Heritage Malta have announced that they are giving the public the opportunity to eat the same food that was delivered to those making use of the Victory Kitchen on the 13th of August 1942 during an event, which is being organised to commemorate Operation Pedestal.

In the summer of 1942 Malta was on the verge of surrender. Convoy Operation ‘Pedestal’ was a determined effort to fight a convoy through to Malta. Thirteen merchant ships and the tanker Ohio, under heavy escort, entered the Mediterranean on the 10th of August 1942 of which only five made it to Malta. The Ohio, with decks almost awash, was literally carried into the Grand Harbour to a wild welcome by the Maltese on the 15th of August. Although 53,000 of the original 85,000 tons of supplies sent to Malta ended on the seabed, the remaining 32,000 tons were crucial for Malta to survive.

The commemoration will be held at the National War Museum, Lower Fort St Elmo, Valletta on Thursday, the 13th of August, between 7.30pm and 11.00pm.

The event will consist of a guided tour of the National War Museum, a demonstration of weapons used during WWII, open air screening of a documentary about Operation Pedestal at the terrace of the museum and a meal consisting of pork stew made of pork cuttings, potato, onion shavings, water and wine.

Tickets for this event can be bought from the National War Museum or the National Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta, the Malta Maritime Museum in Vittoriosa, the Domvs Romana in Rabat or the Gozo Museum of Archaeology.

The price is €20.00 for adults and €10 for children. A limited number of places is available assigned on a first come first served basis.

For more information kindly contact Judy Camilleri on 22954312 or by email on judy.camilleri@gov.mt

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