Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-08
FIRST PRIZE
ARTICLE
On Food Conservation
MT. VERNON HIGH SCHOOL
BY Miss MARY LANGFOpD

the fact has not dawned upon
some of you, that victory fol-
us in this great and world
wide war depends, to a great
measure, upon your skill to
economic and upon your will.
ingneSS to conserve food in
your kitchens? Can you not
see that altho' airplanes, SUBJ
marines. trench-fChting, and
all other inventions Of modern
warfare are playing a great
part. that the part you are to
plav is the greatest one Of all?
We entered this war 70 down
the cruel hand of Germanism
end 10 restore peace and free
dom to all oppressed and suf-
fering people. Nothing short
Of that can satisfy us, but no
nation can hope to accomplish
its purpose in such a struggle
without food to maintain the
physical strength of IFS fight
ing men. Knowing this, and
knowing too, that we must not
only furnish ourselves with
food but our allies rs well. car
Won before God prove unfaith-
full 70 the trust that is yours
and thoughtleSsly act the en-
emv tCwGrd YOUR government?
Our allies are not asking us to
furnish them food without
price. They have the money
to paw for it. That is not the
question! Food is what they
went and FOOD is what they
must have. Then it is for Us
To conserve in every way pos
sible in order to be able to
meet their needs. Perhaps you
think you are doing your best
but stop. think again! Could
you not. in some way plan voUr
rcenus so as to save lust a lit
tie more food each time? Re-
member WHEAT is ore of the
principal foods which you
want to conserve. While our
allies are not accustomed to
heavy breads such as those
made from corn-meal. rye and
buckwheat, we can easily
thrive upon them and why not
begin to do so NOW and save
wheat flour? Besides corn
meal is a product which loses
its freshness in Shinment and
would reach our soldier BOYS
end our allies yonder in "No
Mems Land" in a more or less
stale condition. Certainly that
is not the kind of food you
want to send to those brave
men who have made untold
sacrifices and have Pone to the
battles front to fight for the
safety and freedom of us all.
when bv a little forethought
and skill on your part you can
send them something better. If
you are serving biscuits to
your family two or three times
per day, cut it down to al
least once per day. Then if
you have cold biscuits left
over, do not by any means cast
them into the garbage pail
Every time you throw away
ONE biscuit You are deprivinq
some hungry French woman
of an entire meal. for many OF
them are existing upon only
three pieces of bread per day
With very little butter, a de.
lightful toast could be made
from the cold biscuits which
some cooks persist in throw.
ing aside as useless and would
thus serve as bread for anoth'
er meal. Then you readily see
what has been saved.
Again every newspaper anC
magazine throughout our LAND
today is full of information
concerning food conversation
You can have no possible trou
BILE in finding good and tested
recipes for war breads and diff
ferent kinds of substitute,
which YOU can use and save
wheat flour. The Home Dem
onstration agents provided fol
by the government are read!
and willing to assist you in ev
cry way possible, and do no
hesitate to seek them for infor
nation and demonstrations
Let the Hoover" card which
you are displaying in you
window not be merely an emp
ty formality of your patriotism
but let the pledge behind i
mean exactly what it should t,
you. Do everything in you
power to uphold the dear oil
fiag-the flag so nobly plan
ned by woman's hands and tn
symbol of all that we hole
nearest and dearest to on
hearts. Then, eventually
when this great and terribl
war has ended, and peac,
again comes to rule the world
your efforts and your sacrifice