Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	Cartoon about food rationing. Uncle Sam holds his hand up, palm out, over a basket of potatoes and asks people not to hoard them. A man standing in the produce section of a grocery store and pushing a shopping cart reads a sign which says fresh vegetables are free of points. A hand holds out a sheet of paper listing when ration coupons become valid. Point value of dried prunes cut. A man behind a stores counter gestures to a shelf full of goods and an empty shelf; the products on the full shelf were reduced in price, but they were still unsold, while the products on the now-empty shelf were reduced in points value. Italian/French Chef, a man wearing a chefs outfit and holding a frying pan, says that they cook with olive oil instead of butter in those countries; a woman points out that olive oil is very expensive. A man stands up on his chair to cut up a huge piece of meat much larger than he is. Uncle Sam (Symbolic Character) Image Access WideTEK 25 Do not hoard potatoes. 101,000,000 bushels on hand in this region. Eat fresh vegetables no points needed. Cauliflower. 45 cents heap. No points cash only. Here it is. Point 1 coupons only may be used for change... New point values 16 points per week per person for meat-butter-cheese-fish. Good March 29 A8. Good April 4 B8. Good April 11 C8. Good April 18 D8. Good April 25. A5. A2. A1. Red coupons A-B-C and D not good after April 30. Can expect point value changes from time to time. Recipes using little butter. And--how to stretch meats? You must give points to farmers for meat, butter, etc., just as to stores. 7 and 9. We do it with olive oil. Italian/French chef. But not at $1.43 a pint. Cut in price little effect. Cut in points--all go! 26 cents. 2 for 26 cents. 16 points. 8 points. So they say. Point values cut so as to move stocks on hand. Dried prunes. Tell me again about hamburger points. The call. In place of butter. Apple butter. Peanut butter. Etc. like spread. A last fling (IF--). I do on hay. [in margins: If you buy from farmer at same points to him. Drink gravy place of. Price cut 2 can 26 cents no go. But 2 can 12 points they Courier 3 columns 3/24/43.]
Origin:	2014
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/3709
Collection:	Karl K. Knecht Collection
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Subjects:	Home Front Economy Agriculture Economy Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States

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