Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-19
GERMAN HOUSEWIVES
APPEALED TO TO AID
IN WINNING WAR.
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Correspondence Of Associated Press.l
Berlin. March Gin line with the
efforts that are being made universally
to conserve Germany's food supply, DIR.
F. Wohltmann, director Of the agri-
cultural institute Of the University Of
Halle, has issued u pamphlet entitled
Twenty Rules For the German House,
wife" He prefaces his brochure with
the declaration that she must help to
win the war" The rules include the
following:
THE consumption Of white bread
doned entirely, or cut down by one
quarter.
2-Rye and potato bread must sup
must be wasted.
3-Hulled oats must be employed
more than ever for the nourishing Of
the children.
! 4-In place Of the decreasing supply
of lintels, peas and beans we must
utilize potato and meat soups.
5-Potatoes must become our basic
!! food and supplant tine failing grain sup
ply. Adults must increase their potato
consumption by 400 grams day,
whether in bread, soup or cooked pota-
toes. 1t is the duty Of the housewife
to prepare potatoes in as great va
riety of ways as possible so they shall
continue to be palatable, and to cook
them without peeling to avoid waste.
6-The appetite for meat must not
be over-exercised. It has been too
greatly cultivated heretofore. Only
those who have heavy mental and ply
steal work to perform have any right
to eat meat daily. One should favor
pork and mutton and for the time be-
ing spare beef and veal.
7-Our use of game and fish should
be restricted in order to replace the
diminishing supply of these foods.
S-Eggs must be carefully conserved.
and, with their restricted use in cake,
be employed in other foods and
gravies.
9-Butter, cheese and cream must be
used sparingly. Bread should be spread
thinly with butter.
10-Milk is available in sufficiency
and should be given to the children
particularly.
1.-THE taste for. sugar should be
increased wherever possible, in drinks,
soups, marmalade, and pastry. 1t may
also be used in water and served In
place of beer. The average consump-
ton of twenty Kilograms 4 year should
be increased to at least forty-five kilo-
grams.
12-As long as southern fruits, lem
ons, oranges and almonds, as we'll as
nuts, etc, are coming ii, their plentiful
use is to be recommended even If they
become expensive to supplement the
home larder. With oranges at their
present low price, they should be made
into strongly sugared marmeiade.
1.-THE plentiful fruit harvest this
year should be utilized for fruit sauces,
marmelade and syrups.
14-Vegetables, especially asparagus,
should be used IN quantity during the
coming spring and summer.
15-Coffee, tea and cocoa are still
available in suff!ciency and at moder-
ate prices. Their use however must
soon be restricted and for that reason
they should be prepared more weakly,
and with more sugar.
16-Spices must pe used sparingly.
even tho there is plenty of salt on hand.
17-Of alcoholic beverages there Is a
sufriciency in the country; nevertheless
In war time their use should be tenn
pered.
1S-All remnants Of food and kitchen
scraps must be carefully saved for
use in feeding the cattle.
19-Fat should be used sparingly in
cooking: lard should be supplemented
by kidney fat, beef-tallow and other
oils.
2O-Those who are not short OF
money should purchase supplies now
and store them up so tina! when sum-
- e. AyN<
people shall not become universal and
alarming.
DR.. Wohltmann adds that che whs
follows these twenty rules fulfills a pa
triotic and ethical duty, fighting, like
the warriors in the field, for the victory
and the existence of the people,.