The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-06
THE SIX LEAKS.
Food Administration Points Out Greatest
Drains.

1t would be foolish to put your money
in pocketbook with hole.
Yet that is exactly what this country
is doing to-day unless every force in
America works together to check the
waste of food.
We are basing all our confidence con-
corning our ability to feed ourselves and
help to feed our associates in this war.
upon the fact that more food is being
produced and preserved in this country
than ever before.
Much has been accomplished in cutting
down waste, Many hotels, restaurants
and dining car services have done excel.
! lent work in this direction and MANY
thousands of housewives have done their
part intelligently and effectively. But
| there is still much to be done and we
must all keep everlastingly at it. We
are still far behind England, France and
Germany in the fine points of food econ
omy
The food administration has pointed
out the following most common leaks"
in the home:
!. Buying food that ia not raised In.
cally or is notsin season.
z. Improper handling in the home.
3. Poor meal planning in the home.
4. Poor preparation.
5. Waste in cooking.
q. Individual plate waste caused bv
careless serving.
VI course none of us is guilty of all
SIX OF these signs OF leakage. and M
nousekeeper has consciously committed |
one OF them. Most of our transgrassions |
have been through thoughtlessness
rake the first item, for instance-that |
OF Using the local supply instead Of the
1000 stuHs that have to be brought from
= distance. Many housekeeper has al. |
lowed this leakage in her household |
through unnecessarily pampering her
tamllys tastes. II is peculiar weakness
OF human nature that most of us crave
the unreasonable" foods and those
grown outside our section of the coun.
try.
Secondly, we waste food by not being
careful of it, once it is in the house. we
leave milk bottles uncovered a plate of
butter to melt near the stove, and for
get to use small bits of leftover food.
The result is that every now and then
spoils Unexpectedly, and has
TO be thrown away.
Many housewives waste much good
food by poor meal planning too. The
meals of one day should dove-tail those
- ha La4 . T. G. /
If the first should Eft into" the dishes of
he second. OF course this takes thought
md practice. But it can be done so clev-
rly that no food need ever be thrown !
way just because it was "left over |
I You think this is impossible, ask your |
leighbor how she manages TO do it. I
study the current magazines and news 7
'apers, too, for they are full of helps a
nd hints. b
And now as for poor preparation and !
waste in cooking. II is treason to-day /
o have TO throw away food because it y
) burnt or undercooked Unless YOU are d
ne of the "elect" and have Cooking a
ense" follow all recipes carefully. Your
ountry cannot afford to have YOU waste II
God by careless preparation or by fol- a
owing your own experiments now, I'M s.
ass YOU are sure of yourself. v
Also, do not waste by careless pairing; Il
0 not discard good soup bones: save all p
ieat fat, and never leave food in cook d
x utensils through careless heating. "
Do not give your family too much W
DOd-or too little. Study food values W
nd see that they get the proper variety
nd the requisite number of calories in Ia
ach meal If you do not know about al
lese things already. send for farmers III
ulletin SOS at the L. ;. department of y
griculture at Washington, D. C., or read pi
Feeding the Family" by Mary Swartz al
oss. q
Lastly, in the campaign to stop all the Il
iood leaks in your household teach the
d fashioned gospel of the clean plate. p
ct the man Of the house be a little less n
,nerous in his helpings II Is easy 10 ar
X for more. Make smaller rolls. muf. in
h.. cookies and cakes Cut all meat. bl
cad and butter on the table and you ef
in be- surprised TO see how much waste ar
ese little things viii eliminate. or
Hang in your kitchen. where You nav th
e Il every day the home card 10 pledge
gners by the L. ;. food administration. DR.
bis will tell YOU with authority what p
to BE- done and why b.
If. from long habit. We must waste ia
mething. Jet il h. clothes. books. 30
.uses. ievels, or anything but b.