As a child we always had bottled plums and blackcurrant jam and other fruits as jam and a loft full of apples spread out. Other fruit and veg stored in similar ways, also had variety of dried stuff. Mum sorted it every harvest. No freezers in those days. Dad did the root veg stores, potatoes, swede etc. in a clamp. Our job was to weed the veg patch and pick or dig up the produce.

Favourite fizzy drink was mum's ginger beer. Come to think of it that was the only fizzy drink... Yummm

Nearest shop was a 3 mile walk away in next village and was in the front room of a (to me) ancient lady - old Mrs Yates I think her name was. Lovely lady, on a Sunday you had to knock on her back door and it was for 'emergencies purchases only'.