The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-11
REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC
EATING PLACES

EATING PLACES
drastic regulations, effective on
Monday, 0ceober 81, have been an
bounced for the public eating places
10y the United States food administra-
ron. This program is a part of the
i4eneral conservation program of the
natlon, issued by the food administra-
non IN order to carry out the pledge
to1 Herbert Hoover to supply our al
Nles during the coming year with near
NY 100000 tons more of essential
Foodstuffs.
FOR the purpose of enforcing these
regulations, public eating places shall
Pc defined to include all hotels, restau-
Pants, boarding houses, cubs, dining
fars and steamships, and all places
ik2ere cooked food is sold to be con-
md on the premises. The regula-
uofis apply to all included in this de-
fmition Of public eating places, wheth-
er licensed or not, the food administra-
ton, under its general control over
sugar, flour and other food supplies.
having full power to enforce the reg
ulations.
No public eating place shall serve
any bakery product which does not con
tain at least 20 per cent of wheat
flour substitute, nor shall it serve or
permit ii be served, more than two
ounces of this bread, known as 'Victo- |
ry Bread;" or, if no Victory Bread is
served, not more taan four ounces of |
other breads. No public eating place
shall serve bread or toast as a garni-
ture, or under meat.
No public eating place shall allow
any bread to be brought to the table
until after the first course is served,
nor shall there be served to any pat
ron at any one meal more than one |
kind of meat. For the purpose of this !,
rule, meat shall be considered as in |
GLIDING beef, mutton, pork, poultry
and any by-products thereof. No ba-
con shall be served as a garnfture. No
patron shall be served at one meal
more than one-half ounce of butter.
nor shall any patron at any meal be
served more than one-half ounce of |
Chedder or American cheese.
The regulation forbidding the use
OF sugar bowls on tables or of more
than one teaspoon per person per meal
is continued unchanged Nor shall any
public eating place permit to be used |
more than two pounds of sugar per
ninety meals, except such sugar as
may be allotted to hotels as licensed
bakeries.
No public eating place shall burn
Isny food or permit any food to be |
burned, and all waste shall be saved |
to feed animals or reduced to obtain
fats. No public eating place will be
allowed to display food on its premi- |
ses in such manner as to cause dete-
rioration.
Nor shall any public eating place
serve cream de luxe, and in any event |
no cream containing over 20 per cent
of butter fat shall be served.
Ice economy must be practiced in
every possible way
No bread and butter shall be served |
unless the guest specifically requests
|it. Rolls must not weigh over one
ounce each. Luncheons and banquets
|of elaborate menus must be eliminated.
Jan so-called general bills-of-fare
used in hotels should be abandoned,
but simple bills-of-fare used in hotels
-one for breakfast, one for luncheon
and one for dinner-should be arrang-
led, all with limited vsriety Of dishes
and changed from day to day.
Where table d'hote meals are served
the bill-of-fare should be limited to as
few courses as possible, and orders
from these menus should be in writ
ing. No candies should be served af-
ter meals nor should any cakes be iced
with cane or beet sugar. Truly,
H. A. M0GAN. '