The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-28
TITO WHE4TLESS
DAYS A WEEK
And One Wheatless Meal Every Day
New Regulations in United States
for Conserving Wheat and 9th.
er Exportable Products.

st. Albans, Jan. 2S.-John +. Cushing
acting federal food administrator foI
Vermont, said this morning that within
a day or two Director OF Campaign James
Il. Taylor of Burlington would begin the
distribution of the new "home card" is.
sued by the federal food administration
and embodying in definite program
those parts of President Wilson's procla-
nation as they affect the home and
making plain TO the sixty-odd thousand
homes in Vermont, which, by virtue of
having signed the food pledge several
months ago, are now part of the food
administration, how and what conserva-
tion and substitution must be effected If
the United States is TO meet the critical
situation which has developed in the al
! lied world.
The new card, which Mr.. Cushing says
should hang in every kitchen in Yer
mont, states that Americas problem is
to supply the allies and our own soldiers
with wheat, beef, pork, butter and sugar,
and declares that our solution is to eat
less OF these and as little of all foods as
will support health and strength. The
food of growing children is not to be lin.
tied and no one is asked to eat less than
sufficient food to maintain health, for the
nation needs strong people.
The food administration asks every
loyal American to help win the war by
maintaining rigidly, as a minimum OF
saving, the following program:
Two wheatess days week and one
wheatless meal every day. The wheat
less days are to be Monday and Wednes- |
day. On wheatless days and meals, the
card sets forth, there should not be eaten |
any crackers, pastry, macaroni, break
fast food or other cereal food containing |
wheat, nor should any wheat flour be
used in any form except the small
amount needed for thickening soups or
gravies, or for binder in corn bread and
other cereal bread. As to bread. if it is
baked at home, cereals other than wheat
should be used, and only war bread
should be bought The object of the food
is to reduce the consump-
tion of wheat products from last year
by one-third.
One meatless day Thursday in every
week, and one meatless meal every day,
and two porkless days TUESDAY and
in every week. "Meatless"
means without any cattle, hog or sheep ,
products. On other days, mutton and
amb should be used in preference to beef
,r pork. "Porkless' means without pork, :
'acon, ham, lard or pork products, fresh :
'r preserved. The substitution of poultry !
md eggs is recommended The card SAYS, |
AS nation we eat and waste nearly :
vice as much meat as we need" .
Every day should be made at-saving q
ay tbutter, lard, lard substitutes. etc1 il
he card says that as a nation we waste I
wo and half times as much fat as we a
eed, and as measure of saving it $
rges less frying the saving of meat a
rippings, and the use of vegetable oils
he use of butter should be restricted to Il
he table, but, as butter contains food L
alues vital to children, it should be Ii
lyen to them. Soap should not be o
asted. s
Every day should be sugar saving n
ny. As a nation we consume twice as N
uch sugar as we need, and we should IA
Sc less of the commodity, drink less B
veet drinks and eat less candy con- al
lining sugar, b,
The abundant use of fruits, vegetables b
nd potatoes is urged, because these Il
ods are healthful and plentiful, and at in
lie same time partly take the place of b'
her foods which we must save. W
Milk should be used wisely and no m
'rt of it should be wasted, The chill
en must have whole milk, but skim and
ur milk can be used in cooking and
+ cottage cheese. A,
About food boarding, the card has this
say; "Anyone buying and holding a
rger supply of food now than in peace
mes, except foods canned, dried or pre- ad a,
rived in the home, is helping to defeat 20
e food administration in its attempt to Or
cure just distribution of food and OF
e establishment of fair prices. The an
cd hoarder is working against the a
mmon good and even against the very stl
fety of the country. Hoarding food in an
is both selfish and unneces- gr
ry; the government is protecting the H5
I'd supply of the people" TIL
The instructions end by urging all in ag
-iduals to report TO the nearest food OF
officer the name and ad- thi
,ss of any person discouraging the pro-
ction and saving of food and by de- col
ring that 'loyalty in little things is DO
foundation of the national strength, raj
lie disloyalty in little things gives aid Jal
the enemy. Keep the pledge!' roc