4--BIRDS’ EGGS AS FOOD 
ACON and eggs were, before the War, a 
B time-honoured dishin many a British 
home, but, with the advent of com- 
pulsory rationing for man, beast, and FowL, 
both became comparatively scarce visitors 
to our breakfast-table. The amount of bacon 
per head was scrupulously cut down, and the 
difficulty in obtaining food for FowLs made 
eggs most expensive to procure. It is recog- 
nised by medical men that eggs are not a 
luxury for wounded soldiers, but an item of 
diet, always important and in gas cases 
essential. Egg collections for the wounded 
were made from time to time throughout the 
country, a notable effort being that of 
May 27th, 1918, when it was stated that the 
National Egg Collection had then distributed 
Over 30,000,000 ege’s to wounded soldiers and 
sailors, and required 1,000,000 every week 
to meet all demands. In January 1919 it 
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