Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
THE POTATO
Use 1t Every Day. Every
Meal. Every Place. to
Save Wheat.

,ne requiring no end Of repetition and
constant dinning, then even more diff
.ult than teaching some Of these thrift
essons is the unteaching OF them.
That Is to say. when once YOU have
persuaded the housewife that there is
virtue in econonrixins on one food
staple OF which there is a temporary
deficiency. she Is prepared TO do with
out that article OF diet world without
end.
You remember perhaps that winter
before last there was a shortage Of po-
.atoes and food experts did their best
20 teach the housewives TO get along
without potatoes for the time. In fact,
sne of the first pieces OF r.ation-w wide
instruction in food economy took the
'orTn OF this guide 10 the housewife In
.olng without potatoes. By dint OF
much repetition the lesson was learned
md the desired results were achieved
md the potato famine was averted and
he potato shortage passed into things
" the past But TO this day there are
some folk who still make jokes about
he shortage of potatoes. and there are
here and there housewives who feel
hat there is still a virtue In using
hose potato substitute recipes that we
rave them for their convenience winter
scfore last
And Just tho opposite thing prevails.
There are potatoes a-plenty and Uncle
Sam wants US to use them. They are
IN almost perfect substitute for wheat.
md ono that we do not have TO he
AuGht 10 eat with svidity We are
thoroughly broken TO the use OF po-
tates we are miserable II we do no,
have them. And potatoes are here
md II n very much more convenient 20
ship the wheat than the potatoes. be-
cause there is considerably more bulk
20 potatoes per given amount OF nour-
fhn1ent and there Is more danger Of
ietertora ton IN shipping potatoes than
n shipping wheat.
Ever to think that the Food Ad-
alinistrations requirements. reguls
IONS. suggestions and requests" says
IN ofricial in that administration are
constant. unchangns programs. IS TO
Miss the purpose OF an organization
which must and does respond to food
Iituations that depend on many and
complicated factors"
Just now these factors are such that
( is advisable for us TO eat potatoes
Before six months We may he request
ID 20 go light on potatoes That is
probable. However il Is not within
he domain Of the housewife 70 look
ahead All she is expected TO DO is 70
follow directions as they come. While
she is asked to save wheat she is urged
% eat potatoes. There ought 10 be real
comfort In knowing that this food
which We Americans have grown 80
'ond OF IS ours in plenty.
Lots Of people are finding that they
eel no hardship in doing their bit in
saving wheat II they follow this rule
instead of eating q slice Of bread and
potato. eat TWO potatoes There is
-eally just as much nou-ishment in the
potato as in the slice Of bread X :
aot a difficult habit 70 acquire.
But IL YOU are welded TO bread. ther
gou have potato bread. Il is little
more trouble 10 prepare than 10 pre-
pare plain white bread. and Il calls FOR
some -four. but II IS patriotic, never
theless.
Here IS e government rule for max
.ng Il:
or 2 cakes compressed Yeast. cup
lukkewar7n water. ! teaspoons salt. 3
tablespoons corn syrup. 81 cups mash
ID potatoes, : cups OF flour tmore or
-ess may be needed)
Mix ss follows. Soften the yeast in
the liquid and then add % salt t2)
syrup 81 potato. and t4) enough ot
he -four 70 make satisfactory
dough. Mix and knead thoroughly
Let rise 5 J. hours or until double IN
bulk. knead or cut down the dough.
add the remaining -four and let rise IN
pans until double in bulk Bake so
minutes 70 ! hour
Il is possible 70 make very good
bread by substituting three or even
four cups Of barley and corn -four for
part Of the wheat
Potato Biscuits.
Here is government rule for max
ing potato biscuits that is worth add
ing 10 your war recipe book
! cup -four. teaspoons baking pow
der, 1 teaspoon salt, ? tablespoons fat
! cup mashed potatoes. 4 cup water
or milk tabout).
Sift together -four. baking powder
and salt Work in the fat with fork or
knife. Add potato and mix thoroughly.
Then add enough hQuid 10 make soft
dough Roll the dough Lightly 70 about
Il inch in thickness Cut into biscuits
and bake twelve or fifteen minutes in
hot oven.
Chocolate Cake.
DID you know that excellent cake
can be made with the addition az
mashed potatoes Here is a tested
recipe for chocolate cake o. this SORT
Il cup fat | cup sugar eggs
slightly beaten. q cup mashed pota
70. !. teaspoon salt cup -four. teas
poon baking powder. g cup milk. u
cup grated chocolate tmelted over hot
water). Cream the fat and sugar Add
eggs and potato Add the -four. mixed
with the baking, powder and salt. al
ternately with the milk. Add the choc-
olate last. Bake in layers Or mufhn
tins. y
All Potato Dishes.
Here are some dishes suggested BY
the Food Administration TO make use
Of potatoes without the addition Of any
-four. Obviously they were chosen be-
cause OF their unusual deliciousness.
Try them and see whether you do not
think they are a good selection.
The rule for Julienne potato with
savoury sauce calls for the following
ingredients
cups potato cut In strings 2 small
onions. chopped, 2 teaspoons mixed
herbs. 2 tablespoons fat 2 tablespoons
nour. l pint milk. 2 teaspoons salt. y
teaspoon pepper. Cut the raw peeled
ootatoes into strings the size Of rnaca-