The Elbert County tribune., 1918-10-18
new WAR FOOl
PROGRAM AFFECTS
EVERY KITCHEN
DRASTIC ORDERS ISSUED TO
PUBLIC EATING HOUSES.

There are two arms "a the Food
Administration 1919 W.1 Program.
one of them embraces ALI the homes
in the land; the other reaches into
the kitchen OF every DrDnc eating
Mace and regulates the food there pre-
pared and serves.
In the hand of the first arm is the
New 1919 Home Card tsIling the
housewife in what her cooperation
must consist. Watch for tnat Home
Card. 1t will be given out the week
of Oct. IA
The hand of the second arm carries
a Big Stick padded with veivet.
"It has not been deemed advisable
or necessary at the present time ac-
tually to license the operation OF pub
lie eating houses Announces tn
United States Food Administration,
but in cases where the patriotic CO.
operation OF such public earthquakes
can not be secured bx otner means,
the United States Food Administra-
tion will not hesitate to secure conf
pliance with its orders through its
control Of the distribution OF sugar,
flour and other food supplies"
Food Portions Cut.
FOllOWlnX ara lue AIaslic Gehoioi
orders issued to public eating places
and effective MONDAY. OCTOBER
81:
BREAD: No public eating placc
shall allow any bread to pe brought
to the table until the first course is
served or shall serve any bread ami
butter at all except uDon request OF
the guest: nor shall serve pread or
toast as a garniture or under meat;
nor serve any bakery product which
does not contain at least 20 per cent
of wheat flour substitutes: nor serve
more than ounces OF this bread or
more than 4 ounces OF other less
wheat breads at any meal. Excep.
tions to this latter rule are sandwiches
or bread served at boarding camps
and rye bread containing so per cent
or more of pure rye flour.
MEAT: Patrons are limited to ono
kind of meat. They are to be served
one chop only to an ordsr- II they de
sire, and prices reduced accordingly,
Reduced portions of ham and bacon
are to go into effect and no bacon
may ce served as a garnIture.
BUTTER: One-half ounce or butter
Is the maximum portion TO one per.
son. One-half ounce is alae the maxi
mum portion of American cneese TO
be served at one meal. Cheese is not
to be served with salads and the max
ing of cheese dishes is discouraged.
SUGAR: No candy Is to be served
after any meal. No more cans or Deet
sugar icings are to be used on cakes.
The order mo sugar bowls on the
table" is reiterated. Guestx must still
ask for sugar and only one teaspoon5
full meal is to be served to any ono
person.
CREAM: What is known as -dou-
BILE cream" or "cream de luxe can no
longer be served, or anY cream con.
tanning over 20 per cent of butter rat,
CEREALS: The serving or cerears
is discouraged as they are greatly
needed by both the Armies ana the
Allies and are ideal foods to store and
transport"
Rigid economy in the usa or Ice and
of coffee is also urged upon hotel
men.
Labor SavsG
Conservation of labor il recognizes
as OF as great importance as conserv-
tion OF food. Therefore the order has
gone out that the use OF china. linen
and silver should be curtaiIss.
Serve food wherever possfple in
the plate or dish from which 1t is 70
be eaten. Plate service should be ep.
tablished wherever possible: that IL,
the meat and vegetables comprising
the main part of the meal should be
placed on one plate instead or served
In several side dishes. Service plates
should be eliminated. Place only the
amount of silyerware on the table that
is actually to be used for the meal"
read the new ORDERS
The old general bill of fare with its
great variety OF dishes in also to be
abolished. since this bill of fare calls
for the carrying in the ica boxes of
large quantities OF food liable to spoil.
age Three simple bills er fare for
each day, each with limited num-
ber of dishes, changed from day to
day to give variety. are recommended
in its stead.
Table d'hote meals are also sterrry
frowned on since they encourage
waste. Serve only what the guest is
going to eat" is the new slogan
In addition, hotel ana restaurant
men are ordered to display no food in
such manner as shall cause its de-
terioration so that 1t cannot be used
for human consumption to feed all
waste to animals instead Of burning
1t. and to trim and save all coarse fats
from meat before cooking. That these
fats may be used by munitions and
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