It was felt important that children had fruit, the full meat ration and. Each page is separate so you can include what you need. Buffcoloured ration books most adults had this colour. Blue ration books children between 5 and 16 years of age. How to use your ration book inside a replica ration book from 1941, a piece of world war ii related memorabilia from britain in the 1940s. Print or photocopy onto coloured card and staple together. Youll notice that they change slightly throughout the war.
Ministry of food 19531954 ration book, coupons inside, a restriction which affected the british peoples diet, for a resident of shropshire, england, u. People then had to register with a local shopkeeper, and could only buy rationed goods if they had enough coupons. Everyone was supplied with their own ration book, even children. Search results for ww2 ration book stock photos and images 110. The adult ration book above shows the foods that were put on ration when the government introduced rationing in january 1940. You would hand the token to the shopkeeper or the shopkeeper would sign the token to show you have used it. A brilliant example of a ration booklet that children can use during their learning on the second world war and rationing. Using different coloured paper green,blue and pale brown and the below templates, children can create ration books for themselves and their family. A world war 2 ration book template containing 12 pages and a front and back cover. They had first choice of fruit, a daily pint of milk and a double supply of eggs.
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