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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
8
New Jersey Food Administration head W S Tyler asks housewives to can and preserve more while cutting sugar use. He urges dry fruit, pulp fruit, sugarless canning, wheat savings, and reduced beverages to help feed soldiers and allies.
An old newspaper clipping warns against wasteful sugar use as a sugar shortage looms due to German submarine losses and weak shipping. It cites a Department of Agriculture circular urging higher egg production with 100 hens per farm and back yard flocks of ten, estimating a potential return of about 820 dollars per year at 25 cents per dozen eggs.
The Missouri Food Administration announces monthly sugar limits per person. Retailers may sell at most two pounds per customer per transaction and households may not exceed three pounds per person monthly. France ration remains one and one third pounds per person monthly.
Advice on steaming green vegetables and crisping wilted produce, soaking celery and cabbage to remove insects, and using vegetable water as a soup base. French peas may be flavored with lettuce leaves or parsley, mint, or both. Beets carrots parsnips and potatoes can be cooked in jackets. tomato skins are removable after blanching.
New Jersey Federal Food Administrator W. S. Tyler warns housewives not to hoard sugar during the crisis. Repeaters buying across stores threaten the rationing plan and may trigger shortages. limit to three pounds per person every two months. Also notes railroads must carry food and munitions. German authorities prohibit picking blossoming fruit tree branches, with fines up to 375 dollars.
A long list of visitors and residents is noted in Hightstown. Families and neighbors travel to Camp Hightstown on Lone Island near Clark's Landing. Students and friends share travels from Trenton Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Special church services are planned for the month.
Steinbach Company Asbury Park N J advertises a mid summer sale featuring suits of woolen fabrics and silk from 17 65 to 49 50 values, capes georgette dresses sport jackets blouses lingerie and shirts with prices ranging from 1 25 to 36 50 and a range of outing trousers sea suits and sport sweaters. Peak items include Air O Weave suits at 11 83 and white duck trousers at 2 50.
The Home section promotes an August sale with living room library dining breakfast and bedroom furnishings in period and modern designs plus old pieces for any room. Floor coverings include rag grass velvet Axminster and Oriental rugs in various sizes. Summer necessities refriger ators ice chests hammocks and canning supplies are offered along with Victrolas and portable dance music for outdoor use.
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