Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-11
WASTE MOTT WANT NOT
EAT LESS SAVE MORE
Simple and Easy Rules to Follow to Help
Save Food That All May Heve the
Needed Portion and That
Want Come to None.

Want Come to None.
The food economies which Herber
Z. Hoover of the Food Administrator
desires to suggest to the American
people were officially promulgated Sun
day.
They constitute the cardinal prnci
Piles of the Food Campaign and are sci
forth in clear type on small card II
terms so definite and concise that all
will know exactly what and how to
save.
i, This Food Administration card will
soon hang in every American kitchen
and its directions followed with scrup-
ulous care by the homemakers of the
land. Already the appeal has met with
generous response. The information
is at hand that million Food pledges
have already been signed.
A reading of the card, which is
printed in full below, shows that to
follow It's suggestions entails no real
hardshlps. The rules ale concise and
simple. Less wheat, meat, milk, fats.
sugar and fuel. More fruits, vege.
tables, foods that are not suitable to
be sent to camps or firing lines. No
limiting the food of growing children; :;
not eating by anyone of more food than
is needed. Buying food that Is grown
close to the home.
Is any of this too hard?
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS
TRATlCN.
Win the War by Giving Your Own
Daily Service.
SAVE THE WHEAT wheatless
meal day. Use corn, oatmeal. rye
or barley bread and non-wheat break
fast foods. Order bread tWenty-tour
hours in advance so your baker Will
not bake beyond his needs. Cut the
loaf on the table and only as required
Use stale bread for cooking, toast, etc.
Eat less cake and pastry.
Our wheat harv is far below nor
NAL. If each person weekly saves one
pound Of wheat flour that means 150,- /
900, 900 more bushels of wheat for the !
Allies to mix in their bread. This will
help them to save DEMOCRACY.
SAVE THE MEAT-Beet, mutton
or pork not more than orce daily. Use
70 hIoc Eoh h.
meal serve smaller portDns, and stews
instead of steaks. MAKE made-dlshes
of all left-overs. Do tlis and there
will be meat enough forevery one at
reasonable price. I
We are today killing he dairy cows ,
and female calves as ths RESULT of high ,
prices. Therefore, eat less and eat no
young meat. If we sve an ounce OF
neat each day per prson, we VIII {
nave additional supply equal to 2,200,. s
700 cattle.
SAVE THE MILkThe children :.
must have milk. Ue every drop. =.
Use buttermilk and sou milk for cook
ng and making cottage cheese. Use =
ess cream. :,
SAVE THE FATAWe are the ';
worlds greatest fat vasters. Fat is :,
ood. Butter is essntial for the =
growth and health of children. Use =,
utter on the table as uual but not in =,
ooking. Other fats ap as good Re- -,
uce use of fried foods Soap contains =,
ats. DO not waste :. Make your :.
wn washing soap at bme out OF the =,
aved fats. =,
Use one-thlrd ounce less per day of -
nlmal fat, and 3750O tons Will be al
aved yearly. oe
SAVE THE SUAK-Sugar IS
career. We use today three times as III
luch per person az or Allies. So sh
here may be enough or all at reason
BILE prices use less indy and sweet
Kinks. Do not stint ugar in putting
p fruit and jam. Thy will save but
sr. pe
If everyone IN Aerica saves one SCI
unce of sugar daily; means l, 100, 900 pr
,ns for the year. tni
SAVE THE FUELCoal comes from
distance and our llways are over
urdened hauling wa material. Help ;1' ;";
eieve them by buing fewer fires. ha,
|se wood when you4n get it. VIII