Rationing started on the 7th of January 1940. All sorts of things were rationed like clothes, foods and furniture. Here are some examples of foods that were rationed : butter, eggs, bacon, meats and more.  Rationing lasted 14 years and was introduced because as the war was on we couldn’t import foods and essential goods. In 1941 clothes were introduced to rationing. Dig for victory was a campaign to say that you could grow vegetables in your garden so that factories weren’t running out. Rationing ended in 1954 and people tore up there ration books to celebrate.

by Emma and Shannon