Evening star., 1942-08-18
Drastic Food Cu'<
Faced by British
In Coming Winter
No More Condensed Milk
Dried or Canned Fruit
Will Go On Market
BY HELEN KIRKPATRICK,

Will Go On Market
BY HELEN KIRKPATRICK,
Foreign Correspondent of The Star and
| Chicaso Daily News.
LONDON, Aug. 18-The British
face drastic food cuts this winter
in an intensified effort to conserve
shipping space. The Allies are be-
ing warned to make the most Of
this years harvest, as the stores
will be far shorter of canned goods
than before.
Britain will 90 into the fourth
winter OF the war on much shorter
rations than in previous years.
Meat, bacon, ham, eggs, butter,
cooking fats, cheese, lentils and rice
will not be available in the same
quantities as now. No more con-
densed milk, dried or canned fruit
will be on the market when the
present supplies are used up.
Imported meats will be almost
entirely of dried and boneless varie-
ty. Steps may be taken to pro-
hibit the sale of fresh bread for
the reason that older bread is more
filling. No more biscuits, scones or
buns will be made, and such cake
as is on sale will be of the plainest
variety. No iced cakes have been
obtainable since the first year of
the war.
While the public is being warned
to preserve all fresh vegetables and
fruits over and above daily require
mems, the Ministry of Agriculture
has at the same time ordered a
further cut in homegrown pigs
and poultry. The results of these
restrictions will be that people who
have been supplementing their ra-
tions with fresh eggs and home
cured bacon will this winter 20
without both.
Egg Powder to Be Used.
After October a large majority
Of people here will get only egg
powder. For the last several
months 1t has been true that the
only eggs to be obtained in res
taurants have been dried, which
are adequate for cooking and ONE
lettes.
The London Daily Express today
rails against the Ministry of Agri-
cultures egg and pig restrictions.
Seven hundred million eggs will be
lost this year by little poultry keep
ers because the ministry says there
will not be feed. The Daily Express
argues that the majority of the
people who keep a few hens have
been feeding them on scraps. There
is plenty of food for all backyard
hens and pigs, the Express says. It
adds:
Fish, good herring and pill
chards are thown back into the
sea because no one can take them
to market. =" Potatoes are rot
ting in the clamps because the
farmers cannot sell them. Green
vegetables are running to seed on
allotments and in gardens
The Daily Express calls for the
full use of the small backyard
poultry and pig raiser as an impro-
wiser OF food.
Members OF Britain's 10000 pig
clubs met Sunday to protest the new
restrictions. All pigs owned jointly
by these clubs are fed from garbage
gathered by the members. Half
the pigs slaughtered go to club men,
bers and the other half into the
countrys food stores. 1t was esti-
mated that last year between $50
and 300 pounds of pork and bacon
came from each of these clubs.
Substitutes Hard to Get.
Rice, spaghetti, macaroni and
other staple items which can be
substituted for meat dishes already
are most difficult If not impossible
to get. BY winter they will have
disappeared, When eggs and
canned meats become equally i'm
possible to obtain it will require
considerable ingenuity to plan
menus. Hence people here are be-
ing urged to eat more and more
potatoes and fresh veletables.
During the summer milk ration
ing was suspended, but beginning
next month it will again be ra-
toned, this time probably to a pint
per person weekly-half of last win
ters allowance. Average egg con-
sumption during the last year is
estimated to be 40 eggs per person
Just under one weekly.
Study of rations here apparently
leads Americans to believe that peo-
pie here do not get enough to eat.
Some American visitors have been
arriving with quantities of concen-
trated foods and vitamins. In point
Of fact, no one goes hungry, and
the standard of health is higher
than it has ever been. The only
deficiency at all noticeable is that
Of citrus fruits. It has had a GER
tain effect on teeth, fingernails
and eyes, but the effect has been
exceedingly slight and more preva-
lent among well-to-do classes used
to large quantities of citrus fruits.