Definitely recall the rationing of sugar. Mom used to save up white sugar for canning fruit. Dessert back then wass often a bowl of canned fruit like peaches, etc. in a syrup often served with a slice of buttered bread. Apparently she hid the sugar in the attic and we had the house insulated during this time. She swore the insulators stole her hoarde of sugar. Preserving food and setting a good table, was considered a wifely art. Recall my Mom always used a light syrup (used less sugar) and insisted it was much healthier which fits with today's beliefs. Lauraine > > From: Cynthia Phillips <cphillips59@gmail.com> > Date: 2009/07/25 Sat PM 07:43:14 CDT > 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 >