WWII - the man who eats grass, Mr J. R. B. Branson

Mr J. R. B. Branson, who advocated a diet of grass to counter food shortages during the Second World War. The Bystander magazine ran a double page spread on him and his views.Picture shows him carefully washing and drying the mown grass. Note a few flowers and dandelions put aside as a garnish

Branson Cuttings Dandelions Eccentric Grass-eating Idea Ideas Meals Mown Oct19 Ration Rationing Rations Shortage Shortages

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