Recipes for saving waste. Conserve and you serve Uncle Sam
Kitchen-conservation sheet from the American Hotel Association: a smiling chef in a toque before red and white stripes, with 'Conserve and you serve Uncle Sam' above twelve tips such as 'Turn off range when not in use'. The tell is the flag-stripe backdrop and Uncle Sam wording tied to cooking routine.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- American Hotel Association
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Mixed
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Home front, Economy and finance
- 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)
American Hotel Association. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1619 (NAID 515284).
Text on the object
RECIPES FOR SAVING WASTE [imprint: AMERICAN HOTEL ASSOCIATION AHA] CONSERVE and you SERVE UNCLE SAM Turn off range when not in use. Save water. Don't waste steam. Turn off unneeded lights. Don't let deep-fat temperatures get too high. Overseasoning results in comebacks. Use skim or condensed milk where possible. Weigh portions. Don't use aprons, etc. for cleaning. Don't over-roast, overcook or burn. Use ovens at full capacity. Keep flame under pan, not up over edges. Watch portion sizes.
