The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1918-02-06


the pledge cards, since they promised
to follow the directions and advice
Of the Food Administration" in so far
as their circumstances permit. The
women are expected, however, to in
duce the members OF their families to
follow these directions also, and the
proclamation of the President makes
it plain that the population of America
must respond unanimously and with
a joyful heart if the war is to be won.
No Hardships Imposed.
Although the new restrictions call
for the abridgment of Ong-established
habits, the new Kitchen Card does not
impose any hardships. AS yet, the
American people still are not required
to make any sacrifices in the matter
Of food to win the war The most any
person is asked to do is to suffer some
slight inconvenience.
The new Kitchen Card, which the
President approves and hands to the
nation as a book of rules for winning
the war, is as follows:
THE Food Administration asks
every loyal American to help with
the war by maintaining rigidly as a
minimum 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, macaroni,
breakfast food or other cereal food
containing wheat and use no wheat
-four in any form except the small
amount that may be needed for thick.
ening soups or gravies or for a binder
| in corn bread and other cereal breads.
rs to bread, if you bake it at home, use
ether cereals than wheat, and if you
buy it, buy only war bread. Our OBJ
ject is that we should buy and con
sumo one-third less wheat products
than We did last year.
Neetless Meal Every Day.
Have one meatIess day Tuesday
in every week and one meatless meal
il every day. Have two porlIess days
| TUESDAY and Saturday. in every
| week"
| Explanation: Meatless means with
out any cattle, hog or sheep products
| On the other days use mutton and
| lamb in preference to beef or pork
! Porkless means without pork, bacon
ham, lard or pork products fresh OF
! preserved Use fish, poultry and eggs
AS a nation we eat and waste nearly
twice as much meat as we need"
Make every day a fat saving day
| Clutter, lard, substitutes, etc."
Explanation: Fry less less; bake
brOil, boil or stew food instead. Save
meat drippings; use them and vege
| table oils for cooking instead Of but
| ter. Butter has food values vital tC
children, therefore, give it to them
! Use it only on the table. Waste nc
| soap. 1t is made from fat. Be careful
of all fats. We use and waste two and
half times as much fat as we need.
Make every day a sugar saving
day"
Explanation: Use less sugar; les:
sweet drinks and candy containing
sugar should be used in war time. A:
a nation we have used twice as mucl
sugar as We need"
use fruits, vegetables and potatoe!
abundantly."
Explanation: These foods arr
healthful and plentiful and at the sam,
time partly take the place OF otheI
foods which we must save. Raise a.
you can for home use"
Use milk wisely"
Explanation: Use all of the milk
waste no part of it. The children mus
use whole milk. Use sour and skin
milk in cooking and for cottag,
cheese"
"Hoarding food. Any one buying
and holding a larger supply of foo
now than in peace time, except foo
canned, dried or preserved in tn
home, is helping to defeat the Foo
Administration in it's attempt to sc
cure just division of food and the es
tablishment of fair prices. The foo
hoarder is working against the com