The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-18
WOMEN ORGAN
lied FOR PART IN: WAR
Meeting Held at St. Paul July 10, II,
To Discuss Women's War Work.
Over 80 Delegates Present.

attended the conference held there
to discuss women's war work. She
was elected chairman of Cook county
in the Eight District.
Civilian and military relief, pro-
lection Of women in industry, Ameri-
canization of the foreign-born and
other phases of war work were con-
sidered, but perhaps the most inter-
esting was the conservation of food,
of which department Miss Josephine
T. Berry is the head. Miss Berry,
who is a faculty member of the
home economics department of the
University of Minnesota and on Her.
bert C. Hoover's advisory committee
of five, presided at a conference
which was held there.
Unlike ]. Ogden Armour, who says
the food problem is not up to the
farmer, but is up to the house wife,
Miss Berry contended that conserv-
ing and substitution in the food line
is mans work as we'll as woman's.
for though the woman has to find
how to prepare food with conserva-
tion and substitution always in mind,
the mans share in the work is the
eating Of it.
Miss Berry advised the women:
l. Not to eat less and not to pay
out less money.
2. Not to expect low prices when
the world is short of food, but to
expect honest prices.
3. To economize on wheat, eat
less meat and share sugar fat with
the allies.
4. To make up the difference by
using fruits, vegetables and other
grains than wheat.
Miss Berry is ready to send women
out through the state to give short
course in wartime cooking just as
soon as the food bill is passed and
the appropriation is available.
In a few days the chairmen will
receive Hoover food conservation
cards, on which all women may
pledge themselves to carry out the
directions and advice of the food ad-
ministrator in the conduct of their
households, ''in so far as their cir
cumstances permit" Each house
wife will give her name, address, the
number in her household, the occu-
patton of the breadwinner, tell whe-
ther or not she employs a cook, and
state. whether or not she is willing
to take part in the authorized neigh
borhood movements.
Delegates and visitors had an op-
portunity at the University farm to
attend a demonstration of bread
making, in which white flour was
saved, and to sample some of the
bread which was made by these re-
cipes the day before. Mrs. Spring
vouches for the excellence of the
three following recipes, which were
proved by actual testing.
One and one-fourth cups liquid
milk and water), two tablespoons
sugar, one tablespoon fat, two tea
spoons salt, one-half cake compress
ed yeast softened in one-fourth cup
liquid, two-thirds cup cornmeal two
and one-third cups -four This makes
one loaf Of bread.
Directions for making yeast corn
meal breads: Add sugar, fat and salt
to liquid and bring to the boiling
point. Add the cornmeal slowly,
stirring constantly until it is all
added. Bring to the boiling point.
Remove from the fire and cool. These
proportions of cornmeal and water
result in SO thick a mixture that to
add the given amount of flour looks
impossible. It can be done, however.
Add compressed yeast softened in
one-fourth cup of water. Add -four
and knead. Let rise until about dou-
BILE its bulk, knead again and put in
to pans. When light, bake in a mod
crate oven at least an hour
If dried yeast is used, a sponge
should be made from about one-half
cup of liquid, taken from the amount
given in the proportions, and some
OF the flour. This is allowed to rise
before adding the cornmeal mixture
and the remainder of the flour.
One cup liquid (milk and water), 2
tablespoons sugar, l tablespoon fat,
l teaspoon salt, u cake compressed
yeast softened in II cup liquid, / cup
rolled oats, 27a cups wheat flour.
This makes one loaf.
Scald liquid and pour over rolled
oats, sugar, salt and fat. Let stand
until lukewarm. Add flour and knead.
Let rise until double it's bulk. Knead
again and place in pans. When light
bake forty-fve minutes to one hour
in a moderate oven. =
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