Families were given ration booklets to make sure people didn’t purchase more than they needed. Every American sacrificed during the war so that you could live in a free world today.” Each book ...

Innovation in food processing and preservation methods that began in the military soon applied in the civilian world; thus, ...

Rationing was a common part of the Second World War. As production started shifting to a wartime economy, America and ...

Everything from food to rubber to fabric was rationed, and many Americans went to fight on the front lines during World War II.

Soon every U.S. citizen will have his first wartime rationing book: a folder of 28 stamps, each good for one week’s ration (probably ¾ Ib.) of sugar. Housewives will get their books at ...

The war wasn’t just something folks in Pulaski County read about, though. It affected nearly every part of their daily lives. Families rationed food, gas, and even shoes.

From Rations to Riches: A Pineapple Cake of the Great War Era transforms wartime simplicity into a dessert worth celebrating. Inspired by the resourcefulness of Homefront bakers during World War I ...