The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-28
ADDING A LEAF TO
UNCLE SANS TABLE
To-day $ Housewife }

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Thusr 81 as ahn we're fortunate
enough 10 grow up ia the country r..
Imcmbef The gay furry ncCasIonod by
the unexpected visitors ehn often
drove 40 blsi AZ meal time
Their arrival made TO domestic up.
heayal for IN lhuee DAYS there VAS
iGod enough IN cellar aud pantry to
carry The family through a two year
siege Hnl Il meal had been prepared
lof slN and there we're twelve 10 eat IL.
certain adjustments bad tu be- made
First Of all the older children had 90
help 10 pui q leaf 10 the family table
Then. while the extra plates we're
added came Mothers quiet directions
Mary and Jshu aud Rill have rasp
berries Then the straw berries viii 80
round far tbs others And lm cook.
ing another dozen eggs. So you tau dn
ath very small pieces IT ham And
YOU cider ones must have cookies In
stead of the chocolate cake
ltna proud we sere them What was
chocolate cake. compared with that
thrill at responsibility Mother d.
pended en as. We could not fan her
And uua luole sam has been com.
PEELED 10 pul a leaf IN our eountFys
table The people Of half u Europe are
his greats Shall We, whose mothers
taught us the lessons of self denial.
lef adjustment Of gracious acceptance
che Demands Of hospitality fail 10
meet the test9
As housewives Who handle Sc per
cent at IA" food supply of our country.
'e muHt help "a provide Wiseiy and
Iapartaily fuf the homs ialk and the
guests
u Is not question of giving food 60
auF Allies az TO our oWn Government
Money Is plentiful An are able 90
huy tlut al tina wealth of al the
nations cannot buy a bag Of wheat II
ali the wheat has been consumed and
there II none Ia the market Nine
hundred and seventy million bushels
II grain are needed by the Allies and
the European neuirsls We cannot
furnish all this. bat Ne must heas the
heaviest share Of the burden
Ans the simplest MOST uhsluas way
to do this Is 10 follow the plans OF our
sensible ancestors. Didn't they use
the pprishahle foods the lettuce. the
.radishes, all the good green things. In
their srason allowing plentiful sup.
ply uf Potatoes. beets. turnips aud cab
hayes Ia attain their fail size and ba
stored foF winter use7 Didn't they
can and preserve aud dry enough fruits
aud vegetables io carry the family
through the a hole season.
imagine grandmother sending to the
Pacific eoast for artiohokes when she
had crisp young vegetables o. her own
dour' Fancy her allowing good applies
"a rot on the ground Of hear by orchards
7nd demanding fruits from the far
south
II ec nai porishable foods the i'm.
perishable can b. sent ia our Allies
II so oa' things groan at our doors,
the railroad ia not have 10 carry food
hong distances II ao do not eat lamb
and veal young lanhs sud calves will
be allowed to gros 10 maturity aud la
reproduce their kind before they are
Killed.
The question ol wasting feod haa
beeu discussed until huuat wives have
almost begun to foI FosrHtfli We
have hreu wont to point fnlly Ia
what se called our reasonable ecou,
omies ilul that which wss reasonable
ccoHumy one" mas b. perilnusiy cinae
to RillfHt waste in these times no
Won know that II takes the fruit Of
l7". 900 acrrs to pEoyid" = single rlica
81 bread 10 b. vssird daily III every
home or tina, haiti q cup ~ milk
wasted daily lea each hamr means
2 sea oon quarts
Individually. these slices aud half
esigs are as nothing Collectively they
aoald go Tar toa ard Winning ih war.
heh depends primarily an fooa
The lsaf Is ia i'nsle Same table
The hungry hofdrs are "a hpfed II
lspsHd ou ta b children whether
h hall uuaH q renera aracluus
hosi or fal uur rar Is fbrr dir
need
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