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title: Sugar - Flour - Cereal - Spice... Canned Foods
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/sugar-flour-cereal-spice-canned-foods-1942/
description: 'Fight Food Waste in the home chart no. 10: a woman pours dry goods into a canister in a pantry, and another reaches for jars on a shelf.'
section: Collection
---

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[![Sugar - Flour - Cereal - Spice... Canned Foods, 1942 US poster: Fight Food Waste in the home chart no](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/sugar-flour-cereal-spice-canned-foods-1942.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/sugar-flour-cereal-spice-canned-foods-1942.jpg)

# Sugar - Flour - Cereal - Spice... Canned Foods

Fight Food Waste in the home chart no. 10: a woman pours dry goods into a canister in a pantry, and another reaches for jars on a shelf, with storage rules. The technique is faint: ordinary women in home pantries stand for everyday practice.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
SUGAR - FLOUR - CEREAL - SPICE
Store dried foods in tight containers to keep out moisture, insects, dust, and mice.
Watch out for weevils in hot weather.
CANNED FOODS
Food in glass should be kept in a cool, dark place. Light affects color, and vitamins.
Store tinned foods in dry place to prevent rust.
[emblem:] FOOD FOR FREEDOM
FIGHT FOOD WASTE in the home
BUREAU OF HOME ECONOMICS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
10
[imprint:] For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C., Price 25c per set of 10 charts
[imprint:] U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942-O-465386
```

[← Strong in the strength of the Lord we who fight in the people's cause will never stop until that cause is won](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/strong-in-the-strength-of-the-lord-owi-poster-8-1942/) [Take your place in the ranks →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/take-your-place-in-the-ranks-army-1942/)

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