The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-02-15
What Can You Do
to Help Win War

| OUR PROBLEM is to feed the AL
| lies and our own soldiers abroad by
sending them as much food as we can
of the most concentrated nutritive
value in the least shipping space.
These foods are wheat, beef, pork,
butter and sugar.
OUR SOLUTION is to eat less of
these and as little of all foods as will
support health and strength. All saw
ing counts for victory.
The Food Administration asks ev-
cry loyal American TO help win the
war by maintaining rigidly, as a min
imum of saving, the, following pro-
gram:
Have TWO WHEATLESS DAYS
Monday and Wednesday, in every
week, and ONE WHEATLESS MEAL
in every day.
Explanation-On "Wheatless" days
and in "Wheatless" meals of other
days use no crackers, pastry, maca-
roni, breakfast food or other cereal
food containing wheat, and use no
wheat flour in any form except the
small amount that may be needed for
thickening soup or gravies, or for
binder in corn bread and other cereal
bread. As to BREAD, if you bake it
at home, use other cereals than wheat,
and if you buy it, buy only WAR
BREAD. Our object is, that we
should buy and consume one-third
less wheat products than we did last
year.
Have ONE MEATLESS DAY
Tuesday, in every week and ONE
MEATLESS MEAL in every day.
Have TWO PORKLESS DAYS Tues
day and Saturday, in every week.
Explanation - "Meatless" means
without any cattle, hog or sheep pro-
ducts. On other days use mutton and
lamb in preference to beef or pork.
"Porkless" means without pork, ba-
con, ham, lard or pork products, fresh
or preserved. Use fish, poultry and
eggs. As nation we eat and waste
nearly twice as much meat as we
need.
Make every day a FAT-SAVING
DAY (butter, lard, lard substitutes,
etc..
Explanation--Fry less; bake, broil
or stew foods instead. Save meat
drippings; use these and vegetable oils
for cooking instead Of butter. Butter
has food values vital to children;
therefore, give it to them. Use it on
ly on the table. Waste no soap; it is
made from fat. Be careful Of all fats.
We use and waste two and a half
times as much fat as we need.
Make every day SUGAR-SAVING
DAY.
Explanation-Use less sugar. Less
sweet drinks containing sugar should
be used in war time. AS a nation we
have used twice as much sugar as we
need. ~
Use FRUITS, VEGETABLES and
POTATOES ABUNDANTLY. .
Explanation - These foods are
healthful and plentiful, and, at the
same time, partly take the place of
other foods which we must save.
Raise alltyou can for home use. .1
Use MILK wisely.
Explanation-Use all of the milk;
waste no part of it. The children
must have whole milk. Use sour and
skim milk in cooking and for cottage
cheese.
BOARDING FOOD. Anyone buy
ing and holding a larger supply of
food now than in peace time, except
foods canned, dried or preserved in
the home, is helping to defeat the
Food Administration in its attempt to
secure just distribution Of food and
the establishment Of fair prices. The
food hoarder is working against the
common good and even against the
very safety of the country. Hoardine
food in households is both selfish and
unnecessary; the government is pro-
tecting the food supply of its people.
Loyalty in little things is the foun>
dation Of International strength. DIS
LOYALTY IN LITTLE THINGS
GIVES AID TO THE ENEMY. KEEP
THE PLEDGE. Do not limit the food
of growing children. Eat sufficient
food to maintain health; the nation
needs strong people.
| Cooperate with your local and
Federal Food Administrators Take
their advice. Preach and practice the
gospel Of the clean plate"
H0usekeepers should help the stores
to cut down deliveries.
Use local supplies; this saves rail-
road transportation. Report to the
nearest food administration officer the
nanle and address of any person dis
couraging the production or saving of
food
j. Fl. TETLEY,
County Food Administrator.