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Rationing effected a good part of our lives. Many of the things rationed were in short supply, so we often had to learn how to improvise or do without. Nylons, since nylon was needed to make parachutes. That's when liquid stockings showed up. It wasn't a good idea to wear them out in the rain, because water would streak them. Coffee was rationed...and that's when Nescafe was introduced (try it sometime...lol...it's still available). Because meat was rationed and in short supply, along came the recipes for casserole dinners because they usually took less meat . There was "meatless Tuesday" (also meatless Fridays? I'm not sure about that). Shoes were rationed, so people had shoes repaired rather than tossing them out and buying new. I even had my saddle oxfords refinished and resoled. Since auto plants were turned into "defense plants," there were no civilian automobiles manufactured until after the war was over. It was a big event when that first new car showed up in our neighborhood after the war. It was a maroon 2-door coupe.

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