We've been deep-cleaning Bobchi's place the last few days, and have run across a number of interesting bits of history in the process. One particularly noteworthy object was a Canadian ration booklet that was issued to her during World War II. It looks very similar to the one above, except that it has her name and info written on the front. Only a few of the brightly colored ration stamps were used.
While I was looking for a picture for this post, I found a Canadian site that sells these booklets. "Allison" is one of the available names. Guess I'm not the first Allison to make it to Canada, eh? (In fact, there are 78 listings for Allison in the Manitoba phone book.)
While I was looking for a picture for this post, I found a Canadian site that sells these booklets. "Allison" is one of the available names. Guess I'm not the first Allison to make it to Canada, eh? (In fact, there are 78 listings for Allison in the Manitoba phone book.)
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Daniel,
These books were to buy sugar, margarine, and other scarce food items during the war. I found some of these books with my name and Miriam's name on them dated during the days of the war. Most everyone had a ration book in those days. Granny
Interesting...
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