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The term you're looking for is 'rationing;. During the war - certain foods were rationed by issuing coupons. The coupons restricted either the amount of that particular food the person could buy - or - it only allowed purchase a certain number of times per week.
= Rationing is where u get tokens to buy food for the week and u had to make it last!!!=
Anything needed to help the war effort was rationed. That means each person was only allowed to buy a certain amount. For example, sugar, gas, meat, fat were rationed. Each person was allowed to buy only a small amount. To make sure people didn't buy more than they were allowed to, goverments issued Ration Books. When you went to the store to buy something that was rationed, you had to present your little book of tickets and the store clerk would tear out the week's ticket and sell the stuff to you. So if you were at the butchers, they would remove the ticket that said you could buy 1lb of beef and sell you the roast. If you didn't have a ration book, you couldn't buy the item.
The things that were rationed at height of rationing were: Bacon and Ham 4oz Cheese 2-4-8oz Margarine 4oz Butter 2oz Milk 2-3 pints Houshehold milk 1 packet every four weeks Sugar 8oz Jam 1lb every two months Tea 2oz Eggs 1 fresh each week, if possible usually every two Dried eggs 1 packet every 4 weeks Sweetsa 12oz every 4 weeks
a person would spend about $300 or more on fast food or out food per week.
Eggs came off ration in March of 1953. Food rationing happened during the war when there was a shortage of food. Family size determined the amount of food you got each week or month. One shell egg a week was allowed if available but it could drop to one every two weeks.
You were allowed about half an egg a week and a pigs head from the butchers every month.
Rationing Timeline•1939 World War Two begins•1939 - Petrol rationing (ended May 1950 )•8 January 1940 - Rationing of bacon, butter and sugar•11 March 1940 - All meat was rationed (fresh and canned)•July 1940 - Tea and margarine were rationed.•March 1941 - Jam was put on ration.•May 1941 - Cheese was rationed•1 June 1941 - Rationing of clothing (ended 15 March 1949)•June 1941 - Eggs were put on ration•July 1941 - Coal was rationed because more and more miners were called up to serve in the forces.•January 1942 - Rice and dried fruit were added to the list of rationed foods.•February 1942 - Soap was rationed so that oils and fats could be saved for food.•Tinned tomatoes and peas were were added to the list of rationed food.•By 17 March 1942, coal, gas and electricity were all rationed•26 July 1942 - Rationing of sweets and chocolate. Each person was allowed about 2oz (55 grams) a week•August 1942 - Biscuits and cereals rationed•1943 - Sausages are rationed•1945 World War Two Ends.Rationing continued on many items until 1954.•1948 - The end of rationing begins. It is another 5 years before rationing of all products is stopped.•25 July 1948 - end of flour rationing•15 March 1949 - end of clothes rationing•19 May 1950 - rationing ended for canned and dried fruit, chocolate biscuits, treacle, syrup, jellies and mincemeat.•September 1950 - rationing ended for soap•3 October 1952 - Tea rationing ended•February 1953 - Sweet and sugar rationing ends•4 July 1954 - Food rationing endsSome foods such as potatoes, fruit and fish were not rationed.In addition to the above food, everyone was allowed 16 points per month to use on what ever food items they wished.In 1946 (after WWII), when food was just as short as during the preceding years, bread was added to the rationand the sweet ration was halved.
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An average Dog eats 7 cups of food a week
Sugar, oil, string, foilImproved:•1939 World War Two begins•1939 - Petrol rationing (ended May 1950 )•8 January 1940 - Rationing of bacon, butter and sugar•11 March 1940 - All meat was rationed•July 1940 - Tea and margarine were added to the list of rationed foods.•March 1941 - Jam was put on ration.•May 1941 - Cheese was rationed•1 June 1941 - Rationing of clothing (ended 15 March 1949)•June 1941 - Eggs were put on ration•July 1941 - Coal was rationed because more and more miners were called up to serve in the forces.•January 1942 - Rice and dried fruit were added to the list of rationed foods.•February 1942 - Soap was rationed so that oils and fats could be saved for food.•Tinned tomatoes and peas were were added to the list of rationed food.•By 17 March 1942, coal, gas and electricity were all rationed•26 July 1942 - Rationing of sweets and chocolate. Each person was allowed about 2oz (55 grams) a week•August 1942 - Biscuits rationed•1943 - Sausages are rationed•1945 World War Two EndsRationing continued on many items until 1954.•1948 - The end of rationing begins. It is another 5 years before rationing of all products is stopped.•25 July 1948 - end of flour rationing•15 March 1949 - end of clothes rationing•19 May 1950 - rationing ended for canned and dried fruit, chocolate biscuits, treacle, syrup, jellies and mincemeat.•September 1950 - rationing ended for soap•3 October 1952 - Tea rationing ended•February 1953 - Sweet and sugar rationing ends•4 July 1954 - Food rationing ends
People in the US spend on average $146-289 per week on food. This is for a family of four people. $36.5-72.25 is the average for each person per week.