El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-27
GORGE ON
THANKSGIVING
Government Wants You
To Eat Well, But Not
To Be Extravagant.

ing in moderation is to be the order OF
the day at the civilians Thanksgiving
dinner celebration this year. Every
body is expected to remember that
other nations are subsisting on tight
belt rations. and that only by modera-
ton in use of food on our part can
this condition be bettered.
At the request Of the food admins
tration. Thanksgiving dinner will be
home grown as far as possible. II you
neglected TO plant a pumpkin vine OF
raise turkey in your back yard. You
can make up for il by patronizing the
grocer and butcher around the corner.
and accepting the produce Of your
own state i0stead of demanding deli
cecies imported from the other side Of
the country.
Despite the coming Of peace. the
food proposition is a bigger puzzle
than ever To help make the worlds
food supply 90 round. the American
citizen is respectfully asked bv the
food administration not TO exercise his
prerogative OF oyerea ting on Thanks
giving day. IF he leaves the table
slightly hungry. according to the di-
rections Of health experts. he can add
to his list Of things to be thankful for
the fact that the cost Of his dinner is
fear the indigestion OF the day after.
Can Be Thankful For This.
Furthermore, II the buyer Of
economically, instead OF ordering
recklessly in approved holiday style,
the family can be thankful that it will
not be RECALLED with turkey salad on
Friday, turkey hash on Saturday and
turkey soup on Sunday.
-
supporting an army Of over 1,500. 900
men in the camps over here, the tur-
key supply in the open market will be
somewhat smaller than usual This I
does not mean that the civilians pros /
poets for a regular Thanksgiving din ]
ner VIII be blasted There VIII be a :
respectable collection Of turkeys left {
even after the war department has I
corralled its 10000 or more. Obvious |
u, however. turkey IS expensive and I
rather scarce. In view Of this, goose, 1
duck, chicken and other fowl are sug-
gested as Just as good" as the ma
tional bird. and a plentiful supply OF 1
key crop, so that nearly everybody I
can have 4 bird" to furnish the 4
day atmosphere.
The Soldier Gets Turkey.
Whether the civilian feasts on tur-
key or Irish stew on THANKSGIVING /
lay, men in camp in this country will
have their share Of turkey as per
lrmy regulations. Some thoughtful
eoauthor Of the regulations. long ago
wrote into that solemn collection Of
-ules the instruction that turkey
should be served 10 the soldiers OF the
United States army on Thanksgiving
lay and Christmas-whenever prac-
icabie. Accordingly, army turkey
have looked over the
n.1-r-a = d.
hat our farms have produced. No
war rationed turkeys are acceptable;
20 be eligible for the army table an
applicant must come up to a high
standard Of size, pulchritude and
Cranberries. celery and other fix
ngs" of a traditional Thanksgiving
Inner were overlooked by the author
Il the turkey statement in the army
equations. and therefore the war de-
lartment assumes no responsibility
or them DiscountinG the turkey. the
oldier's Thanksgiving dinner is up to
lis mess sergeant and his company
casts or diets according 10 that indi-
-iduars skill as a financier- In prac-
icauy every instance. the mess ser
cant who values his life and popular
" will shop early for Thanksgiving.
nd, IL necessary. eliminate extras
rom his menus for other days.
No Turkeys In France
Had It been possible TO forsee i
rmistice arrane gments. troops over
cas- would have been furnished with
turkey and other special rations for ,
day. To ship these
upplies 10 the forces abroad would
ave required three months start, and
hree months ago our troops were :
moving so continuously that It would !
ave been impossible 10 &c. the spec
al provisions distributed among them Z
n the proper day This makes II ne
essary for the mess sergeants over !
cas- to concoct materials for Thanks
living dinner out OF their regular :
upples, supplemented by such
dishes as are procur-
bic in war stricken France
IN the navy. Thanksgiving day is
lways time OF celebration It is the
lea Of the navy department this year
hat circumstances warrant an unus- :
ally thankful frame OF mind on the :
art OF the blue jackets. Already tur-
eys and other appropriate items Of
oliday fare are on Their way to the !
nited States ships in far Pacific and q
outhern waters. Every ship in the
avy will be reached II possible in
me for Thanksgiving" says the
'avy's bureau Of supplies and ac-
cunts d.
All things considered. Americans
verywhere viii have a Thanksgiving :
inner. Turkey may be lacking in y
hitch once closed the feast may be )
1T "reminiscences Of much to be thanks /.
living day Of every true American
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu. +,
Here is what the food administra-
on considers a good Thanksgiving
emu;
cast Turkey, Chicken or Game with d
Chestnut or Oriental Stuffing.
Cranberry Jelly
Glazed Sweet Potatoes 2
teamed squash Creamed Onions
Indian Pudding with Raisins
elery Locally Grown Nuts I
Here are recipes for making these .
iings: 2
Chestnut stuffing-PeeI one pound Y
chestnuts- put them in boiling C
alter and let them soak until the q
Town skin can be rubbed off, then o
ash them in cold water and drain Il
rown four tablespoons Of fat with
70 OF syrup, add soup or hot water a
len add the chestuuts and stew until a
lrtly soft, being careful to keep
ZEN whole. Then take them out and .
'ol them, FIJI the crop with this d
lifting, sew up the opening and pro- b
ed with the roasting a
Oriental Stuffing-One half table
'OOn fat; one cup rice: one half cup Il
isins; one half cup nuts (use locally :.
own nuts); liver Of the fowl; sale g
Id pepper TO taste. Cook the rice and T..
TX well the seedless raisins. the nuts =
ID the chopped liver Of the turkey y
gether with the fat, season TO taste. !,
uff the fowl with II, and proceed q
it'll the roasting.
Cranberry Jelly-Two quarts cram A
rries; one quart water; one to one
d one half cups light syrup. Cook
e cranberries in the water 20 min