Canadian ration book world war 2 food

A delicious cake in one hand, a page of rationing stamps in the other. 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. The ubiquitous ration book would ultimately become the most vivid and lasting symbol of these. Click view posters other ads for more items that are being sold. Fresh rations such as the leg of pork shown here were used to supplement the compo wherever possible. Each page is separate so you can include what you need. This was partly because, as the above quote suggests, the federal government took a series of unprecedented steps aimed at transforming canadians diets. When the second world war began in september 1939 petrol was the first commodity to be controlled. They were used in conjunction with ration books and coupons. Elaine norwich showing bushel of beans she just picked. War ration book one ration coupons on the home front. Meat rationing in world war ii the british columbia food history. Eating habits were changed greatly by wartime shortages. Food was seen as a weapon of war so, as in britain, the canadian government took control of.

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. When my husband and i were first married, he refused to eat meat loaf because he said it was bland and dry. Eleven million ration cards lead image were issued in canada. Sep 25, 2016 optimistic and determined by nature, many canadians stretched their war rations by planting victory gardens, canning and preserving foods there was an extra canning ration of sugar, fishing, hunting, and recycling every last scrap of food. Towards the end of the first world war, panic buying in the united kingdom prompted rationing of first sugar, then meat, for the rest of the war. As with such items as tea, coffee, sugar and butter, there was the necessity to ration meat and set prices during the war years. As a matter of fact, when a gallup poll on march 5, 1943, asked americans, do you understand how the food point rationing system works. Foods that were rationed included bacon, butter, sugar, meat, tea, cooking fat, jam, cheese, eggs and milk. Unfollow world war 2 ration books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.

History cookbook back world war 2 homepage life food facts health facts. The small coins introduced in 1944 were used by retailers to give change back for food bought with ration stamps. World war ll ration book printable pdf teaching history. Canadian war ration books food rationing in canada 1942. Canadians may have grumbled about the food shortages, but on the whole they were willing participants. The most common war ration book material is cotton. The countrys entrance into the war meant many changes on the home front. Ww2 war gas ration book canadian rations home front. It is interesting to note that some cookbooks published during the war featured sugarless recipes so home cooks could more easily comply with the rationing program. Meat rationing in world war ii the british columbia food.

Food and rationing summersides war effort during wwii. 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. The recipe does use the whole weeks ration for eggs, but it provides two meals for two people, so still. First world war led to rationing recipes world war i. The government was always able to honour all ration coupons, and food prices during the war rose by only 20%. A look back at the canadian ration coupon books of ww2. Jan 31, 20 the small coins introduced in 1944 were used by retailers to give change back for food bought with ration stamps. For more recent exchange rates, please use the universal currency converter. Childs ration book, used during the second world war.

What is the value of world war 2 ration books with all the. During the war, average calories intake decreased only three percent, but protein intake six percent. One problem that many people have is determining how much food to store. A window into the canadian experience during the world wars. Canadian wine ration book from world war two 1942 cmyesterdaysvintage. I have included a table showing the food rationing in england during world war ii. Symposium keynote speaker, military culinary historian andrew robertshaw writes in his book feeding tommy. Food rationing began in january 1942 with sugar being the first item on the list. This fabulous recipe for egg and sausage pie will be just as popular today as it probably was over 70 years ago. Food rations for indian people and black people were significantly smaller. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. Food was seen as a weapon of war so, as in britain, the canadian government took control. During the second world war, each country had its own version of a field ration. During food rationing british biologists ate laboratory rats.

Oct 15, 2014 instead, i checked out this great site which has a lot of information on rationing in canada during world war two. People who lived through the war years in the 1940s will be familiar with these ration tokens. 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. Initially used to ration sugar, coupons were later designated for other products. For many people rationing, synthetic foods, strange food combinations and the restrictions of the daily diet were among the most vivid memories of life in ww2. It was a curious thing that when food was in abundance, as on lines of communication, we. Dec 11, 20 a delicious cake in one hand, a page of rationing stamps in the other. Many different foods were added to the food ration list during the war.

This is a reproduction of the standard biscuits and beverage powder tin from the mid to late war ration, composite compo ration. Mar 5, 2014 a world war 2 ration book template containing 12 pages and a front and back cover. Around 1939, when world war ii began, the united kingdom imported twothirds of its food, all of which had to be shipped over oceans teeming with german uboats. Battlefield recipes from the first world war the history press, 20, to those who read the accounts, soldiers appear obsessed by food. When people wanted to buy some food, the items they bought were crossed off in their ration book by the. While war ration stamps are not rare, many people find this type of historical memorabilia interesting. Sausage and pudding cut into 1 2 inch slices, may be fried using margarine if preferred. Living off rations with ration book cooking day one. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian. War ration stamps were a common item, and they are not in high demand as a collectible item, making their value fairly low. One source that i have used is information on the rationing in england during world war 2. War ration book one, ration book, world war ii, united states of america, sugar purchase certificate stamp. Canada rationed tea, coffee, sugar, butter and mechanical spares, between.

Food on the home front during the second world war. Chief among these alterations was the introduction of food rationing in 1942. The war ration stamps are very common and the demand for them in the collectors circle is not very high. Ww2 war gas ration book canadian rations home front gasoline license. Optimistic and determined by nature, many canadians stretched their war rations by planting victory gardens, canning and preserving foods there was an extra canning ration of sugar, fishing, hunting, and recycling every last scrap of food. How we lived and how we ate during the war, as in ww2, has been well publicised recently with the excellent bbc programme wartime farm, but, my plan to try to live off wartime rations started earlier this year, when i attempted to live on. To assist with rationing, ration books were introduced on 15 july 1918 for butter, margarine, lard, meat and sugar. Food rationing appeared in poland after the first world war, and ration. Ration book 6, issued to john douglas smith, 268 jackson street west.

Print or photocopy onto coloured card and staple together. For five long years during the second world war and beyond. On january 30 th of that year, president franklin delano. A taste of the familiar in first world warera foods. 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 post war europe, with the last ration book being issued in september 1946. History for kids us history american history world history facts canadian history european history family history american girl world war 2 display. Ww2 canadian individual beer ration coupon book home. Food was central to canadians experiences on the home front during the second world war. The recipe comes from aunt kates ration recipe book. Buying food at the eatons department store using ration coupons 1943. The events on december 7, 1941 catapulted the united states into world war ii.

World war ii canadian food ration book paperback jan. Each stamp was worth 1 lb of sugar and was given a designed two week period during. It turns out that it is a meat ration token from world war ii produced by the canadian government. Canadian households had to fill out an application form for the ration book and wait. Instead, i checked out this great site which has a lot of information on rationing in canada during world war two. In britain, during the first world war, 1914 to 1918, queues for food had become dangerously long. The first two images explain how ration books were to be used. Our ww2 ration packages are sold empty and ready for your choice of food. A ministry of food was created to help with the homefront food situation, what others are saying. In the kitchen, home cooks found thrifty ways to stretch the familys food. A taste of the familiar in first world warera foods world. Food rationing during world war 2 primary homework help. No matter the country, the contents of ww2 rations were similar, including some kind of crackers or biscuits, sweets or chocolates, and cigarettes. Each tin contains a pack of salt biscuits and a packet of beverage powder.

On august 10, 1917, shortly after the united states entered the war, the u. Sausage and pudding cut into 12 inch slices, may be fried using margarine if preferred. The recipe does use the whole weeks ration for eggs, but it provides two meals for two people, so still represents good value. Britain would do better during the second world war, 1939 to 1945. Of the 180,000,000 printed, 123,000,000 were issued. The world war ii years were all about making do with less. This card permitted him to purchase rationed food from a local shop. Civilians first received ration bookswar ration book number one, or the sugar bookon 4 may 1942, through more than 100,000 schoolteachers, pta groups, and other volunteers. Canadas government was quick to realize in world war ii that a wellfed. Food on the home front during the second world war wartime. Mcgeough of the canadian scottish regiment, using a compo ration box for a table. Food administration was established to manage the wartime supply, conservation, distribution and transportation of food.

Not knowing what it was, i had to do a little research. Jun 11, 2012 ww2 canadian war rations booklet for gasoline. Then i prepared this version, and it became his favorite meal. Canadian war ration books food rationing in canada 19421947. During the second world war, canadians became accustomed to rationing, which. Ii world war 2 identity card and evacuee tag ks2 teaching resource. Oct 27, 2017 it turns out that it is a meat ration token from world war ii produced by the canadian government.

Jun 12, 2014 a taste of the familiar in first world warera foods photo. Youll notice that they change slightly throughout the war. Food rationing was introduced in stages, beginning in january 1940. File photo, postmedia news quebecs tarte au sucre, newfoundlands lassie tarts, the border tarts of southern scotland and northern england, and pecan pie from the southern u. A woman flips through a rationing stamp book reserved for sugar purchases 1943. 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 post war europe, with the last ration book being issued in september 1946. Swans down cake flour was a product of the igleheart brothers mills of evanston, indiana created in 1894. On 8 january 1940, bacon, butter and sugar were rationed. During the first world war, which began in august 1914, the federal government created the canada food board to increase food production and encourage canadians to eat less flour, sugar, butter, eggs, pork and beef. A world war 2 ration book template containing 12 pages and a front and back cover. 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.

Food rationing and canning in world war ii national. 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. In general, antique and collectible items are valued by how rare the item is, the demand for the item, what shape the item is in. The british population emerged healthier than it had ever been before, and families had been educated in putting nutritional, frugal meals on their tables. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. During the second world war, canadians became accustomed to rationing, which forced them to. 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. This book of food ration coupons was issued to a canadian soldier on leave in 1944. Ww2 war gas ration book canadian rations home front gasoline.

World war 2 ration books the war ration was not very high. Other foods such as canned meat, fish, rice, canned fruit, condensed milk, breakfast cereals, biscuits and vegetables were available. Wartime rations meant canadian cooks got creative columbia. The weekly food ration for two people, uk, 1943 this photograph shows the amounts of butter, milk, bacon, lard, sugar, cheese, tea and jam received by two people per week in britain. Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, services, or an artificial. Food rationing appeared in poland after the first world war, and ration stamps were in use until the end of the polishsoviet war.