I lived in Brighton. I recently had some of those red and blue tokens that was used for rationing. I wonder what ever happened to them. I do remember the ration books, but I don't know what my parents did with them after rationing stopped. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Phillips" <cphillips59@gmail.com> To: <can-usa-migration@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 8:43 PM 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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