The life and times of Melba Arthena Larson ans Oliver Lealand Laub or Wee Wobb's Kids and Mel's Brats by Cleo Laub Jackson 6/21/95

retyped and posted with added titles: by Kimberly Thurston a work still in progress

Food Stamps

When Mom and Daddy went grocery shopping they had to use food stamps issued during the War.  Stamps were issued for each man, woman, and child in each family. They were stamped for the commodities that were scarce because of the source of supply interruption.

In Mom's papers saved, we found food stamp books issued to some of children. Mine contains stamps for coffee, sugar, flour, fruit and "spare" items. On the back of the book is an admonition to save the empty tin cans and meat fat for the war effort.

Here we were in the middle of all this excitement. If it wasn't for my constant fear of being bombed, things would have been perfect.

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