carrots, onions and potatoes in the casserole, making it a one-pot meal. For black pudding haters amongst you, I would replace the black pudding with normal bangers (sausages) if you could get hold of any, again, they weren't on ration either. Anyway, here is my