People began to grow their own food as well. In what were called 'Victory' gardens. People also learned to live without excess and or cut back on what they would normally use. My grandmother loved milk in her coffee.., my grandfather would use butter in his coffee so my grandmother could have her milk. Most middle-class people participated. The wealthy were not affected.
Rationing in the UK lasted from 1939 till 1954. For some reasons bananas stayed rationed for a few months longer that other things. I thought coal rationing lasted until the late 60's Coal was never rationed in the UK, even in World War 2.
Yes. Rubber was a very important war material, for tires and other uses by the military forces. People would take their tires off their cars and line the inside with newspaper to make them last longer.
On the eve of the end of rationing in Britain July 1954 the following were still rationed: *Meat (most kinds) *Most other edible animal products, such as milk, cheese and butter *Chocolate and sweets (candy) *Tea and coffee
Go to this web page and bring up each book. example book 2 the stamps have a M on them ,that was for meat: http://www.scvs.com/stamp/exhib/ration/ Ration books were used in WW2. The government rationed food so we could feed our soldiers at war and feed civilians at the same time. Ration stamps came inside the book and had to be presented so you could actually buy rationed goods. Some goods were: canned foods, sugar, eggs, coffee, sugar, meats. Without a ration stamp, you could not buy rationed foods. There were very strict rules about exactly how to use them. Try searching "ration Books" , there are many sites which include more information.
some items, such as suger, was rationed to about 1947
During World War II many products were rationed, including butter and sugar,Caught in a snowstorm when the car broke down, the family rationed the little food they had with them.
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= Rationing is where u get tokens to buy food for the week and u had to make it last!!!=
World food production has doubled in the last 40 years because more land cultivation. People have been sensitized on the importance of food production all over the world.
Rationing in the UK lasted from 1939 till 1954. For some reasons bananas stayed rationed for a few months longer that other things. I thought coal rationing lasted until the late 60's Coal was never rationed in the UK, even in World War 2.
Yes. Rubber was a very important war material, for tires and other uses by the military forces. People would take their tires off their cars and line the inside with newspaper to make them last longer.
On the eve of the end of rationing in Britain July 1954 the following were still rationed: *Meat (most kinds) *Most other edible animal products, such as milk, cheese and butter *Chocolate and sweets (candy) *Tea and coffee
Go to this web page and bring up each book. example book 2 the stamps have a M on them ,that was for meat: http://www.scvs.com/stamp/exhib/ration/ Ration books were used in WW2. The government rationed food so we could feed our soldiers at war and feed civilians at the same time. Ration stamps came inside the book and had to be presented so you could actually buy rationed goods. Some goods were: canned foods, sugar, eggs, coffee, sugar, meats. Without a ration stamp, you could not buy rationed foods. There were very strict rules about exactly how to use them. Try searching "ration Books" , there are many sites which include more information.
Anything that was in low supply. Food, water, bullets, medicines. Becsuse then it could be made to last longer until more of that supply could be made available via shipment, farming, etc...
some items, such as suger, was rationed to about 1947
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