| Show 7 AWAIT AWAIT VER VERDICT lct ON OSTRICH H HIt It If Arizona Reports Report Favorably BIO Big Bl r May Take Its Ita Place as a al National Food l Please pass the ostrich This request may be heard soon In Inthe Inthe inthe the public eating places and the dinIng dining din din- Ing rooms of the private homes of Washington Stranger things than the serving of nice roast ostrich with plenty of gravy and dressing have happened happened hap hap- during these war Will times The future fut popularity of ot this bird birdas as an nn American dish depends to a large extent upon the success to be met In Arizona where here they are being Introduced as ns a 0 food now The federal food tood administrator for Arizona has granted ranted permission to the owner owner of one of ot the largest ostrich farms In America situated near nef Phenix Phe- Phe nl nix to slaughter of at his birds This ostrich raiser reports that the birds are In excellent condition and when killed will he be dressed and placed on the market at nt an nn extremely low price probably 15 cents a n pound The birds will make about 2000 pounds of dressed meat This war Is responsible In two wa ways 5 for this action on the part of the ostrich ostrich ostrich os os- os- os raiser In the first place the I lat latter latter lat lat- t- t ter tel would never think of slaughtering th these se valuable If not birds but for the fact that the war has put the ostrich plume more or 01 less out of business In the second place the war shortage of meat ment Is s responsible for the Issuance of the order permitting permitting permitting permit permit- ting the slaughter lter and sale And thus It comes to pass that Arizona Ari Arl Arizona zona or a n part of her population at least Is preparing to observe and celebrate cel eel celebrate Ostrich h day dar Meanwhile the rest of the nation Is waiting to hear benr the he verdict to be passed upon this bird as M a n nice tasty and tender food tood aside from Its neck Officials of the food administration are rather optimistic about the future of ot the ostrich as a n food They point to the tremendous hit whale meat ment has hns made In various sections even shark steaks have been been passed upon and approved and reindeer meat Is making the he hit of the year in the West Wash West Wash Wash- In ington on Star |
