The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-06
Feed Millions
With Our w ste
Nutrition Experts Start Drive
To Teach People Better
Buying Habits.

WASHINGTON. American house,
wives would be Mortified if they
were told their garbage pals are
instruments of sabotage.
Yet this is in too many instances
the truth, say government nutrition
experts. They are intensifying a
campaign to convince Americans
that they waste much valuable food
It has been established that food
enough for 100000 persons is con-
signed to garbage pals throughout
the country every day.
This would be sufficient to feed
the combined populations of Arizona,
Colorado, Florida and Nebraska.
Actually, more edibles are
thoughtlessly discarded by loyal
Americans than could possibly be
destroyed by enemy agents DELHI
erately bent on that purpose.
To overcome this waste the new
food requirements committee, head
ed by Secretary of Agriculture
Claude r. Wickard, has charted a
course for American families to fol-
low in order best to further the war
effort.
The program will not cause any
civilian to go hungry, but it will re-
wise the buying and culinary habits
of many families.
Wise Purchasing.
The slogan of the committee is
Waste not-want not"
To carry out this principle, bulle-
tins are directed at the housewives
on the home front. They emphasize
these points for cooperation in win
ming the war: (D wise purchasing;
(2) no boarding; (3) sensible cook
ing and (4) no waste.
If this advice is followed general
ly, enormous supplies of staples,
concentrates and packed meats can
be released to our armed forces and
those of our Allies without denying
the civil population any of the ele-
ments necessary for wholesome
diet.
First, it is suggested that home
makers work out family spending
plan and never shop without their
notes.
They should choose what is cur
rently plentiful, fresh fruits and
vegetables in season.
They should purchase large cuts
of meats in preference to smaller
cuts because they give better value
and better flavor. They should shop
around and compare prices.
They should make sure that the
butcher puts in all the fat trim
mings with a cut of meat. These
can be used in cooking. Bones also
should be included. They are ex-
celent for soups.
HOarding Unpatriotic.
AS for the boarding of food, the
committee points out that it is both
unpatriotic and unnecessary as
there will be enough for all.
Further advice from the commit
tee has to do with the preparation of
foods. Much waste occurs when
foods are being readied for cooking.
There is loss when potatoes are
peeled too thick, when outside
leaves of lettuce or cabbage are
thrown away, when grapefruit, lem
ons or oranges are only partly
squeezed, when batter is not thor
oughly scraped out of the mixing
bowl, and when sour milk is not
used for making cakes, biscuits or
pancakes.
The fourth point stressed by Sec
rotary Wickard's committee is high
" important. It is the wise use of
leftovers.
Stale bread can be employed in
many ways.
Cooked cereals can be made into
fritters or buildings and served with
syrup or fruit sauce.
Many fats may be saved and
utilized. Keep bacon fat and drip
pings for seasoning vegetables.
Leftover vegetables can be made
to seem like something else again in
scalloped dishes, in soups, stews
and in salads