Victory Sausages (1943)

Published: Jan. 12, 2021, 11 a.m.

It\u2019s January 12th. On this day in 1943, the US announces limits to the amount of meat Americans could eat, as well as a re-working of the meat content in sausages and other products.

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Jody and Niki discuss the rationing in WWII, and the wartime re-branding efforts of a lot of common American items.

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