The sun., 1918-10-14
NEW WORDERSHIT
EATING HOUSES
Hoover Issues 12 Drastic Rules
to Conserve Sugar, Meats,
Wheat, &C.
BAN Is PUT ON BANQUETS
Table d'HOtc in Discard, More
Simple Menus and Prices
Must Be Reasonable.
BAN is PUT ON BANQUETs

The United States Food Administra-
tion is launching a new food conserva-
ton programme which will go into effect
October 81. In the past Mr.. Hoover has
made requests" but this time he issues
"orders"-twelve OF them--all addressed
to public eating houses" which take
| ip hotels. restaurants, quick lunch places
and all the rest.
The orders are designed specifically
for the further saving OF. sugar. wheat.
meats, fats and dairy products, includ-
! ing butter. cheese and cream. great sup
plies of which are needed by American
soldiers and sailors and the fighting men
Of our allies for the winning of the war.
The Federal Food Board of this State
announces It's belief that public eating
places will willingly comply with the
fundamental principles of the new con-
servation programme as outlined in the
general ORDERS" but declares that In
order to prevent patriotic persons from
the effects OF stacking by dodgers It will
not hesitate ito compel enforcement"
The General Orders in Detail.
The twelve general orders follow:
1. No public eating place shall serve
or permit to be served any bread or
other bakery product which does not
contain at least 20 per cent. of wheat
-four substitutes, nor shall II serve or
permit to be served more than two
ounces of this bread. known as Vic
tory Bread. or II no Victory Bread is
served. more than four ounces OF
other breads (such as corn bread.
mullins, Boston brown bread. &c.). to
ak nnl
| Sandwiches or bread served at board
ing camps and rye bread containing
80 per cent. or more of pure rye flour
are excepted. This exception applies
| to all sandwiches whether served at
boarding camps or elsewhere.
| 2. No public eating place shall serve
| or permit to be served bread or toast
as a garniture or under meat
| 8. No public eating place shall al
low any bread to be brought to the
table until after the first course is
served.
| 4. No public eating place shall serve
or permit to be served to one patron
at any one meal more than one kind
OF meat For the purpose of this rule
meat shall be considered as including
beef. mutton. pork. poultry and any
| byproducts thereof.
| 5. No public eating place shall serve
| or permit TO be served any bacon as
| garniture.
| 6. No public eating place shall serve
4 or permit to be served to any one per-
son at any one meal more than one
half ounce of butter.
only Half an Ounce of Cheese.
z. No public eating place shall serve
| or permit to be served to any one per-
son at any one meal more than one
| half ounce OF cheddar, commonly
called American cheese.
8. No public eating house shall use
| or permit the use of the sugar bowl
on the table or lunch counter. Nor
shall any public eating place serve
sugar or permit II to be served unless
the guest so requests and in no event
shall the amount served to any one
| person at any one meal exceed one
teaspoonful or its equivalent.
| 9. No public eating place shall use
| or permit the use of an amount OF
sugar in excess of two pounds for
| every ninety meals served. including
| all uses OF sugar on the table and in
| cooking, excepting such sugar as may
be allotted by the Federal Food Ad-
ministrators to hotels holding bak-
cry license. No sugar allotted for this
special baking purpose shall be used
for any other purpose.
I 10. 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.
II. No public eating place shall dis
play or permit to be displayed food on
it's premises in any such manner as
may cause its deterioration so that II
cannot be used for human consump-
| tion.
| IL. No public eating place shall
serve or permit to be served what is
known as double cream or cream de
luxe; and in any event. no cream con-
tanning over 20 per cent OF butter fat
shall be served.
Banquets Called Unpatriotlc.
Besides the general orders, which are
made to be obeyed. the Food Admins.
tration In a statement Issued by the
Food Board believes that elaboratt
iuncheons and banquets are "unpatri'
otic" and should not be served. If there