Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-10-18
New Food Regulations.

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The new rules apply to all places where
cooked food is sold to be eaten on the
premises and affect nine million regular OF
occasional patrons.
The new regulations carry into effect the
recent announcement of the Food Admin
istration that in fulfilling the American
promise to the Allies to send them seven
teen and half million tons of food this
year the public eating places would be
called upon ito undertake in many particu-
lars more strict program than last year. "
The general plan of the Food Admins
tration with regard to the conduct Of pub
lie eating places has been reduced to twelve
definite General Orders" These rules
furnish the specific measures by which the
Food Administration plans to carry out,
so far as public eating places are con-
year the American food program will be
direct reduction in the consumption of all
food. particularly the staples, rather than
a series of emergency regulations such as
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and the substitution of one food for another
Concerning these twelve general orders
the Food Administration in circular to
the proprietors of public eating places says
ut has not been deemed advisable or nee
essary at the present time actually to
license the operation of public eating
places. but in cases where the patriotic
cooperation of such public eating places
cannot be secured by other means the
United States Food Administration will
not hesitate to secure compliance with its
orders through its control of the distribu-
ton of sugar. -four and other food supplies.
A failure to conform to any of the follow
ing orders will be regarded as wasteful
practice forbidden by section four Of the
Food Control Act Of August 10. 1917"
These general orders prohibit the serving
of any bread that does not contain tleast
twenty per cent of wheat flour substitutes,
and of this Victory bread no more than two
ounces may be served to patron at one
meal; if no Victory bread is served, four
ounces of other breads. such as corn bread.
mullins, Boston brown bread, ETC., may be
served. Bread served at boarding camps
Is excepted. as is bread containing at least
One-half rye flour. No bread is to be
served until after the first course is on the
table, and no bread or toast may be served
as garniture.
Bacon is also barred as a garniture and
only one meat may be served to patron
at meal. Included in the definition Of
meat are beef, mutton, pork and poultry.
Not more than half-ounce of butter is to
be served to one person at a meal. and
Cheddar (American) cheese is limited to
the same amount Double" cream is
banned.
No sugar bowles will be put on the tables,
teaspoonful is the limit for meal, and
then only when asked for. Two pounds is
the allowance to be observed for each
ninety meals served, including cooking
No waste food may be burned but all
must be saved to feed animals or reduced
to obtain fats.
The Food Administration relies on the
hearty cooperation of the vast majority
of hotelkeepers and other proprietors Of
public eating places to observe these regu-
lations voluntarily, but is prepared to use
the full force of its power against the few
who would interfere with the success of
the plan. A paragraph in the circular
says:
I'VE know that the majority Of men in
this class of business will welcome this
enforcement on the ground that it protects
the patriot from the Stacker and gives the
honest man who wants to save for the
country protection from the wrongful acts
of his unpatriotic competitors.
Attention is specifically directed to the
conservation OF bread and butter. cereals,
meats, fats. sugar. coffee, cheese and ice,
TO fresh vegetables and fruits which should
be served when possible. and to unneces-
sary suppers, teas. luncheons and banquets
which are condemned as fourth" meals.
| The Food Administration desires as few
fried dishes as possible.
Simplified service. with meats and vege-
| tables on one plate instead of in side dishes,
and only necessary silverware. and smpli-
/ fication of the menu and menu card are
urged as means Of saving not only food,
but labor and paper The general bill of
| fare should be abandoned because the
! great variety of dishes listed makes waste
through spoilage. Simple bills for break
/ fast. luncheon and dinner with limited
dishes, changed from day to day for variety,
are recommended, also the use of hors
| d'oeuvres, vegetable salads, fruits sea-
soned foods, made-over dishes and animal
products, which save staples and utilize
many available foods.
The War program discourages the table
d'hOte meals except when confined to few
courses and small variety, as on the Con-
tinent. American plan hotels should re-
quire guests to write orders, and menus
should be in plain English, actually de-
scribing the food.
The new regulations affect hotels. res
taurants. dining cars. steamships, clubs,
and other places where food is sold to be
consumed on the premises. In a message
to the managers Of such establishments
the Food Administrator fully explains the
food situation with reference to the war,
and tells what the people of the United
States must do in the way Of saving food
in order to make good the pledge which.
/ authorized nv the preaident he dava IN
the Allies at the recent conference Of food
controllers.
There is no prospect Of proper ending
Of the War before the campaign Of the
summer OF 1919" says Mr.. Hoover. ITO
attain victory we must place in France
three and half million fighting men with
the Greatest mechanical equipment that