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Because of this, and to ensure fair distribution of supplies, the Ministry of Food issued ration books to every person, and families had to register at one shop. Official rationing began on 8 ...

But practically everything else was. Each man, woman and child in the United States required ration books to purchase the necessities of life. Overseen by the Office of Price Administration ...

During rationing, men and women had the same quantities of food. Everyone needed a ration book in addition to money to buy weekly goods. Supplements including milk, concentrated orange juice and ...

Each person was given a ration book. A 'point' scheme was introduced for unrationed foods. Each person was allocated a number of points and a selected range of foods was given a point value.