1940s Food

We’ve all heard about food rationing during the Second World War, but how did it really impact the lives of people living ...

Food rationing began on the 8th January 1940, with bacon, butter and sugar the first to be listed. By 1942 many other ...

To address the challenges of a second world war the government established a number of new departments to assist in their duties. ...

As the world war progressed well into the 1940’s, importing food became increasingly difficult. Many strategies were used to try and address ...