Learn how a key ingredient shortage during World War II transformed breakfast recipes and food culture across the United ...

The United states is still feeling the effects of wartime rationing, even 80-plus years later. It's most apparent in the food we eat.

When the U.S. entered World War II in December 1941, virtually every American became part of the war effort in some way. More than 16 million Americans served in the military, millions of civilians ...

World War II rationing points "OPA' stands for Office of Price Administration, a federal office created by an act of Congress. The points were distributed as change when turning in a coupon for ...

World War II restrictions cut deep into every American pantry as federal officials announced that sliced bread would be rationed on this day in history, Jan. 18, 1943. "I should like to let you know ...

World War II had a profound effect on American civilian life, including the foods that people ate. An apple pie from the era ...

Visitors to the Imperial War Museum in London can taste hard times. The museum's cafe is offering an authentic war-time menu, using recipes people came up with to cope with the lack of basic staples ...

To the relief of many, cigarettes and whiskey weren’t subject to rationing during World War II. But practically everything else was. Each man, woman and child in the United States required ration ...