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Show iMEM ASK FOR - RATIONING PLAN i . ' . - I American Women Volunteer to Buy Fixed Amounts of Meat, .. ; Bread Flour, Sugar , ; and Butter. ! PLAN STARTED IN NEW YORK. Jdea SupplemenU U. S. Food Admlnls-f Admlnls-f tratlon's New Home Card Now in 10,000,000 Homes. The women of America, who are anxious to do their great part In the winning of the war, are now, as a whole, familiar with the most important impor-tant aspects of food conservation. The ;Home Card, both in its original form and In the revised edition for 1918, which provides for two wbeatless days, one meatless day a week, in addition to a wheatless meal every day, has been placed by the Food Administration after aft-er a vigorous campaign ia 10,000,000 American homes. An intelligent aud conscientious observance of the Home Card's requirements Is all the Food Administration asks of the housewives of the country. The Food Administration has had a great many requests, however, particularly particu-larly from the homos of the well-to-do, that It should Issue a worked out plan for a voluntary system of rationing. , This desire for a voluntary ration prlngs from two causes first, be-, be-, cause It is far simpler for the housewife house-wife to save food when ihe has a concrete con-crete working plan by which to proceed, pro-ceed, and, second, because the loyal women of America desire, unselfishly, to put themselves On the same basis s the women of the Allied countries. The ration proposed by the Food Administration Ad-ministration Is almost the same as that adopted In England for voluntary Observance. All over the United King-- King-- 4lom, In hundreds of houses there hangs In the front window a card with the stirring pledge, "IN HONOR BOUND WE ADOPT THE NATION. AL SCALE OF VOLUNTARY RATIONS." RA-TIONS." -ey The ration recommended by the Food Administration, and adopted first In New York city, whence the idea has spread through the entire country, Is the following: , Weekly 1 Allowance Per Person. Meat Reef (fresh, salted, tln- , . ned and hashed) ; mutton, , yr lamhand veal (mutton by v preference) 2M Ins. Butter lb. Cooking Fats (margarine, lard, : lard substitutes, vegetable ' "f oils) U lb. Wheat Flour (for use in cooking cook-ing gravies, etc., where corn starch, cracker dnst or bread crumbs cannot be substituted) lb. Victory Bread (containing at least 20 per cent, of a substitute sub-stitute for wheat flour).... 114 lbs. Sugar (including all sugar used on the table and In cooking and all sweatmeats and candles, but not that used for canning and pre- , ierving) lb. The Items listed shove are the only ones which are definitely limited. In the case of milk and cream, as much may be used as necesssry. and children, chil-dren, of course, most have their full allowance of whole milk. Fish and poultry, any cereal other than wheat, vegetables and fruits and cheese may be used as freely as Is desired. The above ration Is In no wise Intended In-tended to supplant the Home Card, bat rather to supplement It. It has been published with the, Idea that It Will be a very resl aid to the American Ameri-can woman In her splendid effort to carry out the great food conservation program. |
