Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-10-18
CAMPAIGN TO SAVE
|FOOD NOW ON IN
FULL BLAST
kaRGARET SWEET IN CHARGE
Of CONSERVATION MOVEMENT
FOR IDAHO COUNTY.
State AGENT MAKES SPEECH
posenheim Talks In High School on
Necessity of Using Care in
What We Eat.

Idaho county is being organized for
he saving of foodstuffs. Miss Mar
aret Sweet, county superintendent of
ehools, has been appointed county sup
rintendent for the U. s. food admins
ration and has interested the women of
6rangeville and vicinity in the nation
ride movement for the saving of food
tufts.
The immediate need for saving of
God was driven home to people of
brangeville last night by an address in
he high school auditorium by Edward
Rosenheim of Boise, publicity man
Hr. Rosenheim first outlined the causes
II Americas entrance in the war, des-
Fribing the awful atrocities perpetrated
by the Germans in Belgium, and then
declared the Prussians must be beaten
the world will return to a state of
barbarism, after 1900 years of progress.
Food win Win War.
Food will win the war; declared
khe speaker, who continued by telling
low people who remain at home may
kave so that millions of men now under
rms and not producing foodstuffs, may
be adequately fed.
81 Due to the brief notice of Mr.. Rosen-
eim IS appearance here, but small
audience was out to hear him. Those
present felt well repaid for their effort,
&nd went home possessed with deter
&hination to in the future be more care
8ul of their menus. Today he spoke
4 before the high school.
Miss Jessie M. Hoover Here.
Miss Jessie M. Hoover of Moscow, in
harge of the food conservation pro-
ram in northern Idaho, was in Grange
lille Monday and made arrangements
or pushing of the work here.
81 The nationwide drive for the saving
eatables in the United States, so our
lilies may be fed during the coming
ng winter, has been set for the week of
october q to 28, and no effort will be
pared to make Idaho county s part in
his drive a success.
Besides the address at the high school
auditorium last night, meetings. of house
*lyes have been called, and pledge cards
lave been signed. The aid of public
chool teachers in instructing children
md the campaign will be extended to
very nook and corner of the county.
1t has been suggested Idahoans eat
eess meats, wheat flour, sugar and dairy
Products, inasmuch as the need for these
ogeentrated foods by our armies and
Tor those of our allies is very great, and
world shortage of these products ex-
sts In place of the foods which it is
Peemed necessary to save, Idaho people
re requested to eat more potatoes,
egetables, fruits, milk and poultry, of
nleh the state is well supplied.
Inc following suggestions for the
aylng of certain food products have
peen made:
bread-Serve breads or rolls made
rom corn, rye or mixed flours. Use
breakfast foods and hot cakes of corn,
atmeal, buckwheat, rice and hominy
Eat No Meat ON Tuesdays.
Meat-Serye no meat of any kind on
tuesdays and distribute wheatless and
eatiess or other days as far possible.
se more chickens, fish, hare, rabbit,
Ruek, goose and egg dishes of all kinds.
sc less beef, mutton and pork.
Mllk-use it all-Economize on milk
ha cream except for children. Serve
attermilk. Serve cottage cheese re-
uafly IN varying forms; it is especially
nutritious.
Rats-Serye as few fried dishes as
possible so as to save both butter and
aio and IN any event use vegetable oils
" irving, that is, olive oil, cotton
eo OIL, vegetable oil compounds, and
" hke' They are equally good.
o9gar-use less candy and sweet
INKS. Use honey, maple syrup,
,olasses and dark syrups with hot
aAes and waffles, in order to save but
q and sugar. Do not frost or ice cakes
necessarily.
Cook Plenty of Vegetables.
segetables-Use more vegetables and
sa'oes; Make fruits and vegetables
sO salads and attractive dinners.
a1ure vegetable dinners and veg
tsole salads of all kinds. Encourage
1e e use of cheese with salads.
~ ae1aitfal-use local and seasonable
pt,ies' ~ DO not require abnormal use
,o ane railways to transport products
~" tar afield, now that we need all
s a. possible for war purposes.
a. al waste food should be saved to
a. ANNALS for reduction to obtain
~. no food should be burned. The en-
s In ase,hent of use of vegetable salads,
na ei,a sea food at the start of meal,
nS ot cheese, fruit and coffee at its
ba,a,;, o., mi,l save greatly in all staples and
A. = the effective use of many avail