Sugar, Meat to Be Rationed Arms Demand on Space In Ships and Foreign Exchange Brings Curbs London, Dec. 29.
Food rationing in Britain, which so far has only applied to butter and bacon—schemes for which come into operation om January 8, in the ffn month of the war—is 10 be extended to sugar and meat: An official: announcement to this effect has just been made. The scheme for sugar will come into effect simultaneously with the schemes for butter and bacon on January 8, and the allowance will be twelve ounces for each person weekly.
The amount of meat ration, and the date, will be. announced later Livestock and home produced meat will be controlled from January 15.
In a statement the Minister of Food, Mr. W. S. Morrison, says the meat ration will be well up to ordinary requirements, and there will be no rationing of, "edible offals" such as tripe, liver, heart, kidneys, tongues, nor—subject to a limit regarding content—of manufactured pro. duets like sausages, brawn, pies, and pastes.
Fish will not be affected.
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