<P> After the Second World War began in September 1939 the first commodity to be controlled was petrol . On 8 January 1940 bacon , butter and sugar were rationed . This was followed by successive ration schemes for meat , tea , jam , biscuits , breakfast cereals , cheese , eggs , lard , milk , and canned and dried fruit . In June 1942 the Combined Food Board was set up to coordinate the world supply of food to the Allies , with special attention to flows from the U.S. and Canada to Britain . Almost all foods apart from vegetables and bread were rationed by August 1942 . Strict rationing inevitably created a black market . Almost all controlled items were rationed by weight but meat was rationed by price . </P>
<P> After the Second World War began in September 1939 the first commodity to be controlled was petrol . On 8 January 1940 bacon , butter and sugar were rationed . This was followed by successive ration schemes for meat , tea , jam , biscuits , breakfast cereals , cheese , eggs , lard , milk , and canned and dried fruit . In June 1942 the Combined Food Board was set up to coordinate the world supply of food to the Allies , with special attention to flows from the U.S. and Canada to Britain . Almost all foods apart from vegetables and bread were rationed by August 1942 . Strict rationing inevitably created a black market . Almost all controlled items were rationed by weight but meat was rationed by price . </P>
when did rationing start in britain during world war 2
when did rationing start in britain during world war 2
1940
1940