The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-01
NEW KITCHEN CARD
FOOD ADMINISTRATORS sAckETT
MAKES PROVISIONS
KNOWN.

I
ling the Issuance Of a Proclamation BY
President Wilson calling for additional
food economics. Federal FooC Admin
istIator Fred NJ. Sackett to-day mafe
knowe to the people Of Kentucky the
contents OF the new Kitchen Card This
card which supersedes the Kitchen
Card distributed during Pledge Card
Campaign Week. October 2S TO NoveTa =
ner calls upon ali the people Of Amer
ic;t To observe two wheatless days
weekly. ore meatless day and Une pork
| less Jay. as well 3s wheatless ana
| rn+at:ess meal every day. Hereiofote.
only 0ne R1eatless ard one meatless
day have been considered necessary.
The new regulations are addressed
particularly 10 the women VINO signed
the pledge cards, since they promised
10 follow the directions and advice OF
he F,.od Administers ion" in so far as
their circumstances permit The wo-
men are expected how YER TO induce
the members Of their families to follow
these directions also. and the procla
nation OF tie President makes il PLATA
that the population OF America must
respond unanimously and with joyful
heart, II the war is tc be won.
Although the new restrictions cal zoe
TIE abridssment OF long established
habits the new Kitchen Card does NOT
impose any har6ships As yet the
American people still are not required
to make any sacrifices In The matter Of
food 10 win the wal The most any
person is asked TO do is to safer some
slight t7con .enience.
The new Kitchen Card. which the
President approves and hands to the
nation as . book Of ruies fcs WinEin;
the war, is as fellows:
The Food Administration asks ev
cry loyal American TO help win the wac
by maintaining rigidly as a minimum
OF saving the following program
Have two wheatless days (Monday
and Wednesday, in every week ard orr
wheatiess meal in every day.
Explanation: On wbeatless days and
In wheatless meals of other days use
no criiciserts pastry. m1caronl, break
fast food or other cereal food contain.
ing wheat ard use no wheat -four in
any fern except the small amount THAI
may be needed for thick, ninE sour: or
graves or for a bi ,ter in cora bres
and other cerral breads. As &c bread, IL
you bake 1t at hume use other cereals
than wheat and II u buy Il buy only
war 'gcad1 Our nTjecC is that We should
buy and consume onr- third less wheat
products tEpn we did last year
Have one meatIess day Tuesday
in every week and one meatless meal
In eyery day Have two porkless days
TUESDAY and Saturday, in ever
week
Explorations: Meatless means with
out any cattle. hog or sheep products
on the other days use mutton and
iamb IN preference to beef or pork
Porkless m, ans without pork, bacon.
ham. lard or pork products fresh or
preserved. Use fish. poultry and eggs
AS a nation we eat and waste nearly
twice as much meat as we need
Make every day fat saving day
butter. lar1 substitutes. etcD
'Expla nation: Frv less; bake. broil. |
boil or stew food instead Save meat
drippings Use them and vegetable oils |
for cooking instead Of butter, Butter
has food values vital TO children, there |
fore, give it to them. Use it only on tine
table Waste no soap. II is made from
waste two and a half times as much |
tat IS we need"
Make every day sugar saving day
Explanation: Use less sugar; less |
.weet drinks and candy containing sug
ar should be tsed in war time. AS !
nation we have Used twice as much |
sugar as we need"
Use fruits vegetables and potatoes
Explanations: These fools are health
ul and plentiful and at the same tima
,artly take the place of other FOCUS
which we must save. Raise all you