Today in History, May 4, 1942, Imagining Life with Food Rations, Foods Black Market

How Americans adapted during WWII with food rationing starting May 4, 1942. Discover the impact of government-controlled supplies on daily life, from sugar to meat. Learn about the ration books, point systems, and how families had to plan every meal around what was available.
See how Americans and their British counterparts faced different challenges and innovations like Victory Gardens.
0:00 May 4, 1942: Food Rationing Begins
1:06 Ration Books
1:53 Imagining Life with Food Rations
2:43 Victory Gardens
3:32 Comparing U. S and British Rationing
4:31 Propaganda Rationing Support
5:15 Foods Black Market
6:04 Post-War Impact
6:54 Interaction
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[@danielsee1]

Thanks for more indelible stories of resilience that resonate.

[@VirSimuVintage]

Our pleasure!

[@danielsee1]

WWII was killing our troops. Less people than the beginning of the war, but food had to be rationed. The troops were lucky to get spam.

[@homegrown1015]

Sounds like we are heading the same way towards rationing in the 2020s..

[@VirSimuVintage]

Yeah, looks like it's the same old story!

[@homegrown1015]

@@VirSimuVintage With the U.S. government in everybody's business, I feel the inflation & shortage issues are getting us ready for what the government has next on their agenda...and it won't be pretty!

[@haeuptlingaberja4927]

My grandparents had been growing huge vegetable gardens and raising rabbits just north of Chicago since before the Great Depression, as have many millions of Americans before, during and after WWII rationing.

[@VirSimuVintage]

Thanks for sharing