For example, scarce products can be rationed using queues. Perishable items such as fruit were not rationed. During this time, meat was being rationed, along with other commodities like sugar and gasoline. During World War II gasoline was rationed and in short supply. Food for ghetto occupants was strictly rationed and generally inadequate. While bread was not rationed, wholemeal bread was encouraged. However, items such as sweets and fruits were not rationed, as they would spoil. Fresh vegetables and fruit were not rationed, but supplies were limited. Almost all foods apart from vegetables and bread were rationed by August 1942. Offal and sausages were rationed only from 1942 to 1944. After the first oil shock in 1973, gasoline was rationed in many countries. Petroleum products were rationed in many countries following the 1973 oil crisis. Such goods occasionally were rationed in major cities well into the 1980s. Sugar was rationed during World War I and more sharply during World War II. During World War I and World War II, cigarettes were rationed to soldiers.