These were required before rationed goods could be purchased. In this video, Dan Snow experiences some of the food options for those on the home front in Britain during the Second World War.

Do you remember the mandatory ration coupon books which were to be used for the purchase of such things as meat, butter and sugar during the Second World War? If so, you must be a senior.

Ever since he learned his great-grandfather served in the Second World War, 11-year-old Riley Clarke of Summerside, P.E.I., has made it his mission to preserve artifacts from the two world wars.

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