At Christmastime during World War II, families scaled back on meal options, decorations and gifts because of the rations on ...

Before the war started, a lot of our food was brought ... Britain’s food could be shared out fairly among everyone. A ration book allows us to have a certain amount of some foods like meat ...

play What did Churchill eat during the war? Giles Coren samples ... the Ministry of Food issued ration books to every person, and families had to register at one shop. Official rationing began ...