John White Impregnable Boot Co. Ltd.

Sports Club

Catering Account with Rushden Industrial Co-op Society
No 3573

This book is from 1949 when the Sports Club was playing in works league matches at various sports. Tea was often served in the pavilion at sporting and other social occasions. After bowls matches on Saturday afternoons the visitors were treated to tea before their journey home.

The first page here is for April 30th 1949.

7 white loaves	2	7½
5 brown loaves	1	3
¾lb Butter	1	0
2lb sugar		10
½lb tea	1	8
5 pints milk	2	1
2 pots of jam Damson	2	9
5½lbs cake	12	10
1lb potted meat	1	8
1lb margarine		9
£1	7	5½

This page is for July 9th 1949.

6 white loaves	3	0
4 brown loaves	1	6
4 dozen rolls	2	0
¾lb butter	1	1½
¾lb margarine		7½
2lb sugar		10
½lb tea	1	8
5lbs block cake	11	8
3lbs tomatoes	3	6
1 cucumber	2	0
1lb lemon curd	1	4½
Tin salmon		--
6 pints milk	2	6
£1	11	9½

Alongside the ordered Lemon Curd is written "Gooseberry or Pot Jam", and the Salmon "try next week".

Wartime shortages were still being felt!