Chapter 4

Ice-cream.—Manufacturers restricted in use of sugar,46.

Italy.—Restrictions on macaroni,25; bread rations,26; meat-supply,29; sugar-supply,44.

Jam as substitute for butter,58.

Kaffir as wheat substitute,20.

Legumes.—See Beans, Peanuts, Peas.

Macaroni.—Restrictions in manufacture of in Italy,25; not a wheat substitute,25.

Maple-syrup as sugar substitute,46.

Margarine.—Use in England,39.

Meat.—Shortage in Europe,28-32; exports from United States,32-33; consumption,33-34; food value,34-35.

Meat extenders, vegetables as,57.

Meat substitutes,35-36; vegetables as,57.

Milk.—As meat substitute,36; necessity for children,49-50; shortage in Europe,50; food value,51-52; supply in United States,52-53; economical uses of,53-54.

Milk, condensed.—Use in Europe,50; amount exported from United States,54.

Milo as wheat substitute,20.

Molasses as sugar substitute,46.

Nuts as meat substitutes,36.

Oats as wheat substitute,19.

Oils, vegetable.—Use in Germany,40; supply in United States,40-41; as substitute for animal fats,41.

Peanut flour as wheat substitute,20.

Peanuts as meat substitute,36.

Peas as meat substitute,56.

Potato flour as wheat substitute,20.

Potatoes as wheat substitute,20,57-58.

Poultry as meat substitute,35.

Production.—Decreased in France,1-2; of cereals doubled in England,2; of vegetables in England and America,55.

Protein.—Defined,11; amount necessary in diet,34-35.

Rationing: Austria.—Sugar,45.

Rationing: England.—Bread not rationed,26; meat,30-31; fats,39; sugar,45.

Rationing: France.—Bread,26; meat,31; sugar,45.

Rationing: Germany.—Meat,32; fats,40; sugar,45.

Rationing: Italy.—Bread,26; meat,32.

Rationing: U.S.—Voluntary wheat ration,25; reasons for not introducing system,27.

Rice.—Chief diet in India,13; as wheat substitute,19-20.

Roumania.—Wheat-supply,4; meat-supply,29.

Russia.—Wheat-supply,4.

Rye, as wheat substitute,19.

Shipping.—Necessity for saving,5; released by decreased use of sugar,46.

Soy bean flour as wheat substitute,20.

Substitutes.—See Meat, Sugar, Wheat substitutes.

Sugar.—Consumption in United States,42; shortage,42,44-45; restrictions on,45-46; price regulated,46-47; conservation of,47-48.

Sugar substitutes,46,58.

Tapioca flour as wheat substitute,20.

United States: Exports.—Wheat,5-6; meat,33; fat,40-41; sugar,44-45; milk,54.

Vegetables.—Importance in conservation,55; production of,56; as meat substitute,36,56-57; as wheat substitute,20,57-58; as sugar substitute,58; food value,58-59; conservation of by canning and drying,50-61.

Victory bread,24.

Vitamines.—Defined,11; in fats,38; in milk,52; in fruit and vegetables,59.

War bread.—See Flour, Victory bread, Wheat substitutes.

Wheat.—Necessity in war,1; shortage in Europe,1-4; distribution a problem,4-5; supply and exports of United States,5-6; controlled by United States Grain Corporation,6,8; conservation of by individuals,8-9.

Wheat substitutes.—Corn,18-19; oats,19; barley,19; rye,19; rice,20; miscellaneous,20; keeping quality,20-21; vegetables,57-58.

Footnote 1:(return)"Bring a little bread if you wish it."

"Bring a little bread if you wish it."


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