The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-28
MASS FEEDING IS POPULAR IN
 GREAT BRITAIN
BY HELENE MONBERG United Press Stan Correspondent)

United Press Staff COrrespondent)
 Washington, Oct. 2e -(UP)- Mary Anderson, chief of the Labor Departments women's bureau, be- lieves community feeding is neces- sary in defense areas where women with children are being absorbed into Industry because of manpower shortages.
 A woman can't keep hours prop erly and work eight hours day in a factory at the same time, accord ing to Miss Anderson.
 Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, too, has advocated feeding centers where working women can obtain pre- pared meals to be eaten at home, thus preserving the family evening meal.
 Records of the food administra- ton show that Bay City, Mich, Evanston, H., and Westchester county, N. r., had community feed- ing setups during the last World War.
 Deliver Food to Homes
 The system reached its peak de- NSAOp4AASAIb AOWStSAp AA 6u4VpSl where feeding centers were run by specialists.
 One unit would serve as many as 800 meals Q day, delivering food in trucks or automobiles to homes requesting the service. Food was selected by expert buy CTS. Menus were worked out from food value standpoint by dieticians and were prepared by skilled cooks.
 Price benefits were secured through large scale buying. Food waste was reduced. Household la bor was cut down through centrali- Eation of work. Special meals were prepared for children of working mothers.
 100 DepotS in Britain Tn the present war Great Britain has adopted community feeding on a large scale. More than 100 cook ing depots throughout the country prepare and distribute hot meals in insulated vans.
 In November, 1940, the British food ministry gave local authorities money with which to set up cen- tralized dining rooms now known as British Restaurants. Two-course meals are served by the government at p cents a meal. A child is served for half price.
 The British Restaurants have proven popular because they serve good food at low cost to men whose wives have been evacuated from strategic areas and to women who do not have the time to prepare meals. .......
 In some areas evacueeS set up the restaurants to feed themselves, and the food was so good local residents began to patronize them.
 Hot Lunches for Children
 School canteens were set up all over Britain to assure children of war workers 8 hot lunch. Now all children are included In the hot lunch program.
 Special marketing facilities have been made available to British working women. Thrclgh co-op- erative efforts of neighbors and groups within the factory, these women are now able to get uara- toned food formerly sold out when they reached the market at night. Many women war workers stop in a cash -and carry kitchen with their own receptacles to take home hot meal for the family at night.
 British food experts say com- munity feeding has changed en- tirely the eating habits of the Brit ish people. The poorer classes are eating better than ever before. Women have learned culinary tricks from the cooking centers. Salads and soups, never highly popular in England, are now generally eaten.
 Moreover, community feeding has reduced food consumption one-third through elimination of waste.