The Denver star., 1918-10-19
NEW WAR FOOD
PROGRAM AFFECTS
EVERY KITCHEN
DRASTIC ORDERS ISSUED !" TO
1 PuBLIc EATING HOUSES.

I; There are two arms to the Food
Administrators 1919 War Program.
one of them embraces all the nomes
in the land; the other reaches INTO
the kitchen Of every public eating
place and regulates the food there pre-
pared and served.
In the hand of the first arm 10 the
Now 1919 Home Card. telling inc
housewife in what her cooperation
must consist. Watch for that home
Card. II will be given out the wees
of Oot 28.
The hand Of the second arm carries
a Big Stick padded with velvet.
1T has not been deemed advisable
or necessary at the present time &C
tually TO license the operation OF pub
lie eating houses" announces IN"
United States Food Administrator
but in cases where the patriotic CO.
operation OF such public eatins-places
can not be secured by other mean
the United states Food Administra'
ton will not hesitate to secure com
pliance with its orders through its
control Of the distributlen Of susar.
flour and other food supplies
Food Portions Cut.
Following are the drastic general
orders issued to public eating place.
and effective MONDAY. OCTOBER
21:
BREAD: No public eating place
shall allow any bread to be brought
to the table until the first course Is
served or shall serve any bread AMI
butter at all Except upon request OF
the guest: nor shall serve bread or
toast as = gArniture or under meat.
nor serve any bakery product which
does not contain At least 20 per cent
OF wheat flour Substitutes: nor serve
more than ounces OF this bread or
more than ounces OF other less
wheat breads at any meal Excep-
tions to this latter rule are sandwichcs
or bread served at boarding camps
and rye bread containing so per cent
or more Of pure rye flour.
MEAT: Patrons are limited to on"
kind OF meat. They are TO be served
one chop only to an order. II they de
sire. and prices reduced accordingly
Reduced portions Of ham and bacon
are to 10 into effect and no bacon
may be served as . gArniture.
BUTTER: One-half ounce Of butter
II the maximum portion to one per
son. One.half ounce 10 also the maxi
mum portion OF American cheese to
be served At one meal. Cheese IL not
to be served with salads and the max
ing OF cheese dishes II discouraged.
SUGAR: No candy IL TO be served
after any meal. No more cane or beet
sugar :cings are to be used on cakes.
The order NO sugar bowls on the
table" 10 reiterated. Guests must still
Ask for sugar and only one teaspoon
full 4 meal 10 to be served to any one
person.
CREAM: What 10 known ~ "dou-
BILE cream or cream de luxe" can no
longer BE- served. or any cream con
taining over 20 per cent Of butter fat
CEREALS: The serving Of cereals
Is discouraged As they are greatly
needed by both the Armies and the
ALLIES and are ideal foods to store and
transport"
Rigid economy IL the use OF ice and
OF coffee IL also urged upon hotel
men.
Labor Saved.
Conservation OF labor 10 recognised
A. OF AZ great importance - conserve
tion Of food. Therefore. the order has
gone out that the use Of china. linen
and silver should be curtailsd
Serve food wherever possible in
the plate or dish from which II u to
be eaten. Plate service should b es.
tablishsd wherever possibis that 10.
the meat and vegetables comprising
the main part Of the meal should be
placed on one plate instead OF served
In several side dishes. Service platss
should be eliminated. Place only the
amount Of silvcrwars on the table that
II actually to be used for the neal"
read the new orderN.
The old general bill OF fare with its
great variety Of dishes 10 also to bs
abolished. since this bill Of fare calls
for the carrying IN the Ice eoxss OF
large quantities Of food liable to spoil.
age. Three simple bills OF fare for
each day. each with . limited mum.
Der OF dishes. changed from day to
day TO give variety. are recomm ended
in It's stead
Table d'hote meals are also sternly
fro~ned on since they encourage
waste. Serve only what the guest In
going to cat" IL the now slogan.
In addition, hotel and restaurant
men are ordered to display no food IN
such manner A. shall cause It's ds
terioretion so that i. cannot be used
for human consumption. to feed all
waste to animals instead OF burning
It. and to trim and save all coarse fats
from meat before cooking, that these
fats may be used by munitions and