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    Quote Originally Posted by Keith at Tregenna View Post
    #26: Bread Rationing was introduced in the UK by the Labour Government in July 1946 and remained in force for two years. Bread had never been rationed during the war and at the time was seen as the height of austerity.

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    Splitting hairs there Keith, as I distinctly remember queueing for bread and lots of other things, it was a long time ago, but have the t-shirt, well the metopherical one anyway, as had never seen a t-shirt at that time

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    Alans post #30 highlighted, or may have missed it:

    July 1946 - Bread rationed

    Dates Items Came off Ration
    July 1948 - Bread.


    and more from #4: Certain Captain Kong was not
    splitting hairs either.

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    Bread was rationed in our neck of the woods Keith.

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    Although very Young at that time, i recall some hardships during those Years in South Africa as well. Although we were never attacked, the War had a definate impact on our Food supplies from various Countries, so we had shortages of various Items as well. Bread was one that was not very plentiful, so recall Mum Baking her own in the Oven on the Farm, lovely though and was better than the Bought Bread.

    There were other things we could not get, but in all we had it very easy compared to all those poor people in England at that time.

    Dad was away a long time being in the South African Air Force at the time as Rear Gunner, he was with 26 Squadron in Wellington Bombers over the Atlantic along West Africa and Gibraltar patrolling the Convoy Routes to assist their protection from other attacks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Denis O'Shea View Post
    Bread was rationed in our neck of the woods Keith.


    Obviously commodities were in short supply but, by 1942, the only type of bread that could be sold was the National Loaf, which was coarse, crumbly and dry. Though it is certain the National Loaf was a far cry from the white bread of peace-time, bread was still considered such a staple food that the role of a baker was a reserved occupation.

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    Keith the bakery for our local Coop shop which was next door was in our street this bread was sold next day in the shop and also delivered by horse and cart to surrounding areas, the smell of baking bread used to make you feel starving. But we still only got one loaf mum and three children father was away in the army. Den

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    I was sent up to East bolden for some time and though too young to know at the time I do recall my aunt who we stayed with telling me later of bread rationing.
    Often at the local bakery she would be given only half a loaf.
    There was very little sliced bread then, you had to cut your own.

    As to smokes, well recall buying them for one penny each back in the mid 50's whilst at school.
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    Glad I'm not alone with my bad memory, only goes to show that boots on the ground don't always match up with cut and paste, anyway half a loaf was better than none

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    One egg a week and not that much butter. We gave up our egg ration to get chicken food and in good laying times preserved eggs. Lived through the Blitz, Doodle Bugs and had the first V2 rocket but seemed better days than now.
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    In my previous post on here, Seamen got a ration book that gave twice the allowance of shore people/ Tis used to cause a lot of trouble in the Co-op when Mother went shopping every Saturday,
    Other women Complaining that she was getting more food than they were when she used mine while on leave.

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