El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-05
ASKS ARNY'S AID
IN SAVING FOOD
Food Conservation for Texas
Quotes Gen. Bells Rules
at Houston.

The cooperation OF army officers
and enlisted men in the campaign for
food conservation is the subject Of
a communication received Friday by
food administrator George II. Glenn
ents from II. Writ Steele, director %
organizations for the state OF Texas
The Communication has been sent to
the Is district food administrators
with a request that they take thu
matter up in connection with all
camps and cantonments in the state.
A communication IS quoted at the
beginning from Mr.. Wirt 10 Maj.
Frederick j. Huidekoper. division
adjutant az Camp Logan, Houston, in
which IL Is stated that there has been
considerable criticism OF wasteful
practices I'm connection with commits
sary arrangements at environments
and camps by women or the country,
and that cooperation OF officers and
warrant Officers and prIvates charged
with the buying preparing and SerV-
ins Of food would he most efflcacious
in eliminating waste.
Gen BELL COOperates-
Mr.. Steele also stated that he Wis
tied Maj. Gen. George Bell, Jr-, COM
handing the SD division and secured
his promise TO call in Col. Hathaway,
division surgeon and with him work
out plan OF food conservation for
Camp Logan Later q communication
was addressed TO state food admins
traitor 7. A. Pedeu by Gen. Bell. out
lining the steps taken in Camp Lo-
gan 10 guard against food Wastage,
and mentioning that board OF Of
ficers was at the camp from WASH
ington making n food survey with
view TO securing data for recon-
mendations on food conservation
Gen. Bell stated that as the army
ration had been thought out after
long and scientific experiments. It
was not advisable to change It,
Sugar Saving Explained
A bulletin was issued by command
OF Gen. Bell with Communications
for food conservation and TO avoid
waste. These suggestions cover al
most the entire field Of food wastage
and are very detailed. Among them
are the following:
Syrup is used I'm making sweet
sauces. plum pudding. ginger cakes
and all plain cakes, the proportion
being so percent syrup and so percent
sugar
Coffee should be sweetened before
serving. and when cereals are served
the sugar can be put in the milk.
Care should be taken to clean an
cans and when canned goods are used
riusing with water being recon-
meuded.
Lard and butter tubs should not be
thrown away until they are thorough
~ cleaned by setting them on the
back Of the range and letting contents
melt and then pouring off.
salt for Hot Cake Gridlea-
In cooking hot cakes the Eridle
should not be creased, but handful
Of salt should be thrown on IL while
hot and then the sridle rubbed with
a dry raE-
Lard and lard substitutes should be
replaced by corn oil. peanut oil, or
cotton seed oil. Suet should be saved
and used for various purposes Ba-
con should not be used as the body
Of a meal, hut as seasoning for
vegetables Bread should be cut thin
to avoid waste All leftovers should
be utilized and not thrown away
The absence from meals when
known should be reported 10 the mess
and men are directed 20 con-
form TO all rules Of the food admins
tration when eating outside