Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-03-08
GOVERNOR LIKES
POTATO war BREAD
hloUusTs MRS. sTockMAk TO
PURklsH ADMINISTRATION
PRGScoTT A SAMPLE.
STATE HAS SURPLUS OF TuBERs
uss Of Potatoes In Bread Making
VIII Hsip Both to Reduce
Surplus and Save Wheat

Three or four years ago. Kaiser vii.
helm found that Germany could grow.
on her comparatively small acreage.
more potatoes than any other country
In the world. Mixed with . small
amount OF grain, she could make an
enormous amount Of bread. And bread
and bullets win battles. That 10 what
started II.
Potatoes were the only normal big
food crop in America last year. We
did not have such . large amount per
acre but We had q biz acreage.
Just as Michigan was ready TO mar
ket her potato crop, q cold wave hit
us. That stopped potato shipping and
started the railroads coal hauling.
We have been at Il ever since AZ
. result probably one third OF tho sur.
plus potatoes in Michigan did not set
10 market.
In December those OF us who saw
the wheat shortage coming, began to
look for a substitute.
We did not have much rye. We
raised only about one.tenth ~ much a.
We did OF wheat. Much Of the corn
was soft and not nt for meal IN
Michigan We did not have enough sood
corn for seed and we had TO feed cur
soft corn to the hogs and cow to
keep II from spelling.
Last and most important Of oil. DO.
tato 10 the best substitute for wheat
hour In bread. We housewives have
known Il from the days Of the pioneer.
Lincoln WAS raised Oh potatoes and
Johnycaks. purely American products.
Germany proved II beyond q Aoab<
In using more than 90 per cent pc
tAto In bread.
Though the potato does not equal
the cereals in fuel value pound for
pound, yet Il makes = nice. light,
white. palatsble bread. In fact you
can substitute two cups OF mashed po-
tato for one cup Of wheat hour in
bread up 10 Is per cent and q mere
man who Is not \ baker will not know
the potato 10 there. We tried II on
Governor Sleeper and hundreds OF our
farmers at the State Grange. Gov.
ernor Sleeper liked our potato war
bread and said, BRING some up to
show the Food Administrator"
Seeing and tasting Is believing and
the Governor and Food Administrator
said, "You can tell Michigan house
wives, that potato bread that replaces
one. fourth the wheat nour Is legal
war bread for whsatless days In Mich.
igan."
The bakeries since March ! are
making victory" bread with q 20 per
cent cereal other than wheat, 80 the
town folks will have victory" all the
while.
But We housewives will not be be.
hind them In patriotism. We shall
use our cornmeal. rice. oatmeal, buck.
wheat, etc, on wheatless days In
Johnnycaks, pancakes and mush: and
then we shall replace 25 per cent Of
the wheat -four In our wheat bread the
rest OF the time. 80 We shall have
victory" bread, too, II meals Q week
BY doing thus:
We shall save Is pounds on every
100 pounds OF wheat Hour.
We shall make q market for the sur.
plus potatoes. so the
Farmer can AFFORD to grow moro Do
tatoes next year.
And next year We shall produce
more potatoes to
Make more war bread
To beat the Kaiser At his own game
Bread and bullets will win battles
for America.
Did you hear some woman say: II
don't know whether He will like DO
tato war bread."
or course he will, my dear. He will
not know the difference. unless Il 10 to
compliment you on your nice. white.
good bread. And whom you tell him.
his conscience will trouble him and he
will say: Say, wife. this IL no sacri.
nce We must do something hard.
something that hurts. 20 that ! can
feel worthy to call tho fellows over
there In the trenches Our Boys"
And then she will say: II saved
enough on this 70 buy . Thrift Stamp
this week. 90 eat your rolls. for here
10 the stamp TO pay the freight 10
carry wheat We did not eat that will
help Uncle Sam 70 lick the Kaiser.
Potato var bread will help DO II.
Yours for the dag,
i