Tag: wheat
Potatriots: The original Freedom Fries
These Iowa spuds were decades ahead of the “Freedom Fries” idea! To help the war effort during First World War, U.S. citizens were encouraged to eat more potatoes while wheat was being sent to the soldiers overseas. This World War I store window display showed potatoes dressed as soldiers, encouraging both children and adults to [...]
Posted by Hilary on July 11, 2011, under Uncategorized.
Tags: diorama, display, facebook, National Archives Facebook page, Potatriots, soldiers, Stop Eating Soldiers!, Vitamin Donuts mug, war effort, What's Cooking Uncle Sam?, wheat, world war i, WWI
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What’s Cooking Wednesdays: Eat your peas in NYC
To celebrate our new exhibit “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?” we are featuring a food-related blog post every Wednesday. Today’s post comes from Christopher Zarr at the National Archives in New York City. The National Archives maintains the primary source documents of the U.S. Food Administration (USFA). Thousands of documents illustrate the local sacrifices and quality [...]
Posted by Hilary on May 25, 2011, under - World War I, What's Cooking Wednesdays.
Tags: Christopher Zarr, federal government, immigrants, pamphlets, potato, rations, recipes, USFA, wheat, world war i
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