The Colorado statesman., 1918-04-13
AMERICAN MOTHERS
USE SUBSTITUTES To
HELP WIN The WAR

Tleb, out all over COlOrdQO tneTe are
other "Old Aunt Marys," other Moth
/ er o Mines" who are helping, by saw
ing, by substituting In their own
kitchens to win the war.
When America was forced into the
war of the world President Wilson re-
allied that there were three elements
essential to win a complete and last
! ing victory-men, money and food.
Americas youth is furnishing the
men and making well equipped, or
ganized, trained army ready to fight
for the safety of its country until the
last round of ammunition has been
I fired and peace has come.
| Americas men, too old to fight but
not too old to carry on the work OF
the world, are furnishing the money
money enough for America and lit
tie extra for the financial needs of the
allies - money obtained bye income
taxes, liberty bonds and war savings
| certificates.
And Americas women, under the
guidance of United States Food Ad-
ministrator Herbert d. Hoover, are as
suming the burden of food saving. The
mothers of the nation have been
called to help save meat, wheat, sug-
ar, fats-those vital, compact foods
I which will ship "over there" and
which can be stored until they are
needed by the American army over
3 seas and the army of the allies.
There is only one way to save
these vital foodstuffs for our soldiers,
and that is by using substitutes which
are plentiful, easily obtained and
which furnish to the great army be-
hind the lines, including you and you
all the essential food elements, and
which cannot be shipped abroad.
All bakeries have been ordered by
: the Food Administration to use twen-
ty-five per cent of corn flour, corn
meal, barley flour, barley meal, oat-
meal, rice or other substitutes in all
the bread and rolls that they make.
The administration has also ordered
that every retailer who sells wheat
, flour must sell an equal amount-in
weight of substitutes for wheat.
These substitutes are many. They
include corn flour, corn meal, edible
corn starch, hominy, corn grits, bar
lev flour, rolled oats, oatmeal, rice,
rice flour, potato flour, milo, kaffir,
soya bean flour, peanut flour, and 9TH
er similar flours which cannot be pur-
chased in Colorado at the present
time.
"The women of the nation are al
ready earnestly seeking to do their
| part in this, our great struggle for the
maintenance of our national ideals,
wrote President Wilson in letter to
Herbert Hoover, land in no direction
can they so greatly assist as by en-
listing in the service of the Food Ad-
ministration and cheerfully accepting
its direction and advice"
/ 1t is to the women that America
naturally looks for help in increasing
the surplus of food available for our
army and for exports to the allies; to
them must come the duty of eliminat-
ing waste and observing strict econ
omy in consumption so that our SOL
diers and the soldiers of the allies
may be fed. 1t is the women who pur-
chase and handle the food of the ma
ton, who must make the food saving
campaign successful by the use OF sub
stitutes.
Mothers of Colorado have not failed
their country. They have saved, have
complied with the requests OF the food
administrators in regard to foods, but
to some women who have been ac-
customed to use all kinds of food at
all times, the use of substitutes Is
often very difficult. Because this
newspaper has realized this difficulty'
| arrangements have been made with
|
have Sarah Stone, who knows the
why's and wherefores of food saving
and the ways and means of substitute
| ing. furnish tested substitute recipes,
answer any Queetions which may be
| troubling housewives. Miss Stone can
he communicated with at 504 Inter-
! state Trust Building, Denver. She is
1 anxious to have suggestions ana
recipes from women who have discov-
cred successful ways of using wheat
substitutes so that they can be passed
on to other Colorado women who are
needing help that they may help Ann
erica.
CORN BREAD
Corn bread is especially good made
with sour milk and soda; but sweet
milk and baking powder are satisfac-
| tory.
Corn Bread No. I: Two cups corn
meal, cups sweet milk (whoie or
| skim), a teaspoons baking powder, !
=, tablespoon sugar, tablespoons tat, ]
teaspoon salt, / egg (may be omitted.)
Corn Bread No. 2: TWO cups corn
meal. 2 cups sour milk, teaspoon
soda, tablespoon sugar, table
spoons fat, 1 teaspoon salt, I egg (may
be omitted)
Mix dry ingredients. Add milk, we'll
beaten egg, and melted fat. Beat
we'll. Bake in shallow pan for about
thirty minutes.
CORN DODGERS
Here is a quick corn bread Our
| grandmothers used to bake 1t on
! hoard before the open fire. You can
. bake it in your oven.
Two cups corn meal, I teaspoon salt,
7 hAt It1n a