The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-07-18
GREAT AID FOOD II.
CONSERVATION
Women's Committee of the National
Council Of Defense Being Organ
ICED in Every State in Union
HERE'S LIST OF THE DIRECTIONS
Posted in Kitchens Of Women Who
Have Joined the Administration
Many Sign Pledges

An important aid in the food con.
servation work is the woman's com.
mittee of the National Council of De-
Tense. Every state in the union is
being organized, with state, district
and county chairman,
Mrs. Francis Whitley, of Webster
City, retiring president of the state
federation of Women's clubs is Iowa S
state chairman. Mrs O. M. Olson, of
TT. Dodge, is the 10th district chair
man and Mrs. Jacob Sims, OF Denison.
is chairman for Crawford county.
In each town unit is to be formed.
composed of representatives Of every
woman's organization, social, patrio-
tic, religious and fraternal-in the
community.
Already the Review is told, Il mil
lion American women have signed
pledges to follow the food conserva-
ton directions of the food administra-
ton, and from time to time will be
sent instructions on household econ
omics. Within the next three weeks
the administration hopes to enroll
virtually every woman in the United
States. "> ''9 "Ni
The first list of directions have
been sent CT from headquarters to be
posted in the kitchens of women who
have Joined the administration: They
follow: l." 'H4t'"
a. Zone wheatless meal day.
Use corn. oatmeal, rye or barley
bread and non-wheat breakfast
foods. Order bread twenty-fOur
In
will not bake beyond his needs.
Cut the loaf on the table and
only as required. Use stale bread
for cooking. toast, etc. Eat less
cake and pastry.
Beef, mutton or pork not more
than once daily. Use freely of
vegetables and fish At the meal
serve smaller portions and stow
instead of steaks.
Make Your Own Soap
Save the milk. Children must
have milk. Use buttermilk and
sour milk for cooking and making
cottage cheese. Use less cream.
Save the fats. We are the
worlds greatest fat MASTERS. Fat
is food Butter is essential for the
growth and health of children.
Use butter on the table as usual,
but not in cooking. Other fats are
as good. Reduce use of fried
foods Soap contains fats. DO not
waste it. Make your own wash
ing soap at home out of the saved
fats. as aa,.ss5!s,s b. sill
tSave the sugar. Sugar is now
scarcer. We use today three times
as much per person as our allies.
So there may be enough for all at
reasonable price, Use less can
dy and sweet drinks. Do not stint
sugar in putting up fruit and jams.
They will save butter. - .w
r.. Preach "Clean Plates"
"Save the fuel Coal comes from
distance and our railways are
overburdened hauling war ma
terials. Help relieve them by burn
ing fewer fires. Use wood when
you can get it. "@
Fruits and vegetables we have
in abundance. AS nation we eat
too little green stuffs. Double
their use and improve your health.
Store potatoes and other roots
properly and they will keep. Be-
t,lI uo" w NdIl Va III OH oul piuo
garden products.
"PatrOniZe your local prOduc-
ers. Distance means money. Buy
perishable food from the neigh
borhood nearest you and thus save
transportation. - A' l-f,-.+
General rules: Buy less. serve
smaller portions; preach the Cos
pei of the clean plate; don't eat
a fourth meal; don't limit 1.-THE
plain food of growing children;
watch out for the wastes in the
community; full garbage pals inp
America ilean empty dinner pailsp,
in America and Europe; If the
more fortunate of our people will
avoid waste and eat no more than
they need, the high cost of living
nroblem of the less fortunate will
be solved" G+-