One time on Usenet, Janet Baraclough > said:
> The message >
> from (Little Malice) contains these words:
>
> > Wouldn't canned pinapple have been available? I haven't seen the
> > show (I'm in the US) so I'm not sure which war it is about.
>
> The TV program is a comedy about WW2 in Britain, when there was
> strict food rationing and very limited imports of essentials only, no
> exotic fruit like oranges bananas or pineapple (fresh or canned).
>
> http://www.worldwar2exraf.co.uk/Onli...oodrationpage3.
> html

Ahh, thank you, Janet...

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Jani in WA