Corn The Food of the Nation, Serve Some Every Meal. Lloyd Harrison, United States Food Administration, circa 1918.
"In 1917 Herbert Hoover asked the housewives of America to register as members of the United States Food Administration. Hoover encouraged all women involved in food preparation and management to pledge their service as household food conservators by following Food Administration recommendations for efficient preparation and consumption of food."
--DaCoot
Showing posts with label United States Food Administration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label United States Food Administration. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Smithsonian Military Posters Calendar, November 2015-- Part 1
This month's featured poster is "Corn The Food of the Nation," circa 1918.
If features a woman serving a pot of some kind of a corn product, perhaps grits? . It reads: CORN
THE FOOD OF THE NATION
Serve Some Way
Every Meal
Appetizing
Nourishing
Economical
United States Food Administration.
There are containers of corn meal, grits and hominy as well as a platter of muffins and pancakes and syrup.
--CooterCorn
If features a woman serving a pot of some kind of a corn product, perhaps grits? . It reads: CORN
THE FOOD OF THE NATION
Serve Some Way
Every Meal
Appetizing
Nourishing
Economical
United States Food Administration.
There are containers of corn meal, grits and hominy as well as a platter of muffins and pancakes and syrup.
--CooterCorn
Thursday, September 3, 2015
World War I's United States Food Administration-- Part 2
From the Children In History Site.
Food became a weapon during World War I and no country produced more than the United States. Herbert Hoover was put in charge of the USFA and he succeeded in cutting food consumption of those ones needed overseas. He also was able to avoid the very real possibility of rationing. he also managed to keep the Allied fed overseas.
He also had such programs as "Wheatless Wednesdays" and "Meatless Mondays." he did everything he could to avoid anything mandatory. His organization made much use of media and especially posters.
He designated a voluntary program and called for food conservation. However, despite his success, many Americans did not like him or his program and began referring to it as "Hooverizing."
--Cooter
Food became a weapon during World War I and no country produced more than the United States. Herbert Hoover was put in charge of the USFA and he succeeded in cutting food consumption of those ones needed overseas. He also was able to avoid the very real possibility of rationing. he also managed to keep the Allied fed overseas.
He also had such programs as "Wheatless Wednesdays" and "Meatless Mondays." he did everything he could to avoid anything mandatory. His organization made much use of media and especially posters.
He designated a voluntary program and called for food conservation. However, despite his success, many Americans did not like him or his program and began referring to it as "Hooverizing."
--Cooter
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
World War I's United States Food Administration
From Wikipedia.
In the last entry I wrote about the U.S. Food Administration's poster during the war.
This agency was responsible during World War I for administering food to the U.S.. Army overseas and Allied food reserves. One important task it had to do was to stabilize wheat prices in the United States. It was established by Executive Order 2679A by President Wilson in August 1917 pursuant to the Food and Fuel Control Act.
It was under the direction of Herbert Hoover whop later became president.
As part of their program, they released a lot of posters.
--Cooter
In the last entry I wrote about the U.S. Food Administration's poster during the war.
This agency was responsible during World War I for administering food to the U.S.. Army overseas and Allied food reserves. One important task it had to do was to stabilize wheat prices in the United States. It was established by Executive Order 2679A by President Wilson in August 1917 pursuant to the Food and Fuel Control Act.
It was under the direction of Herbert Hoover whop later became president.
As part of their program, they released a lot of posters.
--Cooter
Smithsonian Military Posters 2015 Calendar for September
"THE WORLD CRY FOOD"
Poster showing the three men you're used to seeing for the American Revolution, the Spirit of '76, marching along, only instead of weapons and a drum they are carrying baskets of food and one has wheat stalks slung over his shoulder.
At the upper left hand side are the words "The Spirit of '18." Under them the words "The World Cry Food: Keep the Home Garden Going. United States Food Administration."
The Spirit of 18, The World Cry Food, Keep the Home Garden Going by William McKey, United States Food Administration, 1918.
One of the issues faced by the U.S. Food Administration was whether agricultural resources needed for food should be used to produce beer, wine and liquor. Supporters of the temperance movement argued, unsurprisingly, that because of the need for food conservation, the government should impose an unofficial prohibition to prevent food from being used to make alcoholic beverages.
--DaCoot
Poster showing the three men you're used to seeing for the American Revolution, the Spirit of '76, marching along, only instead of weapons and a drum they are carrying baskets of food and one has wheat stalks slung over his shoulder.
At the upper left hand side are the words "The Spirit of '18." Under them the words "The World Cry Food: Keep the Home Garden Going. United States Food Administration."
The Spirit of 18, The World Cry Food, Keep the Home Garden Going by William McKey, United States Food Administration, 1918.
One of the issues faced by the U.S. Food Administration was whether agricultural resources needed for food should be used to produce beer, wine and liquor. Supporters of the temperance movement argued, unsurprisingly, that because of the need for food conservation, the government should impose an unofficial prohibition to prevent food from being used to make alcoholic beverages.
--DaCoot
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