The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-19
To save FOOD
WINNING DEPENDS UPON THE
MISUNDERSTANDING FOOD
is AN EVIDENCE OF 1T,

The meeting room of the Civic and
Child Welfare club was full last
night when interested houssksepers
met to hear Miss Eva Robinson talk
upon the food problem and its rela-
ton to winning the war. Miss Rob-
inson is head Of the department Of
home economics at our state univer-
sity and Is the author of the cook
book issued by the American school
of home economics.
In her predatory remarks Miss
Robinson emphasized the need of
keeping alive such organizations as
the Civic club for the solving of
home problems arising out of the un-
usual conditions brought about by
the war. The great difficulty of the
food administration today is that
American women are not awake to
the place which food has in winning
the war. No other item has any such
comparative weight as this, and to
the housewife is given the final set
Element of this world conflict. Saw
ing, substitutes and production were
the three principal topics touched up
on by the lecturer.
She pointed out the results of
throwing away bits of bread or crust
to the extent of one slice in each
home in the country each day. This
apparently trivial waste amounts to
10000 pounds e day, and
should each home throw away a half
cup of milk a day, the country is
feeding 5000 cows to produce
this amount which is wasted! 1t is
also estimated that the tiny portions
of butter scraped up from the plates
in a day, amounting to perhaps a
fourth of an ounce for each home,
milk from half a million cows. 1t is
easy to see how vital becomes the
elimination of tiny wastes in every
kitchen when the total figures are
placed before us.
Another great and Unnecessary
waste arises from the American hab-
it of ~overeating. Our nation has
long been known to eat 25 per cent
too much food. An amazing appeal
to u love for our democratic insti-
tutions is the method adopted by Mr..
Hoover of trusting to our honor for
this food saving, and the using of
food substitutes. 1t is said that
Germany considers her greatest wea-
pom against the Allies is the very fact
that Mr.. Hoover does not use the
compulsory system of food savings,
but he is determined that democracy
shall prove itself and to us is given
this sacred mission of verifying our
faith in our beloved democracy.
Through the kindness of Miss Nc
Elmurry the women present were
presented with copies of government
recipes for making bread with the
substitutes allowed, and effecting a
saving of wheat amounting to a
pound to a pound and a half for
each recipe.
Miss Robinson brought forcibly
home to her hearers the thought and
admonition that each and every one
who knew these facts of our shortage
of food and the necessity for substi-
tuting and saving, was in duty bound
to try to impress those facts On as
many others as she could reach. If
this missionary work is not done it
simply means that a few must effect
the savings that should be done by
the many. She also issued q solemn
warning to every one that 1t is their
loyal duty to their country to protest
against boarding. even in small
amounts, and to inform the authori-
ties when such a thing to
their knowledge.