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Show : 4 Point Rationing Question Box j 8 Q. My family consists of my husband, our two children, and I myself. What is my family's al-1 al-1 lowance of canned foods when rationing begins? j A. 20 cans five per person, ex-1 ex-1 eluding those containing less than I eight ounces. Q. If I have more cans than that, will the extra cans have to be turned in when rationing begins? be-gins? A. No, but one blue eignt-point stamp will be taken out oi nation na-tion Book Two for each can beyond be-yond the allowable five. Q. Do I have to count fll the canner foods in my home? A. Count all the .cans, btttles and jars that contain eight ounces or more. Home-canned foods are not included and there aie certain other exceptions. Q. Exactly which foods are to be reported? A. Include all the following commercially oanned, tin or glass, fruits (including spiced fruits; and vegetables, canned fruit and vegetable vege-table juices, all canned soups, chili sauce and catsup. Q. Will stamps be deducted" for canned foods which are part of an 'emergency shelf" to be used only in case of on air-raid or other disaster? A. Yes. All cans of food to be rationed and weighing eight ounces or more must be included in the count. Q. How and when will these extra ex-tra cans be reported? A. They will be reported to local lo-cal rationing registrars when War Ration Book Two is distributed, on a form called the "consumer declaration." Q. Where will I get the form on which to report my extra stock of canned foods? A. Watch for it to appear in your newspaper after February 15. Clip it out and fill in the facts on February 21. Registration for War Ration Book Two begins on February 22 and you will save time by bringing a completed form with you. Q. Will each member of the family fam-ily fill out one of these forms? A. No. Only one form will be used for the entire family. Tire form has a space for writing in the names of all members of the family unit. Q. Do I include my housekeeper in this list of names? She lives j with us and eats all her meals ia ; our home. A. No. List only the members of the family. Your housekeeper must fill out a separate declaration form. Q. What other information will I be asked to supply on this consumer con-sumer declaration? A. The number of pounds of coffee the family had on hand on November 28 1942, less one pound for each person whose age is given giv-en as 14 or over on Ration Book One. |