最美味的猪肉
During World War Ⅱ, private pig-owning became a popular activity in the United Kingdom as the meat ration dwindled. By the middle of the war, it was officially estimated that there were 6,900 pig clubs throughout the country, many of them run by policemen and firemen. Most pigs were reared on allotments or in back gardens, but some had more unlikely homes, such as the drained swimming pool of a bombed-out London club. A young woman from Catford recalled how she and some friends had each taken a 5-shilling stake in a pig being fed at their local fire station: "How we watched those pigs and gladly paid our money when it came round to Christmas and we were given permission to kill them. I don't think pork has tasted the same since."
第二次世界大战期间,英国肉类配给渐减,私人养猪遂告流行。据官方估计,战争中期,全国有六千九百个养猪会,其中不少由警员和消防员经营。养猪场所多是租来的公地或后花园,但也有些场所颇为出人意料,例如伦敦一个遭炸毁的俱乐部,其泳池排水之后,辟作养猪场。 一个少女忆述当时她在卡福特区,和朋友各投资五先令在一只当地消防局饲养的猪身上:「我们怀着期待的心情,看着那些猪长大,到了圣诞节,获准杀猪,就高高兴兴付钱。此后的猪肉,哪有这么美味。」