A letter from a German wife to her husband on the front lines, sent during the infamous Turnip Winter of 1916.

>Also in 1916 she wrote: >>We will get five sacks of potatoes for the winter. They have to last till May for the three of us and we have to pay ahead of time. Many people don’t want to buy them for fear that they will rot but what if there are no more [**ration**] stamps to be had later on? I received your money only yesterday and used it as a down payment for the potatoes. Thank you. I also put up 20 pounds of plums that I got from Herr Russ. The good man brought them by instead of taking them to the green market for sale. I bottled them without sugar since we only get ½ pound per month and I am out of it. ______________________________________ **Source:** Hunt, Irmgard A. “Roots of Discontent.” On Hitler’s Mountain: Overcoming the Legacy of a Nazi Childhood. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2005. 13. Print. ________________________________________ **Further Reading:** [Turnip Winter]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnip_Winter)