The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-19
HOUSEWIVES URGED
TO HELP GERMANY
TO VICTORY
Twenty Rules Issued by Agri-
cultural Director of Univer-
sity of Halle for COnserva-
tion of Food.

tAssociated Press Correspondence.)
Berlin. March Tin line with the
efforts that ARE being made universal
81 TO conserve Germany's food supply,
DR.. r. Wohltmann. director OF the
agricultural institute Of the Univer-
sity Of Halle. has issued n pamphlet
ertitled Twenty Rules for the Ger
man Housewife" He prefaces hts
brochure with the declaration that
she must help to win the war" The
rules include the following:
/. The consumption OF white
bread and cakes must. n possible, be
abandoned entirely. or cut dowa by
on~e-quarter.
2. Rye and potato bread must sup
plant white bread and not one crumb
must be wasted.
.. Hulled oats mus, he employed
more than ever for the nourishing u
he children.
4. In place OF the decreasing sup
ply Of llntels. peas and beans we must
utilize potato and meat soup.
5. Potatoes must become our oasic
food and supplant the failing grain
supply. Adults must increase their
potato consumption by 400 grams a
lay. whether In bread, soup Or cook
ed potatoes. IL Is the duty OF the
housewife to prepare potatoes In az
great a variety of ways as possible 40
they shall continue to be palatable.
and to cook them without peeling TO
avoid waste.
6. The appetite for ment must not
be over.exercised. II has been too
greatly cultivated heretofore. only
those who have heavy mental ana
physical work to perform have any
right to eat meat daily. one should
favor pork and mutton and for the
time being spare beef and veal.
Z. our use of game and fish should
be restricted In order to replace the
diminiahing supply Of these foods.
s. Eggs must be carefully conserv-
ed, and. with their restricted use IN
cake, be employed In other foods and
%gravies.
.. Butter. cheese and cream must
be used sparingly. Bread should be
spread thinly with butter.
10. MIX Is available In suiiicieny
and should be given 10 the children
particularly.
Al. The taste for sugar should be
increased wherever possible. in drinks,
soups. marmalade and pastry. II
may also he used in water and served
In place OF beer. The average con-
sumption OF 20 Kilograms "A year
should be increased to at least as XII
ograms.
IL. As LONG as southern fruits
lemons, oranges and almonds, as wei
IS nuts, etc. are coming in, theif
plentiful use Is To he recommended
even II they become expensive. To sup.
plement the home larder. Witt
oranges at their present low price
they should be made into strongly
sugarod marmeiade.
IS. The plentiful fruit harvest this
year should be utilized for m
sauces, marmalnde and syrups.
Il. Vegetables, especially aspara'
gus. should be used In quantity dur
ing the coming spring and summer.
is. Coffee, tea ana cocoa are still
available In suniciency and at moder'
ate prices. Their use. however, musl
o O be restricted. and for mat rea'
son they should be prepared mor'
1 weakly, Win mtf' hhNhAs
10. Spices must be used sparingly
even though there is plenty OF salt OF
hand.
~. OF alcoholic beverages there Il
a sunnciency In the country; neverthe'
less in war time their use should h'
tempered.
IS. An remnants OF food an'
kitchen scraps must be carefully HaV.
ca for use in feeding h cattle.
10. Fat should be used sparinsl'
in cooking; lard should be supple
mented by kidney-fat, beef-tallov
and other oils.
20. Those who are not short o
money should purchase supp''es nov
and store them mp so that when sum
mer comes the question at feeding M
people shall not become universal AM
alarming.
Or. Wohltmann adds that h Wh'
follows these twenty rules iulhlls
patriotic and ethical duty, hshti1s
like the warriors In the iield, for th'
victory and The existence Of the PEG
pie"
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