It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is sometimes eaten, mixed with flour or ground birch bark, in times of scarcity
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n noteworthy scarcity
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noteworthy scarcity n
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a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) v
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n the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) n a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) v restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war v distribute in rations, as in the army
