Published in 1918, this nutrition textbook focused on food conservation during wartime. It was written by several women who worked as professors of food chemistry or home economics.
A short article by Martha Armstrong in 1917 on her successes and failures at adapting recipes to conserve wheat, sugar, fats, beef, and pork.
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This document shows an example of a fruit cake recipe from 1890 compared to one from 1918. Notice the changes between the recipes to conserve expensive foods.
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A bulletin from the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service encouraging children to join the 4-H club and contribute to the war effort. Click on the next couple of pages to see 4-H club contributions from several NC counties.