Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-05-04
New York Food Expert Gives
Hints on Household Food
Management.
no FEAR OF A SCARCITY
Warns Against Waste and Urges Per.
sonal Attention in Buying Supplies
Should Keep Food
Vision Clear.

New York and secretary of the food
supply committee, has written for the
New York Sun call to "the house
hold volunteers" for a great service
which they may perform in war times
for their country within the confines Of
their own homes.
Mr. Hartigan has been a close stu
dent Of the food situation for several
years, and what he has to say will APP
ply to all sections Of the country. He
says:
THE home is as useful a place to
serve Uncle Sam as is the battlefield,
the farm, the bank, the factory Eff
cheney In its management VIII bring
benefits to the nation in incalculable
amounts. Cooperation now with the
great forces that are at work to end
the war at the earliest day will hasten
the return of normal conditions.
"War chastens nation. 1t acts as
a tonic upon the body polite. It slim
ulates latent energy in throwing Off
the nonessentials. 1t prepares and
fortifes against the day of stern neces-
sity. Economy Of a practical sort in
the household calls for as much or
more bravery as enlistment for the
fighting forces, Common sense re-
turns to first principles Of living, awak-
ems the spirit of service in the home
and puts every member Of the family
In state of mind conducive to good
results.
"At the beginning of the war situa-
ton is the time to start to mobilize
the affairs of the household. Don't wait
for your neighbor to start, don't ex-
pect the government to do everything
for you. It's power will be exerted In
your behalf in the increased trans
portatlon, distribution and fixing Of
food prices. Your share in food pre-
paredness is infinitely more impor-
tant in the uses to which food will be
put.
Hint to Food Buyers.
1.-THE buyers and consumers Of food
stuffs can perform as patriotic duty
as the man behind the pillow and the
fighting man If cool heads are kept
and the hand of government permit
ted to adjust the conditions that are
before us.
"The intelligence and courage of the
American household manager will
promptly make response to the gradual
adjustment to the new conditions. The
application of the word preparedness
and all that it stands for to the home
will find equal force as applied to the
nation.
Volunteers will be called for the
army and navy. It may be necessary
to invoke the effectiveness Of compul-
sorry service to increase our armed
forces; men and women will serve in
the many branches of activity.
while the voluntary spirit is the
American spirit, enforced personal
service liability may be found more
equitable. This should not extent to
the home. Here the volunteer should
be supreme.
without governmental dictation, vol
unteer now to introduce methods to
do without certain foodstuffs at times
through reducing consumption; ar
range the home menu so that each
home will have meatIess day, sugar
less day, fiourless day, potatoless day,
onionless day. BY such regulations ex-
perience in marketing will suggest
other foods at reasonable prices to
take their places which are just as
nourishlng and palatable.
"The household manager might well
busy herself now In looking up the eff
fectiveness and prices of so-called
foods It will be surprising
after careful investigation to discover
that these 'so-called substitutes are
more than common foods that
are not part of the food habits of
the household. A new food state of
mind will be good for us all. 1t will
revolutlonize the food world for peace
times. o.
"Positive Duties"
Al. Make an inventory Of the house
hold, for food, waste, extravaganza,
carelessness, get rid of the nonessen-
tIals. What is not necessary sell or
give to relief association.
20. Investigate the kitchen, investi-
gate yourself, investigate those who
work in the kitchen, stop the leaks.
It is Just as scientific to use and serve
foods as 1t is to find the range of the
enemy.
80. Go to market, to many markets,
and bargain for foodstuffs in the same
spirit as you set out on a shopping
tour. You will be amazed at the vari-
ETY. of prices. You will be convinced /
hat there is no such thing as food |
price uniformity.
"A. So far as possible relieve the
lealers of delivering the goods. Ask
him for a discount If you take care
# your own deliveries. If you can
lot do 1t yourself ask the children to
lelp out, or the servants.
IS. Buy by weight. Disregard the
Measure. Insist upon correct weight.
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