Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-01


presses the button today and sets the
machinery in motion for the conser-
walton of food and elimination Of
waste in every household in the
United States, Omaha housewives will
be found prepared to respond to the
nations call.
So popular has the movement be-
come that on every hand one hears
discussions of new and original pet
economies.
The kitchen apron has indeed be-
come as much a badge of patriotic
service as the nurses cap or the SOL
dier's khaki. Every man, woman and
child in Omaha is asked today to do
his part in saving approximately ST.
000,000,000 a year by nonwaste OF
food,
The Nebraska Council of Defense,
which met in Lincoln Saturday for the
purpose of mobilizing and correlating
the woman power of Nebraska, will
start a definite drive for cooperation
with Mr.. Hoover's food conservation
campaign which will continue stead
fastly during the period of the war.
Few Slackers Here.
When asked by workers to sign the
pledge. there will be found few, if
any slackers, among Omaha house
wives.
Here is what some OF our best
known Omaha women are doing to
help prevent a food crisis and in
cidentally help win the war.
Mrs. James c. Dahlman, wife OF
Mayor Dahlman, said: Ever since
visited my sister in the Canadian
provinces, a year ago and realized the
immediate demand for conservation OF
food, ] have reduced the consumption
OF bread in my household by cutting
the loaf at the table on a carved Swiss
bread board, which custom is OBJ.
served quite generally in Canada,
bought mine at the Omaha exposition
little realizing that it would play a
part in the national food conservation
campaign. The loaf is cut as it !:
needed with a carved knife to match
This eliminates the left over slice:
which dry before the next meal
do not feel that it is necessar,
to have different food every day OF
your table. Eat all food while it il
fresh, even II the family does become
weary of seeing it on the table two
days in succession. | have also elimi
mated sweets from my menus and an
watching the waste as never before.
Eat What Cannot Be Shipped.
Mrs. Z. T. Lindsey, in charge o
the woman's work OF the Red Cros
in the state of Nebraska, says,
my advice IL to save for ourselves
out of the abundance OF food raiset
in this country that food which can
not be sent abroad. For example,
use quantities of milk, but eliminate
meat almost entirely. Starchy foods
such as rice and macaroni, are sub
stituted for potatoes, which can b.
sent to Europe. endeavor to maxi
my substitutes as palatable and nu
tritious as possible"
Mrs. A. L. Fernald, president Of til,
Omaha Woman's club, said: "All dt
not realize the vital need for conser
walton of faod because OF the appar
ent abundance OF it here in the middl
west. 1t is every housewives dut,
to sign the conservation pledge whel
asked.
plain, nutritious foods should b
the order of the day and extravagan
dainties should be eliminated fror
the menus. | substitute cornmeal 70
wheat and can or dry all vegetable
as they are in season."
Mrs. Frank Odell avors spice cake
with bacon grease instead of spice
and avoring,
Does Her Own Marketing.
Doing her own marketing and max
ing her own bread is Mrs. Williar
Archibald Smiths particular way c
cutting down the grocery bill. ! hav
proved that ! can save one-thir,
by baking my own bread, which is a
ways OF the whole wheat variety.
use rcipes for oatmeal cookies an
raisin bread which the Canada
women use to take the place of NOR
expensive cakes.
Although busy many morning
and unable to go marketing, post
pone it until late in the afternoon, br
/ always do it myself. INse meat t
the last scrap, even making soup OF
Of the bones"
Mrs. H. c. Sumney said; II wi
continue to do what | always hav
done. Born OF Yankee parents, thrift
pioneers OF Maine and New Hamr
shire, | was reared with the idea thu
il was wicked to waste a thing an
wrong to say ! did not like ever
kind Of food. | was never allowe