The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-27
RECOMMEND EGGS
IN PLACE OF MEAT
Because o. peculiar Food Value, U.
S. Economies Bureau Urges
Hen Fruit ~ Main
Dish.
HOW TO CHOOSE EN-
But Bureau Gives No Advice 10 TO
How to Get the Price Down 10
tho Poor Mans
Level.

\ OF eggs, their relative freedom Hou
waste, and the ease with which they
may be prepared, their use as meat
substitutes at least Is Otter desirable
even when consideration OF their
price alone would not SO indicate.
This is stated In recently published
professional paper at the Office OF
Home Economics of the U. s. Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Department Bull
| letin All. 1t is pointed out, however.
that while this is true of eggs served
as one OF the principal dishes OF q
meal, It often is not true OF eggs
used in cakes, buildings and other des-
serts along with meats. 1t Is In the
latter use of eggs that the housewife
who wishes to economic can try es-
pecially to curtail consumption. A
fact which makes this latter practice
easier is that with the present avail
ability OF baking powders, corn starch,
gelatin, ETC., the use Of eggs to impart
lightness or to thicken liquids Is not
now essential as 1t was in the past.
Food Elements In Eggs.
The principal food element fur
nished by eggs is pfotein, the nitrog-
i enous tissue building element whose
presence in considerable proportions
also gives meats, fish, milk, cheese,
etc., their special value. Eggs can,
therefore, be substituted in the diet
for the latter foods without material
by altering the proportion OF protein
consumed In addition to protein
eggs also furnish fat and a number OF
valuable mineral elements, including
sulphur, phosphorus. iron, calcium,
and magnesium, in an easily assimi-
liable form, and are believed also to
be rich in certain essential vital1ztng
elements called yitamins.
i Like milk, and unlike meats, eggs
do not contain substances convertible
in the body into uric acid. Their
shells constitute the only waste ma
terials. Ninety-seven per cent OF the
portion eaten-a high proportion COM
pared to other foods-is digested. No
extended cooking is necessary for
eggs. and there is, therefore, a saving
OF time, labor, and fuel in their prep
aration when they are compared with
many other foods. For all these
reasons. eggs deserve an important
place in the diet for use at times in
place OF other foods rich In protein.
provided egg prices are not SO high
as to outweigh the other ccnsidera-
lions.
Wholesomeness Of Eggs.
Though wholesome when fresh
and clean, eggs may be decidedly I'm.
wholesome when old or dirty. The
housewife should be careful when
buying. therefore. to choose eggs
which are as clean and fresh as pos
gible. Similarly, the producer OF
eggs should keep nests clean and
, sanitary and should collect eggs fire.
! uuently. It is also well to insure the
tproduction Of eggs with good keeping
qualities by producing only .infertile
, eggs after the Matching season.
How to Select Eggs.
In addition to cleanliness and
freshness, the housewife when pur.
chasing eggs should consider size and
freedom from cracks. Eggs vary SO
| in size that dozen large and a doL
en- small eggs purchased at the same
price per dozen. may differ as much
as rs per cent in tthe value of the
food elements furnished. Perhaps
I the fairest way to buy or sell eggs is
|, by weight. Because of the wide var
iations in the size of eggs. it is also
coming to be recognized that more
accurate results in recipes can be
obtained by weighing or measuring
!. the eggs out Of their shells. Cracked
! eggs are undesirable. because the
Ibreaking OF the shell makes possible
: the entrance OF bacteria and filth.
!; Cold Storage Eggs
Because fewer eggs are produced In
the most populous regions of the
lcountry than are consumed there
and because the seasons have a
marked effect on the number of eggs
laid, city housewives must use cold
, storage eggs during some periods OF
] the year If they are to supply their
tables at all with this food The
fact that eggs have been held in cold
:. storage does not necessarily mean
!. that they are of low quality Care
fully handled cold storage eggs often
, are OF better quality than fresh local
: eggs that have been improperly cared
for.
Home Preserved Eggs.
Il Housewives will often find it ad-
4 vantageous to preserve their own
{ eggs in the home. purchasing them
when the supply is abundant, and
packing them In solution OF water.
: glass or lime water, or. covering them
y with paraffin or varnfsh. Such eggs
, can be kept in good condition for a
: number OF months. For current use
t fresh eggs usually can be kept salts
] factorily for two or three weeks
, without such treatment, in a refrig
orator or dry, cool cellar. If infertilc,
such eggs may be kept still longer
st. Paul brewers,s anticipating a
7 long dry spell following the coming
Il prnbi1iffCy, in,
. looking ahead and planning other
businesses. Rumor has it that dye
manufacturing has the first call when