Evening star., 1943-03-24
Meat
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mitted confirmed meat eaters might
be pinched. Should meat eaters
wish to translate all of their points
into their favorite food they can
buy az pounds Of average" meat
week.
OPA already has fixed validity
dates OF four red stamp series in
War Ration Book 2. The four be-
come valid and expire as follows
Week Red stamps Stamps
besinning; bearing letter expire.
March 29------A (l6 points, April 80
April 4--B (16 points April 30
April 11-------C 16 points April 30
April 18-------D 06 points April 80
OPA does not guarantee that each
person will have Is points to spend
each week beyond the four weeks
IN the above schedule. Point values,
established in relation to supply of
the various cuts of meat and other
products rather than on dollars
and-cents cost basis, may be
changed at any time, though officials
hoped no change will be necessary
in the first four weeks. There will
be adjustments based on available
supplies from time to time, how
ever. OPA conceded the possibility
that point values may be set too
high or too low.
Save Coupons for Home.
Under the program, should a
family OF three desire to purchase
10-pound uncooked ham, it would
have to save up points until the sec
ond or third week of rationing. This
type of ham has a point cost of 7
pound. requiring total of 10 points.
The family of three has only 48
points a week to spend for ali the
newly rationed foods.
If you can use half of a COW, OPA
will charge you only five points a
pound. This is possible under sep
arate tabulation of trade point val
ues" for use primarily in transac-
tions between butchers and packing
houses, but also available to any
consumers who want to use them.
OPA figures, however, that al
though porterhouse steak will cost
eight points pound, no one can
gain anything by buying side Of beef
at five points a pound. The official
theory Is that the three-point mar
gin will be wiped out in shrinkage,
waste and spoilage, when handled
by professionals. Amateur butchers
probably would lose coupons on the
deal because of excess waste.
In some cases butchers buy and
sell meat in substantially unchanged
form, and in these instances the
point values are the same-seven
points pound, for instance, for
regular hams, or five points pound
for hamburger.
Cafe Ruling Due Today.
Industrial users of meats and fats
were allocated points equivalent to
approximately TO per cent of the
weight OF the newly -rationed items
they used in corresponding periods
last year. and will buy their supplies
according to the regular point values
This class includes such firms as
bakeries, which buy shortening, and
manufacturers of pharmaceutical
products. who require certain of the
rationed items.
Some time today OPA is expected
to announce the basis on which res
taurants and other institutional
users Of meats and fats would be
rationed. These firms also will be
rationed on an overall basis, and
pending further action, will be free
TO serve their available supplies in
any way they choose, since custo-
mers do not have to give coupons
However, the Agriculture Depart
ment has been considering regula
ton of the individual portions OF
meats, fruits and desserts that res
taurants may serve to each customer
In outlining point values OPA
furnished the first official, Govern
ment-made definition of hamburger
The popular American meat. by
OPA regulation, is beef ground
from necks, fianks, shanks, briskets
plates and miscellaneous beef trim
ming and beef fats" ANY other
form OF ground meat must be bought
Ton point basis in the original
form and ground afterward If the
customer wants 1t In that form.
A few standard types Of meat