Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-19
HOUSEWIVES URGED To
OBSERVE FOOD RULES
DR., SouIe Stresses Necessity
of Sending FoodStuff to
Soldiers

DR.. Andrew NJ Soule, federal food ad-
ministrator for Georgia, through Major
d. f. McClatchey, executive secretary,
made an urgent appeal Saturday to the
patriotic housewives of the state to OBJ
serve strictly government regulations
for food conservation in the homes.
DR. Soule emphasizes that the most
vital problem confronting this country
is to provide adequate supplies of food
stuffs for the soldiers by sending them
as much food as possible, of the most
concentrated nutritive value in the least
shipping space. These food products
include wheat, beef, pork, butter and
sugar.
The food administration of the Unit
ed States asks every loyal American to
help win the war by maintaining rig
idly, as a minimu moi saving, the fol-
lowing program:
Have two wheatless days, Mondays
and Wednesdays, in every week. and
one wheatless meal every day.
ION ''Wheatless" days and in Wheat
less meals of other days use no crack
ers, pastry, macaroni, breakfast food or
other cereal food containing wheat, and
use no wheat flour in any form except
the small amount that may be needed
for thickening soups or gravies, or for
a binder in corn bread and other cereal
breads. As to bread, if you bake it at
home, use other cereals than wheat, and
if you buy it, buy only war bread. Our
object is, that we should buy and con-
sumo one-third less wheat products than
we did last year.
Have one meatless day Tuesday in
every week and one meatless meal in
every day. Have two porkless days
(Tuesday and Saturday, in every week
Explanation-'Meatle means with
On other days use mutton and lamb 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 a nation
we eat and waste nearly twice as much
meat as we need.
MAKE every day a fat-saving day
CButter, lard. lard-substitutes, etc..
Fry less; bake, broil, boil or stew foods
instead. Save meat drippings; use
these and vegetable oils for cooking in
stead of butter. Butter has food values
vital to children; therefore, give it to
them. Use it only on the table. Waste
no. soap; it is made from fat. Be care
full of all fats. We use and waste two
and a half times as much fat as we
need.
Make every day a sugar-saving day.
Use less sugar. Less sweet drinks and
candy containing sugar should be used
in wartime. AS a nation we have used
twice as much sugar as we need.
Use fruits, vegetables and potatoes
abundantly. These foods are hea1thfuf
and plentiful and. at the same time,
partly take the place of other foods
which we must save. Raise all you can
for home use.
use milk wisely. Use all the milk;
waste no part of it. The children. must
have whole milk. Use sour and skim
milk in cooking and for cottage cheese.
'Hoarding food. Any one buying and
holding larger supply of food now
than in peace time, except foods canned,
dried or preserved in the home, is help
ing to defeat the food admin stration
in its attempt to secure a just dAstribu-
ton of food and the establishment Of
fair prices. The food hoarder is work
ing against the common good and even
against the very safety Of the country.
boarding food in households Is both
selfish and Unnecessary; the govern
ment is protecting the food supply of
its people.
Loyalty In little things is tho foun-
dation of the national strength Dis
loyalty in little things gives aid to the
enemy. Keep the pledge.
Report to the nearest food admins
tration officer the name and address Of
any person discouraging the production
or saving of food"