World war ii ration coupon collection date 19421946 creator united states. Coupon rationing of sugar in canada began in april 1942, followed by tea and. Although the 1940sexperiment is based on wartime rationing in the uk i will be incorporating occasional recipes from canadausaustralia etc too. Please do not be deceived by my low feedback score. A person could not buy a rationed item without also giving the grocer the right ration stamp. This book still has 3 full pages of stamps, one page has 2 stamps used,gone and it looks like 2 pages. A woman flips through a rationing stamp book reserved for sugar purchases 1943. This book of food ration coupons was issued to a canadian soldier on leave in 1944. 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. Rationing affected all citizens of canada and newfoundland during world wars i and ii. A brilliant example of a ration booklet that children can use during their learning on the second world war and rationing. 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. 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. Canada world war two ration coupon book some coupons removed. War ration book one ration coupons on the home front. Canada ration book 6 ww ii canadian farming agriculture. Sausage and pudding cut into 1 2 inch slices, may be fried using margarine if preferred. They were used in conjunction with ration books and coupons. A family might have shared its sugar ration to make this nomilknoegg chocolate cakemixed and baked in the same pan. To assist with rationing, ration books were introduced on 15 july 1918 for butter. 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. Home front coupons, rare book, manuscript, and special collections library, duke university. Unfollow world war 2 ration books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Each stamp was worth 1 lb of sugar and was given a designed two week period during. The ration guide was produced because of the need to control the distribution of staple food products during world war ii.
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. There are many forms of rationing, and in western civilization people. 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 or photocopy onto coloured card and staple together. The ministry of foods carefully formulated diet is generally believed to have improved the nations health. Canada and newfoundland wartime ration books and coupons. As with such items as tea, coffee, sugar and butter, there was the necessity to ration meat and set prices during the war years. This card permitted him to purchase rationed food from a local shop. World war 2 ration books the war ration was not very high. A world war 2 ration book template containing 12 pages and a front and back cover.
Wartime canada is a window into the canadian experience during the first and second world wars. 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. There are many forms of rationing, and in western civilization people experience some of them in daily life without. They had first choice of fruit, a daily pint of milk and a double supply of eggs. 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. During the second world war, canadians became accustomed to rationing. 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.
Sausage and pudding cut into 12 inch slices, may be fried using margarine if preferred. It was felt important that children had fruit, the full meat ration and. Each page is separate so you can include what you need. Each book carried coupons or tokens that could used for shopping. Ration booklets were issued to single adults and families. You had to have ration stamps to buy things at the store. 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. Why not create a role play area and provide all children with one, allowing them to experience rationing firsthand. Buffcoloured ration books most adults had this colour.
Mcgeough of the canadian scottish regiment, using a compo ration box for a table. The coupons had the same value as those in standard ration books but had no. Buying food at the eatons department store using ration coupons 1943. Learn more about rationing for the war effort during world war ii with research starters at the national wwii museum. The war ration stamps are very common and the demand for them in the collectors circle is not very high. 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. 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.
Canada rationed tea, coffee, sugar, butter and mechanical spares, between. Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, services, or an artificial restriction of demand. 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. Meat rationing in world war ii the british columbia food history. The ration books contained removable stamps good for certain rationed items, like sugar, meat, cooking oil, and canned goods. A total of 6 different war ration books were issued from 1942 to 1945. An article noted if all the books for canada were piled singly they would reach 11. April 1943 united states office of war information, overseas picture division. Large lot of 1940s wwii ontario canada ration books. Canadian war ration books food rationing in canada 19421947. During the second world war, canadians became accustomed to rationing, which forced them to submit coupons in order 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. The coupons had the same value as those in standard ration books but had no expiry date. A look back at the canadian ration coupon books of ww2. I was on ebay for 15 years with a 120,000 feedbacks with 100% positive. May 20, 2019 that article starts on page 5 gives description of several types of ration books, and does indicate.
Mar 23, 2007 ration books became a way of life for everyone at home during world war ii. 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. Each tin contains a pack of salt biscuits and a packet of beverage powder. 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. Initially used to ration sugar, coupons were later designated for other products. The government introduced rationing because certain things were in short supply, and to ensure that everyone got their. Visit our wartime recipe corner for a war time cake recipe. 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. 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.
Use this ration booklet to teach about ww2 and rationing. Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, services, or an artificial. Here is the weekly ration allowance for one adult in the 1940srationed food was the food you were guaranteed to be able to get. Once a persons ration stamps were used up for a month, she couldnt buy any more of that type of food.
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. The missing man place setting set the table with symbols of remembrance. Distributed may 20, 1943 the coupons used for food and other. 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. Fresh rations such as the leg of pork shown here were used to supplement the compo wherever possible. Typical items that were on the ration list included meat, butter, sugar, tea and coffee. Green ration books pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under 5. Canadian war ration books food rationing in canada 1942. Print the second page of the pdf file on buff paper using black and white printer. Note the first stamps in war ration book one will be used for the purchase of sugar. Ration book 6, issued to john douglas smith, 268 jackson street west, hamilton, ontario. A shopkeeper cancels the coupons in a british housewifes ration book. Guide to the world war ii ration coupon collection, 19421946.
Evening post, volume cxxxvi, issue 86, 8 october 1943, page 3. World war ii canadian food ration book paperback jan. What is the value of world war 2 ration books with all the. Canada ww ii ration book 2 vintage albert county new. As with such items as tea, coffee, sugar and butter, there was the necessity to ration meat.
Blue ration books children between 5 and 16 years of age. Summersides war effort during wwii educational resources. Wartime meals canada remembers times 2014 learning. Guide to the world war ii ration coupon collection, 1942. When the japanese attacked pearl harbor the question whether america will enter the second world war was over. It still cost money, but you couldnt even buy it unless you had stamps. Create a role play area and provide students with one, and let them experience rationing firsthand. In the end, more than 11 million ration books were distributed. Wikimediapublic domain sugar was the first basic food to be rationed in canada back in january of 1942 which must. Food rationing lasted for 14 years in britain, from 1940 until 1954.
How the ministry of food managed food rationing in world war two. Meat rationing in world war ii the british columbia food. 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. One way out the allman celebrates band lucknow 2004 live dll. In britain, during the first world war, 1914 to 1918, queues for food had become dangerously long. That article starts on page 5 gives description of several types of ration books, and does indicate. 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. Of the 180,000,000 printed, 123,000,000 were issued. 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. International bidders should check with me before bidding as shipping can be expensive. A ministry of food was created to help with the homefront food situation.