The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-08
|EGGlESS BREAKFASTS
IN RICHMOND HOMES
and Turkeys Opens Fight For
Lower Prices.
WHOLESOME MEALS PREPARED,
Recipes For E.gglcss Cake and For
Substitute For Turkey Make Their
Appearance. and Abstinence From
the Genuine Causes No Noticeable
Suffering.

Menus for eggless breakfasts
recipes for eggless fruit and other
cakes. and substitutes for turkey yes
terday made their appearance in the
homes of many Richmond citizens
They were dug up from. the wives
know where, and workngmen and
business men went eggless to work
that friend wife might stand firm in
her determination to taboo eggs and
turkeys until the prices come down.
ENORMOUSLY prepared food met the
appetites of those who eat. and al
most to a man Richmonders, whose
wives are boycotting blacklisted COM
modities-eggs and keys-declaro
the victuals appetizing and whole
some.
The first day Of the boycott went
through in good shape and those who
abstained from eggs and turkeys
found their physical conditions last
night quite as good as at the end OF
days on which eggs and turkey had
graced their tables
Boycotting Strength Grows.
The day was a good one for the
Housewives League of Richmond the
organization behind the boycott. and
Mrs. Stuart MiChauN last night eN-
pressed her pleasure at the early sue
cess of the movement. Nearly two
hundred new members were enrolled,
and from other women's organizations
came sympathetic support Nearly
all the women's organizations OF Rich
mond already have lined up with the
league and the boycott will be so COM
plete, the blacklist againgt eggs and
turkeys so rigidly observed. it is in
r. n of those
m6dities will have fallen.
For the benefit of all of Richmond's
housewives. Mrs W. y. Burrows,
president of the Federation OF Moth
ers Clubs. will issue copies of eggiess
breakfast menus and of recipes for
eggless cakes and for substitutes for
turkey. All are very palatahle and
very wholesome, Mrs Burrows says
and will help the women of Richmond
in maintaining the boycott
Ask Senator's support.
Developments during the day were
the sending of telegram to Senators
Martin and Swanson. signed by the
Housewives League Of Richmond, and
reading as follows.
We urge active participation in the
present investigation of excessive food
prices"
The league anticipates prompt and
vigorous action In the food cost probe
by Congress, conditions similar to
those in Richmond existing generally
throughout the United States.
A campaign of education is to be
carried on by the Housewives League
and affiliated organizations during the
next few weeks. In addition to get
ting all organized women in the city
lined up in support of the effort 70
lower food prices the league will en-
deavor to enlist the support of all
women unaffiiiated and of men.
To Create Sentiment.
sentiment against eggs and tur.
keys is to be worked up by means
of the circulating of literature de-
scribing the leagues attitude and rea-
sons therefor. the posting of adver-
Using matter throughout the city, the
hanging of handbills in street cars
the publishing of booklets urging a b.
stinence from tabooed foodstuffs, and
the printing OF recipes and menus ir
the daily newspapers together witt
reports on the progress OF the cam,
paign.
Mrs MiChauX announced last night
that the prices committee of the
league will begin at once its inquiry
into high prices and their causes
The report of this committee. wher
made to the league will provide somt
very interesting and enlightening in.
formation, it is predicted.