Ration Stamps and LiverCopyright © 1997 Property of Deborah K. Fletcher for Florence MacLennan Brown. All rights reserved.Following the Second World War, everyone had to use ration stamps to buy everyday items, such as meat, sugar, clothing and shoes. Since I had a baby who outgrew shoes rather quickly, I sometimes traded my ration stamps with my mother. She didn't really need shoes often, and I gave her meat or gasoline stamps in trade. Even with stamps, food was often difficult to come by. Lines were long, and quality was often poor. One day I stood in a line for about three hours, waiting my turn to buy hamburger. Yes, even hamburger was something of a treat. My turn finally came, and I joyfully went home with a large package of hamburger. Oh, how I looked forward to real beef! I cooked it for supper, savoring every minute. When I bit into it, it was not true beef at all; it was mixed with ground liver. Oh, how I hated liver! I couldn't eat it. All that time and all those precious stamps wasted on liver! Please View and Sign My Guestbook © 1998-2000 Debbie Fletcher, joiya@tcia.net
|