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The most riveting 6 minutes about porridge you'll ever witness. No, seriously.
TMDB
70
IMDb
64

Ministry of Food Cookery Hints No. 1: Oatmeal Porridge (1940)

DIY propagandaBritish stiff-upper-lip energyanalog ASMR

Overview

Documentary

How to make porridge using a haybox.

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cookinginstructional videodocumentary shortwartimeinstructionalinstructionporridge

Standout Aspects

Production

Haybox technology: the original slow cooker, comrade.

Direction

Lewis makes porridge instruction feel like state secrets.

Best for:Background: Play while making your own breakfast for maximum irony.·Solo: When you need to feel productive about doing absolutely nothing.
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Director

Jay Lewis

ReleasedJan 1, 1940
Runtime6m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitylow
Tonelight
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Ministry of Information
Ministry of Food

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

The Ministry of Food produced hundreds of these shorts during WWII to teach ration-era cooking tricks.

Insight

Haybox cooking was genuinely revolutionary—insulated boxes retained heat so food cooked without fuel, crucial when coal was rationed.

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