Food Rationing in World War 2

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Sweet white crystals added to food (5)
  2. 7. Animal flesh eaten as food (4)
  3. 10. The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required (8)
  4. 11. A beverage made by steeping ___ leaves in water (3)
  5. 12. A grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables (11)
  6. 14. A negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed (plural) (7)
  7. 15. To restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war (9)

Down

  1. 1. Back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked (5)
  2. 2. A merchant who owns or manages a shop (10)
  3. 3. Small vessel that floats on water (plural) (5)
  4. 4. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter (9)
  5. 5. An edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream (6)
  6. 6. A dish served as the last course of a meal (plural) (6)
  7. 8. A covering designed to be worn on a person's body (8)
  8. 9. Armed fighting between countries (3)
  9. 13. What we eat to get energy and grow (4)