The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-27

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The Florida Houswife's Problem
The new meat regulation has r,
leased the meat conservation pledge,
Altho the housewife is not to obsery
meatless days she is asked to TO
low the new order from the Food AZ
ministration, that meat should be sc
lected from light weight animals. TIL
housewife is particularly urged t
select meat from Florida beef.
Reasons for the New Order.
The light weight cattle are TO
home consumption that the heavie
cattle can be used for war export.
The extreme drought in the south
west and other parts Of the countr,
is causing a rush of light weight bee
to the market.
Florida Beef for Florida People
Florida beef is usually small. Tn,
use OF home products saves in trans
portation. Fully 80 per cent of tn,
freight Of two of the great eastern
railroads last year was used for wa,
freight. This year will make create,
demands.
Our military movements must have
first consideration. Can any house
wife in the face of this fail to full
NIL her patriotic duty and select the
meat from Florida beef?
The Housewives Solution to the
Meat Problem
The Florida housewife will try to
solve this problem: First, because 4
is her patriotic duty and as. an indi
vidual she has an opportunity to
make war record for herself, her
home, her state, and her nation.
Secondly, the housewife will find in
solving this ploblem she is praticins
economy. True economy means the
selecting between essentials and non.
essentials. She must study to secure
the best method of preparing and
serving cheaper cuts from Florida
beef.
The series of articles which will
follow have beben selected as sug.
gestions for the housewife in facing
this new situation.
THE FIRELEss COOKER
Florida Women should demand
cuts OF meat from the light weight
cattle.
All cuts of meats should be utilized
for food.
The fireless cooker solves the
problem of utilization.
Meat from the light weight animals
is just as nutritious as the meat from
hOdVy dHludlS.
Tough cuts of meat need long
cooking to make them tender.
When cooked in the fireless, tough
cuts from the light weight animal
become tender and palatable.
Meats should be cooked at a low
temperature.
You can do this in the fireless.
Try the fireless
Housewives Use a FireIess Cooker
l. To save money.
2. To help your Government in win.
ing this war by (a) Saving fuel; (b)
Using meat from small beef.
II you haven't a freless cooker
make one
To Make FireIess cooker-MateriaIs
l. The Outside COMPLIMENTARY
sood-sized box or bucket with a tight
cover-a grocery box, butter firkin,
a wooden candy bucket, 1OO-pound
lard can, or new garbage can.
2. Packing Material-Soft hay, ex.
celsior, ground cork. sawdust, tightly
crumpled newspapers, or any other
good non-conducting material that
can be packed in closely. This pack.
ing material forms a nest for the
cooking vessel.
g. The Nest Lining-A metal or
enamel bucket and sheet asbestos to
cover the bucket. The bucket must
have straight sides and lid and must
be of such size as to allow at least
three inches of packing material be-
tween it and the outside container.
top, bottom, and sides.
4. The Cooking vessel-A vessel
with tight lid to fit closely into the
nest lining and yet slip in and out |
easily, or two or three of the small |