Give it style: Leftovers can taste good and look good
A cook in whites and a tall hat sprinkles seasoning from a red box over a tray of food, beside the headline 'Give it style'. The text tells kitchen staff to 'Follow the "Army Cook"' and carries the Army SAVE conservation emblem; the technique is a mild testimonial from an expert figure and is faint here.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army, Office of the Quartermaster General (Army Conservation Program)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Army, Office of the Quartermaster General. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-880 (NAID 514385).
Text on the object
GIVE IT STYLE LEFTOVERS CAN TASTE GOOD AND LOOK GOOD... Follow the "Army Cook" [imprint: U.S. ARMY SAVE CONSERVATION PROGRAM] [imprint: ARMY CONSERVATION PROJECT NO. 96-Q-35] [imprint: THIS POSTER WILL BE DISPLAYED IN KITCHENS ONLY] [imprint: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1944-O-598070] [imprint: OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL]
