The citizen., 1918-01-03
FOOD CONSERVATION cArEcHIsM
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FOOD CONSERVATION CATECHIsM
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ton and pork. Fish, chicken, ETC.
cannot be shipped in compact form
like meat, and are more perishablc.
DO not use either bcrf, mutton or
pork more than once day. Keep
them TO send abroad. Have one
meatless day n week on Tuesday,
and one wheatless day on Wednes-
day, and in addition. make Satur-
day a porkless day.
& Why should we eat less wheat?
Europe is suffering for wheat. We
have already sent them the surplus
~ the 1917 harvest Il is far from
enough. We are powerlcss to re-
lieve all the suffering, but we can
send what We are willing 10 save
from our own tables. See that no
wheat is wasted Have at least one
neal day without wheat bread.
Use instead corn, oat. barley or
mixed cereal breads. Eat less cake
and pastry.
g. Why not send the surplus of
our corn crop 10 Europe?
We cannot send them corn be-
cause they have not enough mills to
grind IL and are not familiar with
its use as food. Even If they knew
how to use corn meal IL is not suit
able for shipment because it is 50
liable to spoil. The oats. rye. barley.
etc, that we send them will not sup
port them unless mixed with wheat
We Must Send Them More Wheat,
and to do This, We Must Eat Less
Wheat Bread.
10. What is needed besides meat
and wheat?
Fats and sugar.
The American people are the
greatest fat wasters in the world.
I'm 1916. the fat consumption per
capita in the United States was i25
pounds. which is more than three
times the amount provided by the
Standard Balanced Ration. and
seven times what the war ration al
lows the German people. Fats ars
useful in many ways in the pro-
duction OF munitions and other
things needed 10 win the war. We
must stop wasting fats when our
Soldiers and Sailors and our fight
/ ing Associates need them so des-
perately.
Use no butter in cooking. Cook
with olive or cottonseed oil instead.
Save lard by frying in vegetable fat
or oil.
Try tO use all leftover fats in
cooking, but if there is some you
cannot use. save il carefully. make
,crubbing soap out Of il or sell il 10
TIE soap maker.
/ II Why is there a sugar shortage2 ?
Before the war. France, Italy and
Belgium raised their own sugar.
Great Britain bought sugar from
Germany.
Now France Italy and Belgium
cannot raise much sugar because
their men are fighting, and Great
Britain cannot buy sugar where she
used to buy il.
All must now get sugar where W"
gpt IL. and there is not enough to 20
around unless we save.
Save your cake and candy for the
| starving children abroad.
Eat half as much sweets as be-
fore and you still eat more than the
Englishman or Frenchman or Italian
or Belgian gets.
Use honey. maple syrup, corn
syrup ana sorghum instead of sugar.
i2 What does the Food Admins d..
tration ask in order that we may
save the food needed 10 send TO
Europe?
One Wheatless day each week and
One Wheatless Meal each day.; the
wheatless day 10 be Wednesday. BY
wheailess, we men eat no wheat pro-
ducts.
One Meatless day each week,
which shall be Tuesday and One
Meatless Meal each day. By meat
less, we mean to eat no redmeat-
beef. pork. mutton. veal. lamb; no
preserved meat-beef, bacon. ham
or lard.
One Porkless day each week in
addition TO Tuesday, which shall be
Saturday. BY pOrkless, we mean no
fresh or salted pork. bacon. lard or