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World War II rationing
Resource 2 – Food rations
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(Aided) Primary School
Food rations during World War II
This is a list of the average rations that each person was allowed in one
week. Although at that time Britain the pounds and ounces system of
measuring weights, the amounts are shown here in metric.
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115g cheese
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115g bacon and ham
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55g butter
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55g cooking fat
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55g margarine
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225g sugar
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115g jam
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75g sweets
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50g tea adults only
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Approximately 350g of minced beef or meat of an equivalent value
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1 fresh egg (children were allowed 3 eggs)
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3 eggs as dried egg powder
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7 pints of milk for children under five
•
3 ½ pints of milk for school aged children most of whom also had school
milk
•
1 pint’s worth of dried milk
Children were issued half the amount of meat and no tea, but had extra
supplies of milk.
HIAS PDL website
World War II rationing – Food rations
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Food rations during World War II
This is a list of the average rations that each person was allowed in one
week. These are shown in the pounds and ounces system of measurement at
Britain used at that time.
1 ounce = approximately 28.3 grams
•
4 ounces cheese
•
4 ounces bacon and ham
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2 ounces butter
•
2 ounces cooking fat
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2 ounces margarine
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8 ounces sugar
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4 ounces jam
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3 ounces sweets
•
2 ounces tea (adults only)
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Approximately 12 ounces of minced beef or meat of an equivalent value
•
1 fresh egg – (3for children)
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3 eggs as dried egg powder
•
7 pints of milk for children under five
• 3 ½ pints of milk for school aged children (most of whom also had school
milk)
•
1 pint’s worth of dried milk
Children were issued half the amount of meat and no tea, but had extra
supplies of milk.
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World War II rationing – Food rations
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