' ' The men of the Allied Nations are fighting ; they are not on the farms. Even the men of the European neutral countries are under arms. The fields of both Al- lies and neutrals lack man-power, fertilizer and ma- chinery. Hence, the production of food by these coun- tries has steadily lessened ever since the beginning of the war, while, at the same time, the shortage of ship- ping has grown more and more serious, with the conse- quent steady increase of difficulties in bringing food from the faraway markets of India, Australia and the Argentine. The situation has become critical. There is simply not enough food in Europe, yet the soldiers of the Allies must be maintained in full strength ; their wives and children at home must not face famine ; the friend- ly neutrals must not be starved ; and, finally, our own army in France must never lack a needed ounce of food. There is just one way in which all these require- ments can be met. North America must furnish the iood. And we must furnish it from our savings be- cause we have already sent our normal surplus. We do not need to starve our own people. We have plenty for ourselves, and it is the firm policy of the Food Administration to retain for our people, by its control of exports, a sufficient supply of every es- sential foodstuff. We want nobody in our country to eat less than is necessary for good health and full strength, for America needs the full productive power of all its people. Much of the needed saving can be effected by substituting one kind of food for another. But the time has come to put aside all selfishness and disloyalty. The time has come for sacrifice. WARCOOKBOOK 11 The Allies ask us to meet only their absolutely im- perative needs. They are restricting the consumption of their own people to the minimum necessary for health and strength. They are controlling their food by drastic government regulation. There is even ac- tual privation among their women and children ; there is starvation in Belgium. The Allies need wheat and meat and fats and sugar. They must have more of all these than we have been sending, more than we shall be able to send unless we restrict our own consumption. We can do this iw^ithout harm, for, as a nation, we are today eating and wasting much more food than we need. The whole great problem of winning the war rests primarily on one thing; the loyalty and sacrifice of the American people in the matter of food. It is not a government responsibility, it is the responsibility of each individual. Each pound of food saved by each American citizen is a pound given to the support of our army, the Allies and the friendly neutrals. Each pound wasted or eaten unnecessarily is a pound with- held from them. It is a direct personal obligation on the part of each of us to some one in Europe whom Ave are bound to help. If we are selfish or even careless, we are disloyal, we are the enemy at home. Now, is the hour of our testing. Let us make it the hour of our victory ; vic- tory over ourselves; victory over the enemy of Free- dom. ' ' Herbert Hoover, United States Food Adminis- trator. 12 WAR COOK BOOK TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Material Weight Measure Apricots 1 lb. 75 pieces Bananas 1 lb. o large Beans, Navy 1 lb. 2 1-3 cups Beans, canned — String No. 2 1 lb. 2 oz. 1 2-3 cups, drained Lima No. 2 1 lb. 4 oz.

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' ' The men of the Allied Nations are fighting ; they are not on the farms. Even the men of the European neutral countries are under arms. The fields of both Allies and neutrals lack man-power, fertilizer and machinery. Hence, the production of food by these countries has steadily lessened ever since the beginning of the war, while, at the same time, the shortage of shipping has grown more and more serious, with the consequent steady increase of difficulties in bringing food from the faraway markets of India, Australia and the Argentine. The situation has become critical. There is simply not enough food in Europe, yet the soldiers of the Allies must be maintained in full strength ; their wives and children at home must not face famine ; the friendly neutrals must not be starved ; and, finally, our own army in France must never lack a needed ounce of food. There is just one way in which all these requirements can be met. North America must furnish the iood. And we must furnish it from our savings because we have already sent our normal surplus. We do not need to starve our own people. We have plenty for ourselves, and it is the firm policy of the Food Administration to retain for our people, by its control of exports, a sufficient supply of every essential foodstuff. We want nobody in our country to eat less than is necessary for good health and full strength, for America needs the full productive power of all its people. Much of the needed saving can be effected by substituting one kind of food for another. But the time has come to put aside all selfishness and disloyalty. The time has come for sacrifice. The Allies ask us to meet only their absolutely imperative needs. They are restricting the consumption of their own people to the minimum necessary for health and strength. They are controlling their food by drastic government regulation. There is even actual privation among their women and children ; there is starvation in Belgium. The Allies need wheat and meat and fats and sugar. They must have more of all these than we have been sending, more than we shall be able to send unless we restrict our own consumption. We can do this iw^ithout harm, for, as a nation, we are today eating and wasting much more food than we need. The whole great problem of winning the war rests primarily on one thing; the loyalty and sacrifice of the American people in the matter of food. It is not a government responsibility, it is the responsibility of each individual. Each pound of food saved by each American citizen is a pound given to the support of our army, the Allies and the friendly neutrals. Each pound wasted or eaten unnecessarily is a pound withheld from them. It is a direct personal obligation on the part of each of us to some one in Europe whom Ave are bound to help. If we are selfish or even careless, we are disloyal, we are the enemy at home. Now, is the hour of our testing. Let us make it the hour of our victory ; victory over ourselves; victory over the enemy of Freedom. ' ' Herbert Hoover, United States Food Administrator. TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Material Weight Measure Apricots 1 lb. 75 pieces Bananas 1 lb. o large Beans, Navy 1 lb. 2 1-3 cups Beans, canned — String No. 2 1 lb. 2 oz. 1 2-3 cups, drained Lima No. 2 1 lb. 4 oz.

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