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United States Food Administration
A wartime government agency rather than a single writer, it produced practical guides that turned food conservation into a patriotic duty during World War I. Its publications offer a vivid look at how everyday cooking and shopping were tied to the national war effort.
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Food Guide for War Service at Home Prepared under the direction of the United States Food Administration in co-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Education, with a preface by Herbert Hoover
by United States Food Administration, Katharine Blunt, Florence Powdermaker, Frances Lucy Swain
About the author
Created in 1917 during the First World War, the United States Food Administration was a federal agency charged with managing food production, distribution, and conservation in the United States. Led by Herbert Hoover, it encouraged households to save staples such as wheat, meat, and sugar so supplies could support American troops and allied nations overseas.
As an author credit, the name appears on public-information booklets and manuals meant to guide ordinary people through wartime shortages and new habits. These publications focused on practical steps—planning meals carefully, wasting less, and making substitutions in the kitchen—so they read less like formal government reports and more like everyday advice for home cooks.
Today, works issued under this name are useful not only for their recipes and household tips, but also for what they reveal about American life during World War I. They capture a moment when food policy, public persuasion, and domestic routine were closely linked.