It’s 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.

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

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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