Don't let pretty labels on cans mislead you, but learn the difference between grades and the relative economy of buying larger instead of small cans. The Pure Food Law requires packers to state exact quantity and quality of canned products, so take advantage of this information and buy only after th

There's no June in January for the housewife with economy and Victory on her mind. Buying foods out of season means less food for more money, and less money available for household staples and defense stamps Creator(s): Rosener, Ann, photographer Related Names: United States. Office for Emergency Ma

Washington, D.C. Display of canned goods, showing ceiling price signs in the Giant Food shopping center on Wisconsin Avenue

Washington, D.C. Deciding whether to buy the small can at twenty-five cents or the large can at sixty-seven cents at the Giant Food shopping center on Wisconsin Avenue

Never too young to learn, these future homemakers receive first-hand experience in looking for point values as well as prices and information on labels when buying canned and bottled foods with War Ration Book Two.

Do you know why sugar must be rationed? Why you can't buy any more refrigerators or pleasure cars?

A customer can use the ration books of the whole family. But the first thing she will want to know when she buys pork chops, pond of butter or a half pound of cheese is--"How many points will it take?"

A pre-marketing "must": prepare your shopping list by comparing "best buys" appearing in the newspapers. You'll save a surprising amount this way, and those extra nickels and dimes can be invested in other household essentials or in defense stamps Creator(s): Rosener, Ann, photographer Related Names

Women in war. Summer canning workers. Why tin cans should be saved. To assure adequate civilian supply of canned produce in the future, householders are urged to save their used cans and turn them in to their local collection agencies, which will send them to detinning mills. Reclaimed metals from t