Identity Card 249 THE MINISTRY OF FOOD FOOD FACTS No. 153 HOW TO SAVE TIME IN GETTING YOUR NEW RATION BOOKS Delay is being caused because at least one person out of every seven has turned up at the Distribution Centre without the old books properly filled in. Others have failed to see that the particulars on their present Identity Card and Ration Book are up-to-date and agree. Here are the three things to do before you go for your new books: Ration Book 1. See that the particulars on your present Identity Card and Food Ration Book are correct, and that they agree.