Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-08
EGGS NOW AT THE NOT ALL THEY'RE
Experts Affront the Famous Hen-Cheaper Foods Just
 as Nourishing.

"OR some time past the hens egg | has had prominent place in
 the news along with the trouble
 in Mexico and other important topics of the day. B0ycotts have been started in various parts of the country to banish the egg from the home until its price came down. Even women of the cabinet in Washington have align cd themselves in the fight. And now come three interesting announcements one that the food value of eggs is overrated, another that the use of dried eggs by the American housewife is the best way to hold down tue cost of strictly fresh" and third that new process of preserving eggs has been discovered which is said to excel the cold storage method.
 Chicago women who have refused to join the egg boycott because of their regard for the food value of the egg have just been presented with food figures prepared by the state food con- mission, which show that the product of the hen is overrated. After a con ference between Mrs. John c. Bley and John B. Newman, assistant state food commissioner, and Dr. J. c. Johnstone, state analyst, chart was prepared showing that the consumer must pay more for the food value of eggs than of twenty other common foods.
 Cheaper and Just as Good.
 According to the chart, the nutrition in eggs Is more expensive than in cream CT cottage cheese, white, whole wheat or corn bread, oatmeal, milk, bacon, pork chops, lamb chops, round steak, rice, potatoes, parsnips, navy beans, apples. bananas. prunes and raisins.
 With eggs at 45 cents a dozen," said MT. Newman, "a woman can save 20 cents if she substitutes lamb chops, round steak or oatmeal. She will save 40 cents if she buys beans. Six cents worth of rice. potatoes. corn or white bread will furnish the same amount of food value as dozen eggs"
 The chart showed also that II cents worth of bacon, prunes. bahamas or pork chops would do the work of 45. cents worth of eggs; 7 cents worth of raisins or whole wheat bread, 17 cents worth of cottage cheese; l6 cents worth of milk or parsnips and 23 cents worth of apples.
 Our computations are from prices on the open market" said Dr. John- stone.
 Woman's Plan to Cut Price.
 That the American housewife may combat the egg trust by using fro zen and dried eggs is the suggestion that has been offered before the house committee on agriculture by Dr. NJ. E, Pennington, the woman egg expert of the department of agriculture. Dr. Pennington. who is in charge of the food research work of the department. is stationed in Philadelphia. She has furnished the committee with her eX- planation of the prevailing high prices on eggs.
 Imperfect transportation methods. poor packing, undeveloped castings and failure of farmers to market properly their eggs are causes of the present high prices,"- she declares. Frozen and dried eggs soon will be marketed in small quantities available to the average household, instead of only to bakers
 Dr. Pennington says eggs should not be kept more than ten months in cold storage. "Hard frozen eggs will keep Il year." she continues, and they will be made eventually more available. Dried eggs are now sold in small cans, and the dried and frozen kinds will supplant in time the cold storage va riety. The dried and frozen eggs can be used by families. and they do not lose any of their nutritive value. There is no deterioration in quality of frozen and dried eggs, which are now packed under scrupulous care" The packing of frozen and dried eggs. says Dr. Pennington. saves mill lions of eggs annually and helps to keep down the price of the storage and strictly fresh product. Representative McKellar of Tennes- see. who is leading the fight for con-