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Del Monte campaigned for food rationing in their wartime advertisements, asking women to stock up on their canned fruits but also calling to action to need for one's own victory garden and canning for the winter.

For those who could only contribute to the war effort from the comfort of their homes, victory gardens quickly became known from household to household. During a time of rationing and food shortage, Americans were asked to grow their own as their…