ISSUE 76, OATS, Part 4: The Rise of Oatmeal Bread
The Rise of Oatmeal Bread
In 1917 the United States restrained the consumption of wheat in conjunction with austerities connected with World War 1, a conflict which the country joined on April 6th. In Washington D. C. the National Food Emergency Carden Commission issued bulletins about cutting back on wheat usage. One dimension of the campaign was an e…