Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-24
FOOD REGULATIONS FOR
PUBLIC EATING PLACES
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY THE
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS.
TRATIoN AS PART OF THE GEN.
ERAt CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2lsT


effective Monday. October 81 havO
been announced for the public eating
places by the United States Food Ad.
ministration This program is a part
OF the general conservation program
OF the nation, issued by the Food Ad-
ministration in order to carry out the
pledge of Herbert Hoover TO supply
our allies during the coming year with
nearly 100000 tons more of essential
fOodstuffs.
For the purpose of enforcing 'hese
regulations. public eating places shall
be defined to include all hotels, res
taurants, boarding houses, clubs. din
ing cars, steamships, and all places
where cooked food is sold to be con-
sumed on the premises. The regula-
lions apply to all included in this def
milton Of public eating places, whether
licensed or not, the food administers
ton, under its general control over
sugar, flour and other food supplies,
having full power to enforce the rsgU.
lationS.
No public eating place shall serve
any bakery product which does not
contain at least 20 per cent Of wheat
flour substitutes, nor shall It serve or
permit to be served more than two
ounces OF this bread, known as "Vic-
tory Bread" or. il no victory bread Is
served, not more than four ounces Of
other breads. No public eating place
shall serve bread or toast az q garnt-
turo or under meat.
No public eating place shall allow
any bread to be brought to the tabls
until after the first course Ia served,
nor shall there be served to any patron
at any one meal more than one kind OF
meat For the purpose Of this rule.
meat shall be considered AZ including
beef, mutton, pork, poultry and any by
products thereof No bacon shall be
served as a garniture. No patron shall
be served at any one meal more than
one-half ounce Of butter, nor shall any
patron at any meal be served more
than one half ounce OF Cheddar or
American cheese.
This regulation forbidding the uss
Of sugar bowls on tables or OF more
than one teaspoon per person per
meal is continued unchanged Nor shall
any public eating place permit to be
used more than two pounds of sugar
per ninety meals. except such sugar as
may be allotted to hotels as licensed
bakeries
NO public eating place shall burn
any food or permit any food to be
burned, and all waste shall be saved to
feed animals or reduced to obtain fats.
No public eating place will be allowed
to display food on its premises in sucn
manner as to cause it's deterioration.
Nor shall any public eating place
serve cream de luxe, and IN any event
no cream containing over 20 per cent
of butter fat shall be served
Ice economy must be practiced in
every possible way.
No bread and butter shall be served
unless the guest specifically requests
1t, Rolls must not weigh over one
ounce each. Luncheons and banquets
OF elaborate menus must be eliminat.
ed. All so-called general bills of fare
used in hotels are to be abandoned
but simple bills of fare used in hotels
one for breakfast, one for luncheon
and one for dinner-should be arrang-
ed, all with limited variety Of dishes,
and changed from day to day,
Where table d'hote meals are served
the bill of fare should be limited to az
few courses as possible, and orders
from these menus should be in writing.
No candies should be served after
meals nor should any cakes be ICED
with cane or beet sugar.
East Tennessee Tour.
J. I. Finney, assistant federal food
for Tennessee, has re-
turned from tour of East Tennessee
counties that he made with Charles W.
Allen, East Tennessee district repre-.
Mr., Finney spoke at Greene
Vile, Jonesboro, Elizabethton, Noun
tain City and Butler He was heard
by large audiences at all appointments
and while the food message was the
chief feature of his address. he stress
I'D the sale of Liberty bonds and fol.
owing his addresses large additions
we're made to the amounts previously
sold. Speakings by the food admins
ration have been suspended now un-
Ill after the epidemic of influenza.
No Cause For Alarm.
Farmers in some instances are re-
ported to be selling their wheat at
much less than the government guar,
lntee. This should not be the case,
declared DR.. Morgan, the federal food
administrator. The mills are badly
1t is true, due to the fact
hat little flour is being shipped over
he seas right at this e!me and to the
United sales of flour at home, but
will soon improve and farm.
RS should be patient and hold their
wheat little longer, when they are
ssured of fair price. The govern.
nent's campaign for increased produc.
ion is meeting success in all parts.
I the state Especially gratifying re-
orts are coming from the western d.
ision OF the state where already an
of as much a. hundred per