| Show FOOD ECONOMIES ORBED BY HOOVER cardinal principles of campaign for conservation of supplies set forth MILLION SIGN FOOD PLEDGES less wheat meat milk fats sugar and fuel and more fruit and vegetables suggested by the food administrator washington the food economies which herbert C hoover of the food administration desires to suggest 10 the american people have been officially promulgated they constitute the cardinal pies of the food campaign as are set forth in clear type on a small card in terms so definite and concise that all will know exactly what and how to save this food administration card will soon hing in every american kitchen and its directions will be follow ed with scrupulous care by the home makers of the land already the appeal has met with a generous response the information Is at hand that a million food pledges have already been signed A reidling of the card which Is printed in full below shows that to fol low its suggestions entails no real hard ships the rules are concise and alm apte less wheat meat milk fats sugar and fuel more vegetables foods that are not suitable to be sent to camps or firing lines no limiting the food of growing children not eating by anyone of more food than Is needed buying food that Is grown close to the home Is any of this too hard WIN THE WAR BY GIVING YOUR OWN DAILY SERVICE save the wheat one meal a day use corn oatmeal rye or barley bread and non wheat breakfast foods order bread 24 hours in advance so your baker will not bake be yond his needs cia the loaf on the table and only as required use stale bread for cooking toast ete eat less cake and pastry our wheat harvest Is far below normal if each person weekly saves one pound of wheat flour that means more bush els of wheat for the allies to mix in their bread this will help them to save democracy save the meat beef mutton or pork not more than once dally use freely vegetables and fish at the meat meal serve smaller portions and stews instead of steaks make made dishes of all left overs do this and there will be meat enough for everyone at a reasonable price we are today killing the dairy cows and female calves as the result of high prices therefore eat less and eat no young meat if we save an ounce of meat each day per person we will have additional supply equal to cattle save the milk the children must have milk use every drop use buttermilk and sour milk for cooking and making cottage cheese use less cream save the fats we are the worlds greatest fat basters wasters rat Is food butter Is essential fy the growth and health of children use butter on the table as usual but not in cooking other fats are as good reduce use of fried foods soap contains fats do not waste it make your own washing soap at home out of the saved fats use one third ounce less per day of animal fat and tons will be saved yearly save the sugar sugar la scarcer we use toda three times as much per person as our allies so there may be enough for all at reasonable price use less candy and sweet drinks do not stint sugar in putting up fruit and jams they w sa e butter if everyone in america saves one ounce of sugar dally it means tons for the year save the fuel coal comes from n distance and our railways are overburdened hauling war material help relieve them by burning fewer fires use wood when you can get it use the perishable foods and vegetables we have in abundance As a nation we eat too little green stuffs double their use and improve store potatoes and othe roots properly and they will keep begin now to can or dry alt surplus garden products use local supplies patronize your local producer distance money buy ible food from the hoad nearest you and thus sae trans por tatton GENERAL RULES buy less serve smaller portions preach the gospel of the clean plate dont eat a fourth meal dont limit the plain food of grow ing children watch out for the wastes in the corn munley full garbage palls in america mean empty dinner palls in america and europe 1 if the more fortunate raf our will avoid waste and eat no more than they need the high cost of lem of the less fortunate will br solved |
