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Something interesting to consider. Soap.

I use bar soap for hands and hair right now. I only put out liquid hand soap for guests because so many seem to prefer it. It seems to be used up more quickly than bar soap.  My grandson was quite interested in the bar soap when he was learning to wash his hands at my house as they only have liquid soap at his house. 

I use a powder for clothes and try to use the smallest amount. I also tend to wear clothes several times before I wash them except for underwear.

I've also found that not everything I clean needs soap. Sometimes it just needs a rinse.

I think for the first month I would pick 4 different ones so I'd have some on hand and from then on I'd likely pick the one that was used up most often to create a little supply. 

This is all so fascinating! And fun! :) I don't understand the soap rationing, though. If it's per person and you each get a soap choice each week, that sounds like a lot of soap. I looked up the ounces of my soap. My personal soap bars are 3.5 ounces and last a long time (Sappo Hill soaps). My household lye soap for cleaning comes in a five ounce bar (Stewart Crafts), and my soap flakes for laundry come in a 1 pound package that divided in to 3 ounce portions means enough for five weeks (Laundry Evangelist). If the three people in my family get to pick one soap choice each week, meaning three soap choices a week, that's more soap than I could possibly use! I also use a 3.5 ounce shampoo bar (J.R. Liggett), but I guess that doesn't count, though if it did count, that would be a fourth choice of soap that I would need. 

Now I have to think about this. :) We have two bathrooms with two personal soap bars (sink and shower) and one shampoo bar in each. That's two week's worth of choices. Even cutting off the extra half-ounce on each bar, I don't think we'd use that much in a month. Do I have unusually long-lasting soap? The shampoo bars "melt" faster than the personal bars, and would have to be replaced more often. 

It takes me forever to get through one of my household lye soaps. That's probably because I use -- aha! -- dish soap in a bottle. I forgot about that. And I use a dishwasher. I may have to hand wash all of my dishes with lye soap for the soap rationing, and cut them into 4 ounce pieces. I'll have to measure my soap flakes use in the laundry, but I think three ounces is about what I use in a week. 

The rations still seem like a lot of soap. 

This was a very interesting post Grandma Donna. I didn't realise that soap was rationed during that time in history, but it makes sense. 

I also wanted to just say that I hope you, Charles, your pets and family, all have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. I'll look forward to all the things you write in 2026. Many blessings ~ Linda (NZ) 

Stephanie G, I love my Sappo Hill soaps! I have to use natural soaps and I found these to be the most economical too.

As you describe it, it does seem like plenty of soap.