Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1917 — No Food Takes Place of Potato, Says Department of Agriculture Bulletin [ARTICLE]

No Food Takes Place of Potato, Says Department of Agriculture Bulletin

“There is no food which exactly takes the place of the potato when one. is accustomed to it.” says a statement Issued by the United States department of agriculture, urging an increased consumption of this vegetable, now that the markets of the country are well supplied. “It has confe to be such a part of our dinner that we miss it when it is not served. Besides, any left-over potato can be used in many very palatable yi'ays for breakfast or sppper,

and this is a convenience from the housekeeper’s standpoint, since it helps her to make palatable meals. Not only is it useful from the ease with which it can be prepared and the number of palatable ways in which 'it can be served, but it is very important for the food material it supplies. It is one of the most wholesome sources of starch, and is also fairly rich in the mineral matter which the body needs. Of the mineral salts one must not overlook the importance of the mild alkaline sail® it contains, *because these are greatly needed by the body to counterbalance the acid salts which meats and eggs produce when assimilated. In this we have a justification of the use of potatoes in the diet in liberal quantities and of our common custom of serving them with meats. When the price permits potatoes should by all means be made a part of the diet.”