The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-25

Save the Wheat, Save the Meat, Save
the Milk, Save the Fats, Save the
Sugar and Save the Fuel Are His In
functions to All Patriotic Women.
He Tells How to Do II.
Food Administrator Hoover announc-
ed the text of his injunctions to Amer
lean housewives. A card containing
these requests will soon, he hopes,
hang In every kitchen. 1t reads:
Is ANY OF THIS TOO HARD?
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMIN
IsTRATION.
Win the war by giving your own
daily service.
SAVE THE WHEAT-One wheat
less meal a day. Use corn, oatmeal,
rye or barley bread and nonwheat
four hours In advance, so your baker
will not bake beyond his needs. Cut
the loaf on the table and only as re-
Quired. Use stale bread for cooking,
toast. etc. Eat less cake and pastry.
Our wheat harvest is far below nor
pound OF wheat -four, that means 150,-
100000 more bushels Of wheat for the
allies to mix In their bread. This will
help them to save democracy.
SAVE THE MEAT.-Beef, mutton or
pork not more than once daily. Use
freely vegetables and fish. At the meat
meal serve smaller portions and stews
instead of steaks. Make made dishes
of all leftovers. Do this and there will
be meat enough for every one at rea-
sonable price.
We are today ki-ilg the dairy cows
and female calves as the result of high
prices. Therefore eat less, and eat no
young meat. If we save an ounce of
meat each day person we will have
additional supply equal to 100000 cat
tie.
SAVE TIE MILK.-The children
must have milk. Use every drop. Use
buttermik and sour milk for cooking
and making cottage cheese. Use less
cream.
SAVE TIE FATS.-We are the
WIN Sl'"iNSt i"t at -
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. Re
duce use of fried foods. Soap contains
fats. DO not waste it. Make your own
washing soap at home out of the saved
fats.
Use One-third ounce less per day of
animal fat and $4,000 tons will be
saved yearly.
SAVE THE SUGAR-Sugar is scar
Ger. We use today three times as
much per person as our allies. So
there may he enough for all at reason
able prices use less candy and sweet
drinks. Do not stint sugar in putting
up fruit and jams. They will save
butter.
II every one in America saves one
ounce of sugar daily 1t means l 100000
tons for the year.
SAVE THE FUEL.-Coal comes from
a distance, and our railways are over
burdened hauling war material. Help
relieve them by burning fewer fires.
Use wood when you can get it.
USE PERISHABLE FOODS.-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
gin now TO can or dry all surplus gar
den products.
USE LOCAL SUPPLIES.-Patroni
your local producer. Distance means
money, Buy perishable food from the
neighborhood nearest you and thus
save transportation.
General Rules.
Buy less, serve smaller portions.
Preach the gospel of the clean
plate"
Don't eat fourth meal
Don't limit the plain food Of growing
children.
Watch out for the wastes In the com
munity.
Full garbage pals in America mean
empty dinner pals 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 prob |
lem of the less fortunate will be solved. |
HERBERT c. HOOVER,
United States Food Commissioners