The federal government under Roosevelt (above) decided
to limit the production of certain crops such as wheat to “stabilize” supplies and prices.
On this day in 1943 In a wartime rationing effort, the US
government banned the sale of sliced bread—in theory,
to conserve wax paper and the steel used in bread-
slicing machines.
After huge backlash, they rescind the order in less than
two months.
Diana Duyser, a resident of Florida.
On this day in 2004 a grilled cheese sandwich with toast
bearing an image of the Virgin Mary sold on eBay for
$28,000.
The seller claimed the 10-year-old sandwich had never
sprouted any mold.
The P-38 is a foldable carbon steel can opener that was
issued with canned United States military rations from
its introduction in 1942 to the end of canned ration
issuance in the 1980s.
Originally distributed in the K-ration, it was later included
in the C-ration. A larger later variant is known as the P-51.
