New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
MOVING IN FOOD CIRCLES
Cornmeal and Potatoes

Cornmeal Potatoes
TORNMEAL is showing more speed than potatoes Mr.
" Hoovers faith in democracy in the responsiveness of
free people to patriotic appeal is being justified day by
day. Folks will if it offered a reasonable
price and is the grain cheaper than whea even they
do not prefer it.
little democracy needs to be applied to the potato
crop Like other tasks, there time limit disposing
of the cornnea and potatoeswe can't along and take
summer to it. The cornmeal will spoil and the potatoes
will be coming from the Carolinas Long Island and Maine
in June and july The Florida said to be about gone so
nowthe coming months the time to cornmeal poa
toes if to eat them by the middle of See
buying them only half of the job only the sku cook
who make potato patriotism painless.
Sugar
Plans making to ration the housewife as we'll as the
manufacturer with view to seeing that the who
to the perishab fruits will be able get
it. The Federal Food Board is distributing the retailers
forms which the housekeeper make application
pounds of at time if she certes that it be used for
canning This is apart from the general household
allowance of nonds per nerson ner month which Is the na
triotc amount to eat.
Serve stomach and your appetite folks home
and in France by eating less sugar double play
like this ought to appeal good American Use your quota
OF other food and thereby
own teeth and digestion at the time.
We are really in the and there will surely be
more Of terror can't get all the sugar this
The authorities laying plans however that
the supply is nearly normal conditions will permit and
that what have fairly and evenly distributed The permit
slips will be matched up anybody buying sugar out of
proportion to her possible canning activities will be speedily
checked up.
Will you cooperate Of course you know YOU can can with
out Boiling water and sterilization keep
they be sugared when eaten time when the
for sugar is not great
There is real commoton in the fish family While the
more arstocratic and larger fish high and (e
mackere catch is complete disappointment the bues
simply not there smaller fish, very reasonable
prices coming into market, such founder from
pound Long Islands best at to wholesale Double
these prices should give the retail price The the
limited time of sale the uncertainty Of the supply
and their pershabty all make the margin fish rather
wide The Federal Food Board quotes founders at
cents poundwhch agrees closely with the prices margin
given above.
Butterfsh to pound, wholesale according
to their and quality and stated that the
should pay 7s Is cents pound This
margin If these fish whoesaing they should
be obtainable for to 10 cents
Other cheap fish croakers whiting and alewves vary
ing from to cents pound, wholesale These also should
fall within the 10 cents pound class.
If your fish charges you 27 for halibut 25
for mac]ere and 35 or40 for bueh he profteerng
These fish from 18 to % cents pound wholesale
to their scarcity.
Shad just present is fairly reasonable whoesaing for
the and II buck as top prices
You should be able to get them for 25 to 35 pound
Is the going encourage the handle
these smaller and cheaper fish? That they waiting
to find out.
THRIFT AND COOPERATIVE BUYING
The Tribune Institute Consumers Clubs offers you
to cents pound many your stable
foods 1t is true that take little of the burden the
retailer order to make this saving Something nothing
while sounds auring, works in the long You
take trouble in buying larger and subdvdng
the purchase and cash. We delivery max
ing the purchase of large possible give you
benefit of reduced overhead charges
This is the market list for to-day:
No. candled eggs suitable for CHASING
Dozen Federal Food Board price, 45 2dozen los)
The best OF paseurzed printed butter SO cents pound
Federal Food Board suggested price, 50
In 5-pound packages, the following