El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-03
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/ conservation It can supply a
meal TO one hundred. two hundred.
or more persons which viii substi-
tute the foods which are plenty for
the foods that are needed abroad. And
that in itself is quite an item
But that is not all the church sup
per can do. 1t can unobtrusively act
as a demonstration center for the
FOOD administration. II can boost po-
tatoes and other local vegetables.
play up pinto beans, show the people
how good cOrnmeal, oatmeal and bar
ley really are.
For example. there is "the home
grown supper That depends on your
community. OF course
You have potato flour, sweet po-
tato flour, feterita flour. corn flour.
rice flour. peanut meal. cassava
flour, taro flour. banana flour. kaffir
flour. milo flour, SOY bean meal
Whatever wheat substitute you have
available, that is the thing 10 em-
phasize.
a church supper without any bread
would be a distinct novelty. And 10
can wei be done by using hOminy
or rice instead, or by doubling the
potato servings.
An absolutely wheatIess supper
would be real accomplishment
Prizes might be offered 10 the wom-
en- cooking the supper, for the best
wheatiess and ryeless quick bread,
the best wheatless and ryeleSs cake,
the best pudding from the new prod
ucts already mentioned
COrnmeal and oatmeal are two Of
which 10 get results Corn bread and
oatmeal biscuits have already been
Graded with a thigh eN" by the
cooks Of the country Breads, pud-
dings, cakes and pies made from
these should not be allowed 70 com
the other flours with which we are
less familiar.
The consumption OF fats and
sugar should be drastically cut
down. The church supper can show
people how 10 use the other sweets.
such as molasses. honey. corn
syrup. maple sugar and maple syrup
I'm cakes and desserts. II can set the
example Of eliminating foods fried
in deep fat. OF serving butter in
smaller quantities and seeing that
there is no waste.
The church supper might even
teach some food lessons BIZ serving
dishes with little tags showing the
number OF calories furnished by
each serving and the classification
according TO the Five food groups"
Why not cease buying wheat flour
or other products2 Then you viii
not have the problem OF using
as little Of them as possible. The
United States food administration
win help you in your use Of the
other flours and products Note
these suggestions for making your
breakfasts absolutely wheatless.
Omit toast and use double portions
or cereal cereal to be oatmeal. corn
flakes. hominy. cornmeal. barley or
rice-not wheat or ryel.
II bread Is desired. use mullins.
nopOvers, waffles. griddle cakes or
baking powder biscuits. made OF
cornmeaL corn flour. rice flour. oat-
meal, barley. bucSwheat. Of your
grocer hasn't graduated oatmeal.
Just put your rolled oats through
the coffee mill or meat grinder. IL
YOU wish il very fine sift the prod
1ct you EeO.
Use potatoes also. instead OF bread
Oatmeal Mullins.
One two-thirds cups fine granu-
ated oatmeal.
-Four teaspoons baking powder.
One-fourth teaspoon salt.
One cup milk.
one tablespoon tat
. tablespoons corn syrup.
One egg
Sift tie dry materials together. I
Add 20 the cup OF milk the melted
'at syrup and beaten cSs. Combine