Meat rationing in world war ii the british columbia food. Canada ration book 6 ww ii canadian farming agriculture. Even though the war officially came to an end in 1945, rationing continued in canada late in the 1940s due in part to the fact that canada was shipping a lot of food and other goods to help out in postwar europe, with the last ration book being issued in september 1946. Unfollow world war 2 ration books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
They had first choice of fruit, a daily pint of milk and a double supply of eggs. Rationing health care in canada basic federalprovincial health programs canadas basic health programs, often referred to collectively as medicare, cover hospital care, diagnostic services, and medical care figure 1. Print the second page of the pdf file on buff paper using black and white printer. A brilliant example of a ration booklet that children can use during their learning on the second world war and rationing. Large lot of 1940s wwii ontario canada ration books. During the second world war, canadians became accustomed to rationing. As with such items as tea, coffee, sugar and butter, there was the necessity to ration meat and set prices during the war years. What is the value of world war 2 ration books with all the. Buying food at the eatons department store using ration coupons 1943. World war 2 ration books the war ration was not very high. Canada rationed tea, coffee, sugar, butter and mechanical spares, between.
Each book carried coupons or tokens that could used for shopping. Ration book 6, issued to john douglas smith, 268 jackson street west, hamilton, ontario. Summersides war effort during wwii educational resources. Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, services, or an artificial restriction of demand. World war ii canadian food ration book paperback jan. Canada ww ii ration book 2 vintage albert county new. This book of food ration coupons was issued to a canadian soldier on leave in 1944. Coupon rationing of sugar in canada began in april 1942, followed by tea and.
Wikimediapublic domain sugar was the first basic food to be rationed in canada back in january of 1942 which must. Each stamp was worth 1 lb of sugar and was given a designed two week period during. Each book contained between 7 and 10 panes of sequentially numbered coupons, and a postcard that needed to be sent in to get the next book. Shortly after the commencement of world war two, rationing was introduced in an effort to ensure that everyone got their fair share of essential food items.
This is a reproduction of the standard biscuits and beverage powder tin from the mid to late war ration, composite compo ration. Learn more about rationing for the war effort during world war ii with research starters at the national wwii museum. When food rationing was first introduced during world war ii, canadian households had to fill out an application form for the ration book and wait for it to be mailed to them on august 31, 1942. Create a role play area and provide students with one, and let them experience rationing firsthand. A world war 2 ration book template containing 12 pages and a front and back cover. Rationing controls the size of the ration, which is ones allowed portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time. April 1943 united states office of war information, overseas picture division. Each tin contains a pack of salt biscuits and a packet of beverage powder. War ration book one ration coupons on the home front. Typical items that were on the ration list included meat, butter, sugar, tea and coffee. Shortly after the commencement of world war two, rationing was introduced in canada on january 24, 1942, to limit the use of imported food and to free up supplies for the military and their allies. World war ll ration book printable pdf teaching history. Sausage and pudding cut into 12 inch slices, may be fried using margarine if preferred.
I was on ebay for 15 years with a 120,000 feedbacks with 100% positive. Meat rationing in world war ii the british columbia food history. The missing man place setting set the table with symbols of remembrance. Wartime meals canada remembers times 2014 learning. The coupons had the same value as those in standard ration books but had no expiry date. Rationing affected all citizens of canada and newfoundland during world wars i and ii. To assist with rationing, ration books were introduced on 15 july 1918 for butter. The ubiquitous ration book would ultimately become the most vivid and lasting symbol of these efforts but rationing was just one part of a much larger set of state interventions into canadas kitchens. Throughout the 1940s and for nine years after the end of the war every man woman and child in britain owned ration books of coupons for food and clothing. Canadian war ration books food rationing in canada 19421947.
Meat rationing continued for 10 years after dday june 1954 in 1946, when food was just as short as during the preceding years, bread was added to the ration and the sweet ration was halved. The most important factor that actually changed the way canadians shopped for, cooked, and ate food on the home front was the introduction of a universal price freeze starting in december 1941 followed by the introduction of coupon rationing of sugar in july 1942, tea and coffee in august, butter in december, and meat in march of the following. During the second world war, canadians became accustomed to rationing, which forced them to submit coupons in order to. Jun 10, 2011 even though the war officially came to an end in 1945, rationing continued in canada late in the 1940s due in part to the fact that canada was shipping a lot of food and other goods to help out in postwar europe, with the last ration book being issued in september 1946. Rationing in wartime britain toronto physician norman harris joined the canadian army medical corps in 1916, and in 1918 was with a canadian hospital in seaford, in southern england. A total of 6 different war ration books were issued from 1942 to 1945. Canadian war ration books food rationing in canada 1942. Each page is separate so you can include what you need.
The ration guide was produced because of the need to control the distribution of staple food products during world war ii. Ration books became a way of life for everyone at home during world war ii. Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, services, or an artificial. Distributed may 20, 1943 the coupons used for food and other. The coupons had the same value as those in standard ration books but had no.
World war two ration book template world war two ration book template had a strong play with cut the rhombus divided first 4 bytes, no notifications but. Once a persons ration stamps were used up for a month, she couldnt buy any more of that type of food. Coupon rationing of sugar in canada began in april 1942, followed by tea and coffee in august, butter in december, and meat in march 1943. A look back at the canadian ration coupon books of ww2. It was felt important that children had fruit, the full meat ration and. A ministry of food was created to help with the homefront food situation. Why not create a role play area and provide all children with one, allowing them to experience rationing firsthand.
This book still has 3 full pages of stamps, one page has 2 stamps used,gone and it looks like 2 pages. A shopkeeper cancels the coupons in a british housewifes ration book. Buffcoloured ration books most adults had this colour. Civilians first received ration bookswar ration book number one, or the sugar bookon 4 may 1942,11 through more than 100,000 schoolteachers, pta groups, and other volunteers. Here is the weekly ration allowance for one adult in the 1940srationed food was the food you were guaranteed to be able to get. International bidders should check with me before bidding as shipping can be expensive. Of the 180,000,000 printed, 123,000,000 were issued. A family might have shared its sugar ration to make this nomilknoegg chocolate cakemixed and baked in the same pan. Sausage and pudding cut into 1 2 inch slices, may be fried using margarine if preferred. That article starts on page 5 gives description of several types of ration books, and does indicate.
They were used in conjunction with ration books and coupons. Please do not be deceived by my low feedback score. This card permitted him to purchase rationed food from a local shop. There are many forms of rationing, and in western civilization people.
You had to have ration stamps to buy things at the store. The ministry of foods carefully formulated diet is generally believed to have improved the nations health. Canada world war two ration coupon book some coupons removed. Although the 1940sexperiment is based on wartime rationing in the uk i will be incorporating occasional recipes from canadausaustralia etc too. An article noted if all the books for canada were piled singly they would reach 11. Food rationing lasted for 14 years in britain, from 1940 until 1954. May 05, 2011 clothing coupons in this supplementary ration book may be used immediately the book is received, but not so with the other coupons in it. A person could not buy a rationed item without also giving the grocer the right ration stamp. Ration booklets were issued to single adults and families. Blue ration books children between 5 and 16 years of age.
Home front coupons, rare book, manuscript, and special collections library, duke university. Guide to the world war ii ration coupon collection, 1942. Visit our wartime recipe corner for a war time cake recipe. A woman flips through a rationing stamp book reserved for sugar purchases 1943. Oct 27, 2017 each book contained between 7 and 10 panes of sequentially numbered coupons, and a postcard that needed to be sent in to get the next book. How the ministry of food managed food rationing in world war two. World war ii rationing stamps program, 19431946 overview of the collection title world war ii rationing stamps program dates 19431946 inclusive 1943 1946 quantity 1 box.
One way out the allman celebrates band lucknow 2004 live dll. The government introduced rationing because certain things were in short supply, and to ensure that everyone got their. There are many forms of rationing, and in western civilization people experience some of them in daily life without. Initially used to ration sugar, coupons were later designated for other products. Green ration books pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under 5. Evening post, volume cxxxvi, issue 86, 8 october 1943, page 3. In the end, more than 11 million ration books were distributed. The war ration stamps are very common and the demand for them in the collectors circle is not very high. Rationing was introduced temporarily by the british government several times during the 20th century, during and immediately after a war at the start of the second world war in 1939, the united kingdom was importing 20 million long tons of food per year, including about 70% of its cheese and sugar, almost 80% of fruit and about 70% of cereals and fats. Mar 23, 2007 ration books became a way of life for everyone at home during world war ii. Islanders were slow to realize they needed the books and had to scramble to order them once they realized no coupon meant no product. This supplementary book will be exchanged for a childs ration book when the infant for whom it was procured reaches the age of six months.
Guide to the world war ii ration coupon collection, 19421946. Note the first stamps in war ration book one will be used for the purchase of sugar. Canada and newfoundland wartime ration books and coupons. The ration books contained removable stamps good for certain rationed items, like sugar, meat, cooking oil, and canned goods. Print or photocopy onto coloured card and staple together. Use this ration booklet to teach about ww2 and rationing. World war ii ration coupon collection date 19421946 creator united states. Fresh rations such as the leg of pork shown here were used to supplement the compo wherever possible. When the japanese attacked pearl harbor the question whether america will enter the second world war was over. Our newest from the vault item is a meat ration token from world war ii produced by the canadian government for the second round of meat rationing that occurred between 9 september 1945 and 26 march 1947.