The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
SAMP M0RTARS TO BE REUSED
 IF MILLS FAIL
Attention Called to Neces. sity'for Use of Corn
 Foods

Washington, D. C., July 1S.-In war time countries fall back upon their reserves. Corn is the food reserve of Americans-a tried and true line. Did 1t not enable the early eolonists to win their wars with the Indians, the people who taught them not only how to grow this food but how to eat 1t? And did not George Washington's ar mics fight our first war for democra- cy eating "Hasty puddin'," no-cake, samp, and all the rest of those famous corn-meal dishes7 Why not give this veteran American food a chance in the great war for democracy
 It-is time to call the corn reserve to the celors. aTifat duty devolves upon American housewives. But; the Uni ted States Department of Agriculture will help, The department, through it's office of Corn Investigations, has taken steps calculated. to restore meal making on farms which are so ssitua- ted that satisfactory qualities of corn meal at reasonable prices can not be had. Where commercial mills are dis tant it is believed that home grinders. owned co-operatively if not individu- ally, would furnish. a fresh and whole some food product and. ssve transpor- tation costs. Accordingly, the depart ment's corn office has issued these in- structions to its field men:
 : "You should consider the various way in which farmer and communi- ties remotely situated regards grind ing, mills and fresh supplies of good corn meal. can prepare and utilize corn for food. We should be able to give practicable directions that would diminish transportation and the re- purchasing of corn in the form of meal and other corn products at prices, many. times that of the corn from which they are made Economic conditions will cause considerable sub- stitution of corn for wheat as food, making this the opportune time to demonstrate that by prompt and pro- per preparation of new corn. the sub stitution causes no sacrifice, not even of palatableness.
 No-Cake a Ia Aunt Jerusla
 "You never hearn O no-Cake? Wal, that was parched corn paoundedS up in a mortar an'- eat wi milk eff they he'd it, an eff. they hedn't,- jest mixed up wi water. They rarnt that of the Injups, an they lowed it. 'ouid stan by man longer'n any other Injin corn fixin's> Then they uster make samp in the Plumpin' mill. big nor tars they was Fat went wi spring pole, an they'd change eff ontu saInp when the got sick. O. no-cake. Hasty puddin' an johnny-cake they couldn't hev, .thout gittin' the corn sraound tu kS ok forty miled-s off."--Fron Rowland Robinson's .Danyis Folks
 "DoSali that you can toward accu- n1uIating inforn1ation of value which win assist such farmers to use their own corn for food. Find out the best mtlls, graters, and other needed ma chinery of different sizes that far mers can use at home in making food product form corn. Get. all possible information regarding best sources and prices of both hand mills and mills that can be operated by wind mills. automobile motors, gasoline en- zines. and such other power as Is To- caily available,
 And This Was Johnn Cake
 .-You never eat a. jOhnny-cake bak- ed on a board? You don't say, Wal, then, you do know what johnny-cake is, Huldy Haow did they make 'em Wal, jest stirred up the meAG wi b,u- ing water an salt, not tew thick pner tew thin, an then spread 1t ontu a oak board at was made a-puppus an sot 1t up afore the fire, tilted a leetle mite at fust in a flatsiron an stretter an stretter till that side was done, am then turn it over an bake t's other side, an all the time keet a-bastin' on t w'Asweet cream, an then eat it an be thankful at the Lord made -Injin- corn tu grow an give his creeturs the Knowledge tu us it proper. ''- From Rowland Rob- inson.s t'Danvis Folks"
 Primarily this move, with it's echo 1 of nasty pudding as eulogized above 1 by Aunt Jerusha, and of early Colon 1 ial methods, Is mobilization of eff. fort to make most effective and prac. tfcable on the farms of the country 6 lsconservation of wheat products b,
 means of corn substitutions. But tho duty to conserve is as much an obiiga
 ton with city folk
 i Maybe you don't entirely agree witl Aunt Jerusha on some of her Ire
 ceipts." Maybe you have learned bet
 ter ones from the food scientists
 modern amendments to Aunt Jeru | sha's original motion. But food ex perts are quite in agreement with thi
 early champion that corn meal is on l of the most wholesome foods and tha
 there is no important diettetfo differ
 ence. between corn and whaet a sources of body fuel. And we're al Iagreed that there is a patriotic obliga ton to conserve food. So the dut,
 becomes plain, though, as the special
 ists have pointed out. there need b
 no sacrifice of palatability if cor,
 meal is properly made and, served. A new edition of Farmers Bulletf,
 5s5, Corn Meal as a Food and Way of Using It." brings Aunt Jerusha' recipes up to date. This bulletin which should be in the hands of ever housewife, will be sent to all who au ply for it.