Because of the scarcity of some foodstuffs, and the high price of all, it has become necessary for the housewife to so adjust the dietary habits of herself and family as to utilize the bulky, perishable, and local foods, releasing the concentrated ones for our soldiers and allies, and to practice more rigid economy than she is fitted to do successfully, without specific directions.

Hence, for the benefit of these loyal women who earnestly desire to serve our country by conserving our food, and at the same time to feed their families well, and in response to numerous requests, this little book of original receipts was published.

It does not pretend to cover the whole range of cookery, but only to be a guide to patriotic, economical, good cooking.

May it fill a real need, and may it be received in the spirit in which it was written.

K. McM.