Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-17

such drastic action. They understand
1t now, and as a whole have accepted
the situation in a true sporting spirit.
The habttue OF the restaurant sits
down with a smile to a fare that COM
pared with pre-war days, Is decidedly
frugal, and feels no little pride in the
fact that he is doing his Bit by liv-
ing up to the rules.
Thus far Lord Devonporrs edicts
have been most noticed in the clubs
and public eating places. Not only
has the food controller told the res
taurant man whom he may and may
not serve meat and potatoes, but he
has specified the quantities Of meat,
bread, sugar and -four to which each
Rerson !. entitled at the various meals.
eating places r allowed each
week q sufficient quantity Of these
foodstu6s to give the patron on the
average. the following:
Meat Allowances.
Two ounces Of meat for breakfast,
hve ounces for luncheon, the samo
amount for dinner, and mono for tea.
The weight Of the meat IL the un-
cooked weight, including such bone
as Is usually delivered by the butcher.
Two unces Of poultry and game are
reckoned as n ounce Of meat.
Two ounces Of broad are allowed
for each meal, including the after
noon tea Only t~wo-sevenths of an
ounce Of sugar may be had for each
OF the four meals, and flour is limited
to n n for luncheon and for
dinner. In arriving 1t tho weight Of
tho aour and sugar. the proprietor
must take into consideration the fact
that cakes. pastries, biscuit. confec-
honery and similar articles contain 30
per cent Of -four and twenty per cent
Of sugar by weight.
In many places now sugar is serv-
cd In tiny envelopes each containing
the AMOUNT allotted by law.
Homes Not On Rasions.
While the food controller has not
placed the private home on rations.
he has made strenuous appeals to
nousekeepers to see that voluntaryYa-
tons are maintained. Bread, meat
and sugar being the most important
articles Of diet, the controller has ask.
% that each person limit the weekly
diet to not more than four pounds Of
bread. Q half pound Of sugar ana two
md q haH pounds Of meat. His ap-
peal has met With Widespread re-
Spouse, but. recently Lord Davenport
IN a speech in the House Of Lords,
warned he country that the bread
consumption must be cut down still
more II forced bread rationinr we're
70 be avoided for the shortage of
wheat nour holds forth serious poesi-
b1ttfaes II the present rate Of con-
sumption - maintained.
In order to conserve the supplies of
wheat hour and sugar, the controller
recently put into effect orders which
nit not only the public eating houses
but the homo. and hit them hard.
Under these provisions bakers or 9th
: tood sellers can use no sugar IA
making bread and they cannot seij
Icurr1nt bread. sultaMa bread or mir
bread In addition to being obiired n
sen bread by weight they musf ~ n
IL b . every loaf IL at least Twelve
hours old before It leaves their shops
n no baker may exchange bread for
other bread which he has sold.
Goodies Under Ban.
When IT. comes to cakes and pastries
the food controller puts his foot down
hard. Bakers are not allowed 70 7selj
crumpets. mufnns. tea cakos or fancy
Dread or any light or fancy pastries,
o. any other like article. turthsr
oakse. buns. scenes or biscuits whioh
axe frosted or are covseeA With any
other edible Substance aAdod a1terS ~
dough iSFmtIed are absolutely -
hooed.. No cake may contain more
than IL per cent Of sugar Of more
than 20 per cant Of wheat dour. Buns
may contain 70 pr ssnt of sueass ana
Inssa ~ $500 smis.
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