The sun., 1918-11-10
FOOD BOARD URGES
AFTERNOON TEA LID
Appeal Asks Also That Thea
ire Suppers and Fourth
Meals Be Abolished.
THANKSGIVING MEAL HIT
Move Started to Serve Only
State Products, Which May
Bar Turkeys.

Bar Turkeys.
yesterday made a special request that the
public go without afternoon teas, the
stre suppers and all fourth meals. Every
body in these times should be satisfied
with three meals a day the board says.
As a distinct measure of food con-
servation and to demonstrate how food
may be saved by using local supplies
the board, on behalf of the hotel and res
taurant division, requests all hotels. res
taurants, clubs and other public eating
places ito serve on Thanksgiving Day
dinner entirely made up of food pro-
duced in the State in which the restau-
rant Is located" The board is anxious
that this Thanksgiving programme be
adopted also in all homes.
The special request that all fourth
meals be eliminated for while. signed
by John Mitchell president OF the board.
and Arthur williams, Federal Food Ad-
niinistrator for this city. says:
''Since the conservation OF sugar and
all cereals is OF vital Importance the
Food Administration is asking that af-
ternoon teas be discontinued until food
conditions are less serious. The con-
sumption of sandwiches, cakes and
sugar, which usually accompany after
noon tea. IL an unnecessary waste OF
fr,'dstuffa
rs Dispense With Extra Meal.
while the Food Administration rec
ognixes the value of social gatherings
whore refreshments are served. It be-
lieves that the hours for these functions
can and should be SO regulated that they
take the place of one Of the three regu-
lar meals. Indeed, such a meal may
well serve as a lesson In intelligent
food conservation.
I'm France and England no meals are
served after Q 30 O'Clock at night and in
both countries public eating places are
closed for a definite period during the
afternoon. The Food Administration
now asks the United States to fall into
sine and cut out theatre suppers. after
moon teas and all fourth meals. and
make the banquet. club luncheon or
church supper a simple substitute for
: one of the three daily meals"
The Food Administration plan for a
4 "honne product Thanksgiving dinner is
Z set forth In a letter sent by the Hotel
6nd Restaurant Division to all State
cha!rmen.
Everything served at the dinner, in
order to carry out the purpose of this
request" the letter says. should be a
home product. BY eating only home
grown foods the public will be helping
the transportation facilities throughout
the country.
Plea Made to Housewives.
z while the Federal Food Board has no
Z thought OF making any request which
= inf xvif ha fa nir
OF the national holiday. at the same time
: IL desires TO call the attention of house,
wives OF New York State to the fact
that the necessity for saving food. par
,icularly meats. fats and sugar. should
not be lost sight of on Thanksgiving
Day" ....-.
IL the forthcoming Thanksgiving Day
dinner Is a home product feast in all
public eating houses and in homes. such
as has been suggested. 1t means that the
centrepiece of the spread" will not be
= turkey or chicken. as New York's tur-
keys and poultry come from other States.
Long Island ducklings are popular as
substitutes but 1t is known that there
wouldn't be half enough for the holt
days. However, 1t would be possible TO
tall back on roasting pigs, veal and
pork, which the state does produce, but
not In sufficient quantities to go around.
Besides the price OF sucking pigs would
be such That only a comparatively few
people could afford them.
Long Island grows some cranberries and
New Jersey raises a lot but fully so per
cent. OF the entire supply comes from
Cape Cod, and New Workers would have
10 be satisfied with less than their usual
amount of cranberry sauce II It de-
pended altogether on Long Island ber-
ries.
Plenty of Vegetables in State.
Mr.. Foy, the market reporter, says the
State could get along very we'll Oh
Thanksgiving Day with its State grown
potatoes, turnips, cabbages celery and
pumpkins. He said there is a great fall
ing of this year in the number Of Long
Island ducks. Ordinarily the Long ISL
snd duck growers raise about 1000, o0O
sounds year. but this years output
fell of about 40 per cent. There are in
the freezers now not more than so per
cent. of ducklings as compared with this
time last year.
Turkey. growers In Texas have begun
90 dress birds for the Thanksgiving mar
ket. Mr.. Foy says these turkeys are
costing rs cents pound alive at the
dressing houses. He believes these tur-
keys will cost IS TO 81 cents a pound
laid down in New York, or from 40 to AZ
cents wholesale. The retail price oil
Texas birds will be about 40 cents a
pound. while fancy Western turkeys will
, range around SO cents. The Food Admin.
Z astration regulations forbid the killing Of
I hen turkeys weighing less than eight
/ pounds and of toms Weighing under
( eleven pounds. but In Texas hen turkey,
\ of seven and toms OF ten pounds can b,
killed and marketed.
The Federal Food Board announce!
that the Retail Grocers Association haI
adopted a standardized form of pledg,
which will be accepted by the board fol
she issuance OF sugar certificates to re
tail grocers To save repetition and 4
facilitate checking and recording of tn,
householderS purchases the purchaser
will be asked by the retailer II a pledg,
card has already been signed (a) at THU
store. (b) at any other store. giving thu
name OF the other store. The household
srs must always report the number II
the family. including all help but not IN
cluding guests.
Police Car Imitators Sought.
Trouble is brewing for those over
ahrewd automobile owners who hav