File:Powdered egg and milk, United States, 1939-1945 Wellcome L0059407.jpg

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Powdered egg and milk, United States, 1939-1945
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Powdered egg and milk, United States, 1939-1945
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During the Second World War, sugar, meat, butter, cheese, eggs, milk, tea and chocolate were in such short supply in Britain that they were eventually rationed. Powdered foods such as milk and eggs were one way to supplement supplies without resorting to the illegal ‘black market’.

These two tins were among the huge amounts of food and other commodities supplied by the United States during the course of the war. They were transported by merchant ships, which had to negotiate the perils of German submarines in their journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

The control placed on supplies saw diets, especially children’s, improve as food was shared more equally by rationing, although the ‘black market’ still flourished.

maker: River Falls Co-Operative Creamery Company, maker: Terminal Marketing Company

Place made: United States

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Keywords: powdered milk; rationing; powdered egg; container
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  • Library reference: Science Museum 1981-1577
  • Photo number: L0059407
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