Project Gutenberg 2004-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 886 United States Food Administration Administration, United States Food Blunt, Katharine 1876 1954 Powdermaker, Florence 1894 1966 Swain, Frances Lucy Food Guide for War Service at Home Prepared under the direction of the United States Food Administration in co-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Education, with a preface by Herbert Hoover E-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, William Flis, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Food Guide for War Service at Home" by the United States Food Administration is a practical guide written during the early 20th century, specifically in the context of World War I. This publication serves as an educational resource aimed at promoting food conservation and efficient use of food supplies during wartime, emphasizing the necessity of supporting troops and allies abroad while managing domestic consumption. The opening of the guide outlines the dire food situation arising from the war, detailing how agricultural sectors in Europe have been ravaged and how reliance on imports has increased, especially from North America. It highlights the urgent need for careful food usage at home to ensure that sufficient resources can be sent to support Allied forces, reduce waste, and alleviate suffering in Europe. Major themes include the importance of wheat and other cereals, strategies for food conservation, and the need for public cooperation in fulfilling these wartime dietary adjustments. The urgency of the message is amplified with appeals from government officials, seeking to rally public support and engagement in food-saving practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Food supply -- United States HD Text World War I Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Cooking & Drinking Category: How To ... 170039 2025-06-06T07:41:44.975513 text/html 165448 2020-12-18T16:40:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 354208 2025-06-06T07:41:55.517497 application/epub+zip 352873 2025-06-06T07:41:49.976565 application/epub+zip 124639 2025-06-06T07:41:47.232653 application/epub+zip 1237483 2025-06-06T07:41:58.835487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1206647 2025-06-06T07:41:53.132488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252063 2022-09-07T14:20:25.541763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133222 2023-10-06T11:37:03.077154 text/plain 17398 2025-06-06T07:41:58.993469 application/rdf+xml 18294 2025-06-06T07:41:47.798520 image/jpeg 4549 2025-06-06T07:41:47.508503 image/jpeg 416618 2025-06-06T07:41:45.001543 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia