Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-08
FR|LLS TAKEN FROM
ALL EATING PLACES
New War Program for Gu
Hotels and Restaurants to
BE Inaugurated.
Drastic Regulations Directed Towar,
Elimination Of Waste, That We May
Save More Food for Boys Fight.
ing for World Freedom.

ING Tor world Freedom.
| Drastic measures are about to b,
enforced by the United States foo,
administration In regard to hotels, res
taurants and other public eatln,
places. Federal Food Adminlstrnto
W. w. Armstrong has received motto,
that beginning October 81. PRACTICAL,
all the frills Will be taken Off restau
rant tables and the greater part o.
the coming winters conservation meas
nres will be directed toward eliminat
Ing waste through such channels. Din
ing cars, steamships and clubs will nj
come under the new restrictions ant
all other places where food Is sold to
be consumed on the premises.
The most important of the new regu
lations are as follows:
]. No bread or butter shall bc
| served unless the guest requests t., and
when bread and butter Is served, II
must not he put upon the table until
after the first course of the meal Is
served.
.. No bread served must contain
less than 20 per cent substitutes, and
must conform strictly to the new bak
Ing regulations. No more than two
ounces of Victory bread or rolls must
he served per person at one meal and
not more than four ounces of other
breads. such ms corn bread, Boston
brown bread, mullins, etc, except sand
witches or bread served ut boarding
camps or rye bread which contains
at least 30 per cent flour. Rolls must
not weigh more than one ounce each
and all bakery products served must
conform to the bakery rulings.
3. Toast must not be served as a
garnIture or under meat.
4. The butter service Is to be lin.
lied TO one-half an ounce per person
per meal.
.. All cereals are to be served spar.
ingly, as they are greatly needed by
the allies and are ideal foods for
transport.
9. No more than one portion OF any
kind of meat or poultry should be
served at one meal, and IL patrons de.
side 1t. one mutton, lamb, veal or pork
chop should be served to an order. and
all portions Of ham and bacon should
be reduced. Bacon cannot be used as
n garnlture.
Z. AS few fried dishes are to be
served as possible. IN order that fats
may be conserved.
All 20 30 A. -. &.t,s
from meats before cooking, to conserve
them for munition and soap manufac.
turing.
.. No sugar Is to be served unless
requested: not more than one tea
spoonful or Its equivalent Is to he
served per person at one meal, and
one small lump Is the service for demi-
tasse. There are, OF course. to be no
sugar bowls on the tables No candies
are TO he served. All icings made from
sugar beet or cane sugar are to be elm
mated, and honey, maple sugar, corn
sugar and syrups are to he used for
sweeteners.
10. Fresh vegetables and fruits are
to be served wherever possible vege-
table dinners are TO be featured and
canned fruits and vegetables spared. b.
IL. All possible economy is to be
exercised In the use of coffee-ln order
to cut down transportation needs.
II. The use of Cheddar or American
cheese Is 10 he avoided wherever pos
sble. especially with cooked dishes
such ms macaroni, Welsh rarebits,
etc, and 1t is to be entirely eliminated
from all free lunch counters.
IL. All turkey hens weighing less
than seven pounds, and young gobblers
weighing less than ten pounds, are not
to be purchased by public eating places
until November l, giving the birds a
chance to increase their weight by
Thanksgiving.
II. Ice is to be used sparingly Ia
conserve ammonia for the manufacture
| OF munitions.
*. Fourth meals. such as suppers
and teas, are declared 10 be unneces
sary and unpatrlotic.
III. All elaborate banquets are to be
done away with, and the use of china
| hi'h ullh SiiNtl ~ " nc EtuuCtu tt
| the utmost simplicity.
II. All menu cards are to be simpli
fed. The use of hors d'oeuvres, vege
tables, salads, fruits, sea foods, made
over dishes, ox-tails, tongues, calves
heads, livers, kidneys, tripe, sweet
breads, brains and feet are encouraged
and the cafeteria system wherever pos
Sible Is advocated, "Plain English" oil
menu cards is also advised.
1S. No food Is to be burned. ant
all waste is to be saved TO feed animals
or reduced to obtain fats.
10. No food Is to be displayed II
any such manner as TO cause Its de
terioratlon, and no cream containing
over 20 per cent of butter fat shall b,
| served.
Nearly 100000 people It is esti
mated eat at public eating places II
America, and the food consumption II
these places Is said to be larger thar
In the average homes. The public eat
ing places Of the nation are therefor,
asked to conserve most strictly In orde
that the final blow ut the Huns ma,
he made before the end OF the summe
Of 1919. To do this some $4,000
tons of food more than last year mus
ha shinnad ahrnah and thIa fnod %,