The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-07-19
FOOD CARDS
SOON READY
HOUSEWIVES COOPERATION ASKED
Administrator Hoover Hopes to Interest
Every Household and Put Cards
In Every Kitchen

The food economics which Hebert c.
Hoover, of the food administration de-
sires to suggest to the American peo-
pie were officially promulgated last
week. They constitute the cardinal
principles of the food campaign and
are set forth in clear type on a small
card in terms so definite and concise
that all will know exactly what and
how to save.
This food administration card will
soon hang in every American kitchen
and its directions followed with scrup-
ulous care by the home makers of the
land. Already the appeal has met with
a generous response. The information
is at hand that million food pledges
have already been signed.
A reading of the card, which is print
ed in full below, shows that to follow
its suggestion entails no real hard
ships. The rules are concise and SIM
pie. Less wheat, meat, milk fats,
sugar and fuel. More fruit, vege-
tables, foods that are not suitable to
be sent to camps or firing lines. No
limiting the food of growing children
not eating by anyone of more food
than needed. Buying food that is
grown close to the home.
Is any of this too hard?
UNITED STATES
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
Win the War by Giving Your Own
Daily Service
Save the Wheat-One wheatless meal
day. Use corn, oatmeal, rye or bar
ley bread and non-wheat breakfast
foods. Order bread "a hours in ad-
vance so your baker will not bake be-
yond his needs. Cut the loaf on the
table and only as required. Use stale
bread for cooking, toast, etc. Eat less
cake and pastry.
Our wheat harvest is far below nor
NAL. If each person weekly saves one
pound of wheat flour that means l50,-
100000 more bushels of wheat for the
Allies to mix in their bread. This will
help them to save Democracy.
Save the Meat-Beaf, 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 made
over dishes of all left-overs. Do this
and there will be meat enough for
everyone at reasonable price.
We are today killing the dairy cows
and female calves as the result 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 supply equal to 2,200,-
600 cattle
Save the Milk. The children must
have milk. Use every drop. Use
butter milk and sour milk for cooking
and making cottage cheese. Use less
cream.
Save the Fats--We are the worlds
greatest wasters. Fat is food. But
ter 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 one-third ounce less per day of
animal fat and 375, 900 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 putting up fruit and
jams. They will save butter.
If everyone in America saves one
ounce of sugar daily, it means 1,l00, 900
tons for the year.
Save the Fuel-Coal comes from a
distance and our railways are over bur-
dened hauling war material. Help re-
lieve them by burning fewer fires. Use
wood when you can get it.
Use the Perishable Foods - Fruits
and vegetables we have in abundance.
AS a nation we eat too little green
stuffs. Double their use and improve
your health. Store potatoes and other
roots properly and they will keep. Be-
gin now to can or dry all surplus gar
den products.
Use Local Supplies-Patronize your
local producer. Distance means money.
Buy perishable food from the neigh.
borhood nearest you and thus save
transportation.
GENERAL RULES
Buy less, serve smaller portions.
Preach the Gospel of the Clean
Plate"
Don't eat a fourth meal. Don't limit
the plain food Of growing children.
Watch out for the wastes in the com
munity
Full garbage pals in America mean
empty dinner pals in America and
Europe.
If the more fortunate of our people
will avoid waste and eat no more than
they need, the high cost Of living prob.
lem of the less fortunate will be solved.
Herbert Hoover,
United States Food Commissioner.
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