I'm trying to remember which vegetables we had just after the War. I'm pretty sure we didn't have any broccoli, or even knew of it. It was always onions, carrots, the inevitable cabbage and spuds.

My parents had an allotment, and grew sprouts, onions, peas and rhubarb by the ton. And of course potatoes. We had tomatoes growing in front of a south-facing wall at home. Also parsley and mint (no other herbs) Many families grew massive marrows, but we didn't for some reason.

School dinners were absolutely dire, and we were made to finish every bit, including over-boiled cabbage. At home too, no-one was allowed to leave any food on the plate, or expect a smacked bottom. How times have changed!