Taking It to the Next Level
The Fella and I devised a handy random event chart that subjects us to a bit of uncertainty with our rations. Each event is assigned a range on a 6 sided dice. On shopping day (usually Sunday) we will roll and post our results here.
Milk
| Dice Roll | Event |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | Cows aren’t producing like they should; milk ration is down to 2 pints |
| 3-6 | Cows are producing just fine; milk ration is 3 pints |
Cheese (National Cheddar)
| Dice Roll | Event |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | Milk shortages a few months ago led to reduced cheese production; ration is 2 oz |
| 3-5 | Cheese production is steady; ration is 4 oz |
| 6 | Milk glut in the summer meant that more cheese was produced to preserve the bovine bounty; ration is 8oz |
Meat
| Dice Roll | Event |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | Meat Production is reduced; ration is 3/4 lbs |
| 4-6 | Meat Production is steady; ration is 1 lb |
Added BONUS!
While I was researching, I found a project the BBC did to mark the 50th Anniversary of V-E day called “WWII People’s War.” I was able to find a list of point controlled foods. I haven’t been able to find much on point values so this was kind of a boon. The amount of points varied, like all rations. At the time when this letter was written to relatives in Australia the amount of points allotted to a person was 24 per month. I am going to add more point values as I find them.
Value was by weight or by tin:
- Rice-8 points per pound
- Sardines-2 points per tin
- Sultanas-8 points per box (I assume)
- Skimmed milk-5 points per tin
- Currants-16 points per box
- Baked Beans-2 points per tin
- Biscuits (dry)-2 points per package
- Biscuits (sweet)-4 points per package
- Herrings-2 points per tin
- Rolled Oats-2 points per pound
- Sausage Meat (SPAM)-12 points per tin
- Best Red Salmon-32 points per tin
- Chopped Ham-3 points per oz
