That was a true test of your parents' love!!!! -----Original Message----- From: can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:can-usa-migration-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cynthia Phillips Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 8:43 PM To: can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] WWII rationing. I have some ration books from WWII probably the Everett MA area. Malden maybe. I was born in 1943 also I mixed flour salt and sugar right after they got their months supply needless to say I wasnt their most favorite person cindy On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 2:47 PM, pat <pattycake@gis.net> wrote: > I remember all that. Happy memories. Not the war, but the old times. > Pat (Bostonian on Cape Cod) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elsie Pykonen" <elpyk@ncats.net> > To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:36 PM > Subject: Re: [CAN-USA-MIG] WWII rationing. > > > >I recall in the 1940's I was about 13 and it was my job to wash out the > > empty cans and cut the bottoms off, put lids in can and step on them to > > squash flat. They were left periodically out on the curb and picked up > > "for > > the war effort." Now at 80 I am again washing out the cans and taking > > them > > to "recycling." > > > > Also remember we saved and strained all grease from frying, etc, stored > in > > cans and sold to the butcher shop for 5 cents/pound. I think the old > > grease > > was used for munitions. > > > > Elsie in west MI > > > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there > > is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > > > To search the archives: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > > The information page is: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.27/2258 - Release Date: 07/24/09 > 05:58:00 > > When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I > find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the > SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is > a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. > > To search the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION > The information page is: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Cindyp Lose inches with It Works! body wraps http://LoseWeightin72.com http://grammiesbears.com http://teambeachbody.com/cindylu http://OurGV.com/cynthiaphillips When you want to respond to a query or comment posted on this List, I find it MUCH easier to post a new message -- remembering to include the SUBJECT from the post you are responding to !! Please make sure there is a SURNAME or place-name in the Subject. To search the archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=CAN-USA-MIGRATION The information page is: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Immigration/CAN-USA-MIGRATION.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CAN-USA-MIGRATION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message