The inflation, not the war or revolution, terminated
wartime rationing in Germany.(72) Despite all the deprivations they suffered during the war, citizens reported that really hard times for most of them set in after the armistice and continued until 1923, when postwar inflation ended.
The centenarian cites "moderation in all things" as the secret to a long life, and says
wartime rationing played its part in getting him to his milestone birthday.
A 92-YEAR-OLD from Coventry who used a shotgun to hunt rabbits during
wartime rationing has handed the weapon over to police 70 years on.
Like older generations who lived through
wartime rationing and can't abide waste as a result, no-one who followed English cricket between 1989 and 2005 will ever pass up the opportunity to feel smug at the Australians.
He said: "Far from 'all being in it together', the rich are getting richer while working families are taking the biggest hit on their standards of living since
wartime rationing."
Finally, one private courageously said "The dining hall is serving us bad meat, sir." The general replied, "Go pick up your corporal's stripes, son." An investigation revealed the post commander was selling the high-quality army-supplied meats on the black market (for people trying to get around
wartime rationing).
Wartime rationing, the Utility Clothing Scheme and a call for everyone to make do and mend also threatened to extinguish any hope fashion-conscious women had of maintaining a glamorous facade in the face of adversity.
The tables are decorated with flowers and each person has his own menu, however with
wartime rationing in full swing it is unlikely that a banquet was about to be served.
All of this was illegal at a time when everyone, including Bevan's Ebbw Vale constituents, was still subject to the austere
wartime rationing regime that was not finally abolished until 1954.
Back in 1948, London was still in the grip of
wartime rationing, building materials were scarce and the city still bore the scars of bombing raids.
At the 1940s farm
wartime rationing means the 'farmer's wife' will be cooking from the Durham Wartime Cookery Book and attempting to turn limited ingredients into tasty meals.
d." During the days of
wartime rationing, people ate what they could get.