Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-01
FOOD CARD AID
TO HOUSEWIVES
HoovER's CAMPAIGN FOR 1918
EXPLAINED IN NEW
LITERATURE.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 29.-The
new home card of the food admins
tration has been issued and shortly
will be distributed throughout the
United States to aid housekeepers in
observing the 1918 food conservation
program of two wheatless, one meat
less and two porkless days week
as announced in President Wilson's
proclamation.
The card carrying an explanation OF
the weekly plan will go into effect to-
day, when the bakers begin the
manufacture of the victory loaf. war
bread containing a 5 per cent subst-
tute for wheat -four Bakers are to
increase the substitutes for wheat
flour until 20 per cent substitution
is reached February "a.
GRocERs' SALES LIMITED.
At the same time grocers will sell
householders wheat flour only when
the purchaser buys an equal amount
of some other cereal. The food ad-
ministration card asks every loyal
American to help win the war BY
maintaining rigidly as minimum OF
saving the following program:
Have two wheauess days
Monday and Wednesday, in
every week and one wheatless
meal in every day.
"Explanation-On 'wheatless' days
and in 'wheatless' meals OF other days
use no crackers, pastry, macaroni.
breakfast food or other cereal food
containing wheat, and use no wheat
-four in any form except the small
amount that may be needed for thick
ening soups or gravies, or for bind
err in corn bread and other cereal
breads. AS to bread. if you bake 1t at
home use other cereals than wheat
and if you buy it buy only war bread.
Our object is that we should buy and
consume one-third less wheat prod
ucts than we did last year.
EAT POULTRY AND FISH.
Have one meatless day Tues
day. in every week and one meat
less meal in every day. Have
two porkless days TUESDAY and
Saturday, in every week.
Explanation - 'Meatless' means
without any cattle, hog or sheep
products. On other days use mutton
and lambs in preference to beef or
pork. 'Porkless' means without pork.
bacon. ham, lard or pork products
fresh or preserved. Use fish, poultry
and eggs. As nation we eat and
waste nearly twice as much meat as
we need.
Make every day a fat-saving
day fbutter. lard, lard substitutes,
etc.
"Explanation-Fry less, bake, broil.
hoiI or stew food instead Save meat
drippings: use these and vegetable
oil for cooking instead of butter. But
ter has food values vital to children.
therefore, give it to them. Use it
only on the table. Waste no soap; 1t is
made from fat. Be careful Of all fats.
We use and waste two and hah
times as much fat as we need.
SAVE SUGAR EVERY DAY.
Make every day sugar-saving
day.
"Explanation-Use less sugar. Less
sweet drinks and candy containing
sugar should be used in war time.
AS nation we have used twice as
much sugar as we need"
The card also cautions householders
against boarding food and gives re-
newed assurance that the government
by its control OF exports will retain
every essential foodstuffs." Warning
against limiting the food Of growing
children is also given. The reverse
side of the card outlines the reasons
for the necessity of food saving, en-
phasizing the allies absolute need of
wheat meats. fats and sugar.