In the UK during World War II, people received a monthly allotment of points for rationing, which they could use to purchase rationed goods. The number of points a person received depended on the item they wanted to buy, with more expensive items requiring more points.
Adults: Received 24 points every four weeks
Children and vulnerable people: Received three points per week
Pregnant women: Received two points per allocation
Points were used to purchase rationed goods like meat, cheese, fats, tinned food, and clothing, and could be saved for other items. Points were distributed to citizens in ration books and this system helped ensure a fair share of rationed goods and encouraged people to buy cheaper cuts of meat.
I did use a lot of vegetables in this experiment, tomatoes, onions, garden peas, carrots, mushrooms, and of course potatoes, but I went sparingly as, although vegetables weren't rationed during WWII, they were in short supply!
foodstuff | amount per adult per week in 1945 |
---|---|
Bacon and ham | 4 oz (113 g) |
Sugar | 8 oz (227 g) |
Loose tea | 2 oz (57 g) |
Meat | 1s. 2d. (equivalent to £3.18 in 2023) |
Cheese | 2 oz (57 g) Vegetarians were allowed an extra 3 oz (85 g) cheese |
Preserves (per month) | 2 lb (0.91 kg) marmalade or 1 lb (0.45 kg) preserve or 1 lb (0.45 kg) sugar |
Butter | 2 oz (57 g) |
Margarine | 4 oz (113 g) |
Lard | 2 oz (57 g) |
Sweets | 12 oz (340 g) per month |
How Permies works: https://permies.com/wiki/34193/permies-works-links-threads
My projects on Skye: The tree field, Growing and landracing, perennial polycultures, "Don't dream it - be it! "
How permies.com works
What is a Mother Tree ?
I think for me the forwards planning would be tricky - I tend to look in the fridge and say - what shall I have tonight? Partly because I don't know what I will have left over in the shop. But one egg?!
sow…reap…compost…repeat
"You must be the change you want to see in the world." "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." --Mahatma Gandhi
"Preach the Gospel always, and if necessary, use words." --Francis of Assisi.
"Family farms work when the whole family works the farm." -- Adam Klaus
R Scott wrote:I would not last long on that ration!
--
"Whitewashed Hope: A Message from 10+ Indigenous Leaders and Organizations"
https://www.culturalsurvival.org/news/whitewashed-hope-message-10-indigenous-leaders-and-organizations
Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Anne Miller wrote:I didn't see flour and meal on the ration list.
How Permies works: https://permies.com/wiki/34193/permies-works-links-threads
My projects on Skye: The tree field, Growing and landracing, perennial polycultures, "Don't dream it - be it! "
Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Best luck: satisfaction
Greatest curse, greed
This tiny ad is suggesting that maybe she should go play in traffic.
turnkey permaculture paradise for zero monies
https://permies.com/t/267198/turnkey-permaculture-paradise-monies
|