0.5 liter of vodka? What were they supposed to do the other 29 days of the month?
I wonder how they used it. Fancy baked goods the first days, then a rush to bake long lasting good before the perishables spoil? Did widowers ask family to bake with their rations?
That's like, half a days worth of vodka
And far too few darts
Meet the black market.
How many cigarettes do I get if I trade in all my soap, washing powder, flour and rice?
Seriously. It's what I'm buying for myself for a gaming evening if I don't want to get drunk.
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Thank you for the effort, that was an interesting read.
I find it funny that a lot of people seem to be assuming that this is everything that they were allowed to eat. Fruits and veggies have been completely banned, in this world! Haha
Fruit is often hard to grow, but simple veggies like potatoes and onions are a no-brainer. Garlic too!
Four and a half kilos of carbohydrates and sugars, goddamn.
For a month, that’s only about 600 kcal/day from carbs. Maybe potatoes are unrationed.
A loaf of bread is about half a kilo of flour, that's not much for a whole month!
I wonder why it's 1.3kg. The soviet union adopted the metric system, so it seems like an odd choice. Maybe Poland had a historical measure that size.
lot of problems, but not diabetes
Is that like for a whole family?
The meat and sweets for the adults, the ciggies and vodka for the kids
Individual, I believe.
500 ml of vodka? Bullshit, there was plenty of vodka and it was distilled legally and illegally.
For a month, that’s only about 600 kcal/day from carbs. Maybe potatoes are unrationed.
No see. US imperialism is bad therefore communism good.
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