During World War II (1939-1945) a number of household items were rationed. This is a portion of a sugar application form filled out by Mr. Caryll M. Crafts of South Deerfield, Massachusetts. The form most likely accompanied his ration book of five-pound home canning sugar stamps, or coupons, that his wife used so she could can fruit. He, or another member of his family, had to sign each coupon as it was used, and enter the serial number of the ration book. These books often included patriotic rationales and justifications for the rationing system. This one states five reasons why American families needed to “get along with less sugar,” and a warning that they should not “apply for more sugar than you actually need for home canning” so they could “help make our war short sugar supplies last all year.”
Government Printing Office. WWII Application for Home Canning Sugar Allowance. ca. 1943. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l05-164/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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