What are rationing books?

Answer 1

Coupon books that alloted only a certain amount of gas, sugar, flour..basic staples that were needed by all to be bought in a given.. Normally you could apply for new books on a monthly basis.

Answer

Trivia about gasoline rationing in the U.S. : Vehicles were classified according use, with specific amounts of fuel per week allowed for each classification, A, B, C, T, or X. (Some classifications were allowed unlimited supplies.) The purpose of gasoline rationing was to conserve rubber, not fuel. For information about ration books and items that were rationed, with copious photos and illustrations, see http://www.ameshistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/events/rationing.htm

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Answer 2

I feel that ration books were used so that the products in the ration shops could be distributed equally among the people in the area of the ration shop.The ration books were needed to keep a record that every household would get an equal amount of the commodity, from rice to cooking oil. In India the ration cards system which people have from a particular ration shop in the area still exists. People get about one kilogram of sugar on each card from each household.Kerosene oil and rice is still sold on the ration card in many areas of Calcutta, in India.Four people in a household would have four ratio cards, one for each member of the household, in India.

Answer 3

Since food was needed for soldiers to fight the war food was rationed, meaning people were restricted on how much of certain foods they could buy. A ration book contained removable stamps good for certain rationed items, like sugar, meat, cooking oil, and canned goods. A family could only buy as much of these commodities as they had stamps for them. Stores were required by law to only sell amounts matching the customer's stamps. Some merchants sold more than they were permitted at inflated prices. They were call blackmarketers and were scorned by loyal Americans.

Answer 4

To ensure that scarce resources would be available to the military and prevent hoarding by the public.

Answer 5

A rationing book is something people used during the war to buy food using coupons.

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