Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-06-20
FOOD CONSERVA-
TON NOTES

Developments in the sugar situation
necessitate the immediate Limitation
OF sugar sales for family use tC
town customers to two pounds and
to country customers to five pounds
Sugar regulations for home canning
and preserving remain the same un
til the close of the canning season.
All Grocers are furnished with GER
tificate forms which may be used by
the customer in purchasing sugar in
quantities up TO 25 pounds strictly
for canning and preserving.
The manufacture OF sherbets and
water vices is definitely ordered dis
continued to conserve sugar, but TO
conserve milk and cream manufac-
turers are allowed sugar up to 100
per cent iof their needs.
Complaint was made that the Star
Bakery was not observing the SUBJ
stitute regulations and was there
fore declared to be disloyal In JUS
tice to the Star Bakery, | want to
say that they have at all times
strictly lived up to the requirements.
They are now making a bread using
corn starch as the substitute which
gives the loaf the appearance of
white flour bread, but the substitute
in the form of corn starch is there
in full measure.
The flour situation grows more
serious. All who can possibly do,
SO should use no more flour until
next harvest and those who have
more than one sack should consult
your grocer about exchanging it for
other ,mmoditiies. The Bancroft
Hotel has not used an ounce of flour
since March l. 1t certainly is posi- |
BILE for private homes to do as well.
When We remember that in the
course Of nearly four years of the
world war, the hand of starvation
has scrawled more names ON its
side of the death ledger than have
perished by gunpowder, gas and !
steel We should be ashamed not to
deny ourselves a portion of food
that others might have it. 4,750,OO0
persons have died from starvation
while about 1850, 900 have been kill
cd in fighting. Hunger gnawed at the
vitals of Russia until her morale was
so weakened that she collapsed. Lit
tie Roumania crumpled for the same
reason. Italy, underfed with food
and overfed with insidious German
propaganda went through crisis
last fall that threatened disaster.
And now the call comes from Eng
land, France, Italy and Belgium that Il
wheat must be forthcoming or they
can not assure us that the allied ar
mics or the morale of the sacrificing,
suffering millions behind the lines
On June 1, there remained but &c.
900, 900 bush Is of wheat in the Unit
ed States. Our normal rate of con-
is more than 40,000,000. Tt
meet the very minimum of needs
over seas we must ship 30,O00,000 in
the next two months. This leaves
but 1900 900 month for home use.
Can We fail to realize that We must
"cut OUT the flour.
1t is inconceivable that We should
fail in this crisis. The various strata
of our population can not bear equal
ly this reduction i'm consumption of
wheat bread Those engaged in phy- I;
steal labor need more so those in Il
occupations should go with I
out. Furthermore, the special inter
ests of children and invalids must (
be safeguarded.. Il
With full understanding that as
a Nation we must Save or Sink, must
succor those overseas or perish with
them, let US grasp the opportunity,
a privilege, not a sacrifice, to abstain
from wheat. Thus may those who
can not fight materially I aid the &;
cause on the success of which rests
the freedom of mankind.