 CONT: At the opening to the Pike residence dinner table, Mrs. Pike  admonishes Frank for taking too much of the single pat of butter.  She reminds him that it is his weeks ration, indicating that the  rest of the pat of butter is to be saved. Later on, as Mrs Pike is  clearing the table, the need to save the butter is forgotten. She  even places the sugar bowl on top of the butter right before she  carries the tray of dirty dishes away.