<P> 1s 2d bought about 1 lb 3 oz (540 g) of meat . Offal and sausages were only rationed from 1942 to 1944 . When sausages were not rationed, the meat needed to make them was so scarce that they often contained a high proportion of bread . Eggs were rationed and "allocated to ordinary consumers as available"; in 1944 thirty allocations of one egg each were made . Children and some invalids were allowed three a week; expectant mothers two on each allocation . </P> <Ul> <Li> 1 egg per week or 1 packet (makes 12 ersatz eggs) of egg powder per month (vegetarians were allowed two eggs) </Li> <Li> plus, 24 points for four weeks for tinned and dried food . </Li> </Ul> <Li> 1 egg per week or 1 packet (makes 12 ersatz eggs) of egg powder per month (vegetarians were allowed two eggs) </Li> <Li> plus, 24 points for four weeks for tinned and dried food . </Li>

Where did the food come from in ww2