Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1917 — HALF A CUP OF MILK [ARTICLE]

HALF A CUP OF MILK

“Many a Mickle Makes a Muckle." <

Half a cup of milk—whole, skimmed or sour—a seemingly trifling matter —hardly worth the trouble to keep or use. In many households quite a little milk Is wasted —left uncovered in glasses —regarded as useless because the cream has been skimmed off —allowed to sour —poured down the sink or thrown out. Now, if every home —there are 20,000,000 of them —should waste on the average one-half cup dally, It would mean a waste of 2,500,000 quarts dai1y—912,500,000 quarts a year—the total product of more than 400,000 cows. It takes a lot of grass and grain to make that much milk —and an army of people to produce and deliver it. But every household doesn’t waste a half-cup of milk a day? Well, say that one-half cup is wasted In only one out of a hundred homes. Still Intolerable, declare government experts, when milk Is so nutritious —when skim milk can be used in making nutritious soups and cereal dishes —when sour milk can be used In bread-making or for cottage cheese.