He never really has since the end of World War II, when he had to use his wits to scavenge for milk powder or wait in line for a meager ration of a meal made from flower bulbs. “My wife used to ...

Ben Buitenhuis, a 83-year-old surivor of the 1944-1945 Hunger Winter, poses with a picture of himself as a young boy during the Hunger Winter in Delft, Netherlands, Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Dutch WWII 'Hunger Winter' Survivor Had to Wait in Line for Meal Made From Flower Bulbs DELFT, Netherlands (AP) — Ben Buitenhuis doesn't get hungry. He never really has since the end of World ...

He never really has since the end of World War II, when he had to use his wits to scavenge for milk powder or wait in line for a meager ration of a meal made from ... in what the Dutch call ...