Rationing in the United Kingdom meat, tea, jam, biscuits, breakfast cereals, cheese, eggs, lard, milk, and canned and dried fruit. In June 1942 the Combined Food Board was set up by Great Britain and the United States to coordinate the world supply of food to the Allies, with special attention to flows from the U.S. and Canada to Britain. Almost all foods apart from vegetables and bread were rationed by August 1942. Strict rationing inevitably created a black market. Almost all controlled items were rationed by weight but meat was rationed by price. Fresh vegetables and fruit were not rationed but supplies were limited. Some
The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain each volume more suitable for sale on its own. A hardback edition of the cultural history was also produced by CUP and sold through The Folio Society. Vol. 1. "Prehistoric, Roman and Early Medieval" ("Early Britain") Vol. 2. "The Middle Ages" ("Medieval Britain") Vol. 3. "Renaissance & Reformation" ("16th Century Britain") Vol. 4. "The Seventeenth Century" ("17th Century Britain") Vol. 5. "The Augustan Age" ("18th Century Britain") Vol. 6. "Romantics to Early Victorians" ("The Romantic Age in Britain") Vol. 7. "The Later Victorian Age" ("Victorian Britain") Vol. 8. "The Edwardian Age and the Inter-War Years" ("Early 20th Century Britain") Vol.