Is this statement true or false? Rationing was a strategy used by the U. S. government to make sure there were enough goods to supply the soldiers. true false

Answer: False

Explanation:

Despite the fact that ration books were explicitly intended for the sole use by the named recipient, a barter system developed whereby people traded one type of stamp for another, and black markets began cropping up all over the country in which forged ration stamps or stolen items were illegally resold. By the end of the war, restrictions on processed foods and other goods like gasoline and fuel oil were lifted, but the rationing of sugar remained in effect until 1947.

Want to try out a ration recipe on your own?

APPLE BROWN BETTY

Adapted from the "Sweets Without Sugar" pamphlet distributed by the Federal Food Board of New York in 1918.

Start to finish: Approximately 1 hour

Servings: 10

5 medium apples

1 ¼ cups bread crumbs

4 tablespoons of melted butter or cooking fat

¼ cup hot water

1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice

5 tablespoons dark corn syrup

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon cinnamon

Grease a glass or ceramic baking dish and preheat oven to 350° F.

Pare the apples and cut them into thin slices. Toss the bread crumbs with the melted fat in a small bowl. In a separate bowl, mix the hot water, lemon juice, corn syrup, salt and cinnamon together.

Distribute a third of the bread crumb mixture into the bottom of the greased dish and top with half of the sliced apples and half of the liquid. Repeat with another layer of bread crumbs, apples and liquid and top with the remaining bread crumbs. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.

Answer: False