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Vichyssoise, Avocados, Beef Stroganoff, Sweet and Sour Pork Nut Roast, Chili Con Carne, Chicken Korma, Caramelised Oranges and Carrot Cake.

Marguerite Patten mingles diverse recipes of the 1970s with memories of decimalisation, the three-day week, the Silver Jubilee, the election of Margaret Thatcher and the arrival of the first jumbo jet at Heathrow.

Marguerite told us how to make the most of our rations during the Second World War in 'Kitchen Front' on the 麻豆社 Home Service. She fronted her first 麻豆社 TV cookery show in 1947.

Born in Bath, the home economist was widely considered to be the first celebrity cook, and wrote more than 170 books with worldwide sales of 17 million.

A regular contributor to 麻豆社 Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme from 1946, Marguerite's final appearance was in 2011. She was awarded the OBE in 1991 and CBE in 2011.

Born November 4th 1915, Marguerite Patten died just a few months short of her 100th birthday in June 2015.

Producer: Ian Willox

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in 1999.