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Description
After the United States joined World War I, the Food Conservation Committee of Maine created this recipe for "fruit cake for the trenches." The recipe encouraged the use of readily available ingredients like date and raisins, instead of necessities like sugar.
The Food Conservation Committee, with a location on Temple Street in Portland, served as the Maine branch of the US Food Administration. It was responsible for the dissemination of conservatory materials, like ration recipes.
Although World War I–era food conservation began as early as 1914, the United States Food Administration was created in 1917 by executive order from president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924). It aimed to incorporate individual or local efforts and ensure important resources like wheat, meat, and sugar were readily available to starving Europeans and soldiers fighting on the front lines.
Future president Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) led the US Food Administration. The programs were largely voluntary, managed by a state "Food Administrator."
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About This Item
- Title: "Fruit Cake For The Trenches" recipe, ca. 1917
- Creator: Food Conservation Committee
- Creation Date: circa 1917
- Subject Date: circa 1917
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: WWI 71
- Collection: Food Conservation Committee recipes
- Object Type: Text and Image
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