The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20
FOOD CONSERVATION RULES
ARE GIVEN OUT
Simple Home Gard" Of Rules that
Will Injurs No One and Will
Save Millions in Toodstu6s

The food economics which Her
bert c. Hoover of the Food Admin
istratiOn desires to suggest to the
American people were officially pro
mulgated Monday.
They constitute the cardinal
principles of the food campaign
and are set forth in clear type on
small card in terms so definite
and concise that all will know ex-
actly what and how to save.
This food administration card
will soon hang in every American
kitchen and it's directions followed
with scrupuluous care by the home
makers of the land. Already the
appeal has met with a generous re-
spOnse. The information is at hand
that a million food pledges have al
ready been signed.
A reading of the card which is
printed in full below, shows that
to, follow it's suggestions entails no
real hardships. The rules are con-
else and simple. Less wheat, meat,
milk, fats, sugar and fuel. More
fruit, vegetables, foods that are not
suitable to be sent to camps or fir
ing lines. No limiting the food of
growing children: no eating by
anyone of more food than is needed.
Buying food that is grown close to
the home
Is any of this too hard?
Win the War by Giving Your
Own Daily Service. y
Save the Wheat-One wheatless
meal a day. Use corn, oatmeal, rye
or barley bread and non-wheat
breakfast foods. Order bread twen-
ty-four hours in advance so your
baker will not bake beyond his
needs. Cut the loaf on the table
and only as required. Use stale
bread for cooking, toast. etc. Eat
less deake and pastry.
Ouf. wheat harvest is far below
normal. If each person weekly saves
one pound of wheat flour that
means 150.OO0,OOO more bushels of
wheat for the Allies to mix in their
bread. This will help them to same
Democracy.
Save the Meat-Beef, mutton or
pork not more than once daily. Use
freely vegetables and fish. At the
meat meal serve smaller portions,
and stews instead of steaks Make
madedishes of all left-Overs. Do this
and there will be meat enough for
everyone at a reasonable price.
We are today killing the dairy
cows and female calves as the re-
suits of high prices. Therefore, eat
less and eat no young meat. If we
save an ounce of meat each day per
person, we will have additional sup
ply equal to 100000 cattle.
Save the Milk-The children must
have milk. Use every drop. Use
butter milk and sour milk for cook
ing and making cottage cheese Use
less cream.
Save the Fats-We are the worlds
greatest fat wasters. Fat is food.
Butter is essential for the growth
: and health of children. Use butter
on the table as usual but not in
cooking. Other fats are as good.
Reduce use of fried foods. Soap
contains fats. Do not waste it.
Make your own washing soap at
home out of the saved fats.
Use onethird ounce less per day
of animal fat and 375,OOO tons will
be saved yearly.
Save the Sugar-Sugar is scarcer.
We use today three times as much
per person as our Allies. So there
may be enough for all at reasonable
price use less candy and sweet
drinks. Do not stint sugar in put
ting up fruit and jams. They will
save butter.
If everyone in America save one
ounce of sugar daily, it means, l.
100000 tons for the year.
Save the Fuel-Coal comes from
a distance and our railways are
overburdened hauling war mater
ial. Help relieve them by burning
fewer fires. Use. wood when you
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