Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-24
FOOD REGUlllONS'FOR
PUBLIC EATING PLACES
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE ~ THE
UNITED sTATEs FOOD ADMINS
TRATIoN AZ PART OF THE GEN.
ERAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2lsT

Nashville, Tenn-Drastic regulations,
effective Monday, October 81 have
been announced for the public eating
places by the United States Food AID
ministration. This program is a part
of the general conservation program
of the nation, issued by the Food AID.
ministration in order to carry out The
pledge of Herbert Hoover 10 supply
our allies during the coming year with
yearly 5000 900 tons more OF essential
toodstuffs.
For the purpose of enforcing hese
regulations, public eating places shall
be defined to include all hotels, res
tsurants, boarding houses, clubs, din
Ing cars, steamships, and all places
where cooked food is sold to be con
sumed on the premises. The regula
tions apply to all included in this def
milton Of public eating places, whether
licensed or not, the food administrf
ton. under its general control ewes
sugar, flour and other food supplies,
having full power TO enforce the rsgu
latiOns.
No public eating place shall serve
any bakery product which does not
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 "Vic
tory Bread" or. II no victory bread q
served, not more than four ounces OIL
other breads, No public eating place
shall serve bread or toast ~ . garnt
turs or under meat.
No public eating place shah allow
any bread to be brought 10 the table
until after the first course 10 served
nor shall there 10 served to any pstfoa
at any one meal more than enc hind Of
meat. For the purpose Of this rule,
meat shall be considered 40 including
beef. mutton, pork, pcultry and any by
products thereof, Ne bacon shall be
served as q garniture. No patron shall
be scrTed at any one meal more than
cns.half ounce OF butter, nor shall aay
patren at any meal DO served more
than one half ounce Of ChsddaT or
American cheese
The regulation foYbidding the ass
Ut sugar bowls on tables or OF more
than one teaspoon per person pee
meal Ii continued unchanged. Nor shall
any public eating place permit to Do
used more than two pounds of sugar
per ninety meals. except such sugar a.
xlay be allotted to hotels ss licensed
baksries.
No public eating place shall burn
any food or permit any food to be
burned, and all waste shall be saved to
esed animals or reduced to obtain fats,
Ne public eating place will Do allowed
10 display food On Its premises in SUCH
manner a. to cause its deterioration.
Nor shall any public eating place
serve cream dc luzs, and In any event
~ cream containing over 70 per cent
a butter fat sham be served.
rss economy must - practiesd In
every possible way
No bread and butter shall be served
unlsss the guest specifically rsquests
II. Roiis must not weigh over one
ounce eacA. Lunchsons ana bAnquss
Of statorsts menus must - slimiHse
q. All so-oaiisd general slfls Of fArs
used IN hotels are 10 ~ AbandoasA
~ simple tiis ,sf fare NsA In hetsas
--ens for lrsAkfast, enc foe bsAehsoa
~ sas for diaAsr-sAoulA Ae srrane
ID, ~ WITH . limited variety q dishs&
and changed from day to day.
Whore table d'hcts meals are served
he M q fAss should b hntted to ~
few eoafsss - pssshls. end sfdsrs
nom tAsse menus shsxad b IN writing
No candies should ~ served after
meals nor should any cakes be ICED
VITA cane or beet sugar
East Tennessee Tow.
]. L Finney. assistant federal food
Administrator for Tennessee, has 70
turned from q tour OF East Tennessee
ssuatss that he made with Charles W.
Alien, East Tennessee district repre-
sentative. Mr.. Finnsy spoke al Greene
via. Jeassbero. Elisabsthten. Mosn'
~ Guy and Butler. He was heard
~ large audiences At oil appointment.
md while the food message was the
shis( feature of his address. he stress.
q ne sale OF Liberty bonds and fo.. |
iswfns his addresses large additions
were made 70 the amounts previously
sid. speakinss by the food admins
trason have been suspended now un.
u after the epidemic OF inflssnsa.
~ casse For Alarm.
nnsrs IN ssEs Instances Are ~
DsrsSd % BE- ceiling their wheat al
much less tkAn the gevsrnheat guar
aAtsA rais should rot b the oaAs,
Or. Morgan the federal fccd
Atpinissfator The mills are badly
II 10 true. due to the fact
thAs nttis -four IL being shipped srss
the ssas right at this time and - the
Amjesl sales OF flour 1t homs. bu:
conditions win soon improve and farm
en- sAesA b pstisn, aal hold thsil