I still have one of my ration books left ... but being a kidlet at the time I don't think it had gas ration coupons ...
DRAT! Can't find *my* ration book ... found one of my grandmas! Special authorization for extra 23!! pounds of sugar ... certificate copy (1 of 3) in the "War Ration Book No.3" Three intact pages with all stamps 1 - 48 on each page, 1 page with stamps 1, 2 & 3 removed. I have an idea why she managed to get so much sugar; she always grew a garden as long as I can remember, and it was she who first taught me how to "put up" peaches. I imagine she was making preserves from fruit of every tree on her property and probably a bunch of neighbors too. Strange, it has her name, address, age, physical description and occupation (housewife) but no date anywhere. The sugar purchase authorization was "Not valid before 8-11-42" ... 3 months 1 day before I was born. l.d. P.S. I also found, neatly folded & stored in a cedar cigar box a dozen 100% cotton lady's fancy printed in many colors handkerchiefs. Never used ... <G> ===== Tue, 17 Dec 2002 00:54:21 -0700, G J Feig wrote: > On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Roger Turk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I remember the ration books that limited meat, butter, shoes, tires, >> gasoline, etc., that could be purchased each week/month. (3 gallons of gas a >> week if you had an "A" sticker, 5 gallons if you had a "B" sticker, 7 gallons >> if you had a "C" sticker.) > Roger...you forgot the sugar......<g g gg> -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
