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Food During WWII. A. Z. E. C. What Food Was Eaten During WWII?. Rationing. Became a routine of daily life Housewives stood in long lines for food at their shops Britain introduced rationing when Germany attacked its merchant ships

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A. Z. E. C.

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  1. Food During WWII A. Z. E. C.

  2. WhatFood Was Eaten During WWII?

  3. Rationing • Became a routine of daily life • Housewives stood in long lines for food at their shops • Britain introduced rationing when Germany attacked its merchant ships • A strategy was used by food inspectors to employ people to encourage breaking the law at shops

  4. Rationing (cont.) • Buying food without coupons was illegal • Shop at Romford was known for selling black-market goods • Romford had a system of men to signal police or inspectors

  5. Cheerios • Cheerioats old Cheerios name since 1945 • Cheerioats were first ready-to-eat cereal. • Cherri O'Leary was first mascot

  6. Coca-Cola • President Woodruff ordered that men received Coca-cola for five cents • Went with soldiers and Europeans had their first taste • Production was limited due to rationing • “Coke” nickname developed in 1945

  7. SPAM • Sent to Britain and Russia for quota 15 million cans a week • Saved troops from starvation • Introduced to Hawaii during Pacific battles • Is still eaten today at Hawaii

  8. Victory Gardens • Every man and woman in Britain kept an allotment • Lawns / gardens were changed to vegetable gardens • People were encouraged to keep chickens, goats, and pigs • Over 1.4 million people kept allotments

  9. What Soldiers Ate • They ate MRE’s (meals ready to eat) • If there were no MRE’s they ate bread and water • Soldiers ate K-rations which tasted worse

  10. Other Food Introduced • Corn Dogs, 1943 (Fletcher brothers most common creators) • Nachos, 1943 (means “flat-nosed” in Spanish) • Chicago-style pizza, 1943 (truly invented by Ike Sewell and Ric Riccardo)

  11. Other Food Introduced (cont.) • Rice Krispies treats, 1941 (made before Rice Krispies cereal) • Spice cake, 1942 (sugar rationed, so Karo syrup, honey, and molasses replaced it) • Lord Woolton pie, 1941 (pie made out of vegetables; no meat)

  12. Interesting Facts • Fat used in making nitroglycerin, chemical compound in dynamite • School meals began in the war • Pigs kept for food were popular since they could be fed off kitchen waste

  13. Bibliography Floyd, Matt, et al. "Food of the Homefront." Food During WWII. 29 Nov. 2007      <http://www.newberry.k12.sc.us/mchs/home_front_food.htm>. Olver, Lynne. The food timeline. 28 Nov. 2007. 29 Nov. 2007 <http://www.foodtimeline.org/>. Simkin, J. "Digging For Victory." Spartacus Educational. 29 Nov. 2007     <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWdig.htm>. Simkin, J. "Rationing." Spartacus Educational. 29 Nov. 2007 <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/     2WWrationing.htm>. Wikipedia. "Homefront During World War II." Wikipedia. Wikipedia Foundation, Inc. 29 Nov. 2007     <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_front_during_World_War_II>.

  14. Reflection We learned that many common and popular foods that we eat today were created or eaten during World War II, like Cheerios and Coke. A lot of our favorite foods today were introduced back then. People during WWII were very resourceful and made delicious food with little and restricted ingredients.

  15. THE END

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