Cook Book for Kitchen Patriots.

[Cookery ]. [World War I }.

Published by [South Bend], Indiana: Food Conservation Committee of St. Joseph County, [n.d., 1918].

About this Item

This cookbook provides recipes and dietary guidelines in accordance with World War I rationing policies on meat, wheat, dairy, sugar, and butter. In August of 1917, the United States Food Administration was established by Executive Order of Herbert Hoover and begantaking measures to limit the use of those ingredients in households. The measures included establishing committees down to the county levelÑincluding the Food Conservation Committee of St. Joseph CountyÑto promote food conservation and implement measures that encouraged rationing (like a licensing system for restaurants that followed the food conservation policies). 5 x 8 ." 80 pp. Last four pages are blank for notes. PublisherÕs pictorial paper wrappers illustrated in blue and red. Some wear and staining to wrappers. A very good copy of a scarce item. First edition. ÒThe Food Conservation Committee of St. Joseph County has collected and compiled this book of recipes with the hope that it will be of service to the housewives in conserving the foods much needed to win the war.Ó The introductory material offers insight into how women were expected to serve on the American home front by saving resources that would be redirected to soldiers on the front lines. President Woodrow WilsonÕs ÒCall to the Women of the Nation,Ó printed on the inside of the front cover, reads, ÒThe women of the nation are already earnestly seeking to do their part in this our greatest struggleÉand in no direction can they so greatly assist as by enlisting in the service of the Food Administration and cheerfully accepting its direction and advice. By doing so they will increase the surplus of food available for our own army and for export to the Allies.Ó OCLC records only four copies: St. Joseph County PL, Kansas State, Harvard, and the University of Michigan. Seller Inventory # 17717

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cook Book for Kitchen Patriots.

Publisher: [South Bend], Indiana: Food Conservation Committee of St. Joseph County, [n.d., 1918].

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition