Potatoes
In wartime, potatoes are a vital source of both human and animal nutrition. The Green Revolution, a surge in agricultural output brought on by better crops, high-intensity fertilizers, and chemical pesticides in the 1940s and 1950s, revolutionized farms. While a pound of spuds in 1940 cost just 23 cents compared to the current price of 80 cents, the starchy tuber was relatively expensive at the time due to inflation. Inflation-adjusted, a pound of gold in 1940 would be worth $4.27!
Potatoes
Eggs
At any one moment, most individuals have at least a dozen eggs in their refrigerators. Before, not everyone can afford egg. When fresh eggs were scarce during World War II, the British government turned to dried egg powder as a temporary solution. During the rationing period in 1942, dried egg powder was utilized as a substitute for fresh eggs, which were rationed in June of that year. Dried egg powder originated in the United States. “Extra to your normal egg ration”: A can of it held the equivalent of around a dozen eggs. Dried eggs may be used to create scrambled eggs or in a cake mix, among many other things. A dozen costs $1.46 now, yet in 1940, a dozen cost only 33 cents. In today’s dollars, it amounts to $6.12!
Eggs
