Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-27
FOOD ADMINISTRATORS
Every Housewife Should be Food
Administrator Says sIr. White af
Virginia.

Richmond Va, Nov. 27.-In his
speech before the Housewives Lea
cue, Food Administrator White sad
in part: 1T is not true that there IS
only one Food Administrator ir Viz
ginia. There are 1T least lS5,0GG
food administrators. Every woman
who has signed the food card pledge
is q food administrator III her owc
right. Women do 80 per cent, OF the
buying. If they know how 20 bay
and are wise in their selection oi
rood they are exertiag Their rig::t
as food administrators.
Women should make 4 study OF
food values. They should understand
what is meant by a well-balancou
ration Food buying and food COM
hinations are a science.
Much food is wasted in our South
e,'n kitchens, some Of it by bad cook
ing, some of it by extravaganza, and
quantities Of foods that could be
utilized 90 into the garbage pals n
stead. Every woman can Hoover &c
her kitchen by gaining the co-opaT1-
ton and sympathetic understanding
OF her cook.
The Food Administrator IN every
state has formed or is forming ma
chinery such rs will linsure the sale
Of food Of all kinds to the consumer
ut reasonable prices, considering, OF
course, the high cost of production
In every town i'll every state Wo-
men have ben appointed to fiEd out!
each week prices OF staple commod!-
t;ss and report them to the central
bnreau Of statistics at Washington.
Yon ran MI aid in this work"
Almost ten and q quarter million
American women have signed the
card pledeing themselves to follow
opt the program Of food conserva- !
ton. IF these women keep thcir pro-
n,ise-a1ld the promise Of the Amer
lean woman is no scrap OF paper
i. meaas that ten and . quarter NIL
hon ounces OF flour, sugar and meat
will be saved in ten and quarter
million households each day for 1heE
next 365 days at least. There Isl
fcoa for the allics--and food Tor re-
1cction AZ well.
The world has rot to he fed. Wei
cannot feed il with Eiass-meetlngs
and patriotic speeches, nor even with
money. 1t has got to be fed Wi:h
food. W, can feed the world II wei
don't waste food; if We save, At IN
stead Of serving it too lavlshly.
One way Of wasting food is by not
ns;rr the local and scasonabic sup
nv. Use the food you can buy at
home and thus save transportation'
A second way Of wasting food IS!
By improper handling in the nome
earn to save the fats and use them
over and over for frying instead o1
constantly using fresh lard or but
tn, Don't throw away anything 'hat
con be used. Cheat the garbage pail!
not the boys in the trenches.
a third way Of wasting food Is by
planning our meals poorly. Find out
az Won can about foo1 values and
ho,anee your meals properly.
4 fourth way is by cooking FOOD
,,,,r Enormous quantities o., food
.rc thrown away every day in this
r;,nn,rv. because they are dried up
ar burned, or: are, too greasy to ne
n.,otablc A little food, well cooked
and we'll served, is far more tempting
taan an abundance of food so badly
caIca and served that nobody ENJOYS
i The individual plate waste o.
oach person is great matter to De
welcomed with Don't take more on
your plate than you can eat, and eat
M you take. Teach the Caeaa
plate" doctrine 10 every member O.
your family.