Evening journal., 1918-03-19
Hoover CALLS FOR
kitchen Soldiers
Wilmington H Housewives
Called to Liberty kitchen
TO Get Their "0rders"
FOOD SAVING
IS THE SUBJECT

aBe a Kitchen Soldier" IS the slogan |
OF the Hoover club women OF this city. |
who tomorrow will open an exhibit on /
The second door Of the Library build
ing, Eighth and Market streets.
which every one OF the 10000 house
wives Of Wilmington Is urged to visit
some time during the DAY or evening.
The clubs that are under the direc-
/ ton Of Amelia Doddrldge. home demon
/ strator, co-Optrating with the Agricul-
tural Extension Department Of Della
ware College and the Woman's Coun-
Gil OF National Defense, have been
planning this exhibit In food having for
many weeks, and the display viii con-
tain netting Of interest 10 all women
who want do a Dit for Uncle sam.
The exhibit opens at A a. m. and con-
tinUes until Q p. m.
\ There will b. a room showing wheat
substitute breads Of all descriptions,
made OF oat meal. buckwheat, corn
-four hominy barley, bran, corn meal,
potatoes, and sweet potatoes. Besides
these yeast breads, there win be bis
cults, mullins, glngerbreads and coffee
cake, made Of flours other than wheat
Too, a whole dinner made up OF corn
and corn products viii be on an extra
display table This offers a variety Of
possibilities for the use OF corn. prov
lng that corn meal Is not the only corn
product 70 be substituted for wheat.
In the next room suggestions for
dishes to be used IN place OF meat will
be shown. These include loayes made
OF salmon. rice and cheese. peanuts. as
well as flsh balls and baked croquettes
: OF beans, peas, etc. Although II Is un-
necessary right now to conserve meat,
these dishes will give ideas Of adding
variety 10 the diet, and thus help the
housewife In making up attractive aud
nutritious menus for her homo table.
Use Of PerishabIe Foods
Bringing out suggestions for the use
OF perishable foods. there viii be an
r extra table using green vegetables and
I fruits. Do not fail 10 see this table Of
b salads. There will be green salads
3 with French dressing, fruit salads with
. honey dressing and Easter salads.
{ Quite q long table Of cakes and
c cookies viii make Up the next room
X ranging from chocolate cake with
@ sugarless frosting 10 apricot hors and
- oatmeal and cornmeal cookies In each
recipe the sugar ingredient bias beer
changed 10 save the supply ~ sugar sC
much needed now to give strength anC
energy to the men on the firing lini
and in the training camps.
a The room Of desserts viii be Just a
attractive as the others. showing m
use OF dried fruits. milk and crcs az
e. chocolate, as well as bread crumb
I'd cocoanut and tapioca. Not only wi
as these bring out the idea OF saving susl
or and fats, but saving wheat 1our Z
n well, and the usirg Of left-overs
Mt Last, but not least. comes the tat sa
n Ing room. Here The visitor may p
n attractive pastries with fusiard li
1y fruit lllings: and taste the sandwich,
ia made with delicious filings other tina
ed meat, and IN winch nat butter Is Use
n rather than creamery butter.
Tastes For Visitors.
n The best feature of The .Ahlbi.
That visitors Tnav tt--2 1- Wall as kc
Those hsvirg the exhibit IN chars
wish 90 prove io ihc -cn'ral publ
e. that all these dishes made of suhstiiui
A foods are really attractive both 10 th
4 eye and palate. and are worth wlil
-, Both palatabiiity and nutritive qualitis
~ have been taken into consideration
making Up these recipes. because "
- must see TO IL that the body is we
!, fed and the menu well balanced; eve
ni In our enthusiasm 90 serve the natio
IN by using substitutes. these points mus
- not be overlooked.
~ ~ Each visitor will be given a bullet
containing the seventy recipes Of dish'
,- on display. These recipes are all triC
n and true, and will be Of great help
~, the housewife. Includ ng as it do
recipes for breads. meaticss dishes, de-
,s- serts. pies and cakes 10 will be an eas
'es matter to choose dishes for wei
balanced meal without consulting nun
erous other bulletins or recipe books.
Be sure that you avail yourself Of IN
d. rare opportunity Of see ng an exhih
Ss OF wartime foods open from Al a. I
49, till a. m. Both men and women a
~ cordially welcome.
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