Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-10-24
FOOD RE6ylTIoNSF0
PUBLIC EATING P-.GEo
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY THE
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS
TRATtoN AS PART or The CEN
ERAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER FIST

Nashville, TENN Drastic regulations
effective Monday october p. have
been announced for the public eatin
places By the United states Food AID
muistration This program is par,
Of the general conservation program
of the nation, issued by the Food AID
ministration in order to carry out the
pledge of Herbert Hoover to supply
our allies during the coming year with
nearly 10000 tons more OF essential
foodstutfs.
For the purpose Of enforcing 'he5
regulations, public eating places shall
be defined to include all hotels, res
taurants, boarding houses clubs din
ing cars, steamships, and al places
where cooked food IS sold to be con
sumed on the premises. The regula.
tons apply to all included in this def
milton Of public eating places, whether
licensed or not, the food admipistr2
ton, under its general control over
sugar, flour and other food supplies
having full power to enforce the regu
iadons
No public eating place shall serve
any bakery product which does moi
contain at least 20 per cent of wheat
flour substitutes, nor shall it serve Of
permit to be served more than two
ounces OF this bread, known as "Fic
tory Bread" or. II no victory bread e
served, not more than 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 b9 served to any patror
at any one meal more than one Kind Of
meat. For tho purpose Of this rule
meat shall be considered as Including
beef. mutton, pork, poultry and any by
products thereof No bacon shall be
served as q garnit1re. No patron s'al
be served at any one meal more that
one-lalf ounce Of butter, nor shall any
patron at any meal be served more
than one half ounce of Cheddar Of
American cheese.
The regulation forbidding the us4
of sugar bowls on tables or OF more
than one teaspoon per person PEI
meal is continued unchanged. Nor shall
any public eating place permit to be
used more than two pounds Of susai
per ninety meals, except such sugar as
may be allotted to hotels as licensed
bakeries
No public eating place shall burn
any food or permit any food to be
burned, and all waste shall be saved tc
feed animals, or reduced to obtain fats
No public eating place via lie allowed
to display food on its premises ia sncd
manner as to cause its deterioration.
| Nor shall any public eating place
serve cream de luxe and in any event
no cream containing over 20 per cellt
of butter fat shall be served.
Ice economy must be practiced II
every possible way.
Ne bread and butter shall be served
unless the guest specifically requests
! It. Rolls must rot weigh over on
ounce each. Luncheons and banquet.
of elaborate menus must be elminat
ed. All so,called general bills Of fart
used in hotels are to be abandoned
but simple bills OF fare used IN hotoh
one for breakfast, one for luncheon
and one for dinner-should be arrang
ed. all with d limited variety Of dishes
and changed from day to day,
Where table d'hote meals are served
the bill Of fare should be limited to a
few courses as possible, and order
from these menus should be in writing
No candies should be served afte
meals nor should any cakes be icsc
with cane Or beet sugar
East Tennessee Tour.
J. I. Finney, assistant federal foo
administrator for Tennessee, has re
turned from a tour Of East Tennessee
counties that he made with Charles W
Allen, East Tennessee district repre-
sentative. Mr. Finney spoke al Greene
Vile. Jonesboro, Elizabethton, Noun
tain City and Butler. He was heart
by large audiences at all appointment
and while the food message was tn,
chief feature of his address. he stress
ed the sale Of Liberty bonds and fol
lowing his addresses large addition
were made to the amounts prevfousl
sold speakings by the food admins
tration have been suspended now Ut
til after the epidemic of influenza.
No Cause For Alarm.
Farmers in some instances are RI
ported to be selling their wheat a
much less than the government guar
antee This should not be the case
declared Dr. Morgan, the federal foo
administrator The mills are badi
contested, it is true, due to the fac
that little flour is being shipped owe
the seas right at this time and to tn
limited sales Of flour at home bu
conditions will soon improve and farm
ers should be patient and hold thei
wheat a little longer, when they ar
assured of fair price. The govern
ment's campaign for increased produc
ton is meeting success in all part
Of the state. Especially gratifying re
ports are coming from the western d
vision Of the state where already a,
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