4 BIRDS' EGGS AS FOOD 



BACON and eggs were, before the War, a 

 time-honoured dish in 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 eg^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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