Evening journal., 1918-04-05
BUTTER

HAMI ~ T. nAAlATl az - llUA NNN IHNNN 80 AAAAs
But by using glasses that con
keaA centratcd the run-ray Archi-
medcs was able 10 set fire to the
Roman ships during the siege Of Syra-
cuse.
50 what food one woman can save IN
her home may not seem much, but the
saving effected by the concentrated wo-
man-powcr Of the country IS tremen-
dous
To save daily onc-third Of an ounce.
or two level teaspooufuls of butter, for
everyone in your family may seem too
inhnitesimal an economy 20 bother with.
for instance. But multiply this saving
by the 20lO00OOJ kitchens IN the coun-
try and you will see the tremandous saw
ing effected by the concentrated woman
power of the nation.
But to some It may seem an enigma
how to save even these two teaspoon
fuls of butter a day.
II is better to save this amount by
substituting other fats in cooking rath-
e. than by economizing on the butter
used on the table While an adult may
suffer no injury from the latter ccon-
children ~ the table. They require the
their growth and health Hundreds OF
children abroad. especially in Poland
on a diet which did not include proper
substitutes. have died or become per
manentiy stunted in growth because they
have had 90 do withou; butter fats for
an extended period of time
We must do our best 20 save the rest
OF these children from a similar fate by
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iarCer quantities than cvcr before. The
allies are asking for three times as much
as they did al the beginning OF the war.
We can supply them this, If no but
ter is used In cooking throughout the
country Already chefs and cooks IN
hotels and public institutions arc elm
mating it from their dishes, and the up
to-date housewife is now discovering
that butter is quite unnecessary IN cook
ing
ii YOU have been in the habit of put
ting a generous lump OF butter into a
dish now and then, lust to make It
tasty." forcgo this habit now.
Never serve more than one fried dish
a week.
Always substitute chicken fat or veg
etable oils for butter in cooking.
Make as little pastry as possible, ana
al Your pies with only one crust
Never put both gravy and butter on
your potato.
Use peanut butter, jellies, cheese and
fruit buffers on bread for adults in
stead Of butter
Do this much for the sake of saving
hundreds of Little children from death,
or worse-a life of stunted growth and
ill-health.
The following is a butterless recipe
for chocolate cake, and, besides, II uses
rye flour and takes no sugar:
Devils Food Cake-Rye Flour
One-quarter cup vegetable fat, one
cup molasses, one-quartcr teaspoon SODA
three tablespoons milk, two egg yoiks'
two squares chocolate, one and one-siX-
teenth cups rye flour, two and halt
teaspoons baking powder, one-Quarter
teaspoon salt, two egg whites, three
quarters teaspoon vanilla,
Melt the fat and add It to the mo-
iasses and soda Add the milk, the we'll
beaten yolks and the melted chocolate.
Sift the flour, the baking powder ana
the salt together and add them grad
ually 10 the mixture. When thorough
" mixed, fold in the sttly beaten
whites and add the vanilla Pour the
cake in to a well creased pan.
This recipe also calls for no butter.
Chocolate Walnut Custard.-Heat
pint of milk, half a cup OF sugar and
three tablespoons Of grated chocolate IN
a double boiler. When it boils add
tablespoon Of cornstarch wet up in q
little cold milk and the beaten yollSs OF
two eggs. Have them beaten light
Cook until thick, remove from fire and
add half cup of walnut meats, broken
I'D fine, not chopped. Mix thoroughly
let it get cold, then pile in glasses and
put a spoonful of whipped cream on
i, each.