Rationing
Britain depended on imported food. During the Second World War, German submarines preyed on convoys of merchant ships bringing supplies to the country. Rationing of food intake was the only option. Ration books were issued and supplies were controlled by the Ministry of Food - the biggest shop in the world. May Young who was 8 when the war broke out, tells us how she coped without some of her favourite foods - especially sweets!
Britain depended on imported food. During the Second World War, German submarines preyed on convoys of merchant ships bringing supplies to the country. Rationing of food intake was the only option. Ration books were issued and supplies were controlled by the Ministry of Food - the biggest shop in the world. May Young who was 8 when the war broke out, tells us how she coped without some of her favourite foods - especially sweets!
