The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21

fore the puUllC' INV r. N;l1;opc
food war to great extent 4 I,t
Of men NAV be sent to the 1roht' puI
without proper and sufficient 1000 anu
clothng, they cannot do justice 70
themselves and to their country. IL
is our duty to not only furnish 1000
for This country alone, but for the
countries who are fighting IN the same
cause abroad This is well estap-
Iishpd fact. The men at the front
must have the food they are accustonl-
ed to, and a variety OF tood' 10 III
sure their doing good work. ~,
Wheat and meats are two foods that
mist be sent abroad, and it is the du-
ty of the people at home. to 90 with
less of these foods, or else lind sub
stitutes, in order that these foods may
be sent across in sufficient quantities,
To the people in the south, this prob
lem will not be so hard to solve, as 1t
is for the people north, for the south
is accustomed to using corn in place
Of wheat, and here too, because OF our
mild climate, products may be grown
the year round. In place of wheat,
we may use other starchy foods, such
as potatoes, rice corn. cassava and
various other vegetables. Potatoes,
peanuts, meal and beans are often
used in bread as substitutes. Meat
substitutes are found in milk, cottage
cheese, eggs, beans, fish, etc. | do not
mean that we must not use meat or
wheat products at all, but | do mean
that we must economic on these
things, and substitutes wherever pos
sible. Produce and use at home the
perishab.e products, IN order to save
q. foods needed abr" l. Every on,
who cultiVates a garden, help-and
helps greatly to solve the problem OF
the feeding of the nations. When
asked to save on little things some re-
ply "Why should | save one slice OF
bread, or one potato, what good Will
Jhat do" 1t is the attitude that
counts. One person IN the U. 5. say
ing, means only drop IN the bucket,
bat with the whole country bent on
economzlng Wondrous results may be
ottalned. Inc importance OF an ade-
Guate 1000 supply, eSpeciaiIy 1or Ihe
present wear, is supefiatlVe. Inc
Dept. OF Agriculture IS making every
effort to induce the people OF the U,
;. and especially the farmers, to pro
duce the largest crops ever with
out abundant food for the armies anc
the peoples now at war, the whole
enterprise upon which we have EN-
barked will prove failure This is
time for America to correct hel
objectionable fault of WastefulnesS
and extravaganza, and yet while try
ing to economic let us not go to eX
tremes, and stint ourselves. and live
on a one-sided diet. This is not nee
eSsary, and brings on an unhealth!
condition of the system and perhap!
disease such as pellagra. Provide ;
balanced ration. If the men of ouI
country are willing to give their live!
and &C into this war for democrac,
and human rights. then the women O
our land ought to be broad minded
and generous enough to do their par
by practicing thrift, economize anC
self denial at home. The maiorit,
Of them are doing this.
Driving of vegetables and fruits il
rather new feature of the HON,
Economics work, and is one that il
ranidlv gaining in popularitv. |
can easily be done in town or coun
trv home and with very little expense
The nroduct when properly dried. i
thorouehlv satisfactory, and does no
necessarily require the expense of
g,ass or tin container to keep it. Fo
y bulletin of instruction on Dryin
Of vegetables, apply to the Count
Home Demonstration Agent. Palatha.
Canning of meats is also an inter
astin~ nhase of the Home Economic
work. This necessarily calls for
steam n,essure Gamer, Care must b
taken to avoid ptomaine poisoning
however. the people of Putnam Cour
t. are rapidIy learning how to ca
meat successfully. A whole beef ca
easily be canned in one dav. using
tnlI size nressure canner; sever;
have heen canned in om county. An
Kind Of meat, fish, oysters or shrin
NAV he canned at home and in II
! casa Of roast baked. or fried beef cs
he retained and is hiphlv desjrabl
: Ton0h ruts Of meat. cooked und,
,,,oss,,ro oro rendorad varv deliciou
p rior uS' Naonin m livin% in rnraI district
who are nnah1e to pet meat freGuen
", ond who bave re lilI q hoo or he
- cot ~ frasb noat This marhod of nre
I eryino # is excellent and far sun