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Show FRILLS TAKEN FRUM ALL EATING PLAGESi New War Program for Out Hotels and Restaurants to Be Inaugurated. Drastic Regulations Directed Tewnrtl Elimination of Waste, That We May Save More Food, for Boys Fighting Fight-ing for World Freedom. Drastic mensurcs aro about to be enforced by the United States fod administration In regard to hotels, rec-tauraiits rec-tauraiits nnd other public eatln;: places. Federal Food Administrator! W. W. Armstrong huti rtcelvcd notlcef thnt beginning October 21, practically all tho frills will be taken off restnu-rant restnu-rant tables nnd the greater purl oil the coming winter's conservation mensi u res will he directed Inward eliminating eliminat-ing waste through silclf channels. Dining Din-ing cars, steninMilps and clubs will all; come under the new restrictions nnd nil othcr places where food Is sold to ho consumed on tho premises. Tho most Important of tho new regulations regu-lations arc as follows: 1. No bread or hotter shall bo served unless the guest requests It, nnd when bread nnd bailor Is served, It must not he put upon the tiible until after the first cnurso of th meal Is served. 2. No bread served must contnln less than 20 per rent substitutes, and must conform strictly to tho iiew baking bak-ing regulations. No nioro than two ounces of Victory bread or rolls must he served per person at one. menl, and not more than four ounces of other breads, such ns corn bread, HnMon brown bread, muffins, etc., except sandwiches sand-wiches or bread served at boarding camps or rye bread which contains at least W) per cent flour. Itolls must not weigh more than' one ounce each, nnd nil bakery products served must conform to the hnUcry rulings. .1. Toast must not ho served ns n garnlturo or under meat. I. The butter service Is to bo limited lim-ited to one-half nn ounce per person' per meal. fi. All cereals are to ho served sparingly, spar-ingly, as they are greatly needed by tht allies and arc Ideal foods , for transport. (I. No more than one portion of any kind of meat or poultry should bo served at one meal, and If pntrons do-sldo do-sldo It, one inutinn, Iamb, veal or pork chop hould Im served to an order, and nil portions of ham nnd bacon should ho reduced, llncnn cannot bo used, as a garniture. 7. Ah few fried dishes nro to He; served ns possible, lu order that fats' may bo conserved. 8. All eoarso fats aro to bo trimmed from meats before cooking, to conserve them for munition and soap manufacturing. manufac-turing. 0. No sugnr Is to he served unless requested; not moro than ono tea-spoonful tea-spoonful or Its equivalent Is to he served per person at ono meal, and one small lump Is the servlco for demi-tasse. demi-tasse. There nro, of course, to bo w sugar bowls on the tables. No candles nro to ho served. All Icings made from sugar beet orenno sugar aro to ho eliminated, elim-inated, and honey, maple sugar, corn sugar and syrups nro to bo used for sweeteners. 10. Fresh vegetables and fruits nro to bo served wherever possible. Vege-tahlo Vege-tahlo dinners nre to bo featured and canned fruits nnd vegetable spared. 11. All possible economy Is to ho exercised In the uso of coffee In order to cut down transportation needs. 12. Tho usu of Cheddar or American cheese Is to be avoided wherever possible, pos-sible, especially with cooked dishes, such us macaroni, Welsh rarebits, etc., and l( Is to be entirely eliminated from all free lunch counters. lfl. All turkey hens weighing Ies than seven pounds, nnd young gobblers weighing less thnn ten pounds, nro not to he purchased by public eating places until November 1, giving tho birds a chnnco to Increase their weight by Thanksgiving, 14. Ice Is to ho used sparingly to cousgrvo ammonia for tho manufacture of munitions. lri. Fourth meals, such as suppers and teas, aro declared to bo unnecessary unneces-sary and unpatriotic, 10. All elaborate bnnquets nro to ho donohwny with, and the use of china, linen and sliver Is to bo reduced to tho utmost simplicity. 17. All menu cards aro to bo simplified. simpli-fied. Tho uso of hors d'oeuvres, vegetables, vege-tables, salads, fruits, sea foods, made-ovpr made-ovpr dishes, ox-talls. tongues', calves' heads, livers, kidneys, tripe, sweetbreads, sweet-breads, brains and feet are encouraged, and tho cafeteria system wherever possible pos-sible Is advocated. "Plain F.ngllsh" on menu cards Is nlso advised, 18. No food Is to bo burned, and -all waste Is to bo saved to feed animals or reduced to obtain fats, 10. No food Is to be displayed In nny such manner ns to cuuso Its deterioration, de-terioration, and no cream containing over 20 per fent of butter fat shnll be served. Nearly 0,000,000 people, It Is estimated, esti-mated, cat at public eating places In America, and tho food consumption In these places Is said to bo larger thnn In tho uverago hd'ines. Tho public eating eat-ing places of tho nation nro therefore asked to conserve most strictly In order thnt tho dual blow at tho Huns mny bo mndo before tho end of Uio summer of 1010. To do this somo 0,7.10,000 tons of food moro than last year i just bo shipped abroad, and this food can only come from th tables of the tattoo. |