Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)Ryan Mair
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Collection is open for research.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: World War II Sugar Rationing Pamphlets, Ms2015-048, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
World War II Sugar Rationing Pamphlets was purchased by Special Collections in 2014.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the World War II Sugar Rationing Pamphlets was completed in September 2015.
The rationing of food during the Second World War in the United States started on April 27, 1942, when the Office of Price Administration halted all consumer sales of sugar. The rationing of sugar was distributed based on the size of the household of the family buying it. Although the war ended in late 1945 rationing did not end until 1946.
The collection includes four pieces of World War II era ephemera that relate to wartime sugar rationing.
"Recipes to Stretch your Sugar Ration " was published by the Church & Dwight Co., Inc., in 1942. The pamphlet contains nine recipes for common dessert dishes that can be made without the use of sugar, promotes the use of Arm & Hammer baking soda, and denotes how many cups of sugar each recipe saves.
"Sweet News for Home Bakers! " was published by Independent Grocers Alliance Dist. Co. (IGA) during the war. This pamphlet promotes the substitution of IGA syrup for sugar in ten different dessert recipes.
"How to Bake by the Ration Book " by Kate Smith is a 1944 edition of a small cook booklet designed with food rationing restrictions in mind. The 24-page booklet contains recipes for breads, cakes, desserts, entrees, sauces and frostings, and pastries. The back page of the booklet contains an advertisement for Swans Down Cake Flour and Calumet Baking Powder.
"War-Time Services for the Home-Front " is a two-page pamphlet published by Betty Crocker, Home Service Department, General Mills, Inc. The pamphlet give tips on how to conserve sugar rations when baking and cooking without sugar, and it promotes the use of juices and syrups in place of sugar. Lastly, the pamphlet provides recipes for sugarless icings and deserts.
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