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School Lunch Story.  ( 1958-10-01 )

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School Lunch Story. ( 1958-10-01 )
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Campaign Materials, 1956-1970. Issues A-Z. (Farris Bryant Papers)
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Bryant, Farris, 1914- ( LCSH )
United States. Office of Emergency Planning. ( LCSH )
Florida. Board of Control. ( LCSH )
Florida Turnpike Authority. ( LCSH )
Florida. State Road Dept. ( LCSH )
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway (Fla.) ( LCSH )
Politics and government -- 1951- -- Florida ( LCSH )
Bryant, Farris, 1914- -- Correspondence ( LCSH )
United States. Congress. Senate -- Elections, 1970 ( LCSH )
Segregation -- Florida -- St. Augustine ( LCSH )
Political campaigns -- Florida ( LCSH )
Elections -- Florida ( LCSH )
Governors -- Florida -- 20th century ( LCSH )
Lunches ( JSTOR )
Food ( JSTOR )
Agriculture ( JSTOR )
Cooking ( JSTOR )
Counties ( JSTOR )
Milk ( JSTOR )
Recipes ( JSTOR )
Food service ( JSTOR )
Prices ( JSTOR )
Dinner napkins ( JSTOR )
Cleaning ( JSTOR )
Schools ( JSTOR )
Cafeterias ( JSTOR )
National security ( JSTOR )
Corn ( JSTOR )
Fruits ( JSTOR )
College students ( JSTOR )
Political campaigns ( JSTOR )
Crops ( JSTOR )
Price increases ( JSTOR )
Henna ( JSTOR )
Ranches ( JSTOR )
Nutrition ( JSTOR )
Paper products ( JSTOR )
Festivals ( JSTOR )
Beets ( JSTOR )
Vegetables ( JSTOR )
Economic profit ( JSTOR )
Diet ( JSTOR )
Political elections ( JSTOR )
School personnel ( JSTOR )
Cost of living ( JSTOR )
Taro ( JSTOR )
Crop growth ( JSTOR )
Rangelands ( JSTOR )
Agricultural land ( JSTOR )
Epidemics ( JSTOR )
Free schools ( JSTOR )
Acne ( JSTOR )
Straw ( JSTOR )
Supply ( JSTOR )
Communes ( JSTOR )
Payroll ( JSTOR )
Sales operations ( JSTOR )
Finance ( JSTOR )
Famine ( JSTOR )
Conditional sales ( JSTOR )
Sales personnel ( JSTOR )
Fever ( JSTOR )
Toasts ( JSTOR )
Spatial Coverage:
North America -- United States of America -- Florida

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General Note:
SubSERIES 2b: Campaign for Governor,1960 BOX: 9

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tux-rent Facts and Pigures.0ctoher 1958
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mm; recent years school lunch:

1.

Facilities have leg-rover greatl". cenemlly. they are as adequate as other

school fsci lines .



Personnel have m of themselves verv recidlz. It is believed that their
rate of improveeent equal: or exceeds that of other school personnel. Per-
sonnel salaries have no: -ccreeced as rapidly on needed, consistent with
leproved qualifications. emergence. end costs of living.

hunches have not been 1:25 can or account; in poor conodity years. Pupils
need adequate lunches all of the tune. ?upils are Just as hungry in yoor
connodity years (when taro crops are poor and prices are good) es the: are in

good cmoclty years (when trons are good and prices are luv and many cuodi-
ties are donated to sonon. lunch procrmnf





Program youth he: not new: trill-L'Lgshmj. growth. Double sessions. increased

sale prices, lose adequate urn-toe: beczuue of inadequate funds are sue factors
influencing this.



If the needs or boy: and Mr); Are- to he sdequately not, school lunch attnd-
ance must grow factor 14".: ucncol attendance. for more pupils are being
transported. more notacrn m-c wag-3mg. more school lunch periods are too short
for pupils to go home and rmmr- 3.7.115 11V: near enough to school to go hose

for lunch. All pupal: chould be able to secure It nutritionally adequate lunch
for the cost of fund tfnint rocd cons ps: -unch sowed range has about
25¢ to 35¢-



Incolse in Land. uute end iname. The school lunch programs needs an adequate,
sEhle meme. State commence will to necessary to achieve this. Such
things so flu epidemics. .rtcacs anc floods (which result in unanploynentue
reduced nulsbc: of pbld lunch-35 and lnreesed free lunch requests) greatly
reduce school Lunch tort-4:: acne overhead coats (labor, napkins. straws,
cleaning supplies. ut.2".'es. etc.) rm)" almost constsnt. On the other hand,
rising food com, less commune. payroll Increases, and acre free lunches
quietly change operating balance; to deflate or bring about sale price
increases, reduced quality lnmchec. and reduced participation.

Present finance methods rew'c. In 'fesst and famine" years for the m and

in underfed pupils 1w: moor-gem ochool lunch personnel A del of ca-ndi-
tics in 1956-57 resulted 'n a renal year By contrast in 1957- because of

adverse conditions (flu, 'reete. llood. tcv cc-odities, sale price increases),
27 counties served fever pupls per dcy than during the preceding year, and
school lunch expenses czceedeo theme by neerly 8165.000. A sound financial
program and adequate .unc'a will elnsinnte such "up and dovn" or "toast and
fsnioe" conditions and pencil. programs to grow at a nos-uni rate. Met-ore.
then the school lunch Prong vlll be of greater service to Florida hays and
girls. and will expand and saazllxc the agricultural industry of the State.

*lhe Florida Citizens Conanttee on Education in 1957 recumded that: "the county
board of each county should arrange to make available for each child an adequate
lunch for the cost or food. This mean: that county beards should include in their
budgets sufficient funds to cover personnel, facilities, and other expenses on-

neoted with the school lunch program.

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A GOOD SCHOOL LUNCH
PROGRAM IS NOT A COST, BUT
RATHER AN |NVESTMENT m CHILD
HEALTH AND EDUCATION, THE
mcuEST RESOURCES

A STATE CAN HAVE

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:ouary uuunsn 'Anluni ' """"""'Eiiiii :03 3112: to
unnaasaa-o 10:11 108 Iran avzanax Plnltill lll'
mu: u 6 70.519 $1.13 8 2.080 8 1,720 a 1,6510
PUTIAH 15 20.018 720 2,000 1,33 1,E;;0
31. Jails 8 10,613 990 1,h 1, 1,
97.1mm 6 13.073 1.297 3. 5 2.179 1,850.
a SANIA 3001 13 1h,3k3 630 1,800 1,103 1,507
BABASOIA 1 29.730 1,170 3,000 1,982 1,9130
saunas 1 19,901: 828 2,255 1,122 1.5%
suurln 7 7,916 915 1,110 1,130 1,130
Banana]: 6 6,617 585 1,800 1,112 1,52
m 7 6,255 675 1.350 69" mm
mum 2 2,1180 1,080 1,1000 1,2110 1,2110
170111311 36 56,932 618 3,000 1,581 1,5760
u130111 5 h.h10 675 1,125 882 1,320
811108 9 8.3h3 6h8 1,260 927 1,350
VABEIlDTON 1 tho 1 1 1 boo
row. '1 931 $1,h98,850 8 360 0 11,800 3 1,610 8 1.6%
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. mm mm provxaed voum bu lou nun 1.11.: now p.14. 8011001 lunch and/o:
-. cognty tung- bc and to supple-ant. state funds.
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lhe following nterioln nuilnpe, tree, frat the School lunch Prop. Stnte
Depertnent of Educn i in see:

School Lunch ngenent in Reunion to nutritive Volue, Coot And Acceptance
of Poode Served. PA 11.14.

A Look It the School Lunch Stateroom, USDA, June 1950.

Betrigeneted Storege for School Lunch, USN. July 1951.

17 Spocinl Dceoert Recipes mu; Dry Milk Solide.

School Lunch Reoipee vein; Dried Prune, PA 5'(.

School Lunch Recipee Using Potntoee, PA 36.

Suggestions for Sendvich Noting, 05m.

Aide in Planning School Lunch Henna.

Prepnrinc 0 School lunch (includu work pleat, otendnrd reeipee, etc.)
Sanitation Poetere for Mott-om.

m1: 7 Pond cum (wheat. Floor mum).

School Duel: Recipes Using honofet Dry Milk, PA Uh

School ranch Reoipee mm; mm whole n 136.

School Lunch Becipee Using may, PA 1 .

School Lunch Recipe- tor 25 end 50, PA 68.

School Lunch Recipes Using Honey.

Motion end Tine Bcoocuy Sendeich liking.

Boning, Cutting, nod Cooking Smoked XII for School ranch.

School lunch Recipee Uem Cheese, PA 91.

taunting the Cost of Food for n School mach, PA 53.

Qunntity Recipes Ueins E'reporetcd Milk (superne um Aeeoointion).
Nutrition for You, 'mird Edition.

Pond-onion or Foe? (Stete' Bond of Beelth).

'lhe hmdenentnl 5 of we Pood Service. (Stdte Board of leelth).

Lute Quotity Snipes-out arenas. Quick trend: We end thin
Diohoo ("hoot Plour Institute).

Storage for School Lunch Food end Supplies, PA 63.

Care of School mach Foods Over Sonar Honthe.

The Boat Citron Recipes at Ploride School hunch noc- (run-1a citru-
Coniuion).
Kitchen Poetere: Care end Cleaning Remmtore.
Rules for Cooking Vent-bloc.
stricth Methods .0! Manning.
Storing Fruits end Vegetation

Under the letionnl School lunch Aot...you ore required to...

ne {ollnv vieunl eidn ere enilnhlc on c loenIheeie. eleo u School Lunch
Prop-en, Stete Depeth f Educnt'ion, men-hue:

Pilntrip "nutrition. the Science of Food end ite Reletion to leelth'. plne e
cunentery.

Slides and conenterieo:

iii

52%

Filmstrip plus record:

"Preparing c School Lunch.
"Cooking th Vegetnhlen for School Lunch".

":46 love uore Vituin A end c Rich Foode in School

Setter Mining for Better School Lunchee" (the etory of the Bethune
Coohun training program).

"Tricks of the Trude" (groaning).

"Should I M e Mix or 'the no Own.

"urgency Mun Pending".
School Food Service".

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Below is an nrticle subsitted by the News Bureau of the Florida Develoment un-
niesion in Tallahassee. It night otter suggestions for a story for your looel

paper:

One day's grocery bill for Florida's school lunch programs last yesr
would have ted s fair-sized tovn. the mountain or food purchased by
cafeterias throughout the state for Just one day amounted to $109,160
or enough to feed .6610 tallies for a week.

are enormous amount of Plorids products served to school children will
be pointed out during the festival od' Ylorids Products, April 17-25.
School cafeterias tin-walnut the state will pruote Florida's sari-
cultural and other products during the nine-day-lona festival.

Milk, one or the essential foods served to children, was coneuned at

the rate of 103,216,215 half-pints last year. nearly 800,000 slices

tmenan usedperdayand ifplsced i'lat dovnvmldstretch four
miles.

The 1958 school lunch grocery bill of $19,6h8,850 increased by
$3,389,000 over the previous year.

Some 350,380 children out in school lunchrocas every day. Twentyotour
cents worth of Plorids produced agricultural itus were used per seal.
Over 70.000 pounds or fish were purchased for one day's nenu last year.
And 7,727 persons are esplcyed in these school lmhroass.

leeruautoodsgrovninthesteteareusedbythelmchpropen.
lion-food itens used include pulp end paper products, napkins. bases
and burlap hogs, plastic and glass ital. cafeteria building: also
use Plorids construction asterisk.

Silo s lesser degree, the school lunch progrea aids Florida architects,
contractors and building supply tires, manufacturers or food service
equth and supplies, and utility caspanies.

School lunch programs benefit Florida in many ways besides agricultural
economy.

Floridn'o noot inportant product. its school children, are provided with
an essential health service.

m: School lunch departments are urged to contact their Omity Director. no
cal-unity director or the Festival of P'lorida Products serves as s liaison between
the annuity and the Florida Develop-eat Cos-iuion and he also is responsible for
sulnitting the eta-unity entry to the Governor's Award Omittee. He will also help
in torvarding the individual entry to the Governors Averd Co-ittee.

sesssesee
memorandum

April 1 30 April 12 is April it
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LEGISLATIVB BULLETIN
mTIOf-L 338001. WC}! AWFUPRIATIOS FOR 1960

In his recent message to Congress, President Eisenhower recaneendod 11 School mach
Appropriation of 00,000,000 for 1960 and the cmplctc clinination of the transfer
or funds from Section 32. or a reduction of 3h5,oo<_,cx>() at s time when participation
and enrollments continue upward and costs ere rising.

Since 1957, participation has increased by 225.71,, while Federal appropriations heVe
been loomed by only 236$ and reinhursenent rates have decreased {run 9d in 1915?
to less than a 3 state average this year. It would take an epproprietion of
$171,000,000 to restore l9 reimbursement rates. nus does not take into consider-
ation the decreased purchasing power of the dollar. In addition. cannodities dis-
trihuted per child ere down 5% over last year.

After considering may factors, the Anericen School Food Service Association has
Wed to the s that a riation 0 CCC 000 he rovi for the
Schoolhinch orl .niisisthess-emmtthatvssreco-endedlastyear
end the is even greater not because of a further increase in participation.

ASFSAhaselsoreeusendedthatdornntSoction mndsinthssnmmtof 000000
trans e o 001 The on request no here then
restore the level or cash assistance alone that was aveilahle during fiscal year 191.7.
and represents thsvsrynininsnount of aid needed in 1960 ifnswdehool lunch

prop-ens ens to avoid disaster.

You are urged to mrnish Florida representatives and senators in Hashinton with a
brief, clear statement of facts on the problem: along with the reasons increased
federal aid is absolutely necessary. Also send the ssne intonation to the when
or the house and senste Sub-Co-ittees on Agriculture Appropriations listed below.

liaise Sub-Canittee on Agriculum Appropriations: Janie t. mitten (minimum).

mix-in; nee mm). (Minimum); winin- n. lstchcr (mucky) since a. Seamus:
lev Yong; August 1!. Andresen (Kinnesote); Halt Ens-an (Washington); Robert a. Iiichel
Illinois .

Senate Sub-Omittee on Agriculture Appropriations: Menard 8. Russell (Georgia),
minim; Clrl Reyden (Ax-1mm); Lister Bill (mm); A. Hillis Robertson (Virginia);
Spessani L. Rolland Florida 3 John Stennis Mississippi); muss J. Dodd (Connecti-
cut); csii w. McGee wooing ; Hilton 3. ioung (north antenna-1 2. must (South
Dakota); aenry Dvorshak (Idaho); Ronan 1.. Brush (Nebraska).

n-orticio embers: Allen J. emanci- (minions); Olin n. Johnna: (South Carolina);
George D. Aileen (Var-out);

Principals and school lunch personnel should also request the support of other groups
and organisations that have an interest in school lunch-including the superintendent,
school board, PM, Health and Velfam organisation and your School Food Service
Association. Resolutions or letters of support (to. fern and labor organizations can
be particularly helpful.

'11:: financing of national defense will spin be the his iteis insofar as Congress is
concerned. An increased appropriation and additional cc-sodities tor school lunch
Ire essential to our national defense. The National School Lunch Act includes such
statements or purpose as. a neesure or national security" "to safeguard the health
end welfare or the nations children."

that action is needed

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nan rutlvnl of norms Products 1s nn snnunl event. This yen: it will
Fuhrunry 15.23. Plus. rsror to your may, 1956 "School Lunch Inn" for
vnyn in which we on Mthor tho uu of Florian products.

florldl's 101 unburned school lunch prop-nan duru Supt-her 1956)
and! l'ypn A lunchns to 319,819 pupil: each school any. last school your
nchooln ussd shout $7,300,000.00 worth of fun products.

Elly, Harlan chlldm drink non thnn ans-hull ntlllon 1/2 pints of an st
school-about 90 311110: can-bu! pitta ';- the nu-

If one W's n11): hottlu snd cut-tons unto phoned in n row do by do, the
raw would stretch non-1y 25 lulu-about u tsr on tho outnan fro- m to
Glenn-atom

lb ssm the tollwlna florid- productn noon on. by would mute nhout:

in mm m 70!! 2011!. CW?
' WW _
run tlllotn 6k,180 m. 8 22,563.00
8on1: henna 70,398 lbs. 9,903.72
inched potntocs 99, 79 lbs. £373.95
Comhrcnd 12,836 1. 770.16
Grunge: 320,000 9,621.00
nutter 6,908 In. 3,850.80
lull 320,0 19,256.00
rm 3 70.52767 3

be folded paper napkins ulna in on. m voul: stretch on: 27 all.

Plot-tan school lunch prop-Ins tench children 2: 1:3. m on food-
hnlpn upan nnd stnhtllxn florid: fun nsrkotn

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?lortdn growth 1- :0 up (not. thnn 50.000 mm: per not), thnt nhcut
80 mm school lunch dnpsrtlnnts urn hooded osch school you. It costs About
$0,000 to build nnd equip s typlcol school lunch 4min.

In caution to food and mum suypllss no food uch null-nut, norm:
school lunch progn- m M; usnrs of ouch xte- ss vortex-0' uniform; pspnr
napkins; ntnvn; cmtnlnnrs a! all north; deter-guns; fuel and utllltlns.
School lunch pm "holy nub Plano." by unto; mucus snounts of mt
nond- ashes. florid. school lunch program nshc nn oqunlly mos-tut
coauthutlon to the honlth o! florid: n :Mldnn snd t-z thou sdunsnounl.
0001.1 CM Upkthul dcvulop-nt. Huh: you: ,lAnl not 2: pnrtlclpttc 1n um
met-ant event. he sum School Lunch Office V111 he hoppy to "col" ports
of mutual; project...

Truly, tho Ststs's school lunch programs to an aura-oft! humus of vhlch
Plot-111m con be proud.

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We think thet Monroe County school lunch deperuente deeerve recognition for
their fine publicity through e full pege nmpeper etory during Anericen ldu-
cetion Week. School lunch ie lieted ee "e pert of eduoetion thet ie eeldu
tolled ehout"? There ere pioturee of whet 1e going on in the verioue depen-
Iente in the county. Recognition ie given to the uployeee who go to north
Stete Univereity every em to leern to do their Johe better. their euro!-
intendent of public inetruotion, Ir. Home O'lryent, 1e quoted ee eeyiu
'Ieeltla bodiee ere eeeentiel tor heelthy einde". nut ie uh: lame county
vente to heve the beet in their eohool lunch does-mote:

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in end

Vite-inn end ninerele coneidered en e eubJect any not tucinete the ever--
pereon, hut thet ee-e pereon enjoye ting teety metehlee thet ere cree-
peched vith theee nutriente. Guilds-en ere no exception. he inereeeiu popu-
lerity of colorml criep eelede etteete to thin. Lihviee do the ettreetive
countere in caeeerciel cereteriee when any t-pting rentalee ere dieplned
dey erter m.

Viteninoninerel coneoioue echool lunch eeneaere ere helping children everer
preJudicee end fencied dielihne of the derh green vexetehlee by emu. th-
eorreotly cooked end in ettnctive portione. he child thereby ate in.
Viteein A end c vith other eeeentiel nutriente. Other veetehlee leee ieportent
nutritionelly hut perhepe hotter liked by the children ere being canned with
the none highly nutritiou- toode. ml the child leerne the tube of the other
metal. Corn O'lrien ie e food of thie rind.

School mietntore ere heedin the let lore Vegetehlee group. heir influ-
encevith them" endthechildreneeene thetnverietyofthenorenutritim
vegetables ere provided end the children ere leer-nix to like thu. neelth tench-
in; thereby cuee into ite on.

m rar-or-mve mmm COOKER! Top of-etove cooking or vegetehlee 1e
e neoeeeity in mm echool lunch time. Binoe thie to true, ettention ehould
be centered m leprovine thin prectlce eo thet the loot deeireble reeult ie
obteined. Vegetehlee in the m eute, with their heeutiml green. red, yellow
end mu color, eell the-elven. Our soel in cooking ehould be to preeorve thie
color, preeern their good teete end prevent unpleeeent odor.

Correct top-of-etove cookery oen reeult in e deeirehle product. It ie eo einle
onevonderevtueonenygoadvesetehleemepoiled. Keep innind: 1.0003
vegetehlee in e-ll mounte- 2. Dee only enough veter to cook th- tender.

3. Cook in the ehorteet tine poeeihle.

mumm- Bypraperuee ofyouretee-eryourtreeh vegetqu
oen heve the "nev look" brighter oolore nor! intereetina texturee end ehepe -
dietinot neturel tlevore. with non of the ceeeotiel vitenine end einerele reteined
in the food. All of theee oen he eocoepllehed in leee tine then other methods of
prepontion, Router-cynperin your vegetehlee hy eteenin; in en effective m
to retein ehepe, color. vitexine end your tine.

---frc- USDA "Pigmth Foods but]; It. Jim 1957

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he greet mot-it)? of our children have no caprehensiou of the vest mnber of pro-
ducts which ere node in Ilorids.

Beresresressuuutiomshichcenhelpteschourstudentseuttleloreeboot
then-greet state.

1. School lunch depsrt-ents serve "All Florian" heels during the Festivel with

dispmsorblsckboerdsiotbediningrocesshoviuuhereinthesteteeschitavu
udeorgrovh.

2. Devoteehuseablyprogrutotherestivelmderruaeeoioterestioaspuuror
:1 fun supplied by e iloride 303111th or essoeistion.

3. Develop essay contests on Flor-ids subjects, such u "th I should bw Florida
node products or ")0 Favorite Ilorids Industry.

5. Classes develop "All Florida Icons" for hone and school lunch use.

PUBLICITY net the newspapers, radio end '1'? stations know vhst you ere doing so that
they may run special programs end restores on your activities.

thus of the Festival of Florids Products on tehrusry lit-23, 1957.

How is the time to stsrt planing.

(Mr children, by being sble to pu'ticipste, will not only learn s pest deal more
shout their has state, but will also take pride in being I pert of the Iestivel.

School lunch Preemie ere an; USES of 1?me mots.

'11:: following is s U. 3. Mat 0: Agriculture estisste oi' the entities of foods

coosmediutheoridsSchooanchProgrssdurinsfiscelIeerl .
never-5e.-. 13,100,000 Qt:-
Otherlhirylroducts . . . . .. .ll,300,000 Lbs.
mu.ron1uysndm........s,3oo.ooo Lbs.
fruits end Vegetables. . . . ..26,000,000 Lbs.
.... .. .. .. .. 1,1ko.ooo Doe.
Cereelssodbreed . . . . ...6.500.000 Lbs.
htssndOils.. . 1,600,000 Dos
0ther!oods....... . . . . . . .. 2,000,000 Lbs.

no following foods ere Plot-ids produced or processed. 80v shout including sole of
than in your new planning!

Cu-etcisl gm
Besns, Shep Cauliflower Lettuce Poutoes, street
Beau, Line Celery Lines Rediehes
Beets Collards Oranges Rutebeaes
Blueberries Corn Psrsley Spinach
Broccoli tenant. Pam Squesh W
Brussels sprouts Grapefruit Pen, field Taste" Kb 1] 8
Cabbage Crepes Yinoapples Rice

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rouerciel huh Products Liveetook end Poultg Nenui'notumd Pond end Kindred
uote unto

Flounder 3:3? Citrus Juicee
Grouper (minkene Deiry produote
King leokerel Eon Peenute. prepered
Mullet 'Iurkeye Prepered corn noel
Red Supper Innh

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The poteto ie not native
to North Anerice. It wee
tint diecovered in the

Peruan by 8penieh ex.

ploren end teken book to
Spun in the letter pert
of the 15th century

Potetoee were introduced
in W by Sir Ireneie
Drehe in 1586 vhen he pre-
eented some to Queen
Elizabeth end Sir Uelter
Raleigh.

Sir Velter had than
plnnted on his eetete in
Cork, Ireland, were they
gained i-ediete populer-
ity. home they were
eeoily grown, filling end
nourishing, they eoon
heu standard diet for
the poor. On thin uoount
they become Imovn no Irieh
potetoee.

"tron "Cooking for Profit"

enuery 195

Deepite their univereel populerity, their wide
veriety of ueege, end their economr, Irieh pote-
toee too often ere neglected in neon-building.

If thete the one in your lunohroon, the tine

1e ripe to give nore ettention to the lowly epud.
Potetoee m rolling in value {rm eme producing
ereee, end ehineente ere equating repidly. Prieee
ere et noderete lmle--noderete enough to Justify
exteneive and frequent uee of potetoee in lunch
nenue.

lt'e prohehly needleee, but oonetheleee tinelq,
to point out thet potetoee help provide the enem
eo Inch needed by growing children, end thet they

do it inexpensively. hey supply not only iron,
but other ninerele, end provide eppreciehle

enounte of Vituin C end one of the 3 Vite-inn.

You'll find new tine recipes for potetoee in your
nerd file. ell developed to help you note good use
of potetoee end other currently plentiful foode.
So, take full ndventege o! the preeent fine crop
end eerve potetoee lore often. they're elveye
populer with children. nnd you cen um th- in

no new delightful veye

(rc- U.8. Depertnent of Agriculture
"Plentiful Foode Ionthly Lint". Pebruery 1957

.00....

rum-3mm

Food should be regarded as e first eeeentiel of the better life. Fruit in ite
any four-rev. dried, mood or frozen-do en inportent pert of the food eupply
thet neture hen eo leviehly furnished ue fruit, too long recerded ee e luxury,
hes not had ite rightful plene in the duly diet of the even pereon.

The eoundneee or our nutritionnl inetinct eeeerte iteeli' in the univereel liking
of mite. Beneficiel effecte to hoelth reeth fro- the ninerele, Vite-inn, end

rmghege conteined in truite.

'naerefore, enJoynent of food plue nutritivie velue

give no It rare oaehinetion ee e etep to better beelth end the better life.

---fm U. 8 Depertnent of Quantum
"Plentiml Ioode Monthly Liet", Iehruery 1957

neerpts {rm a letter to tendon in Ploridn's Agricultunl hogan: -
"I! 3s 1%7:

Florian hes no school lunch love end the school lunch prop-en is e
very important governnent enterprise. It serves lore than half a
million pupils end school es-planes daily end should be serving
nearly a million lunches per dny. It costs shout 35 to propel-e end
servesrypeAlunoh. Instyssr, morocchschool lunchdonnrvss

spent for for: products.

Dr. John D. Blsch, s 811mm University Professor of Economics, spooning
st n dairy conference ssid, It for Just one generation all the school
children in the United Ststes hsd really sdequnte diets, vith all the
deiry and other livestock products, vegetshlss, end fruits inth.
required for proper growth on! booqu :unctioning, snd toned the hshits
of eetizg such foods, .lnutrition in this country would heease history
only. 'lhe cost or e null-sous school feeding prop-en is n all smunt
to pay for such so neomplishnent."

Excerpts fro e Report to the Press Hey lb, 1957

About 1050 schools now serve sdsqunte lunches to Just below 50} of
Florida's pupils. Roll over s helt million pupils end school usployees
sne served daily. Hith adequate mods, the growth potential is moments.
but your school lunch progre- apenditms excesdsd 25 million dollnrs.
It costnnsmregeor 35¢topreperesndserves'lyped lunch. otevery
school lunch dollnr 73¢ vent for turn products. 23 was spent for lnhor
end the ruining 16¢ psid for stress, nsphins, cleaning supplies,
utilities, etc.

Beesuse Floridshnsnotprovidedtoxhelp, Floridschilnrennovhsve
topeyshigiapsrcsntotprosrucostthsndothemilsin3hststes-
65$uconpnrsdtosnstionslevercgeor>2L recenlmmuereheins
reducedyenrly,hsvinadroppsdtron9¢t02.6¢perlunch. Agent-ow
school lunch employees are underpsid. For ens-pls, s recent news report
ssid,oomcrcislhslneryusployeesinonosm,vhonovreesivetron
$l.32-$l.82perhour,srsgeingtoreceiveeeoepsrhourvsae increase.
Bleninsohoollunchdspsrtnsntsinthessnssresnovmeiveeboutm
snhour,sndtheresrenonmdsnvnilnhlntozrnntthenwvsgsincmse.




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a + 1, e 0 + n 74e'. S'TC-L "Als''-[ ETO"W *. --rer. 'Mi:ts a:a murs.oetober l'35S Airlagr. reizer.1. --en-1 sh.. 1MciUter, b!ag !.y.''en.. .: .M;.. .de are r.s adeqi:ate as other 2 .Pe rsinne l ytt gg.. r__ ._-_. 's_-_ --.__gr.:_r'd .3 1,5 teneved tbat tbeir rate Of .1;172 A--m:-. O 2. --..:a Nr d'. 0-' wher Khd. perstiane i Perso.itel ebrio b.-ro o _a+ -emed a :-n:: as verded meistent with i;r;;iroved q-:e ir 1:::0..o r n;'-.to.-.-r. -:.:3 -on er 1 -raig. 3. Dr.chtguiot _gi_;-im_-:ste3 ir. poor calamadtty years, Npila need adeque.e .n:;10:r .:. r e-...ae or .st;n is a r'e .las t a hungry in poor craimodity yee.ni arten ..2-eps 21.-e m.or as u:-:Nye are good) es they are in gOod e'C'I'|God g fr'e a .y 3 -it go-,3ri ::.rd n;" i -'es are 107 and Diany Em||madi tier, ere itta.: ,,, e..e --.. r/ E f -4; n;": -l''_l'pjErtil' e-'0^'".'.1_2:3y _l. _ _.3__'.le__f.c.,-ygcyth .7:ouble sessions, increased sale prue.. as ae+:gm..: -r. -c: 6::= o'' madn'tate fer.ds are sonne factore influer:Ing thi !f tu ness af he.rop:. -1, .:'. ..r -,.. vie.-irti.ely D'ot, scheo] Itira-ji attelidBDee ;1@91. 1:;1---:w ilu. 1 ; ... .:'.. i ". : .m.-r gr', far 100011upils are l'leing T.]"Bo!!ported allae 3!.1-:''; ".--5?: ,;i ., -:4..:--< 5.1.-o.1 4,-meh retode are 100 Obort fol' _raup!la; e go iST:r-r: r -7....1:, 1 in aryr en gs; tQ SCl]001 to go allite for ischeh, a'l mei' :n 2:.. is 34.. .:-:~eute ri nuftionnUy adeque.te lueeh for ttie a -c --.,:e --::, ;:.: -..1 .'i. .: pe 3xnes seind ram;e frar etat 25d 1:0 fad. 5 -inexe la wre!_2._6_{ -rg:_. -1's mooi 'Larnh program Deeds nn adequate, StB.ble 12012'@. .li.E-.-=..'. 1i ..---a: til : 1. [.e 37.200.:% co chieve this .Stieb ti]ingS BG L'. '; "-;alf!''0 .-."..t a t..l.. : .2:65 ..,rilict! Mit,1".i dei tirit!51L11LOylitent-it reduced nemts r-,r., I i ..r. ... ,.sic .3-:.+:-fre. -ala rguest-s) gree-tly reduce sebe-:2 : e:-: I e -.e : 4:.;rd -:a Gar, apains. straws, "'108711:33 1=.r.;;i.e :. :: .r., --,:.; f.7,o-l' 0.1.'|%% ':O"13'atDT.. On the other hBad, rist:13 fu co-:s, is: .. :2.._e... g..y:ai 'n:--senes, y;d sore free lunebes AttiCaly '"b'"Ig' (9.:--4 4 ': 1 ErC i s -N-~j -+!; D&;:218 noor. Gale pricir iTLC%"eB38,-a CNEe:: SI::4::1. '3:-.-:;-:1 a :: r:or, petic171j.Lie,;i. ']"e5Q". f '. Mau Ice .:.3-|s -n: .."'~.'-v. s ."tad fem g/ yeai', fol" The -al"Ogi"Bli Sild ifl liDde'~ed 9'..;:1~ = :. -1-: :'s .-d -:I -e : e,.. l attien _Ti-faGrane l A Celiige Of 62111061 tiet ni 176-'7 .-ca: -a ? la o ;. .. Mr Ry --c.atret in :.9458, berettele of adverw Cod: a:m I S, -'_,::o-, rieg.d fa ni:nce-itles, sole priew increedesh 27 coun".ier, ca.-m fewer 93:' 1i:r-r icy than du:'ing tbe roedin6 year, and school Men e::pt-as,.+n e :cs::le' :aw by Marly 2165000, A sound i'inancial prograni au derse .-1..a 15 ei.state ste:h "tip and dern'' or "feast and Hallliif-" r'906 L C mm 0;y.; N ril. -. p tv2 rd:'Is to gro et a narLini ritte .Etirtber]!1Dre! a then LM sinool luner. N re: t>... :te or g:n.r.e se-vice to Merida boys and gird G..":d "-rt .1 0.026 -:.re : 0, : : O! '.P.e 'Lg;;etal e.iiral !dusty Of the State. Witte Floricia C]tt:eals .3:mt:.ee w %::::.3 1.1 NT recoillraended that; "the county board of each doenty Sheid ern--ng a: ist's owt1 Mle for eseb catld an adecuate limeh for the eat oirod .Thir, mana thei cotuny honrda abould include in their budgets etsfricks fu-ids to ace perrrem.el, fasil!tien, and other expenses (1011nected with Lhe adeel it.re n-'m r'rtri.

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-A GOOD SCHOOL LUNCU PROGRAM IS NOT A COST, BUT RAT14ER AN INVESTMENT IN CHILD HEALTH AND EDUCATION, TWE QICWEST RESOURCES A STATE CAN WAVE

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... ..... .. ...... .. .N li E M T 5 A L A R I E 5 PEOPOSED AMOUZ;T3 .,m mwasa Airsi.1At ci)]iilissa. rossTATE10 MANAGER T01'AL IN WINT AVER/iGE FROVII|E PMt mit 3 -1 ? R,519 50134 S 2,Cao $1.720 e1,6517:WI e 20,018 720 2,0cc 1,335 1,277" .JGh%$ a 10,673 990 6499 1,336 6669 -LUCIK 6 13,373 1.-97 3,Chi 2,179 1,250" .:EA MSA 13 31,5!.3 6% 1,Sco 1,103 1,507 SAFA$aTA 9 Te 1,170 3,im 6962 1,913* 3.7DCIE o 90:826 2,;,55 1,km 1,566 3UlfIER 916 316 1,130 1,133 :,33c, SUWANNEE & 617 565 1,800 1,112 1,% TAYLOB 6 255 675 1,350 894 1.471 1.INION 2 480 1,000 1,UCc L24C 1,260 VOM51A 932 6LB 3,CCO 1,581 L576* WamL1A -67--. 1,125 882 1,32n WALTON 6,39 ed 1,260 927 1,360 FA2|GIGIRTj___ .._,________;.37__ _T:'c GWO 1.105 1,6C0 TIKAl. .93 $1,!.98,850 $ 360 4 4,800 $ 1,610 $ 1,6W Tal lilltE AVE. PER AVE. PER NGk. R-E, "Mate funds provideli v--tra te less than salaries now gid. 301ool lurich sild/or -.AT--y htD 5 alld Ex' -J5eld to g-Jpplement state finds *Ca ,6124 :n an.'s is aported.

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rmier ina hah Froduera Livesitock ed Peggy misfee-,iired gra and agree Prcdud5 Prgducta Flaunder sei ea ge, Grouper CMckerJe 138157 products King Mackerel Hogai Perote. pra'pared Mullet Titrkeys Prepared corsi med Red Staapper Lisa N'ai a e i e e e i Ill13H PCTATOEG NEI''D A FIACE 11 1012 PLANS ktM.' ayL&tuhls Titej>oisto la not. riatin llespite tbeir univerEal popuintity. Getr vide i.: North Aineries .O vas var iety of usage .arid Ge tt -:E01sy Irlah pota1711% d i scavered 11) the 1.geg 1.-,of ten de fleerle t,-d in menu.lytit ].rt ng Peruvan, Andes by Spentaa tagJf Got. -a thec nee la vout lure:hrne, the tijme 'rO end take back t..' te ripe e give im-e utm t...n a Ge loyly spyd. Spain as the latter part Pc.tet.2es are raltrg in vo.1m fracs sanse produeEng of the 15% eenary stress find sh 1paten :1.7 m:''ur.i igr. rapidly .Prices Pmtoes were tatroduced artat moderate leved--marate enoug a jtistify J.n l'rigland by Sir Franc is exte nel I ve arisi f --e.ginit. 117 af p ,t.itt seg in ene Drake 1Ji 1% when he pre smed sollte to Qtteen Elizabeth and Sir Walter It.-s pecbeb]y n-.e-Jiese, t:'n nonetheless tiinely, ilsleigh. O potut out that paater'il help provide the energy so sw:h tieeded by growing ehtidren, and that they Gilr Welt.er had them do it intelpenalvely. They supply r.ot anly iron, plented on his estate in be aber 1tsnerata, meid provide appreciable CQrk, Irelnjid, 108re ghtly rallatalltre of Vltala10 C nJid syy of th=1 B Vitagging gai-;el 1111:led inte giopularaty. Becamle they 1.n!'re You' t i fj rtd illsly fine re..jpes for p.-Anteen in yotir ese:1.y grown, flung and card ftle, all developed to help yo innke good use a-.urisbieg, they soon of patuto-le end Abs'r Eurre1atly p!%tirtil roada. tintjille autaLoder'll diet for 30, BRC fLil1 udvaritnge' of ile preoent fiM 4:'Oy de poor .011 thia 4eoum ati'l et'rve pont -les m--re aftert They re alveys they oe:Caille knaien og Erinb popuj ar v i th (b 3 Idren and ya e sin a-'rve Chels in potatge& .5:3 nilidly delig|itfth] ways -Er-all COoktrag for Profit," -fm U.S. lkpartaUen' ':f 45ticu]Cure EMM~'. 7 'PlMal'uJ Foal Me:Tithly List". February 1957 FimlW FOR liEAl'IT Food should be regarded ,.s a first seemiad of ".he better nie. Fruty, in its Jimnv for|ue--rev, dried, carma or frs-a.'r,--16 an imy-etant purt er the food supply 2140 ilature has se levidhly furnished sJa Fruit top )Ong rhenr1ied me a luxury, has om and its rightrial place in the datjy diet ol' 14e average person 'he salmdness of otar nutrmonal inatinct nasms itself in a raiversal -tung of EY'uta Berjefieled (!NTE tri t.G beni ib result frOill th' otriteralk vi MiniaB. alid 1-Gushage Mntained in frutte .Ther*fore, enj-:-ymerit of food plue nu-ritjyie valu> aive un a rare eenshinatjen un a niep t:. betrar fleel.th nzid the better life ---firi'J1 0 'O OgSrtallen*. --f Apri.-.t:sturm 'Plentiful Foyle Monniv I.lat~'. Femarv 27

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FlorEda has no school lunch laws saa the school lumach prograllt is a very impDrtant goverallient enterprise. [t geren liigre then half g tilla pupils and school ainism empuyeen daily and should be serving near]y a millica lunches per day. 11 easts about 3% to prepare and serve a me A lunch. last year. E of' each nehool itirich doLiar was at:ent far fen nraduets. Dr ,iaha D. Bises, a Harvard University Pro!"eusor of Econe:hics, speaMag at a detry conference said, If for just one generation all the school children in the United Staten had renDy odequate dieta, with all the dairy and other livestocy, products, vegetables, und fruits in theia 3'guired ''or pr04:er 30.0.11 ---121 AA: M -0]1001061115, med fp)':lled t11e habital of enting atteb foods, minutrition in this eauntry would becocie history atuy. Yht: cast of n rull-sonde shool feeding program is a smil anlaunt to ;iny for sucs an netoinplishmr.t ." rets fro a iseporT. to 121e Press -May N IN About 1050 school acW serve adenunte lunches to just below 506 of Florida's pupils. Roll over a half million pupils and school eicployees are served deily. With wiegtmte fundr, the grilleth priu'ntial in sneerism. Inst year 3::hool lunch progrnca experiditures exceeded a an.llan dollars. It east an average of 34 to prepare' nad serve a iype A lunna. Of every acncol .unch dollar 73$ went for farm produce, 23) was spesit for labor and the remaining 1.4 paid for ntrava. napuna, elesning supplies, utilities, etc "decause --lorida una not prorided tex help. Florida children now have 1.c pay a bigber per sent of program. east than do tne pupils in 39 avstes 6% an solupared to a natinniti avernge or g!:. Neucrat imias are being reduced yearly, having dropped fra 9# to 2.6d per lunch. A great many School lunch employees are underpaid .For example, a recent news report sold, ecminiercial bakery employees in sie e.ren, Go now receive l're $142 -31.62 per nour, are sairag to receive a 204 per hour vege increpec, Tickers in school lunah departrants in the saaie area new rreefve about -{0; an naur .and there are na fu.nds nye.i lab a! to grant 1.hez anv un=a i no'ona