Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-02-14
Food Rules For West Virginia.

E. W Oglebay, Federal ROOD Aumih-
istralor for the State OF West Virginia. has
gwen out the following statement Tor the
guidance OF West Virginia housewives
and food consumers generally:
In compliance With the rececnt orders
OF the United States Food Administration.
through lis Chairman Mr. Herbert Hoover,
| submit to the people OF West Virginia
the following rules and regulations Tor
their guidance in the matter OF food con-
servation.
WHEAT.
No crackers pastry, macaroni, breakfast
food or other cereal food coniaing wheat,
no whe I Hour in any form except the
small amount that may be needed tor
thickening soups and grayies or Tor
brder in corn bread and other cereal
breads, may be used at any meal on any
Monday or Wednesday, nor at any break
fast on any day OF the week. The bread
used on these days and at breakfasts II
baked at home, should be OF other cereals
than wheat and should contain no wheat
whatever except such as may be used
for binder as mentioned above. Bread
purchased from bakeries for use on these
days and at these meals may be Graham.
whole wheat, or Victory Bread. as well
as any bread ms .Jn cereal other lhan
wheat.
MEAT.
No beef, veal, pork. mutton or lamb, or
any cattle. hog, or sheep products. may
be used at any meal on any Tuesday, or
# any breakfast In addition TO this, no
hog produ.ts shall be used at any meal
on any Saturday. This rule forbids the
use OF all products whatsoever derived
from these Misunderstanding sweet
breads, Kidneys, liver, tripe. and all other
forms commonly known as by-product.
When the hog products are forbidden we
mean 10 use no pork, bacon, ham, lard or
other products of the hog. AT all meats
when meat IS permissible we urge that
preference be given TO mutton and lamb
over beef and pork. Beet and pork must
be conserved. There is no prohibition
against fish, poultry and eggs.
Abolish completely
Use Of butter in cooking.
Waste OF soap.
Waste oi fats.
Waste Of any part OF milk.
Buying large supplies OF food (excep'
for canning, drying. or preserving
Abolish as far as possible
Frying
Sweet Drinks.
Candy.
Sweet dishes generally.
Recurring merchants TO deliver goods
Instead OF these do The following
Bake.
Broil.
Boil
Stew.
Use meat drippings and vegetable oils
in cooking.
/ Use fruits, vegetables and potatoes.
Have home garden and raise all yot
can.
Use plenty OF milk.
Use sour and skinned milk for cottage
cheese.
Use local supplies.
Cooperate with the administration.
SUMMARY.
In brief, breakfast is both meatless ant
wheatIess OF every day. Hotels ant
restaurants will serve no wheat or mea
before eleven O'Clock, and no one vii
order either of them at any time for hi
J first meal Of ihe day. Monday and Wed
nesdsy are wheziIess. Tuesday IS meat
less. Saturday is porkless.
Do not hoard. BE patriotic and co
operate with US. And ss a postscript .
all of This remember that we are not Try
ing in any way 10 limit The food OF you
babies or 10 growing children.
| These rules if followed out by our citi
zens will serve as guide TO al. wheshe
engaged publicly in providing food TO III
people or merely working at home an
providing il for one family. All patriot
citizens viii obey without question. Bt
remember that these rules and regulation
are expected TO be observed by eyefyon
and are not made only for observance an
guidance Of true patriots and loyal Amer
cans.