Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-10-24
Dear N. B. Friends:


ate poem for this week than Whittier's
"Corn Song" even though our own rows
OF sweet corn failed to furnish rs q single
1mess." The picture OF the fair hands Of
the maiden sitting the golden grain, may
appeal to some Of our young ladies to ex-
pertinent with corn-cakes. How do
know it was . maiden's fair hands that
we're referred to? Why, in another stanza,
after attending to .'the bowl OF samp and
milk by homespun beauty poured" this
follows:
whereer the wide old kitchen hearth
Sends up its smoky cufls,
Who viii not thank the kindly eA-th
And bless our farmers girlss
FOOD ECONOMIES.
Mr.. Hoover has prepared the following
suggestions to be sent to American homes.
How many Of these rules do you follow?
Win the War BY Giving Your Oscm Daily
Service.
"save the Wheat One wheatless meal .
day. Use corn, oatmeal, rye or barley bread
and non wheat breakfast foods. Order bread
twenty-sour hours in advance 20 your baker
will not bake beyond his needs. Cut the loaf
on the table aud only ~ required. Use stale
bread for ookipg, toast, etc. Eat less cake
and pastry.
"Your " eat harvest 10 far below normal
II each person weekly saves one pound Of
wheat -four that means 1900 90 more bushels
Of wheat for the allies to mig 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 6sh. At the meat meal serve smaller
portions and stews instead Of stakes. MAKE
made-dishes Of sill left-overs. Do this and
there will be meat enough for everyone ct .
reasonable price.
ave are to-day killing the dairy cows and
female calves a. the result Of high prices.
Therefore eat less and eat no young meat II
we save an ounce Of meat each day per person,
We will have additional supply equal to
$4,000 cattle.
"Save the Milk.-The children must have
milk. Use every drop. Use buttermilk and
sour milk for cooking and. making cottage
cheese. Use less cream.
.Ssve the Fats.-We are the worlds
greatest fat MASTERS. Fat IL food. Butter
Is essential for the growth aud heath Of
children. Use butter en- the table ~ usual
but not In cooking. Other fats are good.
Reduce use OF fried foods. Soap contains
fats. DO not waste IL. Make your own
washing soap at home out OF the saved fats.
use one-third ounce less per day Of
animal fat and s75,Uoo tons viii he saved
| yearly.
"Save the sugar-Sugar 10 scarcer. We use
to-day three times ~ much per person as
\ our allies. So there may be enough for All
| ct . reasonable price Use less candy and
| sweet drinks DO not stiut sugar In putting
up fruit and jams. They will save butter.
.If everyone in America saves one ounce
Of sugar daily II means l,ioo,00o tons for the
year.
! "ssse the fuel.-coaI comes from .
! distance and our rail ways are over blu rdeo ed
hauling war material. Help relieve them
by burning fewer fres. Use wood when you
can get IL.
use the Perishsbie Foods - Fruits and
vegetables We have In abundance. As q
nation we eat too little green stuffs. Double
their use and improve your health. Store po-
totoes and other roots properly and they viii
keep. Begia now to can N dry all surplus
garden products
use Local supplies aironize your local
| producers. Distance means money. Buy
perishabie food from the neighborhood near
est you and thus save transportation.
| GENERAL Rules.
"Ruy less, serve smaller portions
"Preach the gospel Of the clean plate.
~Dont eat a fourth meal.
Don't limit the pain food Of growing chill
dren,
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 problem of the les,
fortunate will be solved"
WAR BREADS" FOR MAINE.
"War Breads is the title of home
economics extension circular No. Is, re-
Gently issued by the University Of Maine
Extension Service. II lie "fuIl up" with
bread recipes which will make it easy
for the housewives to prepare for Wed
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